Fair play., 1889-07-27

AZ. WATSON. Of Williams & Watson,
paper-hangers Of Springfield, Mass, has
absconded with S>, 100 OF the firms money.
| FRED W. WoRRELL and Nathaniel Tay-
lor of Bloomingburg were killed. and
several persons were injured by the ex-
| plosion of u portable aw-mill boiler at
Washington Court House, o.. on the
| 18Th.
Is the Washington Territory Constitu-
| tioual convention, on the l9th. the num-
| ber, terms and salaries of the Supreme
and Superior Judges were fixed. The
| five former are 10 serre six years at
! Sl. .O0O. and the twelve latter four years al
! 5000
! MRS. JOHv \. LOGAN arrived in New
| Yogl City from EIropc. ON the lf:h On
the North G. ,rn,an Lloyd steamer Trava,
| and left for Youngstown, o., the same
afternoon.
THE salt trust was incorporated at AL
bany. y. ". on the 18th. under the name
of the North American Salt Company;
capital, $II ,0O,Oo0.
THE subject of the possible departure
from Rome of the Pope was freely. dis
cussed by the Italian Cabinet on the Goth.
with King Humbert himself presiding :
over its deliberations.
THE steamer Northeruer, which had
been reported lost, arrived at Milwaukee,
Wis. on the oISt. with some of her ma
chinery broken.
HENRY GEORGE sailed from Liverpool
for Ncw York on the steamer Tmbria on
| the 2i-t. Friends from London Birming-
ham. Reading, Glasgow and other parts
Of the kingdom accompanied him on
board the steamer to say their last fare.
wells.
MICHAEL McGRArH and his wife. an
aged couple. persisted in their burning
dwelling near Wrackyille, Pa, on the
night of the 10th.
TOMMY WILLIAMS, aged FIVE, and his
sister Agnes, aged three, at Column
bus, o., put a match in coal-oil can on
the 2lst. An explosion followed, and the
children were so badly burned that they
died III an hour.
JAMES ku.MER, a provision dealer of
Brookiield, Mass, was struck by an cleo
tric bolt, on the 10th, and instantly killed.
Ed Roe, Il young Euglisi!man. while
swimming III Cumberland sound, Fla,
on the list, was caught by shark
which bit off the calf OF one of his legs.
He bed to death before medical assist
ance could ba obtained.
Mrs. MARY ROBINSON, aged ninety
years. died at Sharon, Pa, on the 2lst.
She was never. during her lite, inside of
post office or on a railroad train. She
nursed General Hancock when he was
an infant.
AMOS c. MCADoo, n brakeman on the
New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio rail-
road. fell between the cars while his
train was nearing the station at Mead
Vile. Pa, on the 2lst, and was instantly
killed.
Mrs. MARY ANN SCHAUB, an aged Ger.
man lady who had lived in Nashville.
Tenn. for the past sixty years. died of
Old age, recently, and her will, which was
prohateGoa the 20til. provides tnit a suf-
ficicnt sum shall be reserved from her
personal estate to entertain two favorite
dogs in comfort as long as they live.
THE Cologne Gazette again complains
of the delay on the part Of the Car in
returning the visit of Emperor William,
and points out that though n whole year
has now elapsed since Germany'> ruler
visited the Russian capital, the Car has
not only not returned the visit, but has
not even written "A line to Emperor Will
lam 10 explain why.
OVER 5000 will be expended by the
citizens committee of Detroit, Mich, in
entertaining the members of the Ma
,ional Editorial Association, which holds
its fifth annual meeting in that city Au-
gust -, 2S, ~ and 30
\ DISASTROUS cnntiagration occurred,on
the 2lSt, in the town of Paks, Hungary.
Over 400 houses, including several public
buildings, were destroyed. Great dis.
tress ensued among the inhabitants, Z
large proportion of whom were left with.
out shelter.
The blockade of East African ports
near ZanZibar has been abandoned by
the Italian Government