The southern argus., 1891-06-25

I've ChhuIcn DelOnglng 10 a family
named Lachance were playing in a boat
on the St Lawrence river near Port
Neuf, few miles from Quebec, when
waves from passing steamer caused
the boat to fill and four of the children
were drowned
Il. L. JORDAN, natural gas inspector
for Indiana, has returned from Findlav.
o., and reports heavy loss of both
pressure and volume of gas in all wells
there. He predicts that in two wears
there will be no gas in Findlay for
manufacturing.
| T. +. GILBERT, with his wife and
child, Mrs Livingstone and Mrs. Dick
erson, started down the river at Derby,
Conn, in a saiiboat Nothing was
seen or heard of them afterward
Great excitement prevailed.
SECRETARY NOBLE has declined to in
terfere in favor of the intruders on
Chickasaw lands.
GRAssHoPPERs are reported in large
quantities in Otter Tail county, Mimi,
and much damage will result to crops.
The rapid advance In the price of sill
yer bullion is thought to be due to a
French pool.
IHE steamer Queen from Sitka brings
news of the drowning of Lieut. Robin
son and four of the crew of the Bear,
and A. c. Moore, of the Russell party,
while the party were trying to make a
landing in Icy bay with the Russell-Mt
st. Elias party.
UTICA, Ill, has been swept by
cloudburst- Damage amounted to $780, !
600.
AN Illinois Central fast express was
ditched at Kenner, La, on the night of
the 10th Six persons were said to be
killed and fifteen or twenty injured
OPPOSITE Golconda, ILL.,. Will II.
Howischer and Willie Kreipke, both
under 30, and two colored men were
drowned by the overturning of their
skitf in n sudden windstorm.
EASTERN Arkansas has been visited
by disastrous storm. Two or three
lives were lost
BUSINESS failures (Dun's report) for
the seven days ended June Is numbered
s53, compared with pa the previous
week and 199 the corresponding week
of last year
The secretary of the interior has ap-
proved the contract for repairing the
ASA Grande, prehistoric ruin near
lila river in Arizona. The sum of s.
100 was appropriated by the last con-
rreSS.
RAILWAY telegraphers have elected .
he following officers: A. d. Thurston, .
# Vinton, Ia, grand chief telegrapher; :
}. o. Fox, of VintOn, Ia, grand secre-
airy and treasurer; ID. G. Ramsey, of
CAST st. Louis, assistant grand chief
elegrapher; j. A. Lecanda, of Celava,
1exico, grand senior telegrapher.
Ten artesian wells for irrigation pur- =
oses are to be drilled about Aberdeen.
I. d., as soon as possible. 7
AT barn raising near Thornton,
an, two men were crushed to death
y the fall of beam. Z
The Nestor block at Marquette, Il
Itch, containing four stores and a u
lumber of law Offices was destroyed d
Y lire. The loss was $50, 900. Several
remen were hurt
SAM JOHNSON, coIored, was hanged 4
Charleston, W. Va, for assaultine n
lice Bailey, white girl, on April T. II
HERR MosT, having lost his appeal, q
as resentenced at New York on the L
tn to one years imprisonment cl
by fall of slate in coal mine near u
cs Moincs, Ia, Joseph Wasky and his NJ
n William were killed. ol
IHE National cordage trust of New ca
ork is said to have bought up all the M
rdage works of Canada for S3. 600. 0O0 &c
IN collision between freight trains
a junction in Upper Sanduslxy, O.. in
any cars were wrecked and other sa
mage done. No lives were lost R'
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