The Portland daily press., 1885-06-04
NEW YORK.
PecuIiar Accident TO a Party Of Germs

Peculiar Accident TO II Party Of Germans.
NEW YORK, June 3.-While party of Ger
mans, including the members of three or four
families, were seated around a table last night
in room back of Carl Hensen's dry goods
store on the ground floor of No. 1877 Ludlow
street, kerosene lamp exploded and its frag-
meDts and burning oil flew in every direetlon,
covering all those that set around the table In
an instant the whole room was ablaze, and tne
occupants screamed and ran frantlcally 10 ana
fro Between them and the door leading into
the store everything was on fire. Blinded as
they were by the burning oil that covered their
faces, they rushed first to one side and then
to the other. Soon Mr.. Henzsr, who haG gone
out for few minutes, returned and gave the
alarm The fire was extinguished and the
victims sent to the hospital. Six persons we're
badly burned.
Ferdinand Ward Again.
The grand jury yesterday found an indict-
ment for grand larceny against Ferdinand
Ward. IL will probably be acted upon in a
day or two. Evidence on which it was found
was that submitted to referee Cole to the effect
that Ward carried bag full of securities from
vaults of the Marine bank just prisr to its col
lapse.
Retarn of tbe U. y. Marines.
Steamship Acapulco from Aspinwall brought
the first battalion of United States Marines
returning from special duty on the Isthmus,
with 10 naval general court martial prisoners
from vessels of the North Atlantic squadron
stationed at Aspinwall, and members of the
Nicaragua Canal survey. She brought also
three handsome horses which belonged to the
late Gen. Barrios of Guatemala, one of which
be rode at the battle of Chalcuapar, where he
was killed. Prominent among the passengers
was DR.. Rafael Zaldivar, ex.President of San
salvador, who is on route to Europe. The
battalion of marines has suffered much from
malarial and other feVers, and has left the bones
of several members behind. Several cases of
fever occurred on the passage home, but no
deaths Many of the men look badly and the
majority of officers have lost from 10 to 30
pounds OF flesh.
A Missing Official.
The Evening Telegram publishes sensa-
tionsl story concerning supervisor OF elections
John ID. Davenport, who it says is reported as
having been missing nearly two months His
offices in the federal building have been closed
for some time. Every one about the building
who has been interrogated on the subject de-
nies all knowledge of his whereabouts. The
agent of the house where Davenport formerly
resided is reported as saying that Davenport
moved away on the 1st of May, and he heard
that Davenport had gone to New Haven.
The Telegram intimstes that Davenport has
disappeared in order to avoid investigation of
his Office.
Ex-President Arihur's Health.
In connection with the published statement
that ex-President Arthur was suffering from
an aggravated form of Bright's disease, a re-
porter called on him this forenoon and asked
him if there was any truth in such report.
The ex-president replied: "There is simply no
truth in the report" A member of Mr.. Ar
thurs family said subsequently,: "He is in
fairly good health. don't mean that he is
absolutely we'll, but he makes no complaint