Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-30
LATE NEWS In BRIEF.

Harry Spiesz convicted at Buffalo of man
slaughter for the killing Of Ruby Nelson, was
yesterday morning sentenced to IL years in
prisonment
An order has been issued by the Canadian
Department of Railways and Canals that until
the close of navigation the St Lawrence canals
are to be opened Sundays
Upon receipt of information that Merc1e
would not furnish the bronze horse and rloer
for the Lee Monument at Richmond. va, untl
the latter part of January, the Lee Monument
Board has postponed the unveiling until May
1890.
AT Denver Mrs. ]. Ellis. of South Mime
apolis was out driving last evening, the team
ran way and collided with cable car. she
was thrown over the car, landing on her neao
on the other side. Her skull was fractured and
she will die.
Acting Secretary Batcheller has decided
that Chinese laundrymen are laborers Wltnln
the meaning of the Chinese restrictive act ana
are therefore prohibited from Landing IN tne
United States no matter whether they nave
been here before or not.
Il B. Hall and his sister Sarah, both promi-
nent society people of Princess Anne county,
cendiarism in burning Coke Miles ware
houses at Fairmount, Somerset county, amontn
ago. Sentence was deferred.
-Messrs. Robitaille, Banner e. Besnier, pro-
prietors of one of the largest drygoods and re-
tail houses in Quebec made an assignment yes
terday. Their liabilities are $4,000 Ohide
Bouchard. another drygoods dealer. has also
made an assignment His liabilities are 81, ,OO0
of the SO 900, 600 to be placed at Jay Gould's
disposal for rebuilding the Manhattan Ele-
waited Railway, one-half will be used IN
hQuidating claims for damages. extending
depot platforms building heavier engines and
adding to the present equipment of passenger
cars.
1t is stated that representations have been
made by the imperial authorities to the Cana
dian Government to modify the Chinese act, In
view of the possibility of its creating compllca-
tions which might lead TO the injury of British
trade with China. British Columbia is urging
q reduction of the tax on Cinnamon.
The United States store ship Monongahela,
which has arrived from Samoa, brought the re-
mains of Captain G. NJ. Schounmaker, of the
United States man-of-war Vandalia, who was
drowned in the great storm Of March 10. she
also brought the guns and carriages of the
men-of-war Vandalia and Trenton, which were
wrecked at the same time.
The edefendantsin:the Connor- Marshall case.
charged with consplring to rob the Rio Grande
express train in April last near Gunnison, Col,
have been convicted. There were i've counts
in the Indictment, and the jury found them
guilty on all the counts. One of the defend
ants, Connor, was at one time First Lieutenant
of the Denver police force.
The State bank of Lock Haven entered.a a
judgment note yesterday against the lumber
firm of Wainwright & Bryant, of Philadelphia,
for SlA, 759 26 Ii was on transcript from the
other judgment notes entered. also for small
amounts, and others are now pending and will
be entered up in few days.
The schooner Mary l. Varney, of Bath, Me-,
Captain Weeks, went ashore on the Salvages
at $3.50 o'clock yesterday morning, and will
probably be a total loss. The crew were saved
with difficulty after an hours dangerous ex-
perience by volunteer crew who managed the
Humane Society's ifeboats. The vessel is high
on the rocks, with tremendous seas breaking
over her.
The temperance war has again broken out
at Kilbuck o. The prohibition ordinance has
been declared illegal by the Mayor, and two
whole village was shaken up by the explosion
of a dynamite bomb, which had been placed
under the front part of Charles Payman's sa-
loon, and which tore away part OF the front.
A young man sleeping upstairs narrowly es-
capped.
-Chickasaw county, Ia, is almost in arms
over the McKeuna-Doud affair." on Saturday,
and although the lynching of the latter has
been strongly talked of, it is not possible that
he can recover from his pistol wound and he
will probably be left to die a natural death.
The Coroner's jury will not reach verdict be-
fore Thursday. Dennis F1erney, who shot
toned guards at Doud's house TO prevent him
from being lynched.
The autumn term of the United States
Court of the Eastern district of Arkansas. COM
menced yesterday. The charge of Judge Cald-
well to the grand jury touched briefly upon
election troubles in this State the only election
case which that body has before it being that of
Charles G. Reid and James Lucas, who at the
last term were convicted of interfering with an
election Judge at Plummerville in November
last when John NJ Clayton and c. r. Brecken-
ridge were Congressional candidates. The at |
torneys of Reed and Lucas had the Indictment |
under which they were tried Quashed, and they |
were released |
The Chicago, Milwaukee and St Faul east |
bound express collided with a west-bound |
freight train near Council Bluffs. La. The en-
gInes telescoped and the express, baggage and |
smoking cars were burned. James Pullen the |
engineer of the passenger, was killed, and an |
Italian named Ansol elliott was burned in the |
wreck. James Opey travelling engineer of the |
Milwaukee road; s. F. Stewart, express mes |
senger: James Ryan and GrennIo Coschgnano |
were slightly injured. The engineer and fire. |
man on the freight and the fireman on the pas |
senger jumped before the trains came together |
and escaped with a few bruises.