The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-05-05
FROM ALL AROUND THE STATE.
News Gathered from all Sections of tho
Commonwealth.

PIrTsBURo, May IA large section Of
the hillside below the Holy Ghost college,
Boyds Hill, gave way Saturday night and
crushed two houses like eggshells.
an one of them lived Solomon Kelly and
his wife and four children. They had no
chance to escape and were buried by the
falling walls Seven year-old Fannie was
standing in front Of the stove when tho
latter was overturned, and as the child was
Knocked down the hot Goals were thrown
all over her. She slowly roasted to death
within few feet Of her parents, who could
hear her piteous cries for help, but their
own helpless condition prevented them from
doing anything.
When the girls body was found in the
debris half of her head was burned away.
The little blackened and mangled body
presented horrible appearance. A pecu
liar escape was that of the five-months- old
baby, sleeping in its crib near the open
door. The collapsed walls forced the cradle
through the open doorway and beyond
throwing the baby out on the ground, bu
did IL no injury.
.dr. Kelly and his wife were badly
crushed and injured internally and may
die. One of their two boys was also in
jured 30 badly that he cannot recover. The
other was taken out with but a few
scratches.
.IoRRIsrowS, May s.-The coroner's jur,
Investigating the circumstances surround
ing the fatal accident to Farmer Tobias
Swartley At Telford last Saturday, censure
the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
Company for not keeping a fagman posted
at the crossing. swartley whipped up hia
horse to drive over the track ahead OF an
approaching freight train, when his team
was struck by the Buffalo express bound
east, and he was instantly killed.
PHILADELPHIA, May In accordans>
with the order issued by the Reading re-
ceivers to the mining superintendents Of
the Coal and Iron company, fifteen of the
colleries were closed to-day for an indef-
mite period. A good deal OF the coal has
been sold below the circular prices, and to
prevent still further reductions the re-.
ceivers have decided upon restricting the
output.
PorrsvILLE, April 28.-A second shoe.
manufacturing firm Of Orwigsburg, this
county, has failed, executions having been
issued against Shoener Il Co. for sum ex.
ceeding in the aggregate $4,000 Tho
closing Of this industry throws out Of en-
ployment over 100 hands. Ex-Stats Sena-
tor John 7. Shoener was the head Of the
firm.
VnKEs-BARRE, April 29.-James Nc
Laughlin, a saloon keeper Of Pittston, who
killed James Gilmartin on the night OF
March rs last, was placed on trial for muir
der Thursday morning. Tho case was
given to the jury yesterday afternoon and
II returned last night at Q o'clock with a
verdict finding him guilty Of granddaughter
WILLIAMSBURG, May Through an
explosion In the mines here, Frank Rickert,
= miner, was instantly killed. Two other
employees were badly scalded and are in q
critical condition. Coroner Hoy was noti-
fed and left for that place to hold an in
quest on the body OF Mr.. Riokert.
WEsT CHESTER, May 8.-The republican
convention Of Chester county was held yes
terday. The convention instructed its dele
gates to the state convention to vote for A.
ID. Harlan for state treasurer and allow its
delegates to 20 uninstructed az regards the
Supreme Judgeship.
.:EADING. May 2.-The East Reading
Electric railway has passed into the pos
session Of the Philadelphia syndicate, who
recently obtained control of the horse car
lines of this city. The East Reading is ten
miles in length, extending to several SD
br~ban towns
LANCASTER, May 2.-The union brick,
layers and hod-carriers of this city struck
yesterday because of refusal to grant an
increase. The former are getting SO per
day but demand $3.50 for nine hours, and
the hOd-carriers, who are getting So, wan
H9.50 per day.
READING, May 3.-Mrs. Theresa Hafer,
Srh n cf ch 81, Mt
I4S North Tenth street, where she lived
alone died under strange circumstances
The physicians who made an examination
certified that her death resulted from no
tural causes.
WEST CHESTER, May 3.-The Pennsyl
vania and Delaware state line commission
has finished his work after drive over the
entire line. 1t has formally declared tho
new dividing line set aud unalterable, ani
the opposition to the change has been With
drawn.
BEAVER, May 8.-Senator Quay, when
shown the story telegraphed from Wash
ington that he would resign, said: 81 will
be on hand at the opening of the session to
take the oath of Office and serve out my
'~rm, unless the very unexpected happens" "
-.AsToN, May 2.-Threee boys, while
playing along the Lehigh river, found q
newly born infant. They pulled it out Of
the water and hid it in clump of bushes
Later the police heard Of their find, and Al
investigation is now being made
LEBANON, May 2.-John Cupler, a Ger,
man, who for many years resided on North
Ninth street, while walking in his yard fell
over dead from the effects of either aI
apoplectic stoke or heart failure. The de
ceased came to this city in 184T.
SHAMoKIN, May 2.-The Lancaster col
iery, operated by Smith & Keiser, of this
place, has been purchased by Detroit and
Buffalo capitalists, who will enlarge thu
plant to twice its capacity, five hundred
names going on the payroll
COLUMBIA. May "A robber entered the
house of Jefferson Gilbert, on Cherry
street. but was frightened away by Mrs.
Gilbert before he secured anything. At
tempt was also made to break into tho
shoe shop of John b. Resh.
CHESTER, May bessie Grace, a 3-year,
old child, had her arm cut off and a leg in.
jured by shifter on the Philadelphia,
Wilmington and Baltimore railroad two
years ago Saturday arbitrators awarded