The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1883-07-12

was blown to pieces. There were no passen-
gers on board. The following employees were
injured: John F. Detwiller, fireman, had an
| arm broken and experienced a conclusion of
| the brain-he cannot recover; Perry Hughes,
/ engineer had his hands and face burned; Chas
Miller the pilot. was cut and bruised about the
! body Edward Richardson, q travelling agent
| had Just stepped upon the gang plank when
the explosion occurred. he was hurled sew
eral feet into the air, landing on the shore I'M
| injured The boat was plying between Wilkes
barre and NanticolIe.
A severe hail and thunder storm struck the
vicinity Of Eau Claire, Wis, on the Sd inst,
doing great damage to buildings and crops.
James Riley, prominent farmer, was killed
! by lightning. At Mondovi FIVE barns were de-
molished. a farmer named Williams, in Trem-
/ peleau county. had five horses and thirteen
cattle killed, and his buildings were all blown
/ down. Two men were badly injured at New
/ Chicago. The house of George Jacob, in the
/ town of Washington, was blown to pieces and
much other damage was done. The storm was
one of the most disastrous ever experienced in
this vicinity.
On the Sd inst. the Thunderbolt express,
coming south On the New York, Pennsylvania
/ and Ohio Railroad, struck a huekster wagon,
at Spring Grove cemetery, near Cincinnati, in
which we're family of six persons and driver.
! Every one except Nm. Bertsch the driver, was
]
wagon was broken 10 splinters. The bodies
were thrown in fragments on the grass by the
roadside, where they We're picked up by the
! light Of lanterns and brought TO Cincinnati.
The Dauphin county pa almshouse and all
] the buildings on the premises, except the laun-
dry and school-hoase, were burned on the ID
+ inst. As soon as the dwelling caught, the stew
ard and his assistants rushed to the insane de-
1 partment and forced the excited inmates,
their quarters. All of them were saved. The
loss will reach about 100000, and there is an
insurance Of about $4,000
Tremendous forest fires are raging south of
Kalanla, Oregon. Six miles of railway and two
1 locomotives have been destroyed at the Oak
1 Point lodging camp. The losses are estimated
at 100000. The flames extend for miles and
are so fierce that it is unsafe to attempt to in
1 vestigate losses. 1t is believed the fires viii
/ continue until rain falls.
-Four commissioners and the county clerk of
| Grand county were all shot ut Hot Sulphur
Springs Colo, on the Sd inst, by a mob of
masked men Barney Day and Mr.. Mills were
instantly killed. and E. p Weber and d. J..
( Dean were mortaliy wounded. The citizens
Of Grand county called on the governor for the
sid of State militia.
The Massachusetts, State alnshouse at Bridge
water was burned Friday. The 600 inmates
were safely removed The loss viii amount to
S150090 John Gilmore. colored inmate ofthe
institution, was arrested at Attleboro, and con-
fessed that he set fire TO the building He said
he had carried match for one year for the
purpose.
Alex. Perry, fifty years of age, attempted to
enter the house Of Amos Bidwell, at Otsego,
Mich, while the young wife of the latter was
alone. He had previously visited the house
and had made improper oyertures to her.
/ When Mrs. Bidweu saw him returning she
warned him away, aud then shot him dead
with rifle.
At Montrose, Pa, on the 4th inst, Professor
II. II. Ladlum. the bailoonist, attempted to
make an ascension. When at height of forty
feet the trapeze rope caught in tree and he
was hurled violently to the ground. Hestruck
upon a rock and sustained fracture of the
skull, which it IS thought viii prove fatal.
The celebration of the Fourth caused thirty
eight casualties in Chicago. Three persons
were killed, i've fatally wounded, twenty-three
more or less MANNED for life. and seven slightly
injured. The chief instruments of destruction
were toy pistols and small cannons in the
hands Of little children.
The miners riot at Ely Vt, ended Saturday
with the arrival Of the State,troops. Eleven OF
the ringleaders were arrested. Some OF the min
ers are represented as or the verge of stafva
ton, and money is being raised for them. Tit
company promises TO pay $500 ofits indebted
ness TO the miners at once.
At Joliet, H. on Wednesday, the 9Th inst.
two children of James MulheFn, aged SIX and
: eight Years, were left in the house alone for
short time. During the absence of their par
eDts the house took IRE. IT is supposed from
fre-crackers, and the children were burned Il
! death.
Woods Opera House at st. Paul, Mimi, wa
, burned on Thursday night. A variety per
Torrance had just concluded. and the peopl,
2 were all ont of the house. Loss So, 600
r Twenty-six buildings were burned at Evans
/ vile, Mimi. on Thursday night. Loss $4,000
George Ayres, wealthy farmer of Brown
: county, Ohio shot and killed his grandson VII,
G was asleep, and set the house on fire. He thel
4 vent &c the barn, set it on fire, shot himself
] and was burned up in the building He wa
) insane
! Mrs. Kirkland, residing at Massillon, Ohio
4 arose early ca the morning Of the Sd inst. In
{ tending to go to Crestlne. as she opened
window burglar out en- the roof of low por
: ton Of the house fred at her, the bullet takin
4 effect in her chin. She has since died.
e The State prison conyicts at Salem, Oregon
j, made desperate attack on the 4th inst on tn
: officers in an attempt TO escape. Three wer
: killed and two wounded. Eight are at large.
PERSONAL.
Mrs. Septima Meikelhem, the last survivin
: granddaughter Of Thomas jefferson, was re
: Gently rendered a reception at the house o
y Mrs. Holloway, of Brooklyn, n. Y, whose cues
= Mrs. Meikelhem has been for some days past
AT the reception Mrs. Meikelhem was the re
9 cipient Of many cordial expressions OF regard
g Although approaching her SEVENTEEN birthday
she is bright and lively, and is most Interest
l. ing conversationalist. At the late session @
lie Congress an effort was made to have pension
n granted to Mrs. Meikelhem, and the matte
2. viii be discussed at the next session.
: Fourteen graduates of Williams College, in
a Guiding George Ely, Of Cleveland, and Henri
II NJ. Hoyt, of Philadelphia, have sent protes
to the trustees of Williams College, Mass
1t chusetts, against the way in which free trad
s. is taught by Prof. Perry. They especially oil
10 ject 10 the Golden Club prize awarded at til
j. college. The trustees have appointed q con
10 mittee Of four 10 consider the adyisability
having a course Of protection lectures
r Col. @. w Roebling has rendered his resi-,
Of nation as chief engineer of the East Rive
= bridge 1t was accepted and he was appointe
G. consulting engineer, without salary. His chi,
assistant, Mr.. Martin, was appointed chief en-
- gineer and superintendent Of the bridge TIL
= total amount Of money received for the buildin
of the bridge up TO the first Of this month W:
- 81, 999. $50 and the expenditures were $14,9n
oe 535.
Bishop John McMullen, of the Catholic Di,
+ cese of Davenport, died on the 4th instant ,
or Davenport, Iowa, after an illness of more than