The national leader., 1889-05-04

and stepsons of Mrs. Shaulis. were
taken to Somerset and lodged in jail
charged with the crime. 1t is alleged
that the Old man committed suicide
first, and then David, his son, at
tempted to kill his stepmother, who is
only 25 years of age. to prevent her in
herlting the estate, the two boys hoping
by this means to secure the estate
themselves.
The 29th ult. was the opening day
of the Washington centennial celebra-
tion in New York city. The days
principal events included the Presi-
dents progress from Washington
nOrthward; his reception at Elizabeth
port, New Jersey; the embarkation and
naval parade; the landing at Wall
street. New York; reception of the
Lawyers Club in the Equitable Build
ing, and the great centennial ball at
night. There was a succession of
splendid and picturesque spectacles.
New York is in whtrl of festivity
and crowded with visiting mul ltude.
Michael Flynn aged so years,
Patrick Ratchford, aged 30, and Mar
tin Regan, aged % were killed in the
Hyde Park shaft, at Scranton. Pa, on
the 1st, by fall OF coal During thun-
der storm in Birmingham. Alabama, on
The evening Of the Both ult., an electri-
Cal discharge ran along the wires into
the telegraph Office and struck an
operator, nan ed Hudd, who was tax.
ing a message at the time. He died In
few hours. A train on the Toledo
and Ann ArbOr Railroad had just
passed point near Howell, Michigan,
ON the evening of the 3Oth ult.. when
the track Immediately in the wake of
the train sunk fully five feet below It's
former level for distance of half a
mile. 1t was necessary to transfer
passengers around the sunken section
of track on the 1st, and freight tra1ic
has been stopped. The sinking is at
tributed to qulcksand.
Burglars entered the house of A.
F. Cooper, In Cleveland, Ohio, on the
evening of the Both ult., and stole
$2160 IN cash, gold watch and other
jewelry, valued at several hundred dol
lars. at Hartwell, Ohio, on the 1st,
Mrs Proesman, wife of the ticket agent
of the Bee Line road, was chOked into
insensibility by tramp, who stole $3.50
from the drawer and escaped. The
District Attorney of Buffalo, New
York, on the 1st received check for
$500 to pay the fine of Hiram B. and
Charles M. Everest, of the Vacuum
Oil Company, who, in May, 1886, were
convicted In Buffalo of conspiracy to
injure and destroy the property of the
Buffalo Lubricating Oil Works.
During fight between drunken
negroes in Kansas City, Missouri, early
on the morning of the 1st, Annie
Edwards was killed and James LEVEL
was dangerously cut near the heart.
The remains of two more of the
victims of the disaster on the Grand
Trunk Railroad. near Hamilton, On
tario, have been identified. They were
those of Morgan r. Sculten, of Chi
cago. and FL. s. Hall, a retired mer-
chant of Evansville, Indiana. 1t Is
not known how many persons were
injured in the crush at the fireworks
exhibition in Chicago on the evening
of the Both ult. but SO far as known no
case has resulted fatally.
The reduction in the public debt
during April amounted to $l3 ,078, ,234.
and for the 1U months of the current
fiscal year, $63, ,979, ,228. The total debt
less cash in the Treasury, is 81, 101,-
605, ,42S.
While Joseph Evans. owner of the
estate recently purchased ID Lowell by
the State of Massachusetts, for an arm
ory site, and some workman were en-
gagged in moving barn from the place
on the 1st. the building fell, crushing
Mr.. Evans and Bartholomew Curry.
1t is feared both men are fatally hurt.