The state capital., 1892-06-25

ROCKDALE, about three miles from
Dubuque, Ia, was wiped out by a flood
on the evening of the 18th, part of the
Central's track being swept away. The
village was cleaned out July 4, 1876,
when many lives were lost.
A CAR on the East Liverpool (O.)
electric railway jumped the track near
the power-house, on the 10Th, and
plunged down a thirty-foot embanll-
ment to the river, overturning several
times and completely wreclIing the car.
Over twenty-five passengers were
aboard, and though none were killed
outright, twenty were injured, some of
them probably fatally.
MARC PENDLETON. once an actor and
son-in-law of Cleveland CO., million
aire, killed himself on the 18th, through
fear of approaching insanity.
THE Columbia rolling-mills at Lam
caster, Pa, have been shut down in
definitely About 200 men are thrown
out of work in consequence.
Mrs. ROBERT T. LINCOLN and her
daughter Jessie will spend the summer
with her father, ex-senator Harlan, at
Mount Pleasant, la.
JOHN JOHNSON, negro murderer,
was lynched at McComb City, Miss, on
the 10Th, by mob composed partly of
blacks.
On the afternoon of the 10Th the yacht
Caprice, with twenty-seven people on
board, was capsized near Peche islandl
several miles above the city of Detroit,
Mich. near the Canadian shore. All OF
| the party were thrown into the water,
and Carrie Bieber, aged 10, and Minnie
Mock, aged II, were drowned. The
yacht Duke, when going to their as
sistance, attempted to turn, and Henry
Pathow. Jr., was knocked overheard
by boom and was also drowned.
A SHORT, middle-aged man, nwith
heavy, sandy moustache, went into the
st. Julian hotel at Portland, Me, on
the Goth. and registered as "Iierr ry
Garland, Detroit, Mich" He said he
had been travelling two days ano
wanted room. He went directly t'
his room, and ten minutes later shot
himself in the head, dying instantly.
THE drought in the Rio Grande Dor
ders of Texas has become alarming ant
much suffering is resulting.
On the night of the 18th mob in De
troit. Mich, caught "Lucifer' Durand
successor to ''Prince Michael as chic
of the Long-haired Israelites, and Gu
off his hair and whiskers. They ais
cut off the hair of his wife.
JOHN RUGGLEs, who robbed the Red
ding (Cal.) stage and killed Messenger
Montgomery and wounded two othe
men, recently, was captured at Wood
land, Cal, on the 20th-
AN examination of newly-mad
grave in Forest Hill cemetery at Ham
burg. Ia. ON the goth, disclosed the fac
that it had been robbed. The examlna
ton was quietly proceeded with unit
more than dozen graves were opened
In each instance it was found that tn
BODY had been stolen, only the empt
coffin in many instance remaining t
show that body had been buried. Tn
community is terribly aroused.
THE feature of the national compet
tive drill at Omaha, Neb., was the wor
derful work of the Hale Zouaves c
: Kansas City. Their drill was in doubl
, time and almost perfection. The ell
+ tire company scaled a l4-foot fence, an
the last man went over the barrier i
the remarkably quick time of one min
ute and forty-fve seconds.
Mr.. HARRY II. SMITH called upon til
q president at the White House, on tf
! Goth, and presented to him the CAV
G used by Chairman Mckinley at the Nil
neapolis convent ton