Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-30
TgLEGRAPHIC JOTTINGS.

Ere did fifteen thousand dollars damage in yittsfleld, Mass, yesterday. Frank W. Johnson of Laconia, N. H., was robbed and shot through the hand yesterday by thieves.
 Colorado democrats have nominated Judge L. NJ. Goddard of Leadville for chief justice of the supreme court.
 One of the mills of the oat meal trust at Rockford, H., burned yesterday. Loss S4o,OOO; insurance S3S,0O0.
 The great Forth bridge in England was yester- day the scene of an accident by which three men lost their lives.
 Heavy rains and cyclone at Shanghai early in September unroofed houses and blew down trees and five lives were lost.
 The largest oil well struck in this country was opened yesterday in the McCurdy field, eighteen miles west of Pittsburg.
 Ed. Powell and Jim Keeper were hanged in the jail at Gatesville, Texas at AS p. m yesterday. Their neckS were broken.
 A terrible fire has occurred at Chung King and another at Nanking. Over 100 of the best shops in Ranking were entirely destroyed. It is statsd that Chinese ironclads unable to ascend the Yang-Tse-Kiang will be detailed to protec, Shanghai and coast towns. Cl.nese advices say that terrible hail storms hsve occurred in parts of Song Chow. doing great to the ground.
 In digging the cellar for the new armory build ing in Malone, N. r., yesterday morning a bank cayed in, killing three men, named Lamunday, Lewis and Shova.
 The director of the mint has under considera. tion plan to stimulate the importation of for Of the treasury shortly.
 Mrs. Allen G. Thurman, wife of the told Roman" is at deaths door. She has been low for weeks from an attack of grip coupled with the inflrmities of her eighty years.
 The business failures of the United States az reported by R. G. Dun Co. of the mercantile agency, for the qnarter ending September 30, 1890 'AA'o 4D'' 'ei oi
 John Patterson of Nashua, N H. an employe at the Worcester and Nashua railroad, was caught by drawbar while coupling cars last evening in the yard, and received injuries which will proba- ply result in death.
 In order to push the Russian grain trade and to check the operations of grain speculators a committee has been formed at Kieff with the ob- ject of promoting direct dealing with the farm CTS of Southern Russia.
 Returns received from the various agricultural societies throughout the German empire show that the total summer and winter wheat crops of Germany amount to IS, 4o7,74o double onintafs' against r, 523 oG double quintals last year.
 David Evans, Esq, who represents the Castle Baynard ward in the board of aldermen has been elected to succeed Sir Joseph savory as lord mayor of London. Mir. Evans was elected an alderman in 1884 and was sheriffsof London in 1885. 1'0-' 'A
 An imposing religious ceremony took place yesterday in St. Paul's Cathedral at London, the occasion being the consecration of five bishops of the Established church. The archbishop of Canterbury officiated and performed the cere- mony of consecration.
 It is reported in Chicago that the French gov ernment during the last three weeks has been quietly picking up an enormous amount of grain and meats through its agents in this country The orders for flour said to amount to OO6- 900 barrels and for grain 25 GOO, 900 bushels
 Although dispatches from Chili were re- ceived at the headquarters of the Chilian con gressional envoys in Washington up to o'clock last night they contained no reference to the re- ported arrest of American citizens in Santiago and the stationing of guard of police around the United States legation.
 Chicago, Burlington & Quincy's August state ment: Gross earnings, So, ,16i s3s increase, S145- 610 Net deducting one-twelfth of annual charges Cestimated), s544, ,530; increase, s26s5s1. From January to August 31 Gross S20 o92 921; de- crease, S1 9S1 731 Net, deducting eight-tweifths charges, S1,14O,612; decrease, SS4,9s6
 The JeffersonviIle, Ind, police station was blown up by dynamite late last night. The doors and windows were blown to pieces and the stone walls cracked. It is thought to have been the result of plot to kill certain of the police who have been prosecuting the criminals with great vigor of late. There was noone fn the building