The national leader., 1889-02-02
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

Nathaniel Candy, Is years old,
was stabbed and instantly killed on the
afternoon of the 9th during quarrel
at Broad and Callowhill streets, Phila-
delphia, it is alleged by Harry Endy,
aged 19 years, who was arrested. Ben
iamin Baker, aged 30 years. and James
Whitney, % years, were attacked on
the morning of the 9th by party of
men at Sixth and Lehigh avenue,
Philadelphia. Both were struck on the
head with Il brick, knocked down and
kicked. Emil G. DOersind was ar
rested and held to wait the result of
Bakers wounds. which are believed TO
be dangerous. Samuel Wakefield, Jr..
colored, shot and killed James w.
Trainer, his employer, in New Iberia
Parish, Louisiana, on the evening of
tht 25th, and was In turn taken from
the officers and killed by mob,
"A freight train collided with an
engine on the New York and Ohio
Railroad, near Ontario, Ohio, on the
afternoon of the 9th. 1t is reported
that Engineer Buckley was killed and
a fireman badly injured. Near Gallon,
Ohio, on the Oath, double-header fast
stock train On the New York, Penn
sylvania and Ohio Railroad collided on
a bridge with light engine which was
out for trial. Five men were dam
gerously injured and considerable pro-
perty was destroyed. During fight
with four tramps in the outskirts of
Scranton, Pa. on the evening Of the
9th, policeman named Ellis was shot
twice in the abdomen and is not expec-
ted to recover. John II. Tucker, aged
21 years, just released from prison, at
tempted to shoot his father in Newark,
New Jersey, on the evening Of the
9th. He made similar attempt on
the evening on the 26th.
Ellis J. Ellis, policeman in Scran-
ton, Pa, wat shot on the evening of
the 9th, during a struggle with tramps
and died on the 28th. The surrounding
country Is being searched for the
tramps, VINO have fed to the noun
tains.
"A boiler exploded In the saw mil,
of r. III. Perkins, at Poplar Bluff,
Missouri, on the evening Of the Goth,
killing Judge J. R. Stramount, John
Cronester and John Moore, and fatally
injuring Robert Malcom. Richard 81.
Perkins and Richard Robins. Six
others received slight injuries. Lack
of water caused the explosion. The
boiler in Harvey's silk mill, in Scran-
ton, Pa, exploded on the morning OF
the 2Sth, killing the engineer, Nicholas
Chislel and iniuring workman
named Anderson. AL the water in
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engineer turned on full stream. Two
hun 1red and fifty employees are thrown
out Of work.
Threatening letters from White Caps
were sent to number of disrepntable
houses IN Bloomington, Illinois, recent
ly, a1d on the evening of the 25th,
some of the houses we're bombarded
with eggs. The police arrested Patrick
O'COnnell and three Others, who are
now in jail. O'COnnell was seen and
recognized as he delivered one of the
threatening missives, and On being
ARE sted, confessed, duplicating the
rest of the gang. Two of the prisoners
are Did offenders, each having a sus-
penCed penitentiary sentence hanging
over his head.
1t Is reported that several levees,
80 to DO miles above Shreveport, Louis
lana, gave way on the evening of the
26th, the river submerging a large area
of country. Sunny Point levee, below
Shreveport, has also succumbed to the
force Of the current. All lowlands on
the Red river not protected by levees
are Under water. No loss of life or
stock is reported.
While a number of people were
leaving school house near Williams
burgh, Ohio, on the evening of the
26th. a mischievous boy pulled the bell
rope, and by some means the bell was
thrown from the frame work In the
cupola, and fell In front of the house
and ON to the crowd below, killing
William Wacker and seriously injuring
G. w. Mount and Sparr Kidd.
Parks Pledges, living at Holly
Springs, Missouri, committed suicide
on the 25th. He was engaged
to marry two young women, and had
arranged for the marriage ceremonv T.