Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-06-05
NEWS SUMMARY.
MISCELLANEOUS.

the city limits of Pittsburg, Pa.
The Western wire company of st. Louis
has been incorporated. Capital 100000.
James G. Flood, of San Francisco, is going
to establish a branch Of the Nevada bank IN
London. E
! 4 The Crawford county bank Of Dennison,
Ia, has closed it's doors. Assets and liabii
ties unknown.
Heavy frosts visited the States of Illinois,
| Minnesota Michigan and Ohio, destroying
the grain and vegetable crops.
Five hundred laborers and yard men of
the Wabash railroad at Moberly, Missouri,
struck because they were not paid prompt
ly.
| Five thousand two hundred and twenty
six immigrants arrived at Castle Garden.
About three-fOurths Of them are bound Tor
the West.
| Commissioners Fink had the courage to
write to Jay Gould the latter's statements
in his cablegram are not in accordance with
the facts. - .t.-
Supreme Court of Dakota have reversed
/ the decision of the lower courts with re-
gard to the State capital. AS it now stands
Bismarck is the place.
A new species of worm is said to be raw
4 aging the corn. fields of Mclean county, Ill.
IL is about an inch long, of yellOWish color,
and of the diameter OF a pin.
A general strike of the iron workers in
and around Pittsburg is looked for if the
SCALE which has been submitted to the
manufacturers, is not adopted.
An election for directors of the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas road resulted in Jay Gould,
Sidney Dillon, Russell Sage and others of
! equal prominence being elected.
William Marshall, an advance agent in
1.-THE United States army, who enlisted in
! in 1923, recently died at Fort Alackinac,
after thirty six years Of continuous service
at that post.
The Court of Inquiry which has been in
lVestigating the conduct of the Fourth Ohio
Regiment of Militia, at Cincinnati during
| the recent riot, recommended that the reg
iment be disbanded.
DIR. Gilbert Wright, one of the oldest
! practitioners in Wisconsin who was once
very wealthy but of late has lived hermits
! life at Waukesha, has at last found his way
to the pOor-hOuse.
HID. Cogswell, of San francisco, offers
to give to Garfield park, Chicago, foun
! tain of solid granite with a statue twenty
one feet high, if the commissioners will pay
the freight charges.
The Toledo, Wabash & Western Railroad
i mas appointed receiver. Inc cause Is the
4 operating of a number of branches, which
they have done at loss. The bonded debt
of the road is $8O,O00,O00.
The thirty first annual meeting of the
American Congregational Association was
held in Boston. The treasurers report
showed the receipts of the year to be $685.,
389, balance On.hand 1888. t8s
The Union Pacific road, having suffered
tstinging defeat in its attempt to reduce
wages, is credited with an intention to dis
charge 40 per cent. of its employees and
endeavor to re-engage them at lower rates.
The thirteenth annual session of the
Worthy Grand Lodge of Good Hemplars
convened at Washington, D. O., with 100
delegates in attendance, representing every
State In the Union, and Canada and Prince
Edwards Island. -EH&sS 49~N
L "A decision confirming the deed of trust
made James e. Brown, a deceased Pennsyl
| Vania millionaire, who left large estate to
his married daughter, Mrs. Finlay formerly
wife of Lord Linton, has been filed in the
United States Circuit Court at Pittsburg.
The collections on internal revenue for
ten months of the fiscal, year, have been
500 l64, 40, a decrease of$1S, sos, 627, rs COM
pared with the corresponding period OF
last year. The principal decrease has been
on tobacco. There has been an increase of
So, $780, 64 from spirits.
The oldest postmaster in the United
States is Roswell Beardsley, of North Lam
sing, New York, who was appOintedin 1928.
John Wilson, of Plato Illinois, has held
Office since 1852, and seven other postmas-
ters in the same State were appointed IN
der President Pierce
The report of thousand correspondents
of the National press, from all parts of the
United States, in regard to the fruit crop,
says the apple crop will be the largest eyer
known. There will be. only half crop of
peaches and pears. The prospect for a
large crop Ofsman fruits is very good.
Two more crude diamonds have been
found in a gravel strata at Waukesha, Wis
consin, one being a splendid specimen. The
digger has discovered quantities of topaz,
malachites and carnelians, and he has been
compelled to build high fence about his
claim to avoid annoyance by spectators.
Jay Gould sent to William H. Vanderbilt
on Wednesday a .cablegram recapitulating
: the grave events of the week, closing with q
hopeful view as to railway pools and grow
ing crops. Vanderbilt replied that his
private advices showed the depressing in
: fiuences of the past few days to be about
over.
The Red Cross relief boat started up the
river on her last trip a few days ago. laden
with household furniture and cooking uten-
| silS, farming implements, harness, plOWs
scythes, hoes, lumber, nails, stoves, cloth.
ing, medicines, etc. She will distribute tC
the upper end of the Ohio, where she will
S be discharged.
/ The railway Mail Bureau has completed
the schedule for the mail service between
points in the UnitedS States and the City O
l Mexico. The service will be daily, and thu
S running time between New York and thu
City of Mexico will be six days and twenty
three hours, while the return trip will b.
made in seven days and one hour. TIL,
distance is 3, 749, miles 1924 miles of thu
: line being in New Mexico.
81 DANvILLE AND GoPIAH INVESTIGATIONS.
8 The majority report of the Danvill ans
3 Copiah Investigating CON mittee states tina
: THE Danyille riot was preneditated and pre-
s con certed on the part of the white Demo
y1I1rT,r,Se ~ ra7eSl, tho