Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-09-01
The East.

But little doubt was felt on the 23d that
the yacht Mystery, which sailed for Nam
tucket from New London, Conn, August
IL, had been lost. Another body-the
fourth-had been picked up at Pocasset's.
Prominent citizens of New York, New
II iven and Cincinnati were aboard.
LIGHTNING struck and killed five valua-
be horses standing under tree at Erie,
Pa, few days ago, the only mark on them
Deing melted shoes.
WEALTHY Frenchman and noted SWIM
mer, named Hilario Balso, arrived at New
York on the 23d, and declared it his inten-
tion to swim the Niagara whirlpool rapids
or die i'll the attempt.
The Democratic State Convention of
New York will be held at Buffalo Septcm-
Der -.
THREATS were made the 23d by the
five Cinnamon recently deprived of their
cues IN the State Prison at Trenton, \. j.,
of sulnCthe authorities for damages, on the
ground that the United States Constitution
gives liberty of conscience, and the cue fig
ures p ominently in a Chnaman's reli2 ion.
AT New York few evenings ago Mrs.
Cameron, wife of the pedestrian "Nore-
mac" was killed in her apartments by
George Beattie, bartender, who had re-
Gently been discharged by "Noremac."
Tie heart and fell dead upon his victims
body.
THE employees of the American Rapid
Telegraph Company, which made an early
surrender to the strikers, were notified on
tie n h of the restoration of the old scale
of wages and hours of labor.
FOUR young people, who were bathing at
Wells Beach, Me-, were swept out by the
undertow few days 90 and drowned.
THE ChieI-Justice of England, Lord
Coleridge, two members of Parliament,
and other distinguished Englishmen, ar
rived III New York on the oath.
CoRTLANDT PARKER.sOf New Jersey was
elected President of the American Bar AS
socation at its closing session in New
York on the 24th.
AT the session on the 24th of the Fedora
ton of Trades and Labor Unions, in New
York, Z. III. McLogan, of Chicago, was
elected President of the association. John
Jarrett gave notice that the iron and steel
workers would remain outside the pale,
as they favored high tariff.
A JOINT resolution passed by the
New Hampshire Legislature on the 24th
favoring a Government postal telegraph
system.
On the farm of J. NJ. Williams, near Ed
inburg, Pa, an oil we'll began flowing on
rels per day. The oil said to be of
good quality, and it was thought new
oil territory had been opened.
a TENEMENT house in Boston was burned
early few mornings ago, and four per-
sons were smotnered to death and one ia
tally injured by jumping from the build
ing
"VERA," Oscar Wilde's play, after one
weeks run, has been taken off the boards
in New York. The receipts were less than
500.
MASKED burglars entered the residence
of Mrs. Sarah f.. harrington, a wealthy
widow, of Westiield, y. Y, a few nights
ago, and stole $500 from the safe, which
they compelled her tc open.
JOHN j. HALL left New Brunswick, N.
j., on the 21th with nearly 10000 in bor-
rowed money, and his Whereabouts We're
unknown.
By the explosion of an oil-tank of large
dimensions in the South Brooklyn Works
on the 9th, the flaming fluid ran in all di-
rections, severely burning many persons.
The works were entirely destroyed. Loss,
SIOOGon.
y FIRE recently destroyed n lumber-yards
and other property at WillianspOrt, Pa,
to the estimated value of 500, 900.