Daily Republican., 1883-06-20
NEWS SUMMARY.
ELS-TRAIN ACCIDENTS
9TH

The Milton Hydraulic Mining Com
pany's reservoir at Snartville, Califor.
MIA, containing $50, 600, 900 cubic feet at
water, burst on Monday afternoon. Tue
roar of the rushing water was heard aE
distance of several miles. All ths.
bridges in the torrents path were swept
away, the Middle Yuba river was rails
ed 100 feet, and it is reported that sepe-
raj lives were lost.
A passenger train on the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad, due in Baltimore nc.
7.45 yesterday morning, was thrown
from the track nine miles east Of Graf
ton on Monday night, by a tree which
had been blown down. The engine,
baggage, express and mail cars were
crushed, and the engineer and baggagss
master were injured. 1t took severn
hours to clear the track.
The Bishop of Oxford having senl
round to the church warlens in his
diocese a circular of inquiries, among
which was Does your Of6eiatiug
clergyman preach the gospel, and is his
conversation and carriage consistent
Herewith ." the warden Of Wallingfor,l
replied " He breaches the gospel, bull
does not keep carriage.
kilograms from Kansas City, Mis-.
souri,, and Helena, Arkansas, report .
continuance of the floods, though ar
Kansas City the river has become sta
tionary. At Helena the gauge shows q
steady rise of seven inches daily, and
alarm is beginning to be felt. The bel
tom lands are partly overtlowed.
1t is reported that a destructis+
bug" is destroying the fruit in Berks
county, Penna. Wherever it stings
the fruit falls unripe, and branches OF
trees die when penetrated by the bug.
Farmers are applying various remedies
WlthOu success.
A tornado at Penn's Manor, in Bucks
County, PenEa., about > O'Clock yester-
day afternoon, unroofed the tobaect
warehouses, blew down trees and upset
vehicles on the road doing damage esti-
mated at $1,000.
The steamboat express train due At
Albany at 8. 20 a. m. yesterday was run
on side track in that city by a mfs--
y
killing two men.
Jane Kalloch, s3 years of age, Who
lived alone, at South Thomaston, Maine>
was found burned to death on Monday
evening. A broken kerosene lamp lay
beside the body.
A telegram from Boston says that
Governor Butler has accepted the invi-
tation of the President and Fellows OF
Harvard College to be present at the
commencement exercises.
John Devov, convicted of criminal
libel against August Belmont, was yes
terday sentenced by Judge Cowing, in
New York, to imprisonment in the
Penitentiary for sixty days.
Six Indian boys and four girls, who
study at the Hampton Normal School,
passed through Washington yesterday
on their way home to Dakota.
The American Rifle Team, which is
to take part in the International Rit1e
Match at Wimbledon, sailed from New
York yesterday in the Alaska for Liver
pool.
"A
Monday Afternoon, caused n loss Of
about $4,000, damaging and wrecking
many houses in the town.
A sudden and violent storm at Road
ing yesterday morning washed ont .
number of fields and destroyed guam
tity of grain.
The greater portion of the town oEs
Grants Station, Ontario, was burned
~ Monday night The loss is estimated
1t Sl5O,OOO.
The Washington Light Infantry, from
Charleston, South Carolina, arrived in
New York yesterday, and were received
with due hospitality.
Patents We're issued yesterday by She
Patent Office to 800 citizens OF tho
United States and 10 foreigners.
Postmaster-Gener Gresham has re-,
urned to Washington and is at his
lesk.