Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-07-10
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Eastern and Middle States.

Eastern and Middle States,
FIRE in New York cotton warehouse
resulted in a loss of nearly $4,000.
The English yacht Genesta's competitor
last year, the Puritan, came in first at the
regatta of the Eastern Yacht Club, Boston,
DEFEATING her conquerer in the New York
Yacht Clubs regatta, the Priscilla.
HANS HoLY,,aF, another of the boycotters
niicted on charge Of extorting money from
the proprietor of a New York concert hall by
threats that they would ruin his business un-
less Their terms were complied with, has been
found guilty by jury. Sentence was de-
ferred perding the trial of others charged
with the same offence.
The New Hampshire Democratic State
convention at Concord nominated Colonel
Thomas Cogswell, Jr, for Governor and
adopted platform which praises Cleveland
and Civil Service reform, expresses cordial
sympathy with Gladstone in his efforts
favors the principle of arbitration
in the settlement Of differences between
labor and capital, demands the enactment of
laws making ten hours DAYS labor in man.
ufacturing establishments, with weekly pay
ments, and arraigns the Republican party of
New Hampshire for its indifference to the
material interests Of the State and for Its
shameless hypocrisy in dealing with the tenn
perance question"
"A PITTSBURGH dispatch says that nearly
all the glass factories of the country have
shut down for the next two mon h;
j. A. L. WILSON, Treasurer of the Della
ware and Chesapeake Canal Company. dis
appeared from his Office in PHILADELPHIA on
the 3Cth, and in yestigation showed that he
had over-iSsued stock for more than 5000, OOJ
Besides being a defaulter for this heavy
amount Wilson, VIII ha been in the Com
pany', employ over thirty years. took $40, O)0
In cash from the safe whei he fled
THE Panpcvlvopio Pan,hJ,oonn 4l.;-
State Convention in Harrisburg nominated
full ticket, headed by James A Beaver
for Governor. Tue platform pro-
nounces strongly for high tariff,
deprecatss the importing Of foreign
pauper labor. demand; the pa sage of na-
tional law prohi ,iting such importation, ad-
Vocates laws pi DIVIDING fot' the arbitration of
labor troubles, condemns fur. her grants of
public lands to railroad or other, ocpora ions
condemn large landed ownerships either by
syn tlcate or al Ell holders and accuses the
Cleveland Administration of indifference to
o'r lndustr. al an commercial inter ests all
lneh len ". 1t also condem Is the eutraa-
ch!ssment of colored items by tissue allots
or Other means, demands that all soldiers and
sailors EMIT e to pens ons be lutablv dealt
with. approves the bi now before Congre
regulating comm re between the States
calls upon the Legislature to adopt like
measure to regulate aud supervise freight
charges, and asks the Legislature to submit
the question OF prohibition to the people in
the shape of a constitutional amendment
u>l vetel ans of the war have been hold
l'g great reunion on the field of Gettys-
bug feveral monuments il GLIDING that of
tie State OF Pennsylvania, on the spot where
General Reynolds fell, were dedicated. A
reunion of the laird Corps took place on the
I'd, and numerous officers of both arm es
were present.
A Boston woman doctor has been fined
$500 for causing the death of patient by ad-
ministering deadly poison.