Daily Republican., 1888-03-30
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! IL is reported In Chicago that Thomat
*. Clark, for several years superintend.
cnt OF telegraph construction for the At
ehison, Topeka aud Santa Fe Railroad
has been arrested for embezzling the
company's funds. He would pocket
money, It is said, and returned false re-
ceipts, showing that 1t had been spent in
construction work. About 5000 are
missing, and 1t is feared that his thefts
Will reach much larger sum.
A man who registered as N. j. Wilson,
OF Orleans, Indiana, took a room in q
hotel in Louisville, Kentucky, on Sun
day. BE was very Ill and died on Mon
day evening. 1t is believed he was New.
ton j. Wilson, who was Treasurer OF
scott county, Indiana, for many years.
One day In 1888 he disappeared, and an
investigation showed that he had stolen
from the county Si00 600. He WAS never
heard from after leaving Scott county.
MRS Nicholas Pagan, residing in a
tenement on East Forty ninth street,
New York, went out for q short time
yesterday morning, leaving her two chill
dren, Annie, kged years, and Maggie,
aged year, alone In the house. During
her absence the place caught Gre and
Maggie was burned 10 death, while
Annie was so badly injured that her
recovery is doubtful II is supposed the
little ones got hold of some matches.
The Board of Health OF New York
city yesterday, despite Health Officer
Smiths negative vote decided that the
smallpox steamer Britannia must re.
N ain quarantined until danger is past.
The Sanitary Superintendent, however,
WAS authorized to allow such of the
passengers as have not been recently ex-
posed to land.
Rev. j. q. Drnmgoole, pastor OF the
Mission OF the Immaculate Virgin, In
New York. died Wednesday night OF
pneumonia, aged 10 years. He was
known through the paper The Home ess
Child, whose subscr ptions built the
$l5e, 900 building In Lafayette place and
supported 1t aiterward.
Recorder Smythe, Of New York. re
ceived personal" note yesterday
morning saying "when decision iayora-
BILE to Jay Gould Is rendered, $3.50, 600 In
$1,000 bills will be left at your resi-
dence " The writing wss in a business
hand, but there WAS no signature.
General Charles A. Stetson, for nearly
forty years proprietor of the Astor House,
In New York, died In Reading. Penna !,
on Wednesday night, In the 18th year of
his age. He retired IRON active business
eight years ago, and made Reading his
home in October last
An engine and 6eyeral fiat cars on the
Taylor, Bastrop and Houston Rail oad
broke through bridge near Houston,
Texas, on Wednesday. w. q. Tay lor, a
brakeman was killed, and six others
injured, TWO dangerously.
TNo successive explosions occurr ed
yesterday afternoon In u coal mine near
Rich Hill, Missouri. The mine was
wrecked, and OF over 100 men who were
in 1t at the time 60 are believed to have
persisted.
The Arkwright Club, of Boston, has
sent to the Ways and Means Committee
a protest agat at toe substitution In the
Mills Tariff bill Of ad valorem for specific
duties.
Michael Heston, who beat his mother
TO death In Chicago last July and escal ped
arrest, WAS capturGd on Wednesday nj hit
In that city, and will be tried for murder.
| In the Senate OF New Jersey yesterday,
a bill was passed prohibiting horse racing
during the months Of December, Jauu
ary, February, March and April
1t is estimated thgt the public debt
statement for March will sho " decrease
Of fl0 900, 600.