Daily Republican., 1884-05-24
ews Summary.

A St. Louis express train and q
freight train collided at crossing near
Rochester, N. Y, on Thursday night,
and seven sleeping cars were thrown
from the track. About twenty persons
were injured none fatally. Among
the injured were the Japanese Prince
Yamashima and eleven members of his
suite. 1t is said the disaster was csus-
cd by heabsence Off fagman from his
post also, that the freight conductor
should have waited until the express
passed.
A telegram from 6t. Johns says that
three large icebergs are reported on the
Newfoundland coast, lone over nine
miles long, drifting along at the mouth
of White Bay; one is estimated to be
seven miles long, passing south, forty
miles east Of St. Johns, and q third,
several miles In circumference, In St.
Johns Bay, aground on Georges Rock
and almost alongside the harbor OF St.
Johns"
Joseph Worley, a civil engineer, shot
himself through the heart at the gate
of the Masonic Cemetery at Bozeman,
Montana, yesterday morning. ne
was found dead with pistol in his
hand and . cigarette held tightly be-
tween his teeth. Letters from ladies In
st. Paul were found torn In fragments
on the ground"
The St. Patrick's Society of Montreal
on Thursday evening appointed com
mittee to represent 1t at the coming
meeting Of National societies In
that city, Gin connection with the
manner in WHICH emigration is at
present carried on, and to devise means
of atfording employment to emigrants
on their arrival
1t is said that the fficials of the Penn
Bank, of Pittsburg, ''are preparing evl
dence, and in few days will bring suit
against several prominent business men
for maliciously circulating rumort
which caused the run on the bank and
npelled suspension" The Penn
Bank resumed business yesterday.
S. Blanchard, wholesale grocer and
importer of Richmond, Virginia, made
an assignment yesterday. His liabili'
ties are stated at $223, 900 assets, Sl25,.
600. Among his creditors are Barring
Bros. & Co., of Boston for $l47 900, and
the Massachusetts National Bank, Of
Boston for $50. 900.
The steamer Polaria arrived at New
York, yesterday from Hamburg with
five steerage passengers SICK VIII
the smallpox. Two steerage pas
senpers had died during the voy'
age. The vessel was detained at Quar-
antine.
By the upsetting Of row.boat al
Port Huron, Michigan, on Friday norn.
| ing, Charles Mooney, John Ford and
Thomas McEwan, all of Chicago, and
employees OF the Grand Trunk Railway,
were drowned.
The French brig senorine sank on the
eastern ledge Of the Great Banks ol
Newfoundland nearly three weeks ago
and her crew of 8 and 30 passengers
perished.
Joseph B. Mcdonald, Of Woburn
Massachusetts,, dealer in lumber
wood and coal, has made an assign
ment. His liabilities are reported al
$l25,OOO.
1t Is announced that after the 1st o.
August next the use of the crematorJ
at Washington, Penna., will be limitet
to residents of Washington County.
Lavan Stevens, the third man con
victed OF the murder of Anderson
Lackey, near jackson, Ohio, wa
hanged at Waring Friday.
Van Campen Brothers Implemen
Warehouse at Cannon Falls, Iowa, wa
\ burned ON Thursday night. Loss $50,
1000.
The Reynolds Plow Company's build
ing in Brocton, Massachusetts, wa
damaged yesterday by fire to the exten
of $40, 900.
! George Lear, ex-Attorney General Q
PENNSYLVANIA, died yesterday mornin
!, at his home in boy ylestown, agel o
years.
1t ia runored that Ferdinand Ward
who is now tenant Of Ludlow stree
iail, in New York, is engaged III wrl
ting a confession OF his financial doings
Lloyd L. Majors, for completely i
the murder of Archibald Mcintyre
, was hanged at Oakland, California.
} Leopidas johnson, colored, wa
hanged at McDononRh, Georgia TOT
criminal assault upon = farmers wife
Charles b. Clarke was hanged
D Little Valley, New York, for the nu'
r der of his wife.
: Charles LEST, aged 60 years, bein
] crazed by drink, committed suicid
, Friday In Baltimore.
1T il said that the Bank of Montret
| ,.nt ss n0O 900 in GOLD TO New YOr