Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-01-02
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UTICA, N. T., Dec. 23.-At 3 o'clock this
morning an explosion occurred In the Che
mango house at Green, Chenango county,
which set fire to the premises. The latter
were destroyed with q number OF adjoining
buildings. Three men were injured by the ex-
plosiOn. Losses very large.
PIrrsBURe, Pa, Dec. 23.-Meagre reports
received In this city state that another desper-
ate attack was made yesterday morning upon
a number OF miners at work in the old Eagle
mines In the Third Pool IN the Monongahela
district. After the assault the rioters were
driven into the woods by Superintendent
Jones and his assistants. Warrants are out
for the arrest OF forty OF the alleged assail-
ants. Summary vengeance 10 sworn agsinst
all members of the coal and iron police making
arrests. Serious trouble Is again spprehended
in the Fourth Pool.
WnKEsBARRE, Pa, Dec. 23.-At an early
hour this morning the officials at the Nanti-
coke mines decided to abandon work in the
air shaft bee :tof the cave in and presence
Of fire da =. There Is now no hope Of rescu-
ing the imprisoned miners alive. The work Of
excavating a tunnel has begun, though 1t will
beaweeks before the bodies can be recovered.
CLEVELAND, o., Dec. 2S.-P1erre Lsure,
.aAmster, q Bohemian named Bar Keowsky
and q Pole, whose name could not be ascer-
tanned, were" fle" beneath q bank Of gravel
In the SOU IN part OF the city this morning,
into which they were excsyating. They re-
ma!ned there three hours before being rescued.
Laure and Ar Keowsky were fatally IL blurred.
The Pole will recover.
CANTON, o Dec. 2}.-There Is intense IN
~dignation here over the appointment OF VIM.
Orchwald, instead Of A. A. McGregor. The
Democrats are ~fearfully wrought up against
President Cleveland and Senator Payne. The
latter was hung IN effigv last night by the
Youn ems Democratic club. Threatening
letters have been sent TO District Attorney
Shields, one of tho Coal Oilcrowd, who with sew
eral friends, took the train TO Cleveland this
morning, fearing harm. Senator Psyne's
efigy is still hanging viewed by the indignant
iopulace.
NEW YORK, Dec. Geo. +. Murray, a
medical student, whose parents reside In Vir-
ginia, attempted suicide this morning In the
apartments occupied by his fsithless wife a.
No. 81 Thirteenth street. He married an
heirees in England the past summer who fell
n love with a passenger on The steamer which
brought the newly married couple from Lon
don 10 New York. She deserted her husband
for her loyer. The former failing 10 persuade
her TO return with him tried IL force a potion
OF laudanum down her throat, and then swal-
lowed a dose himself. Her shouts brought as
sistaIce and Murray was arrested.
Wu.KRsBARRE, Pa, Dec. A.-The Pennsyl-
vania Coal company at Plttston has closed six
shafts for an ind, finite period, throwing over
1000 men and boys out Of employment.
New YORK Dec. 2A-Geo. Girard Murray
who 1t YVES alleged attempted yesterday to
shoot HE wife and then suicide, was arraigned
this morning ia Jefferson Market police court
He denied that he had taken poison or at.
tempted to Kill his wife, declaring that he was
drunk and unconscious OF what he was doing.
M~oNONGAnEIA CITY, Pa, Dec. .24.-Fifty
masked men attacked the Eagle mine near
this place this morning, and refused 10 let the
miners employed there enter. The mob Was
finally N pulsed and then began TO storm the
houses occupied by those whom they were OPP
posing. The screams of women and children
could be heard on the opposite side Of the
river. The trouble WAS finally suppressed,
and at noon ali was quiet.
CINCINNATI, o., Dec. 24.-Louise Balfe, the
actress, who has been very Ill for several days,
upon learning that her husband, c. Herbert
Leonard, was on his way from Philadelphia to
this city, made arrangements TO elude him.
She had her trunks packed and with Erlanger,
her manager, Was driven furiously from her
hotel to the depot and left for Columbus.
Leonard, her husband, was wounded some
time ago by Erlangcr in Philadelphia, and as
been IL TIE hospital ever since.
New YORK, Dc % The SUMS London
cable says: Some of the largest landlords of
Ireland have ad, pt,d anew plan 10 battle the
Irish National league and to discrediti 1t among
lah0rers. When aeked by tesant farmers to
reduce the rents Of their tenants the
landlords reply they are unable to
make any reductions without suspend
Ing work IN progress on their estate.
and Diminishing laborers employed thereon.
This places the league In q dilemma which
has psralyzed the efforts OF many local
branches in view OF the Importance of keep
Ing the god will Of the llborer as well as the
farmers. The Pnrnellite leaders will meet
within a few days to devise means for counter
acting these new tactics of the landlords.
MANSFIELD, Ohio, Dec. %. Prof. umner,
Of Yale college, has declined TO accept an In
vitation to debate on the tariff question at
Mansfield next week with Senator John Sher.
man. Mr.. Sherman has written a letter de-
cliDiDg the discussion.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Dec. 25.-Joseph Wilkins,
formerly the general agent Of the Michigan
Central Railway, in this city, who q few years
ago disappeared with several thousand dollars
and Was arrested In Canada, was to-day sen
fenced to Auburn prison for FIVE years.
CANTON, o., Dee. 2S.-Great excitemeht has
igned here sine yesterday over the robbery
OF ID q Briggs, who has been unconscious
from the result OF All assault msde upon him
by robbers. Stimulated at noon TO-
day on his recovering Consciousness
he suddedly exclaimed: 'hang that
damned niger; he tried to kill mel" This
proves almost couclusively that Green, q col
ored man. arrested for the crime IA Oniltv opd