Daily Republican., 1885-08-28
News sum mary.

A despatch from Shenandoah, Penna
says Packer No. Colliery at Lost
Creek, has been compelled to suspend
operations, owing to the accumula-
tion In the underground workings of
what IL supposed TO be q mixture of
earbonic oxide and carbopic acid gas.
The gas is given off from aa abandoned
breast III waieh, IL is thought, fl re
originating from spon taueous combus-
ton, .s raging. Men are walling up
tho old breast, which will be filled
with water. The colliery is located on
the Girard estate.
Thirty-five cases of smallpox were
reported at the health office in Montreal
on Wednesday. OF thee FIVE were re-
ported by physicians. Three deaths were
reported. There have been twenty
deaths from small pox in St. Jean Bap.
ste village since Saturday and We
new cases were reported. Efforts to
control the epidemic are futile. owing
to the opposition of the people to vacci
nation.
A letter received iu New York from
Havana dated August -, SAYS "Cap
tain Robinson aud the entire crew OF
| the American brig G. s. Packard,
which grounded recently off the en-
trance OF the Port of Sagua, have been
| arrested on the charge of having at
tempted TO burn tine vessel. IL was dis
| covered that large quantity of pc
JroleuIn had been poured over tse brig.
A portion of train on the Natchez
jackson and Columbus railroad went
Through Big Bayou Pierre Bridge, Mis-
sissippi, yesterday morning. The trair
ran oft the trask at the east end of the
bridge, and after humping over the
crossties, the locomotive, tender, bag
gage, and mali and smoking car weDl
down.
Memorial services we're held in the
lefty of Mexico on Wednesday, night
under The auspices of the city govern
ment, in honor of General Grant. All the
members Of the American colony wert
represented by spec ial invitation. TIL,
progam embraced vocal and instru
mental music and addresses.
In attempting to resc ne 5-year,olt
boy named Stewart, who was in danger
of being run over by a runaway team
10 Plttsburg yesterday, Mrs. Fshey
an old lady, WAS knocked down ant
the horses fatally injured. The chilt
was also hurt, but will probably re
cover.
| A despatch from Brad ford, Pa, say
an explosion of three thousand pound
of nitro 'Slgcerine, at Robert & Sons
factory yesterday morning. completell
wrecked the building and shook house
for IN lies around. Two employees wer
Thrown some distance, but escaped
with few bruises.
Yesterday afternoon Rev. P. S. Hen
son, of Philadelphia preached q sermon
at Ocean Grove, New Jersey. ImEen S
crowds are attending the closing ser
vices OF che camp-meetiDg. The con
gregation in the natatorium last nigh
: numbered about 6000 persons.
!; Vicar.General McOolGan, of Bait
: more, who was recently elevated to th
rank of Monsiguor, last night held
3 Injecting at his church, aud made a
appeal for funds TO enable Parnsll I
Icontinue his work in behalf of lrelanC
A subscription was at once started.
Five uniformed members of the Sa
vation Army were before a justice of I'll
lpeace in Chicago yesterday on tt
.Icharge of obstruoting the public stree
h land disorderly conduct. They Wei
y fined $40 each aud ordered to be sent
d Bridewell.
A large piece Of dynamite placed III
der building iu New Boston, Penna
occupied by about dozen Hungarian
II who are working on a new railroad, e:
3, Iploded on Wednesday night. tt
% building was damaged, hut no pe-sc
was hurt.