Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-17
LATE NEWS In BRIEF.

"A young Hungarian woman with two chill
dren u being cared for by the Castle Garden
authorities at New YORK. She has learned
that her husband, who sent her money to come
to this country, was lost In the Johnstowu
calamity. Her grief on hearing Of his death
was terrible.
William Trainor. the young man who en-
tered Broker Leibs' office at s6 Broadway, New
York, few days ago, pointed pistol at Leibs,
demanded his money and fired bis pistol when
ne refused TO comply, was sentenced by Judge
Glidersieeye yesterday to 10 years and 9
months in State prison.
committed suicide yesterday morning in most
peculiar and determined manner. She placed
a washtub under the hydrant in her yard, put
her head in the tub and then turned on the
water, holding her head therein until she was
suhocated and drowned. For some time past
the woman has shown signs Of insanity,
. The three-masted schooner A. Vickey, with
cargo of q. 900 bushels of corn, bound from
chicago for Prescott, Ontario, struck shoal
ne near the Rock Island light house, opposite
Thousand Island Park, Thursday night, and
sank. The crew escaped in the boats. The
schooner is valued At 81 goo Tbs grain va;
was partially insured, the grain entirely.
The jewelry store Of William B. Store, of
Boston, was entered by burglars Thursday
night and robbed Of valuables amounting to
S8OOO. The burglars, who were evidently ex-
tanned diamonds and other precious stones,
watches and jewelry of all kinda From this
collection they took only the most expensive
articles, including "a. 900 worth of diamonds.
The gross earnings Of the Union Pacific
Railroad Company for June were $3.50 898; in
crease over the same month last year, $4l, III;
net earnings, 81 4&,224; increase, Sl96, ,S67. For
the six months to June 80: Gross earnings. S16,-
354,59S; decrease from the same period last
S50O.o67. Lines in which Union Pacific has
half interest show net deficit for the Union
Pacific for six months Of s57,7s6.
The Treasury Department has granted the
application of a New Orleans firm to have
consignment of percussion caps intended for
list of explosives so that they may be for
warded under bond in the ordinary manner.
This action has been taken upon report from
the Collector at New York that actual tests
show that these caps, used for sporting pur-
poses only are not explosive articles, and are
not therefore properly included in the list Of
explosives
The Mexican steamer Alexandra arrived at
San Francisco from Guaymas, Mexico, yester-
day, bringing word that in the early part Of
July fire broke out in the fifteen hundredth
level of the TrIumo mine, near the town Of the
same name. and ten men lost their lives.
time of the fire, and two unknown Americans,
formerly of San Francisco, volunteered to go
to their rescue, if possible. The shaft was full
so
TO be dead The fire lasted several days, and
finally burned itself out
1t is estimated by careful officials at G. A.
r. encampment headquarters that there will
be fully 10000 genuine old veterans in attend
ance at the encampment at Milwaukee and
there will be at least seven private citizens
or sighrseers for every old soldier that will be
here. This would bring crowd Of ESQ, 600 WIS.,
itors. But several observing calculators think
the average to each of the 10000 soldiers will
be about five outsiders. In which event there
furnished quarters. These estimates are based
on numerous averages taken by the officers
from requests for quarters daily received from
old soldiers for themselves and families or inn
mediate friends, and from people not con-
nected with the order. A general order issued
by Commander.in-Chief Warner, under date of
August Is, states that the business session of
the encampment will convene at the Westside
Turner Hall, August %. at l0A.M.