The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-09-18

the same period was Is, 1S5 1853 barrels.
THE Marine Hospital Bureau at WASH
ington has been informed that yellow
fever is epidemic in the State of Sonora,
Mexico, and q request has been made for
the appointment of a medical inspector at
Nogales, Tex.
THE EAST.
THE second attempt of the yachts Puri-
tan and Genesta to contest for the interna-
tional cup was frustrated on the Sth by the
Puritan fouling the Genesta. The Captain
of the Puritan was clearly to blame, and
the race would have been given to the
Geuesta, but Sir Richard Sutton refused to
accept it.
TIE boat race between Hanlan, Ross
and Lee, at Sheepshead Bay, n. Y, was
won by Hanlan in 21:10. Course, three
miles and a turn.
TRAINS No. 81 and "a on the Erie & Pitts
burgh Railroad collided the other morning
one mile southwest of Middlesex, Pa. The
fireman and engineer on tho north bound
train. Adam Riser and A. o. Bates, both
Of Erie, were instantly killed by the col
lision. Loss, $S5. 200. The accident was
due to a confusion of orders.
The Commissioners of immigration of
the State of New York have reported to
the Secretary of the Treasury that during
the year 1884 there arrived at the port Of
New York 33o, 030 immigrants, all of whom
were examined by the board, and on such
examinations I LA persons were found to
be either convicts, lunatics, idiots or per-
sons unable to take care of themselves
without becoming public charges, and
were returned to the countries from whence
they came.
As gang of fourteen miners was com.
ing out of the Alta colliery, at Branchdale,
Pa, the other morning, a tremendous ex.
plosion of gas occurred. John Linn, aged
seventeen, was instantly killed, ard thir.
teen others were all more or less burned
and mangled, some fatally.
The Delaware & Hudson train wos
wrecked in Washington County, n. Y,
the locomotive dashing upon a rock. The
engineer was killed and three other train.
men seriously injured.
The body Of Chauncey Hough was found
in the river below the Niagara Falls the
other night. Hough had been missing for 9
week, when he sent his money and valua
hes to his betrothed with an explanation
The cause of the suicide is unknown.
In the bicycleraces at Springfield, Mass.
ON the 9th, the Englishmen won the prirci
pal events. The amateur championship
mile race was won by Furnivall, of Eng
land, in 2:45 4-5. Howell, of England, wor
the professional championship, mile race
In 2:49 3-5.
DAVID n. NAyLoR, Boston agent o.
Robertson & Hoop, feather merchants o.
New York, was arrested recently charged
with embezzling $1,000. He confessed hi,
guilt.
DELEGATES to the seventeenth annua
convention of the Irish Catholic Nationa
Benevolent Union met in New York on tn,
9th.
AGAs wen was struck at Cameron, N
z, at depth of fifty feet while one Of the
residents was boring for water. The gas
flowed with considerable force.
TIE accounts Of the late Charles s. De-
mott, receiver Of taxes of Hampstead, Ions
island, who died recently, are being inves
hgated. 1t is reported that there is short.
age of from 5000 to 5000.
AT Pittsburgh, Pa, the other morning
John Mcintosh shot his mother through
the brain. The old lady had called hel
son TO shoot cat in the garden. While ht
went for the gun she went into the arbor
and he, unaware of this, fired at the cal
and killed his mother.
THREE sailors of the brig Furness Abbey
were recently arrested in Boston on q
charge of mutiny. The Captain and Matt
were also arrested ON counter charges Of
cruelty. The vessel was from Hong Kong.
MoLLH MAcUIREIsN is again reported
rampant in the upper and lower Luzernt
districts of Pennsylvania Nine murders
have recently occurred in the northern
coal fields, and mines are frequently fired
THERE was another failure to sail the in.
ternational yacht race at New York ON the
nth. The yachts started, and the Genesis
AsA the best of it while the wind lasted.
when the breeze got light the Puritan
forged ahead and vas leading when the
oeven-hour time limit expired and the race
~as OF for the day.
n C. ROCKWELL, the ex-baaker of
Cnion, Il. Y, and his clerk, d. J. Palmer,
were arrested the other day, charged With
larceny in the first degree in uisappro.
RriafiDg $4,000. The complaint was made
By Mrs Livingston. depositor.
TIE Tammany Hall General Committee
has passed resolutions condemninx the
Civil Service Commission.
THE WEST.
The troubles of the Wabash Railroad
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