The News

Cornpiled from Late Dispatches. DOMESTIC. Tuk sixteonth aimu:il reunión of the Annv of tbe Cumbsrlaad began at Roclies-i ter, N. Y., on the 17th, General Sheridan presid d mul delivered a brief address. Lehos Fky proposed a few evenings ago and was rejected by the VVidow Garnion, livir.ig near Horaer Center, O. Fry then shot the woman in the head; and thinking he had killed her he procured a gun, put the imizzle into his moutb, and blew his hoad to pieces. Mrs. Garmon might recover. An industrial school for Indians, with aciommodalions for four luindred pupils, wis opened at Lawrence, Kan., on the 17. li. At the Lykena Va'ley Colliery, noar Lykdns, Pa., foor boilers simultaneously exploded the other evening, one man being (atally and three seriously wounded. Work would be necessarily suspended tor tiome time. The extensiva vitrol-works of James Irwin & Co., at Pittsburgh, valued at 100,000, were destroyed by a recent fire. Kight thou.saxd coal ïuiners were on the 17th engaged in the strike in Pennsylvania, and not more than one thousand were at work. The women had organizod a "tin-pan brigade," and greeted the nonunioniits witli a serenade on paus, kettles, etc, when tbey left work in the evening. Kor the eight months ended August 31 the exporta of domestie broadstuffs renched the value of $06,003,200, against $114,289,476 for the samo period in 1883. The Cambria Iron Company, of Johnstown, Pa., which gives employment tofive thousand men, announced on the 17th that wageswoold next month be redueed ten or twenty per cent., with a corresponding aliowanoe in coal and rents to employés. Wilham Abeett and Albert Dorby were n a carriage the other night that was struck by a train uear Glassboro, N. J., and were futally injured. !Statemi:nts were sent out from La Crosse, Wis., on the ISth that the damage to wheat by rust was widespread, and that a Minnesota miller suftered heavy loss in New York on flour made from smutty wheat which he had cleansed. Marshal Clark, at Albany, N. Y., attempted to serve ejectment papers on John Ahearn's wife recently, when the woman threw him over a railing, killing him instantly. Richard A. Flynn, aged twelve, was shot dead at Vv'orcester, Mass., on the 18_h by Eddy Sheridan, of the same age, with a pistol which he thought was unloaded. Mrs. Josei'H Steve.n-s, of Hollisterville, Pa., who was for years la the hahit of eating raw ham, now suffers so terribly from trichiniasis that she constantly pleads with her friends to kill her. The worms keep her ftVsh in perpetual niotion, and frequently twist out from the muscles iu wriggling masses. Leading citizens of Eau Claire, Wis., on the 18tu appealed to the public for aid for the sufferers by the recent overflow of the Chippewa River, aml appointed acommittee to distributa contributions. At Frankfort, Ky., recently John Simmons, a colored boy, whipped Morgan Browner, aged sixteen, wheti Browner procurad a gun and shot the negro dead. It was announced in Chicago on the 18th that never in the history of lake navigation had freights been so badly depressed. Many vessel-owners contemplated strippiug theircraft and placing them in winter quarters. LizzrE Baxter, daughter of wealthy parents in Elmira, N. Y., who had been desertad by her husband and had received no answer to a telegram sent home for money, committed suicide near Pittsburgh the other night by throwing herself in front of a train. In Laconia, N. H., a few days ago Mrs. Sally Young, aged sixty-six, was struck by a train and killed. Her first husband feil from a building and broke his neck, and her second husband was killed by the cars near the scène of U'eduesday's accident. The outlook for the fall and winter trade in all sections of .the South is reported to be favorable. Captaix Simpson died of yellow fever at tho Boston quarantine hospital on the 18:h. Intense excitement prevailed at Uniontown, Pa., on the ]8th over tha discovery of au attempt to take the lives of all the mem berg of the Nutt fa-inily. The well from which the supply of water used In the Nutt household was drawn was poisoned by some unknown miscreant. Two of the young ladies, Annie and Nettie, were already dead and theothermembers of the family were il 1. Mixnie R. paced a mile with runnii.g mate at MiKvaukee on the 18th in 2:06. Johnston made a mile in 2:11 V, and Richball in 2:10i. A horse-thief was sentencfid at Wilmington, Del., recently to pay $100 restitution and $200 fine, stand an hour in the pillory, receive twenty lashes, and be imprisoned for eightoen months. Dnncnra is the name of a poor white nmn