Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-07
LATE NEWS In BRIEF.

The President has granted pafdons In the
cases Of John w. Barkley and Ora Staley, each
OF whom was convicted of passing counterfeit
coin, the former in Georgia and the latter In
Indiana.
Stephen g. Sharp. Democratic candidate
for Treasurer of Kentucky. has been re-eiecreo
by between $1,000 and 10000 majority, Tne
Democrats gain eight and possibly more seats
In the Legislature.
AT 10 o'clock yesterday . small tornado
passed over Kansas City from northwest to
Southwest tearing down chimneys ana OUT.
buildings As it want on it appeared 70 gamer
a heavy electrical storm Of rain. which fell in
torrents for about half an hour, oeiugins 'no
streets and ssoppingtrafhc.
The Salt Lake City Gentsles are greauy
elated over the result OF the recent eiecuon .,.,
The vote gave them o majority Of Al In the city
which, it is claimed. insures q Gentle city gov.
ernment next February. Six Gentiies were
elected to the House OF Representatives and
two to the Council giving them out Oh %
members.
AT Princeton, XIV, John Hutchins shot and
fatally wounded two brothers, George and
Albert Lewis. One of Hutchins, stray shots
struck Frank Dunn. inficting fatal wound;
prominence. The shooting was the result OF an
old grudge which existed between Hutchins
aud the Lewis brothers for some time Inc
murderer was placed under arrest.
Mary E. Rooney. aged 12 Of Weymouth
Mass, has died of hydrophobia. On June 10
she was bitten in the wrist by dog. The
wound was cauterized l5 minutes later. On
August the girl was frightened by = large aSg
house barking like dog. This lasted only
few minutes but on August she began froth-
ing at the mouth, and from that time grew
rapidly worse until the time of her death.
The young woman arrested by order Of the
Austrian Government recently, in connection
with the 100000 lottery swindle. has made Q
full confession of her share in the business, and
it turns out that her little son" wnom sne
persuaded the lottery officials to employ IN
drawing the numbers. is girl OF Il This girl
had the winning numbers in her hand which she
pretended to draw from the glass urn, and did
her share of the work SO expertly that no one
among the large audience present suspected 1t.
Henry Shoemaker, VIM. Van Adken, Hubley
Volheim and John Doe made daring escape
from the county jail yesterday At La Porte.
Ind. by tunneling through the rear wall They
were confined on the upper foor and lowered
themselves to the ground with rope made
from their blankets. which was strengthened
by twine taken from hammock that the
sheriff had provided for their comfort. Their
escape was discovered shortly after its occur.
renee and the two first named were recaptured
in piece of woods few miles from the city.
surrounded the strip where they are supposed
to be. and their capture is only question OF
time,
After several days sickness the young
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. f. M. Boshiher, of
Elknart luu.. WAS given up W tuc puyeiCAouo
as dead, her heart and pulse beats being tmper-
ceptible, while her eyes were glazed, her under
jaw dropped, and the death rattle was in her
throat Her father went to La Grange, 35
miles distant, had grave dug, and made the
necessary arrangements for the funeral. He
came back to be astonished upon approaching
his home to learn that his daughter, several
hours after his departure, and while lying In
her shroud, had returned to life and was rap
idly improving The case puzzles the com
munity, but the joy of the parents over the
restoration of their daughter 10 unbounded.
The steamship City of Pekin brings tidlngs
of an attempt at cannibalism OF Pao Shan
HEN, near Shanghai. The proprietor OF pub
lie bath there became possessed of the notion
that to eat a child would cure him of an illness
from which he was suffering. From an old
woman he bought q child which he induced o
coolie to kill. The body was discovered by the
authorities in a large jar ready for cooking.
All the persons connected with the crime have
been arrested. The Viceroy of Fudien and
Chekiang has issued proclamation againetth
drowning Of female children, which has been
common of late. He notifies families that
hereafter the penalty provided by law will be
strictly enforced. The penalty is 90 blows Of
the bamboo and one years banishment
OVER Is 900 physicians indorse Platt's Chic
rides as the proper household dislnfectant.