The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-19
BRIEF TELE GRAMS.

On the Denver md Rio Grande Railroad
near Walsenborg. Col, TUESDAY night, long
freight train broke I'm two and the rear por-
lion overlook the front portion on =
iown-grade, wrecking eight cars Of lumber
and seven cars Of cattle, killing or managing
neatly an the animals and causing the death
Of Engineer william G.. Glover and Fireman
Thomas Baker. Two brakemen, II. Ferrin-
ger and ID. Edmonson, were severely in
urod.
Five children attending school three miles
south Of Fort Recovery. Ohio. while on their
way home ffom school Monday evening
were attached hy vicious dog belonging 10
Abraham Mott, a farmer living near that
mace. Zach # the unfortunate children
have developed symptoms of hydrophobia'
and but slight hopes are entertained for their
recovery
The Reading Railroad Company, ut
leading. Pa. posted notices yesterday that
the miners and laDorers IN all their colleries
throughout the Schuylkill reeien will be put
an threc-qusrter time on and after next
Monday. 10 continue indefinitely. Individual
colierles Will also go on three-quarter time'
Nv this action the wages Of 10000 men and
boys are affected.
Near sugar Branch, on the Comanches res
crvation in Texas, Tuesday. JEFF Short was
killed and his brother wounded by Ike sugg.
short was the principal witness TO the killing
oil George Canterbury by lke's BROTHER J.. g..
-use. last October, ana this led TO the fatal
encounter.
Henry Armstrong. painter, was shot and
killed Tuesday night in san Francisco. Mrs.
sarah ConnOr his steD-dlughter, and her
husband. Edward Connor. have been arrest
cd for the crime. The murder was the result
Of drunken quarrel.
Ihe eight-vear-old son OF c. j. Clark was
run over iy the cable cars al Sioux city yes
ter,iay morning aud literally torn TO pieces.
The mother Of the mutilatcd youth rushed
10 the place. became crazed. and may not re-
cover.
Fire al -. Lawrence, forty miles from
Huron. south Dakota. Tuesday night, de-
stroyed nine store buildings with their stock
Of goods. The fire originated from defective
gue. The loss IS $4,000, with $1,000 IN
suance.
william sheets Harrison, nephew OF
President Harrison, and well known In rail-
road circles. died at his home at RIVER For-
est. H., yesterday afternoon. lie was about
twenty-five years old, and was unmarried.
Jockey James stone was yesterday resen-
fenced 10 be hanged on February 25th for
shooting and killing Henry Miller bar
lender i'm Brooklyn. y. Y, AT Coney Island
race i'm june Last.
Fx-Mayor T. T. Nicholas, OF Coldwater,
Mich. has suddenly disappeared, leaving be
hind him debts amounting 70 10000 and II
* believed ne has gone to Canada TO reside
permanently.
II was reported AZ Scranton, Pa, yesterday
that an officer was coming fiom Greensburgh
to arrest Mr.. PowdeIly in the Callaghan case
but up To a latc hour Tonight Mr.. Powderly
mad not been arrested.
The Rome and Decatur Railroad was fo'd
M auction on the floor at the Real Estate
EXCHANGE. New York, yesterday, TO }. Il.
Newcome, for ss32OOO.
Blast furnace No. ! Of thu Coleraine Iron
Company, at Rediugton, Pa, was blown In
Yesterday, and the employees were gwen an
Increase Of ten per cent. OF wages
The block stores in Tuskegee, Ala includ-
ing the postonics aud the Masonic Lodge,
were burned Tuesday night. Loss, $4,000;
Insurance small.
Abner Nash. one hundred years oli' di'u
~ Harrington, Maine yesterday. lie was a
veteran Of the war OF 1912.
4 prominent physician said yesterday that
there are a dozen cases Of influenza in Bos-
ton.