Evening journal., 1889-08-13
r-e NEWS IN BRIEF.
Fresh Tips from the Wire CAREFUL.
Culled.

AhtIt N-tin 10 ht lilit ANubl hul hhAt
Amasa Brown, Of the firm of Brown, Steese
g. Clark, Of Boston, is in Canada.
Frank H. Truesdell has been arrested in
Wilkesbarre on charges of theft and swim
ding in Binghamton and Deposit, ~ Y.
Steps are being taken for the organization
Of the Bessemer and Merchants Steel asso-
Citations in Pittsburg, and prices are likely 70
be advanced.
About 5000 women voted In Kansas at the
recent school elections. Many ladies We're
elected TO office.
Capt w. j. Merritt, Of Norwalk, Conn, a
well known sound captain, is dead.
The principals in the williamson Calhoun
duel, which occurred near Atlanta, Ca, will
be prosecuted
Fred H. Scharf, the abeconding carriage
dealer Of Rockville, Conn, has been. arrested
in Montreal for forgery The First National
bank Of Rockville, has a number Of notes
with Endorsements said to have been forged
by Scharf, and Cashier Kite and Deputy
Sheriff Dickinson traced the fugitive to Mon
treal and secured his arrest
Hartford has engaged Joe Gerhardt and
Catcher Moore, late OF Wilkesbarre and Eas-
ton.
Fire at Baskemolle, Sweden, consumed
forty-six houses
A notice has been posted at the Columbia
and Susquehanna rolling mills at Lancaster,
Pa, announcing that after Aug. 10 they
would pay puddlers 81. % per ton instead OF
S3.S5, as heretofore announced.
Henry N. Smiths seat in the New York
Cotton Exchange has been sold for dues s.
H. Phelan, of Atlanta, Ca, member of
the exchange, was the purchaser for s695.
Mrs. Margaret Wallace, who was severely
burned at Philadelphia by the explosion Of q
lamp thrown at her by her husband, died
/ from her injuries Wallace has been arrest
ed. He claims that he dropped the lamp
while drunk.
Chevaller Louis Contencin, president of
the Italian chamber Of commerce, New York,
has received from King Humbert the cross
of the Italian Legion Of Honor.
The Edinburgh publishers Of the Encyclo-
/ pedia Britannica, together with Professor
| Francis A. Walker and Charles Scrihner's
| Sons, of New York. have begun suit against
the Henry g. Allen Company Of New York
to restrain the latter from continuing Il
| publish a cheap American reprint of the
Encyclopedia, upon the ground that an arti
Gle written by Professor Walker, and Ger
tain maps owned by the Seribners, enter
into the make up of the reprint and that th'
copyright law is thus violated by the Allei
Company.
Keyes p. Cool, one Of the oldest busines
men of Glens Falls, n ". and pensione
OF the war Of 1872, is dead. He was "a year
Of age. He was born at Nergennes, VI
He engaged in the manufacture 81 lime, an
was the pioneer Of that industry in northern
New York
A cablegram from London states tina
Frank Slayin. the Australian heavyweight
champion, has deposited 5000 forfeit with
challenge to Sullivan 10 fight under Londoi
prize ring rules for S5,OOO and the champion
ship of the world.
Postmaster Fleckenstein, Of Rochester, de
nies that he is a candidate for secretary O
state on the Democratic ticket.
j. a. MarshalIs residence, store and ware
house at Kieier o., were destroyed by fire
together with their contents including On
United States mail and township record.
Loss, $500.
The body Of the woman killed by a trai
near Greenwood cemetery, Brooklyn, ha
been identified as that Of Mrs. George Thomr
son, Of No. 4O2 West Thirty second street
New York
The comptroller of the currency has author
lied the First National bank of Ainswortf
Neb., 20 begin business with capital of $50
90, and the State National bank of Frank
fort, KY, with a capital Of $l50lOO0.
Breadstuffs exported from the United Stat
during July past were valued at -, sO6,gA
against 1904, 452 during July, 1888.
J. L. & j. W. Mitchell, piano and orga
dealers, Of Buffalo, have assigned 10 jam,
c. Fullerton.
At Tunkhannock, Pa, William Rott. q
Evans Falls, was struck on the head with
monkey wrench by Jesse Phelps and instant
ly killed.
Charles Adams, Pole, has been arreste
at Pottsville, Pa, on the charge Of murde
ing Patrick Laiferty ON Nov. "A last, A,
ans was given away by a companion.
The yearly peace convention at Mysti
Conn, viii be held Aug. q, % and 80.
A cablegram announces the death at He
renhart, Germany, Of Bishop Anadeo.
Reinke, Of New York.
2 Thirty-five members of the Salvation Arm
were arrested at st. Paul, Sunday while holi
! ing a meeting on the street, for being Il
noisy.
Z Miss Bender Of Chicago was killed an
William Graf, of Wharton, his, was ser
ously injured at Wharton, their buggy bein
struck by railroad train.
Wright, the murderer Of Deputy Sheriff
Marshall and Thurber, was broughtto Iranl
fort, Mich, but was removed to Manistee +,
fear of iynching.
William Jennings, boy years old, vi
, instantly killed by being crushed betwcc
! cars in the yard Of the Delaware and Lack
wanna railroad at the foot Of Sixteeni
street, Jersey City.
An attempt was made by some fiend
. cremate the Allen family, living in Monrg
county, W. Va. Allen his wife and iol
children awoke to find the house ablaz
They were al injured in jumping from q
windows
Allen Wished 20 Plead Guilty.
New YoRK, Aug. l3-The grand jury h
presented to the court Of general sessions ty
indictments against Eben $. Allen, of Ne