In Alken County, S. C, who was receatly sentenced to one nionth in jail. He Bsked for the order of cominitmeut, and walked ten miles to delivjrhimself. When he returned, he colleeted two dollars from the Justice for mileaga under the provisions of the State law. The village of Milton, Ind., was almost ttitally destroyed by flre a few niglits ago. The opera house, a drug store, hotel, several business houses, and almost everytliing save the V.'ayne Agricultural Works, were burne 1. The loss was great. Iii.DSKOi'F Bros., clothiers, of New York, failed on the 19th. The liabilities were estimated at $900,000. Between 2:15 and three o'clock on the nfternoon of the 19th sereral towns in Michigan, Oliio, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky and West Virginia were shaken by an eartlquake of a few duration, the oscillations being more perceptible in the upper s;ories of structures. Tableware was dashed to the floor, furniture dis turbed and windows wrecked, alarming the inmates, who in many instances fled panic-gtrleken to the streets. Peters& Co., wholesale dealers in drygoo.ls at Syracuse, N. Y., have failed for ?1:5,000. ActúateO by jealousy, Mrs. Thomas Martin a few days ago fatally shot her husband at Cleaifield, Pa. Fivb men recently escaped from the jail at Watertown, N. Y., by binding and gagging the Sheriff. One of the miniber voluuturily returned, pleading that he was (O)'oed to join In the moveinent. FUKüïL JIitchí.u,, a lad of sixteen years, was shot dead near Lyiichburg, V:i., on the l'Jth by George Fortune, because he refused to carry a beer keg. Great exciteinent prevailed and a lynching was probable. The "Holly Maguire" Society was on the I9tb said to be again in operation in sectlotu of Pennsylvania, and the nanies of eitizens, mine operators and bosses were alleged to have been placed on the duatli-list of the organization. The assassination of two Hungaiians recently and the burning of colliery property was the accredited work of the "Mollies." l.v the races at Mystic Park, Boston, on the V.hh, Young Rolfe, valued at $15,000, ran away and teil dead near.the jiidges' stand, having ruptured a blood-veesel. Isaac Jacobsox, convicted of the murder of George Bedell in April last, was lning in the County Jail at Chicago on the lílth a few minutes after twelve o'clock. At a íire in the dwelling of Joseph Biglow, in East Toledo, O., the other morning bil daughter, aged eight years, perished In the dames, and bis wife and infant cliild wer badly burned. Samuel Martin, aged twenty-three, was caught In a cañe mili near Birchwood, Tenn., a few days ago, and his head was nearly torn from his body. In the United States and Canada there wero 224 business failures during the preyiuus Reven rtays. Tha distrilnii uin was as folio ws: Middla Ktates, 54; New England States, 21; Western, 68; South. ern, i!7; Facific States and Territorios, :U; Canada, 18. PERSONAL AND POLITICAL. Thk following Conressional nominations were made on thelüth: Hepublican - New York, Twentieth District, Geoige West; ïwenty-ninth, Ira Havenport. Conneoticut, Fourth District, Lyman Coe. .Mii'lML'ïiii, First District, John Atkinson. Democratie - Keutucky, Sixth District, John (t. Carlysle (renoininated). Illinois, Kourteenth District, C. C. Clark. Missouri, Fiflh District, Alexander Gravei (renominated). New York, Thirty-third District, Louis F. Payne. Judge Gresham authorizes the statement that he e-xpects to remain Postmaster General unt'l March i, notwithstanding the rumor!) that he has accepted the vacant judicial bench in Chicago. The American Politieul Alliance met in convention at Boston on the 17th and nominated W. L. Ellsworth, of Pennsylvania, and Charles H. Waterman, of New York, for President and Vice-President of the United States. The Mother Superior, Mary F. X. Walde, founder of the order of the Sisters of Mercy in America, died ia a convent at Manchester, N. H., ou the 17th, aged seventy-four. The State Prohibition Convention of Colorado was held on the 17th at Denver, a committee of flfteen being appointed to placa a State ticket In the ñeld. The Greenback-Labor party also held their convention at the same place and named an Electoral and State ticket, the Gubernatorial candidate being John E. Washburn, of Larimer. They refussd to fuse witu the Democrats. The New Jersey State Convention of Temperance and Reform Leagues, representing all temperance organizations of the State, was held at Asbury Park on the 17th. The convention did not indorse any Presidential candidate, but docided to suppoi't for th') Logislature