Terre Haute Weekly Gazette, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 5 February 1885 — Page 1

DEADLIER THAN DYNAITE

Three Explosions of Natural Gas In Pittsburg.

Fifteen Buildings Wrecked and Man People Killed and Maimed.

A Crowded Street Car Blown in the Air and Off the Track. .................

NATURAL GAS.

Three Terrible Explosions PITTSBURG, Jan. 81.—Three explosions of natural gas occurred this morning near Thirty-fourth street on Pennsylvania avenue. Six people are reported killed and twenty injured and six to eight houses wrecked.

Further Particulars.

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 31.—Natural gas si responsible tor another terrible explosion which, at this hour, seems to involve not only the wreck of houses but serious loss of life and maimings, which will follow the victims to tneir graves. S liort. ly before 12 o'clock there was an alarm on the big beli iD Municipal Hall tower, but it was of such irregular character that even Chief Evans, who wai in the rotunda of the hall at the time, was HI a loss to

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where it came from. In a

moment word was transmitted by telephones at the mayor's office and at the engine houses that a disastrous explosion of natural gas had occurred at the forks of the road otherwise known as Thirty-fourth and Butler streets, and that there had. been serious Joss of lite as well as great destruction of property. The meagre details which oould be secured over the telephone were to the effect that the exos on re in A Ruhs saloon, No. 3351 Pennsylvania Avenue, and that the adjourniog building had also been wrecked by the explosion. The concu3sion craated the wildest excitement in the immediate vicinity and hundreds of people gathered about as the ruins had taken fire and rumors were current that a number of persons were buried in the debris. Just a few moments after the occurrence the citizens line car passed in front of the wrecked buildings filled with passengers.

A SECOND EXPLOSION

occurred and the car was thrown from the track by the lorce of the upheaval. The consttrnation among the pa.-songers was more than panic and scarcely one of the whole number escaped without more or less injury. The driver wnf blown from his position and so severely injured that he may not recover. At the same time pieces of timber and flying debris of all kinds were hurled in the air by the secoDd ex plosion and caused havoc among those who had gathered in the vicinity and the list of injured swelled until it had reached between twenty and thirty,

SEVERAL OTHER ERUPTIONS

followed and the number of houses embraced was increased to ten or fifteen. About twenty minuses past twelve a ignal that the fire had been extinguished was sent ia, but scarcely ten minutes bad elapsed until another alarm was sounded from the same box and additional steamers hurried to the spot, not only to aid in extinguishing the flames but to assist ia caring for the injured and in hunting for those who are supposed to be buried under the buildings which had been involved in general destruction. In the* citement immediately following the only names of injured ascertained were: Gibson, the car driver, Augusi Horn, an iron work' and Zinger, a baker. The injured were taken to the office of Clark's Solar Iron Works on Thirty-fourth street.

The explosion occurred in three buildings. One was .. THE IRON CITY HOTEL salpon operated by an Englishman named George Morris. It was a low frame house 12 feet front and 30 feet deep. T^ere was a Kitchen and dining room in the basement. Above the bar room were two bed rooms. Next to this was the meat shop of Mrs. Hammers, doerfer which building was just like the one occupied by Morris. Across Thirty-third street was the saloon ot Geo Mueller. Ht lived in a four-story brick house, the bar room being ou the first floor and a tobacco manufactory, also operated by Mueller, on the sec rnd floor. Above this and in the fiont on the second floor were the sleeping apartments. The first explosion was in the cellar of Mrs. Hammersdoerfer's, about 10:35 this morn:ng. Mrs Hammersdoerfer sent her sister, Mnry Smolder, in the cellar tor a basket. When she reached the cellar she struck a match and instantly there was a loud explosion, and the little building was almost shaken apart. The proprietress was

THROWN ACROSS

her shop the plastering, glass and loose articles came crashiug in from all sides and the girl in the cellar screamed wildly. Before the people uli recover their self possession there wss another terrible explosion. It came from the cellar of Morris' saloon and wrecked the basement. Mrs. Morris, who was getting dinner ready was thrown against the door and badly bruised. Mori is himself was in bed at the time. He was blown out on the floor but not seriously injured. The bar room was crowded with men who were

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I F- THROWN ABOUT LIKE TEN WNB. Mrs. Hammcrbdort found her sister and

Saughter

ulled her up from the cellar. Her little Lizzie was blown against the wall and covered with debris and badly hurt about th6 head and face. Miss Smolder, the girl who went to the cellar, was so badly burned, that she will not recover. ,r

THE THIRD EXPLOSION.

