Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-01-18
PERSONAL AND d GENERAL.

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MOines, Iowa, tore away the south end OF
the story, a brick building. Brick and
debris were thrown thrO ugh an adjacent
dwelling house. At win dow of this house
several little children stood, and though
every pane of glass was broken into frag-
ments not child was hurt. e. j. Brennan
| stood in front of the boiler when it Xploded,
yet he escaped with slight injury, although
the boiler went entirely out of the building.
The cause Of the explosion was said to be
hot fire and no water.
IN consequence of the suspension of
The City Bank, the Fifth Ward Savings
Bank at Jersey City, n. j., closed its doors
a few days ago. There was considerable
excitement. President Boyce of the City
Bank, Shaw, the Cashier, and Beach, the
bOok-keeper, it was said confessed to some
stockholders that they had oVerdrawn their
accounts to the extent of $4,000, so that
$1,000 of the capital stock was left.
Ar Manistee, Mich, John Cody, sixty
years of age, expired the other day after
fast of 103 days, enforced by liberation of
the stomach.
THOMAS SCOTT, theatrical employee,
was killed and both engines were wrecked
in a collision at Norris, Iowa.
GENERAL DEVALDAN, who took q
leading part in the seige of Paris, France,
died from apOpleXy on hearing Of the demise
of General Chanzy.
The Vermont girl who ran away with
a mulatto, recently, was found with him in
a small village in New York State, and re-
uctantly consented to return home. The
colOred man, it was said, would be prose-
cuted for stealing the team with which they
drove off.
IT was said that smallpox was rag
ing at Shiloh, KY, on the 10th, stores being
closed and business suspended. Whole
families were stricken, and the citizens
were fleeing. Several physicians had died
and the disease was unusually powerful and
fatal.
AT Washington few days ago the
Grand Jury commenced an investigation in
to the alleged jury bribery cases, and exam
ined witnesses in connection with the case
of Frank II. Fall, charged with an attempt
to bride star-route (cOlored) juror named
Brown.
THE other day Chief Engineer Edwin
Wells, of the United States Navy, was found
guilty of assaulting an enlisted man in the
navy by the Court Martial which convened
at the Portsmouth, N. H., Navy Yard. He
was sentenced to be publicly reprimanded
in general orders by the Secretary of the
Navy.
A VERDICT for the largest amount
ever given in a breach. ot-promse case was
t9et given by the Jury in the Livingstone
FlssR2 ing case in New York City recently,
7 TIC plaintiff being awarded $50. 900 dam
ages.
THE Maritime Exchange at New York
lately protested against the passage of a
pending bill in Congress to transfer the adj
ministratiOn Of the revenue cutter service TO
the Navy Department.
THE Anchor Line steamer City of
Greenville coIlided on the morning of the
18th near Bayou Goula, ninety-six miles
| above New Orleans, La, with the Grand
EcOre packet Laura Lee. The City of
Greenville sunk, leaving only portion of
her texas and pilot-house above water. The
Laura Lee took off the passengers and crew
of the sunken steamer and took them 10
New Orleans. It was believed the boat and
cargo would prove total loss. No cause
was given for the collision. The value of
the boat and cargo was estimated at $50,
600.
The police OF Cleveland, O., recently
completed census which showed the popu-
latiOn OF that city to be 1913, 800.
IT was reported that a severe earth
quake shock was felt throughout Southern
Missouri, Illinois and Northern Tennessee
on the morning of the 18th.
IT was said that owing to the small
pox epidemic in Baltimore the other day
health inspectors were placed at the depots
and passengers were closely scrutinized,
while each turnpike leading intothe city was
watched by policemen. Two thousand cases
were said to exist in Baltimore, and of these
only 800 had been reported to the Health
Department.
A STORM at Vera Cruz, Mex, the
} other day, was very destructive. The
American steamer James A. Gary, the
schooner Theresa G. and a Mexican bark
, were q complete loss. The crews were
: saved. The roofs of railroad warehouses
were carried away. works for harbor i'm
prOvements were completely destroyed and
many lighters and small craft were wrecked.
AT the Milwaukee, Wis, fire the loss
of life was on the 18th estimated at about
seventy. Several bodies were recovered on
that day.
A FEW days ago the brig Goldfnder
was towed into Delaware breakwater, four
Of her crew being frozen to death and others
disabled.
PROPERTY to the value of 100000
was destroyed by fire at Des Moines, Iowa,
on the morning of the 18th.
THERE were 262 business failures IN
the United States during the seven days
ended on the 18th, an increase of thirty
eight as compared with the previous seven
days.
IT was reported the other day that
Henry NJ. Stanley, the African explorer had
reached Congo with 3. 600 tons of goods.
AN explosion of a barrel of benzlne in
the color department Of the paint works at
Pittsburgh. Pa. the other night fatally
burned Joseph IngIesby and slightly in
jured Thomas Inglesby and Daniel Greer.
The building caught fire, but the flames
were put out with a loss of $1,000.
a PACKAGE containing dynamite was
posted at the Limerick, Ireland, Post office
the other day. Not being addressed. it for
tunateiy escaped being stamped, whereby q
terrific explosion was avoided. The police
were inquiring into the affair.
FORTY-SEFENTH CONGRESS-.
J JAN. S.-AIr. Pendleton presented q me-