Evening journal., 1888-06-25
General News Of the Morning

General News of the Morning
There were ls5 deaths from heat in New
York city during the "a hours which ended !
at noon yesterday Twelve deaths occurred |
In Philadelphia on Saturday from the
same cause. None were reported yester-
day.
BY the caps'ziug Of the steam yacht Oil
vette Saturday night in Newark hay,
Gussie Lutz, aged 20 years; Lizzie Clius
aged Is years; Minnie Burger, aged 10
years; Gussie Weber, aged 10 years, and
Annie Fricke were drowned.
A memorial window. put mp as mark
OF respect for the late Matthew Simps on.
Bishop in the Methodist Episcopal Church
in the Simpson Memorial Church on Third
avenue, Long Branch, N. j.. was dedicated
during yesterday mornings services by
the Rev. N. A. MacNichol, the pastor oi
the church. General Clinton B. Fisk and
George w. Childs, the doner OF the win
dow, occupied seats in the pulpit. +. Gen
nadius, the Greek Minister TO the United
States and England; Mrs. Simpson. her
two daughters and sonin-law, Colonel
Weaver, ex United States Consul TO
Vienna and number of prominent sum.
mer visitors were present.
The committee appointed to give TO Pres
ident Cleveland official notice OF his nomi-
nation by the National Democratic Conven-
tiop viii meet at the Arlington House,
Washington, tomorrow at 2 O'Clock, and
together With the National Democratic
Committee they will proceed IN body 70
the White House, where tho President will
be officially notified Of his nomination. 1t
is expected that Mr.. Thurman, the nominee
for the Yice-P Presidency, will be present,
and will be informed OF his selection at the
same time. Should Judge Thurman, how
ever, find it inconvenient to be present, the
Notification Committee, headed by Hon.
Patrick A. Collins. will leave on Wednes.
day morning for Columbus. Ohio, and there
call upon Mr. Thurman.
On Wednesday last Otis Ross, farmer
in Pike township, Bradford county, Pa,
made sale OF his iarm for 81 500 He
persuaded his wife to sign the papers and
they returned home. Ga some pretense be
then administered to her an overdose Of
laudanum, and soon afterward left fol
parts unknown, taking his grandson with
bim. The neighbors, upon going TO tbs
house, found Mrs Ross unconscious, bui
summoned physicians, aud her life wal
saved. On Saturday afternoon r IS wa
captured as he was crossing the mountaini
near Shickshinny, having his grandson
etill with him. On being arrested bis frs
words were: Is my wife dsadh WheE
asked why he inquired he replied: "Oh,
thought she might be by this time" o.
being searched, sl.054 Of the money wa
found. Russ was brought to Wilkesharr
and afterward taken to Towanda, Pa.
The Emperor and Empress OF German!
made their formal entry into Berlin las
evening They csme from Potsdam !
Charlottenburg by steamer. They wer
then driven to the Berlin palace, escorte
by squadron Of cavalry. Unter de
Linden was crowded and the royal conpl
had hearty reception. Prince Bismare
on Friday to the Bundesrath said "rh
Emperor holds that his first duty is
/ maintain the imperial constitution and pr'
tect the territory Of the empire and i
! rights. such protection applying alike
the treaty rights of the Federal States II
dividually and ns a whole. 1t will be Il
! Emperor's task to foster mutual conhden'
and union with the same care that was e.
3 ercised by bis predecessors, adhering TO Il
: internal and foreign policy which galn'
a for them the attachment Of the FEEDER
: States and the confidence Of foreign powe
in such measure that they saw In Il
: strength OF Germany 8 guarantee
peace"
0 A week ago there was a dispute as to b
' relative heights of the st. Aary's and s
Mlchaela Catholic churches st BuffaI
3 N. Y. One OF the parties to the discussii
was Charles Sullivan, and he volunteer
TO decide it. He was a carpenter, al
considered himself an expert in the bull
4 ing of spires. Yesterday afternoon he pr
cured couple Of pools Of wire. and at 8
4 o'clock went with friends TO the man
i charge OF the bells in the tower of
Michael's Church on Washington St. al
assured him that be had an order fro
. one OF the church authorities to 20 into I
belfry. The bellman refused 20 let him
without an order from the priest WI
the party were arguing Sullivan slipp
past and clambered out Of the tower to {
v roof. and seixing the lightning rod began
ascend the steeple. He went up rapid
and without obstacle until he neal
reached the foot OF tho cross at the ap
OF the tower, when the rod broke and
Ig fell headlong distance OF 100 feet, maxi
At one complete revolution 10 his descent
IN struck toe roof with a sound like the
q. port of gun. breaking through the
be with which the roof is covered His bo
ne lay upon the roof without motion.
re- death was instantaneous, both his ns