Wr ————— THE NEWS. Jacob K. Duundore, captain of a coat barge, shot and killed John Cross, who, he says, was trying to break open a trunk on the barge, which was lying in the river near Bizaboth, N. J.—-The Kinyon and the Jones blocks in Oswezo, N. Y., were de- stroyed by fire. A number of corporations were burned out, including C. A. Tanner & Co., hardware dealers, and the Western Union Telegraph office, Loss $75,000; parti- aily insured.—-The Westinghouse Air Brake Company has declared a quarterly dividend of five per cent. and an extra dividend of five per cent. This means the dstribution of $500,000, Fire destroyed she Newton (Ala) Inn, postoffice, town jail and five stores, run over by an engine, of jumping on the moving engine when he could be ‘stopped be was ground to pieces. was almost entirely destroyed by fire. The durning building amid much excitement, Fire destroyed fifty small bunamgs, woe tupied by the poorer classes of Eureka Springs, Ark. The total loss is about $35,- | 80. Toe fire was caus d by a defective flue fn the house occupied by W. O. Brodie.— | The east-bound Erie passenger traio No. 12 was run into by No. 10, another passenger | frain, at Lackawaxen, twenty-three miles west of Port Jervis. The rear Pullman sleeper was demolished, and ten passengers, the occupants of the ccach, were injured, some of them seriously, No. 12 wus waiting at the station for a locomotive to replace | one which was disatled. The other cars were | uninjured, and no passengers in them were Burt, —- The builling of the Turnverein, of Patter-on, N. J., was destroye! by fire, and erveral persons were badly burt,—— Resi: dents of Brandige, Ala., lynched Tom Brun- eon, a colored rape flend.—— Harland Mur- | fay, after a dispute with bis wife, in St. | Louis, attempted to shoot her. The bullet, Instead, struck and killed his sixty-five-vear- @)d mother, who attempted to shield her daughter-in-law from the jealous man’s fury. Two 1 ittsburg, Pa., hunters named Au- gust Stacley and Henry Johnson, members of tho Pittsburg Club, who have a club- Bouse on the Kankakee River, was drowned asar Horse Sthioe Bend, on the Kankakee River — Fire supposed to have been started By tramps, destroyed the building on the fice Dyons estate, near Elizabeth; NX, J.— The sentence of Will and Tom Whitson, murderers, who were to haog at Bakerville, R C., March 24th, hava been commuted by Governor Carr to thirty yeas in thy peus $snt.ary. lee Walton, colored, who assassinated Raofus Haywood, a colored planter, was tynchel by a mob of colored » en in Nitta Yuma, Miss —Ozras M, Hath, who was a wellknown figure in Illinois a» third of a century ago, and who was twice secretary of e..ie, died at his home, in Springfield, in the seventy-ninth year of Rhisage He was born in New Hampshire | jn 1814. —H. H. Goldwaite, a traveling #8 esman, accidently shot ani killed bis sis terin-law, Miss Hattie Pischon, in Indian. spolis. He had just cleaned his revolver, ! and was carel ssly showing its workings to she inmates of the room, when it dischar sed socidently and the bullet went through Miss Pis hon's stomach. i i i i JULES FERRY DEAD. Carried off Very Suddenly By Heart Disease, ————— His Troubles the Result of An Old Wound Reoeived at Aubertin, Jules Ferry, president of the French Sen- ate, is dead. M. Ferry's death was caused by heart disease. The eilection of the heart from which M. Ferry suffered was due to the effects of a bullet, striking a rib nesr the base of the heart at the time he was attacked by Aubertin in 1887. He was were hastily summoned, the convulsions con- tinued to grow in violence until at six o'clock in the eveniing he expired in a terri- bly severe spasm. reporter: “For the last two weeks M. Ferry had complained of difficulty’of breathing, He would start up in the night occasionally, gasping and choking, Several times he left S———— CoxnrAD Ley, 21 ears of age, was killed | by the vursting of an emery whool in a lace tory at Neoware, N. J, Mus. Jous C. Joxxs and her Syear-old dauguter were burned 10 death at Mt. Julia, | Tenuessee, weir civtbes takicg bre