Evening journal., 1888-06-09
General news orshe mornIng.

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The Atlas papar mill, at Appleton. Wis,
owned by a stock company. controlled by
the Kimberly Clark Company. was totally
destroyed by fire yesterday morning. Loss.
$4,000; insursncs, SIS. 600.
The Secretary OF the Treasury yesterday
afternoon accepted $4,000 four per cent
registered bonds at 1917. $1,000 four and-a-
half per cent registered at l07, and IS 600
four. and-a-half per cent registered at l07.
Jackson 81 Pearson dealers In hats and
caps. Chicago, confessed judgment yester
terday morning aggregating $4,000. IL is
estimated that tbs liabilities OF the firm
will be about $40 600 and the assets be-
tween SIS. 900 and 10000.
As James Gordon Bennett was leaving
Delmonico's last evening be was served
with papers Ia two suits for libel, damages
being placed at $3.50 900 in each case. The
actions are brought by James H. Reall.
president of the Tortilita Mining Company.
The Grand Trunk road has acquired the
control Of the Toledo. Saginaw and Mus
keKou road, and it will be operated In CON
August let next. The road rnns from
Muskegon to Ashley, distance OF ninety
six miles
X. J. Townsend, the heaviest man IN Mary
land, died in Baltimore yesterday morning
OF BrIRht's disease. He weighed over 450
pounds, and was 80 years of age. Mr..
Townsend formerly kept cofree house I'M
der Freuch's Hotel in New York, and has
been Ia the same business at Baltimore for
about 10 years.
In the Michigan Supreme Court yester-
day morning iD the case brought up 90 test
the constitutionality OF that section Of the
liquor law OF 1887 which prevented liquor
dealers. brewers. etc, from going on the
bonds OF retail liquor dealers, it was de-
cided that that portion Of the act was un-
constitutional.
Gen. William 7. Sherman has been con-
hued to his room at the Fifth Avenus
Hotel for several days with a slight attack
of rheumatism and asthma. He was
somewhat improved and resting co mfort-
ably last night. He requested II to be
made known that he was not seriously III,
aud that he expected TO be out In few
daya
The General Synod of the Reformed
Church 10 America resumed work at Cats
kill, N. Y, yesterday morning. The com.
mittee ON the state reported "a classes, $40
churches. 47,5ls families and total mem
berahip of So $50. There was contributed
for benevolent purposes S2S4, ,9Os, an in-
oreass Of $52,7O0 over lass wear. and for
congregational purposes so69, ,S47, an In
crease OF $780, ITO; making a total for both
objects little over 81. .250. 900.
The resignation OF Professor O. Stanley
Hall from the department of Psychology
and Psdagogics in Johns Hopkins Univer-
sity in order to accept the presidency Of
Clarke University, Worcester, Mass, has
greatly embarrassed the prospects Of that
department. 1t is left without any head,
and the present conditions OF the finances
due to the decreased income from Balti-
more and Ohio stocks, has Induced the
Board, SO it is understood, to leave the
chair vacant.
The business failures occurring through
out the country during the last seven days,
as reported to r G Dun & Co., number,
for the United States 207, aud for Canada
%. or a total OF 2s5. as compared with a
total Of eos last week. and 225 the week
previous to the last. For the corresponding
week OF 1887 the figures we're 153. The
business casualties on the Pacific coast are
exceptionally numerous atlll, there baing
no less than AZ failures reported during the
week, which is far above tbs average
Wilson P. Wyllie. a young Eoglisbman,
who for the past few weeks has been en-
gagged az a reporter upon the Reading pal
Herald. has been missing since last satur
day morning. He finished his work that
morning and left the offlce about half-paet
8 o'clock, sincs which time he has been
seen by no ons. he left all bis clothes and
personal property, and az no reason ex
listed why be should 90 away In a clan.
! destine manner. there is a great deal Of
! anxiety among his friends as 20 his fate.
he was secretary OF the Reading Press
Club.
A thrilling accident occured at Brun-
! dage's whirlpool park elevator, on the
; Canadian SIDE Of the Niagara river yester-
day morning. Four South Americans, &C
companied by an interpreter, stepped into
7 the car to descend to the rapids--n descent
o OF 800 feet at As deRrses-when the car sud
= denly started and rushed TO the bottom o
the incline, where 1t was dashed into spin
ters and its occupants thrown ont with
great force upon the platform Before the,
could escape the other car reached the tol
with such force that It was detached an,
came down upon the shocked aud bewil
dsred victims OF the first car with a tre
= mendous crash. Mrs. Santana had a lei
. broken and was terribly shocked an
bruised, and her daughter was badly Gu
!. under the chin. The lAdy's husband an
y interpreter fortunately escaped injury, bu
ii Is feared Mrs. Ssntana will not survive
The Iowa railroads on Thursday receive
a advance sheets OF the new distance taril
d rates the Iowa railroad commissioners il
r tend TO promulgate The document cause
q the greatest CONSERVATION among then
n They found upon comparing their rate
IA with those the commissioners have pre-
a pared that the latter were on an averag
at least 40 per cent. below the rate now
II effect The rates are from 20 to 70 De
"a cent below the present Illinois state rate'
J. which are considered the lowest distanc
l. rate In any western state. The railroa
l. officials claim that the new rates II eI
D. forced will ruin every road IN the stat
>: A meeting Of the general managers of tt
]. various roads has been called. The opinio
> is that the managers win request the con
d mlssiouers 20 reconsider their zction, and
rs they refuse, 1t Is quite certain tha. Il
@ railroads will refuse 20 accept the ne
IN tarln, and have the courts decide the ma