, 1877-04-14
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New YORK, April 7,-Chnrlcs II. ,Iewett
called last night at the residence OF
Joseph A. Dean, and informed Nicholas
+. Roosevilc, II relative of the latter
that Oryille D. Jewett had undoubtedly
committed suicide. The hct was i'm.
parted to Jcwctt by fainter, the mauag.
ing clerk, who told him Tuesday after.
noon, that NJ the moment the explosion
occurred, he, Tainter, was in the middle
Office, in full view OF the private office.
lie heard George W. Jewctt call him and
he at once entered the room, aud when
the smoke had partly cleared away, saw
OrviIe D. Jcwett lying on the body of
George w. .Icwett He held Sharp's
pistol against his breast and fired four
shots in rapid succession. lie then
rolled of the body OF his uncle and my
writhing ON the floor near it, Tantrr
then ran down stairs and raised the cry
Ot alarm, ana subsequently went to Staten
Island to ncquaint Elder Jrwet's family.
Daring january, February and March
siSty-four persons were reported missing
in this city, and forty-one in Brooklyn,
making total in the two cities of lOj.
OF this numhcr "a were found, through
the agency Of officers and detectives; 30
returned TO their homes, and gave eN-
plantations of their absence. One, a.
Oakley Hail. has rcappcarcd in England.
Eleven were found dead, having sucided
or been murdered, and 30 are still miss
ing.
Dore Lyon, husband of Kate CAXton,
the well known ,ctrcss has been declared
bankrupt
NEW YoRk, April 7-Presideot Orton,
of the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany, said to u reporter, inquiring about
the cutting down of rates, that his com
pany was not public benefit to society,
It proposed doing fair and lcgltmatr
business. On Monday the rates were
lowered to meet the reduction Of the
Atlantic a. Pacific. After some comments
on thepubl shed reports OF the competing
line, Orton said that it is ut present los
ing $4,000 u 'lay. The Western Union
prices are put down only to competing
points and consequently loses in the CON
siderable reductions. He estimated these
losses to he about % per cent. OF those
OF the Atlantic 4 Pacific.
NEw YORK, April About 500 silk
weavers who have been employed in the
factory of Givesband Bros at Homestead,
New York, went on strike yesterday,
the proprietors OF the factory having re-
duccd their wages. The weayers left
their looms rather than submit. During
the afternoon parades were made, and II
torch light demonstration with speeches
was set down for tonight This is the
fourth factory that has gone Oh a strike
during the week.
The WG|d's New Orleans special says:
The commission meeting has been pri-
vate as yet, but will be opened to the
public when they get to work in earnest.
They expect to get through in about ten
days.
The JVOrIFs Washington special says:
The roll call OF the next House indicates
Democratic majority Of about twelve.
The TOEGS Columbia special says u
proclamation calling the Legislature to-
gether will soon he issued by the llamp-
ton government.
NEW YORK, April Another Edin-
boro Bcy, purporting to be an agent Of
the Turkish government, has been the
rounds of several large mercantile hous-
rs here and in ncighboring CitiesA About
two weeks ago the New York papers an
nounced the agent referred 10 wanted
proposals from manufacturers at Pattcr-
son for fifty locomotives for his govern
ment. At about the same time market
reports had it that some fifty tons OF
buffalo hair had been sold to make