Daily Republican., 1888-08-23

PHILADKLPHIA, Aug 2S.-The Coro-
ner's jury yesterday, In the cases OF Mary
Jane Mason, 90 years old, aud Mary =.
johnson, aged II years, who were killed
by the explosion OF benEins on Tuesday
OF last week, recommended that the salo
ofbenxins for Illuminating purposes and
the manufacture Of lamps similar 10 that
used In this case be prohibited by law.
The jury also censured John Hanna, the
retail dealer, who sold the benzine.
The Inquest in TIE case OF Francesca
Cardemoni, the Italian, who was fatally
injured during fight on Monday, was
held yesterday; and Tobias Museada.
charged with stabblng the deceased, and
Rafael MuscadA and Luigi TaeIIanettB.
accused Of being accessories, were com
mitted to await the action Of the Grand
Jury.
John Black, brakeman on the Penn
sylvania Railroad, attempted to board
moving train on Trenton avenue above
Huntingdon street last evening, but misa-
ed his foothold and was thrown under the
the cars. Tbs wheels passed over his body
crushing 1t into an unTeeogniEable mass.
He was 81 yeas of age, and resided at
No. 1749 Mascher street.
Several Texan steers escaped from the
West PhiladelphiA Abattoir yes'erdav
morning. One of them knocked down
several people in the vicinity of the City
Hall, in the afternoon, and was finally
Sbot BY policeman. Others were re.
of the city.
Sixteen yeAr-old Otto slttinger, of Nor.
IistoWn, while jumping on moving Read.
ing Railroad train near Bridgeport last
evening, fell under the ear-Wheels. Both
legs were severed from his bOdy. He was
brought to this city and taken to the
PennsylVAnia Hospital in a dying con-
dition,
John Potts, who is but 8 years old, and
who lived at No. IS East Somerset street
was run over by engine No 237 on the
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad above
Somerset street yesterday afternoon, and
had both legs and one arm crushed.
Kate Messlck, aged 1s years, was poi@
soned on Tuesday evening BY inhaling q
mixture containing araeRie, which was
given to her ''as joke' by Henry 0ttin-
ger, aged is years, The girl was yester.
day said to be out Of danger.
The American Line steamship Ohio
hence for Liverpool, while proceeding
down the river yesterday, eollided with
an unknown deep two mGSte0 schooner
OF ThurloW. The latter lost her jibboOm
and the steamer proceeded,
John Delahide, aged rs years, was shot:
In the groin and Dangerously wounded,
last evening, by bali from revolver.
alleged to have been fired by James Con.
way. in q saloon at Fifth and Bainbridpe
streets. Conway was arrested.
A sail boat was carried over the dam at
FAirmount yesterday, and Robert Lester
aged % years, one Of the two occupants-
was drowned. The boat became un-
manageable in the unusually strong cur
rent.
The schooner Mary c. Carroll, from
New York, put into the Delaware Break
water yesterday full Of water, and was
beached near the Government piers
Frederick PhAre, aged So years, died
yesterday Of the effects Of injuries sus-
tained on the previous day by fall down
stairs.
A twenty-months' old infant, named
Frederick 7. Buckius, was drowned yea.
terday in puddle caused by the heavy
rains.
Edward DilWorth, aged years, Was
accidentally drowned in the old South
WaTk Canal yeIterday afternoon.