Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1883-03-24

A RECENT strike for an advance In
the wages of the helpers of the Pottstown,
(Pa.) Iron Company threw 250 men out of
employment.
THE Director of the Russian Postal
service has been suspended from Office for
attempting suicide.
BASS kAVANAUGH. notorious des.
perado, wanted for murder, has been cap
tured in Texas by a couple of Deputy United
States Marshsls, who shot him through the
leg.
MORE than $4,000 was found in the
lodgings OF wretched old woman VINO died
the other day after having sold newspapers
for half century in New York.
DR.. FORBES, of the jefferson Medical
College, Philadelphia, Pa, has been ac-
quilted of the charge of completely with
body snatchera.
THE late Judge Taylor, of Newburg,
N. Y, did heavy business in investing for
clients and his accounts the other day
showed a deficit estimated at 1850, 900,
caused by depreciation of real estate.
SAMUEL RUTH, defaulting cashier OF
the Washington Pa.) Savings Bank, has
been found guilty of larceny.
THOMAS HoDGsoN, heavy produce
dealer, is charged with obtaining large ad
Yances from the Bank OF Montreal, Cana,
under false pretenses.
AT an Italian christening in New York
City recently Frank Alberto had his head
| arly bt,t of with t,,yn hox
guests were desperately stabbed.
AT Bloomington, Ind, an alleged in
cendiary fire occurred the other day and four
men and boy were crushed by falling
WALL
A WOMAN and child were fatally
burned at Venice. O.. recently hy fire which
caught in kettle OF boiling tar At Bridge
port, Conn, woman was burned to death
while at prayers.
A MAN named A. S. Hill went to Salt
widow. The other day the officers were
looking for him and $40, 900 of his wiic's
money.
The Marion Trust Company of In
dianapolis, Ind, was placed in the hands of
Receiver recently, its affairs having re
suited disastrously to about 5000 victims.
A DALLAS (Tex.) physician, who
was fined for whipping the Postmaster, re-
fused to pay few days ago and was sent to
the rock pile to work out his fine with the
gang.
PATRICK MCKINNEY, a Baltimore e.
Ohio conductor, was killed near Saenville,
O.. recently, by being struck by a mail
catcher while leaning from a car.
ALFRED G. PACKER, who murdered
five companions in the San Juan Mountains
during the winter of 1873 and then lived off
Of their flesh, was taken to Denver, Colo.
few days ago and made full confession Of
his horrible crime.
a GAS explosion in Appleton street,
Boston, Mass, the other morning, damaged
one building and tore up the street. One
man was badly injured.
The trial of City Auditor Phil IIinklG
in the Circuit Court at Louisville, Ky, on q
charge Of forgery in connection with the al
legged City Hall conspiracy in that place, has
resulted in verdict OF not guilty.
THE ship Dunstaffnage was wrecked
on the Aberdeenshre coast the other day
and sons twenty lives were lost.
A FIRE at Hamilton, o., the otht
afternoon destroyed the diStitery of tn,
Miami DistilIing Company, owned by Patti
son & Caldwell, causing loss Of 100000
we'll insured.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR the other day
monte men confined in the Washington o.
c. Jail, on recommendation of the Citizens
Committee, who wanted TO use them as wit
nesses in the cases of collision bcLwee'
thieves and detectives.