The Portland daily press., 1886-07-14
GENERAL NEWS.

A portable engine on the farm of q. b. Job
at Alton Junction, Illinois, blew up Monday
with disastrous results. Five men were bad
ly wounded, three of them fatally. The en-
gine was torn to atoms, the thrashing ma
chine and all the wheat adjacent burned up
and three or four horses killed.
A frightful increase in the death of infants
in New York city has alarmed the health
authorities. Out of a total OF I'LL deaths
last week, 683 were of children under 5, the
excess over the same week last year being
I31, and over week before last 3O3.
A brisk snow storm of about 10 minutes
duration passed over PoquOsine township,
Virginia, near Yorktown, on Friday, after
noon, much to the astonishment OF the ma
tiveS.
William Reed, while bathing in Flat
Creek, near Shelbyville, Tenn, a few weeks
ago, felt around under the rocks for fish. He
caught what he thought was fish, but upon
bringing it to the surface of the water found
it to be large water moccasln. Inc snake
bit Reed on the thumb, but nothing was
thought of it until O few days ago., when
Reeds hand began to swell, followed by VIC,
lent fever. He became dellrious and wanted
to bite every one who came near his bed.
The constant attendance and skill OF his
physicians pulled him through and he is
now recovering
The Tunis box manufacturing company 8
extensive works on OtSego and moore
streets, Philadelphia, were totally destroyed
by fire early Tuesday morning. Loss $780,
600.
The funeral of Charles Marsh, of the frm
of Jordan, Marsh & Co., who died on Friday
evening at Cohasset, Mass, took place in
Boston yesterday.
The body of an unknown man was found
on the track of the Boston & Albany rail-
road near GAINESVILLE, Mass, yesterday
morning, mutilated beyond recognition: On
his person were found letter from W. w.
Burr of Massilon, Ohio, with the superscrip-
ton Erred Thomas, two account books
which contained mostly receipts for tanning
leather and baggage check marked New
York to Boston via Newport"
The French war vessel Talisman, arrived
in Gloucester yesterday morning on her east
ward cruise.
Egypt station on the Old Colony railroad
was entered by burglars Monday night: The
thieves secured about 500 and few tickets.
Tuesday morning fire broke out in T. E.
Morrs livery stable on Thirteenth teen street.
Cha rles Smith and james Fleming, em-
ployes of Morris, and lodging over the sta
BILE, had to jump out of the second story win
dow Charles Smith had his back broken,
Peter Smith had his leg broken and was se-
riously injured internally. Mrs. Smith and
Fleming also sustained broken limbs. Elev-
en- horses were burned to death. The cause
of the fire is unknown.
A report that 35 Western Union telegraph
operators are on a strike at Omaha, Ne
braska, and several others at Ogden, is con-
tradicted by Chicago despatch.
A Paris cablegram says that President
Grevy has signed the decree for the expul-
sion Of the Duke of Aumale from France
One hundred houses have been burned in
the town of Coden, Province of Siedlce, Po-
land, and 800 families out of total popula-
tion of $500 have been rendered homeless.
A hotter wave than the one we encountered
last week is reported to be advancing from
the west. AttFort Keogh the mercury on
Sunday registered 110 in the shade, and was
higher in other parts of the Territory.