Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-12-06

Another rolling mill started ND after
being idle several IA onthz.
The Alabama Legislature selected Jas. =.
Pugh United States Senate.
A marked improvement in the window
/ glass trade is reported at Pittsburg.
Stephen B. French was re-appointed
Chief OF Police of New York City.
John NcDonough. owner of the Bjou
theatre, Philadelphia, died in Florida.
The condition of De Young of the San
Francisco Chronicle is more favorable.
The Superintendent of Public Instruc-
/ ton for Dakota reports $1,000 children en-
rolled IN the schools last Summer.
Wentzler Flickinger, a welI-known oiti-
/ zen OF Indianapolis, committed suicide be-
cause OF dependency over the financial
outlook.
Mrs. John Mullilen, 3 wealthy resident
] OF Boston. sold peanuts at a booth on the
common Tor twelve hours, on an election
| bet, and realized 500 for charity.
J. n. Bruen, of Monmouth, Ills, widely
known throughout the West from his
large interests in lands and cattle, died
from cold contracted in Chicago recently.
The last loaded boat on the Delaware &
Hudson Canal passed recently and the
water has been drawn from the canal for
/ the Winter.
Governor Cleveland intends to tender his
resignation to the Legislature January g.
and TO remain the guest of Governor Hill
at the executive mansion until March I.
DR.. F. H. O'ConnOr. who has kept a drug
store il KeOkuk tor the past twenty years,
made an attempt to end his days with laud-
anum, and fought the physician who tried
to save his lie.
John G. Dore, of Chicago, has presented
to the Merchants exchange of st. Louis a
plan for improving the Illinois and Michi-
gan canal, and will probably secure its in
dOrsement.
An attempt is being made in Baltimore
to show that Wilkes Booth killed President
Lincoln because of the latter's failure to
pardon Captain J 1hn Yates BealI, who was
shot as a Confederate spy.
Tom Jones, reputed New York pugil-
ist, in training at n OnticOke, Pa, for fight,
was arrested, supposed to be an accomplish
of Sam Shepherd, a shOplitter Of Cleveland,
now in prison at Wilkesbarre, Pa.
The VIII of August W. shaeffer, who re-
sided in Delaware place, Chicago, has been
admitted 10 probate. It ignores the exist
ence OF his widow and two sons, and gives
life interest in property worth $4,000 to
a woman named Johanna Osterline, with
whom the testatOr held illicit relations.
Edward Morris, who swindled Chicago
jewellers out of considerable property, is
held in New York to await extraditiOn
papers from Governor Cleveland. The &C
Cused ffeIed to hand over $40, COO worth
of goods in lieu of bail, but was not releas-
ed.
J. H. Bailey. of Atlanta, Ga, commercial
traveller Tor Deere. Msnsur & Co., st. Louis,
suicided at Little Rock, the result of pro-
tracted spree. He was the author of a
book on political economy, entitled Fac
tors OF Civilization" which attracted con-
siderable attention a couple of years ago.
H. D. Money, a Congressman from Miss
issippi, is named by Southern and Cali
tOrnia leaders for the POstms ster General
ship. He was offered $4,000 by the
Mexican Government to make a cOmpila-
ton of our postal laws. 1t is said that
Judge Gresham pronounced him the best
informed as to the postal service of any
man IN the country.
E. B Case, of Chicago, lies at the point
of death from injuries received Sunday
evening at the hands of the discharged
watch man at his residence. The assailant /
was captured and identified yesterday. He
proves to be George +. Willard, who was
recently arrested for abduction. He gives
no explanation Of the tragedy, except that
he was so thoroughly intoxicated as to re-
member nothing.