Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-10-09
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NEW YORK, Sept. 27.-Pastor r. DE Witt
ial'nage' OF Brooklyl tabernacle, OBLIGATED as
"ouera'or ana called to order the Brooklyn
prcsbyltfy to-day at the Franklin Avenue
Presbyterian church. The special object of
the meeting is to try Rev. Benjamin staun-
TON, pastor OF the Fort Greene church. who Is
charged with conduct unbecoming a minister
OF the gospel, and who is now the defendant
> In a suit for separation brought by his wife
HE charges are covered in two snpcidcotions
They allege that during the month Of Febru-
airy OF the present year Stanton laid violent
hands upon his wife and Sc choked her that
her screams Of murder were heard by the
neigh oors; that she seriously feared fatal in
luries from bis hands, and bore the dents of
MS myers upon her throat for several hours.
Specification two asserts that for many weeks
against the protests and entreaties of his wife
he allowed To remain In his own house a wo-
man upon whom he bestowed such attentions.
and from whom he received such attentions.
AS to make his wife very unhappy and TO give
her good cause and reason to suspect his
faitbfulncss to her rs a husband. A large
number Of ministers and laymen were i'm at
tendance when the presbytcry was called 20
order.
PHlLADELrHlA, Sept. -. The second an
nual convention Of the cigar manufacturers
of the United states opens at the Continental
hotel this evening and "A large number of rep
resentativcs OF leading firms havc arrived
here TO participate in The proceedings. The
convention viii be OF signal importance TO
the trade in view OF the tariff problem and
the labor questions which are 10 be discussed
and legislatcd upon. Tomorrow night the
delegates will bc banquctcd AT ST. Georges
hall, 10y the local manufacturers, when toasts
Will hc responded To 10y Governor Pattison,
CongreSemen Randall and Ermcntrout, Mayor
Smith, Daniel Dougherty aud Col. Mcclure.
BosToN, sept. 29-Thc members Of the sub
committee Of the committee ON foreign rcla
tions, Of the United States senate met to-day,
TO confer on prclimiuarics Of the inYestiga-
tion into the fishery question in accordance
with the resolution passed at the last session.
Senator Edmunds presided. The other mem
bcrs Of The committee are: Senators Morgan
OF Alabama, Frye Of Maine, Evarts Of New
York and Salisbury Of Delaware. Edmunds
said; shall consider the ii ,hcry question
in general, but have not yet decided as to the
order of procedure. Whether our hearing
shall he public or private Is a matter for con-
sideration. There is nothing more that | can
give on the subject at present.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 30 Samuel J.R an
dali was renominated 10y the Democrats Of the
Third district to-day without opposition.
New YORK, Sept. 30 AT Bay Chester this
morning Delmar Powder works exploded with
a tremendous force. Parts Of the building
were blown "a mile away. Four men were
torn to fragments.
New YORK, Sept. 30.-Many Of the mem
bers of the Grant monument committee are
said To be greatly discouraged with the lack Of
interest not To say enthusiasm which is being
manifested in the project. Notwithstanding
the fact that the committee has been In exist
ence for a year, only sl23,0OO has been OBJ
tanned towards the sum OF 81 900, OOo, which
the committee set out to secure, and at pres
ent receipts are almost at a standstill. A per-
formance in aid Of the fund is TO be given at
the metropolitan opera house next week, but
this is not expected to materially diminish the
gap between the sum obtained and that re-
CURED, The current expenses Of the commit
tee are now being paid from the interest upon
the subscriptions
VERONA. \ j., Oct. 2.-Nine cases Of pleuro
pneumonia have been discovered on the farm
OF VIM. Chase.
NEW YORK. Oct. "a mass meeting organ
lied by business and professional men to in
dorse the workingmcn's candidate for mayor,
Henry George, was held to-day at Chickering
hall. The attendance was large and included
many ladies and prominent citizens. Among
the speakers were the Rev. Heber Newton,
Charles A. Wingatc, Prof. Scott of Columbia
college, the Rev. Father McGlynn and others.
Resolutions to support Mr.. George were
adopted with applause.
New YORK, Oct. 2.-Bradstrect's report the
volume Of trade equal to that reported in last
weeks, with satisfactory inquiry and demand.
The move in staple goods is increasing In the
southwest and west. The bank clearings in
thirty cities show a total OF 1894, $40, 800, com
pared with 1868, DOB, 500 last week. The in
crease Is largely due 10 the activity in the
stock market, and TO investments in view of
October | disbursements of interest and divi-
dends. Thegross earnings of forty three rail
roads for the third week in September aggre-
gate -, l55, $50; aginst s., $50, POO the same
week last year.
The prices Of dry goods have been sustained
and in som lines OF cottons advanced, and
the demand Is good.
Wool continues very strong. American
prices are said to be lower than the foreign.
The quarterly reports Of the visible grain
and -four stocks TO Bradstrcet shows very
heavy increases since july and indicate that
both wheat and corn have been rapidly mar
kated.
The September cotton report announces a
moderate Improvement in condition, cw'ng
o favoring weather.
The total humber Of failures during nine
months were z, - against S,423 for 1885. The
assets bear a slightly higher ratio to the liza
bilities.
New Orleans advices point to a 25 per cent
reduction in the Louisiana sugar crop.
WEST AND SOUTH.
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 27.-Nearly 100 dele