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citizen Of Scranton, Pa, convicted in January
last Of forgery, was sentenced to two years
imprisonment in the county Jail. The alleged
forgery consisted Of an interlineation Of q
lease, whereby PAUL. was enabled to remove
the porches from a building.
John Morrissey, New York State Senator
died at Saratoga, N. Y, on the LIST, after a
long sickness. He had recently returned from
o trip to Florida, where he had gono Tor the
benefit of his health, but without gaining any
relief. Mr. Morrissey was born in Ireland in
1881, and came to this country three years later.
In his early days he was a prize-tighter and gam
bier. He became q member OF Congress from a
New York district in 1866. and WAS reelected in
1868. In 1875 he was elected to the State Sem
ate, and at the election last fall he ran again
for Senator in the strongest district and against
one Of the best known candidates OF his polIti-
cal opponents. The canvass WAS one OF the
"liveliest and most exciting ever known in the
history Of New York politics, and Morrissey,
although successful, was 30 Frustrated by his
efforts for victory that his strong constitution
was undermined, and he never took the seat to
which he had been elected.
The Newtown Banking Company, Of New
town, Pa, has suspended, and the Citizens
Savings Bank, of Woonsocket, R. l., has been
temporarily enjoined from doing further bust
ness.
E. Remington d Sons, the we'll known manu-
facturers Of rifles, at lion, N. Y, have become
financially embarrassed, and have submitted
their affairs to their creditors. Their liabilities
amount to 81, 000, 900, and the assets are est.
mated at four times that amount, but are not
Immediately available.
Thomas E. Ladd, q prominent business man
OF Laconia, N. H., disappeared after commit
ting a number Of forgeries and signing a large
number Of notes that he cannot pay.
The old-stage coach days have been revived
by a trip from New York to Philadelphia, made
by members Of the New York Coaching Club,
in their coach Tally Ho." The trip was made
in twelve hours, relays Of horses being station
ed at different points along the route and
the huge coach, with eleven members OF the
club perched on top, each taking his turn
at the reins, attracted much attention as it
ratified through New Jersey. When the coach
ing party reached Philadelphia it WAS received
by a large number Of vehicles Of every descrip-
ton and escorted through the streets by num-
erous equestrians Of both sexes, while the
streets were filled with pedestrians and many
Of the houses were decorated with bunting in
honor Of tho unusual event.
Joel Smith, captain Of the Brooklyn First
police precinct, was shot in the neck and seri-
ously wounded by Morris Hefernan, q police
man. The shooting was done in the station
house, and Heffernan had been on q spree.
At Bradford, Pa, q fire destroyed q block
containing fifteen buildings and caused dam
age amounting to $50, 600, on which there is
about S25, 900 insurance.
A skiff containing three women and two
children was struck by a raft on the Allegheny
river, near P~ittsburg, and two OF the women
drowned.
Deaths On the rail: Thomas Goram, a brake
man on q Waikiki Valley railroad train, while
making a jump from q caboose to q fiat car
near S~hawangunk, N. Y, fell with his leg on
the track, and the train passed over it in two
places ; he was brought to Rondout, and died
about five o'clock. Charles Tuttle, a resident
Of Katonah, N. Y, was instantly killed by the
Chatham express, at a point half way between
Katonah and Bedford he was walking on the
track directly towards the coming train, but
being very deaf and having the setting sun in
his eyes, did not perceive his danger.
Western and Southern States.
At Kansas City, Mo-, Theodore Hattenbach
and wife were found murdered in their home,
which had been set on fire, while their little
girl was discovered out Of doors with fatal in
juries. No clue to the murderer was found.
Matthew Weaver, the defaulting cashier Of
the Urbana (Ohio) bank has been arrested in
Chicago.
There were 265 petitions in bankruptcy filed
in Chicago during April, with total debts Of
over s19, 900, 900.
Three men were killed and twelve others,
more or less, seriously injured by an explosion
OF the boiler in the towboat Warner on the
Mississippi river, at Memphis.
