Daily Republican., 1883-10-11
NEWS SUMMARY.
TRAIN AGA IDEN NTH-POlGON
ED BYlEATING WEEDS.


A special despatch says that six child
rem of John Stauffer, at Ligonier, Pen
na., were poisoned yesterday by eating
weeds in the woods. The mother ha1
been visiting neighbor and upon hel
return home found the children lying
around the room, to all appearance
dead. Medical aid was summoned, and
after several hours four of them were
pronounced out of danger. The othel
two will die.
An axle on the east.bound freight
train on the Pennsylvania Railroad
broke at Elizabeth, New Jersey, yester.
day morning, throwing two freight cars
over on the west track just as the Bos-
ton express came along. The express To-
comOtive turned completely over, and
the baggage car and three freight cars
were destroyed. Nobody was seriously
injured.
A special despatch from Moorhead,
Minnesota, says that, on Tuesday night,
fourteen men, members of the thresh-
ing crew, who had been threshing for
Mr.. Northruff, went to sleep on the
lower story of a granary. During the
night the floor gave way, and the men
were buried under 1, 400 bushels of oats.
-Four OF the number were killed.
A riot occurred in Cumminsville
Ohio, on Tuesday night, between thirty
white men and al equal number of col
ored men. Policeman Delaney and
| three cOlored men were wounded. The
colored men were hunting for a man
who had assaulted one of their number
at the polls, when they were attacked
by party Of white men.
The colored man who murdered 20
liceman Street, of Huntsville, Alabama
on Monday last. by splitting his head
open with an axe, was taken from the
Jail on Tuesd ay night by fifty masked
men and hanged. He refused to give
his name. His confederate is still at
large.
United States Deputy Marshals-
Spering and Weatherforth, while guard
ing some Indian prisoners at Fayette-
vile, Arkansas, on Monday night
quarrelled over a game of cards, drew
revolvers and killed each other, one
firing three shots and the other seven
shots.
Three earthquake shocks were felt in
San Francisco on Tuesday night. They
were the most severe felt in several
years. Earthquakes are reported to
have occurred during the night and
morning at several places along the
coast. The weather is oppressive.
The glory of man is his strength. If
you are weakened down through ex-
cessive study, or by early indiscretions,
Aliens Brain Food will permanently
restore all lost vigor, and strengtt en- all
the muscles Of brain and body. 81; 6
for s..
The steamer "Maid of the Mist"
ran the rapids cf the Niagara river yes
terday. She passed through the rapids
safely, remaining in the whirlpool ten
minutes and then proceeded down the
were present.
The Washington street-car drivers
strike ended yesterday in the defeat of
the strikers, and last night cars on all
the lines were running az usual. The
are reported to have made
their own terms with the men.
William Funk was killed on Tuesday
night during an atfray na a saloon in
Covington, Kentucky, by Joe" Will
liams. who surrendered himself and
stated that he had acted in self.de-
fence
The boiler of shifting engine at
the Central Railroad station, Augusta,
Georgia, exploded yesterday morn
ng The engineer end fireman were
'calded.
The lockout of the window glass
makers at Pittsburg continues without
my change. Trade is reported to be as
iull as ever, with no prospect Of i'm
orovement.
A cyclone struck Arcadia, Wisconsin,
IN Tuesday night, causing the destruc-
ion of number of barns and out
and the loss of considerable
i've stock.
Plans were filed in New York yester-
lay for the new Cotton Exchange. The
will be eight stories in height
md will cost $530,OO
1t is reported that Edmunds has
tated positively that he does not intend
o retain the position of President pro
empore of the Senate.
The summer residence of Thomas W.
'earsall, at Growers Hill, near Black
tock. Connecticut, was burned yester-
ay. The loss will reach $l25, 1000.
The first snow in Manitoba this season
ell yesterday.