Daily Republican., 1884-06-28
NEWS SUMMARY.
LIBEL-SIX MEN DROWNED,
ETC, ETC, ETC.

Booth q Flynn, contractors Tor lay.
ing a sewer pipe in Pittsburg. dischar-
ged their old hands and engaged a new
force on Thursday. Yesterday morn
ing the old hands threw hosting en-
.gine ueed by the contractors into the
river. A fight ensued between the old
and new force, and four men were bad.
ly hurt, James Kinney, probably fatal
ly. No arrests were made.
James A. Bradley was arrested in
Asbury Park, New Jersey, yesterday,
on the charge of libel, pre- erred by D.
r. Reed, druggist. T 10 charge is
based on q communication Mr.. Bradley
Is said to have given Lo one of the local
papers, in VIII ich he denounced Reed
and stigmatized his drug store as a
rum shop in d isguise."
The Western distillers, in session at
Chicago, yesterday, decided upon
basis for the new pool, which provides
that distilleries shall run at % per
cent. OF their fu Il capacity. The new
pool will go into effect August 1st,
subject to the cooperation of all the
distillers.
While drilling wildcat oil well on
a farm near Butler, Penna., yesterday,
the operator struck heavy vein of gas.
1t is said that the pressure was SO
great that the roar of the escaping gas
could be heard for several miles"
The ship Thomas Lord arrived at
Boston yesterday from Few Orleans,
with the first cargo of salt received
there frcm the latter port. The salt was
taken from mine sixty miles from
New Orleans.
To-day is the anniversary of the bat
tie of Monmouth, New Jersey but the
monument in course of erection on the
battle field not being ready for un-
yelling the ceremony has been post
poned until the fall.
W. +, Morrison, telegraph operator
from Buffalo, few days ago obtained
from the First National Bank of San
Antonio, Texas, $4,000 on forged draft.
He was arrested at Monterey, Mexico,
Oh Thursday.
L. Deit Ford, a night operator for the
East Tennessee Railroad, committed
suicide on Friday morning, in Macon,
Georgia, by shooting himself through
the breast. 1T is supposed he was dis
appointed in 'ove
The schooner A. BaDtock, from Phil.
adelphia for Boston, with coal, went
ashore AZ 5arnegat yesterday morning,
and her Captain, four searnen and the
mates wife, were drowned.
Fl. II. Bangs, doing business in Bos-
ton as the Bay State Casket Com
pany," made an assignment yesterday.
His liabilities are reported at $500, 900,
mostly in New York.
Gustave Joseph Lowengard, nephew
of New York merchant, shot himself
dead in San Francisco on Friday morn
ing, because he had lost money by
gam bling.
Six men were drowned by the up
setting of a boat while attempting to
cross CorsOn 3 Inlet, near uners'
Point, New Jersey, during The storm
on Thursday.
The annual national Convention of
the Amalgamated Association Of Iron
and Steel Workers will meet in Pitts
burg on August 9TH.
The Toledo Lumber Company's plan
ing mill al Tecumseh, Michigan, was
burned On Thursday afternoon. Loss
100000.
August Deckert, aged 45, ommitted
suicide, in Baltimore, on Friday morn.
ing by cutting his throat. Intemper-
ance was the cause.
1t is reported in Washington that the
Presi eut has decided to veto the Fitz-
John Porter bill.
The Shipping bill has been signed by
the President.