The Dillon tribune., 1886-09-03
AMERICAN NEWS NOTES.

81" "I'o'l lNc electoral Sub.
way at New York.
Inc treasury department issued 4 cal, tc,
Slo,ooo,ooo Monday
A"o>. Manning, of Louiville, has I,s,
appointed minister 10 Mexico To ,,,cc,..,
Jackson, resigned.
y Dig fire in Montrose, Pa, last Friday
burned property to the amount of Quar-.
ter OF 4 million dollars.
hre damp explosion occurred at Fair.
lawn eollierv, Scranton, Pa, Monday
Seven dead bodies recovered.
Fourteen stores and nine residences at
south Royalton, VT. were DESTROYED by
fire Tuesday. Loss $4,000.
Jonn Van Schank m>er :, years old.
died at Matawan, N.J., Tuesday. Over
100000 found secreted in various parts OF!
the house.
Il noted Frenchman. Pcre T.. Chamrol.
hon, son.in-law OF Austin Coriiu. of
New York, committed suicide last week
, a: New Po. ~ II.
: Lawrence Donovan Il printer employed
on weekly paper at New York, makes a
successful jump from the BROOKLYN bridge
for wager of $500.
Nichols n Farnsworth, on. OF the lead.
| ing houses in shoe manufacturers in Bos.
ton, suspended Tuesday. Liabilities
heavy, but no estimate given.
The commissioners of Internal Revenue
has prepared set OF regulations concern.
ing the manufacture OF oleomargarine un.
der the internal revenue laws.
The prohibitionists have opened the
campaign in Tennessee for the submission
to popular vote Of the proposed constitu.
tional prohibi.ory amendment.
Thomas Z. Evans, prominent Welsh
man Of Nanticoke who was a delegate TO
the political convention at Wilkesbarre,
Pa, last week, was arrested Saturday for
proposing to support candidates for money.
1t is said forty other arrests will be made
this week.
y telegram from New York saws that
some excitement was caused at Atlanta
Basin by the arrival there of a ship faom
Hioga, Japan, laden with rags, alleged to
be infected with cholera. The Board OF
Health will have special meeting TO con.
slider the case.
AtYIs O'Clock Sunday morning in the
midst Of heavy storm the powder maga.
zine belonging to the Larlin \ Rand Pow.
der company, at Chicago, was struck BY
lightning and exploded. $4,000 worth
Of property destroyed, three persons killed,
and IS injured.
Alta picnic held y. the Knights OF Labor
in Lackawanna county, Pa, Powderly
made an address in which he bitterly de.
nounced the riots carried on in the name
Of Knights OF Labor. lie also said that
he would not accept the highest political
office. Over 1000 people were present.
.Advices from Ching Foo Foo state that
the natives Of the eastern part OF the Sech- |
nen States, and Of northern Cochin, China
are massacreing the Christians. In Cochin
China alone fifty Christians have been
killed, their houses burned and farms de.
stroyed. The persecution is attributed to
the imprudencc of English and american
About two months ago Joseph y. Bolton,
agent for the Wick >burg n Meridian Rail.
road, at brandon, Miss, was >io, and
silled bv +. y. Johnson for scducns his
laughter The grand Jury found a true
bill against Johnson for murder, and the
rial was to have taken place Tuesday.
Gov. Lowry removed the case
rom the courts by granting pardon to
Johnson.
\ series of terrible earthquake shocks
BASED over the south .\tlantic states Tues.
Law and "Wednesday last, extending north
ward to the Great Lakes. Shocks were
elt in Louisville. Washington, Chicago,
Detroit, St. Louis, New York, baltimore
indianapolis, Milwaukee, Savannah, Au'
,usta. Raleigh, Memphis. Nashville, Lex
nyton, Cleveland. and other cities in the
EASTERN states. They were most violent in
Charleston, where so far the official total
# deaths is thir.y-three. The wounded
xill probaolv number 100. Business is still
the whole attention OF the peo'
,le being given to providing for the ref'''
.ees, and making residences safe. Brick
,v,rs have advanced their rates to Sha
Law. The aggregate loss is expected to