The national leader., 1889-03-23

near Cumberland, Maryland. Not see
ing him the train was backed for a few
miles. and Albright was found hanging
by his neck ON the irons Of a bridge,
dead. 1t is supposed he leaned too fax
out while keeping look ahead.
TYPHOID fever is reported epidemic
in the village Of LuZerne, near Wilkes
barre. Forty cases have appeared.
Small .pox has again broken out in
Nanticoke, Penna. Three children Of
Michael Mack are down with the
disease, and it is believed that there
are other cases In the town. Throat
specials in New York say there is am
epidemic of tonsllitis. 1t is confined
to women, and Is especially prevalent
among actresses. 1t is contagious.
A dozen prisoners in the jail i'm
Jeffersonville, Kentucky, made an
attempt to escape on the evening of the
10Th. They were discovered on the
roof by little girl. who notified the
Sheriff. Edward Powell, a river pirate,
succeeded in getting away, but the
others returned to their cells after
Dick Jones, housebreaker. had been
shot by the Sheriff. It is thought that
Jones's wound will prove fatal. Roland
Bacon, 35 years of age, committed
suicide in his fathers store at Laurel,
Delaware, on the morning of the goth,
by shooting himself in the left breast.
He had been drinking heavily for
three weeks. Some villain on the
evening of the 10Th entered the weav-,
ing room of the Graniteville Manu-
featuring Company's mill at Granite.
Vile, South Carolina. and cut the,
warps in all except fifteen LOOMS
The factory was forced to shut down
on the goth, and it will take a week
at least to replace the warps in the
looms.
"A body found in Lloyd's creek, at
Easton, Maryland, has been identified
as that of George N, Sidney, Of 1144
Snyder street, Philadelphia. A heavy
rainstorm on the evening of the 10Th
caused the waters of Richmond creek.
which runs through Dayton, Tennes-
see, to overflow the banks. Furnace
fires were put out and a mile and a
half of railroad was washed up. A
number of houses were swept away
and several families barely escaped
with their lives. Alexander Vaughan
was drowned. Another gas we'll was
struck at Kempton. Indiana, on the
10Th. When the drill was withdrawn
the gas became ignited In some man
ner and stream of fire leaped forth.
In the little rom around the derrick
we're fourteen persons, and all were
more or less burned, four of them
badly.
Our Consul General at Shanghai
has informed the State Department. at
the request of the Shanghai Committee
OF the North China Relief Fund, of the
distress existing over large area of
China, the result of foods in the Yellow
river sections and of droughts in por-
tlons OF the provinces Of Kiang See and
Anhoul. The committee desires to IN
vits the charitable people of the world
to respond to its request for funds.
Thousands are starving and dying
from exposure IN Northern China.
Relief has already been received from
America and England, but more is
needed. Until the spring crops are
gathered the famine will continue.
AS Robert Harbin, wealthy far
mer, was driving near Vincennes, Ilil-
nois, on the 10Th, the wheel of the dog
cart struck the root of tree, throwing
him over the back of the seat. His
right foot caught in the spring Of the
vehicle. The horse. becoming fright
ened. ran away, dragging Harbin for
mile and half. His head and face
were dreadfulIy mangled and death
followed. Herman Lenck, aged II,
was suffocated by smoke during FIRE
In a bakery On Third avenue, New
York. on the morning Of the 10th.