Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1878-08-29

NEWS OF THE Week.

gives a receipt IN lull.
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
VIM. D. Morris, a prominent citi-
zen Of San Francisco, died Saturday.
The President has appointed Hen
ry Dithmar, of New York, to be con-
sui at Breslau, Germany.
John and George W. Landenber-
ger, of Philadelphia, have been adju-
dicated bankrupt =; liabilities, $685.
900.
The suspension Of Davidson g.
Jones, bankers and brokers, was an
nounced at the New York stock OK
change Saturday.
The schooner Ontario, which left
North Sydney for St. Johns, N. B., a
few days ago, is reported lost, with
all hands.
The shoemakers' strike in Chicago
is ended, the trouble between the
shoemakers and manufacturers hav-
ing been amicably settled.
Saturday morning William Haynes
wealthy farmer twenty-five miles
| east of Bloomington, Ills, shot him
self with a revolver, and died instant
ly.
Six clerks in the water department
of Philadelphia have been arrested,
charged with stealing by means OF
false entries.
The San Francisco Masonic savings
and loan bank is about to retire from
business. 1t is believed the bank will
pay all demands in full.
Charles Richardson, the cashier Of
the Windsor hotel, at Montreal, who
disappeared a few days ago, turns out
to be defaulter to the extent OF $l,-
200.
The powder mills near Mich, e1-
rloded Wednesday, killing four EN-.
ployees-Huber, Brown, Cooper and
one whose name is unknown.
G. w. Bertaux, shipping and COM
mission merchant Of New York and at
CORVALLIS, Nova Scotia, has suspend
cd. Liabilities, 1903, 900; assets,
$4,000.
The flour and feed store of james
Bricker, No. 1905. and 1907 Callow-
hill street, Philadelphia, was dam
aged by fire Thursday night to the ex-
tent Of about $500.
The commissioner of internal reve-
nue. has offered reward of $500 for
the arrest of the parties who recently
attacked posse of revenue officers
and killed Collector Cooper's son In
Tennessee.
Secretary McCrary will probably
leave Washington about the LIST of
September and will make two or three
speeches in Iowa during the political
campaign in that state.
Samuel Harper, heavy real estate
owner and prominent citizen OF
Amvlle, Pa, was on Saturday SEN
fenced to one year and eight months
imprisonment in the penltentiary for
arson.
The trustees of the Teutonia saw
ings bank, New York, which suspend
ed short time ago, were arrested
Saturday and held to bail in $1,000
each, charged with embezzling the
funds Of the bank.
A three-mile scull race at Beach
Bottom, near Wheeling, w. Va, Sat-
urday between Clayton Of Wheeling,
and Seibert, of Pittsburg, was won by
the former by three boat lengths
Time, 20 minutes Is seconds.
The freight contract between the
Pacific Mail steamship company and
Union Pacific railroad, which would
have terminated on the last day of
this month, has been extended for 90
days longer on the same basis.
The Sioux commissioners had an in
terview with the President Friday
with reference to their recent work in
regard to the removal of the Spotted
Tail and Red Cloud Indians to gen.
eral depot on the Missouri river. The
commissioners reported the Sioux as
peaceable. The general statements
regarding their condition do not diff
fer from those heretofore published