The Dickinson press., 1884-07-05
Telegraphic

Geographic 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
s~ewing-machine. He died leaving $14, 600, 600
but Mrs. Singers name was not mentioned in
his will. She had been divorced twenty-four
years ago.
In New York last week 329 of the 2, 1859 fires
were accidental; ,496 resulted from careless
ness; 50 from defective fiues; 121 from mis-
chlevousness; q from righteousness, and 20
from incendlaries. Tho origin of 119 fires was
not ascertained.
JohnA. Van, arich, well-known Cincinnatian,
has been missing three months. He is q 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 u banquet Tues
day evening in honor of A. A. Sargent, ex-
United States minister to Berlin. x Ex-senator
Ferry of Michigan, Justin Mccarthy, L. A.
Merritt; consul general to London, Bronson
to Paris, Puleston, the banker, and others were
present. Gillig proposed a toast to Sargent,
who replied avoiding reference to Berlin but
expressed admiration for England. Senator
Ferry, in u speech, said American sympathy
for Gordon was equal to English sympathy for
Garfield. EN-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
co by William c. Milton, who then blew his
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 a preliminary examination. The people
took him from the officers and got o rope
around his neck. The officers by a desperate
struggle rescued him.
large painting of Mrs. President Polk, pre-
sentcd 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. Haulness, Albert Lea, Mimi;
John Kellogg Reedsburg, Wis. Alexander J.
Reid, Appleton, Wis; Treyanion N. Berlin,
Castle Rock, MINI. New Ofices-Humphrey
Wyant, Bloomville, Lincoln county, Wis.
james A. Winston, of the clerks office at
Springfield, who assisted Special Agent Bow
man, of the department of justice, in the exam
ination of ex- Marshal Wheeler's accounts, tes-
titled before the Springer committee, but pre-.
fraudulent charges made by Wheeler at some
thing more than 5000.
Tho rraui1opf HOLDS 41ot 4Lo 1or;e1o+;,,o ~,o.,
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 q 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 a contract for the delivery of
1900 barrels. His shortage was $1l 900.
Yale conferred the degree of LID. upon
Gov. Hoadly of Ohio, and Ellis II. Roberts,
editor of the Utica On. W Herald.
The Troy Standard editors were fined 800
0dCu SatuTunN, lOr lDel IN declaring tnHG
Lawrence Sheary, the superintendent of streets,
has been stealing money from laborers.
The Lindell Hotel association of st. Louis
has made an assignment to James H. Huse for
the benefit of creditors. The assets and liza
bilities are not stated. The association is COM
posed of Charles A. Scudder, Henry Ames and
J. H. Chassaing.
The I. J. Nottingham Supply company, of
Cincinnati, manufacturers of brass goods, iron
pipe, etc, has assigned. Liabilities, SCI, QUO;
assets, $44, 600.
Andrew ]. O'Dell of East Troy, Wis, was
arrested at Geneva Lake, Wis, on Monday, the
2Sd, charged with an attempted outrage OH
Miss Susie Ingalls, of that village. The allega-
tons are that Miss ingalls, was staying with
Mr.. -O'DelIs people, near East Troy, aud that
Sunday night young 0'Dell attempted the base
ODells father. The latter armed himself
with an a~X-llclve and went to the room. The
son took the llclve from his father and beathim
over the head. The elder O'Dell died Tuesday
the 24th. The son is now i'll Jail at Ellihorn.
Sunday morning the 22d, two Italians, giving
the names of Marco and Palidino, were arrest
ed at La Crosse on suspicion. An officer came
and took them to Chicago. They are suspect
ed of having robbed u countryman in Balti-
more of $500 in money and property.
Intelligence received from Nizhue, Novgorod
confirms the reports of a 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 talk
Ell it to the synagogue. y 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 OlnOInrel. Tho notice and a few letorb-
ments of Cossach infantry succeeded in rcstor-
ing order and $50 arrests were made.
Moody says his revival campaign in London
has been eminently successful. Something like
400 meetings were held i'll eleven districts, at
which q million aud a half persons were pres
ent. All classes of society were reached and in
f1uenced. The number of. persons converted
will reach into the thousands, among them sew
eral pronounced sceptics. Two large halls are
now i'll process of building at Stafford and
Wadsworth to continue the work begun there.
The cost of the mission is Els, o0u. Moody
expects to sail with his family and Pentecost
and Stebbins for New York on the steamship
Oregon, which leaves Liverpool July L..
Judge Drummond, of the Seventh judicial cir
cult, and directed Attorney General Brewster
to accept it. Judge Drummond writes that
being enfcebled 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