Daily Republican., 1884-06-13
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NeHa. Summary.

Points along the Allegheny Valley
were visited on Wednesday BY one OF
the heaviest Iain storms known In
many years. At Brookville, PeDna.,
. water-spout burst, and in less than
two hours the creek rose ten feet. Inc
dams at North FORK, Bryant andWain'
wright and Litch Mill gave way, car
rying with them lumber valued at $780,
600. Two bridges were washed away.
Many small buildings were demolished.
No further damage is anticipated.
The annual banquet of tho Pennsyl'
yania Farmers club was held yester-
day at the residence of Colonel j. Duffy
at Mariet "a, Penna. Among the men,
hers and guests present were Senators
Edmunds, PendletoD, Bayard, j. Don.
Cameron and Angus Cameron, Repre-.
sentative Samuel j. Randall, General
Simon Cameron, George W. Childs,
Charles A. Dana, and the Judges OF the
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Elwood Lincoln, a prominent and
wealthy young citizen of Glen Cove,
Long Island, disappeared on Wednes-
day evening. He was to have been
married to the daughter of starch
manufacturer that evening, and all the
preparations for the wedding were COM
pleted and the guests were present, but
no bridegroom appeared. II is said ht
fed with another lady of the village
An attempt was made on Wednesday
night to wreck New Jersey Central
passenger train near Bloomsbury, IN
Penna. The wreckers wedged one
end Of sleeper under one rail and block
ed the other end of it On top Of the oppo-
site rail with stone.A farmer discovered
the obstruction and removed it just as
the passenger train bound for New York
came in sight.
The fve-story building No. 81 Rose
street, New York, was destroyed by fire
last night. 1t was occupied by j. 5.
Ogilive & Co., publishers Street q
Smith, the publishers of the New York
Weekly, and G. W. WalcOtt, chrome
yarnisher. The Ire was started in the
top floor by the accidental upsetting ola
kerosene lamp. The total loss Is estl-
mated at 500, 600.
The steamship Bermuda, from the
West Indies, ran Ashore in foy yester.
day morning, II miles west OF Montauk
Point. She is fast on a bar, and net
likely TO be got off for several days.
Her passengers, % in number, have
been sent ashore with the mails and
baggage. She has cargo OF sugar,
whale oil and fruit.
A fire occurred yesterday afternoon
in the four story granite building, l52-
154 Congress street, Boston, filled with
manufactured rubber, belonging to the
National and New Brunswick Rubber
Companies. The loss is supposed to be
heavy. Nine fremen were injured by
an explosion Of naphta on the second
floor.
About 46 loaded coal cars on the Read.
ing Railroad were wrecked near Ham
burg on Wednesday night, by several!
cars jumping the track aud colidiDg
with coal train. The wreckers were
five hours in repairing the damage and
clearing the track.
The State bank of West Virginia, at
Charleston, closed its doors yesterday.
It's assets are reported at Sll5, 700, liza
bilities Sll9,00g The principal losers
alC pun p'plICi WIZ Ahh ohiaiA NS bSS1 VI
in the concern.
The yearly meeting OF tie New Eng
land Society Of Friends began vessel
day in Newport. Eight quarterly meet
ings were represented, aud the attend.
ance was the largest for many years.
The Congregational Convention OF
Vermont yesterday adopted report
against the running Of Sunday trains,
and appointed committee TO memorial
ize the Legislature OIL the subject,
Napoleon Voisine and Ez.a Jolly,
patients in the Insane A-ylu al
Quebec, e, capped last Sunday, and their
todies were found druH uol yesterday
on Beaufort Beach.
The total los, by the fire at Grand
Park, Illinois, on Tuesday, is estimated
at 1000.
The hardwood veneering factory OF
Smith & McConlb,in Chicago, was burn.
81 yesterday. Loss, $50 900.
Rich beds Of iron have been dlsC0v.
cred one mile from Duck Hill, Mlssis-
sippi.