Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-21
HARD woODs-JoBBINe PRIcEa.
LATE NEWS IN BRIEF.

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| The preliminary examination Of the two
women brought to Oswego, Ran. from Michi-
/ gan, supposed to be the notorious Benders.
ended last night. The Court found them guilty
as charged, and held them without bail until
the February term Of court.
| -Diphtheria is epidemic in a section of the
Twelfth ward, Chicago. Four families in one
block have lost IL little ones and numerous
deaths are reported in the rest Of the neighbor-
hood. The opinion is expressed by many that
the sewerage system In that district is faulty.
Over 800 members of the New York Union
Club have addressed to the Governing Com
| mittee protest against the recent black-ball-
ing OF President King. Of the Erie Railroad,
his application for membership be reconsid-
cred: The black-balling OF Mr.. King. it is said
| has been traced to q railroad man who had 4
personal grudge against him.
The mines composing what Is known as the
Barnum group. IN the Marquette district being
the Cambria Lucy and the Lille, have been
sold to @. E. Stewart g. R Daby and others Of
New York, for 4600.000. The mines were owned
By the estate Of the late Senator w. h. Bar
tiated by John Quincy Adams, Of Negaunee,
and Q. A. Avery, of New York.
The Prince de Chimay. the Belgian Minis
ter for Foreign Affairs, presided at the OPEN
ing session Of the Anfi-Slavery Congress at
Brussels yesterday. Baron de Lambermont
the Belgian Minister Of State was unanimousIy
appointed President of the Congress. Delegates
are present on behalf of the United States,
Germany, Austria-Hungary. Belgium, Den.
mark, Spain. the Congo Free State, France
Great Britain, Italy, the N etherIands Portugal
Russia. Norway and Sweden and Turkey.
Henry Hill. an aged planter near Gray
Court Laurens county, s. c., was fatally
stabbed Monday while endeaVorfng 70 quiet 4
number Of negroes who were fighting among
themselves on his farm, after having become
intoxicated by whisky obtained from an Illicit
still in the neighborhood. The negroes also set
laQ rVhr
sent to quell the disturbance. One OF the con-
stables Is fatally hurt. There is great excite
ment in the vicinity, and more trouble Is
feared.
Of being chloroformed and robbed near the
Catholic Cemetery. She says that on Monday
last on the highway two negroes set upon her,
knocked her down. chlorofOrmed her and stole
S6S she had concealed about her person. When
she came to she wandered about until morning
when she stopped st the house of gentleman
living far from the cemetery. He brought
her to the police station, where she told her
story. There is no clew to the identity Of her
assailants.
NOW that Holzhay, the lone highwayman, is
safe in prison, his captors are beginning to
fight for the reward offered for his capture.
The reward amounts to 81 100, Of which the
Wisconsin Central contributes 81, 900. the Mil
waukee. Lake Shore and Western 81, GO and the
town Of Belleyille. III, where Fleschbein lived.
but the Milwaukee and Northern, which offered
$500 and the PosEofice Department. which
offered 81 900. withdrew their offers shortly be-
fore Holzhay's capture. There are now i've
claimants for the money.
The commission appointed last June to re-
port on "the most desirable location. near the
Gulf Of Mexico, on the South Atlantic coast
for navy y@aTa @ and ory locks COCKS YESTERDAY rs @ made
animation lasted from March 13 till April &
Lieutenant Kennedy prepared the report, which
is a very voluminous one, and selects as the
R,oek lr.r-n ha uuf
tion at Algiers, La The site is opposite the
lower end Of New Orleans The dry dock VIII
cost $4,000 and the construction will take
three years.
is endeayoring to secure an independent en-
trance to Chicago by utilizing an ordinance
passed last spring granting franchise for an
elevated road between W9pasn avenue and
State street as far north as Van Buren street,
close 10 the business heart Of the city. The
Baltimore and Ohio at present secures entrance
over the tracks Of the Illinois Central, but has
been notified to find other facilities. The mat
ter is in the courts and SO far the case has
gone against the Baltimore and Ohio. so that
the prospects are that 1t will have to yaeate iEs
present quarters.
The Board of Pardons, after hearing the ar
guments yesterday afternoon, took action as
follows: Pardons recommended-Elmer Bush,
Northampton, larceny and horse stealing;
orderly house PardOns refused-Ann Thomas,
Lackawanna, keeping disorderly house.
Cases c0ntinued-AndreW Moyer.-DauDhin, !
larceny: w. a SEWERS, Jefferson. malpractice. |
The applications for the pardons Of Christian |
Burkharf, Allegheny murder in the second de-
gree, and Thomas Hart Lackawanna. burglary. /
were withdrawn by counsel and the papers viii |
be presented in different forms.
The bark Beachdsle, 200 tons, from Liver !
pool for New York, yesterday went |
ashore on Long Beach, about mile |
east of where the steamer Vertu- !
m1nous grounded, about 6 o'clock last night. |
1t was raining hard and heavy sea was run
ming. Captain Rhodes. Of she Point Lookout
station, saw the vessel running TO
ward the shore and sent up warning sigma, but Il
it was not needed, the vessel holding her course 4
and running ashore head on. She now lies
high and dry The crew of u was safely taken /
OF. with the exception OF the Captain. who was
drunk and refused 70 go ashore. The mate
says the Captain saw the signal from the shore
but was so drunk fhat he gave orders to run
her right ahead
IAN attempt was made near Marietta L T.,
Monday niehf, to rob the Kansas City mail and
axpres5. Two masked men we're discovered