The National tribune., 1884-08-28
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The News frem All Parts Of the
World.
GRIMES ANp CASUALTIES.

Two little boys while playing with matches
at their home in Springfield, o., on the goth,
set Gre 60 the house, and one of them was
burned 20 deata-A Sunday-scbool excur-
sian train Of IL cars collided with another train
ncar Streator, ILL.,, on the 2lst, killing one pas
seDgor and fatally iniuring number OF others
-Seven men were smotheTed by gas at the
Burk RIDGE mine near Shamokin, Pa, on the
21st. Eleven mules were also suffocated or
bufned.-The Government launch Daphne,
employed at tho Government works at Mem
phis Tenn. exploded her boiler Oh The DIST
killing paymastcr n. Golden. who was blown
overheard, and seriously scalding three OF the
crcw and a newsboy who was on board.-A
large party OF tramps took possession OF the
town Of CasseltOa, Dakota, on the 18th, drove
families out of their homes and committed
other exccsses -Four Of the rufhanS were cap
tured.-A woman who was under arrest for
assault and battery at Scranton. Pa, hung her
self on the 2aJh TO the cell door with strips
torn from her aprOn.-Ihe hail and light
ning storm Of the 2lst and 23d insts. did seri-
oas damage. Several houses were greatly dam
aged IL Iansine burg. y Y, OH the 2lst, and a
number OF barns were burned at Brunswick.
At Cambridge. in the same State, two young
w0iaen were killed by lightning. In Chester
field Co, Va, trees were uprooted and fences
blown down. At Colliery Junction, Pa, sew
eral HOUSES were blown down, trees uprooted
ant Farm property destroyed. On the follow
ing day a storm visited Dover, \. II, killed
many cattle and broke down telegraph wires
and at Kingston, n Y, a house was struck by
lightning and burned.
POLITICAL
meeting Of the republicans Of Franklin Co.,
he., was held al Strong on the 18th inst. Mr.
Blaine, eX-Goy. RObie and ex-senator Han
nibsl Il;mlin were IN attendance, the first
named gentleman making a speech. The
Republicans of the 18th Congressional District
Of Pennsylvania have nominated Joseph Ii.
Scranton for Congress, and DIR. Oscar l. Jack
soa has been nominated for Congress by the
same party OF ihe 18th district.
PERSONAL.
The remains Of the famous war CORES
pondent. Januarius Aloysius MacGahan. who
died in Constantinopie in 1873 arrived in New
York on the 21st on the u. :. steamer Pow
hatan. After lying in state in the City Hall,
the body VIII be sent TO Ohio, the dead Jour
nalisi's native State.-Gen. Mcclellan is at
Nit Desert
BsDUsTRIAI-
Reports from 325 points, covering the British
Provinces, New England and New York, indi-
cate THAI tie hay crop just harvested is nearly
80 per cent. less than last ycar.-The busi-
ness failures for the seven days ending on the
22d inst. number l97 FOR the United States and
e for Canaaa-The total value Of the Cali
fornia products for lSS4 it estimated at S5I,-
000oO9. About S56009.900 viii be exported,
consisting Of wheat, barley, -four, wine brandy,
wool, salmon and canned fruits. Wheat leads
tie list Of exports 100000 tons, valued al
40,5e0,0o0.
ABROAD.
II was reported a few days since that four OF
the rngieaders in the recently-discovered con-
epirscv against the Mexican Government had
been shot. but the rumOr proved to be false.
The Republic is disposed 10 deal leDiently with
the o9cRGers-The recent explosion at Ka-
zar Russia, in which ii was supposed 100 per-
sons were killed, is attributed TO Nihilists.-
The German wsr-ship Loewe recently hauled
down the British flag which had been hoisted
at Bagica. on the African coast, and ran up
the German Col0rs.-Seyenteen men were
suffocated on the 18th inst. at Brave, France
by the caying in Of a fnnnel.-Hostilities
between France and China have commenced in
earnest at last. On the 23d the arsenal at Foo
EhOO was destroyed by the French after bonn-
bardnent Of three hours Several Chinese gun
boats were sunk during the engagement, but
the French feet appears to have sustained nc
injury The II vessels forming the Chinese
feet, which were little better than toys, were
destroyed with very little trouble on the part
OF the French who had eight beavily-arnied
ships. Several Chinese ganboats maintained a
fire Tor about - minutes when the survivors oi
their crews leaped overheard. The fight was
practically ended IN seven minutes, the super
5oriry OF the French ornaments rendering all
resistance on the part Of the Chinese useles
The scenes on the river as the dead and
wounded laated by were terrible Many were
picked up by an English man-of-war that was
anchored near the scene Of hOstilitieS.