irom | brush heaps. i MaraoNaxt diphtheria is reported to be | prevalent wt Sten, in Murathon oounty, | Wiecorsin, Thre were four deatos in a | single launly and (bree iu anotuer, by an explosion in an oil well at Martha. ville, Ont, James Duncan and his engineer | were killed, and auother man, named Ma- | kenzie, was fuwlly injured Presingxt Harry ‘lemple, of the First Nebraska, are futaily iil, the resut ol vating | poison, “which their ebhud p.aylully placed vil eat alters ards enten by its parvo.” A tieight train on the Chicago and Erie teen cals, pling thom up fu th: river, Tue Ranway, New Jorsey, was shaken by an | which occurred a fow | **1t gi) co. siderable | Buiidings drugg sts sustained cone | ————— pitome of News Gleaned from Various | Parts of the Btats, AvTER a long and earnest debate the State | World's Fair Commis:ion decided to ask the Log islature for an additional appropriation of $100,000, Dr. Paul GuiLrorp was put on trial at | | 10 prevent conception. | In avswer to a Benate resolution, Governor | i the expenditures of the World's Fair mana- | ets and said not more than the §3.0,000 sap- | propriated would be needed for the State's | display. A reduction in wages varyiog in different i was made in i ile blooming mill of the Pottsville Iron & | Tux property of the Westmoreland Coal & Coke Company, in Westmoreland County valued at $850, 00), in the in- terest of mortgage credit rs ALLENTOWN city officials stated that there | the condition of | was sold out i Bo cause for alarm over the table, and hurried toa window to get fresh air, His sleep was much broken. and his showed an unusual Inc« of energy and an evasion to going out except when his oficial duties called him, 1 almost forced him to drive for a little whi o every pleasa it morn- fog and evening. In the last tew da: s he seem ed to recover somewhat his former energy and spirits, although his difficulty in breath- ing was increasing, he was determined togo to Senator Poirrier’s ball, but eveataally I per- suaded him to remain at home. I knew that an evening ina crowded ball-room would ageravate his trouble, and although he said he felt better than at any time in the lust week, he admitted that his health veeded care! ul nursing if be was not to 1 e disabled for his public duties. He wont to bed at ten o'clock, Before midaight he awoke in a chill. He fell asleep again, but rested un. easily, finally awasing in avotber chill, mors severe than the first o ie. | sent for the doc- tor at once. He arrived at one 'clock, and immediately gave M. Ferry injections of morphia ond ether. He also applied cup- ping glasses.” This treatment was continued until five o'clock, when M. Ferry felt relieved and sank into a sound sleep. He slept well until nine o'clock. Oth.r physicians were then summooed for a Sons ion As M, Ferry . He was partly dre sed at 0.5), He remained in it an hour in a condition of such extreme prostrat.on that he could talk At 10.30 he began struggling tor breath. He sprang from his chair with sud. This sudden rally was followed by another M. Ferry y in hischair with This effort was followed by an. “Have His strug. lo He disd in ——— CABLE SPARKS. TaE true sources of the Congo river has Tae committes of the Reichstag bas pass A MACHINE saw at « yan jotte, Michigan, | leaped Irom its bearings, and struck Hers man Meinke iu the breast, and cut partinly through as 1ody, severing the heart, It continued fs flight, and, striking Amos Coan, «nother workman, eat off bls arm at the suou der, A passenger train on the Philadelphia and Biltmore venira: Railroad ran nwa W J. mingtoo and Morthern freight at Chadds ford Junction, Feuua. E.gineer Govige Foillips, ot toe passeng-r al. , was ailled, and conductor Walaa Camaios was slight ly injured. ‘ihe Curower’s jury found that tue wocident was due 16 toe negligence of Eugiveer Philips. re — SHOT DOWN iN COUAT. A Son Avenges the Murder of His Father, Knew What He Was Doing. A terrible shooting affray occurred in the upper hall of the court house, Kashville, Tenn Thomas Jones shot aod probably fatally wounded Joe Winters Five