Savannah weekly echo., 1884-02-03
NEWS OF THE WEEK,
Eastern and Middle States

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Four men were killed and seven were in
Jured by the explosion of one of the boiler
connected with E. G. & 4. Wallace's sho
manu- actory and tannery at Rochester, n. II
On the same day an explosion at the Vuleal
dynamite cOmpany'S works, near Allentown
Penn, killed three men and injured severa
others.
MUCH destitution prevails among the Penn
sylvanla iron ore mining districts Man,
miners are getting but sixty-two cents daI
for twelve hours hard work-the lowesi
wages Iaid in thirty years-while hundreds
or others are idle altogether.
A SERIES of explosions destroyed the Con
sumers' Powder mills, nine miles from Scran
ton Penn, and shook the earth for a grea
distance. l.. II. Emory, book-keeper who
was half mile away from the scene of ex.
plosion, was struck by casting and instantly
killed.
| A SHARP earthquake shock was felt
throughout the region surrounding Conto-
| cook, n. H
PHYSICIANS say that two little children
taken with diphtheria at Amsterdam, N Y,
caught it from doll belonging to sister who
had died recently of the disease.
Two of five corpses recovered soon after the
sinking of the steamer City of Columbus and
taken to New Bedford, Mass, were women
Frozen ast to the apof one of the women was
tiny l'alr OF shoes, which had probably beon
worn by child less than one year old. She
had either saved the shoes after losing her off
spring as memento or its body had been
washed from her embrace Strong men I'M
covered their heads, and many found it not
easy to suppress the tears which came to their
eyes as they pazed upon this womans dead
lace and touched the tokens of her tenderness
and devotion.
A CORRECTED passenger list cf the wrecked
City of Columbus fcots up eighty-one pas
sengers, cabin and steerage, and there were
1orty-hve officers, seamen and walters
of this number - adding the ten
additional survivors eight of the crew and
Two passengers who safely reached Cav
Head lighthouse-twelve passengers and
seventeen Of the crew were saved, making
the total number OF lost ninety
WILLIAM H. GUToN, of the firm of VIII
iams d Guion, New York agents of the
Guion line Of steamers, las failed for SUN
yariously estimated at between 500, 900 and
500 900. Previous TO his failure Mr.. Guion
retired from the firm.
THREE schooners belonging to Gloucester,
Mass, have been away 50 long on a fishing
trip that they have been given up for lost,
They carried total of forty-two men,
LATER figures swell the number of lost by |
the wreck of the steamer City of Columbus |
TO l01.
JAMES MUTT, who shot and killed his faith
er's slayer, Dukes at Uniontown Penn, was |
acquitted on his trial at Pittsburg, to which |
,ity the case had been removed United |
states Senator Voorhees, was Nuts princi al
counsel. After being out ten hours the iurv
brought in verdict of not guilty. on ac-
'ount OF insanity at the time the act was com
mtted. The verdict was received with
heers inside and outside the crowded court
DOM. and young Mutt received many con-
ratuIatory dispatches from Unjontown and
'ther arts of the country.
A MEETING of manufacturers was held at
all River, Mass, for the purpose of taking
tens to reduce the wages of the operatives
n the cotton mills
HIRAM RADCLIFFE, who for many wears
we'd -naiserbz -e-a !:s@IlateA NJ ..rSfs5fssrob
N. Y, died tire other Hay leaving an estate
estimated at 100000. He had not been seen
on the street by anybody in years.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR was the principal
guest at a reception given by the New York
Unlon League club. The President was at
tended by Secretaries Folger and Teller and
Attorney General Brewster, and spent two
hours in shaking hands with members of the
ciuo, visitors, their wives and daughters.
Alter the dinner there was dance
Two hot-headed young BranIians residing
N N New York made arrangements to go to
canada and fight duel. but repented when
arrested, aud shook hand in court
A COMMITTEE of Pittsburg doctors report
ed to the court that they had examined James
Mutt, the slayer of Norman Dukes, and found
MN perfectly sane at the present time.
The Judge thereupon ordered his
release. As Mutt passed into the
street he was loudly cheered and followed bv
a large crowd. He left with his mother and
sister for Cniontown, and at that place. IS
well as at various stations along the ro,
The young man met with an enthusiastic re-
,eption from large assemblages
NATHAN d. MoREY. the inventor O. a
gasoline illuminating machine, and L. S,
ireen, foreman of the Hathorn Spring bot |
u ling house, were asphyxiated at Saratoga.
y. y, by gasoline The spring buildings |
ire Illuminated by gasoline, and the men |
we're engaged in filling the gas reservoir with |
his fluid, when the poisonous fumes over |
anne them. Medical aid failed to restore
hem to consciousness
THERE was great variety of fine poultry
lgeons, fish, rabbits, guinea pigs, cats and
ther household pets on exhbit ion at the
scond annual exhibition of the New York
anciers' club in Madison Square garden.