Evening journal., 1888-06-19
General News Of the Morning.

Berj,min o Hubbard, who wrecked
the FIRST National Bank Of Monmouth, H.,
by a shortage o. sil5 eco, running many
poor people, died 10 toe Jolies prison on
Sunday.
The st JosephsCatholicO OrTban Asylum,
soven miles southeast Of Newport, Ky.
was burned yesterday. There were -
orphans In the building, eli Of whom
escaped. Loss. $4,000.
The town Of Dubois, IN the northern lum-
her regions OF Pennsylvania. was almost
wiped out OF existence Yesterday by con-
flagratiou Nearly 800 houses are In ruins
and 1900 people are homeless.
The report OF thu committee OF the
Supreme Lodge, Knights OF Pythias, is said
to snstsin Chancellor Douglass in suspend
ing the Grand Loige Of Pennsylvania, hut
not in organizing new one. II req iiree,
however. that the Grand Lodge shall COM
ply with the demands made by Chancellor
Douglass.
Myrisds OF zrasshoppers have appeared
10 many parts OF southern 1ldisna and
are dsvouring all vegetation hs they o
They destroy meadows first, thin the
foliage OF trees. and next corp, osts and
garden vegetables. Thousands Of acres Of
meadows have been devastated by them.
The funeral services Of the late Emperor
took place yesterday in the Frieientkirche
at Potsdam. Everything passed Of quietly
aud in accordance with the previously
arranged program. Before leaving, the
widowed Empress bent ovsr the coffin and
took a solemn farewell look at her dead
husbands face
The civil formElities Of the marriage Of
Miss Flora West. second daughter OF Hon
Sir Lionel SRckville 5. West, British Am.
basaador to ths Uaitsd 5tates, 20 NJ.
Sslouson, recently third secretary to the
French Legation In Washington. took ulscs
on Sunday. Lord Lytson ami Count Dsbeon
acted as witnesses TOR the bride. TIE mar.
riage took place yesterday.
The ST Louis jury in the $3.50 900 damage
suit in which Z. D.. Lancaster. surveyor Of
the port, was plaintiff aud Corgrss.man
John N Glover defendant. returned YER
dict Sunday. The case has been bitterly
fought for more than a year. Il grew oui
OF C. argos made 10 Washington by Glover
when the President appointed Lancaster
Lancaster is given total Of IS GEMS
damages.
This bulletin was Issued by DIS OR lily
Matthews. Byrne and Xarrow, General
Sheridau's phs si.ians at O'Clock last even
ine: For the past "A hours General Sheri
dan has beea comfortable Hs fispt wei
aud rsstfuliy last night de has been qliei
and coalpased all day exc-ps that h'
cou4hed rather more than usual tnis after
noon. His pulse and respiration are salts
factory. Es is gaining ia muscular
strength His appetite Is good. The toni
O, his mind Is impFovingn
The body OF Captain r. B. Ryder, Of tb
arn Of Lewis & Ryder. shipping ugeuts. Q
/ No. 81 West street was picked up Ia thl
North river, New York, yesterday morn
ing by the captain OF Toe tug boat Jane
Watt anu taken tl pier A % await tb
action Of the coroner Is was then iienti
Hed and taken TO the morgue. A week sg
Monday he came inte bis ofic5 1t 81 Wes
street and wrote three letters. all OF whic
be afterwards tore up. Then he wrou
another letter to bis wife, which she suhsa
quently recsivei 10 this he stated that Il
was growing old and seeing nothing hef3r
him, he hao mzde 20 his mind TO take bi
hfs. lie then left ths office. aud was go
seen again uatil his body was found Car
tain Rgdsr was about 90 years old an
leaves a wifs ani family of grown ri
children