The Globe-republican., 1891-05-06
THE EAST.

THE EAST.
FIRE in Harrisolville, n. e., de-
stroyed the business portion of the
town and several residences, causing
500, 1000 losses
CURwIN SrODDARI, a wholesale dry
goods merchant of Philadelphia, tried
to commit suicide in Chicago but failed.
Cause, overwork.
INVESTIGATION showed that the Ninth
national bank, of New York, had been
defrauded of S4OO, 900 by j. T. Hill, the
late president, who died month or tho
ago
Rev. FATHER BRIODY. of MinneapO-
lis, Ninn., being in New York recently
with $500 in his possession, eonfided
the money to a policeman he met on
the street for safe keeping. Next morn
ing he tried to find the policeman, but
he was not there.
STEPHEN b. ELKINs is authority for a
statement that Mr.. Blaine will not be a
candidate for the republican nOnina-
ton for the presidency.
FIRE from some unknown cause broke
Out III tiC UdSCLilShU VI IlC SChtCI
at Franklin, Pa The local department
was unable to cope with the flames and
aid was sent from Oil City. The total
loss was 100000.
OFFICIAL announcement is made of
the dissolution of Kidder, Peabody &
Co. The Encouragement leaves house
in New York Independent of the one in
Boston.
TwENTY-FoUR frame dwelling houses
in the village of Leeds, n. Y, were
burned recently. The heaviest loser is
ex-Judge Hilton, of New York, owner
of the greater part of the village.
HAMILTON WARD, of Allegheny coun-
~. n. Y, has been appointed by Gov.
Hill to the supreme court bench to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of
Thomas Corlette.
DESTRUCTIVE fires are raging in
the Blue mountains near Reading, Pa.
Fire on the South mountain has covered
an area of six miles long by two miles
wide. The air is filled with dense
smoke.
AN individual known as 'Frenchy
No. l." under arrest, is thought to have
murdered and mutilated the woman
Carrie Brown, alias shakespeare"
at New York. jealousy was the motive
FOREST fires in Atlantic county, n.
j., were quite alarming and destruct-
i've. The timber destroyed was said to
be worth $4,000 Several villages
were threatened
The convention of the Episcopal
church in the diocese Of Massachusetts
elected Rev. Phillip Brooks, of Trinity
church, Boston, to the Office of bishop
to succeed the late Bishop Paddock.
The vote was 81 to SIS.
PROF. JOSEPH LEIDY. the expert on
biological subjects, died in Philadelphia
recently. His brother, the well known
practitioner, also died about the same
time.
THE Rhode Island senate has indefi-
nitely postponed the state worlds fair
exhibit bill.
THE American Protective Tariff
league had banquet at Madison
square garden, New York. on the night
of the Goth Cornelius n. Bliss pre-
sided
On the Pemickey road, opposite West
Newton, Pa, an emigrant train carry
ing 100 Hungarians to the Frick plant
collided with an engine and the for
eigners were thrown into a panic. i'm
agining they had been attacked by
strikers The Hungarians said they
had been told the strike was. over and
all was settled.
THE New York tax levy this year is
but 1S mills, for support only of
schools and canals. no levy for general
purposes being necessary.
REPORTS from all parts of eastern
Pennsylvania show that there were no
strikes of any kind.
EARTHQUAKE shocks of greater or
less severity and duration were re-
ported from Cotocock, Keene. Concord,
Manchester and other New HAMPSHIRE
towns on the night of the LIST, in several
instances giving buildings a severe
shaking up.
GEN. VEAZEY, commander-in-chief of
the Grand Army, says that Secretary
Proctor will succeed Edmunds in the
United States senate and that Gen.
Alger will go into the cabinet as Proc
tors successor.
The master builders and stonemasons
Of Boston have compromised ON nine
hours work and axtra pay Tor over
time and holidays.