In the meantime a third explosion occurred in,George Mmeller's saloon across the street In the saloon at the time were Annie Muella, daughter of the proprietor, Lizzie Gal moth, a cook, Dr. Zieglar, of Allegheny, and Jack Stein, a mill worker. Miss Mueller was just going down to the cell: when the explosion came and she fell down stairs and caught by the teet screaming. Charles Ruth, the barkeeper, heard her scream and ran into the room which by thiB time was in flames. He made ay through the falling ruins and acoris to the cellar way and rescued her. Dr. Zieglar was blown against the wall and inlured internally. Lizzie Gal moth was burned about the face and hands. Jack Stein was so terribly huit that death is only a question of a lew hours. When the third explosion occurred^ the citizens passenger car, No. 29, ^^was just passing

A BEER KEG

blown from one saloon hit the driver, Win. Koctor, aud knocked him senseless. August Horn, Jacob Stein, Melie Oxenshort, a g'rl, John Benard, Willie Pattnn and George Zinaer were passing along Pcausylvania avenue and all were more or less injured by the flying debris'. By thy explosion the houses ot Morris and Mueller were badly wrecked and every house within a square were more or less damaged. Among the number were Ebert's saloon, Lawrence bank, Tee's drug store, Scott's grocery, Bochm's jewelry store, Giles' confectionery and Peyton's saloon.

No one was killed outright, but four or fiue will die. Spun, who was in Muellers bar room, is now reported deud.

THERE IS INTENSJ5 EXCITEMENT in tbeheighborhood and a gang of men has been formed among the citizens to tear up the gat pipes to night. The loss to the building and stock is from $15,000 to $20,000. The gas fire is still burning in tiie sewers.

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fact3 in regard to the prisoner's movements at Liverpool and at London from tbe lime of his arrival at Liverpool from Amerioa up to the date of his arrant at the Tower a tew minutes after the explosion occurred of his travelin under tbe aseumed names of Gilbert an Dalton, and many suspicious circamstances connected tfith his stay at both ot the above cities. Poland dwelt particularly on the mysterious disappearance of a peculiar box from the prisoner's lodgings in Scarbow street immediately alter Cunningham's arres*. Poland laid stress upon those facts in order to show that Cunningham was in league with others who must have been instructed in the line of action to be taken.

Poland inrther said that witnesses would be produoed to prove that Cunningham had tor several dsys previous to the explosion been seen loitering in and aroand the Tower of London. He then produced a plan of the Tower and pointed out the spot where the explosion took place, at the same rime going into the details of the damages done the building and the injuries sustained by the persons wounded by the explosion.

Poland also produced a small detonator lound in the prisoner's Kbaggage and said it was similar to those ut-ed in previous dynamite outrages, indicating that the prisoner might have been connected with those crimes. In conclusion, Poland asked that Cunningham be ar raigned under the explosive net on a charge of conspiracy, and said he inight possibly, at a later day, request that the charge be changed to high treason, so that the penalty of the latter crime would be meted out to him, as the dynamite outrages could be construed as acts ot war of a rebellious people.

During the examination Cunningham stated that when he resided in the United States he lived in New lork City aDd worked as a laboror on tbe Morgan steamship docks and as a freight in the Pennsylvania railroad depo*

A TERRIBLE RAILWAY DISASTER

Collision in New South Wales—Forty Persons Killed and Many Injnred LONDON, Jan. 31.—A dispatch irom Sydney, New tiouth Wales, states that an express train between Sydney and Wagg\ Wairga, while running it a" high rata of speed, was piecipiatted into a creak by the weakness of the bridge upon which the train had entered. Forty passengers were killed.

