The sun., 1884-07-03

Telegraphic Summary.
Mrs. Catherine N. Singer died in BROOKLYN
Monday Mrs. Singer was the first wife Of the
late Isaac NJ Singer, inventor of the Singer
sewing machine He died leaving $4,000 Zoo
but Mrs. Singers name was not mentioned in
ais will She had been divorced twenty-four
tears ago.
we're accidental; l ,496 resulted from careless
.iess; 50 from defective fues; 121 from mis-
nervousness; 9 from maliciousness. and 20
from incendiaries. The origin of 119 fires was
not ascertained
John A. Van, a rich, well-known Cincinnatian,
has been missing three months. He is son
of John Van, the range manufacturer, STEP
father of Marie Van, the Cincinnati prima DON
da, now in Paris. 1t is now thought he has
been foully dealt with.
Henry Gillig of London gave banquet Tues
day evening in honor of A. A. Sargent, ex-
United States minister to Berlin Ex-senator
Ferry of Michigan, Justin Mccarthy, E. A.
Merritt, consul general to London, Bronson
Howard, Gen. Moves, ex-United States minister
present Gillig proposed toast to Sargent
who replied avoiding reference to Berlin but
expressed admiration for England. Senator
Ferry, in speech, said American sympathy
for Gordon was equal to English sympathy for
Garfield Ex-United States Attorney Tenny of
Brooklyn said Sargent had done his duty, and
was sure of a hearty welcome home. Sargent
sailed for America on Saturday.
Albertina Anderson was shot at San Francis
~ hx, U;ll;o,, Mi1fop ybo &bov ILL.,, -,
own brains out The cause was her refusal to
merry him.
Andrew Long, the wife murderer, was taken
from Jail at Iona, Mich, and conveyed to Muir
for preliminary examination. The people
took him from the officers and got a rope
around his neck The officers by desperate
struggle rescued him.
A large painting of Mrs. President Polk, pre-
sented by the ladies of Tennessee, has been hung
in the green room of the White House
William A. Cook appeared before the Spring
er committee and characterized certain state
ments made concerning him by George Bliss as
studied, deliberate falsehoods, malignant in
ventions and perjury.
Postofice bullitin Postmasters Commits
sioned-Hans o. Haukness, Albert Lea, MINI.
Reid Appleton, Wis. !; Trevanion N Berlin,
Castle Rock, Mimi. New Offices-Humphrey
Wyant, Bloomville, Lincoln county, Wis.
James A. Winston, of the clerks Office a!
Springfield, who assisted Special Agent Bow
man, of the department of justice, in the exam
ination of ex- Marshal Wheelers accounts, tes-
tiled before the Springer committee, but pre-
sented no new facts He places the amount of
fraudulent charges made by Wheeler at some
thing more than 81, ,0G0.
The president holds that the Legislative pow
er of congress should not be interfered with
except for constitutional reasons and to pro-
tect the treasury. 1t has been his inclination
to veto the Porter bill, as he feels that its pas
sage is a reflection upon the official act OF his
predecessor, who was member of the court,
but he does not think he should use the veto
for this reason alone.
There was great excitement in oil circles at
Pittsburg Pa, occasioned by the failure of
Tomas J. Watson, the heaviest dealer on the
floor of the exchange. He has been heavily
short for some weeks and this forenoon was
unable to fulfill contract for the delivery OF
1900 barrels. His shortage was $l1 ,0O0
Yale conferred the degree of LID upon
Gov Hoadly of Ohio, and Ellis II. Roberts,
editor of the Utica IN. " Herald
The Troy Standard editors were fined 800
each Saturday, for libel in declaring that
Lawrence Sheary, the superintendent of streets,
has been stealing money from laborers.
The Linden Hotel association of St. Louis
has made an assignment to James l. Huse for
the benefit of creditors. The assets and liza
bilities are not stated. The association is COM
oT nbo,1 A MI oY1d
J. H. Chassaing.
The T. J. Nottingham Supply company, of
Cincinnati, manufacturers of brass goods, iron
pipe, etc, has assigned Liabilities, $26, ,OOO;
assets, $4,000
Andrew J. O'Del of East Troy, Wis, was
arrested at Geneva Lake, Wis, on Monday, the
23d, charged with an attempted outrage on
Miss Susie Ingalls, of that village. The allega-
tions are that Miss Ingalls, was staying with
Mr.. O'Delrs people, near East Troy, and that
Sunday night young O'Dell attempted the base
deed. The girls cries were heard by Andrew
O'Dell's father. The latter armed himself
with an ax-helve and went to the room. The
son took the helve from his father and beathim
over the head. The elder O'Dell died Tuesday
the Oath. The son is now in jail at Elkhorn.
Sunday morning the ed, two Italians, giving
ed at La Crosse on suspicion. An officer came
and took them to Chicago. They are suspect
ed of having robbed a countryman in Balh-
more of $500 in money and property.
Intelligence received from Nizhue, Novgorod
confirms the reports of conflict between
Christians and Jews at that place last Thurs
day. A rumor was circulated to the effect that
a Jew had kidnapped a Christian child and TAX
en- it to the synagogue. A mob attacked the
synagogue, and killed ninety-six Jews, while
many others were roughly handled Much
damage was done to houses of Jews, many be-
ing plundered The police and few detach-
ments of Cossack infantry succeeded in restor
ing order and $50 arrests were made
Moody says his revival campaign in London
400 meetings were held in eleven districts, at
which million and half persons were pres
ent All classes of society were reached and in
fuenced. The number of persons converted
will reach into the thousands, among them sew
eral pronounced sceptics. Two large halls are
now in process of building at Stratford and
Wadsworth to continue the work begun there.
The cost of the mission is 915,0 Moody
expects to sail with his family and Pentecost
and Stebbins for New York on the steamship
Oregon, which leaves Liverpool July II.
LILO pTeSlOeuG received Ino ToSlSnaulOu OI
Judge Drummond, of the Seventh judicial cir
cult, and directed Attorney General Brewster
to accept it. Judge Drummond writes that
having reached the age of seventy-five, and
being enfeebled by his years, he desires to avail
himself of the privilege of the law which
entities him to retirement from the bench, and
asks the president to nominate his successor at
his earliest convenience. There is very little
doubt of the appointment of Postmaster Gen
eral Gresham as Drummond's successor.
The Ohio democratic state convention elected
as delegates to Chicago Gen. Durbiss Ward,
Allen G. Thurman, John r. Mclean and Jacob
Mueller. The following were elected as alter
mates at large, by acclamaton; G. d. Marsh,
Dave Flanagan, w. w. Howard and Thomas
Wetzler. Gen. A. V. Rice and T. E. Powell
were selected by acclamation as electors. A
state ticket was named as follows: Secretary
of state James w. Newman, Portsmouth, IRE
nominated); supreme judge, G. D. Martin;
member of the board of public works, John H.
Beufer The platform reaffirmed the resolu-
tions Of Ohio of 1880, 1881 and 1882, and of the
democratic national conventions of 1872, 1876
and 1880.
The prince Of Oranges illness was chiefly
induced by the vitiated atmosphere in which
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