Evening journal., 1888-06-28
General News Of the Morning.

General News of the Morning.
The Pikesvile Arsenal, Baltimore, has
been transformed into Confederate Sol
diers' Home, and was formally opened yes
terday.
Harry Miller, the lest surviving relic Of
slavery on Long Islsnd. wes buried at
Glencoe yesterday. He died on Monday,
aged 3 years.
The heavieet rainfall cvsr known in Nell
son, Neb., occurred on Tuesday. Elk creek
is over its baHks, and all bridges crossing
IL are washed away. The county will lose
Si0 900. The Burlington and Missouri
bridge is damaged so badly as to render It
unsafe.
Postmaster General Dickinson to-day
ordered the removal of 20 post Office in
spf ctors In various parts OF the country,
TO flake effect June 30 This was made
necessary by the reduced appropriation for
this service for the fiscal year beginning
July /. About ten others win be removed
shortly.
At $50 O'Clock last night the small steam
pleasure yacht Enid, owned by the Rose
Brick Co.. was struck by the steamer ] w.
Baldwin one mile north OF Newburgh, N. X
There we're eight persons 10 the small boat
and two of them, Miss Annie Miller and the
wife of Benjamin Oiell. Jr., were drowned.
Mrs Odell left three small children.
A despatch from the City OF Mexico says:
"On Monday elections for electors, who are
to choose President and members Of Con-
gress a week from next Sunday, we're held
throughout the country. There was lit
tie animation, as far as reported, and no
opposition worth mention TO General Disz
and the tickets Of the administration
party.
Charles A. Pitcher, the teller of the Union
Bank OF Providence, r. who ran away
with sl3. 900 In cash and s250,O00 worth Of
securities, has been arrested at Montreal
and remanded until to day, VIXEN the bank
officers are expected to arrive. There was
discovered on his person a ticket on the
Allan's royal mail steamer Partisan, which
sailed q few hours after his capture.
Two members OF President Clevelands
Cabinea received the highest university
honors at Cambridge and New Haven yes
terdny. Secretary FaircbiId was made a
Doctor OF LAws by Harvard and the same
distinction was conferred upon Secretary |
Whitney by Yals. IL IA curious coinci- |
dence that both of them were graduated 10 |
the same year. 1sos-Mr Fairchild at Har- |
ward and Mr.. Whitney at Yale.
A despatch from El Psso, Texss, says:
"Tbe general passenger agent OF the Nexi |
can Central railroad received a telegram |
here yesterday from the Mexicsn Central |
agent st SiIao, saying that in two days the
track would be 80 that passengers could be
AIKEN through the flooded area with one
transfer. Steps are being taken for the re
lief of sufferers by the terrible overfiows
along the line OF the Mexican Central Il
seems that at least 1890 people were
drowned In Leon alone. Over ] 900 bodies
have already been recovered Ia some dis
lricts the drifting water Is foil OF dead
bosies floating as thick as driftwood, and
the stencil pervading the country ia fright
fnI Measures are being taken all over
Mexico to raise funds for the sufferersn
At a secret meeting OF the board OF
trustees OF Dickinson College held yesrer-
day. Dr. John A. McCauley, president Of
The college, rendered bis resignation, after
the board requested him 20 do 80, which
they unanimously acc pied, 70 take effect
nt once. While the board was 10 session
p out Of the 20 Of the graduating class sent
Ia petition praying that they take action
h securing the college new administra-
ion. The meeting was the stofmiest one
leld here for years, and much bitterness
prevailed during the session 1t was re-
ported on the test OF authority last night
hat General Horatio G. King, OF New
York, will be elected president.
DR.. w. s Hoy is In jail at Point
Pleasant, w. Va, charged with the brutal
murder Of Miss Julia Huskins, who died ON
Tuesday from thu effects OF a pistol shot
irsd by Hoy. According TO a sworn
tatemsnt which the young woman made
o she prosecuting attorney just before she
lied, her murder was OF the most cold.
Hooded character. She SAYS that the doc
or came TO her home in the morning amd
'aksd her 20 have talk with him, which
he refused. He returned 10 the afternoon,
nd again being refused a conversation,
landed the woman a letter In which he
aid be had made up his mind to kill her, I
imself, and hsr mother, the latter because I
he bad sndsevorei to sstrangs the girl from '
be doctors attentions. After giving her Z
be letter, he asked her IL she would talk '
nth him, wheh she said mo" and the
octor placed his revolver against her
reast and fred. Shortly after giving her
tory OF the matter she died. The doctor is
LEGGED to be guilty Of improper conduct
18th the girl in times past. aud her GOODNESS,
{ the instigatiOn of her mother IA aaid