thoso eandidates favorable to the submission of a Prohibitory amandment. The followiiig Congressioiial nominations were made on the ]7th: ltnpublican - Massachusetts, Ninth District, Frederick D. El}'. Conneeticut, Third District, John T. Wait (renominated). Pennsylvania, First District, H. H. Bingham (renominated) ; Becond, Charles O'Neill (renominated); Thir.l, Jacob Gumpor; Fourth, William D. Kelley (renominated); Fiïth, A. C. Harmer (renominated). New York, Twenty-eighth, Henry J. Coakinham. Democratie- Maryland, Second District, Frank T. Shavv. Arkansas, Fourth District. John H. Rogers (renominatei). Wisconiin, Third District, Burr AV. Jones (renominated); Fifth, Joseph Kankin (renominaied) ; Ninth, James Meehan. New Jersey, Sec ond District, J. B. Gaunt. Prohibitionists - Minnesota, Third District, I. C. Stearns. O.e hundred representatives of the Equal Eights party gathered at a farm in Prince George's County, Maryland, on the I8th, to ratify the nomination of JIrs. Lockwood for the Presidency of the United States. The candidato spoko on the necessity of woman sufTrago and the evils of monopolies. It was announced that Mrs. Dr. Clemence Lozier, of New York, had been nominated for the socoud place on the ticket with Mrs. Lockwood. Captain Ellswokth bas accepted the American Political Alliance nomination for the Presidency. The following Congressional nominations were made on the lSth: Republican -Missouri, Eleventh District, William O. Dallmeyer. Massachusetts, Seccnd District, John D. Long (renominated); Third, A. A. Ranney. Democratie- Wisconsin, Eighth District, R. L. Larson. lowa, Tenth District, H. C. McCoy. Virginia, Second District, R. C. Marshall. Prohibitionists- Illinois, Seveuteenth District, I. B. Crome. I.v the United States District Court in Indianapolis on the lSth the attorneys for John Shoemaker filed a bilí of discovery in the Blaine libel suii. I this bill allegations are made to the effect that the complainant's marriage was a clandestino one, hastily arrangeJ, and without license being issued (none being required by the laws of Pennsylvania at the time) ; that no public official record of the marriage was kept; that the minister who offieiated is now dead, and that if any private memorandum or record of the marriage was made it has been lost or destroyed. The deiendants claim that the facts stated in J their answer are true; that they can be fully established by the answers of Blaine to the interrogatorios, all the ' cumstanoes being fully known to him, and that a full and complete discorery of the ' facts fiora Blaine is necessary to the orators in their defense. Unless this is done the orators say they can not so fully set out and completely show and prove the facts necessary to their defense. The bill closes by asking that a subpcsna ba issue i out of chancery for Blaine, and that he be ordered to answer particularly the interrogatories; that the proceedings ba stayed until such time as Blaine may answer; that in case Blaine fails to auswer the bill or the interrogatories further proceedings be perpetually res'rained. A. M. Scales, Democratie candidate for Governor of North Carolina, narrnwly escaped death recently on (,'owee Moaiitaln by the antics of nis horse, which feil down a prficipioe of one hundred feet. Scales caught in a tree, and was rescued and sent home to Greensboro. Mrs. Clemence S. Lozier, Chairraan of the New York State Committee of the Woman Suffrage party, issued a card on the 19th declining the nomination for President, and saying that while she appreeiated the kind intentions of her friends who had made use of her name without her authority she saw no need of a special woman sufFrage ticket when all the candidatos for President were friendlv to woman suffrage. S. O. Gifford bas been nominated by th Republicans of Dakota as a delégate to Congress. Charles H. Waterman-, of New York, has accepted the nomination for Vice President of the United States by the American Political Allianoe. Captain Albert Deoroot died at Richfield Springs, N. Y., on the 19th. He was a contemporary of Commodore Vanderbilt, and was believed to be the oldost steam boat Captain living. FOREIGN. The Mexiean Congress convened at the City of Mexico on the lOth. Gonzales read his message, which congratulated the Nation upon the almost unanimous eleetion of General Diaz to the Presidency, and upon the satisfactory relations with foreign Nations and peace at home. The President expected a quick consummation of the reciprocity troaty with the United States. Admiral CoUHBETestimatos the daiuage done by