". s. OrBrien, one Of the California bonanza
kings, is dead. He leaves a fortune yariously
estimated at from fifteen to twenty millions.
At seven o'clock P. NJ, as the night hands
In the immense Washburn Touring mill at
Minneapolis, Mimi, were about to relieve the
day hands q sudden and appalling explosion
took place which shook the city as by an earth
quake and crumbled the mill like an egg-shelL
The Washburn mill is the largest Of its class in
America and employed from forty to sixty
men. The first crash was followed by other
explosions in surrounding mills, eight Of which
were destroyed by the roaring flames. From
fifteen to twenty men in the Washburn mill
met a terrible death in the falling ruins, while
the pecuniary damage is estimated at over
81, 600, 900. The explosion is attributed to gas
generated in the patent middling purifier.
Eighteen lives we're lost by the explosion in
the Washburn -four mill, Minneapolis, Minn
At an election riot in Weldon, N. C., John
Purnell, a colored man, was killed and Captain
T. s. Emery was badly hurt. The latter and
another man we're held in 81, 1000 bail.
A dangerous counterfeit note of the denomi-
nation Of 800 on the Merchants National
Bank of New Bedford, Mass, has been put in
circulation in the Western States.
Miss Susan A. Stuart, a public school teacher
ct Zion's Church, Norfolk county, Va, WAS
found dead in her room over the school house.
Her pocketbook, rihed OF its contents, was
lying near the body, and there were other. EVIL
dences Of foul play.
Municipal elections have been held in vari-
GUS cities and towns Of Indiana, with varying
results, in some cases the Republicans electlng
a majority Of the ticket in others the Demo-
Gratis. At Terre Haute three tickets were in
the field, and the new National party elected
their candidate for mayor by twenty-one plur-
atty.
It is asserted that frauds upon the govern
ment by a whisky ring in Cincinnati have been
discovered, amounting to about $l,25O,OOO.
Treasury agents from Washington were sent
secretly to Cincinnati to investigate the matter.
The frauds have been committed by retilhng
packages, the REUSE Of stamps, fraudulent
guaging, and the use OF o peculiarly shaped
barrel which would permit the distiller to place
in the barrel three or four gallons more than 1t
appeared to hold. The evidence in the posses
sion OF the government officers in regard t.
these frauds is said to be conclusive.
From Washington.
The subcommittee of the House committee
on education and labor has agreed on o bill i'm
posing q tax Of 800 apiece on Chinese immi-
grants.
The public debt statement for April shows a
decrease in the debt for the month Of $685.
865. SO and the following balance liz the treas
ury: Currency, 81, 163, 140.6 GO; special fund for
REDEMPTION Of fractional currency, 10. OOO, O00;
special deposit Of legal tenders for redemption
OF certifcates Of deposit, 1923, 315.0OO; coin
(ipcluding coin and silver certificates, $685.
ia, 5OO), $156. 037. 236. SO outstanding legal
tenders, s346, 6S1, DIG; the total exports for
March were S72,s47,0 900, and tho imports,
$37, $50. 63S.
Two treasury employees have been temper
arily suspended by the President, Mr.: Glover,
of the House committee on expenditures IN
the treasury department. having stated to him
in writing that they had been guilty OF miscon-
duct. The matter will be investigated.
The House committee on education and labor
agreed upon a substitute for the several pend
ing bills to restrict the immigration OF Chinese.
It makes it q misdemeanor for the master OF
any vessel to take on board at any foreign port
whatever any number exceeding fifteen Chinese
passengers, whether male or female, with the
intent to bring such passengers to the United
States. rnd provides that the act shail axe
effect from and after January L.
s. B. Packard, of Louisiana, has been NOM
mated by the President to be United States
consul at Liverpool. and Lncius tairchlld,
of Vermont, to be consul general at Paris.
Gen McDnva1l has been instructed to insti-