Evening journal., 1888-05-26
General New. OF she morning.

A deRpatch from Rene says: "Ths next
Consistory will be held June 5. No cardi-
mails viii be nominated
A match has been made between Frank
Murphy. champion OF England, and Jack
Haviin, Of Boston. TO eight to q finish with
kid gloves for $4,000, open TO SO 600. and the
feather weight championship of the world.
The eight is to bake place within ten weeks.
A mortgage for SS.oOO,ooO was fled at
youngstown. Ohio. yesterday, by the
Cleveland and Mahoning Valley railroad
to the Central Trust Company, of New
York. The money is TO be used to con-
struct double track from Youngstown TO
Cleveland.
The groups Of the Right Of the French
Chamber held meeting lass night and re-
affirmed the necessity OF revision of the
Constitution and a dissolution Of Parlia-
ment. A committee was appointed 60 or
ganize agitation throughout the country In
favor Of dissolution.
The General Assembly OF the United
Presbyterian Church at Cedar Rapids,
lowe, spent the morning session yesterday
on the tobacco question, and decided It ha
noright to instruct Presbyteries TO rsfuse
to license candidates for ministers who are
addicted to the use Of tobacco.
The Reading, Pa. Iron Works have not
fed the employees in their tube works that
wages would be reduced 10 per cent. on
June l. The company contemplate re-
ducing in ell their other departments,
which employ / $50 more men. The mana
gers give depression In trade as the cause.
Plymouth. Church at meeting held last
evening in the lecture room OF the Brooklyn
temple, chose Rev. DR.. Lyman Abbott Rs
permanent pastor. Dr. Abbott had been
serving Plymouth Ch1rch several months
in temporary capacity. The vote lat
evening stood 400 FOR Dr. Abbott to 60 noef.
at Barnesvills, O., Thursday nsght
mob broke into the jail and took there
from a colored man, Robert Gibson.
charged with an assault upon 5-yesr-old
girl, and taking him TO a field took vote
upon the q lea.ioa OF hanging him. The
vote resulted in saving biz life, but he was
stripped and whipped numerically and
then returned to jail.
Members Of thc Reading syndicate con.
drm the statement TINT the negotiations for
the sale of the Reading bonds have been
successfully closed. The bonds sold
amount 70 s26, eco, coo and they have bsen
taken by q syndicgts. including Barring
Brothers. Kldier. Peabody & Co. Brown
Brothers, Drexei g. Co. A. Belmont g. Co.
and Drexei, Morgan q Co. The price ls
withheld.
The business failures oceIrring through
out The cuuntry during TIRE past seven'dsys,
as reported TO r. G Dun & CO.. number
for the United Statee 2lS, and Tor the
Dominion Of Canada -, or totsl of 225
failures, as compared with $50 last week
and 20 The week previous to the last. The
figures foe the corresponding week OF last
year were 175, being 153 in the United
States ana 22 in the Dominion Of Canada.
10 the Southern Presby byterian General
Assembly at Baltimore yesterday reso-
luton Of thanks to the members OF the
Northern Presbyterian General Assembly
and to the people OF Philadelphia for the
cordial welcome extended to this body on
the occasion Of the celebration Of the car
tennial anniversary was offered A suhsti-
tute was presented, and both papers we're
referred TO the Committee on Foreign Cor
respondeuoe.
Bishop o. Dwyer OF Limerick. Ireland,
has sezt letter 10 the Mayor Of Limerick
giving warning that Catholics who attend
the league meetings announced to be held
tomorrow will be guilty of grievous sIn 10
view OF ths admonitions OF tbs Papel re-
script The bishop regrsts thas the
national organization should 10 risked for
the sake OF upholding the plan Of cam
paign, which ia condemned by both Mr..
Gladstone and Mr. Parnsll.
A resolution was adopted by the Meth
odist Protestant Conference at Adrian,
Michigan, yesterday announcing unaltera
BILE opposition to any fern Of the liquor
license, high or low. aud condemning any
clergyman sieninga petition for license to
sell liquor A resolution condemniDg the
use OF tobacco provoked animated discus-
sion. az large proportion Of the clergymen
use the weed. Westminster, Maryland,
was selected as the place for holding the
next conference.
The playing OF ex Alderman Henry W.
Jaehne's last card for liberty was postponed
by Judge Benedict OF the United States
Supreme Court. in New York, yesterday
afternoon, until June l. Jaehne claims
that be could not lawfully be sentenced
Ter over two years, az the consolidation act,
which brought cases OF bribery into the
10 et.ns a. T.
the rine his offsuse was committed. and.
therefore. be really was punished under an
ez post facso law. The postponement was
rendered necsssary in consel luencs Of Dis
trics Attorney Fellows's engagement in the
Kerr case. Jaehne was entered May q,
1856, on anime years and 10 months SEN
teDce in 8ing Sing.
Mrs. Cleveland, who is expected to arrive
this moruingat Princeton, will be driven
directly 10 Prospect, President McCosb's
residence, where she ond Mrs. AcCosh will
receive the faculty and students { f tbe col
lCge at l12o. AZ 12 30 Professor Alan
Marauand will give Mrs Cleveland a
luncheon at his fine plscs in the outskirts
OF Princeton, TO which large number OF
New Workers aud Philads lpl isns are in
vitsd. After the luncheon Professor Mar
quand will drive Brs Cleveland cut TO the
Athletic grornds. where she will witness
the base tai game between Yale and
PrInceton. The entire permanent grand
stand has beer reserved for Professor Mar
quand's guests, but a temporary one will
probably be erected FOR the occasion. Mra
Cleveland viii return to Philadelphia and
probably Washington this evening.