The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-24

CHICAGO, March 22,--A special from,
Lincoln, Neb, says Friend q Son, dry
goods, operating a large establishment In
THIS city and branch stores In the towns
Of Bennett and Green wood, Eeb., have
Iaiied. Ihe firm expresses the hope that
the STOCK Will more than satisfy all and
that business may be resumed.
DENVER, Col, March p3-The Bur.
lington road yesterday brought sui, In
the United States Court against The
Union Pacific. Denver & Rio Grande,
Denver, Texas s Gulf, and the engineers
employed by the various companies, ask.
Ing that the roads be enioined from re.
tusing to accept Burlington freight, and
also enjoininy the engineers from form
ing a conspiracy to prevent the trans.
portation OF their cars or striking when
requested to do 30.
LONDON, March 23--Advices from
Rangoon say tha, the town of Myingysn.
an important military post Ia Cpper
Burmah, has been destroyed by frs. I,
is believed the FIRE was started by ineen.
diaries. Fifteen thousand persons are
left without homes, and an immense
quantity OF grain, hides, mid other prop.
erty was destroyed.
CHATHAM, Mass, March 23-The
schooner Ella, Captain Hart, from Rock
land for New York, with lime, came
ashore on Chatham bar during the thick
snow and gale last night. She was
boarded by the life saving crew with
difficulty. The vessel was found to have
been abandoned and the cargo was on
fire. II is feared that her crew has been
lost
PRovINcErowN, Mass, March 3-Tke
steamer Aguan, which was reported in
distress of Highland Light, was taken In
Tow at 10 O'clock last night by a tug,
which tried to tow her To port, but a
northwest gale came on about midnight
parting them. The steamer IL anchored
outside at present. The United States
revenue'cutter Gallatin has gone from
Boston to the steamers assistance. The
wind is blowing gale.
EAsToY, PA, March 99--The Della.
ware river continued rising until o clock
this morning, when Il had reached twenl 3.
one feet. Since that time il has been
falling al the rate OF about foot an hour
A large ice gorge at Delaware Wate,
Gap broke last night and passed through
here with rush. The principal damage
done by the food was the washing away
of thirty feet Of wall along the Delaware
canal, which will delay the opening ol
navigation for several weeks
CHICAGO, March 23-The Centra
Traffic Association Committee on Rela
tions with Western Railroads adjourned
after two days session without having
been able to come TO an agreement re-
garding the proposed change In thu
proportions Of through rates. All effort.
made to bring about an equitable ar
rangement failed, owing TO The opposition
of the East ard Vest cross.lines, which
do not like to give up the advantage the
arrangement recently made gives them
TULLAnOMA, Tenn, March e3-Ou
the farm of Mr Eoif, en- Duck River
Coffee county, few days ago. a strange
rumbling noise was heard. After the
noise subsidized Mr.. Eoff found few hun.
dred feet from the house for u measured
distance of As feet taet huge chunks OF
rock, weighing 10 tons, had been shattered
in many instances, In Others they were
split in twain and there Is nothing 10 In
dicaie that 1t was other than upheaval
and explosion Of unknown elements un.
der ground