The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-06-01
GENERALITIES.
Jerome BOunparte.
SIN.


For some months our esteemed fellow-citizeu,
jerome Bonaparte, has been confined to his
residence by suffering from cancer OF the throat.
During yesterday afternoon and last evening 1t
was reported throughout the city that Mr..
Bonaparte was dead, and the rumOr was tele-
graphcd TO Philadelphia and published in some
of the journals of that city this morning. We
are happy to state that there is no truth in the
rumor, and that this morning Mr.. Bonaparte is
much better than he has been for some time
We hope that he may long be spared to his
family and many friends.-BdHimore american
A whole Family Poisoned.
The family of Mrs. Buchanan, near Christians
burg, Brown county, Ind consisting OF six per-
sons. were poisoned last Monday morning at
breakfast. As soon as it was known the eldest
SOP, David, eighteen years old, started for ply
sician, but died before reaching him. The others
were alive when last heard from. Three. pack
ages of poison were found in the well 1t is sup
posed that relative from Ohio, who had been
in the ncighborhood for some time, is the guilty
person. They inherit jointly with him large
estate. He has been trying to buy their interest,
but could not, apdit is supposed he took this way
to get their portion of the property.
us Journal, May %.
Laberers' Riot In Newark.
Some thirty laborers in the employ of Mr..
Edward Keloe, Newark contractor, engaged
in building a sewer, struck on Monday for an in
crease of wages and became SO violent as to
threaten to kill any other men who would un-
dertake to work at the old rate of pay. few
of the men disregarded the threats of the mall
contents and continued work. desperate en-
counter took place, in the course of which one
young man, a recent arrival from the Old
Country, escaped being beaten to death only
through the determined action of some
friendly fellow-workmen. No person was re-
ported seriously INJURED. Information was left
last evening at Police Headquarters of the
eme1lte, and asking for constabulary help this
morning, as it was feared that more serious
rencOntre would take place.
The Smuggling ora Bridal Troussenu.
William Hall, late captain of the steamship
Pennsylvania, who was accused of attempting
to smuggle bridal trOussedu from Liverpool
into this port was to-day discharged by Com
missioner Osborn, on the ground that there was
not sufficient evidence against him to warrant
his detention. AT the request of Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Phelps, Captain Hall submitted
a written statement of the facts of the case In
il he said that the silks which he was accused
of attempting to smuggle were the property of
Miss Ruse, of Philadelphia, who was passenger
OH the Pennsylvania on that voyage; that she
asked Captain Hall to take charge of them for
her, as she was in haste to get home, and to for
ward them to her by express to Philadelphia
that on leaving the ship with the silks in his
possession he was hailed by man who repre-
sented himself as one Clarkson, detective; that
he took the goods and So from the captain,
stating that he would make the proper entries
in the Custom House; that he has not since seen
the man or the goods. In view of these facts he
received his discharge.-N. ]. EUenirg Post,
30M.
Railways and Free Passes.
| The suit by Tracy E. Roberts against the To-
| ledo and Wabash Railroad Company for DANA
ges for injuries received by the oyerturniug of a
| car near Lafayette, Indiana, in January 1865,
| which has been trial for two weeks before
| Judge Brady, was recently concluded. Mr..
! Roberts suffered permanent disability, through
| dislocation of the hip. The defense was that
! the accident was unavoidable, and could not
| have been foreseen or prevented that the dis
location of the hip was caused by subsequent
| fall; and that Mr. Roberts was travelling a
free pass, granted on condition that the com
pany were not to be liable for injuries from
accident.
The plaintiff testified that though he had ira.
| yelled on free pass, he had destroyed it at In
dianapolis, not expecting to have to go back,
but that afterwards communication from his
firm in New York induced him to retrace hi:
steps for the purpose of finding creditor. Rail
road officials, on the other hand, testified to ad
missions on his part that he had pass at the
time of the accident Judge Brady charged the
jury that if they found he had pass, he wa
| bound by its conditions, and was without re
medy. The jury gave the plaintiff $4,000.