The Red Cloud chief., 1884-10-31
MISCELLANEOUS

"NiT htsAi'Stu-
JOHS Fox and William Worden wer
killed; Henry Johnson and Michael An
derson fatally injured, and a number o
others seriously injured by the recent ex
plosioD Of a boiler in Isaac Wehrman'
saw mill al Ten Mile Greek, W. Va.
TWENTY THOUSAND people were thrown
out Of employment by the closing down o
cotton mills in Massachusetts during Sep
tember.
ANUMBEE Of accomplished Eastern burg
lars were recently working Eastern Texa,
towns successfully.
AN old man named Staeizel, committed
suicide at Trenton, n. j., recently, by
hanging himself. tie was suffering from
temporary insanity, caused by sunstroke
BY an explosion Of gas in the Dorranct
shaft Of the Lehigh Valley Goal Company
near Wilkesbarre, Pa, the wood work and
farmhouse were greatly damaged. Condy
Mccall, a miner, was seriously injured.
The body of Patrick Ash, aged sixty
years, was found floating in the Arkansa.
River, near Pueblo, recently. He had
been an inmate Of the Insane Asylum fol
a long Time, and was discharged a few
weeks before his death occurred. The old
man had loft his coat on the bank and had
tied to his neck a large piece Of Stag from
a smelter near by, weighing about fifty
pounds, securing it by means OF pieces OF
rope and wire from baled hay. He was no.
known to have any relatives or friends.
AT a recent meeting Of the Grand Lodge
OF Masons at Louisville, KY, Grand High
Priest Farleigh bitterly condemned Pope
Leo for his decree against Masonry and
his insinuations that the tendencies Of the
Order or either infidelic or at any rate
anti-Catholic. He announced all the
charges as absolutely false.
THOMAS WHITE, late cashier OF the
Planters and Mechanics Bank Of Peters
burg, Va, was recently indicted by the
grand jury there for making certain fraud.
ulent entries on the teller's boob whereby
Thomas White, the teller of the same bank,
was credited with -, 80 as deposited jan
uary Is, lSSI. and $3.50 As deposited jan
uary u, 1883.
THOMAS II. EVANS, a journalist who had
FOR some time b, o / on the Brooklyn Times,
was recently arrested for enlightenment.
ALBERT ZIMMERMAN, aged three years,
was playing with a loaded shot gun re-
Gently at Allamont, ILL.,, when It was acct
den ly discharged and killed him.
WILLIAM JORDAN, n Waterman at Oak
wood Cemetery, Chicago, was recently
found dead in the cemetery chapel from a
bullet wound in his head. 1t was supposed
10 have been an accidental death.
ENGINEER COLE, of Galveston, Tex, re-
Gently lost his life by drowning by Jump
ing into the bay TO save the life of a young
lady, Miss Laura LAMAR, who had acci.
dentaily fallen through a bridge. E~h
were lost.
IL the United States Circuit Court It
Providence, II. L., Judge Colt lately 7, n
dered an opinion in the famous case of the
Canonchet estate. Francis ID. Moulton vs..
Zachary Chaffee, to secure possession of
the property purchased at auction sale.
The estate is at South Kingstown, the resi-.
dence of ex-governor Sprague, situated
near N~arragansett Pier, and was a portion
of the property disposed of nv the trustees
of Chaffee. Judge Colt held that Spragu.'s
right of title and interest must be shown.
AN immense fire recently occurred at
Milwaukee,, Wis, by which the mammoth
vi SctiS tSliDIiSuIIcHJ Oh l.. "A. tnlD-
man q Co. was destroyed. The building,
estimated at $4,000, and the stock, esti.
mated at $4,000, were entirely lost, but
were fully insured. Stark Bros, who &C.
cupied a portion of the building, also los.
100000 by the fire. The origin of the
blaze was a mystery.
The Western Freight Classification
which recently met at Milwau- |
kee, adjourned until the first Wednesday
in February. Over one hundred altera-
in freight classifications were made, |
to go into effect on the 10Th of November.
The Postmaster-General recently re.
ferred a number of Star Route cases TO the
Court of Claims for settlement.
The ship Gilbert &. Ropes was recently !
launched at Bath, Ne. She cost SI5D.O 900.
and is the largest ship ever launched at |
that port and one of the largest in the
United States. She is intended for the Cal.
ifornia trade.
HE new Hebrew orphan ASYLUM on the
banks of the Hudson River, between One
and Thirty-sixth and One Hum.
dred and Thirty-eighth street, New York.
was dedicated a few DAYS ago. 1t cost
NAA u sNNoI.lillOudtt SlA hundred I
inmates.
1T has been rumored of late that Presi.
dent Arthur is soon TO wed Miss Tillie
Frelinghuysen, the eldest daughter of Sec.
rotary Frelinghuysen. The rumor created
inuch gossip III society circles, but has
been denied by Mr. George Fr~elinghnysen.
a brother OF the rumored afianced.
COLLISION recently occurred near Mon.
treai' San., by which an express train ran
INTO a cattle train at Point Claire Station.
ihe engines OF both trains were totally do
stroyed. The engineer of the express train
was killed at once and a number of ras>ep.
gers were injured, some quite seriously.
though not fatally, and Others but slightly, |
The accident was caused bv the o,a-.
tapping or ~over-running of the switch bv
the freight train.
IT Is said that over 5000 persons attend.
the recent dedication OF the so,ijers,i
at Waterbury, Conn. There !
were over 5000 persons in the line Of
A choir of 20 voices furnished
the music and Senator Platt delivered the |
dedi alton speech.
is taxing a very active part in
preparing for the European International
Conference on the Congo question. r
The private banking house of H.. d. |,
Cooke & Co., of Washington, d c., re-
'ently hung a notice of temporary suspen.
;ion in their window. Il ~as learned tina.
heir total Indebtedness was 81, 100, 900. Of
which s, 100000 was fully secured. /,
A YOUNG lady giving the name of Julia i
lee was lately found lead beside a fence |
n Dallas, Tex, with a bullet wound in her 4
,reast. She had been there but a few DAYS I
nd hailed from the Indian Territory. She {
lad evidently committed suicide. I
TIE old Bascombe race track, at Mobile. {
Ala., celebrated for forty years, but not
Lsed since the war, is being renewed and ]