The times., 1886-10-01

nave given $40 600 worth of lands and
buildings to the Illinois Central's new
branch, in consideration OF securing
the division shop.
Cornelius Vanderbilt has filed plans
with the New York bureau of build
ing for a clubhouse on the northeast
corner of Madison avenue and Forty
fifth street, TO cost 100000.
In connection with the fat-stock
show at the Chicago exposition in
November the Illinois state board OF
agriculture has decided to have horse
show, with $500 in prizes.
Samuel G. Smelling, the late treasurer
of the Lowell bleachery. pleaded guilty
to the embeZzlement of $4,000, and
was sentenced to seven years in the
Massachusetts penitentiary.
The pooled roads at Chicago report
the eastbOund shipments for the past
week at 80, ,46S tons. The Vanderbilts
got 51.6 per cent of this traffic, and the
Pennsylvania lines 1921 per cent,
A gathering of the employees of the
public printing-otiice at Washington
for the purpose Of bidding farewell to
S. z. Rounds was cut short by the sud-
den death of Captain Otto Leissring.
Commissioner Black has started
westward on public business. lie will
visit the Soldiers homes at Dayton,
Milwaukee, and Leavenworth. and in
spect several of the pension agencies.
A Washington dispatch asserts that
the congressional nominations foretell
the retirement of half the present
democratic members, many of whom
were pronounced friends OF President
Cleveland.
H. AE ,I. IL
at Grand Rapids, Michigan, who is
caring for over three hundred veterans
in temporary quarters, refuses to ac-
cept further guests until the buildings
are finished.
The accounts of Daniel Christian,
late treasurer of Huntington county,
Indiana, show deficit of $l2 900, for
which suit has been brought. He
claims to be innocent of the charge OF
embezzlement.
John G. Larwill, of Londonville
ONO, having become involved by the
death Of partner in Dakota, has made
an assignment of every particle of his
property, which is estimated at from
$500, 900 10 500, 600.
Martin Irons, the leader Of the late
strike on the Missouri Pacific road.
will be tried at st. Louis on charge of
completely i'll tapping the telegraph
wires running to the residence of Vice
President HoXie.
The Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd
Fellows, in session at Boston, elected
John III. White, of New York, as grand
sire; II. A. Ross, of New Jersey, grand
secretary, and A. Shepard, of Penn
Sylvania, grand treasurer.
The wholesale clothing firm of julius
Baum 81 Co., of San Francisco, has
failed for nearly 81 100000. The prin-
cipal creditors are the banks. There is
great surprise at the collapse, and
heavy speculations are suspected.
Professor Virgins, of the Canadian
meteorological bureau, predicts for
September % q subterranean upheaval
which will do vast damage in the
southern states and California, and
ruin Macon, Mobile, and New Or
leans.
The democrats of the Third congress
sional district of Wisconsin are likely
70 nominate Thomas l.. Cleary, Of
Platteville, Il brother of Father Cleary,
of Kenosha. The present member,
Mr.. La Follette,is the youngest man in
the house.
An Eagle Pass, Texas special says
that vein of coal nearly seven feet
thick has been discovered at a depth of
ninety feet on land recently bought by
the Southern Pacific Company from
General Maranjo, on the west bank of
the Sabine River.