A Sydney, N. S. W., telegram says: lThe express train between here and Wagga Wagga was wrecked by collision, and not by falling through a bridge, as first reported. Besides forty persons killed, a great many were injured. The dig asler occured near Wagga Wagga."

YESTERDAY Anson Baites, living near St. Mary's, brought a wolf's scsip to the Auditor's office. He killed it about two miles west of St. Mary's. The state offers a reward for wolf scalps, and Mr. Baites was told to file hia claim and make affidavit that he killed it ia this county

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RIOT IN NEW YORK.

Encounter Between the Police and the Followers of Justus Sohwab and

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NKW YORK, Feb. 8—Two thousand

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iersons gathered at a Socialist meeting night in C.meordia Hall, in Avenue A, In the German quarter. It was rumored previous to tbe meeting, that trouble would be caused by Justus Sohwab and Herr Moat, aider* by a number of tbeir adherents, who intended to capture and control the proceedings. The less radtoal element of the party, headed by Editor Sohevllseh, of the Yolks Zeitung, were determined to hold the extremists in cheok. A voluminous circular, printed in English and German, denouncing violenoe and the Irish dynamite outrages, had been widely circulated by Scheviisoh, and it excited the Schwab-Most orowd, who, in return, isnued a flaming incendiary appeal applauding the dynamiters and threatening woe to England. Police Captain McCullough, ot tbe Seventeenth pre cinct, attended the meeting with a posse of men. 8chevilseh called tbe assembly to order, and In suoh away that a tumult ensued, in which chairs, clubs and revolvers figured. Captain McCullough commaLded Bilence, and foroed his way to the platform, followed by his men. Schwab saw him, and shouted "It's the police! kill the— The Infuriated mob turned upon the officers, and Captain McCullough was struck on the bead with a ohair and knocked down. He regained his feet, and at the point of tbeir revolvers tbe

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CUNNINGHAM'S EXAMINATION

The Examination of the Alleged Dynamiter Begun To-day in Bow Street Police Court.

LONDON, Feb. 2.—The examination of James G. Cunningham, charged with complicity in causing the recent (plosion at the Tower ot London, was begun in Bow street police court this morning. Poland, Solicitor, in opening the case for the Crown, said the government intended to prove that the prisoner was an active agent in the conspiracy which culminated in the horrible outrage at the

iolice kept the mob at bay. Tbe Soclalthen wanted to resume tbeir deliberations, and supplemented their demands by drawing clubs, knives and pistols. Captain McCullough w%s reinforced in a little while by thirty policemen. This enraged tbe crowd stilt further, and they again attacked tbe police, who responded with their clubs and the rioters were badly nunisbed. Many heads were craoked. 'With the exception of Officer Ratt, who was slightly cut in the. face, and a few bruises suffered by Captaiu McCullough, none of the policemen were injured. Peter Brown, one of tbe nioters, had his leg broken, and had to be sent to the hospital. Justus Schwab was the only man arrested. He skulked away before tbe trial was over, butCapt. McCullough found him in his saloon on First street. He ^submitted quietly to arrest. Bail was refused, and he was locked up, After the fight, a pistol, a dynamite bomb and several short, black clubs were found in tbe ball. W. 8. Rosenberg, secretary of the International Workers' Association, said Scbwab had asked O'Donovan Rossa to send a g«ng of his dynamiters to break up tbe meeting.

THE CRIMINAL COURT BILL.

It Is Introduced by Senator Schloss. INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 2.—[GAZETTE Special.]—The bill establishing a criminal court was introduced in the Senate to-day by Senator Schloss. It was not rushed through «nder a suspension ol

the rules in accordance with the original

Tower. The Solicitor then related the program, but was referred to a ccmmitfar.ts in rpftird t.o the nrisnnfir'a mnw. tee. •. fJSfar ia the scattered over the city tor signatures to be sent to the GAZETTE office. Send

them here this evening and they will be forwarded at nee Indianapolis. Let every person having one of them send it in at once. The snake has been scotched it must be killed.—[JSd. GAS.

