New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-18
TRLEGRAPHIC NOTES.

FIREMEN's CONVENTION IN ROCHESTER,.
RocHTsTER, Aug. 1.-THE Firemens Convention
continues today ThOnas a. Hyinohu oi ts city was re
GIFT TO ENDow scHoLARsuIPs
., Ro.da has yen to the University Of Vermont for
the endowment OF five scholarships.
THE SILK EXCHANGE DOUBLES IT'S CAPITAL
ALBANY Aug. 1.-THE New-York Silk Exchange
to-day certificate of increase of capital from $4,000 to
BEATEN TO DEATH BY HER HUSBAND
BOsroN, Aug. l7.-Ca harine Reid, who was bru-
tally husband Tuesday died Al the Cy
FAILURE OF HARDWARE IAIPoRTERs
BALTTMoRF, Aug. 17aHennman & Br9ther, ,sle e., I'M
his city made a assignment this afternoon.
AN ASSASSIN CAPTURED.
Nrw-ORfFANs Aug. 17.-riman Walton, who
asaas.pse1 Richard Hanson ON woodward Place eight
miles the night of August has been captured
INSTANTLY KILLED BY FALLING IRON.
CoAEsvILLE Penn Aug l7mFrancis c ST Stroger o r
place was instantly killed this morning BY largo piece of
-'''' '''''' MGCRoscoPIsTs IN SESSION.
ELMIRA, NJ y, Aug. ia very successful meet,
ing of the tmesan socey Of was &c SonSuqs @
United States Albert Mocaa of Fairfield. Iowa,
SENTENCED FOR MANUFACTURER
Boston, Aug. 17.-At the afternoon session Of the
SrGhsp at south Boston and who was permitted to plead
guilty to mansisughter sentenced years
A FAMILY POISONED BY CANNED MEAT.
ALLENTOWN, Penn, Aug. 17.-lhe family of NJ.
were noisoned YESTERDAY by eating cOrned beef tin
All the OF The family were critically H. but today
they are reported 10 he out OF danger
TWO FREIGHT TRAINS WRECKED
LANCASTER Penn. Aug. IA wcst-bound freight
train Pennsylvania Railroad was wrecked ast ngn
near Eleven demolished ana tbe uaek
wroct 81 Short distance rom Four do
strosed Broken aIes caused both accidents.
DROWNED BY A CLoUDBuRsT
TUCSON A. r., Aug. ia dispatch from Bowie,
Who ncSmued for night In canon in the Swiahom
Mountains ALL one drowned by cloudburst last
week bodies found scattered along The canon
xt morning. -
A MAN AND HIS SON, MURDERED BY AN INDIAN,
Y1orINA CITY, Oregon, Aug. l7.-Dr. B. f. Hutch
IN highly respected ozen and his thirteen,
to have been committed by sn lnan or the pur.
nose robbery. lie escaped but party OF
securing the country for hn and caught he Will doubtless
| be lynched
ELECTION OF CANAL OFFICERS.
BALTIMORE. Aug. 17.-At meeting Of the stock
hoiers Chesapeake and ONO Canal Company to-day
st Annapolis Lewis smith, Hagers1own was eoctei
presidet place of A. German, resigned The siIe %.
ing stockhoder Mr. smith was elected py th
Board Of Public WORKS The board also
Jesse X commissioner and oVin "ooiior
| commis soner.
| EXAGGERATRD REPORTS OF DEFICIT
\ SFARRIGltT, n. J Aug. lI-Ine statements ~ III
reference In the accounts o Danle
the agent the NewJersey southern hAIm9 r. 80
this Mace are much exaggerated Ruins odgr the su,
perlntendent road. said this AFTERNOON na 'lo
would nos exceed sjUO Instead Of being sovo WAC To
| ported. ..,,.ova
| SUIT FOR HEAVY DAMAGES,
| N.suyJIE Tenn, Aug. l7.-David hugnes, Z
nramnent and wealthy Of this city, MAS arrested 10
day on lie charge abduction and seduction o
an stI IL charged that Hughes caused the giri U
marry character named PM 70 sieia nse
ant for al, ,oroe from PhnpA and hAs also sued uughe
through CounIy Judge Ferries her guardian M Dsso
mus for alU0.vvO aAaaASsA