Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-08-04
The East.

The East.
IT was announced on tie 25th that the
American Rapid Telegraph Company had
agreed with the Brotherhood of Telegra-
pherstp advance salaries ten per cent, make
eight hours i'll the daytime or seven hours
at night days work, and pay extra for
Sunday service.
DANIEL b. PHILLIPS, tho well-known
Boston evangelist, committed suicide by
hanging few days age.
TIE first frost of the season has been re-
ported occurring in the White Mount
aims of New Hampshire on the night of the
9th.
OK the 2G.h at the quarantine station be-
low Philadelphia seaman from the brig
Julia Blake died of yellow fever.
HANLAN, Hosmcr ana Lee rowed three
mile race at Fulton, y. ", on the 2Gth, in
the presence of five thousand persns
The came i'll one second apart, Hanlan
Winning.
AT Bridgeport, Conn.,, on the Goth the
Howe Sewing Machine works Were lie
stroyeI 10y fire. Loss, $350,o1o.
DURING Il reception in progress on board
of 'iIe newly-completed ship Alncda, at
PhjIadclrhi.r, on the evening of the 26th,
Miss Magic Cramp, daughter of Joseph
Cramp, the w"ll-known ship-biildcr, while
leaving the vessel made {. mis5tep, fell into
the river, and was drowned.
OIL sand was struck the other day in Pine
Greek Valley, Il few miles north of Pits
burgiI, Pa, by prospecting party, and it
Was believed Il new oil field had been dis
covered.
TIE defaulting President of the Roches-
ter q. W City Bank, Charles +. UPTON,
was sentenced to six months in the local
prison Il few days ago.
On account of failing health, Allan
Campbell on the 18th resigned the Comp
tr0llcrship of New York.
WHILE driving to market a few days
ago Henry Welsh and lis wife, and Miss
Alice Swar:z, of Mount JOY, Pa, were
struck by "A fast express on the Eastern
PENNSYLVANIA Road, and all were killed.
The attitude of the telegraphers' strike
remained unchanged on the 9th. The
executive officer of the Baltimore & Ohio
Company stated that there was no truth in
the rumOrS of a cOmprOn: Sc with the
brotherhood.
AT Northeast Harbor, Me-, few days
ago Miss Case, of Boston, was killed by
runaway team. Miss Callie White, of Bal
timore, was injured, probably fatally. and
three other persons We're badly bruised.
On the 18th the Ma ;sachu,etts Legisla-
turc ,id journed sine die. The session was
the longest on record-two hundred and
six days.
TIE body of Charles McinninGer, of
Cincinnati, was recently Crcmated at
Washington, Pa. In one hundred minutes
the remains were reduced to ashes.
THE cars killed John Thomas, aged
thirteen, at Scranton, Pa, the other day.
The shock so affected his mother that n
babe she nursing died i'll her arms
with convulsions.
TIE application of 8. "A. Chaca, of Fall
Il. -hn nT,hR ID
Governor Butler for pardon, has been re-
fused.
IT has been decided by the company who
purchased the house occupied and former
Iy owned by the mother of ex-Governor
Sprarue, of Rhode island, to offer her
lease of the property for life at the nominal
rent of one dollar per month.
OK the 9th suits were instituted aEaISSt
the patrons of a private letter express COM
pany at New York for violation OF the
United States postal law.
MuSLEY and Haley, two coal miners,
were killed near Scranton, Pa, few days
ago by the fall of the roof OF Il tunnel.
RECENTLY at Newark, n. j., an old man
went into a cessi pool to clean it out. Poi
sonous gas in the cesspool caused him to
fall into the water and drown, and two
other men who attempted to rescue him
shared his fate.
A COLLISION occurred on Une 2Stn uil. OH
the Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburgh
Road between an excursion train, going at
a high rate of speed, and freight-car
which had blown partly over in gale, at
Carlton Station. The baggage-car and two
sleepers were completely demolished.
Tweutv-two persons were killed and thirty
five others were wounded. Among those
killed was Thomas Hoyne, one OF the plo-
neers of Chicago.
ON the oSth ult. the body of Captain
Webb was found in Niagara River, near
Lewiston. On his head was cut OF three
inches evidently received by striking
rock and his limbs were somewhat bruised.
The bo,iv woul,; be sent to his wife, who
was in Boston. The Masons in England
had started a subscription for the benefit
of his family.
MRs. BRIDGET BURKE, who recently died
et Fall River, Mass, had reached the age
of one hundred and five years She was
born in Ireland and leaves seven children,
the oldest being eighty.
THREE Young children, Susie and ANNE
Hamilton and Maude Shrader, fell INTO the
Hudson River at Yonkers, N. Y, 1ew
days ago and were drowned.
w. E. LANSING, who recently died at
Syracuse, n. V, represented that district
i'm Congress for three terms.
A TERRIFIC thunderstorm visited the
vicinity of Norwich and Bridgeport
Conn, a few nights ago. Many barns
were struck by lightning and several per-
sons were killed.
SEvENTy-FIyE RATS were swept from
their nooriucs at Hern's Island by fresh
Of in the Allegheny River the other day,
and o:le of them went to pieces. Inc loss
was estimated at S20O.OOO.