The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-09-29

Avenue tunnel, in New York City few days
since. The New Haven train, from Mt. Yer
non, while standing on the south-bound side
track in the tunnel, was run into by Harlem
local. Four passengers were killed and nine
teen injured, many it was thought fatally.
The accident was attributed to carelessnese.
The Exhibition Building at Sydney, New
South Wales, was totally destroyed by fire,
with all its contents. Loss estimated at 81.
10000.
The business failures reported for the past
week we're 100.
''Oklahoma Payne" and his followers, who
were taken to Fort Smith for trial, have been
released by the Court, but suits were entered
against him for the penalty, $1,000.
Lands Bros, proprietors Of the City Hotel
Dayton, Ohio, failed. Liabilities large.
c. E. Pennington, L. B. Pennington, Charles
Knight and George WASHER, of Exeter, N. H..
are supposed to have been drowned while
boating.
A heavy storm in New York did great
damage along the Hudson.
The Nail City glass works, at Bridgeport,
O., opposite Wheeling, caught fire by spon.
taneous combustion from lime stored in q
shed adjoining, and were burned to the
ground. Loss, 10000; insured for $4,000.
The weekly review of trade in the leading
commercial centers of the country showed
business to be in a healthy condition, and
business men confident of continued general
prosperity.
Forty-three new cases of yellow fever re.
ported at Pensacola the 22d.
Thomas A. McDeyitt and Christian Price,
on trial at Philadelphia, were convicted on
the charge of conspiracy to defraud the Gov
eminent by means of bogus Star Route con-
tracts entered into July oath. Lieut.. Legrand,
ensign, who was indicted with them, was &C
quilted. McDeyitt afterwards was admitted
to bail.
Henry Starr and Nicholas P. Barber, con-
nected with the Philadelphia Alms-house, the
former as engineer and the latter as captain
of the laundry, have been arrested on a charge
of conspiracy and making fraudulent returns
at an election.
The large Jeans mill of j. L. Edward & Son,
at Chester, Pa, burned. Loss 0,OOO, insur.
ance 100000.
The falling of bridge on the railroad, be-
GWeeu COTJ NOTlu anu DtllOu, lcAdS, lew
days since, was very serious affair Besides the
loss of the bridge, freight train of general
merchandise and stock train was precipitated
into the stream below. Several hundred sheep
were killed, and two brakemen, P. Reynolds
and A. R. Smith, MORALLY wounded.
Searcy, Ark, is excited over a street fight
between Capt McAuley, editor of the Record,
and Rev. j. Dye, Presiding Elder of the dis
trict. An article in the paper angered Dye,
and meeting McAuley he knocked him down
and was pulled off by bystanders. The origin
of the trouble was prohibition, Dye being
laborer in the movement, and McAuley was
bitterly opposed.
In the Unitarian Conference at Saratoga, N.
Y, resolution was adopted to raise $4,000
annually during the next two years for
the American Unitarian Association. Rev. j.
L. Jones, of the Committee on Endowment OF
the proposed Wade Theological School at
Cleveland, Ohio, stated that Mr.. Wade had
pledged himself that when the committee Sc
cured S15O,0O0 he would add S35O, 200, and il
they would raise $50, 600 more he would add
an equal sum, to make a grand total Of $780,
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