Sleighing Party Slain.

TOLEDO, Jan. 31.—A sleigh contiaing nine persons while crossing the track of the Lake Shore railway between Oak Harbor and Port Clinton, Ohio, at an early hour this morning was struck by the west bound express and two of the number, Stephen L. Hall, of Oak Harbor and Miss Jennie Whipple, of Wauseon, Ohio, were killed. Mrs. A. D. Tbierwechter, Mrs. Jno Vogel, and Mrs. Chas. Vogel, of Oak Harbor, Mere probably fatally i'jured. John Vogel was seriously injured, but it is thought he will recover. Tbe party bad been to Pert Clinton to attend a ball and were returning to Oak Harbor when the accident occurred. nr

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LITTLE HOCK, Ark Jan. 31.—When the legislature met at noon ex-Governor Berry's letter withdrawing from the Senatorial race was read. On the first ballot Jas. K. Jones, representative from the Third Congressional distriot, was elected United States Senator. The vote stood Jones 72, Dunn 49, C. R. Breckenridge 8, necessary to choice 64. s-s ....

Fate of a Chicken Thief.

BERKLEY SPRINGS, W. Va., Jan. II.— A faimer named Priest, to protect his hennery, placed several dynamite torpedoes about it. Last night a torrific explosion aroused the Priest family, and on goicgout they found the hen house blown to atoms, and fifty feet away tbe dead body of a negro natmd Bracy, horribly mangled.

JOSEPH H. GILBERT, retiring member from this city of the board of trustees .of the State Normal School, has made a most valuable member, devoting more of his time to tbe duties of the position and to securing the best interests of fie school than all the other members, perhaps, combined. To all that he under^ takes Mr. Gilbert brings tbe most painstakfbg and intelligent attention

In Luck at Last.

With this issue is commenced serial tory entitled "In Luck at which beside being one of the Walter Besant's charming stories is profusely illustrated. Commence with the first number and you will not regret it.

a new Last," best ot

VIQO county has a population of sixty thousand people and sixty of them are awyers. Montgomery county can do lbetter thanthat. She has a lawyer to every five hundred of population.—

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i'S NEMESIS.

O'Dyimmite Rossa, the Apostle ill Dynamite Warfare,

Hinfself Shut Down by Woman

Who Conferring With Him Abo|| Wholesale Slaughter.

Great Excitement* Caused by the Shooting—Both Sides.

Rom Thinks the English Government is Boil on Assassinating Him

Which W not Be Strange, ConsiderHis Career.

TAB SHOOTING.

NBW i"S?ORK, Feb. 2.—O'Donovan Rossa, the apostle of dynamite, was shot on Chambers street in front of the Stewart building at 12 minutes past 5 o'clock this afternoon.,* He tell to the sidewalk and tbe youog#Gman who did tbe shooting was arresm and taken to the station house. J!

At the hour of the shooting the streets were 'fulHvof people homeward going, making tileir way toward the Brooklyn bridge ancf up town. The excitement over the shooting, although the man was recognized?% but few, was intense. The first shot fired hit him in the body and he fell. £l»e woman continued shooting until she emptied her five chambered pistol. Only the first shot hit him.

City Matfcbal Jas. McAuley was present at the time, the breaking through the crowd that had assembled before the shooting was over, seized the woman who still had the smoking pistol. in her hand, and she was under arrest. She offered no remonstrance but allowed herself to be taken through" the mass of citizens and to the city hall station house. Qeorge W. Barlow, a merchant, No. 146 Reed street^ and Peter Y. Everett, formerly a reporter, who witnessed the shooting, accompanied the captor and captive, saying they would be witnesses. When the woman had ceased firing, O'Donovan arope to his feet and made an effort to finfl bis way back to his offloe on Chambers street, which he had just left- He1 said: "I am sbot!" trying to place fris hand on his back, under his shoulder 1 lade. After a few steps somebody in the crowd suggested that he should go to the Chambers Street hospital. A couple of men lent their arms, and Rtfc a did ^'yiggpiftfcd and directed his imp* towaj^yPh^ItSJr^^Hr walked all the way there, a distance of nearly a quarter of a mile. He bled profusely on the way. Once in the hospital he was undressed and examined by Dr. DenniSOD. It was found the ball had entered his back directly below the left shoulder blade. The doctor pronounced the wound not ot a' dangerous charaeter, and began to probe for the ball.

