Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-04-25
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 1888.
Summary OF the Daily News
THE EAST

e. II. JONES grist mill at jamestown. N.
Y, was destroyed by Ore the other day.
Loss, $4,000.
SIX inches OF snow fell at Bellows Falls,
VT, on the 18th and seriously damaged
telegraph and telephone wires. Trees and
shrubbery also suffered extensively.
IL the Senate nc Albany. N. ", on the
18th, Mr.. Fassntt, Republican, charged Gov
ernor Hill with corruption IN 'dealn with
the Aqucduct Commission.
A BRICK wall in course OF construction at
$40 West Seventy fourth street, New York,
which was about nine feet high, fell re-
Gently and crushed 10 death Patrick Cannon
and John Comfy, who were laying the
water pipes.
RECORDER SMITH, Of New York, has
rendered his decision In the Gould Sage
matter He refused 10 submit the com
plant OF the Kansas Pacific bondholders TO
the grand jury.
A REsoLUTIoN providing for the 81 bmis-
SION 10 the people OF prohibition amend
ment has been adopted In the New YORK
Assembly, the Republicans voting for and
the Democrats against IL.
In the New York Assembly Mr.. Aims
worth's Municipal Female Suffrage bill wns
defeated by vote OF yeas, so; nays, IS.
AT the photographic ONCE in the Mari
time Exchange, New York, a report was
received that large quantities Of ice on
Newfoundland coast was rapidly drifting
into the steamer routes. Steamers that ar
rived on the 18th reported great trouble
with drift ice and having passed many ice
bergs.
MRs. BIRD and her babe were burned TO
death In their home at Florida, Orange
County, N. Y, the other night
OK the application OF David Goodman,
Judge Bookstaver, Of the Court OF Com
mon Pleas, Now York, has granted an or.
der for the appointment OF a receiver for
the firm OF Kiralfy Bros, the well-known
scenic opera managers.
ROBERT VAN BRUNT, Happy Bob" OF
the Salvation Army, was hanged at War
saw, N. Y, on the 18th for the murder OF
his sweethearps half brother.
FIRE on tramp steamer being unloaded
Az Brooklyn wharf tho other day caused
100000 damage 10 the pier and its contents
The vessel was scuttled.
THE condition OF ex-senator ConKling
was again reported critical on the night OF
the 18th. Although no longer delirious he
still continued TO exhibit the grave features
OF his sickness.
WALBRIDoE BROTHERS, furniture dealers
OF Boston, have made an assignment with
$4,000 liabilities.
JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL addressed n
large audience at Steinway Hall, New
York, on the 18th, on 1.-THE Independent in
Politics." He urged the necessity OF in
dependence because Of the prevailing polit-
ical corruption, and defended the admin
stration OF President Cleveland.
DISASTROUS forest fires started recently
In tho vicinity OF Falmouth, Mass, burning
very fast with strong wind, and the vii
lago OF Toaticket was in great danger.
DR. T. G. w. O'BRIEN Of Buffalo, has
been nominated by Governor Hill as Health
Onicor Of the port OF New York.
LANES block, one OF the largest in Rut
land, W., was destroyed by fire recently.
The New York and Washington express
on the Pennsylvania road collided with an
engine az Philadelphia on tho 18TH. Seven
teen Of the passengers were injured, many
seriously.
MEYER STREIFFER a boy OF fifteen, who
was leaning against n telegraph pole on
East Broadway New York, the other day,
was stunned by "a current OF electricity
and died soon after. The current came
from an electric light wire which had
crossed telegraph wire, and was com
municatod 10 tho unfortunate lad by means
OF loose wire wound about the pole
against which he was leaning.