Daily Republican., 1884-12-13
NEWS SUMMARY.
Ara FIRE-DEATH OF a
saoD MAN-HOG CHOLEhA
SUICIDE. ETC.

an after five O'Clock last evening
.ose ont in the rear second sscry
p'OAG pUsGrav. Toynton g FoxB candy
N Dstroit. Girls who were at
y the room became panic strickeh
aas y, a rush for the fire escape. In
nSIu S,us the ladder one of them fell
en ss lightly injured. Three girls
.;nsJ In the room. and were seen
window, but the flames burst
and dove them back. When
w. ". vas extinguished their dead
u. a.' were found ly ling near the win
- 9Th the trunks and limbs un'
,hd. but the faces blackened by the
les.
Nm strobm died yesterday evening.
i home. in Lancaster, Penna., aged
s.rs He was q member Of the
House of Representatives from
N 1858, and served several terms
,Hr senate, being elected Presi.
,ot that body in 1872. In 1874 he
elected 10 represent his district In
srp,s and was reelected Tor .
nj term. He was a member OF the
10 National Convention which noln:-
Il General Scott for President.
Omp,ander S. Dana Greene, Equip.
n officer Of the Navy Yard at Ports.
Nh. Ne. Hampshire, committed
Fjde by shooting himself on Thurs.
afternoon. IL is believed that
mai trouble over literary work was
canse. Commander Greene was a
I've Of Marylsnd, and was "A years
We. He was the executive officer OF
Monitor in her victory over the
tnmac.
no of the large iron columns Of the
sasometer of the St. Louis Gas
M Company, in st. Louis, fell about
'clock on Thursday night, carrying
m the whole structure. An expl0.
d gas followed, which for nearly
uls lighted up the city, causing
ID alarm. The surrounding proper
sCaped damage. 1t will cost over
0OJ to replace the tank.
IN attempt was made on Thursday
kreck passenger train on the Still
|er bridge, near Danbury, Connecti-
Stones and couplings were placed
ween the main and guard rails, but
b we're discovered few minutes
bre the train arrived. A guard was
bnce placed on the bridge TO watch
any further attempt.
br. James Woodrow, Professor OF
ktural Science in the Presbyterian
biological Seminary at Columbus,
hth Carolina, has been expelled be-
bse Of his views on evolution. Two
Der Professors, DIR. Z. W. Boggs and
|arles K, Hemphill, have resigned in
bsequence of his expulsion.
he Clerk of Parker County, at
eatheriord, Texas, yesterday received
record a mortgage on the Texas
3cihc Railroad Company TO the Fidel
Insurance, Trust and Safe Deposit
npany Of Philadelphia, TO secure the
bsment Of &c, 500, 900.
Lizzie Balback, 81 years of age, was
pslly burned at Chestnut Hill, In
lhcaster County, Pa, on Wednesday
ernoon, by her clothes catching fire
pm a stove. Her mother was danger
ply burned while trying to put out
\ flames.
"A fire in New Bedford, Massachu.
fts, yesterday evening, destroyed the
b goods stores OF Haskell & TripI
4 other properties, causing o total
p Of about 500, 900, Of which $40, 900 Ii
hskell & Tripp's stock.
|Hog cholera is increasing 80 much In
Nangatuck Valley, Connecticut
y the State Agent OF the Humane
Elety has been summoned to the
fne. One farmer has lost SO animals
pm the disease.
General Sheridan has consented t6
as Marshal of the day for the cele
Ption Of the completion of the Wash
eton Monument on the 2lst of Febru
n n-xt.
David Myers, clothier, of Dayton
Pio, who failed a few days ago, com
lted suicide on Wednesday night By
looting himself. He leaves four ch IL
Mother" Mandelbaum. arrested ir
fmlIton, Ontario, last Monday, OF
charge OF vagrancy, was on Friday
eased from custody on that charge
lae persons indicted for participation
lhe election frauds In Chicago OF
lMaay gave bail in $4,000 each, apt
u plead on Tuesday.
arren Price, convicted of murder
hanged on Friday at Wrightsville
FOfgia.
Inc tobacco factory of Quarels 3
Ies, al Petersburg, Virginia was burn
lAsl night. Loss $50. 600.