Daily Republican., 1884-10-02
NEWS SUMMARY.
TRAI1 COLLISION - SUlCl DF0 =
KILLED BY a BASE BAIL BAT
-Eea0D vs.CHROME YELLO ~.

At the annual meeting of the Ly yuch-
burg Tobacco Association yesterday,
the Secretary reported that the saleS Of
tobacco for the year which closed with
September were-a little over 2i,0t 600
pounds, 5000. 90 less than during Tho
preceding year. The incoming CROP
though damaged by the drought, 10 "a
pected to be much larger.
In New York, on Wednesday,. tho
Health Officers arrested the mem ers Of
the Arms of Rigenburger Il Co., =.
Belling and Goodman Brothers, makers
OF egg noodles and vermicelli, Un the
charge OF using chrome ysiiox in
making their products, because 1t is
cheaper than eggs or saffron. Other
arrests are expected.
The sunken steamer Tallapooss has
been raised sufficiently to enable her to
| EdRarstown Harbor. She nov lies In
six fathoms of water off the entrance
to the harbor. The next lift il expected
to take her in away from disturbsn0e
except by violent gales.
Mrs. M. Niehaus committed su eide
yesterday morning in St. Louis, by
standing in one washtub full OF water
and holding her head in another tub Of
1 water until death epsued." She was
70 years of age, and had been unwell
for some time.
Louis Sey forth, who recently lefe
| u tica, New York, with several gold
watches and other articles of jewelry
belonging to other people, was sen fenced
at Toronto on Wedn esday to six mouths
imprisonment for taking stolen goods
into Canada.
During q game of base ball, at River
head, Long Island. yesterday, ROscoe
Conkling, aged II years, was killed by
base ball bat thrown by the striker.
The ball struck Eugene Hallock In tho
face, breaking his jaw bone.
Three cars of a train on the Interna-
Itional and Great Northen Railroad in
Texas ran off the track near Marque8
on Tuesday, and fell down an embank-
ment. Several passengers were injur-
ed.
By collision between two trains ON
the Denver and Rio Grande Railway
) near Actquia, Colorado, on Tuesday
evening, about thirty passengers were
!. injured, none, it is said, fatally.
The engine and four cars of q freight
train on the Texas Pacific road were
|, wrecked yesterday near Plaquemines.
by running over horse. The fireman
was scalded to death.
General VIM. A. Throop, of the firm
: of lapham & Throop, of Detroit, .
/ well-known politician, shot himself in
the head yesterday morning. His re-
Z covery is doubtful.
al Allan Hamilton, q Courthouse clerk
2 in Montreal, has sued George Bricault
8 Tor using insulting language and an
{ noying peaceable citizen" Bricault
: had called Hamilton q "duje."
A strange disease has broken out
a among the cattle in Catawissa Valley,
t Pennsylvania, On Wednesday one
T farmer lost seven head, And bad nine
0 more suffering from the disease.
: F. s. Chanfrau, the actor, was
stricken with paralysis in New York
last night. His ply ysician says he will
I. recover, but it il doubtful If he will
. ever appear on the stage again.
J. The mississippi river at Quincy, I'LL
3 nois, is eleven feet above low water
mark and rapidly rising. 1t is feared
q that great damage will be done on the
# low lands.
r Thomas Price was killed yesterday
70 at Wadley, Georgia, by his head get
n ting caught in cotton gin.