Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 August 1895 — EASTERN. [ARTICLE]

EASTERN.

By the explosion of & large boiler in the paper mill and postal card manufactory of Woolworth & Co., at Costleton, N. Y., Wednesday, one man, James Lawton, the watchman, was kilted and another, the engineer, was so badly injured that it is believed he will die. Demetrius Ivallias Bey and his bride, who was Mrs. P. T. Barnum, have arrived at Bridgeport, Conn., accompanied by I'aure Tmont, of the French Embassy. Mr. Kalliaa went to the Union-Metallic Cartridge Company and placed a large order for ammunition for the Turkish Government. Acting nuder order of the Sultan, Mr. Kailias inspeeted the improved machinery used at the factory. Two new strikes were begun at New York Wednesday in accordance with resolutions passed by the Children’s JacketMakers’ Local Assembly, 155, K. of L., and the Pautsmakers’ Local Assembly, demanding contracts for one year instead of six months. Altogether there are something like 7,000 or 8,000 persona thrown out of work by the strike, but the leaders assert that it will last only a few diaya.' ' J At Buffalo, N. Y\. the members of St. Albert’s Roman Catholic Church have formally decided to secede and to establish an independent church. They will hire their own priest and run their own church without acknowledging the Bishop’s authority over them. The decision was precipitated by the refusal of Archbishop Corrigan to remove a priest to whom they objected. The new church will be on somewhat the same lines ns the independent Catholic church established by members of a Roman Catholic church in Cleveland last year. One person was killed and a score of others injured in a rear-end collision on the Camden and Atlantic Railroad in Camden. N. J„ Thursday night. Marshall Johnson, aged 6 years, was burned to death. The injured are: Lucy Buckman, Maggie Cannon, Mrs. Mary Grovers, James Grovers, Mrs. M. Johnson, Daisy Nahen, Carrie Quash, Matilda Quash, Mrs. Lizzie Watts, John Wilson. The rear of tlio excursion train caught fire and was completely burned. The train was the first section of fifteen cars, having on board the parents and scholars of fourteen colored Sabbath schools from Camden. Philadelphia, and several counties in Pennsylvania. The headlight of the Atlantic City train was seen as it rounded the curve, and a panic ensued. A rush was made for the doors and windows, and children were thrown from the ear to the platform, while others jumped from the windows. Responsibility for the wreck is not fixed.