Daily Republican., 1882-08-02
NEWS SUMMARY.
A NUMBER OF RAILROAD CAS-
UALTlES- GREAT CROPS IN
TENNESSEE.

Two freight trains on the Lake Shore
Kailroad collided yesterday morning
near South Bend, Indiana, and sixty
cars were piled up on the engines and
destroyed by fire. The loss on property
is estimated at $3.50, 900. The engineers
were buried beneath the wreck, but
rescued before the fl mes could reach
them. 1t IS reported that seven tramps
peIisheu In the burning mass.
A marriage at Cobb, Wis, was be-
tween widow, aged 72, and her adopt
ed son, aged %. Her first husband
had on his death bed advised the
match, as a means of preventing the
raising of certain legal questions re-
gardinS mis- estate.
F. NJ. Darby, U. Z. Sub.treasurer at
Baltimore, entered yesterday upon his
duties, relieving Peter Negley, who
had held tine flee twelve years. The
amount on hand in the vaults, over
"a, 800, 900, was found to be correct to a
penny.
The local election in Portsmouth,
New Hampshire, held yesterday, re-
suited in the choice of John s. Treat,
Democrat, for Mayor by III majority.
The Republicans have3 majority in the
Board of Aldermen and five maiority in
| Council.
The forest fires in Michigan have been
nearly all extinguished by the rain.
Since the previous report two farmers
was burned out near East Towns, and
considerable cedar and pine timber was
destroyed.
George Hadeley, his wife and two
children were thrown from a wagon by
a runaway accident yesterday at Weare,
New Hampshire. One of the children
was killed, the other seriously, perhaps
fatally injured.
The anniversary of West Indian
Emancipation was celebrated yesterday
by the colored people of Chatham, Ont.
Many colored visitors were present
from different parts of the United
States.
Colonel r. s. Proctor, brother.in. law
of General Beauregard, committed sui
eide yesterday in New Orleans. He
was 66 years of age. No cause, except
i'll health, is assigned for the deed.
John W. Clyde, ,the.colored route agent
recently arrested on the charge of rob-
bing the mails, committed suicide yes
terday in Charleston, South Carolina,
by shooting himself in the head.
st. Johns denomination tor third
term as Governor of Kansas is said to
be assured, he having already secured
1856 of the 80 delegates bo the next Be-
publican State Convention.
The bills to regulate the carriage of
passengers by sea and to regulate i'm
migration are in the hands of the Pres
ident and will he acted upon in a few
dayA
An unknown man walking along the
track of the P. W. & B. r. r., at Lin
wood station yesterday morning.
stepped in front of train and WIS
killed.
Charles Kahn, yar6man Of the
Western Maryland Railroad, was
, crushed to death yesterday at BATH
more, while coupling cars.
Michael Pilkipgton, miIkman, was
killed yesterday morning by a train,
while driving his wagon across a rail
road track in Newark, New Jersey.
| Mrs. Mary Gillingham, being deaf,
was struck and killed by a train, while
crossing the track in Bordentown, New
Jersey, on Monday night.
William Taylor, a bartender, was
killed by a train at Lycoming station,
near Williamsport on Monday eyed.
ing.
The Knoblack Chemical Works, in
Buffalo, were damaged by fire on Mon.
day night and two mon were injured,
one fatally, by an explosion.
The Mexican revenues for the last
fiscal year amounted to 1927, 500, 600
an increase of $4,5)O,O0O compared
with those of the preceding year.
James McCrea died yesterday at
Lancaster, Penn, from injuries receiv-
ed by falling down stairs, while drunk,
on Monday night.
Brevet Brigadier General Simon f.
Carstow, of the United States army re-
tired, died on Monday, at Oakland,
Maryland.
George L. Morse, an old and we'll
known citizen of Carbondale Pa, died
on Monday night.
The Victoria steam bending hub and
spoke factory, in Gait, Ontario, was
burned yesterday. Loss 100000
The New York Dock Commissioners,
yesterday, increased the wages of their
laborers 3 cts. per hour
1t is reported that there are now more
than 400 cases of yellow fever in Mata-
mOras.
A food in the Licking river near Cir
cinnati, yesterday, caused damages eE-
timated at $50, ,00C.
DR.. D. Wright and Charles Wright
were yesterday arrested for making
counterfeit silver dollars