Milford chronicle., 1883-07-20

On Tuesday night four harvesters
boarded a freight train at Whitehall,
ILL.,, 30 steal a ride. While at this
station four other men boarded the same
tram and same car, apparently for the
same purpose; but after the train was IN
motion drew revolvers on the first four
men, and, after making them deliver Up
what money they had, drove them of
the moving train. One man named
Patrick Knight fell headlong from the
train and was killed The four men
responsible for Knights death, 1t seems,
are tramps. They have been arrested
at Brighton.
The recent foods have caused the
[ Thames River, at London, Ont, to rise
TO an extraordinary height.
A school house In Vermont was I
struck by lightning and several Of the /
children injured, on Friday.
The library and museum Of the In
diana University we're destroyed by fire, 4
on Friday; loss, $500, 900.
The steamship Niagara, Of the New
York and Cuba Mail Steamship Com
pany, caught fire 40 sea and was subse-
quenly run ashore near the Florida
coast The passengers were taken of
the steamship aud conveyed to Havana
1y the English steamer Commander.
The peach crop VIII be about three
fourths Of a full crop this year. but will
average better Ii the quality than usual.
Severe wind and rain storms have
Oeen felt in various portions Of the coun-
try, damaging crops besides iniuring
other properly. Harrisonburg, Va, was
visited By a disastrous food
While reading a Bible a lad was
allied by lightning near Albany, y. T., q
Friday.
"A fatal collision occurred near Plain g
vile. Conn. on the n. Y. & n. Z. R.R.. s
through the carelessness Of a telegraph v
operator. Two men were killed and /,
hree injured r
Three men were killed at Newman b
ret, n. H., by the caving In Of an en- II
iankment. d
in the Hill investigation in Wash 2.
lgtOn evidence was submitted 10 show 2
hat one firm has nearly all the contracts q
" heating apparatus Of federal build o
lgs in all parts Of the country. g
ASSISTED immigrants from Ireland T.
re reported as comi Z into the United -,
tates through Calada, many being in cs
ztreme desttu, on. -
Postmaster General Gresham has Z,
Tected the postmasters Of New York r.
ld New Orleans not to deliver regis n
red packages or money orders to Louis "a
ma Lottery agents. In
1t Is estimated that the croD Of win w.
T wheat II Illinois viii be over thirty tv
illion bushels less than the yield Of Of
50. N
"A train on the Natchez, jackson SIX
.d Columbus Railroad fell through q re-
idge fifty feet high. The conductor nj
as killed and several passengers in frc
red. ha
All the miners arrested at Ely, Vt, col
re discharged. gr'
in an impromptu shooting affray, ~
ar Junction city, Texas, one Of the IA
rites was mOrtally wounded and the 'l1'
her had a thigh and a hand shattered.
rObbing a store at Middle
wn, y. Y, burglar was shot and ing
led by a night watchman. pla
The skeleton Of missing Sister Of car
ercy was found in the mountains near abe
q Antonio, Texas. It is suspected tio1
It the deceased had been foully dealt WI
.h. the
AT the meeting Of the Brooklyn 8ol
idge trustees Mr.. Roeblings resigna- .a.
b was accepted, and Superintendent Il-l lIol
rtin given his Office, Mr.. ROebling lea'
ng appointed consulting engineer. ~ ~