Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-10-22
THE EAST.

MARY DRUSE, who helped her mother to
kill, cut and boil her father in Warren.
Herkimer County, N. ", pleaded guilty of
murder in the second degree and was sem
fenced to the Onondago penitentiary for
life.
BEcKIE and Annie Neale, daughters of
W. c. Neale, and Mary, daughter of James
Neale, got into small fiat boat, with w.
Greek, near kittaning, Pa, recently.
When they reached the middle of the
creek the boat sank. The three girls were
drowned, but the man reached shore.
The Hungarians employed in the con-
struction of the Cresson, Clearfield County
s. New York Short Line Railway did not
receive their pay on the day it was due re-
Gently. They captured one of the con-
tractors and said they would hold him till
they got their money. If the money was
not speedily paid they threatened to kill
the captive.
A RECENT Connellsville Pa.) special
SAYS: The west bound express of the Bal
timore & Ohio Railway struck a rock two
miles east of Ohio Pyle Falls, Pa, precipi-
tating the engine, two baggage cars and a
smoker into the river. No one was serious
ly injured.
THE severest storm in many years pre-
vailed at Nyack, n. V, on the 18th. Con-
siderable damage was done along the
shore of the Hudson River. The docks
We're all flooded, and number of the small
boets and valuable steam launch were
sunk. The ferryboats from Tarrytown
were unable to land.
UNSATISFACTORY reports have been
given of the behavior of the new war yes
Sci Mohican, recently built at the Mare
Island Navy Yard, which has just had her
first cruise at sea. The faults were prnci-
pally with the engines. The ship sailed
well.
THE iron moulders strike at Albany, n
Y. which has been In progress since last
May, has ended. Concessions were made
on both sides.
IT WAS estimated that $1,000 persons
viewed the remains of the late Cardinal
McCloskey as they lay in state at the
cathedral at New York on the 18th. The
app. caches TO the building were constantly
crowded in spite of the severe storm which
prevailed.
JOHN bEN EREAtA, charged with at
TEMPTING TO blow up the saloon OF James
Il. Rodgers, No. Isl. Callowhll street
Philadelphia, on the morning OF August &c
last, has been sentenced to pay fine OF
500 and TO undergo Imprisonment OF two
ard half years.
OPERATIONS have been resumed in all the
departments OF the sheet mill of the Read
ing (Pa.) iron works, compromise having
been effected with the puddlers who struck
recently for an advance. The manage
n.enr asreed to grant the advance.
ANOTHER high tide swept over the beach
at Far Rockaway, n. Y. on the night of
the 18th, doing much damage. A portion
of the iron pier was carried away. A
large quantity OF wrecSage was washed up
end il was believed a vessel was wrecked.
NEARLY the entire business portion of
the village of Sand Bank, near Oswego. n.
Y, was burned the other night. Two
churches were destroyed.
THERE was singular and surprising
coincidence notai,le on Lake Erie on the
18th. The strong east wind which was
blowing lowered the water two feet at the
Buffalo end OF the LAX, SO that the work of
loading crafts with coal in Blackwell
Canal had to be suspended. At Toledo the
wind blew a gale from tn. west and Maui
NEE River dropped two feet below the
aaval.