The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-05-25
The Alabama Question Revived
Opinions of Bright and Glad
stone ON the Interna-
tiOnaI Controversy.
Affairs at Washington -Depar-
ture cf the President
for Annapolis.
Disaster by Fire and Steam
Terrific Explosion in
New York. o.
from THE VEST.
Destructive Fire.

DeftruCAANG tIhfs
CLEVELAND, May 95.--Muller d Co.'S malt
establishment was destroyed by fire last night.
The loss is $25 900, of which there was but $4,000
insured. The loss is mostly in the malt de-
stroyed or damaged. The fire is supposed to
have originated from the kiln.
A Lake Tunnel.
tunnel to supply the city with pure water
from the lake, similar to that so successful at
Chicago, is to be commenced Immediately. Il
will cost about $4,000
Highway RObbery-Sutcide.
Despatch to The Eoentng Telegraph
DAYTON, Ohio, May 25.-Benjamin Baker,
dry goods merchant and grain dealer, OF Brook
vile, Montgomery county, was knocked down
by two highwaymen and robbed of n consider
able sum of money, on Saturday night, while on
his way from his store to his home.
A shoemaker named Smith committed suicide
on Sunday by shooting himself with pistol
The Cincinnati Base Ball Club.
Despatch TO The EUcnlRg Telegraph
CINCINNATI, May 25.-The Cincinnati Base
Ball Club will start on their Eastern tour next
Monday. Tee nine is said to be one OF the best
in the United States They seem TO feel them
selves match for any club in the country. The
line OF route, which is an extensive one, will be
officially published in few days.
Suicide of an Ohio County 0mcer.
Despatch to The Euening Telegraph
CINCINNATI, Ohio, May 25.-Early yesterday
morning, Mr.. John c. Lindley, Treasurer of
Butler county, on opening his office, found hang
ing by the neck in the vault Of the office, the
body of his faithful deputy Mr.. Matthew Hus-
ton. From appearances he had been dead some
hours, and had evidently committed suicide.
He left no statement of any kind, and there
seems to be no reasonable hypothesis upon
which to predicate the rash act.
Mr.. Huston was man of correct habits. He
had acted in the capacity of Deputy Treasurer
for eight years. Heleft no family, and was evi-
IDENTIFY free from business cares. For some time
past his manner had been 30 singular as to
attract attention.
Verdict Against the Western Union Telegraph
Company.
Special Despatch TO The EUeniag Telegraph.
CINCINNATI, May 25.-Yesterday the great
test case of II. L. Davis VS.. the Western Union
Telegraph Company, before Judge NJ. B.
Hogans, was closed. 1t was claimed by the
plaintiff that he was broken up in his business
of commercial news agent at Cincinnati
by the establishment within the Western
Union Telegraph Company, and under
its control and direction, of what is
known as the commercial news department,
which, by arbitrary orders, made to apply more
particularly to the plaintiffs agent in New York,
and various other means, worked every embar-
rassment and detrment to theplaintiff's business.
The closing argument was by the Hon. r..
McElwaine. Judge Hogan charged the jury
ably and fully on all the points The jury were
out until o'clock P. NJ, when they returned a
sealed verdict, which, on being opened this
morning, was found to be in favor of the plain
tiff assessing his damages at $4,000. Thus ends
one part Of a most interesting case to the public.