Mohave County miner., 1884-09-21

a. Co., OF the Eighteenth ward, caught
fire aud in less than an hour were in
ruins. The works. which covered
three acres. adjoined the Standard
Oil Works aud Barrel factories, and
for a time il was feared the flames
would communicate to them and a
disastrous conAagration result there
from. On the grounds there were
eight large tanks filled with oil, and
large sparks were falling around
them. Notwithstanding the danger
threatened by explosives, however,
the firemen and employees OF the
Standard Company worked heroical
ly, and hnally succeed in keeping the
fire within bounds. Total loss about
$4,000, on which there is an in
surance Of $1,000.
Detroit. Mich, Sept. 1.-THE fre
this afternoon started in Alexander
Moore's planning mill on High street
and spread 10 Delbridge, Brooks a
Fishers planing mill on Grand River
avenue; also burned number OF
stores and dwellings in the block,
making total loss OF Sl00, 900, about
half covered by insurance. james
Moore, in the employ Of the mill,
jumped from a window breaking bis
leg, James McEnkel was fatally
burned about the face. A dwelling
on High street WAS burned badly.
AT $40 O'Clock an oil iank in the
shed ia its rear exploded, tearing the
house into pieces and shaking the
peighboring dwellings. The wreck
was blown over two boys and tive
men on the side walk. The men
were not seriously hurt. George
Barre, aged Q. badly bruised and cut
about the head Patrick Lyach, aged
l6. bruised severely
New York, Sept ia Times
London special says: Paris is given
over TO denunc1a,ion, fiom which not
even the grayest and wisest seem
able to escape. Articles are daily
printed over signatures which the
whole world respects, breathing ven
geance and slaughter. Among many
oihers former Minister and Vice
Admiral published letter showing
how England can bes. be attacked
aud mapping out campaigns for a
war. The English papers say less
now than they said week ago. but
the English people are very angry
and IT would take only q slight hitch
in Egs ptian affairs or an injury to
English interests in China 10 raise
the biggest kind oi q war clond
there,
President Adams Of the Union Pa
cific Wednesday presented his quar-
terly report to the Directors.
May orRobinsop Of Charlotte. .Mici..
was shot and dangerously wounded
by a tramp on Tuesday night.
AT Naples on Wednesday there
we're 265 deaths from cholera.
The Chinese on the Min river be
low Foo Chow were defeated last
Wednesday by the French.
The outlook for the success OF the
British Soudsn expedition is encour-
aging.
Hendricks spoke at Peoria. Ill.,,
last Wednesday night.
General Butler spoke at Low,ille.
n. Y. on Wednesday.
A Graenback ticket has been plac-
ed ia the ield in Colorado.
W J.. Ellsworth has been romiuat-
ed for President by the american
Political Alliance.
Fores, fires are raging near Port
Huron, Mich.
The hog cholera is raging in Vir-
giBia and Maryland,
The discovery OF tin in West Vir
gina is attracting considerable atten.
tiou,
General GoDez and Maceo, the
Cuban reyolutionists, are at hey
West, en- ron te to New York.
4 State convention Of temperance
and reform leagues was held on We'd
nesday at Asbury Park, n. j,
Walter Evans, Commissioner Of
Internal Revenues, is mentioned N
q possible successor Of Secretary Fol
ger.
Al Montreal The Gray Nuns are
claiming exemption from taxation by
the terms Of the cession OF Canada
by France to England.
1 Eyicted and idle coal miners 10
Ohio are committing depredstions
upon the small stock of the farmers
in their vicinity, owing to destitu