Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-24
LATE NEWS In BRIEF.

Jay Gould was yesterday elected President
of the Texas Pacific Railroad, in place of John
c. Brown, resigned.
The steamer Dresden arrived at Baltimore
yesterday from Hamburg, with 1000 immi-
grants, the largest number every brought into
that port at one time.
The body of Don Sebastian Lerdo De
Tejada, ex-President of Mexico, who died in
New York on Sunday last, will be taken on
Friday to his native land for interment.
Fire Monday night at Prescott, Ont. de-
stroyed McGrary's bakery and premises, occu-
pied by family named Gainsford. Miss
Gainsford perished in the flames. Loss, S13, ,00l.
-Ex-President Cleveland has written letter
to the Manhattan Club, of New York City, in
reply to its action in electing him life mem
one of its regular members. He says he wishes
to run his chances OF an election as member of
the club and to pay dues the same as anybody
else.
Captain Miller, of the steamer Caroline
Miller, which arrived yesterday morning at
New York from Cape Haytien, reports that the
forces of Legtime burned and DESTROYED the
town of Petite Revere on the 7th inst. En-
signs Pigott and Peckham, of the United States
steamer Galena, and Brown, of the Ossipee,
were passengers on the Caroline Miller.
1t is believed by those who are conversant
with Baltimore and Ohio Railroad affairs that
]. T. Odell, late of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad, will soon succeed Captain W. w.
L
and Ohio lines West of the Ohio river. the lat
ter resuming his position as Superintendent of
the Cincinnati, Washington and Baltimore
Railroad.
Forest fires are doing great damage in
Marathon county, Wisconsin. Two large barns
and outbuildings belonging to William Schwaff
were burned. together with their contents
Loss estimated at 5000; partly insured. At
Shields mill fire started in a sawdust pile and
for the last "a hours it has required the active
work of the mill crew and all others in that
vicinity to save the mill and lumber. Fires are
raging in different parts of the county and
everything is as dry as tinder.
"A reduction of so per cent in freight rates
between New York and Mexico has been made
by the railroads taking freight from New York
and rates are now 65 cents per 100 pounds
against 81 30 before the reduction. This break
is caused by the action of the Ward li1e of
steamships, which is now taking freight as low
as 10 cents per 100 pounds. The Ward line has
been working under an arrangement with the
New York and Texas Traffic Association, but
was obliged to make concessions on account of
the active competition of the Lopez Steamship
Line which has heavy subsidy from the Mex
ican Government.
in Difference to the wishes of the Canadian
Ministerial Association, which some time ago
started provincial agitation for the reduc-
ton of Sunday traffic, Superintendent Moor
ford has issued an order to the effect that in
future Sunday freight traffic on the Michigan
Central Railway through Canada will be dis
continued. No freight trains will be run over
the road between Buffalo and Detroit from 6
P. NJ. Saturday until A. M Monday, with the
exception of stock and perlshable freight, and
any train leaving a terminal point and in
transit at P. NJ. Saturday will be switched off
at the first terminal point reached. The order
goes into effect at once.
"A guard has been placed. over the con-
demned Bald Knobbers Yesterday Dave
Walker intimated very plainly that Sheriff
johnson would not have an opportunity to tie
the halter around his neck, if the Governor