The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-07-13

AN oNteusive cave-.n occurred on the
Bellcvile Slope at Scranton. Pa, on the 3d,
forcing tho miners TO fly f,r their lives.
One man and ~. numb r of mules were
crushed in the fan, While seven mine labor
ors were reported missing.
The losses OF the Reading tPa.) Hard
ware Conn any by fire was S415,OOO. Fire
crackers carclessly used by DO was the
cause.
THE Big low Carpet Company's mills at
Clinton, Mass, employing 300 hands, have
shut down because OF duh times.
BUTuERFoRD TRownRIDGE, a well-to-IO
merchant of New Haven, Couu.. has sued
Jonathan lnger-oU, clerk OF the Superior
Court for S25 600 Tor alternating the affec-
tions of Mr. Trow bridg'
A CRAN1 named FIuct with his phantom
bott wtut throug tho rapids at Niagara
Fails on the 4th. The boat turned upside
down three times iu passing the worst spot
and Stayed in tho pool upside down. Flack
was undoubtedly killed, a be was strapped
ia ihe boat.
TuE Republicans of the First Vermont
district have renominated John W. st .wart
. tOr Congress.
WHILE driving ia a buggy across the
tracks Of thn Western New York a Penn
sylvaniI Raiho1d at CarroliIon, Pa, re-
Gently, Nv, aud Mrs. q. r. Stokes were
xii ed.
THE courts at Eric, Pa, have adjudged
= mon Bolivar Benson insane. Benson was
at one time tho assistant chief to the Sc
cret Service Bureau. and was active in the
ferretiug out OF the Bclknap and whis XIV
frauds and the celebrated Tom Ballard
aud other codntcrfeiuhg cases from 1870 to
1870. '....
GOVERNOR AMEs, Of Massachusetts, is
seriously ~ with acute bronchitis. He and
his family will move shortly TO their sum
mer home at North EaSton, Mass.
DELEGATES from at least 40J Democratic
Clubs gathered iu convention at Baltimore,
Md, ON the 4th.
JoHR MARTIN, or Shawnee, has been
nominated by The Kansas Democrats for
the Governorship. Tue other candidates.
nominated ware; Lieutenant Governor, II.
Miles Moore, OF Le1venworth; Secretary,
Allen G.. Thurmut nf Parsons; state Aud.
itor, W. ii, Wlhite, Of Paola; State Treas
urer, W. II. White. OF Council Grove. Al
torhcys feIlcrRl- L. F. Dl0an bac hors 81
Great Bend; Superintendent OF Pu blic In
struct on, G. N. Cole. OF Phillip burgi As
sociate Justice Of the S0preme Court W
i. Campbell. of Wichita. e4tH,.s
TnKEE balloonrsts were dragged out q
sea at 30 ton ON The fJh. They-were res
eued bY sioam yachts after an eXtremell
mario 81 csuapc &
TltE severe-t pain,s hail. thunder ans
ullghtniu.r orrn le1S porSenCed IN Scranton
spa, ,af5f tnGnY years prevailed on the 5th
Barthoidmew Reagan and John Armstroui
were siruok bv lightning and killed, Ph
rain fell "a torrcnts, chek,ng the sewer
and gootNug tbe streets aod callars.
NEAilI 80,0b0 II pliAn immiZrants arrlVe'
an Castle Garden during the past 81
msAth~ Many OF ., EN- are 10 q destitute
even $ tarvtue, condition n New York. .szi
,tAs a .eoal tr,.in was pas sing Through th
Village. 90 uavtoa, y. j.. recequy IL wa
.srilics by IA cyclone aud Conductor Joh
fyer., 80 Trenton, wi h-twoot the tram
~. btnvrn froIn the traln and fatal
p MGYoB HEwIlr. ~ New York, declare
q thaf ha vFftl ,rt,i. nccsspt q nomluation froI
.dl. the kuterietlt7 OF any otHet party for ID
+ l E Hsdenc9. t.lll 4u-I- uFta
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