The bee., 1884-06-21
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


A DISASTROUS food. the second in three
months has done great damage at Curwins-
vile, Penn. A large dam gave way setting
adrlft thousands of logs. and a number of
houses and barns were carried away.
JOHN C. Emo has been indicted bv the New
York grand jury for unlawful conversion of
the funds of the Second National bank while
president
BROOKLYN put on gala appearance in
honor of the fifteenth annual reunion of the
Army of the Potomac. Bunting and fac
were conspicuous everywhere. and .Ol. 01g
people witnessed the parade of veterans Phila-
delphla, Boston and other cities being reDre-
sented 10y grand army posts Generals Grant.
Hancock, Mcclellan, Newton Governor Ab-
bett, of New Jersey, and Mayor Low took a
prominent part Ia the exercises At the bllSi-
ness meeting General Grant was UNANIMOUSLY
elected president of the society. In the even
ing reception was held at the Academy of
Music
A FIRE in Boston partly DESTROYED q large
rubber warehouse heavily stocked with goods.
causing an estimated loss of more than S4O0.-
wv sixteen nremen were injured more or
less severely by an explosion in the burning
building.
HESTER CLYBIER. ex-member of the Penn
sylvania State senate. member of Congress
from 1873 70 1881. and Democratic candidate
for governor in 1866. died suddenly of paralvsis
at Reading, Penn, aged 81 years.
CASHIER SHEPARD. of the New York Cen
tral railroad freight department at Buffalo
mysteriously disappeared. and an examination
of his accounts showed that he was short
about $4,000.
The receiver appointed 10 settle the af-
fairs of Grant 4 Ward has filed schedule of
the assets and liabilities of the suspended firm
The cash assets are SO. .231. - and lot OF Sc
curities and bills receivable. mostly uncollect-
able The liabilities amount ia round num-
berS, 70 Sl4, ,000.010
THE Peoples Savings bank. of New Castle,
Penn, has suspended
A MEETING of Massachusetts Republicans
opposed 70 the nomination Of their party at
Chicago has been held in Boston A commit
tee of 100 was appointed. and a series Of rt-sn-
lutions were adopted declaring that the Chi
cago nominees were named in absolute dis
regard of the reform sentiment of the nation
and represent political methods and prin-
ciples 10 which we are unalterably opposed. 4"
and closed by SAYING: whatever ac-
action be taken by the Democratic
party in Chicago. we the Repuh-
licans and Independents direct our commit
tee TO call convention in such manner aS
they may deem eXpedlent after the Demo-
cratic candidates have been nominated. and
not later than August /. to take such further
action as may. Ia them. seem necessary To
carry out the sense of this meeting with prac-
tical effect
EIGHT persons were killed and fifteen mora
injured, some with probably fatal effect. by a
collision between a passenger train and a
rain filled with Sunday-sehool excursiunists,.
near Camden. n. J.
A BOILER used in pumping an oil well near
Butler, Penn. exploded. killing Richard
Walker. ta.atly iniuring his son. and demol-
ishing everything IN the vicinity.
SENATOR JOIN 4 LOGAN visited Mr.
Blaine at his residen1r ID Augusta Me and
the two had lo2E conference presumably
regarding the nlgsl e:fec,is, plan of conduct
Ing the campaign