Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-01
LATE NEWS In BRIEF.

| Three Young ladies of Morela, Mex, who
| lost fortune at the gaming table, have Just
committed suicide.
| Ernest Echols, of Wheeling, IS years of
| age has been arrested charged with stealing
| $3.50 from Stone Thomas, his employers.
| Spontaneous combustion is supposed to
have caused the destruc ion of Mrs. A. .. John
| sons barn, near Youngstown Pa. Loss, SS,OOO.
The subscriptions to the fund to meet the
expenses of Mr.. parnell in his defense before
| the Parnell Commission have closed. The total
amount subscribed is Ell 600
A newsboy and butcher fought a duel in
the San Lazaro ward, in the City of Mexico,
Sunday with knives. The butcher was disem-
boweled and left on the field dead.
Conrad Goedecke, the United States Con-
sular Agent at Koenigsberg, Eastern Prussia
has been condemned to four months in prison
and to pay 500 for usury and fraud.
William Walters, who claims to belong in
Kansas City, was arrested in Boston Saturday
night on the charge of obtaining 10000 cigars
from various firms in that city on forged or
ders.
The floods have been very destructive to
crops in Mexico. and great suffering is likely
to result. The National railroad is SO badly
washed that no trains will be run tor several
days
Timothy Sheehan, a bricklayer of Eliza
bethport n. j., and passenger on the steam
ship SeTvla, committed suicide by jumping
overheard on the third day after the ship left
Queenstown.
Seth. Twombley, the engineer who had
charge of the fast freight train that wrecked
the passenger train on the Rock Island road
near Chicago Tuesday night, has been Off
cially placed under arrest.
1t was learned yesterday that A. W. Bar
rett, of Owego, n. V, cattle dealer, was
robbed of S3.667 in cash and 81, $50 in checks
while riding in a Delaware. Lackaw ma and
Western sleeping car last Friday night.
James Brown. alias ]. D. Hunt, the young
man who stole Mrs. James Brown Potter's
jewelry from the Arlington Hotel, Washing
ton, last winter. escaped from Jail Sunday
night accompanied by Iemuel Sewell, one of
the negroes who is under sentence for robbing
the house Of Lieutenant Tyler.
William Kruger, employed to paint
tank in Milwaukee tannery, descended into it
to paint the inside. He was overcome by the
oder of paraffine paint which he was using
and died before he could be taken out. An
other painter named Emil Lohde was also
overcome, but may recover.
Leopold Neuland, an old Austrian peddIer.
committed suicide yesterday at the home of
his daughter, in New York City, by taking a
dose of Rough on Rats" Hiram r. Patter-
son, clerk, also of New York, shot himself
in the head shortly before IL o'clock yesterday
morning and died instantly; no cause is as
signed.
Indians from all the Northeast are congre-
eating on Red River Reservation, at Odonah,
Wis, to attend the annual medicine dance
which is held in different places every year.
There are over 500 redskins on the Ooonah
Reservation at present, and more are con-
stantly arriving. The pow-wow will continue
several days
v-Charles Wagner, prominent citizen of
Mater1ord Ia, has disappeared. Two weeks
ago he sold out his interests in a manufact ur-
ing plant and, taking the receipts, abandoned
ms interests in large general merchandise es-
taDllshment and left for parts unknown. His
family fear that he has been foully dealt with.
Many persons believe him insane.
The steamer City of Kingston. one of the
handsomest boats on the Hudson, has been
sold to the Oregon Steam Navigation Com
pany, OF Portland, Ore, and will at once be
taken TO that place via Cape Horn and the
Straits OF Magellan. The price paid was SI35-
OOu Ihe same company is looking for other
boats along the Hudson. The Kingston will
make her last trip tonight
"A barn belonging to Mrs. willetts situated
near New Cumberland, Pa was DESTROYED to-
gether with its contents yesterday There was
IN the barn an unknown tramp six head of
horses, 10 head of cattle, farming implements,
crops, etc., which were all burned 1t is sun
posed that the tramp had matches in his pos
ession and set the barn on fire and could not
escape. The loss is 5000; insured.
The case of Mary Cannon who was fright.
fully injured and disigured in the Mud River
disaster year ago, has been amicably ad-
justed by the Lehigh Valley Railroad Com
pany. A few weeks ago she refused an offer of
$50 900, and it is believed that she has received
more than this. Her suit was for ST5. 600 It is
estimated that arrangements for the amieabIe
settlement of several other claims ranging
from $50 900 TO 500 600 each, are well under way
and that all will be finally adjusted without |
suit at court
The rare ceremony of divorcing a woman |
from her dead husband, according to the old |
requirements of the Mosaic law took place at |
the b Nai Jakoo synagogue in Louisville Sun |
day. The woman was Mrs. ]. Levin, whose |
husband, peddler, was killed on the 9th of |
last June by two tramps. She had no children |
and the old law is that in such case the dead |
mans eldest brother is to marry the woman.
Mrs. Levin did not desire to marry Israel |
Moses Levin. her husbands brother. nor did /
he desire to marry her. She had therefore to
ne divorced