A great crowd of people bad followed the wounded man down Chambers street and blocked the roadway in front of the hospital after tlje door was locked behind Rcssa and his escort.

I IP AT THE HOSPITAL. Rossa was placed on a cot in the same ward with Captain Phelan, who was stabbed by Richard Short ia O'Donovan's office over three weeks ago. O'Donovan was witbin eight beds of Phelan. The examination of the wounded man by Durdiby showed the ball had penetrated the back about an inch abova tne left shoulder blade. The ball raBged upward and inward toward the spinal column but did not touch the vertebra. The bullet is evidently lodged in the muscles of the back, and beyond a slight shock Rossa lias suffered little. It was at one time feared the ball had penetrated bis lungs, but as the wounded man has expectorated no blood, this was afterwards pronounced to be impossible. Had the spinal column been injured, there would have been signs ot paralysis, but none have appeared. The doctors probed unsuccessfully for the ball. They concluded that no large blood vessel had been injured, and as Rossa is a fleshy, muscular man of robust constitution, there was no danger to be apprehended. The doctors will probe again for tbe bullet to-mor-row morning. Some time after his admission- to the hospital, Ro«sa ^was moved to another ward. Here he said he thought his condition was serious enough to warrant his making an antemortem statement and the coroner was sent for. When that official arrived O'Donovan made the lollowing

STATEMENT.

Rossa is in the Chambers street hospital. He made the following statement to Coroner Kennedy: "Saturday, January 31st, about 3 p. M. I received a letter at my office in Chambers street. The mesage was in writing'and was delivered a message boy. The note said a lady wished to see him: that she was interested in the Irish cause and desired to aid it. She did not cere to go to my office and remain waiting thereuntil I came. The only would as* ior ten minutes time She boy told me the lady was at the telegraph office in the Stewart building, on Broadway and Chambers street, went with him and I met her. I told her it would be well to go to some hotel, as a telegraph office was no place to talk in. We came out and went to Swe^nev's hotel. We went into the ladies' parlor and she said she would be able to give me considerable money if anything good was done. She then said she would call on Monday, February fend, at I o'olock.

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To-day she sent another message to my office and I went to the same telegraph office and there I met the lady. She showed me a paper which I was to sign She then suggested that we go to some place. We walked down Chambers street toward Broadway when the woman stepped baok and fired two or three shots at me. One of the balls entered my back." (Signed Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa.)

BOSSA'S SYMPATHISERS.

Rossa himself thought it was a premeditated attempt by the English government to entrap and kill him. He elaimed she had asked him to sign a receipt tor money to he given him for a general slaughter, and that he had de clined because he had seen tbe word dynamite on it and he was not, be claimed, in that business. Among kis callers was Patrick .T yoe to whom he turned over his pap including the letters of Mrs. Dudley, me woman who did the shooting. JovceandW. J. Elliott announced the shooting to Rossa's wife and brought her to him.

BOSSA'S CAREER.

Jeremiah O'Donovan has been a con spicuous figure in Irish national affairs for years. He tacked the word "Rossa," which in Gallic means "red," after reaching this country. After having been discharged from an English prleon he oame to tbis country with Thomas Francis Bourke, Dr. Denis Dowling, Mulcahy and John Deyery about 1869. He was engaged in a number of enterprises in Ne*v York, having been ticket agent for the Trans-Atlantic line of ships and hotel keeper. He ran for state Sen. ator, id the Fourth senatorial district against William M. Tweed, and was badly defeated. He opened a hotel at the corner of XDhatham square and Mott street, which for a time did a good business, being a great resort tor Irish Nationalists. Custom fell off, after a time, and Rossa was compelled to shut up tbe place. He subsequently founded thd United Irishman, a radiant dynamite organ, df which sheet he is purported to be the editor. O'Donovan Rossa is 53 years of age, but remarkably well preserved for his years. He has a wile and five children and lived with his family in his own house, No. 23 Duryea street, Brooklyn.

