Daily Republican., 1882-06-17
NEWS SUMMARY.
RAILROAD ACCIDEN rs - THUN-
DEE STORMS-OTHER I'M.
PORTANT ITEMS.

! Western Railroad, near Weston, West
| Va, yesterday afternoon, man named
| Carey, supposed to be from New York,
was killed, and thirteen others were
injured, two fatally. Il. T. Geldsbor.
Ough, Jr., of Baltimore, one of the in
jurtd, died in a few hours, and Miss
Leona White, of Freeman S Creek, was
not expected to recover.
The following nominations were
made yesterday by the President for
Commissioners of Registration and
Election in Utah !: Alexander Ram
| -ey, of Minnesota, ex-senator A. S.
Paddock, of Nebraska, G. +. Fogerty,
of Iowa, Ambrose B. Carleton, of Indi-
ana, and James r.. Pettigrew, of Ar
kansas.
| 1t is believed that the Sundry Civil
| bill will he reported to the House next
! week. 1t is said that Ii will appropri-
| ate 81, 900 600 for the completion of the
| monitors now on the STOCKS along the
| Della ware river, and will con ntain pro-
| visions for the reorganization Of the
| Navy, aud the abolition Cf the rank of
| Commodore,
! The barn OF j H. Shopp, near Shire
manstown, Cum berland COT nty, Penna.,
was fired by ramps and destroyed on
Thursday night, with four Alderney
cows and 1000 pounds oftobacco. The
tramps, who were captured, fired the
+! barn because they had been refused
food.
Joseph celery, while asleep near
| Cohoes, on Thursday afternoon, had Il
| trade dollar placed in his mouth by
tive-year. old daughter, and the coin
lodged in his throat. At last accounts
he was. suffering great pain, and his life
was in danger.
Messrs. Poirer and Robidoux, Liber-
al candidates for election in Terrebonne
| and La Prairie counties, Quebec, have
sued the proprietor of La Minerve for
libel. They claim S25, 900 damages for
an article denouncing them for baing
Freemasons.
Two passenger cars of a Louisville
and New Albany train tumbled down
An embankment near Bedford station,
Indiana, on Thursday. John Carmony,
the engineer, was instantly killed, and
over 80 persons were injured, none fa-
tally.
1t is feared at St. Johns that the
third boat OF the wrecked steamer Pera
has been lost. The broken boat found
in Cripple Cove is similar to the one
| missing. 1t is now stated that the
missing boat contained IA men.
While trying to ford stream in Linn
county, Kansas, on Wednesday after
noon, in a wagon, Mrs. John Seals and
her two children, named Jank-
ley, and a child named Jacket,
were drowned.
An express train for New York City
was thrown from the New York Cen
tral track, near Brockport, yesterday
morning, killing Michael Burns, the en-
gineer, and dangerously inJuring til
fireman.
M. Outrey, the retiring French Min
lister, yesterday paid his farewell visi
to the President. M. Roustan the new
French Minister, has arrived in Wash
ington.
There were some thunder storms
along the Hudson river on Thursday
night. A sloop lying opposite West
Point was struck by lightning, and a
colored man was killed.
The barn of Henry Benfeld, near
Topton, Pennsylvania, was destroyed
by lghtnit e Thursday evening, with
twelve horses and large quantity of
hay, etc.
B. F. Henderson, tax Collector of
East Donegal Township, Lancaster
county, Penna., was committed yester-'
day on the charge OF embezzling about
$4,000.
The body of Patrick O'Brien the
eighth victim of the Pogue's Run dis
aster in indianapolis, was recovered
The Post.cffice Department is consid-
ering the propriety Of arranging for a
delivery of mails at large hotels in
cities az late as 10 o'clock at night.
The finishing shop of the Osgood
Bradley Car Works, in Worcester,
Massachusetts, was burned yester-
day. Loss S33,00O.
Milton Yarberrv was hanged yester-
day ia Albuquerque, New Mexico, for
the murder Of Charles Campbell. The
execution was public,
James Vaughn, who murdered City
Marshal Watts at Tamarva, Illinois,
last August, was hanged vest erday at
Pinckneyville, in the same county.
Frank Bernhard, aged 16 years, and
Joseph Malone, aged II years, were
drowned while bathing in the North
river, at New York, last night.
The New Haven Car trimming
Works, at New Haven, Connecticut,
were burned yesterday morning. Loss
$4,000.
A house and barn at Highland Falls,
and barn at West Newburgh were
destroyed by lightning.
The Malley trial, at New Haven, has
been adjourned until Tuesday, owing
to the sickness OF jurors daughter.
Governor Cornell of New York, signed
the Railroad Commission bill yesterday
afternoon.