Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-09
LATE NEWS In BRIEF.

The Secretary of the Treasury yesterday
afternoon accepted $40, 800 bonds. AZ per cents
regular, at los.
-Ex-Governor Nelson c. Dewey, the first
Governor of Wisconsin, and an old-tlme Demo
cratic leader, was stricken with paralysis Mon
day and is dying, Governor Dewey ls 20 years
OF age.
The striking employees of the Ames Shovel
Works, of North Easton, Mass, have Deen
notified to vacate the corporation tenements Dy
March q. The strike is likely to anect otner
departments.
The funeral of Mary Louise Booth. late
editress of HdTpeT's BGzar, took place yester-
day in New York City, and was largely attend
ed by friends and acquaintance OF the de-
ceased. Rev. DR.. Eaton, of St Georges, con-
Quoted the service.
"A New York newspaper prints the follow
ing result of hasty canvass OF representative
New Workers yesterday, to ascertain tine Drift
of feeling as to who is the leader OF the Demo
cratic party: In doubt as to choice, 5z; for
Hill, 72; for Cleveland, "a; for Randall, 16; for
Whitney, II; total, 1S6.
The farmers near Still Pond, Kent county,
Maryland, are much alarmed at cattle dis
ease, cerebro-spinal meningitis, which has COM
menced in that locality. George W. harper
recently lost eight horses and mules When
the disease appears in a stable it is likely to
prove fatal to all cattle kept therein.
Frank c. Hollms & Co. yesterday obtained
from Judge Lawrence, in the New YORK Su-
DreIQe court, an aLLaclmenb against bn6 prop
erty in that State of the st. Louis and Chicago
Railway Company, in a suit brought to recover
SOS, ,983. This amount the plaintiff claims to be
s gRSn aud It
been paid but S5S.S8
The Bufford's Sons Lithographic Company,
of Boston, announced suspension of payment
yesterday, and meeting of directors has been
called to decide upon what action Is necessary
in the matter The suspension is due to slow
collections. The company has not failed, as has
been reported, and the plant would much more
than cover all Liabilities The works employed
l25 men, and has capital of Sl76,OOO The
liabilities are estimated at 100000.
The Denver express yesterday had on board
Mormon Elder Fry, of Salt Lake City, and l75
converts from the South. They occupied three
cars. Fry has been a missionary to the South
for three years. His converts were from the
backwoods of East Tennessee, Northern
Georgia and Alabama, and were for the most
part ignorant people. The elder is apparently
well educated, and says that he will give his
people new homes In the West.
Nashville road, between Morris station and In
dependence, Ky., six miles back Of Covington.
The car next to the caboose on local freight,
on its way to Cincinnati, broke an axle, throw.
wrecking both. Three men were buried in the
debris. One was Conductor Rogers, another
Brakeman Bell and another brakeman whose
name is unknown. All were seriously injured.
They were removed to Covington.
Mr. Dion Boucicault and Miss Louise Thorn
dyke were married Thursday afternoon in Mr..
Boucicault's home on Fifty-ifth street, near
Fifth avenue. The ceremony was performed
by Chief Justice McAdam and witnessed by
Mr.. Clark Bell. Miss Thorndyke was married
to Mr.. Boucicault in Sydney three and half
years ago. The divorce recently obtained in
England by Agnes Robertson rendered that
marriage void in the opinion of some people,
and Mr.. Boucicault determined to set the mat
ter right and protect his wife's interests to the
full extent Of the law.
The gold discoveries in Lower Cali
fornia have created intense excitement in
every town in the southern part OF the State.
The Santa Clara district, where the crowds are
rushing Is about l50 miles south of San Diego
and 40 miles west of Ensanada. All along the
line thousands are en- route to the scene Of the
excitement. At San Diego the streets are filed
with strangers outftting for the mines, and
with wagons and pack mules loaded with
miners outfits. An average of 800 men a day
have left for the mines for the last four days.
The best indication regarding the value of the
mines is that no one has returned except to
replenish grub stakes" The telegraphers
have also Joined the prospectors. Eight hun
dred men were camped at Tia Juana last night
waiting clearance from the Custom House
Ensanada is practically deserted by men. w.
c. Van Derm and c. Amendt, of San Diego
who were among the first at the mines, ar
rived at Ensanada last night. Both are en-
thusiastic. Fifteen good rich ledges have al
ready been discovered and promise perma-
nent camp.