the Prench flcet at Fjo CUow and along the Min Riyer at $10,00),000. The Captain of a fishing ichooner that rrived on the lOth at Gloucester, Mass., from Iceland, said he never saw so mony icebergs before. One was thirty feet wid and two miles lons. ï'he young couple whose elopement ha3 caused a sensation in Ottawa, Ont., are the eighteen-year-old son of Postmaster General Carling and Eva Potter, the sixteen-year-old daugbter of a wealthy lumberman. A party of Soudanose which attacked a convoy taking provisions to Suakirn, near that place, were routed on the lütb by twenty policemen, fifty Arabs and two hundred Hadendowas. Otmaa Digma's nephew was anions the slain. An excursión train of eight coaches, filled with American citizens, crossed the border to Monterey and Saltillo on the 16th to particípate in the colebration of the Mexican independence day. The Mayors of six cities of Belgtam on the 17th waited upon the King and made a strong protest against the Education bill which he had signed. Two thodsand French troops landed below Foo Chow on the 17th and attacked the Chinese, the latter being dufeated with heavy loss. hURiHQ the four hours ended at l j.. til. OB CM IMII Ili-p- wnl-8 MU liew cases of cholera in Haly, inrliidiiig 507 in Naplos. üf the 041 deaths, 283 ocourred in the same city. Twelve deaMis wers reported in France. A hkavy wind-storm passed over Quebec, Can., the other nigbt. Houses .were unroofed, chimneyi blown down, trees uprooted anil other ilanu ¦.' don. Hkkry M. Starlet delivored a lecture in London on the 18th on the Congo country. He held that that región presented n wide field for commorce, and that the natives are willink tq co-operate in its development with Europeans if fairly dealt with. Thebe were 570 now cases of cholera in Italy and ol.3 deaths during the twentyfour hours ended at nine p. m. on the ]9th. In the city of Naples there were 437 new cases and 283 deaths. In Spain fourteen new cases and fifteen deaths were reported, and in France eleven deaths occurred. LATER NEWS. Dürin'G the twenty-four hour? ended at nine p. m. on the 21st there were 462 nenr cases of cholera in Italy and 1U3 deaths. Of the doaths 101 occurred in the city of Naples. Twelve deaths occurred in Franca and nine in Spain. Frost has destroyed a considerable portion of the tobáceo erop in the Quebec (Can.) district. Democratic Congressional Conventions on.the 20th nominated John P. Altgeld in the Fonrth Illinois District and renominated Edward Wemple in the Twentieth New York District. A preight and passenger train on tho Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fo Koad were in collisicnthe other morning eleven miles south of Albuquerque, N. M., one passenger and three train employés being killed. Whii.e playing with matclios in bed a few nights ago two little boys aged two and tour years, children of Mrs. E. H. Wells, of Nashville, Tenn., were fatally burned, and their mother and anothor woman were also probably burned fatally rhile attempting to extinguish the flames. 1 1 ii. to the depth of three inches feil the othor moriiirig at Ede, Pa., the storm being very violent. Glass was broken in quantities and grape and fruit vines were ruined. The Grand Trunk Car-worUs at London, Unt., were burned on the night of the 20th, the loss being placed at $400,000. Most of the four hundred workmen lost their tools. Buohmax Brothers, of Cincinnati, clothier3, have failed for $400,000. The river boats Lily, Morning Mail and Bonanza were destroyed by flre at Cincinnati early the other morning. A heavy snow-storm prevailed on the evening of the 20th on Mount Washington, N. H., and the snow was several inches deep. The temperature was thirty-two degrees, and the wind blew fifty-five miles an hour from the northwest. 1t was announc'd on the 20th that the fishermeii along the north shore of the St. Lawrence and on the north side of Anticoste were in destitute circumstances, and the Government was asked to ronder aid. Henry Martix, a lad at Youngstown, O., stumbled the other evening, while running with au open knife in his hand, and nearly cut liis heart in two. The Golden Eagle Clothing House at St. liOuis was burned a few evenings ago, re ¦uiting in a loss of $130,01)0, with +100,000 insuranee. Reports reached Cairo on the 20th that General Bordón reeently fought two battles with the rebels and raised the siege ot Kliartoum. Colonel Dudley, Coirimissioner of Pensions, tendered his resignalion on the 20th to Secretary Teller, to take effect November 10. H will enter the banking firra of Bateman & Co., of Washington.