shols were fired, two of which took effect Some months ago Tom Jones’ father, o toll-gate keeper, was abot from ambush and billed. Andrew and Jos Winters were sharged with the deed, arrested and indicted snd the trial of the murderers was about 0 begin, The court room was packed with witnesses for the prosecution and the defense. Joseph Winters was charged with the murder and Andrew Winters with being an accessory to the deed. When the casos were called in criminal court before Judge Anderson the defendants successfu’ly pressed a motion for a sever- ance. and then the cases were continued un- til the pext term of eourt After the disposition of the cases, Andrew Winters was taken back to jail and Joe Win- ters and bis wife remained in the court ron to perfect a bond, By this Gime the court room bad been practically cleared. Finally, when Winters wa ked ia the door, Joues, who was stan sing near the head of the stops opened fireon him, Officer Price wos about the first to reach Jones. Mrs Winte:s and otters who witnessed the she otis g, sald that Winters fell at the sec- ond shot. Several men in an excited manner ran up to Jones and cri-d: “Don’t let him escape.” To these cries Jones, in a sell pos essed man. ner sad: “I ams not going to escape; know what | have done, and bave no Wish to flee.” Jone. was a! once taken to jail, Jams Bondurant, who was stand ng near the W inte 5, was struck in the groin by oe of the stray bullets, and quite sever iy wounded though his condition w unt though! pe water supply. TROUGH a rear-end ¢ llision between two rains on the New York, Lake Erie & West. sro Railroad at Lackawaxen, twelve people were more or less veriously injured. DirHTHERIA bas attacked over sixty peo, ple and killed Pikesville, Berks County. ten iu A inrge delegation of Philadelphians in- terested in the pascaze of the Penrose bill abolishing the Fublic Hulldings Commission appeared before the House Committee on Municipal Affairs at Harrisburg. Mayor Stuart, Councilman Clay snd Hicks, Messrs Thomas Martindale , Joshua I. Bailey, E. XN. Willard and Charles Emory BSmiih speeches in favor of the bil Tug bo iy of Thoma. Deener, a hermit of Drebrersville, who nade had been missing for soothe time, was foun | in the rover and foul play is suspected Presine st pro tem Gobin, of the State Benate, is out iz. an open letter in answer to statements of Exe utive Commissioner Far quhar of the World's Fair. s recent criticism of that official's manage ment of the affairs of the by the facts Trax Dispatcher John RK. Rup was sc Ho declares tint board is justified quitted at Norristown of negligence and sponsib lity for the Hose disaster the Reading Raliroal Oclober U4 Wuuly was directed 10 pay the costs Tux Board of Health of ebarged the Failadelphic & Reading road Company with ps Iatinzy kill above the towa by dumping manure and other decayed matter into it. ; §iTne appointments! Maison Judge of the Common Fleas Court of Schau kili County the State Senate, Arraaisens Reynolds and Crane value the assets of the eslate of the Wilkes-Barre backer, at $12,460, while the Habilities are $432,000, Hox. Jaxes 8, Moonsmeap, Democrat, and Alexander McConnell, Republican, of Westmoreland County, and Judge Harry White, of Indiana, are talked of for nomi tion for the Supreme Court in the Fall roe Glen on and the Norristown, Hail the Schuyi- Weldoer nas nas confirmed by Rockafeliow, A mass meeting in defense of the Ameri- ean Sabbath was held at Norristown in con section with the Methodist Conference. Ix case the Andrews Higby legislative contest is decided in Andrews’ favor, Higby Over Four Million Dollars’ Worth “of Property Destroyed. Boveral Persons Lose Their Lives-- About Thirty Injurde. At 4225 o'clock in the afternoon fire broke out in the building owned by EL. Ames, corner of Essex and Lincoln streets, in the wholesale business and small manufacturing section. The flames spread with surprising rapidity, and it wus over three hours Lefore the Bosion fire department, aided by com- panies from other cities, gained control of tho destro~ing element. ‘I he fire