The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-08-13
NEWS oE THE DAY.


The drought in Qacatecas, Mexico, has
caused the death of 10000 cattle.
The five-story grain elevator of Chase
& Co. at 34th street, New York, burned
yesterday, The loss is $40, 900; partly
insured.
Gen. VIM. Petit Trowbridge, Profess
sor of Mining Engineering in Colum bia
College, is dead in New Haven, Conn.,, of
heart failure.
Heavy rains in southwestern Texas
have swollen the Rio Grande over It's
banks, and caused washouts on the South
ern Pacific road.
Reports from Japan state that the
steamship Quagawa Maru was wrecked
on July 26 off Shogushima Island and
sixty lives were lost.
-Vice-President Pettingill has acceded to
the demands of the striking Pennsylvania
postal messengers in Boston and they
have returned to work.
Father Kuhlman, Roman Catholic
priest of Mitchell, Ill, has been deposed,
but refuses to vacate his parish. Bishop
Ryan has sworn out writ of eiectment.
Prof. John Duffey has been selected as
referee by the Olympic Club of New Or
leans for the great glove contests which
are to take place on the 9th, 9th and 7th
of September
Rev. DR.. Thomas D. Beaven, pastor OF
the church Of the Holy Rosary, at Spring
field, Mass, has been appointed Bishop
OF the Springfield diocese, to succeed the
late Bishop O'Reilly.
Capt. Morrison, formerly of Wander
bilt's yacht Alva, is in Chatham, Mass.
lie says Mr. Vanderbilt intends to bring
suit against the owners of the steamer II.
I. Dimock, which sunk the Alva.
The Court has decided to dissolve the
injunction restraining the Central Ver-
mont Railroad Company from consolidat-
ing with the Ogdensburg road This is a
victory for the Ogdensburg stockholders.
Extensive improvements having been
made at the Naval War College at New
port, r. L., the college will be opened on
Sept. 1 with Capt. Mahan as president.
The naval militia drill will take place at
the same time.
William and Samuel Iittell, of Sar-
dinia, Ind, quarreled about bill of
ST. 80, during the progress of which Will
liam drew knife and stabbed Samuel to
the heart. The wounded man died in
stantly. William was arrested.
-Judson Wolverton, aged 81 years, OF
Sunbury, Pa, brakeman on the Penn
sylyania Railroad and a nephew of Con-
gresham Woverton, was killed during
Tho night by being thrown from the top
OF q box-car, in rounding curve, and
striking on his head.
james j. Winn, of East Albany, N. Y,
one of the proprietors of the Converse
restaurant at Savin Rock, Conn, is dead
from the effects of injuries received in
row, when he was stabbed with bread
knife by his partner, Edward Keefe,
of New York. Keefe is under arrest.
Five servant girls at the Park Hotel, at
Madison, Wis, and two guests are down
with diphtheria. The Board of Health
wants to close the hotel, but United
States Senator Villas, the owner of the
building, has declared that he will bring
suit against them for damages, should
they take any steps in that direction.
Large herds of cattle are now being
grazed in the vicinity of Pond Creek, Ok
lahoma, but the removal of the troops
from Enid to that place has given the
herders no little uneasiness. An order
has been issued that all intruding cattle
must be Immediately removed, or they
will be seized by the troops and their
owners placed under arrest,
The following officers were elected by
the knights Templar Conclave in Denver:
Grand Master, Judge Hugh McCurdy of
Corunna, Mich; Deputy Grand Master,
w. Larue Thomas of Danville, Ky;
Grand Generalissimo, Reuben H. Lloyd
of San Francisco; Grand Captain General,
II. B. Stoddard of Bryan, Tex; Grand
Senior Warden, George NJ. Moulton OF
Chicago; Grand Junior Warden Rev II.
w. Rugg OF Providence, r. l. Grand
Treasurer, II. Wales Lines Of Meriden,
Conn; Grand Recorder, w. b. Isaacs Of
Richmond Va.