Evening journal., 1888-08-10
General News OF the Morning.

hret reading IN the House OF L3ruS lest
night. In the House of Commons the Oates
bin was read thu third time and passed by
a vote Of ls7 against 60
While Frederick Schultz and Michael
Banner were fixing the cornice o. the six
s,ory tenement, No. Clinton street, New
York, yesterday afternoon, the cornice
gave wsy and both msn fell to the street.
Schultz was instsntly killed and Baumer
was seriously injured.
A young Lao son Of William Washington,
near Chambersburg, Pa, was killed Ia
shocking manner last evening. He csught
hold OF the tail Of enc OF the COWS RAINING
loose. his arm became tangled 10 the hair,
and ,be child was drsgged all over the
field, mangled and killed.
Wells College. at Aurora, N. u, where
Frances Folsom Cleveland received her
education, is ia ashes. 1t is believed that
tue flames started in the kitchen. The
main building is a total loss and Morgan
Hall and the laundry were only saved by
great efforts. L1ss, S200000
A small dynamite cartridge was found
secreted ia a Wagner sleeping-car on the
Michigan Central Railroad, Chicago, yes
terdav noon. II was about the sizs OF an
ordinary gun cartridge and common
parlo- match in the centre Of il appeared
to have been placed there for the purpose OF
exploding it.
Professor Brooks secured good observa.
tions IL Geneva, n. Y, Last evening Of the
new comet just discovered by him in Ursa
MAJOR. Il Is moving easterly about one
degree daily, and IS now jlat above the
star Lamhda. The comet has a large head,
aud short tail which strangely enough,
apparently points toward The sun.
John Smith, who wac injured while ex-
amining the running gear or General
Sberidan's funeral train Wheu it was hauled
OF tine Maryland at jersey Ci5y yesterday
morning, WAS removed TO the City Hospi
tai His recovery il considered doubtful.
Smith IL % yesrs cid and single. BE re-
sides ia Jersey City.
The Pacific mail subsidy question has
been definitely settled. The English gov
ernment will enter into contract with the
Canadian Pacific Railway Company for a
monthly msil services between Vancouver's
Island and japan aud China. For this ser.
vice the imperial government will pay
| SO GOO per annum and the dominion gov
ernment $4,000
Il is conceded that the French govern
ment passed through n dangerous crisis
on Wednesday with success. Il indicated
the sbtity Of the republic to preserve law
aud order The disorders were promptly
suppressed, and the military and police
acted with commendahle promphtude and
detection. There was no renewal OF dis
turbanoes yesterday. The strikers were
nos Ia accord with the communities.
Governor Noorchouss Of Missouri has
refused to graft further respite 10 The
Maxwell case Upon receipt Of Informs
tion chat Governor Aoorehonse had refused
Go interfere, Maxwell was removed to d
new cell 90 guard aRaiust suicide. The
news Of Governor Moorshouse's refusal
gvas conveyed 70 tho condemned man by
hls eonfessor, Father Than. Maxwell
blanched and his lips trembled, but be soor
recovered.
Crissis Coombs Chicago boy, eyed
years, accidentally shot himself with q
revolver thktn AINLu Nia AhthhA hNHAF Ah'
ball passed through his abdomen, infilct
4 ing probably fatal injuries, but be did no
tell his parents thar he was ipiared wheE
questioned. and submitted a chastissmeD
without q whimper. Three hours later BIZ
mother Learned what hsd happened bl
finding blood on his clothing. By tina
time the boy was so aicls that ho could no
rise from The Goor, where be had lain down
A fendish crime wss committed Wednes
day morning by train wreckers six mile
from Waco, Tex, on the Texas Centra
road. Pieces Of timber were fastened &
tho track and the night express was de
rallied, the locomotive demolished, AM
several cars badly damaged. Engineer j
r. Moses was killed outright, his tirsma
terribly soalded, and half dczsn passer
/ gers injured. A sheriI's posse Is soourin
l the country for the criminals, and th
railroad company offers s. 900 reward eac
Z for their capture.
: It has been learned that bold msil ro'
+ berry was committed on the Missouri II
ciac Road between Jefferson City, Mo NJ
st. Louis Auguet 4, in which over &l7,OG
was stolen, Of which 5000 was from q
{ state treasury. Two farmers near wosl
L ington; Mo, were approaching a suspicion
Z looking man on the highway, when he b
n came frightened, and IN attempting TO 4
b dropped large package. The farmers s
3 cured it. and &C once discovered that it WI
t plunder from = neil robbery They turned
Q over to the postmaster, who notified the pc
4 tai authorities, and secret service agel
T. frcm st. Louis IS now endeavoriDg TO ira
D. therobhers.
Dr. Seth Pancoast OF Philadelphia :
turned home in feverish haste last evenin
He was excited over additional details
- the location OF the location OF the sunk
4 English sloop Of war Braek and had be-
m hustllng about New York city ell day
Il the best divers that money aud glitterii
= prospects could hire. He was satish
with his work, for he secured yesterdi
y afternoon the crack diver Of the countr
i Hiekman, who was prominently connect
with the raiping of the sunken Orego
"A Pancoast is confident be viii room be hEr
ling bis coveted treasure. de is srmi
his men to repel expected attacks Of
te river pirates.
Il Surgeon General Hamilton at WashiE
! ton has received the following telsgrr
ID from DR.. Guiteras at Jacksonville, Fl
or There is a circumscribed focus Of inf
ds ton in one block in the city. Two m'
n cases discovered tracenble to same cent
,,s County Board OF Health very active
. isolating sll four patients. Some sus
~ cious cases sent to Sand Hills. The bos
will communicate with you tonight, /
lieve." He received a telegram from
Murrav At Manatee Fla. saying. ssFs