was marked by the loss of several lives, ard some thirty persons injured. The financial loss is esti- mated nt $4,000 000, and the insurance at 84,100,0.0, It was the most destructive fire that has occurred in Boston since November 28, 1889, when two and a-half acres of business hous's were destroyed, causing a loss of about $8, 000.000, The great fire of 1872 broke out on the evening of November 9 and raged uncon- trolled until woon the following day, destroy. ing 800 bu iness houses, occupied by 1,800 firmus, entailing a 1.ss of $80,000,000 and fif- teen lives, iy ons whole square, b unded on the north by Essex sir«e on theeast by Lincoln street. on the south by Tufts streel, on the w st Ly Kingston street. In aidition to this square, ane tulldin zs on the north ot Ess x street, ex- ending along Columbia street, nas burned; tiso tures buil tings on the east s de of Lin. win street: also oo the south side of Tults dreet, the Emergency Hospital, which was it part of the United States Hotel, and the tear corner of the hotel, Tiree unidentified dead bodies bave been wken from the ruios and there are supposed 0 be wany others y+t undiscovered. sjured will number about tharty. lve Bames broke out in the toy depart sul of Horace Partridge & Co, in the PF. LL. Anes building Tobe cause is at pre en! suknown, but the start is described Ly those searest iL as jesembiing the bursting of fire- trackers The amos spread with incredible rapidity ad in a very few moments the entire inter. far of the building wa burning. There were way employes of the Partridge Corvpany at work at the time, and the oth r flo rs of the building were sprinkiet wi b buman be- logs The usual avenues of escapes were at ff, and then began a scramble for {life which sickened bebolders. The panic-«iricken ("mates fled to windows and roof. Some escaped by binning down telegraph poles, 0 hers by leaping nto blan- kets au pets, B vera! jump d to the pave ment, six to «ib stories, and were terribly mangled. Others—bow many cannot be told-fel back nto tre flam 8 or wereov r ewe by the dense bla k smoxe, which suffo- cated all who dd not speedily ~reape | he entr fire department of the city was speedily on the scene. The departm nt of Somerville, Cambridge, Newion Quincy and Brockton srrived ater Ly train and aid | was requested to be in read ness from more | distant cities Fortunately further help wae sot noeded Vas: ere w.ls of peonie began at orce to flock t the scone, aod as a matter of pro caution Governor Kursell spoad ly or ered tw companies of militia under arms, and proo eded to the fire fo person where he was soon joined by Mayor Matthews The tire sp ead 1apidls from building to | building, and, despiie the heroic efforta of the entire fire system of Bgffolk oc unty. was sot contr le! until neariy 8 o'clock P. M. The conflagration as viewed from a dis tance was grand, A dence pal of bisck smoke covere | thet rection o! the city, and as darkness came on this was lightei up by the flames, while coossional fi shes of fire sud t urning embers shot up into the ebony | Neir to the scene was awful. While the | Ames Building was burning there we e re- A SO ATH PEOPLE AND EVENTS. S———— Moire, Jeane Cravuvin has received the sppomtm mt of Proiwssor of Common Law General, Biavngaanno bullt the first «his country. The 10nd was constructed ju t after the wer sod ex- feuded from the City of New Or.eans to tie Wittiay B. Moruisox is said to be an inveterats 'n wépaper reader ever sees ir. Morri on without one or two newspapers tucked uader his aro it must be Ww. eu ue has ou a dress suit, Iv Prov, Barwarp, of Lick Observatory, Hamilton institution within a year or two Prolesors Crew, Keeler aus burnham hav- lug retired within a short Lime, Mu CLEVELAND is said to have had pick- nates ior every member of his old Cabinet, Mr. Baya d was * Tom,” Mr. Mann ng was “Dan,” Mr. Whitney “Wii,” Mr. Faurch id “Charley,” tue venerasbe Mr. Lamu “Quaint,” Mr. Vila “Bil,’ Mr Garand YALL” Mr, Dickin on the ‘Squire,” and Mr, Endicott “Willi.m." Mr, Ceveiand rarely address | any meuber of his Cabin-t by his