The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-11-03
miscellaneous.

| miscellaneous.
| THE DEFENSE READY IN THE COCKERELL-
sLAYBACK CAsE-sENsATIoNs IN THE COM
MERCIAL NOTWITHSTANDING EvENTs-POLlT-
IcAL HAPs AND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AND
GENERAL NOTES, ETC.
PHILADELPHIA, oNember 2--Attorney-
General Brewster has telesraphed United
States Marshal Kcarns, of this city, in view
of the discovery of extensive irregularities,
to make investigation of the matter where
fraud is suspected, and to cause the arrest,
not only of supervisors and assessors, but Of
election officers. Several arrests have al
ready been made tor making false returns
OF voters. In one house only three out Of
thirty-siX persons registered were legal
voters. In one locality, Of fifty names
taken from the list, only four were found.
A democratic assessor and Il republican
supervisor are under arrest.
ST.. LOUIS, November "A Post-Dis-
patch special from Chattanooga says a
passenger and freight train collided on the
East Tennessee, Virginia IL Georgia rail
| road, near Midway station, this morning.
One OF the engineers was fatally hurt.
ticulars have not yet been ascertained.
PHILADELPHIA, November 2.-Sylvester
Wilson, the railroad ticket scalper, whose
imprisonment was secured by the Penn
sylvania railroad company, completed his
term to-day, and WAS released from the
county prison.
HABRIsBuRG, PA, November 2.-Goyern-
or lloyt has issued proclamation fixing
the 3Oth inst. as adNy of Thanksgiving,
PHILADELPHIA, November 1.-The Meth.
ods Episcopal Church Extension society
met here to-day. The report gave Sl92,.
257, as the receipts during the past wear,
of which Sl060S5, was loaned to churches
on general and account, and $67 ,43i on
loan account. The society has aided 2lS
churches by dONatons only, 81 by loans
only, and 100 by both donations and loans,
or one church aided every week d of the
year, Over 80 frontier churches were aided
under the plan which provides for the
building OF 100 churches on the frontier.
Seventy-two were aided la@ year and those
l3l churches now have 1904 members, and
were erected at u cost OF $236 $50.
INDIANAPOLIS, November Ex-Governor
Hendricks condition is much better to-day
: than any time since he was taken sick
! CINCINNATI November 2-Ruthertord b.
Hayes was introduced on Change to-day,
aud made u brief address, congratulating
| Cincinuati'S business men on the city's
prosperous condition and its good pros
| pcctS
ST. Louis, November 1.-The case of
John y. Cockerell, charged with killing
Alon2n w. Slayback, about two wee Ks ago,
was called in the court of criminal correc-
ton this morning The defense announced
ready for trial. but the state asked contin.
uance, which was granted until the 2lst
inst
New YORK, November The fire mar
shal continued the investigation TODAY into
the case of the Park theatre fire. Francis
Magee, one of the employees, testified to
observing the unusual heat of the walls
shortly before the lire, but did not inyesti-
gate circumstances.
New YORK, November 2.-Louis Ii. LIZ
rega " Co., prominent members of the cot
ton exchange and for the past three years
4 nong the leading bull operators sent
word to the exchange yesterday of their in.
ability to meet their engagements The
amount OF Liabilities could not be ascer.
tanned
An assignment for the benefit of cred.
ltors was made to-day by Henry and
Henry /. Dwight and Augustus =. Rich.
ardson, composing the firm OF Richardson,
Boynton Co., stove dealers. Preferences
to creditors are all in promissory notes,
/
the late firm of Richardson, Boynton q Co.
said Our trouble dates back to the failure
OF Alonzo Follett, the Wall street banker,
since when the affairs of Richardson, Boyn.
ton n 20, have been IN the hands of associ.
a'ed banks, | do not care to speak of the
liabilities The business Is being carried
on by stock company.
CHlcAGo,. November 2-It is now stated
that the liabilities of the lumber firm of
Hair " Adrian, who made an assignment
yesterday, ~ 100000. assets, 500, 600.
Jesse Spauidlng, from whom the firm pur-
chased the lumber, is the chief creditor.
NEWARK, n. j., November 2.-Leopold
Sratt one OF the larg, st shoe manufacturers
IN ihe stale, is un bic to meet his obl,ra.
lions. Ills liabilities and assets are nm.
KNOWN lie employed 800 men, al d hopes
10 make arrangements lN continue his bus.
incSs The cause of tNu allure was tbe
death OF his partner and ,b. ,cessary pny.
10y OF large amounts h. .,i,.t.,,
fniLApE ruIA, NovemO ~ William q.
| Russell, paying teller VI the Pennsy vanis
= c'mpany Tor insurance on levies
anu granting annuites In this city.
mas abscondcd with discrepancies
: IN us accounts amounting TO,
, II is understood, over $4,000. Russell ba,
. been connected with this institution ia,
. thirteen years. He has a wife and tive
, children, but IL is asceria aimed that he ba.
been criminally intimate with another
!. woman Tor some time. He LETT on October
leln Tor two weeks vacation. During hi.
absence ms deialeation was discovered
,is leave OF absence expired Saturday last
Il, years of age. Detectives are now searching
=, Tor the absconder.
l COMFY ISLAND, November 2.-First race
mile-Tennyson first, Adelpisa second