The bee., 1883-06-09

A Aie15S0 ''1-At 1"o STONE culverfs
were swept away. Indian creek, which -ru.
through the city, swelled to the proro-+;o.1
of river in a few minutes, and rnanv bo,,..1
were invaded By the water so snddenI, g.
the inmates barely escaped drowning A. for
rs known, no lives were lost. The dana~.
TO property is estimated at S3Oo,OOo TSS
walls OF tbs new opera house, now in CON-
of erection were undermined, and nnst -
tsken dowu. Aman named Covalt was g.
ried down tho creek, but lodged in N.
branches OF tree and vas rescued
Over 100 pledged pension cirtifcatos NE.
voluntarily returned 10 The Pbiladelnb;-
pension agent by pawnbrukers and saloos
keepers, making over 100 returned Il
the intention of Gen. Sickel, the psr.;oS
agent. 10 criIninaily prosecute al persor,
who persist in holding the papers az coll,
eraI.
An abstract of the special report of ".
Burcherd, director Of the mint. uDon ~,
production of the precious metals in A.
United States, shows that the Weld Of -,
mines of the United States for 1889 was go
200, eco Ia gold and So. sec. 900 in silver
The storm in Ohio on Monday nirbt Ia.
swept over a larger area than at first 70
ported. In the little Miami Valley clord
burst flooded many houses. A bridge across
the Miami at Freeport was torn from is
piers. In Shelby, Decatur and Bartbolo
new counties, Indiana, the destruction of
farm property was very great. AT Lancaster
Owen county, Ind, W. r. Williams his vif.
and children, and the four Craft brotbo-,
were killed by falling timbers. A fsmiIy
living near West Chester, Butler countv. a
were hurt by falling walls.
A deficiency has been discovered in the az.
counts of L. B. Tocmer. colored, snnerir
tendant of the carriers delivery in the Sa-
vannah (Ga-) postoffce. He has been ar
rested on a charge of tampering with the
mails.
The directors of the Maryland CentralRal
road Company held netting at North Ava.
nue. Station yesterday and further cons;d
cred the possibility of floating the propossd
second mortgage loan and the eyteption NJ
the road to its terminal point at Delta. The
track is expected to reach Belair June IN
and by the 18th the road will be in rnnnino
order to that point
Capt Geo. N. Mittnacht, apension, LAWYER
has been indicted by the United States grand
jury in New York for alleged attempt to de
fraud the pension fund by getting woman
to personate the widow of a deceased oficer
of the late war.
The public debt statement issued yester.
day shows the decrease of the public debt
during the month of May to be S4.S9O,4 1850
During the month of May 127, 600 acres of
Mississippi land was entered, costing about
Sl5O,0OO, and there is still great demand.
Advices from San Carlos state that Lucos
wife, son, son-in-law, daughter and grand
chiidaen, with fourteen women and six
bucks, have surrendered to the military au-
thorities near San Carlos. The Indians are
direct from Mexico, and report that all the
hostiles are ready and anxious to surrender
so that speedy ending of the Indian war
in Mexico and the return of Gen. Crook to
Arizona is anticipated.
J.W. Mobley, agent of the Texas Express
Company, and John Reeves, a passenger on
Texas-Pacific train, got into dispute at
Baird's Station, and Reeves shot Mobely. A
bystander named Davenport was wounded
by one of the shots fired.
During the performance at the Academy
of Music, at Pittsburg, an unknown man
who under the influence of liquor was mes.
merized by Kennedy Bros, and at the con
clusion of their act they we're unable to res
tore him to consciousness. Several physi-
clans were called in, but up to midnight all
efforts to revive him were unsuccessful
The net earnings for the past year Of the
Clifton cotton factory at Clifton, S. O., in
which several Baltimore firms are stock.
holders, were 16 per cent. During the year
dividends aggregating 8 per cent. were paid,
and the balance put aside for improvement
purposes, including the building Of CON-
Portable homes for the employees.
John NJ. Wort, foreman of the Fort Wayne
(Indina) Gas Company, entered a small
brick structure containing the main gas
meter yesterday, with lighted match. The
explosion blew the building to atoms, and
shook houses half mile distant Wort re-
eeived fatal injuries.
The body of VIM. Lenders, rich Phiade-
delphian, who disappeared few days ago.
has been found in Gulph creek six miles
from Hot Springs, Ark. On his person were
So in cash and $500 worth of diamonds.
Gen. G. P. Buell., United States army, died
yesterday at his residence, near NashViile'
Tenn. from the effects Of an operation per-
formed on his jaw some three weeks ago.
complicated with heart disease.
Apreacher named Byard has been tarred
and feathered by a mob at Franklin, Ne
braska, for beating his daughter, who had
informed her mother of his relations with
other women.
The iron manufacturers of Pittsburg char2
that the action of the AmslgamatlOn Asso'
citation in demanding the restoration OF the
scale of 1881 in the Cincinnati district Is a
breach of faith, and will soldify the manu-
ldCbuIoIo EdbAos 1ucy d4oO OCCltlIO N''
the strike they will assume the offensive,
instead of the defensive, as heretofnre and
that the result will certainly be a large H.
crease in the number of non-union mills, II
not the complete snninilation of the ANAL
gamated Association.
The new water-works at Knoxville, Ienn'
have Just been completed, at a cost Of sl9'''
OJ0. Water was turned into the mains Enen
the bottom dropped out of one Ofthe reSer
vOirs, and 5OO, 900 gallons Of water disappeared
in five minutes. The reservoir was built Oh
top of cave, whose existence was not su7
pected until it swallowed up the water.