official iitle. Even at form. Cabinet mest- ings be would lean back io b » chair and say: ““fomumy, let's bear » hat you bave been uo ing at the Btate Depariment.” or “Quist, teil us about the Indians,” and so on. Carta LuGaro, of Uganda fame, is descriod thus: A Norman knight of the historic type, which founded the kingdoms of England, Portugal, Cyprus, Jer. ss em, Graod Canary and the Two Biciles, small, wiry, keen eyed, witu a strong jaw, snl an Intell. ctual forehead, betokening ibe mas- terful Norman atdlity fo. greppiing «ith There is something about the mou bh aud nostril » hich bumanitoians might unless they bap en d to be in Af:ica, sur- rounded by srnies of th: { anuibsistic) alien. If be lives he may prove an A rican Clive, uniess, hike Clive, ae suc umbs to the irrepressible domestic foe of imperial great ness, dislike, scenes i REI — TORTURED BY THIEVES Incredible Brutality Resorted To to Get $1800 From sn Old Man. On Leatherwood Creek, Ky., three enierel the home of Thomas Bryant, who docs not believe in banks, and, after gag- ging the family, procseded to compel Bryant to tell where his money was hidden. They fired pistols close to his head, choked sli. burned him with hot stones and fina ly stock his feet in the fire, holding them there nil! burned to 8 crisp. They got $1800 and escaped on threes of Bryant's horses. Bry- aut wil dis, men MARKETS, GRAINY, ETC, PIOURwEalio. Best Pat 847 @ § Hugh Grade Extrs WHEAT No. 2 Rad COKN-No. 2 White...... Yellow Ear Yellow per bri OATS Southern & Pean. Western White 50 430 7% RY E-—No 2 1 HA Y Choice Timothy... 1659 Good to Prime 1550 STRAW Hye moar ids. 11 WW Whent Blocks 6H Ont Blocks. ....cue seers J CANNED GOODS, Taz German troops in Eas: Africa have , may Le pomisated for Sheriff of Crawford peated explosions like fireworks mingled TOMATOES -Stnd No. 88 #0 The bouse of Benjamin Fleischer, who lives in the southwestern part of Jackson county, Kao., was totally destroyed by fire. H 8 three children were probably fatally burned. In endeavoring to rescue them, Mr. | Fleischer’'s hand: and arms were almost tured to a erisp.— During a terrible thui- derstorm lightning set fire to 110 bales of | open cotton in the Social Mill, in Woon- | socket, RB. I. Much of the cotton was ren- dered useless, and the las will be soveral thousand dol ars, —E F. C. Young, of Jersey City; Jeremiah O'Rourke, of Newark, and Bernard Naughton, have formed a cor- pora i n to be known as the Consolilated Traction Company. They have an suthor- fasd cap tal sto-k of $15,000.0 0 and the pvr is to consolidate the tracti .n companies of Jersey City and to build branches to New- ark and other surroundicg towns wee Emm UG] and Wm, Conrad ara in jail at Corydon, Ind., charged with parricide,—Mr, J. B. | ¥.ickinger, the successful inanaging editor of the Ohio 8 ate Journal since 1887, ager of the American Press As.ociation in New York. D. L Buwersmith, city editor, Deputy Sherif Whales, who has been a familiar figure around the Tombs in New York, is dead, another victim to the inclem- monies at Washington, 4frs, Clarissa Fairchild, widow of ths ince Bopreme Judge Fairchill, of Arkansas, is dad, Mrs. Fairchild bad an eventful his- tory. She was a Miss Clarissa Bulkley, of Williamstown, Mass, and one of twelve brothers and sisters being the last of them to dis. ~The four story brick bu ding oc- cupied by the James Bradiord Company, dealers in oils, paints, ete, in Wilmington, was damaged by fire to the extent of $15,000, Chieago and Northwestern Depot, Lock- wood’s elevator, several hundred cords of wood belongisg to the railroad and a quan- Sty of lumber belonging to private parties, Loss sbout $20,000, Warden Brown, of Sing Ling prison, has tendered his resigua’ tion. He will probably be succeeded by* Warden Durston, of Auburn.