MRS. YSEULT DUDLEY.

The Womaii Who Did the Shooting. As soon as arrested the woman who did the shooting was taken to the station. She was good looking, diessed neatly in plain dark clothes and wore eye-glasses. She appeared like a school teacher, with an intellectual face. Her manner was entirely composed, and she answered some of tbe questions put to her promptly and without embarrassment.

To others she simply shook her head and said: "I shall only answer the questions I know you have aright to ask."

McAuley handed the pistol, a small calibre, to the sergeant and said he had seen the prisoner shoot a man on Chambers street. Tolunteer witnesses assented to the statement ot the fact of the isboot-

"Do you know tbe man you shot?" "Yes," replied the prisoner, "certainly,' with an English accent. "JL shot O'Donovan Rosea."

Further questions by the sergeant elicited that the prisoner's name was Yseult Dudley, aged 25 that she was a nurse and married, ana that she lived at €0 Clinton Place. She was asked the question why she shot O'Donovan Rossa how long she had been in America and others, to whioh she made no reply. After her pedigree had been taken she was escorted to a rear room, and the crowd slowly left. As there.are no accommodations forprisoneis in the City Hall station, Mrs. Dudley was removed to Oak street station at 7:15 p. M., and there placed in a cell. Her entire demeanor was that of a rational person, and a cool-headed one at that.

HER HISTORY.

Later in the evening she inquired after Rossa's condition and expressed disap pointment at his not being dead. It was learned later tLat she was a piofeesional nurse and came to this country from England about four months ago in company with a Mrs. Chalmers. She obtained employment in Dr. Thomas' private sanitarium, Finally she left there and on the 22nd of January took up her residence at Mrs. Leggeta home for unemployed women, No. 50 Clinton Place, where she remained up to the time of the shooting,

MRS- DUDLEY IN THE TOMBS. Rossa's Assailant Arraigned Before Jus-

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tice Patterson and Remanded. NEW YORK, Feb. 3.—Mrs. Dudley was ta en to the Tombs tbis morning. A number, of people followed her to the court house. Mrs. Dudley was conducted ioto the prison examination room, where sjie remained until her case was called by Justice Patterson. Arthur C. Butts, a lawyer, accompanied the accused to the court. When the fact ot tbe presence of the prisoner became known, the hall of Justice became rapidly occupied until entil entrance was denied to later oomers. The enclosure reserved for lawyers was occupied by a number of those gentlemen, some politicians and a swarm ot reporters. When Mrs. Dudley entered the gazeof every person in the court room was riveted on her.

She walked to the bar. She looked tired after her night in the station house, but her cheeks were still rosy and her eyes bright. Lawyer Bullfe presented the case. He said: "Mrs. Dudley told me she desired me to defend her. While reserving my right as counsellor to act in the case or to withdraw, I shall endeavor do what will be tor Mrs. Dudley'sbest interest. For tbe present my client will remain mute. She neither pleads guilty nor not guilty." The court remarked that she would be held to await the result ot Rossa's injury and he remanded her. Mrs. Dudley drew her cloak about her and walked calmly out of the room behind the officer

NEWS IH BRIIF.

What is Going on in the Aronnd Us.

James 8heridan kicked bis daughter Annie so brutally at Lawrence, Mass., that she died Friday.

A negress and her two children periished bj fire in their house at Aitoona„ Pa., Saturday morning.

Duncan C. Ross challenges any mav in the world to a mixed wrestling general athletic, or mounted sword contest.

R. P. Moore A Son's elevator and flouring mill al Tolono, 111., were burned Friday night, the loss reaching $20,000.

Five men were sentenced to be hanged April 17 at Fort Smith, Ark., Saturday, for murders committed ia Indian Terri-f^ tory.

