Evening journal., 1888-07-06
General Now. Of tho morning.

there were many broken bones, all may re
cover.
President Cleveland has sent his personal
check for $50 to Deputy Collector McClen-
nand Of New York. for the widow OF John
Phillips. the sailor who loet his life while
saving the lives Of several women and chill
dren on the schooner James Foord, in the
North river, on June 8.
number OF members OF the New York
Stock Exchange met yesterday and or
gauiged q campaign association under the
name OF the Bankers and Brokers' Repub
licau Club OF New York. James ID. Smith.
ex. president OF the Stock Exchange, was
elected president Of the club.
Pat Rooney, the comedian, has been
adjudged guilty Of contempt by Judge
Andrews OF the New York SupreIRa Court
for refusing to obey an order to appear for
examination in supplementary proceedings
as 70 the amount of his property. In a suit
brought by Rdward Howard and others.
DR.. Abraham T. Lowe died at Ashburn-
ham, Mass, on Wednesday, aged 92 years.
He was the Oldest living representative Of
the Legislature OF Massachusetts, and of the
graduates Of any department of Dartmouth,
and was among the Oldest living Masons of
the country. having Joined the order
In 1917.
At East Saginaw. Michigan. arrange.
ments were made for display of fire
works, and great crowd gathered. Soon
after the exhibition began, spark ignited
the stock OF fire works, and ell were ex-
ploded A young girl named Glndswor tn,
aged IA. was killed and several others were
severely injured, none of whom will die
At a special meeting of the New York
city division. No. 105, of the Brotherhood
Of Locomotive Engineers, held on the Sd
instant, It was unanimously decided &c
assess the members of this division s5 pei
month for three months or longer, II nsces
sary. for the benefit Of those members Of
the Brotherhood engaged in the strike Oh
the Chicago. Burlington and Quincy rail
road.
The illumination OF Mount Hood Oregon
Wednesday night at ii o'clock proved |
perfect success The illumination was sect
very distinctly on the summit, and con
tinued to hurn brightly for space Of owe
two and one-half minutes. The sight was
very brilliant one, and was seen for a radiu
Of 100 miles. All efforts to secure signal
from the party on the mountain prove
unavnilinz.
| At Gettysburg. Camp "A Wilson Norris
Of the Pennsylvania g. A. K. viii en-
today at 12 o'clock, and many of the vel
Grams left for their homes yesterday. Ls'
night the usual dress parade was not giver
Commander McCsee organizing camp fiI
instead, and it, with the music Of II
Frankecrd Band, made the evening yer
agreeable to the many spectators. A n
union OF the 50th Pennsylvania Regimen
took place 10 the g. A. r. Post rooms ye
terdey afternoon, ct which Colonel W. +
Telford preslded and Captain L. Crats
Was secretary. The next reunion will
held at Potisville in October. 1889.
Walter HcAnster, % years OLD, a bralz
man on tha Pennsylvania railroad, vi
brutally murdered yesterday Ia his bed
bis boarding house, 7OS Salter St. Phil
delphia, and Thomas Cole, who boarded I
the same house, and whom the murder.
man had befriended ia many ways for
year past, is locked up at the Second di
: trict station house on the charge OF beiI
the murderer. Detective Carter al
/ Special Officer Slater, who have inves
gated the case, ara convinced that Cole
Q the man who committed the crime, al
. they are Of the opinion that they hR'
already obtained sufficient evidence
: convict him.
William H. Warrsn, formerly lettei
8 carrier in Philadelphia, who was arrests
! Wednesday night in New York City on
q charge OF being a fugitive from justice "
yesterday turned over 60 the Units
{ States authorities 70 await a requisite
. from Pennsylyenia. It is stated that Wa
7 rem was arrested in Philadelphia 70
d woeks ago for robbing the mails, th
= two decoy letters were found on hi
d and that be confessed his guilt. While
:. the way 70 a United stetes commissions
q ofiice, IN custody, be escaped and fed
e New York He was recognized by sever
i Philadelphia letter carriers, who had goI
e TO New York TO take part 10 the Fourth
July parade, and they had him arreste
e When first arrested he said that be h
s been betting on base ball aud other spor
. Ing events, and to make good his los
began opening letters containing mon.
He made . specially Of Louisiana lotte
letters.
, Nearly 1900 people attended tho sc ssiC
y az Chicago yesterday Of the Sever
IS National Convention Of the Societies
E. Christian Endeavor. Rev. y. W. Adrian
ls OF Lowell, Mass, reported that there
'e been great growth OF societies and me
= berships 10 the psst year. Maine has
u societies. Massachusetts, 555; New Han
g ire, 102; Vermont, 10; Connecticut,
'e and Rhode Island, IS; total, l..
societies, with membership
70, los. The British Provinces
ported 66 societies. For tho Middle Stat
Rev. II. b. Gross OF Pittsburg, gave
port. Indiana has 90 societies. with s..
members; Michigan, $50 societies W
g l0,70e members; Ohio. 245 societies, "
{, Is, 600 members; Pennsy ylvania, 249 500
~ ties, with 16, 100 members; New Jersey,
e societies, with l2,O00 members. and n
York. a47 societies, with 81 500 membI
This makes a total for the United States
1890 societies. with grand army OF l2O,
= members. and II to this is added Mary u
y and Delaware, the total would be swell
e to 125,O00.
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