The daily gazette., 1883-02-01
MORNING SUMMARY.

fire at Gibson City, Illinois, ON Tuesday
night, burned out 10 firms and causedta loss
Of $40 600.
The New York Assembly yesterday passed
bill reducing the fare on the elevated rail-
roads in New York city to cents.
The buildings OF the East Florida Semi
nary, at Gainesville, Florida, were burned
yesterday morning All the pupils escaped.
A wheel weighing one ton, in Riley'shoop
factory ut Greencastle, Indiaha, ourst ON
Tueaday, fatally injuring John Elliott
and less injuring four others.
The fireworks factory OF Senior Meyra, IN
Amacueca, Mexico, exploded on Tuesday,
burning TO death Meyra and four members
Of his family, and injuring many other per-
sons.
The rubber factory of L. Chandee g. Co.,
In New Haven, win close to-day "until the
results Of the oyerproduction Of manufac-
turedrubber goods has ceased" This throws
1900 men out OF employment.
Governor Butler yesterday pardoned
Chas. 8. Whittier, ex-treasurer of Methuen,
sentenced to q long term In the Massachu-
sets Penitentiary for embezzling town
funds. He is hopelessly sick Of consump-
tion.
Ex-Governor Downey of California has
u Cufu LQtOry Ludb
tramps caused the recent railroad disaster
at Tehichipa. He imputes II the careless
ness of the railroad employees, and says he
will bring suit for heavy damages.
few days ago several bodies were stolen
from a cemetery near Montreal, and an at
tempt to frighten the students into giving
up the bodies proved unsuccessful. Then q
ransom was offered, which resulted IN two
of the corpses being returned for $50,
The Commissioner of Indian Affairs, in
view of Paynes invasion of the Indian Ter
ritory, has written to the Secretary Of the
Interior, suggesting that the War Depart
ment be asked to have troops stationed at
proper points TO keep out the trespassers.
A crank on the engine in @. H. Ward Il
Co.'s shoe factory at Brockt0n, Massa-
chusetts, broke yesterday morning, blowing
out the cylinder head. The engine supplied
steam to the adjoining factory OF g. +.
Porter g. Co. IL will take two weeks TO
repair the damage, and until that is done
500 men in both factories will remain idle.
Mayor King Of Philadelphia received
communication yesterday from the Presl-
dent of the Commission on Navy Yards,
appointed under an act Of Congress, asking
him 10 notify citizens who are interested In
the sale or retention of the Navy Yard at
League Island, that the Commission will
visit that city within the next three weeks,
when they will be heard
At Worcester, Massachusetts,, yesterday,
Franklin Pierce, claiming to be physician,
was held in 81, 900 bail on q charge OF man
slaughter, In causing the death OF Borna
Bemis. He treated her for internal erysipe-
las by "bathing her in kerosene and rolling
her in bandages saturated with that OIL"
The woman was horribly blistered, her skin
came of, and she died after week OF
agony
The Attorney General Of California has
begun suit against the Central Pacific Rail-
road Company for the recovery of q, ,OOO, 900,
with interest and costs, on the ground that
"the Company has refused 10 carry public
passengers, lunatics, prisoners, etc, free of
charge, in accordance with the terms under
which the State granted aid to the company
by guaranteeing interest ON It's bonds, in
conformity with the act of the Legislature
Of 1854