Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-01-08
NEWS SUMMARY.
MISCELLANEOUS.
KANSAS

MISCELLANEOUS.
At Baltimore, Henry B. Levi, jewelry,
assigned.
The Southern Wire and Iron Works Com
Iany, Louisville, assigned.
Heavy and continued rains flooded the
vicinity Of Little Rock, Ark.
The stock exhibit at New Orleans prom.
Uses to be one of the greatest the world eyer
saw.
Brooks & Dickson, Il veteran theatrical
people, o. sew York, will dissolve partner
ship.
Several branches of railroad employees
at st. Louis are preparing for q big strike.
They have been reduced in salaries.
Joseph Wrangler and JOHN E. Wrangler,
composing the firm of Wrangler 81 Co., New
York, have assigned. Preferences $4,000
Nine Aldermen of New York have re-
ceived summonses to appear before the
Grand Jury, but they feign ignorance of
what is desired Of them.
Three hundred men and boys are thrown
out of employment by the burning OF the
machinery and engine room Of a colliery
at Mineral Springs, Pa.
Articles have been filed in New York for
the incorporation of the Electric railroad,
to run from Far Rocksway to Long Island.
Capital stock, 100000.
The schedule of Messrs. Opdyke, New
York, who have failed, by VIM. Peet, as
signee, show debts of 1896 600; nominal as
sets, $685., 600; actual assets, S255,O00.
The Adjutant General of Dakota reports
that the citizens of Robert county have de-
cided to make an experiment with civil law
in settling the county-seat question.
H.W. Stehr & Co., New York, jobbers in
cloths, have made an assignment, giving
preferences to the amount of $50 GOO They
were rated rs worth SAC, 600 to $4,000.
Hand d Newburger, furniture dealers,
Chicago, were closed to- day on number
ofjudgments, entered by confessions. Liza
bilities, $4,000; assets about the same.
Two freight trains cOllided near Terre
Haute, Ind, on the Vandalia road, mashing
up both engines badly. Several railroad
men were seriously but not fatally injured.
Jacob Torian, farmer, living near Long
view, Kentucky, was assassinated by an
unknown party, and Peter Adcock, who
was sitting near him, was dangerously in
jured.
John Goetz, Jr., who was injured by a
natural gas explosion at Butler, Pa, died
after terrible suffering, and one of his
sisters is out of her mind on account of his
death.
The State Treasurer of New Jersey, by
whom all checks from his Office must be
signed, has been dangerously i'll for nearly
two weeks. Not even the smallest bill can
be paid.
Marshal Rierbower, of Omaha, is said to
be searching Chicago for fifteen citizens who
have been indicted for making fraudulent
homestead entries in Brown county, Ne
braska.
Long Island is still much agitated over
the Terry Downs elopement and the dea.
con, who returned, has mad to leave again
because of the frequent tin-can serenades
rendered him.
The officials Of the Taunton Insane Asy.
lum deny the story telegraphed from Chi
cago charging that many insane paupers
nave been shipped West from that and sim
lar institutions.
The Southern Wire and Iron Works
Company, doing business at Nos. 2l7, pig
and 1913 West Market street, Louisville,
made All assignment to Capt. II. S. Irwin.
Liabilities $4,000.
On December q fire destroyed Egbert's
Knitting mill at Cohoes,N Y, eleven stores
at Laurensburg, N. c., Whiting e. earns
livery stable, large hotel barn and con-
tents at West Bend, Wis.
Henry S. Hopkins & Co., bridge builders,
St. Louis, have assigned. The assets are
estimated at $S5, 600; liabilities, unknown.
The firm is composed of Henry s. Hopkins,
VIM. McCully and L. Hopkins.
]. Green, of Elmira, N. Y, who claims to
hold the patent on the mechanism known
as the soft pedal" in piano forts, has mott
fed all piano manufacturers that he will
hold them responsible for Infringement.
The Supreme Court of New York has
rendered decision dissolvinG the injunc-
ton obtained by what is known as the
Wolf Board of Aldermen against the Board
of Alderman, restraining the latter from
transacting any business.
Orrin Skinner alias H. M. Scudder, who,
it il alleged, has swindled number of
people, including James G. Blaine, out of
money, was arrested in New York by the
sheriff, in an action begun by II. NJ. Mum
sell.
A committee of engineers of the Gould
system, after a secret session of a week at
St. Louis, has sent for Chief Engineer
Arthur, Of the Locomotive Brotherhood,
and makes the declaration that cut will
be followed by strike.
George F. Evans, assistant to Jonas II.
French, of the Louisville, Evansville & st.
Louis Air Line; has received official notifi-
cation that the affairs of that road have
been placed in the hands of a receiver. Mr..
Evans has been appointed to assume the
trust.
The officers of the Union Pacific have de-
termined to remove all their interests from
Omaha to Council Bluffs at once. To this
end they have ordered the construction of
yards, round-house and shops for the &C
commodstion of their business, both freight
and passenger.
The Northwestern Travelling Mems As
ISOLATION held its annual session at Chicago.
600 had been collected for death losses dur
ing the year, $40, eco for excuses for bene-
ficiaries, and $500 for. other expenses,
leaving $40, 600 on hand.
After long session between the Spring
field, ILL.,, shippers and railroad representa-
tives the former agreed to withdraw their