Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1880-09-02
THE EAST.

August 25 at Castle Garden, New
York, 1925 emigrants were landed.
A fire occurred in Philadelphia, Pa,
August Is, sing loss of over 100000
August 26, several business houses
were burned on Mulberry Street, New York.
Loss $4,000.
A satinet mill at Auburn, Mass, has
for half that amount.
Edward Mikisell of Wauson, Ohio, in
shooting chicken killed his mother who was
sitting at the window.
A fire in the Charleston, Mass, Navy
Yard on the night of Aug. 81, CAUSED loss OF
$4,000 to the building and machinery.
The paper mill Of F. W. Bird Holling-
worth, of East Walpole, Mass, was destroyed
BY fire on Sunday morning, August 20. Loss
S75 900. Insured for two.thirds.
On the night of August 25, the build
ing where is printed and published the Pitts
burg Pa, Evening Telegraph took fire, and
was greatly damaged, though ths principal
part of the building was saved.
At Bradford, Pa, August "a, John L.
Warwick of Callender's Georgia minstrels was
fatally shot by g Syracuse negro named John
son, whose wife had run away with Warwick
johnson also shot and seriously wounded his
wife.
The steamship Neehar, from Bremen,
brought to New York Aug. 81, $3,170,O0O In
specie, and at Havre e1so,O00 was shipped on
the Herder for New York; 100000 was also
shipped from Havre last week by the steam
ship Gilbert for New YORK.
A New York City telegram of August
"a, reports that the sudden return of hot
weather has greatly increased the mortality
among children and aged persons, and appli.
cations for burial permits have been far more
numerous the past twenty. -four hours than on
any previous day of the summer. The coro.
ner was notified to hold inquests, and police
were called to several cases of prostration in
the streets.
Phlladelphis telegram, August %;
Owen Welsh, 15 years old. died at the Episco-
pal hospital this morning, from injuries re.
ceived by the railroad col lision at Mays
Landing, Nj. Thomas J. McGrath, another
victim, died this morning at the Pennsylvania
hospital, making thus far twenty-five deaths.
Not one Of those taken to hospitals have re-
covered sufficiently to warrant their removal
and 1t Is feared several others will die.
Advlces from Washington of Aug. 80
state that the quarterly interest on ~ pei
cent loan falls due at the treasury the first o.
| September. The interest will amount to 81,
100000. Checks for the amount represented
in that sum by registered bonds are being pre-
pared by the treasurer, and will be sent ou
| in a few days. Interest ON these AZ per cent
bonds is the only accruing interest to be me-
| by the Government In September. The Presi
dent has recognized b. G. Black AZ consul o
the republic of Hayti at Boston. Secretary
Sherman is in Ohio. Assistant secretary of
the treasury French has returned to Washing
| ton. The new regulation intended to facili
tate the filing Of order for silver dollars ha
been approved by the secretary Of the treas
| ury. 1t provides that hereafter persons desir
i ing silver dollars can make depogite TO
them with assistant United States treasurer
at Philadelphia, San Francisco and New Or
4 leans, and certificate for the amount callet
for by the deposit will be sent direct to tn
superintendent of the mint in the same city
| who win ship coin to the party ordering. Tn
| regulation viii save from seventeen to twent,
| days time. Postmaster General Maynard ha
entered upon his duties Hon. r. Z. Trow
bridge, commissioner on Indian affairs, VIII
/ has been i'll for some time, has gone to hi
home in Michigan