, 1881-09-09
LATEST NEWS SUMMARY.
BY TELEGRAPH TO DATE

Fire has destroyed the principal bust
ness portion of the town OF Arkansas CITY,
Ark. Loss, 5000.
The attorney general has given Il deci-
sion in favor of General IIazen a. against
General Sherman, concediug to officers OF
the signal corps army s'atus under Ihe
law
Three men were killed and two badly
hunt by the falling Of 4 heavy mass of
iron which was being hoisted by the Flee
tric Light Co. to illuminate Union square,
New York. The deceased were work
men
Tie trial Ex-senator Sessions. in New
York charged with bribery of Assembly
man Bradley during the late contest for
United States senators is expected 10 be-
gin Sept. 10Th. The attorney general Will
conduct the trial, us provided by the state
statute.
On the oath, NJ. ii. Current killed Il
desperado, James s. Offut. his brother-in-
law at Paris, Ky. Offut had threatened
Currents life with shotgun before his
door, and had thrown Mrs. Current into
spasms and caused her death, and this
was Currents retribution.
a terrible tragedy occurred about ten
miles from Johnston, ;. G. Aug. 2ith. J.
w. Buzzard, his son and j. w. Thinner
man quarrelled. Zimmerman was killed
and BuZZard and son seriously wounded.
An old feud was the cause and double
barrellee shOtguns the weapons.
The shops of the Galveston, Harrisburg
San Antonio Railroad at Harrisburg
Texas, were burned on the 23d, together
with tools, machinery, three locomotives
and one passenger car; total loss 10000;
insured. 1t is supposed that the fire orig
mated ny Simultaneous rpm mhu1finn
New York Greenbackers have nomiua-
ted the following state ticket: Secretary
of state, Epictus Howe; comptroller, John
Hooper; attorney general. Dennis C.,
Fealy; treasurer Allen q. Woods: sur
veyor general, J. III. Gould; associate Judge
of the court of appeals, l.. q. McParlan.
The Massachusetts Greenback conven-
ton met at Worcester Aug. oath. The
following ticket was nominated: Gov,
Israel ". Andrews; lieutenant governor
George Dutton; treasurer, George Foster;
secretary. A. b. brown; auditor, Wilbur
L. Whiting; attorney general, ID. o. Allen.
An omnibus which was conveying pas
sengers from the Wabash railroad to Lex
ington, about o'clock on the evening of
Aug 26th, was entered by five heavily
armed and masked men who robbed the
passengers, five i'll number, of all their
WdtCucS anu
then escaped.
The national board of health saws to
health and quarantine officers that all
vessels from points liable to infectious or
contagious diseases, especially those III
which yellow fever prevails or is likely to
occur, should be subjected TO the most
rigid examination and be regarded as sus-
pecred vessels, unless provided with bills
of heal, n.
On the night of Aug 25uh, ID. G. Osbury
city marshaI Of Denver, was killed by two
roughs, Burt Wilkingson and Dyson III.
Bridge. The whole town is aroused and
the murderers will be lynchedif captured.
Bridge is notorious desperate and large
rewards are offered ;or his arrest for other
crimes.
The Alliance lsraelite Univerelle, of
which ID. J. Seligman is treasurer, appeals
for funds to aid in bringing to America
oppressed Jews of Russia. The first in
stallment of emigrants Is expected in
few DAYS. Land Is to be secured for them
In the south and west. They state that
only worthy and deserving persons will be
brOugh lover.
The Tribune says that the detective
now searching for Stewards body appears
10 be the most preposterous of the many
prep0Sterous people who have tried 10
make IA reputation for themselves out of
the Stewart search. Ifhe reaps anything
bnt cohblestones, people who are familiar
with this great crime and its consequence
will be aslonished beyond measure.
John II. Davis, drug broker, and head
of the firm of John II. Davis & Co.
Maiden Lane, \. y, left his store July
DIST, telling his clerk he Was going to the
Catskills for a week or ten days. Since
then the clerk has heard nothing from
him. Davis is q native of Missouri, and
it is said is near relative of Jefferson
Davis. He is well spoken of among drug
Failures during the week ending Aug.
Goth have been rather more numerous
than usual, numbering ll3, of which n
were in the middle states, 10 in the east
| ern, 81 in the southern 40 in the western
and IL on the Pacific coast. In point OF
| liabilities the failures have been light, and
when petty retail cases have been de-
| Quoted, very few remain calling for atten-
| ton or remark.
The News, South Arkansas special says:
| Tne body of Il man named McCorkey was
| found at Mears last night. Evidence
points strongly to Chas. Stone, notorious
| desperate, as the murderer. Stone came
over 10 South Arkansas shortly after the
| murder, and was arrested ell route \
number OF McCorkey's friends came after
him but officials spirited him away. Fifty
armed men are tonight securing the
streets looking for the murderer with the
intention of lynching him.
A great fire broke out about o'clock on
the Goth in the packing establishment o
John c. Hately, formerly known as Kick
ers, at the Union stock yards. Chicago
| which had not been extinguished at mid
night, at which time all the engines IN
that section of the city were working on
it, being greatly impeded in their efforts
by the scarcity of water. Few facts are
learned as yet but it is known that 45O,oOt
pounds of bacon, large quantity of larC
| and provisions were stored In the ware
house and all will be completely de
stroved A rumor comes over the tele
phone that several persons are killed. lh'
loss will probably reach million dol
lars.
The Public's weekly statement for th'
week ending 18th at san Francisco an'
2Oth at other cities. shows the folloWin!
percentage: Gains, New York, II I; Bos.
ton, 3S.4; Philadelphia, 26.5; Chicago. 32 d
st. Louis, 81 I; Cincinnati, $50; Baltimore
20; San Francisco, 3.5; Milwaukee, l05.s
Louisville, 44.6; New Orleans, 92.6; Peters
burg, 81 0; Providence, 80; Kansas City
SIS; Cleveland, 33.3; Indianapolis, 22.4
Hartford, l6.O; New Haven, go; Worces
fer oO a. Lowell 81 g: Syracuse, lOI. Tn