Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-01-03
GENERAL NEWS.
MISCELLANEOUS.

Maria, Cal. by the arrival Of a wagon con
tanning two petrihed bodies, discovered IN
a gypsum quarry near Point Sal The
bodies are those OF man and woman. They
were buried side by side with q large
boulder between them. The body Of the
man was in a perfect state Of preservation,
except the left arm. Both feet were broken
on ia the diglut ermeut. The woman was
apparently of middle age, with q very SYM
metrical form. The discovery was made
by Geo. COnnOr and Geo. Holt, miners,
who were prospecting in that neighbor-
hood.
The water Office in Chicago has made the
discovery that thirty-hVe Polish families,
living on a leased block of ground near the
railroad tracks at Carpenter street. have for
years drawn their supply from two by
drants, toward which they paid monthly
shares, leaving the tax to accumulate
against the other property, until there Is
due to the city an amount equal to the
value Of the houses.
The Gel ebrated divorce case in which Miss
Sarah Althea Hill was plaintiHand Senator
Sharon of California was defendent has
been decided in favor Of the plaintiff who
is declared SharOn's legal wife and entitled
to q divorce and a share of the property
which is estimstedat $4,000, 600. An APP
peal will be taken. SharOn's Attorneys
say he has not SO, 600 that is subject to the
decision.
Ward, Stanton & Co., steamboat builders
at NeWbUrgh, n. Y, /. M. ROtteschild & Co., !
dry goods, Chicago. Gibson & Westerns
bank, Jackson, Miss, Major Brothers,
grocery preprietOrs of the Commonwealth
Hotel and Ocean House, SwampscOtt, have
failed.
A Saltwater, Mimi, attachments were
served out in the District Court Of Washing
ton county upon claims against the firm of
Walker, Judd & Vesce, amounting in the
aggregate to about $116,OOO, levied upon
property at the Marine Mills.
Potts & Locker, trading as the Belveta !
Leather Company, Lancaster, Pa, failed on
executions of So, 600. Liabilities heavy. J. /
II. Abrahams, cigar manufacturer, also fail !
ed on a Sheriff's execution Of $21, 600. No |
statement of liabilities.
Owing to the defalcation of Andrew |
Moore, who disappeared leaving $4,000 IN !
forged checks, his partner in the shoe bus |
mess, S. s. Shirk, Of Lebanan, who is also |
an extensive brick manufacturer has made !
an assignment.
The Laporte, Ind, Saving Bank closed |
its doors and was placed in charge of a re- |
ceiver, Seth EastOn, to-day. Assets, about
$4,000; Liabilities, $4,000. John Suther-
land, President, says the depositoIs will be
paid IN full.
mineralogist of Cincinnati has gathered
from several farms in ClermOnt county, !
Ohio, specimens of rock and earth, all OF
which yield 81, 600 in gold to the ton. A
company has been formed to buy the farms.
John R. Walsh and others have incor-
pOrated the Western News company, OF |
Chicago, with a capital Of 100000, to pre- |
vent the seizure of the title by parties hay
ing no claim thereto.
The coal miners all along the MonOnga- !
hela river went out on a strike. Operators |
say they will close down the pits indeh- |
q adv
asked.
The committee appointed by the New |
York Chamber of Commerce made s major |
ity report in favor of the ratification of the /
Spanish Treaty, the minority report Oppos- |
ing.
Rev. Dennis O'DonOvan ex-pastor of the !
Catholic church at Bloomsbury, Ind, has /
brought a libel suit against Father Herman |
Aldenig Of Indianapolis for $4,000.
The schedules in the assignment of Solo
mon to Abraham S. Trier, filed in the New /
York court, show the liabilities to be $685. |
600, and the actual assets $4,000.
The Chicago, Freeport & st. Paul road |
filed a 100000 mortgage at Madison, |
Wis, to secure gold bonds to be used in /
building and equipping the road.
United States troops, who pursued the |
supposed Apache Indians that recently /
raided Western Texas, have recovered some |
Of the stolen horses.
The retail dry goods house Of Leubrie |
Bros, St. Louis, has been closed by credit |
ors. The liabilities are believed to be in !
excess Of 100000.
The President of the Mexican Central /
road calls on the stockholders to take So /
10000 ia new securities to eXtinguish the |
floating debt.
Nathan Grave, retail clothing dealer at !
COO; liabilities, $50 900; preferences, SIS, 5000.
An Injunction has been filed against the !
American Bell Telephone Company Of BOs- /
ton for infringement.
Fred Wards library was sold at auction !
in New York, the books bringing good
prices
The St. Paul road threatens to build a line
nized.
An officer in Rochester has captured an
other Charlie Ross and sent for his father.
A gas we'll of great force has developedit
self on farm near Metropolis, III.
John W. Mcconnell, dry goods merchant
at Lincoln, Neb., assigned.
Citizens of Chicago met to express their
opinions on MOrmOnisn.
Kansas City citizens are working for
new charter.
WASHINGTON NOTES.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has issued /