Daily Republican., 1886-10-20
NEWS SUMMARY.
A PLEA OF MANeLAUGHrER ac-
CEPTED.
AAdIosod FOR Murde~-Large Contraots
TOT War Missiles-B,ibing .sBoe-
die" Aldermen.


President of the Broad way Railroad.
and James W. Toshay, OK. President OF
the road, were arrested in New York
yesterday, on Indictments charging
them with bribiug the doodle" Alder
men. Sharp and Foshsy were held
each In $50, 900 ball, and Richmond.
who Is already under that amount OF
bonds, was held In e25. 900 additional.
An official Of the South Boston Iron
Works says 1t is intended to put go or
20 men at work Wednesday on shot, for
which there are contracts enough 10 last
for several months. The United States
government has not as yet paid up, but
q settlement is expected soon. 1t is
coufidentislly believed that within a
very short time the works will again be
In full operation.
Thomas N. Carnegie, one of the
mem bers OF the firm Of earn egie Broth.
ers 81 Co., died yesterday In Pittsburg
after few days Illness, aged 90 years.
His brother Andrew, the famous mil
lionAire, 10 Ill at Oresson of pneumonia.
and bis condition was such yesterd ay
that 1t was deemed inadvisable to in
form him OF the death of Thomas.
At q meeting Of business men and
prominent citizens of Minneapolis, on
Monday night, resolutions were passed
condemnipg the state of affairs which
permits the business of the city to be
stopped by the switchmen's 3 strike, and
calling upon Mayor Ames to appoint
enough special police to effectuaiiy pro
tect the railroads In moving trains.
General Bacon Montgomery accident.
ally killed himself while hunting at
Lomu ula, Mexico, few days ago, BE
WAS ~ years Of age. During the war
he served In the Sixth Missouri Cavalry,
first as private and then as Lieutenant
Colonel Commanding.
The treasurer Of the Charleston Re-
lief Committee Of the New York Cham
Der OF Commerce reported on Tuesday
that the total amount received to date
was $50 .5l4. He was directed to for
ward the balance on hand to Mayor
CourteDay at Charleston.
John r. Drikemier, for fifteen years
book keeper for Burdett, Young & In
gals, clothiers, of Boston, disappeare ed
some days ago, and is supposed to be in
Canada. HIS accounts are "short" to
an amount mot exceeding $40. .000."
The Vermont Legislature on Tuesday
balloted for United States Senator. The
Senate gave George r. Edmunds 20
votes and w. II. Bingham l. The vote
|of the House stood: Edmunds, 1856;
Bingham, %; W. G. Veazey, 8.
By the falling of q cage In one Of the
shafts of the new aqueduct a. Tenth
avenue and 10th street, New York, on
Iueaday morning, Thomas Burke was
killed and six other men were injured, :,
two dangerously.
In the case Of William G. Hoffman,
who shot his wife year ago, q plea OF
granddaughter was accepted 10 the Grim
inal Court at Newark, N. j., Tuesday,
and Hoffman was sentenced to ten
years Imprisonment.
John Burke, Jr., and James K enn edy
were Tuesday indicted and arraigr ed
In Baltimore for. the murder of John
Curran on Saturday last. Their trial
was set for Tuesday next.
Since September 1st, 1885. twenty six
vessels belonging TO the G Gloucester dis.
trict fleet have been lost. The lives of
lO men have been lost, leaving %
widows and 80 fatherless children.
A heavy snow storm prevailed on
Tuesday morning west of Ogden, Utah,
seriously interfering with the telegraph
lines.
All tho railroads at st. Paul were
moving freight on Tuesday under the
protection OF the police.