Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-10-29
TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR
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RANKRUPrCT PROCEkDINGs.
INV YORK, October 2l-Proceedinzs have
been begun To throw into bankruptcy the firm
OF Dodge q Co, conspicuous in the lumber
combination. which broke down last summer,
with paper on the market said 10 amount 10 ten
millions.
CARLETON, THE MISSING SECRETARY
Of the Union Trust company, Is reported GO
have been indicted by the grand jiry on the
charge OF forgery. Carleton is said 20 be on his
way 10 Europe.
HARD TrNEs.
The piano, billiard, and cigar manufsr:u
aud other producers of Injuries are conducting
husin6 - with great caution. The large facto-
r,es are being run on half time and with half
the usual force, while the smaller estahli<h-
ments have in the main closed altogether. Ths
course, made necessary by the financial disturh-
ances, throws out of work large numbers Of
men and women. Arrangements are expected
10 be made whereby most of the factories will
he able to keep their hands at work part OF the
time at least, thus preventing great deal OF
suffering.
JOHN T. IRVING,
who admitted in san Francisco that he was
cTiminally concerned in the murder Of Benia-
min Nathan in this city two years ago, is 20 be
tried for burglary.
who has returned from Europe, confirms the
report of his having effected loan of SO 400 0aa
for the Pennsylvania road. He likewise effect
ed arrangements 50 that work will not have 20
although he was unable to close successfully
negotiations for a sale of bonds.
THE SCRANTON COAL SALE.
At the regular monthly sale of Scranton. coal
to-day $4,000 tons were disposed of as follows
Steamboat, 5000 tons, at Si.S0as4.S5; CRATE,
Is, Geo TONS at s5 egg, 5000 tons, at IS 30as5 30
stove, 5000 tons, at S540aS545; chestnut, 1900
tons, at 81 80.
The TRIAL OF THE CUBAN BANK CLERK
in Brooklyn on the charge Of stealing over
500 200 worth of securities, was brought TO an
abrupt termination yesterday. After the testi-
mony was all in and the case given TO the jury,
one of the twelve informed his associates that
he could not consent to any verdict. and when
| asked the reason, said he had not heard a word
Of evidence; that he was ''stone deaf"
NOT EMBARRASSED.
| A morning paper published to-day the story
that the firm of Hoyt, Sprague * Co, was en-
| bsTrassed. The president of the Manhattan
bank, one Of the banks through which the firm
does business, states that he received a letter
house is not in any embarrassment, and IA at hi.
| bank is paving all the firms paper as usual, a
course which would have been continued re-
gardless OF the story published.
HoYT AND SPRAGUE ALSO STATE
in reference TO a letter 10 morning pa
per reporting that A x L. Sprsgue were en-
barrassed, that no meeting OF the firm was held
as announced. The committee of Providence
banks, in their general examination of the az
fairs of business houses, examined the accounts
of A. & L. SpTague, showing their assets 20 be.
at very low estimate, over sl4 600 900, their
liabilities being only 81 100, 600. The firm are
meeting all demands as usual.
THE STOKES CASE.
The district attorney finished his address for
tina people in the Stokes case at 1920 p. m, and
| the court took recess.
TO BE HANGED.
Jacob Mchola, convicted of numbering L 5.
Deputy Marshal Stevenson, in Jersey City. was
to-day sentenced to be hanged December ..
EX-PREsIDENT JOHNSON
was announced TO speak night at Tammany
Hall, but he is sick, and will not appear.
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