W. P. Chiaholm, Superintendent of th» Waukegaf', ill., M11 Company, was^ caught in the machinery Saturday andf killed.

Deputy Probate Clerk Bender was* knocked senseless in the Court House at, St. Louis Saturday afternoon and robbed* ot $800.

Tbe building and stock of J. S. Burdsal & Co, wholesale druggists at Cincinnati, were damaged $45,000 by fire Saturday evening.

Sir Wm. Harcourt, British home sec--retary, received a letter informing him ot an extensive dynamite plot that is beingk batched.

William Leonard, agtd 10C, died at. Seattle last week. His wife, whom he, married seventy-five years ago, survives,:: being 98 years old.

Mexican bandits captured a convoy is charge of a quantity of silver, and escaped with the' treasure. Troops havo^ started in pursuit.

A resolution for an investigation of theimprisonment of votera on election day. at Cincinnati was introduced Saturday in. the Ohio Legislature.

The mahdi's forces are 60 great and sostrongly situated at Metemneh that Gen. Stewart's command will hardly renews the assault until reinforced.

The jury in the case of Shinkle and Waterman, on trial for grave robbing al" Rock ford, 111, returned a verdict of not: guiUy Saturday evening.

IW&uci&list membe^.of 4be German, reiohstag introduced a "workingmenV protection bill which they hope to have passed instead of Bismarck's bill.

The municipal authorities ot Paris de-^ cided to raise $10,000,000 for the com-* pletion of long projected improvements and to furnish work for the unemployed.

A decided advance in corn Saturday at Baltimore, with an absence of the grain,. made it unpleasant for dealers who bad I" chartered vessels for its transportation.

So many discharges of employes have been made by the new chief engineer of",., the Reading Railroad that work in the^-' construction department has virtually^ ceased. la a fight in a barber shop at Bay City, Mich., Saturday, William R. Evans, the proprietor, stabbed and killed James A.

A detachment of Unitea States soldiers. prevented the Delaware, Lackawanna" 'V and Western Road from building trestles on what is claimed to be governmentproperty at Buffalo.

During a G. A. R. ball in the Masonic^/' Temple and Ribbon Hall at Frankfort** Mich., Friday night fire broke out, but' all retreated in good order and there were no casualties.

An earthquake shock, preceded byr rumbling sounds, was felt early Saturday morning in tbe Northern portion of Westchester*Counly, New York, throwing household utensils from shelves and*: tables. VJFV. tl

In a children's home at St. Louis twb babes have recently perished for want of medical attendance, the propiietor and matron depending solely upon prayer*and laying-on of hands to cffect restora—M tion to health.

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The Pith of the News as Collated Frea the Snnday Papers.

The French foroes in Tonqnin eonsume $18,000 worth of quinine per month. The Arkansas Legislature Saturday elected James E. Jones, United States Senator.

Five white babies were rescued Saturday from Chinese houses of prostitution in San Francisco.

Williams, a colore! barber, with a pair? of shears. itV,/Upon a summons from the President—5 elect, it is alleged that the Hon. Thomas'A. Hendricks quietly left for Albany, NY., Friday night to consult on the patronr sge question.

A run on John G. Stewart's bank at' Coshocton, Ohio, caused the failure oft. that concern Saturday The assignee beiieves that depositors will rectjve 100 \.. cents on the dollar. fV $

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At Strabane, D. T„ Mrs. C. G. SnelF and her 5 year-old were found murdtred, an ax and knife beinsi used by the, uti!?.t-sins. An emp'oyu n-iined Milier is,' 1 missing, but his alleged accompl:c, one«--^|- j. McCaffrey, has been arrested.

Near Durand, Wis-, Henry Cateh—* housen killed his wi! l«st Sunday and* & concealed the body, which was found*' yesterday. After ibe Coroner's inquest',?.!'^ a a a in a a

hanged himself a few burs later. The two young Hcbrtws who affected Christianity acid joiued the Methodist church at Cincinnati a week ago became apostates Friday night, informing Rabbi Wise that they merely professec Christianity for the purpose ef being sent to some eollege but, hot failing, returned... to the Judaic fold.

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