Evening journal., 1888-06-21
General News OF the Morning.

Asa w. Wickes. ex-cashier of the Cen
tral National Bank OF Troy. ~ Y, was ar
rested yesterday on the charge OF appro-
priating about 1900 of The funds OF the
bank to his own use. He was held in de
fault OF Sc, 600 bail for examination before a
United States Commissioner on July 9.
General Sheridan is still on the way to
recovery. T0is bulletin was Issued Ly his
physicians at Q O'Clock last evening
There is very little to be said about Gen
eral Sheridan's illness for the past "a hours.
No unfavorabIe symptoms have appeared,
and he is apparently progressing by steady,
although imperceptible, degrees towards
convaleseSce.n
The Supreme Lodge. Knights Of Pythias,
at Cincinnati yesterday adopted the com
mittee's report, authorizing the board Of
control to levy assessments in addition 10
the one assessment per month, az hereto
fore, when necessary. The lodge also
adopted a resolution declaring explicitly
that no authority has ever been granted
for the creation of lodge OF colored
Knights, and that no colored man can law
fully be admitted to any lodge.
Three Of a gang OF four men who were
laying eos pipes in ssd st. at 4th Ave,
New York, yesterday afternoon, were
killed by the caviug In OF the banks OF the
excavation. The fourth got out alive. The
dead are Patrick Cox, John Bsnahan and
Pitter. The one who escaped Is Domsnick
Casey. The four we're all young men EN-
ployed by Hobby e. Myrone. contractors.
They we're laying pipes for the Standard
Gas Company. When the accident occurred
the men were engaged in a trench seven feel
deep, In the work OF calking the pipes to
the heavy pipe which had already been
lowered therein.
Emperor William win personally reopen
the Reichstag and Landtag. The Emperor
has ordered that memorial services be held
Ia all universities, colleges and schools
throughout the empire on June 80. DIR.
Lsuthold has been appointed chief physi-
clan to the Emperor. Dr. Leuthold was
one of the late Emperor williams pbysi-
clans. IL is reported that Count Non zsd.
litg-Tritgschler ia not inclined TO accept the
Interior portfolio. The Count had an inter
view with the Emperor to-day. IL is stated
that the Emperor will declare his inten-
tion OF taking personal command OF the
autumR manmuvres
The viii OF the late T. Harrison Garrett
was admitted TO probate on Tuesday. It is
dated November, 1884 aud there are two
codicils dated January l2 1887. and April
23, lesS, respectively. Ia the second codi-
Gil the appointment of testator'a brother,
Robert Garrett, as sole exs cutter and tfus.
tee. is revoked, because OF the likelihood OF
bis continued absence broao, and Mrs. I.
Harrison Garrett, Charles II. Meyer and
Charles Mite are appointed executors and
trustees in bis stead. Tire win directs that
the clear sum OF 600 per annum be paid
70 Mrs. Garrett during her widowhood, and
that she be gwen the use Of the city and
country residences belonging TO the estate.
The entire estate Is TO be divided into equal
shares among the three sons OF the deceased
under certain conditions.
Early yesterday morning Mrs. Josephine
Marck, living in tenement house In Syc-
amore st., Allegheny City, Pa, admins
tered strychnine to her three children, Mary,
Helena, and Ellen, aged. z. 3 and years,
and then swallowed a large dose Of the
poison herself. In less than three hours
Mary, Helena and the mother were dead,
aud little Ellen was Ia the throes OF CON
vulslons, with no hopes of her recovery
Her motive for the deed is not known, but
it is supposed 20 have been anger. because
her husband had ordered boarder from
the house, whom be suspected Of criminal
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almost crazsd with grief. and goes about
the room half dAxsd. He is a quiet, hard
working German, end has always borne a
good reputation. Mrs. Marck was 90 years
old, and had been married eight years.