The bee., 1884-02-16
THE NEWS.
Eastern and Middle States

BILLY MCGDoRY. the Inos5 notorious of
New York dance house keepars has been
sentenced to six months Imprisonment for
violation OF toe excise law.
Governor ROBINSON, Mayor Martin. and
many other prominent people attended
Wendell Phillips funeral IN Boston. The
remains lay in state in Faneuil hal, where
they were viewed by thousands
Fifty farmers from all over the country
were present at the annual convent on Of
the Amer can Agricultural association In
New York A aper by United States Seaa-
tor Vance Of North Carolina. on The Or
ganization OF Farmers for Political Pro
tectlon,n and other papers or interest 70
farmers were read
THREE Irish Iaborers were struck b.
night express train near B Iden. Penn,
and instantly killed.
FIRE broke out at night IN the factory of
GTossHlan q kluentneF, AlientoWn. Penn. to-
tally destroying IL and q number of srral
buildings attached. As the fremen who
were standing on the ladders and in the
building were doing their utmost to slbdue
the flames. the north and soath walls sud
denly fel cutwsr5. and some fifteen men
were covered with the delriS Streams If
water were Immediately directed upon the
ruins covering the men, which prevented
some of them from being burned 70 death
Five men were killed. and eleven seriously
injured by the fallen walls.
BETWEEN $500 and 6.CG0 buildings were
submerged by the rising waters in Pittzburg
and Allegheny City Thess buildings IN
cluded the residences Of 25,uJJ people 10000
Of whom were not able u occupy their
homes. Fifteen thousand persons were tenn
pOrarily thrown out Of employment by the
stopFage Of mills and factories A number
of persons were drowned. and the estimated
pecuniary damage is =, ,g0j,G04
HENRY s. CHURCH. CITY chamberlain Of
Troy, y. Y, disappeared suddenly, and an
examination OF has accounts showed that he
was defaul5er TO the extent OF $4,000.
AK immense ice gorge, thirty miles long
and In some places twenty feet high. form d
IN the SusJueEaIna river. ct u EilkesbarTe.
Penn. the gorge sudd snly broke with loud
report. and IN less than three hours the river
rose seventeen feet. flooding miles % terri
tory. Immense ice tams also formed on the
Schuylkin and Delaware rivers
An entire square IN the central part OF
HazeltOn, Penn, town Of $500 inhabitants,
suddenly caved In. causing great cJnsterua-
ton. The drop was CAUSED by the giving
way Of the timber in mine Underneath the
town Three or four h5uscs, including a
hotel, were wrecked, and many other build
ings were more or less damaged
PROFESSOR A. II. GUYoT, the celebrated
Swiss ge0grapher professor in Princeton
college, died few DAYS since at his home In
Princeton aged sevenJy-seven years.
AN explosion Of oil in tank al Hunters
Point, n. Y. resulted in a fire which de-
stroyed property valued at about $4,000.
The steamship State of Nebraska. from
Glasgow. arrived in New Y ork. having on
board the ninety-two men cOInDT isiug the
officers and crew Of the steamship Noting
Hill, running between London ani New
York The Noting Hill had been stTuck by
huge iceberg and injured 50 badly that she
had to be abandoned.
SIX convicts-fve cOlorei all one white
were WHIPPED few days since at New Cas-
tie. Del
Much damage has been done bv foods and
ice near Harrisburg, Penn. Four bridges.
valued at more than so. 900. were crushed
and carried away. Three dams were washed
out and the mills connected with them 50
badly injured as to prevent Their running
until repaired
MAYOR EDsoN. Of Ngw YORK received
many telegram from the mayors Of flooded
towns on the Chic river. appealing for aid.
Copies cf tie telegTams were sent 10 the
various exchanges Of The CITY. and iH.Bla-
date sct on for the relief OF the sufferers
was taken.
THOMAS KINsELLA, q prominent journal
ist, for many years eiitor OF the Brooklyn
Eagle, is dead.