Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-07-16

duction in wages.
The house of Ephraim Morris, at Fort
Popham, Maine, was struck by lightning
on Thursday afternoon, and Mrs. Morris
was fatally injured.
Stack No. 8 of the Allentown Iron Com
pany, at Allentown, Pa, which has been
idle for more than year, was put IN
blast Thursday.
The house of Henry Kinnear of Ran
toul, nls., was struck by lightning on
Thursday. His two children were killed
and himself and wife severely injured.
The Hessian fly is devastating the
wheat fields of Wayne county, New
York. The loss in Arcadia is estimated
at $40, 900, and in the vicinity OF Lyons
at $4,000.
At Erie, Pa, on Thursday, two young
ruffians put bunch of fire-crackers under
the dress of Miss Elizabeth waggoner.
Her clothes caught fire and she was
burned TO death.
A boiler in the West Marlborough
paper mills, near Hamilton, Ontario, burst
on Thursday morning, killing Edward
Maloney and John A. Stutz, and danger
ously injuring another man.
A heavy thunder storm passed over Lock
Haven, Pa, Thursday night. The large
barn of Benjamin Baird, ut Liberty, was
struck by lightning and burned, with all
its contents, including valuable team OF
horses.
Frederick Schlintzen, proprietor OF the
American House, at Lemont, ILL.,, was
found dead in his hotel Thursday morn
ing with bullet in his head. Opinion is
divided as to whether he was murdered
OF committed suicide.
Lightning struck the wheel house OF
the Anthracite powder mill in Ashland,
Pa, Thursday, and the building was de-
stroyei. Ali the materials had been re-
moved before the storm began, thereby
averting the loss of much property and
perhaps many lives.
James Gallagher was fatally injured
last week by q premature explosion while
blasting rocks ON the line of the Maryland
Central railroad, near Rocks of Deer
Greek. Md. II. w. Jones and Frank
Gallagher, who were working with him,
were severely burned, and both Will lose
their eyesight.
A dispatch from Eagle Pass, Texas,
saws there are myriads of frogs in tha'
vicinity. They made their appearance
several days ago, and have multiplied SC
rapidly that the earth is literally covered
| with them. They are moving southeast
| They are now ON the Mexican side OF the
| Rio Grande.
Thomas Murray, James Manning, w
| A. Barton, John Gibbons and A. j. David
son, long term prisoners, escaped IRON
tho York county, Pa., Jail about mid
night Tuesday night week. They sawed tn
bars of window, and after reaching th'
roof, descended to the ground by mean
of rope.
Reports of heavy wind storms through
out u large part OF Wisconsin, amounting
in some localities to disastrous cyclones
are being received. Telegraph wire
between Milwaukee and st. Paul are o.
down, and the service generally north
west of there is so demoralized by til
storm that no noparticulars have been ascei
tanned. .-... -
| A heavy wind accompanied by light
ming, thunder and rain, struck Water
bury, Vermont, Thursday afternoon. Th
covered wooden bridge (2l2 feet span
across the Winooski river, was destroyed
Barns, chimneys, trees and the spire
the Methodist Episcopal church wei
blown down.
A dispatch from Columbus, Ohio, sa.
the Garfield statue commission ThursdO
! accepted the report of the commute
: which examined the statue at Washing
ton, and accepted the same. Gcvern'
Hoadly will present the statue to Co
4 VnI ID
= immediately without formally.
: The Masonic Grand Lodge of Canat
Yesterday weeK began its annual session
} Hamilton. Grand Master Murray
quoted as having said he had decided tn
\ n Quaker cannot be made n Mason oil
that no person can be initiated who do
not believe in God. Free-thought adv
Gates will be proceeded against. 4
' indian not enfrunchised can be made
Mnson.
The large clothing firm of Oehm
q Bro. of Baltimore, employed deteetiv
to put II stop to small thefts which hi
N occurred frequently. William ID. keal
i head salesman, last week sold some goo
- TO the detective, who was disguised as
countryman, and failed to return the II
Il amount The marked money was foul
ii in his possession. ......
Is A boiler in Pratt Il Bentley's shint
IL mill, near Titusville, Pa, exploded y
Is terday afternoon week, killing the firema
r Elliott Alcorn, and serious injuring Jac
W Miller, William Langworthy and A.
k, Massier. The explosion was caused
ye the fireman pumping cold water into
IL empty and rcdhOt boiler. He had ol
III worked in the mill five hours.
I'd The first comptroller of the treast
Ih will be called ON to decide MS to the rig
go of the treasurer to redeem II $50 co
80 pound interest bearing note OF 1864,
he the face of which the date of the
mt authorizing its issue is wrongly stnt
W The treasurer recently redeemed sucl
mt note and the first auditor in passing
'ly his accounts disallowed the payment.
ap John Numer, farmer, living n
10 Clear Ridge, Pa, tried to drive four CO
W, down the slope of Terrace Mountain
ry Friday week. As they were descend
hs the sleeps known as the "Red ROCK
Oh the topmost cow stumbled and fell VI
~, ~; the next below, and it upon the next
~, III so on until the whole four fell headi
M 'a1 into the Juniata river, 100 feet below,
~ | were urOWneu.
~ Jeremiah p. Bnrtholow, well-kn'
mt known citizen of st. Louis, c
mn mitted suicide Thursday by shoot
himself through the head while lynn
bed, waiting for his breakfast. lie
io been attacked by an insane son, Wilt
NV tempted to take his life, about year
he'd and he never fully recovered from
eld injuries.
ro- Charles Knott, "a years old, shot
the fatally wounded Mrs. Elizabeth Mo
bon 80 years of age, on the street in Wash
and ton, Thursday. Knott then blew his
.yly brains out. 1t is said Knott enterta
Use. an affection for Mrs. Morris which she
ngs not return. The woman's husband
ded employe of the Baltimore x Pott
lent Railrond Company. 49,.
Ill A cave-in occurred Thursday NOR
top during the making of an excavation
DOW Gaynor's division of the Pottsvill
oth' Mahanoy railroad, in Pottsville. 10
wing Becker of Yorkville, boss of the {
uiir and four Italian laborers were b'
Geo. under so tons of earth. Becker and
'ors, Italian were instantly killed, an
t9e Italian had leg broken and the rei
lady ing two were badly cut and bruised.
inner News from the interior of Peru
Y. been received in Lima to the effect
on the 4th inst. the entire force of
Caceres attacked the government Il
a B' near Jauja. The fighting lasted
was hours, and the result indecisive.
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