Evening journal., 1888-08-08

The authorities OF Hyde Park, Chicago's
suburb have prosecuted number OF saloon
keepers 80 successfully that all will close on
Sundays.
The first annual convention Of the
National Bar Association, formed in
Washington last May. will open In Cleve-
land, Ohio, to-day. 1t is expected that 500
delegates will be present.
The trustees OF the University Of Penn.
sylvania yesterday accepted from Dr.
William Pepper, the provost, the gift Of a
valuable medical library and an addi-
tional subscription Of s. GOO to the library
fund.
Lawrence Donovan, who jumped from
the Niagara and Brooklyn bridges, was
dr. rCwaed yesterday in the Thames, into
which be jumped from the Southeastern
Railway bridge at Charing Cross, formerly
called the Hungerford bridge.
The Rev. j. w. Hantord, Indian teacher
and missionary at st. Stephens Mission,
Oak, who married Chaska and Miss Fell
lows, was thrown from a moving machine
on Monday. He was badly mangled and
bled to death before assistance oonld be
procured.
Arthur II. Omstead. who for a number
OF years has been head clerk 10 the
"Bursar'sn office Of Harvard College, left
for parts unknown last Thursday, and
upon an examination it is shown that his
accounts have been persistently falpiled for
several months.
An east-bound passenger train on the
Santa Fe road left the track near Law
renoeville, Kansas. yesterday while run.
ming 40 miles an hour. All the cars except
the sleepers went Off the track. several Of
engineer, was killed instantly, and John
Haaff, the fireman, was badly scalded. A
broken rail caused the accident.
There IVES fatal collision at the Ted
dington end OF the Hampton Wick Depot,
London, Eng, at midnight Monday night
between a passenger train aud a goods
train. The locomotive and guards van Of
the goods train mounted up over the loco
motive OF the passenger train and landed
on the foremost passenger carriages. Two
OF the passenger carriages were telescoped.
The driver and stoker OF the passenger
locomotive and four passengers were
killed.
The hat factory operated by r. II. Saw
age a. Co, Of Milnersville, hve miles from
Reading, Pa, was entirely destroyed by
fire last night The building, owned by
JohH Ruth. was valued at $4,000, upon
which there was no insurance. The ma
chinery and stock was owned by the Arm
who operated the factory. and was valued
at $4,000, which is fully Insured. The fire
caught in the drying-room. but its cause IL
a mystery. The fire department was very
Ineffective. No one was injured.
Miss Nay Borst, Of West Philadelphia,
most heroically rescued Lewis 6pringman.
aged IS years, son Of the proprietor OF
Guys Hotel. Philadelphia, from drowning
at Somers Point, N. j., on Monday night.
Young Bpringman fell into tho bay from
the yacht wharf. and Mics Borst bravely
plunged into the water after him and sue
ceeded in bringing him 10 the wharf, where
her strength failed, and both were found
unconscious five minutes later. Much diff
ficulty was experienced ia reviving them.
Mrs Borst is about 30 years OF age and
quite pretty.
Louis MuDd, aged IA years, who lives on
Arch street between I'd and 30 streets,
Philadelphia, was instantly killed at At
lantic City last night by grasping an cleo
trio light wire. He, his brother and an
other boy we're playing on the roof OF
Albrecht's Hotel, when they were called TO
come down. In getting down young Mund
grasped the wire, where a splice bad been
made and where there was no insulation. to
steady himself The current had just been
turned on, and be received its full force,
staggered and fell dead. His body was
picked up and all possible means used to
restore him, but without avail.