Daily Republican., 1883-06-06
NEWS sum MARY.
A Number or Accidents = Death
from swallowing '.ROuEh On Rata
-Bsrnum's Circus Tent destroyed
hV Fire.

~
The main tent of Earnum's circus in
Chicago, was destroyed by fire at
o'clock yesterday morning. The blaze
caught from lamp, "and the canvas
was consumed like flash" No dam
age was done, except in that tent,
the animals being in u separate place.
The management have a duplicate of
the burned tent on hand.
Henry w. Green, a mechanical en-
neer, shot himself dead In his room in
Il hotel in New York, yesterday after
noon. He attempted snicide twice be-
fore--last winter and again three week :
ago--the reason being that he had lost
500, 600 in business venture.
The boot makers in Cincinnati have
resumed work upon the agreement that
they receive the old rates, and that
hereafter If either party desires to
change the rate of wages they must
give the other side notice two months
prior to the close of the season"
While Monsieur La Name" a
t'apezist, wasdoing walking ceiling
act" at Park Theatre in indianapolis,
on Monday night, one of the straps
broke and he fell to the stage, 90 ct
below. His injuries are believed to be
fatal.
During the performance of a circus at
Suspension Bridge, New York, last
night, the canvas tents were struck by a
terrific rain squall and demolished.
About 800 persons were in the tents
and panic ensued. A great many per-
sons were injured, but none fatally.
At Lincoln, Nebraska, on Monday
night, "a coroners jury in the case of a
man named Somers, murdered at
Kearney, returned verdict that Mrs.
NJ. X. Brown, with whom he lived, was
guilty of the crime.
A telegram from Lynchburg, Virginia,
says the drought in that section has
done incalculable damage. The crops
are suffering greatly, and the cattle
raisers are obliged to buy food for their
stock, the pastures being dried up.
The boiler of "a pile driver engine on
the Memphis and Charleston Railroad
burst near Lagrange, Tennessee. on
Monday, killing the engineer, Henry
Roberts, and the fireman, Lee Hans
comb. Two others were badly injured
Emma Brown, % years Of age, died
yesterday morning in Syracuse, New
York. from the effects of Rough on
Rats" poison, which she swallowed "A
week ago, because her love was unre-
Quilted.
On Monday night, the forward lantern
house of the Bartlett reef light.hip
caught fire and the lamp was destroyed.
Only single light will be shown
until a new lamp can be procured.
A special cable despatch from London
to the Boston Herald, asserts that
Queen Victoris's s health is III a critical
cond ion, severe dropscal symptoms
having set in.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maxon, of New York,
with their son and niece, were badly
injured by runaway accident, near
Troy, yesterday morning 1t is be-
lievcd Mrs. Maxon cannot recover.
The Bedford Mineral Springs, at Bed
ford, penna., have been sold to New
York capitalists (said to be the Van
lerbilts) for S252 900 Possession vii |
be given on October lst
James Hennehan' was fatally shot by |
Daniel Waterspiel in a quarrel at
Scranton on Monday night.
A man named Whitney, in Jail at
Herman, Missouri, for murder, was
taken out by n mob and lynched, on
Monday night.
The Crocker paper mill, at Holyoke,
Massachusetts, was damaged by fire
yesterday to the extent If 81, 900.