The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1895-08-06
GENERAL NEWS.

Recent surveys show that over one
sixth of the State of Oregon, something
over 100000 acres, is covered with
dense forests,
"A fire In Lima, Ohio, Thursday morn
ing, destroyed the Lawler, Hughes and
Manning Brothers blocks, causing a loss
of about 100000.
Georgia beat her record with the
peach crop this season, and there is every
indication that the pear crop. too, will be
by far the largest ever raised.
Frank Vedder, cattle buyer, at
tempted to assault an Indian girl on the
Spokane Reservation. in Washington,
several days ago. The Indians caught
him on Wednesday and nearly killed
him.
IA Baltimore and Ohio freight train
Jumped the track at Finlayville, Ohio,
Saturday night, and the engine, which
turned over, killed Engineer William
Funk, of Pittsburg.
"A fire at the dock at the foot of Ami
ty street, Brooklyn, Thursday. destroyed
a large quantity of jute and saltpetre and
damaged the bark Cacinhill, which was
discharging her cargo. The loss will be
about $4,000.
...All the business houses except four in
Sprague, the seat of Lincoln county,
Washington. were destroyed by fire on
Saturday. The loss is estimated at over
81 100000. The burned buildings includ-
ed the Northern Pacific Railroad shops.
Robert G. Scott, ex-city treasurer of
Jacksonville, Florida, was arrested on
Wednesday on charge of embezzling
$40. no of the city's funds. He was SUBJ
sequently discharged on the ground of the
irregularity of the proceedings against
him.
John H. Miller was instantly killed at
Duncanville, Pa, Sunday, by lightning /;
his mother was fatally injured and two
other members of the family received
severe shocks. They had sought shelter
from the storm under a tree, which was
shattered by bolt.
IF. P. Smoot, young man who en-
bezzled $1,000 from his employer, l.. l..
Briscoe. lumber dealer of Washington,
D. O., was spprehended in Fort Wayne,
Indiana, Thursday. Smoot broke down,
made clean breast of the matter and re-
stored what was lett of the money.
George Mitchell, negro, was hanged
at Live Oak, Florida, Thursday, for COM
plicity in the murder of Alfred Rybers.
Stevens, another negro. is awaiting execu-
ton. Henry Brown. who was hanged for
the same crime July II, declared on the
scaffold that Mitchell and Stevens were
innocent.
during fight at keystone, in the
Bluefelds region of West Virginia, Sun
day, between j. M. Stroud, coke boss,
and miner named James Owens, a
miner named Gilbert tried to sep
arate the combatants, when Stroud drew a
revolver and fatally wounded both of
them. Stroud boarded train to escape,
but was captured.
| =. A riot occurred at Riverside Park,
near Mount Vernon, Va, Sunday after
noon, and, as result, Roy Beach and a
man named Evans were probably fatally
injured. Thomas Brown, Thomas Down
ey and three sons. and two brothers by
the name of Evans, were also badly pun
shed. The trouble was the outgrowth
of a longstanding quarrel between Down
ey and the Browns.
The steamer La Touraine, from Hayre,
with 5l2 passengers, which was due in
New York on Saturday, did not reach
Sandy Hook until 4.SO Sunday morning.
The delay was caused by the starting of
some plates between the screws on July
Slst, which prevented the use of the port