Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-24
LATE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Though Emn Pasha is recovering from the
effects of the Bagomoyo accident, the doctors
pronounce his removal unsafe at present.
Yesterdays bond offerings were as follows:
Coupon As 5000; registered 4ss sl51OOO at q.
Coupon 45<s 5000 at 045k. All the offers
were accepted.
Judge Daniels, Of Buffalo, yesterday morn
ing sentenced Roe L. Hendrick to one years
imprisonment for attempted blackman on
Judge Lewis family
w. j. Roche, of Troy, N. Y, who was re-
ported to have drafted the Cronin report, pub
lished Saturday, says he never saw or heard Of
the document before.
Services in memory of the late millionaire,
John Crerar, were held in Central Hall, Chica-
90, yesterday. Over 2 900 people were present,
and Mayor Cregier occupied the chair.
The cotton compress at Ft. Worth, Texas.
With n ten carloads Of cotton on track and some
1000 bales on platform, were burned early Sun
day morning. The loss is about S150, 600
"A report has reached San Francisco of an
accident in mine at San Andreas CalaVeras
county, by which l6 men were killed and about
30 injured. No details have been received as
yet
Secretary Tracy yesterday decided to name
the coast defense vessel, now building in San
Francisco. the Monterey" in COMMUNICATION
of the great victory of the American forces in
Mexico.
1t is given out in Boston that there is no
prospect that the Offices Of the general auditor
OF the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe system.
will be moved to the West notwithstanding
reports to that effect from Topeka.
William ]. Mcdonald, the st. John, N f.,
drug clerk charged with the murder Of Mrs.
McRae, by means of poisoned candy sent
through the mail, has been found guilty of
committing the crime while insane.
"A council Of the opposition will be held in
London, before the opening Of the next session
of Parliament. Mr. Gladstone and Mr.. Par
nell, as chiefs Of the two opposition parties,
will attend, and q policy will be decided on.
Charles Stevens and William Higginson. of
the ship Durham, which was partly burned at
Porta Costa, Cal, last week. were drowned;in
the bay, while attempting to escape in boat,
on Sunday. Both men were natives of Liver
pool.
BY caving in Of earth at the Newport
News and Mississippi Valley Railroad depot in
Memphis, yesterday morning. Walter Bodkins
and an unknown man were killed, and John
Mclaughlin seriously injured. The men were
all laborers.
The full text of the North Dakota prohibi-
ton law has been made public. It contains 80
sections and comes into force Julyl, 1890. PEN
alties of $40 to 81, 600 and imprisonment for
first offense, and imprisonment of from one to
two years for second otfense are imposed.
The barn of Jury Commissioner Samuel A.
Crise, in Mt. Pleasant township. Greensburg.
Pa, was entirely destroyed by fire last night
farming utensils were destroyed. Loss 81 500:
insured for $780, The fire is believed to have
been of incendiary origin.
Herbert Ward, the African explorer, denies
the story that Major Barttelot was killed by a
native because he struck a native woman.
Ward says Stanley has been deceived on many
points, and thathe will probably modify some
of his statements about Barttelot and Ward
when he learns all the facts
The Supreme Court of the limited States
yesterday granted the State of Virginia leave
to file complaint against the State of Tennes-
see in the matter of the disputed boundary line
between the two States. SubpGnas were d.
rected to be issued against the Governor and
Attorney General Of Tennessee.
The self-styled Rev. William q. Ramscar.
who was last week convicted in the New York
General Sessions of an assault upon 70year-old
John Laverty, in his Old Gentleman's Unsec-
tartan Home, was yesterday sentenced by the
Recorder to one years imprisonment in the
penitentiary and to pay 500 fine.
Several portions of human bodies, including
one head, have been found on the beach be-
tween Sandy Hook and Seabright by the crews
of Life Saving Stations Nos. and They
are beyond doubt parts Of the bodies of the
crew of the bark Germania which was
wrecked at Long Branch short time ago.
The Greensburg miIl-burning cases closed
yesterday, with the sentence of Baer to the
penitentiary for eight years and two months
for burning the Chambers mill at Latrobe and
Brinker mill at Greensburg. Richardson, of
Pittsburg, got eight years anditwo months.
The famous Hosford will case of Mime
apolis, Mimi, has been finally settled in favor
of the widow, Mrs G. M. Hosford, after q
three years fight The property was originally
valued at 5000. 900; the testator Judge Hos
ford's six children, contesting his beouest of
one-third Of the estate to their stepmother.
Master Workman Rae and Secretary
Watchorn, of N. d. a. 135, X. of L., on SUNDAY
issued a call for general convention Of miners
of the United States, to be held in Columbus
convention are the fixing of q national scale of
coal mining wages and the amalgamation of
mining forces
Word comes from Stevens county Kan
that score or more OF horses were stolen Sat.
from No Mans Land early in the week, The
citizens are out in squads, and as they have
suffered much from such depredations, they
are liable to mete out prompt punishment to
any questionable characters they may chance
to come across.
Henry Hill, aged SO years. the Tatchman at
Lacy's pottery was found drowned in the Tren-
ton, N J.. canal basin. near the pottery, Sun
day, under suspicious circumstances. Coroner
Abbott SAYS he thinks the man was murdered
The lips were badly swollen. and the right law
looked as If it had been dislocated by blow
A pocketbook was found in his trousers' pocket
but it was open and empty There have been
no arrests as yet.
Discomfort and Dlstrust In Brazil.
LONDON, December A.-Private advices from
Tsat,on sav tt,a4 a vaoua feelino of Y,ncarfafre,