Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1885-12-12
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throwing all OF the crew into the river and
causing intense excitement throughout the
city. The boat at once took fire AID burned to
the waters edge. None OF the crew we're
drowned or fatally injured. Loss, SIS, Geo;
uninsured.
LArER.-Further Investigation into the
cause of tAe accident TO the tow boat iron City
disclos4 IS the fact that natural gas VAS the
prime cause e the explosion. The boat ap-
pears 10 have gone aground Immediately over
the main p Of the Philadelphia Natural Gas
company. The boat while surging aud twist
ing la trying to get of, snaI p q the gas main
In twain. The gas rushing up and around the
boat ignitcd from the furnace fires aud tx
ploded with fearful defamation, setting fire To-
the boat, which was entirely consumed. All
injured viii recover.
YORK, Pa, Dec. 4.-The fires were drawn In
Farqhar's Agricultural Works this morning
and work suspended consequent OF the pro
posed reduction OF Is per cent. aud hOur's
extra WORK without extra pay. The men re-
fused TO submit aud 40 so notified the mansg.
ers and retired. Everything quiet.
AKRON, o., Dee. ALLISON Sanders, IA II
year-old boy, suoiied to-day by blowing his
brains out at the home of his parents In this
place. No cau-c assigned.
CINCINNATI, o., Dee. John Carlisle, a re-
tired merchant, was this morning appointed
trustee OF thc Cincinnati southern road, vice
Miles CIR enwood, deceased.
HARTPOED, Conn, ID c. At 3 O'Clock this
morniug hse Was discovered on the fourth
floor OF The upper ease shop OF l. N. WEIGH
IL Co. The FoJrestyiiie building four storits
high, huiit Of brick, was entirely destroyed to-
gether Win the crgines, boilers, machinery
and stock, en'ailiug n loss OF $l00, 600. Iosur
ancc one-hslf, One hundred men are thrown
out oil Employment.
FuhtDEIPHIA, Dee. 5.-Ncarly two months
ago il wa, announced, ION authority,' that q
public cxb b,tiou Of he celebrated Keclcy mo-
Tor would be mad dIfiug the present week
The sam, promises have been made at inter
walls for he last tea years, but the exhibition
is still in the dim aud duoky future. Keel
esiu to-day 10 Nh iucre'ui Us r, porter that The
sickness of hi, WIFE h4d DELAYED his work dur
ing the past two weeks, blt th&t during the
coming month he cxp. cted some important d.
velopntnts. lie idci that lie hoped 'soon
after Janu ry'' TO have everything SO far flu
she T. at d ents might be applied for.
BROOKLYN, n. Y, Dec. AT s:3J this
morning a train Of two cars rolled out OF
Brooklyn aud climbed almost 10 the tower,
when the grip gave out and the train rau
hanly.r. 4,..,l a.. . . N l. 80, 81. 1911 4. L..
of cars started up he incline. The slippery
tracks CAV, no cnance To stoI, aud the car,
came together with ter:fi force. The coaches
were damned With p Upie, who tried To- escape,
but five were seriously injured AMI II number
were slightly hurt. A ruuor was sfoat that a
dozen people had been killed, bat the report
was entirely ~uufoundcd.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dc. Tile Demo.
cratic senators ia caucus this uoon agreed IL
present the name Of lshGm G. Harris, 5 nator
from Tennessee, 10 be President pro ten pore.
WASHINGTON, d. g., Dee. THE Rcpub i
can Senators agreel iO nominate Senator JJin
Sherman, OF OAio, 10 be President pro TEN
pore.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dec. In tie Ee.
publican caucus to-day 1t was ~ reed 10 pres,
TO AZ early passtga the elec orai count bill.
W~A5HISGrON, d c., DC Tile Pre-iden'
to-day appointed Wm. Huber, postmaster a,
Lawrenc burg. no., ard ward VI Kinuai
postmaet,r Al Jacksonville, lis.
WASHINGTON, -. C., Dec. Z -BoWman Sailor
and AM, his wlfe. aged respectively Si AID 81
years, parents OF Chas s dior, sup riutendenl
OF the Washington x Georgetown X X. Co.,
were found dead IN lhcir beds in GEORGETOWN
this morning. The la t seen of Mr.. Sailor
was Thursday last, wren he was at the round
house. There was greenish froth about The
mou hs OF tue old couple, and Il Is suppos. d
they committed suicide By taking Pari, green.
CuEsrsR, Pa, Dec. THE U. s Cruiser
Chicago, W successfully launched at Johu
Roach's hip yard M ii :J5 this morning. Miss
Edith CIeborpc, daughter of Medical Director
Cleborae, OF the u. $. Navy, chrlstened the
cruiser which viii be com, lct.d here aud
taken to New Yvik.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7~.-Democrstic Con-
grcssInen are H)t king here IN large numbers
this morning IN CT Ter 10 participate in this
evenings caucus for House officers. The
usual amount Of To- by ing and buttou-holing
Is going on and there IS every ind cation Of All
excitil r contest to night for several Of the
prominent tthces.
PHILADELPHIA Dec. THE report Of a
commisslon alp Olnted to take testimony In II
remarkable case will be presented To the court
Of common p cas- % -iay by lawyer Hampton,
Csrson. DR.. Martin Weaver, u prominen;
pLyftciaH. belonging to one OF the oldest aud
most ar,stccrai!c families in the Z sk-r Cily.
He IS over ~ years Of aye. When q years Old
he married "A O.ile Of is, who died At the birth
OF her second child. After this event the ply
siciau becaIn. eccentric, dismissed al the ser
wants eml yed in his elegant mansion, au1
with the aid Oi Miss T. niiy Weaver, "a house
keeper, ID all bis do nestle aud mental work
without add tiDnal assistance. To his irieuds
he pleaded that his action Vas due to poverty,
whtn e. The cane time It was known tn &C he
was pos, essed Of hundreds Of Thousands OF
cash and available pr perry. Recently he be-
gan to abuse he daughter Bessie, the chllt
whose birth caused thu death OF his wife, and
she was c'mprlled t. Il from home ani take
up Der residence with an aunt. Enraged at
this action, her father had her removed from
the house by I roe and taken 10 tne Ro-ine
home. an institution for the r. Z ,rtuafipn ~