Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-13
LATE NEWS In BRIEF.

Stephen Russell and his son, while fishing
through the ice at Sandy creek, near Oswego,
N. Y, Friday, were drowned.
knight. Loomis & Co., publishers of Sun
day school books, New York City, made an
assignment Yesterday to John L. Jewett, with
out preferences.
The molding mill of Jacob Bassett, at No.
So Middleton street. Brooklyn. was DESTROYED
by fire yesterday morning. The loss will be
about $50, ,OOO largely insured.
"A memorial to Congress, praying for the
opening of the Sioux reservation, has passed
both Houses of the Dakota Legislature, and
will be forwarded to Congress. h,
The Secretary of the Treasury yesterday
afternoon accepted the following bonds: 41Is.
registered. S50O0O, at 1851; AS, coupons. 5000,
at 1881; 4 per cent registered, $4,000, at 1274.
AS Mr.. Walker Blaine was alighting from
a cab at the Hotel Normandie Washington,
Friday night, he fell and broke both bones of
his right leg about three inches above the
ankle. Drs. Lincoln and Magruder were imme-
d1ately called and set the leg and put it in a
plaster case.
The bunko men giving namesi of Henry
Rice and Charles Watson, arrested II Detroit
December 8, for attempting to work the bunko
game there, have been identified through pho
tographs by Farmer Williams, of Taunton,
Mass, as being two of the gang who recently
feeced him out of $780,
Attorney Walker, on behalf of Police Cap
yesterday and asked for capias for the arrest
of j. ]. West. publisher of the Chicago Times
Judge Shepard declined to issue the capias.
This action on the part of Setback grows out
of the fight which the Times is making against
him and Inspector Bonfield.
General Manager Towne, of the Southern
Pacific Company, stated last evening that the
difficulty between the Brotherhood of Locomo-
the Southern Pacific road. had been adjusted
after conference with Chief Arthur and his
committee, and on terms satisfactory to the
company and the engineers.
While engaged in arresting disturber of
the peace at Kirkland, ILL.,, yesterday, the vii.
lage marshal was set upon by gang of roughs.
The marshal drew his revolver and fired three
shots, each one taking effect. One man was
shot through the lungs, receiving a probably
fatal wound; another was shot in the thigh,
while the third was wounded in the forehead.
Herman Schleibaun aged Ia, of Baltimore,
Friday found railroad signal torpedo, and in
his eagerness to hear report took the torpedo
into the cellar, and placing it upon chopping
block, struck it with a short-handled az. A
terrific explosion followed and the boy fell
dead to the ground. The metal case of the
torpedo had struck the boy in the throat, COM
pletely severing the windpipe.
An exodus of negroes from Lawrence
county, Ala, is reported. Last July Calvin
Moody, negro murderer, was lynched by col
ored men. The negroes now assert that they
have seen ghost at the house where the
Moody family formerly lived. Those who took
part in the lynching have left the place, and
the correspondent writes that if the exodus
continues Lawrence cousty will soon be with
out colored citizen.
The body of the Rev. W. L. Parker, rector
of Christ Episcopal Church, of Oswego, N. Y
who mysteriously disappeared November 80
(St. Andrews day. Immediately after holding
services at his church, was found on the lake
shore near Oswego yesterday morning. The
violent gale of Wednesday brought the body to
the surface. 1t is now certain that the un-
fortunate man, who constantly gave to the
needy more than he could afford, committed
suicide to escape his creditors