Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-10-16

The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers hold their next annual meeting at
New Orleans.
The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Rail
road has declared a dividend Of } per cent,
payable November 10.
Over seven hundred persons are thrown
out Of employment by the stopping Of
the cotton mills at Petersburg, Va.
The charcoal furnaces Of Geo. P. Whitta-
ker's iron works, Principle, Nd are
burned, with 100000 bushels Of charcoal.
A suit against a Philadelphia firm for
$4,000 for alleged differentiation has
been compromised by the Government for
s., 800.
Miss Georgiana Taggart of Rock Island,
H., obtained s., OO0damages against Worth
iDgtOn Cain for breach of promise Of mar
riage, etc.
A hurricane on the coast of Iceland last
month destroyed nineteen trading vessels
and sixty fishing boats. A great many lives
were lost.
The National Association of Charcoal
Iron Workers accepted an invitation from
the Missouri Pacific to visit Iron Mountain
and Pilot Knob.
The gathering at the Northampton camp
ground, in Massachusetts, to celebrate the
centennial of American MethOdism num-
The Consul General of Spain, who is in
New York has received the official report
that the hlibustering expedition had landed
at Las Vallas, Cuba.
The Pre- sident Of the Canadian Pacific
road has left for London to arrange for a
line of steamships from British COlum bia
to Japan and China.
Advices from Northern Illinois, Northern
Indiana and Eastern Michigan, report
heavy frosts on the 9Th inst. There was no
damage to crops so far as heard from.
Schedules of assignment of Ignatz, Altman
81 Emil, n. Y easy furniture manufacturers,
which have been filed, show liabilities $2l,-
900, nominal assets $4,000, actual $4,000.
The Herman Agency states that at the
next meeting of the Directors Of the
Minneapolis q WinOna railway, the diVi-
dends will be reduced trem eight to six per
cent.
The strike among the river coal miners at
Coal Center, Pa, is virtually over so far as
the Fourth Pool is concerned. A large ma
jOrity OF the mines are in operation at the
reduced rates.
Edward Burke, a dangerous drunkard of
Cleveland, the only child of railway mag
nate worth 81, 100000, was placed in the
Northern Ohio Lunatic Asylum at the in
stance of his father.
The Canadian minister of customs has
sent an assessor to New York to secure evil
dence relating to false entries made by
Watch-cAse manufacturers, by which large
amounts of revenue have been lost.
At ConneIlsville, Pa, electric light has
been introduced into the coal mines.
Within the next year it would not be sur
prising to see every coal mine in the Con-
nelsVille region illuminated with the noon
day light OF electric air.
4
OF the Calumet and HeCia mine, says no
damage has been done to the mine. There
was no gas explosions, and the mill cOntin-
ues as usual. The smoke from the burning
timber will delay the underground work,
Passenger rates from Chicago to Missouri
river points have been quoted at So over the
counters and $3.50 by scalpers. A lower
rate still is predicted. The Michigan Cen
tral and Lake Shore roads have decided to
meet the Grand Trunk cut of 81 from Chi
cagO to Buffalo. The scalpers have sold
tickets from Chicago to st. Louis for 81.
The officers of the Mexican Veterans As
ISOLATION for the ensuing year, are:
President-James w. Denver, of Ohio.
Vice President G. d. Manson, of Indi-
ana.
seoretary-A. NJ. Kennedy, of the Dis
triCt of Columbia.
Grand Marshal-Colonel Samuel I. Nc
Fadden, of Indiana.
The affairs of Newcombe, Buchanan &
Co. are now apparently in a worse COndi-
ton than ever. The assignee is without
money to carry out his trust. 1t appears
impossible for the creditors to obtain the
whisky on which they have claims with
out its costing them heavily. Another let
ter has been received from George Q. Blu
chanan, proving beyond a doubt that he
and Andrew Buchanan are in Windsor,
Canada, opposite Detroit.
The total exchanges of twenty-four cities
of the United States last week was $685., DOL
600, being a decrease Of "a per cent. COM
pOred with last year. The amount outside
of New NOrk was $3.50, sol 600. a decrease OF
10 per cent. The only gains were Kansas
City SO 81 cent. and AlilWaukee3 q cent. The /
notable losses were New York, p per cent;
Boston, IA per cent; Philadelphia, p per
cent; Chicago, IA per cent; st. Louis. II
per cent Cincinnati, 10 per cent.
W. W. COtteral, the missing ex-Auditor
of Henry county, Indiana, whose disap-
pearanCe was cOincident with the discovery
of a shortage of 81 900 in his school &C
counts, and gave rise to unpleasant reports /
has been heard from. He left Indianapolis
for Dakota to visit his brOther-in-laW, DR..
Bun, formerly of this State, to get the
money 10 settle. The letter was mailed en-
route, but miscarried, and was not delivered
until yesterday. COtteral says he Will be
on hand to meet the Commissioners and
hQuidate his liabilities.
The South American Commission have
visited General Grant at his residence, for
the purpose of obtaining his views as to the
best methods Of promoting trade with
South America. General Grant gave the
history of the commercial treaty between
the United States and Mexico, negotiated
by himself and SignOr Romero, and he
thought that as soon as Congress passed the
necessary legislation to carry the treaty
into effect, the trade between the United
States and Mexico would be largely in
creased.
= 1t is thought that the iron mills of Oliver
Bros & Phillips, at Pittsburg, and the /
workman affected BY q proDnse6 radncfion