Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-11
LATE NEWS In BRIEF.

! AT Piper City. ILL.,, Mrs. N. Premanan and
her I2-year-old daughter were killed by light
| ming as they were coming to town during a
| storm. A 7-months-old babe in the mothers
| arms was not injured.
NORTH River, Beede House, Schroon Lake,
keene Valley, North Creek and Chestertown,
n. u report having felt heavy earthquake
ltants were badly frightened.
The Women's Home Missionary Society," of
Cincinnati, has issued circular, appealing for
contributions for the purpose of founding a
training school for missionaries or an Industrial
scnool TO bear the name of Mrs. Lucy Webb
Hayes
The Penn Iron Works, of Lancaster, posted
notice yesterday of the resumption of opera
uons on August l9 at SS S5 per ton for pud-
dlers. Five months ago $50 men went on strike
when the wages were reduced to SO so per ton,
and since that time the mill has been idle.
1T is learned that the damage to the steel
cruiser Boston, by her mishap in Newport
harbor, is more serious than was at first sup
posed. In addition to the great hole knocked
IN her plates some of the frames have been
bent and will probably have to be taken out
and large numbers of rivets are started up.
Samuel X. Rouan. a Chicago merchant, 20
years old, was ''bunkoed" ont of $3.50 at New
! ork in the usual manner. After being hustled
INTO the street, a young man, representing him
self as a reporter, led the victim around SO
many streets that he could not tell where the
robbery was committed. Rouan had just re-
have yet been made.
Henry c. Minor, who was recently nomi-
mated for Congress by the Republicans of the
Third Louisiana district telegraphed President
Harrison on Wednesday as follows: WAR
moths appointment as Collector of the Port
must be withdrawn, or will withdraw from
the canvass for Congress. Warmoth's appoint
ment would defeat me-" Mr.. Minor also stated
tion unless the Federal patronage was placed
at his disposal.
The suit of the Philadelphia and Reading
Railroad Company against the Adams Express
Company for the recovery of $S4, 372 AZ, has been
discontinued by the counsel for che Reading
Company. The action grew out of the con-
tract for the carrying of express matter which
formerly existed between the companies, and
which was terminated last February when the
United States Express Company began sending
its matter over the Readings lines. 1t is
thought that the dispute has been adjusted to
the satisfaction of all parties.
AT Hammond, Ind, yesterday. the packing
house of George A. Hammond & Co was de-
stroyed by fire. The blaze was caused by the
careless striking of match near barrel of
benzine in the oil house. Within two hours
of the new killing department., was burned to
the ground. The killing and dressing depart
ments, consisting of two large two-story build
ings, were saved by the united efforts OF the
Hammond and Chicago fire departments. The
fire throws some 700 men out of employment.
The loss is S300,OOO.
The farm house of John Mcleod at Dead
wood. OAK, burned Thursday plight, and Nc
Leod perished in the flames The only person
present was John Woods a young man en-
ployed on the ranch. Mrs. Mcleod and the
children were away a visit. Suspicious of
foul play were entertained by the neighbors,
who caused the arrest of Woods and Mrs
Mcleod. Mcleod, who was well-to-do
rancher, had, since his marriage, been prevailed
upon to deed all his property to his wife. If an
inquest should strongly point to Woods guilt
he is likely to be lynched
AT Chicago. yesterday morning about 8
O'Clock, hack driver named Napoleon Perrin
was fatally shot by an unknown man. Perrin
took two men to a resort on Third avenue and
sat down in the parlor to wait for them. While
there two men entered the room, and, going up
to Perrin, said that they had it in for him.
two shots. one entering Perrin's head. The
two men then made their escape. Perrin was
removed to the County Hospital unconscious.
and the physician said that the wound in the
head would prove fatal
"A collision occurred near Forest Lawn.
n. Y. on the Rome, Watertown and Ogdeps.
burg Railroad, about o'clock YESTERDAY morn.
ing. The night express bound west for Niagara
Falls, ran into the Rochester train, which was
backing down, telescoping four cars of the
train. killing one person and badly injuring
nine others. The engineer and fireman of the
Rochester train jumped. and were badly
injured The baggage and first passenger cars
were completely demolished, and all the
injured passengers were in that car. The |
wounded were taken to Rochester. The only |
person killed outright was Miss Emma Perrin. |
aged q, of ST. Johns, Mich.