—"1rain D spatcher Join BR. Rupp was acquitted in Norristown, Pa., of negligence and re ponsi- bility for the disast-r at Hose Glen, on the Reading Railroad, October 24, in which sev. eral lives wore lost, «While fighting a do- structive praire flo near Dorrance, Kan. five en were severely injured, the flesh on their lim" being burned to a crisp —~The Kapsas Trust en! Banking Company, of which Senator Ingalls is president. closed its doors, The liabilities of the concern are estimated at $800,000, and the assets will prola. ly reach $700,000. Covowmt ArsxaspEn C. Boskix, Lieu. Jmant.uveruwt of Homtbeh aralyied waist down, and Refer for i Se oc Is an Abia A vor Fes A won a victory over the hostile nlives, Taz Arabs have signified their intention of supporting the new Sultan of Zansilar. It is reported that there is opposition am ng the tories to Mr. Balfour's jeader- ship. A coxrricr between Servian peasants and troops resulted in ten persons being killed, Hear Jusaren, Freisin-iger was elected to toe Reichstag from aite. Pore Leo has given his benediction fo the profs to build a residence for Monsignor at i. A MOTION to order the slaughter of callie at the jort of eatry was defeated in the House of Commons, AvLimiy Sap, Sultan of Zanzibar, is dead aod toe British bave placed Hamid Said’ apn the throne as his successor. A LUSCH was given on the s eamsh'p New York, at Southampton, at wh.ch many cel sbrated persons were present. THE election of a member of Parliament for Grimstsy resulted in t o return of a lib eral-uuionist, a loss to Giadsone, A RURRICANE swept over the east coast of Madagsscar, wrecki g many vessels, de stro, ing prope: ty and killing several peo pls candidate, Leigh. Taz Spanich Republicans suffered unex. pected reverses in ibe provincs, and the government ms jority in the Cortes will be : about 100. | Braix is satisfied with the pacific inten. | tions of the United States towa ds San Domingo, and wii withdraw the Spanish | warship now at the Island. {| Tax House of Lords has rejected a bill amendi g the Jaws for the distribution of real estate of intestates, ¢ aiming that it struck at the law of primogeniture. Tae Italian government has informally that the United States shail for- mulaie defin te proposals before inviting the reassembling of the moustary conference. Tux Chiness censors kave preferred of treason inst Houng-Tehum, formerly mini tor to Russi and Germany, in having renounced the rights of China the Pamur regions. MOTHER AND BABIES BURNED ——————— Bhe Sacrifioss Her Own Life Trying to Save the Children. D. F. Dizon, of Chailotie, bas received word of the fatal burniog of the wile and two childr pn of bis son Thomas Dixon at Rutberfordton, N. ©. The fire occurred about sight o'clock. Mrs. Dixon was alone, her husband veing at Shelly. After she bad gotten ready with ber Lilo ones to retire, and wile sitting Ly a table with her young- table 4 ne ok, sone toy and 1 in reac. 13] aLy torn over Lae lamp, which and th ew the burn.ny oil over the mot.er Lirew, Mrs. Dizon might have saved wif wut for ber of os for vhs children, vod unt] nive o'c a few wm utiles ustanid 10a ea her, bul was ues er Hurst reached by the ——— J. W. HYATT — DEAD. Was Treasurer of the United States Un- | der President Cleveland. James William Hyatt died at 3 o'clock in | The | of Mr. Hyatt's death was | Bright's disease, although be had been a James Wil inm H att was Treasurer of born in Norwalk September 13, 1137. His | father, James Hyat!, was a manufacturer fouthern market. Mr. ! Hyatt atiended the public schools until he ! was 11 years fage. He toen stirted t) make | out as sutler with one of the thee months’ | regiments. Whes he returned he was em- | banking houses of New York that be was rapid y advacced until be be. | Mr, Hyatt remained with Lockwood & t+ ined a © wtroiling intecest in the Norwalk vy, he returned to 1a 1874 be became president of the co 1y, ard Bled that position until his deat v was chosen vice-president of the Da: bury & Nurwa k Hailroad Company, ana continue i m that position until o president. In 1200 Mr. Hyatt was chosen deato! the Fairfield County Natiooal k. Ini8i5 ani 1876 Mr, Hyatt repre souted the town of Norwalk in the biate Le. isla ure, and served on the Finance Com- mittes. In 18.6 he was app luted Bank Coos missioner and resigned in the fail of 1886 to ’ the appointment of United States Bank Examiner teudered to him by Presi Bes orion he esigned in 1567, whee i» posi r , Ww President | Cleveland inted him to be Tr. asurer of the Uni ed Mates, In 1884 Mr, Hyatt was elect «d to the State Beuate, but because the dutis of a Senator wer. incompatible with his position as Bank Norwalk. ci COUNTERFEITER3 CAUGHT. A Gang Unearthed Near Parkersburg, W. Va., and the Money Found. 