The Portland daily press., 1884-10-20
The Belgian Elections-An Important
Vriunph for the LiberaIs.
GENERAL NEWS.

"A baggage, express, two passenger cars and a
sleeper, were wrecked Saturday morning on the
Louisville, New Albany and chicago railroad near
Gi cen Castle, Ind, by defective rail. The wreck
caught fire and burned. Nobody was seriously
hurt.
Willie Webster a boot black 5 years old was ar
rested in st. Louis, Mo-, saturday morning He
says he one of a party of six bows who lighted
the fre which resulted in the great lumber yard
conhagration at Cleveland on October 9th.
The Nevada is now discnarging her cargo at Liv-
erpooi which greatly damaged by fire. The
vessel is injured bnt itte The captain denies that
any panic occurred among the passenger or crew.
The New York citizens committee of 100 renom-
mated ex- Mavor Grace for Mayor Saturday night.
The county Dem cracy leaders held long discuss
ion but came to no agreement.
sensation was caused in the court house at
Louisville, KY, Saturday morning by a fight be-
tween exJudge Hurgis and G j. Bennett H. Young,
a well known la yer and president of the Southern
exposition. In an argument in Injunction case
ex-Juige Hurgls made o remark rejecting
Young who Immediately denounced the ex-Chlef
Justice as an infamous lar. At this ex-Judge
Hurgis hurled two law books at Young. when they
clinched and we're having a regular mill Hnen they
were separated by friends.
The wholesale dry-good Cleveland and Hendricks
club of New York city held open air meeting
Saturday afternoon and raised banner.
In the yacht race Saturday between the yachts
Linda and Maggie May, when off Petersbeach, N.
j.. the main sheet of the Linda parted and swept
tho deck of the Maggie May. killing Harvey Carr,
proprietor of the Flagsta aft Hotel in Atlantic City
and seriously injuring Mr.. Pember and Elliott
Repp.
President Arthur Saturday designated Gen. Sber-
idan to act as Secretary of War and Rear Admiral
Nichols to act as secretary of the Navy in the ab-
ssnce of Secretaries Lincoln and Chandler respect
lively.
Saturday afternoon an engine on the Philadelphia
and Reading railroad ON which VIM. M. Kitchner,
superinteDdents of the signal towers of the compa-
nv was riding colided with mixed train near Exc
ter Pa. One car and the engine were partially
wrecked and Ketchner Was instantly killed. Sew
era other persons were slightly hurt.
At the meeting of the trustees of the College of
the Physicians and Surgeons in New York, SatuI-
day evening, the announcement officially made
that Wm II. Vanderbilt had given to that institu-
ton the sum of s5oO,o0o as a building fund.
Saturday night six forest fires could be seen from
Waterford. N. j., on the Camden and Atlantic rail-
road, and the people of that village are nearly
smoked out. Hundreds of men fighting the
flames without much prospect Of subdning them.
passenger train on the Mobile and Ohio railroad
was thrown from the track few miles north of
Tupelo Miss, yesterday, az badly damaged. The
rails had peen torn up by unknown pers ms with
view of wrecking the train There were about ff-
teen persons on the train, all of whom
less hurt but none were killed.
DIR. L. A. Dugas of Augusta, Ca, one of the most
eminent surgeons in the country died yesterday
morning aged 70 years.
The funeral of the late Davis G. Anderson, the
veteran actor took place yesterday in the chapel of
st. Chryostam church, New York. Among those
present we're Edwin Booth and many members of
the theatrical profession and order of Elks. The
remains were inferred in Greenwood Cemeiery.
Saturday afternoon during a thunder shower at
Fitzwilliam Depot, N. H., lightning struck the
house of Lewis Libby. His youngest daughter who
was sitting IN the lap of an older sister had her
shoes torn to peces and both children received
we're shocks. The croekery and furniture in the
house were badly broken. Both girls will recover
Judge Gresham Secretary ot the Treasury, and
| Mr.. A. M. Wyman, o. S. Treasurer left Washington
| for New York last night to attend the Republican
business mems meeting in that city today.
The iron steamship Atachia of the tachia steam
ship line Of Sunderland England. plying between
GaIve ton and Liverpool, was discovered to be on
fire at Galveston, Tex, yesterday afternoon while
| lying in the hsrbor. She has 230O bales of cotton
| on board. Tugs are flooding her with water
The rest of the miners in the Ohio Central and
Buckeye Greek regions have struck for an advance
! of the mining rate to 80 cents per ton.
For y-oue horses ere burned TO death in Rosen-
baum's stable At Meridian Miss. yesterday.
Two men were killed aud five others injured by
,he bursting OF boiler in saw mill at Middle
berne w Vs. yesterday.
John Henser, 40 years old committed suicide
with revolver at his residence on Parker street,
b ston,, yesterday. Cause temporary insanity,
caused by drink