Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-16
LATE NEWS In BRIEF.

The New York Republican State Committee
has decided to hold the State Convention in
Saratoga on September Is
John McDonough, aged 60, a Union veteran
land, has applied for admission to some
soldiers home In this country. Much cores
pondence has passed between Consul Under
wood and ne o. officials at New York; McDonough
the Fifth. He has honora Bile discharges but
neglected to take out citizens papers Gen
Martin 7. Malone, Secretary of the National
Soldiers Home, has written 90 him telling Nc.
Donough to come on at once
"A 6year-old daughter, of Jacob Mann, a
hotel keeper of Aicksville, L. l., died under pc
crliar circumstances. The child complained
to her father that she had slight cold and he
told her to 60 to her mother and she would
give her some medicine. Instead of going to
her mother the child went to closet and took
q long draught of whisky from a demijohn.
Soon after she fell asleep ana never awoke
again. Two physicians were called in but thew
could not revive her. An autopsy showed that
the whisky had killed her.
The storm which passed over the Missouri
valley Monday night was the most disastrous
persons. it is said, were killed by.lightning and
the damage in animals killed and ruined crops
will run up over $5000O0. This, of course in
ts elndes a1,; the damage done to railroads Among
Courtland, Neb:: George Warner and George
Richardson, of Dawson, Neb.; E. Winkier. of
Winthrop, No; II. 81. Unter, Of Hamlin, Kan,
and Fred Case, Of Oiathe, Kan. Reports from
other towns state that there were fatalities, but
as yet NO particulars have been received.
"A marriage that took place at Eatontown,
n. j., few days ago, results in odd relation
ships indeed. The bride was Miss Ella Clayton
and the groom was Albert Phillips. The bride
Is not quite IA years old, while the groom is Sc
years: A few years ago Cyrenius Clayton, the
bride s father, who was widower. married one
of Mr. Phillips daughters By Mr.. Clayton's
daughters marriage to his wife's father Ella
Clayton becomes her fathers step.mother-in-
law. Mr. Phillips daughter, who married Mr..
Mr.. Phillips is Mr.. Clayton's father-in-law and
Mr.. Clayton is Mr.. Phillips father-in-law
Each of the wives is the others stepmother
Each man is his daughters step-son. and each
woman becomes the granddaughter of herself |
and also her own grandmother.
Mrs. r. II. Bryan, of Milwaukee, a small
md delicatelooking woman, thought she |
heard noise in her bedroom. She made an |
and found the window had been |
open, and on n1ooking out she saw a young man |
N the yard. He asked her for Mr.. johnson, |
Ind, on being told he did not live there, start
ID up the alley to the street. The lady's sus-
,icions being aroused she looked in the bureau, /
Ind missed her gold watch. Seizing her hus-
bands revolver from the drawer, she followed |
md overlook the thief. getting the drop on
he pistol he surrendered. and stood with his
lands up until q neighbor came Telling the |
nan to hold the thief, she started off to find a
'oiceman. one was no sooner around the |
'crner than the thief hit the neighbor and ran,
making good his escape.
The Commissioner Of Internal Revenue has
ssued circular prohibiting the refilling at
listilleries Of casks or packages previously |
lsed at the same distillery. 1t is as follows: |
1t is the practice of many distillers to use and
euse, constantly. the same packages for CON
eying spirits from distillefies to rectifying
ouses. Such reuse has been permitted for the
eason that it is alleged that tits saving to
lstlllers In cooperage, but from q full inyesti- |
alton of this practice 1t Is found to result IN
reat loss Of revenue to tie Government by
eason OF the tax on . part Of the contents
sed and the loss increased with each reuse. II
ne tax thus evaded were only that on the
ractional part OF proof gallon which each
ackage contained. less than fifty-hundredths,
hen tins ofdce might not deem 1t an abuse to
Q prohibited under the law: but the loss from
nie source u small compared with that re-
ulttng from other causes,