, 1884-02-06
1ELgeRApHIc NEWS IN BRIEF.

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Louisville: The senatorial caucus me
again last night. Carlisle was with
drawn and Blackburn wal nominated
on first ballot, the votes standing:
Blackburn, IS; Williams, 57.~
New York: In the libel suit by 10.
seph Hart, of the Truth, agains,
George Alfred Townsend, to recover
$40, 900 damages, a verdict was rem.
dered in favor ,of Mr.. Hart for s55.
st. Louis: The POST Dispatch pub
fishes reports as to the condition of
crops in the Mississippi valley. and pre-
diets an entire failure Of the peach
crop and all small fruits are seriously
injured.
London: America has purchased
the Dundee whaler, Thetis, to be used
in the Greeley relief expedition. 1t is
of 900 tom burden, and is the strong
est and staunchest of the Dundee
whaling feet. UE e.tEszs
Walla Walla, w. t.: E. E. John
son, the Northern Pacific agent at
Ainsworth, was arrested for steal
ing an $4,000 package, but was re-
leased yesterday. The evidence was
insufficient to hold him.
Lawrence, Mass: OF the twenty
Eve weaver in the Atlantic mills, who
struck day before yesterday, twenty re-
turned yesterday. Now only twenty
looms are stopped. There is no fear
that the strike will be general.
London: A dispatch fIom Berlin
states hat advices have been received
from Madrid to the effect that danger
Gus symptoms of ~disloyalty are mani
Testing themselves in the Spanish
army, and another revolt is feared.
San Francisco: A FIRE broke out at
Mission and Stewart streets at 1O:4O p.
m. last night, destroying a sash mill
factory, a flour mill machinery manu-
factory and some lumber piles in a
neighboring yard. The loss is estima-
ted at 1925 200. 1t is supposed to be
the work of incendiaries.
Wheeling, W. Va: The dwelling Of
William Morrison, in Pocahontss
county, burned at a late hour last
night. Morrison and wife, with four
children sleeping in the room with their
parents escaped, but two girls aged IL
and 7, sleeping in another room were
roasted alive before their parents
eyes.
Washington: Questions involving
changes in the present mode of classif-
cation in the civil service were under
consideration by the cabinet yesterday.
All the members were present and each
entered into the discussion. The re-
suit will probably be embodied In the
presidents message to congress trans
hitting the report of the civil service
commission.
st. Paul: In an interview last night
with Vice President Cakes. of the
Northern Pacific rrilway. he denied the
report that their branches cost $40 900
per mile, explaining that they only cost
Sl5, 000. He denies the charge that
Morgan, Drexel & Company had dealt
below to Willard, and in reply to the
charge that George N. Pullman had
lpst heavily on IS, 900, 600 he was hold
ing in Northern Pacific stocks and for
rolling stock furnished his company,
etc., he said Pullman had subscribed
but $500, 600 and that he has been paid
in full for all rolling stock furnished.
Buffalo: The suit of Mrs. Pendergast
against Anna II. Fargo, the former
wife Of W. G. Fargo, Of express fame,
TO compel her to surrender the posses
sion of the children Of the late W. G.
Fargo, jr., and wife, both deceased,
was called in the superior court yester-
day. Mrs. Fargo put in an answer.
Mrs. Fargo is the mother Of W. F.
Fargo, jr., and Mrs. Pendergast La the
mother Mrs. w. T.. Fargo, jE. An in
teresting suit is promised as both sides
have the best legal advisers. The case
was postponed to the 18th, and the
children ordered to remain with the
Fargos. An affecting scene occurred
in the court room between the children
and Mrs. Pendergast before they sepa-
rated