The patron of husbandry., 1883-01-20
PERSONAL AND GENERAL

"h 'lien were taking out pillars in
coai mine three miles from Akron n
u ieW days ago, when stone weighing ff,g
tons caved III on them and two men wor.
instantly Killed and two others narroulv a.
capped. with slight bruises.
WHILE skating on the river naar
I" ehsvllle, o., young son of j. w. Usellan
,ne' WIN a serious accident, few davs aoo
q ne picked up piece of phosphorus and mt
~ IN ms pocket. The terrible stuff soon
burned his hand, leg and side in horrihIa
manner, and was slowly but steadily eatino
INTO bis side. Physicians feared the oaao
would prove fatal.
Ei9Hf indictments were found by the
grand jury at Philadelphia, Penn. the other
DAY against DR.. Forbes OF Jefferson Mad;-
cal Ceiiege for completely with resurrec.
tionists. oe-
1HE case of Mrs. Scoville, of Chica-
gos adludged insane recently and than
granted new trial, was the other dav
stricken from the docket by agreement. II
was reported the unhappy couple were "a.
united.
The fugitive Secretary of the Brook
lyn, N. T., Board of Education. Stewart
was recently shown by expert accountants
TO be defsulter to the amount of $3.50. 600.
AT Grand Forks, D. T., q fire the 9th
er day destroyed $100,00V worth of property.
The stocks of goods and buildings burned
were about half covered by insurance.
though several parties lost their entire DOS
sessions.
A FEW days ago all the political pris-
oners at Damietta, Egypt, were released.
KATIE A. MORGAN and Thomas Dovle.
runaway couple from Oneida CGuntv.were
found suffocated in their room ia Roches-
ter, n. Y, a few days ago.
On the. 10Th the heaviest wind and
snow storm for fifty years prevailed at Twill
lingate. N. F. Twenty-Five vessels were
wrecked in Green Bay. Loss of life was
feared.
A NUMBER of laborers paraded the
streets OF Longrea. ireland. a few davs siuce
demanding work or blood, declaring they
were starving. They surrounded the resi-
denee OF Bishop Duggan, who distributed
money to them. Great distress prevailed
in the town.
The other morning j. P. Davis, of
London, registered at the International
Hotel in New York and soon afterward
sprang from sixth-story window, splitting
his skull in two.
AT the funeral of native chief an
outbreak occurred in Lagoson, on the west
coast of Africa, recently and twelve Euro
peans were massacred.
A GERMAN named August Mast, living
near Cresco, Iowa, died a few days ago from
trichine, caused by eating diseased pork.
His wife, three children and girl stopping
with them were also sick from the same
cause.
THE Commissioner of the General
Land Office at Washington. on the report of
special Agent Burke. the other day can
celed 100 timber culture entries aud 119 pre-
emption filings made in Douglas County
Dakota, by +. Lecoca, as attorney, thesame
being fraudulent.
VIcToR FLORENCE PoLLET, the emil
nent French designer and engraver, died a
few days ago.
JAMES LYONS, an octogenarian of
Richmond, Va, who was member of the
Confederate Congress, died the other day.
A FEW weeks ago the Northern Pa
marck for $59. 600. The purchaser platte d
it, and sold S75, 600 worth OF lots from it the
other day in less than two hours.
THE North Chicago Rolling Mills at
South Chicago, one of the largest in the
country, which has been partially closed for
some time, shut up all departments . -
days ago. The reason
get coke for use al ,alo o..
prietors state the mills will probably result
work early in Jsnuary.
S. NJ. PIKE & Co, extensive tea
merchants, of New York City, recently
made an assignment without preferences.
The liabilities are upwards of S 100, 900;
assets unknown. J. Mckinney of the firm OF
Baker & Mckinney made an assignment.
Liabilities, $97, 600; nominal assets, SIC, 900;
actual assets, $4,000.
Two freight trains on the Troy &
Boston Road collided few days since at
Metrose, n. Y, wrecking the engines and
thirty-ive cars. John Reardon, dis
charged brakeman, riding to Troy to draw
his pay, was killed and three other men
were injured.
THE City Bank, of Rochester, n. Y,
which was rated the third strongest in the
city, closed its doors a few mornings ago
There is said to be deficiency amounting
to 500, 900. Speculations in stock and oil
by the President, Charles E. Upton, it was
reported, caused the suspension.
THE Criminal Court at Inspruch,
"..rmany. the other day sentenced Baron
Powell Ro,r,..aingen. cousin to the hus
hand Of the Princess 81 of Hanover, to sever
years penal servitude on chals . u s"iA
ding.
MICHAEL FLYNN, the last of the
three men arrested for the murder of the
two Huddys at Lough Mask, Ireland, wa
convicted the other dav and sentenced to bt
hanged January II.
A NEW YORK lawyer named Sutphan
recently took into his employ young mar
named Walter T. Shelley, who represented
himself unmarried. Sutphan gave Shebley
deeds to property valued at $4,000 intend.
ing it to be reconveyed, and then it turned
out that Shebley was married, and bis wife
claimed dover in the property. Sheble.
disappeared.
BETTE LINDELL and Frederick Peter
son, each aged Il, started the other day
from Lake City, Minn., with Andrew John
son TO walk across the lake ice to Stock
holm. AS nothing bad since been seen OF
them it was believed they broke through
and were drowned.
LAWRENCE BRosKY, watchman on
the bridge at La Crosse, Wis, while at
tempting to board an engine the other night,
slipped and fell distance OF 223 feet'
breaking his neck and crushing his head,
killing him instantly.
TIE Copeland Hotel and adjoining
block at Pembroke, Ont, burned the other
morning. Three lives were lost in the flre.
The total loss is estimated at 800. 600. The
hame shop of the Onondaga County, N. T.,
penitentiary burned on the same morning
and one man perished.