1t has been suspected for somes time that a gang of cou terfeiters had the'r headqoar- ters somewhers near Parkersburg. The home of A. B Burdett, alias Arthur Mills, was surrousded and Bur lett captured, ‘When the house was searched moulds for 25.cent pieces and nickles and scraps of metal was found. The officer & so captured adtper wlleged wandint of She gtug, Buuey nea, Burdett owns considerable property and is engaged in buying and selling produce and it was while engaged in this business County. Tug Delaware River at Easton rose twenty-ove feet above low-water mark and damage was feared at Trenton and points below, Tox body of a man named Mann, missing for a month from Fairfield, Adams county, was found buried under rocks, and tie pol.ce L161 water was reported in the Susque- bouna and Delaware Rivers, but no great Tur Lancaster County Tobacco Growers Socisty took favorable action on a proposi= tion to form a national association to main. Two houws st Front and Buttonwood strects, Reading, collapsed, injuring four person: quile seri susly. Jvoee Douy, of Westmoreland county, decided that W. KX. Porter and A. B. Hun- ter, Repu! licans, wore duly elected to the Legislature and not W. I. Barnhart and Colonel Eli Waugamsn now seated. 1eADING is alarmed over a varioloid epi deanic. Tag Barbers’ National Association, in session at Pittsburg, declared against legis. i~tion allowing opens shops on Sunday. isis AIO. THE AUSTRALIAN FLOODS. It: Suburbs. The Australian papers which arrived om the steamer Alameda at Ban Francisco, print graphic details of the great floods at Brisbane and suburbs last February. In the city of Bisbane and its suburbs the dam- age done by the flood is estimated at #15, 000,000. There was a fa 1 of sixty-seven inches of rain in three days and three steamers were floate | out of the river and landed high and dry in the Botanical Gardens, The towns Bundam: a. Ipswich and Godna were all lr water the people bad ic flee 10 Ko serious consequences were ex ed until February 3, when reports from Tpper Brisbane watershed showed that hoavy floods were inevitarle and all the possicie ef ds to ye tort, forts were muds to prepa For that he had an opportunity to scatter the wi bh the boarse shouts of firemen the ciang- ing and puffing of eaginex the crosh of fall ing walls, the rumble from hurrying teams and the sur ing of the vest crowd which soon gathered and rushed to aud fro in everybo iy's way. Tho three largest builiings burned—the | Ame Lincoln and Brows-Durrell—were of tnodern construction and built in the most pon-vrmbustibls style possivl - for mercan- | tiie use. The Brown Darrell had front walls | of sandstone and rear walls of brick. The | Ames and Lincoln were much like it Incoming trains from all directions were beavily laden during the early evening, and pably over 30,000 outsiders beiped to pack the streets ix the vicinity while the fire was in progress Th+ principal buidings burned were ns follows 1 Ames Building, seven stories, corner Ea. where the fire Lincoln Bui ding, Ava stories, on the op wite corner. ou the site of old Crvsial Palace, occupind by tae Singer Manufactur- ing Company and a large number of uther Ludiow Building, six stories, 185 Essex street, Browse Durrell Building, seven stories of Esex and Kiogston streets, The fire. | Fivestory brick vuilding, corner of Co- Uni od States Hotel, slightly damaged. wpper stories and by small traders below, PRINCESS KAIULA Received by Mr. and Mrs. C'eveland-« | Members of the Commission. At haif-past five o'clock President and Mrs, Cleveland accorded a spec al reception $0 Princess Kaijulani, the meeting taking place in ti ¢ Blue Parlor. 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