Evening journal., 1888-07-09
General news or she MORNING.

Harry Bradley OF Philadelphia, aged 10
years was drowned in Ship Creek at Ches-
ter. Pa, yesterday morning.
The steamer Vile du Brest. belonging to
the General Transatlantic Company, col
lided with and sank the steamer Charles
Qulnt, belonging TO the same company.
The captain of the Quint and four of her
crew were drowned.
The gambling houses at Loxg Branch
we're open and in full blast all day yester
day. A prominent sporting man won
81, 600 at Phil. Daly's faro table on Satur-
day night. He went up to John Days
new club house and lost &22, 900.
The financial exhibit of the Chicago, Bur
liDgton and Quincy is the topic Of talk In
railroad circles. That the showing for May
would be worse than that for April no one
anticipated, but the figures make this the
case The A pril statement shows the de-
crease in net earnings TO have been $780,
600, while that OF May indicated an increase
OF over $500. 900. Officers OF the 'Qn say
they are confident that the road has passed
the worst stage Of its dismal experience.
The swatara came to anchor Off Nonquit
at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, after
run OF seven hours from New London.
About two hours nfterward General sheri-
dan was brought ashore, without any APP
parent discomfort, to his own cottage. He
was somewhat restless on Saturday night
and consequently was rather nervous
Nevertheless bis circulation continues good
and his general condition is quite as favor
able as 1t was when he left this Capes OF the
Delaware.
In the course OF his weekly address before
the New York anti Poverty Society last
night. DIR. McGlynn said; "Some day
there will be trsmsndous revolution
which will eclipse the French uprising,
and 10 which the people will rise up In their
wrath at the interference of these dictators,
and bayonst aud club these monks and
priest and archbishop, the Pope and Car
dinals. This ia the way the Lord will dea
with them; so / say, leave them to bis
mercy.n This was wildly cheered.
An effort to secure the passage OF an aci
of Congress for the relief OF Postmaster
O'Lsary at Albany, N. Y, on account OF :
theft of $3528 60 worth OF stamps bal
brought to light the circumstances Of chs
robbery for the nrst time, though IL oc
CURED Ia April last The stamps werl
taken from the rooms of the postmaste
! and his assistant, MIR. McCurdy, while tn
latter was alone one day, by one Of tw'
men who cleverly distracted the attention
of the official by pretending that femal
relative of Mr.. Manning desired to see Mr
|, McCurdy at the door.
The fire which swept through the build
ing occupied by the Century Magazine o
New York. early Saturday morning dam
: :. aged the Century Co. about $4,000. Man
I engravings and art treasures are ruined
but the valuable manuscripts aud plate
. which were at first supposed to be los
= were nearly all saved. Among the oth'
: losers we're Alexander's bindery, S25, ,0O'
Earl g. Wilson. collars and cuffs. ,00
Z Thomas P. Nelson g. Sons. importers
eihIssARd RssE5er bbRRakFs $40 @ag oATHDlll
o., ZOO; worthington, Smith & Co., mil
ners, $1,000; johnson & Faulkner. upho
4. stery goods, $500. The publication {
the Century will not be delayed by Il
fire.
! LawviIle Cembs. II years old, is to
! tried at jackson, Miss, for the murder
y his sister, aged years. Hs struck her
I, the back OF the head with the handle Of
skillet and, building a FIRE In the fireplac
= endsavored TO burn her body, but not gu
y = ceediug, he dragged what remained Of t
= body to a creek and threw it In. Not ss
istied, he took the remains from the wat
= and buried them in sandbank. The be
~ faH haf ~ l. =
Z desire to secure pair OF shoes and a pa
Of suspenders offered him by boarder
the house on condition that he should
the deed. This boarder. who disappeare
y has been charged by nsighbors with mi
= conduct toward the girl, and had be,
= threatened with lynching. The lit
: wretch's only complaint is that bis DEF
8 sister visits him at night and will not
= him sleep.
i Edwardsburg, Ind., town OF about z
! inhabitants. was struck by a hurrical
= Friday sight and is almost a compile
wreck. hardly one Of its 800 building
! being left uninjured. None OF the inhAt
4 tauts we're seriously hurt. At Shakope
Minn., the great building OF the WampaC
!, Furniture Company was so badly wreck,
that it was impossible to run the machil
cry. The loss il 5000. The Cooper bull
: ing was demolished and Kohl a. Beren
: store was unroofed. Several frame rel
I, dences and hArns were blown away az
trees and fences torn up. At RedwoC
Falls, MINI, several buildings we
. overturned and some burned by lightnin
I Much damage to fences and crops ia r
ported from the country. At st. Pete
Minn., lightning burned two or three bull
ings. one barn containing several valuab
!, horses Many hundreds Of acres Of col
! wers destroyed by bail Many building
! were blown down in the vicinity of Ro
I, well. Oak, where the stsrm swept a stri
OF country 20 miles wide. At Villas bs
did conside rabls damage to growing whel
corn and oats.
A Day of Fine Fun.