Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-24
LATE NEWS In BRIEF.

The Italian Government has ordered from
Krupp number of masked towers for the de-
fense of the Alps.
George Doelle, of Montague, Mich, at
tempted to kill his wife Sunday night. he
was arrested, and hanged himself In jail.
Five hundred negro families have left
North Carolina for Southern points. They
went from Wilmington in special train.
AT Lowell, Mass, yesterday morning Noel
Lamoreaux, aged 40 Jumped from the rallroau
bridge into the Northern Canal, and was
drowned before assistance could reacn MN.
The man-of-war ossipee sailed yesterday
morning from Baltimore to Norfolk, where sne
will repair and coal and then sail for Hayu with
Frederick Douglass, the new Unlteo Stspes
Minister
j. w. Cook, of Circleville, O., a freight
conductor on the Muskingum Naley roau,
was killed at Reeds yesterday. Whhe making
running switch he fell from the cars ana MS
head was cut OF.
The shortage in the City Collectors office
at Richmond. va. is said to be about $50, 600,
and owing to the failure of the City Auditor TO
make an annual report of the Office, it is said
that the bondsmen will not have dollar TO
pay.
AT Marion, Ind. Amos Hardman, an En-
glishman, aged S5 years surrendered nmseii NJ. 70
ing as nlghtwatchman at the pottery WORKS IN
New Lisbon, O., he shot and, he presumes,
killed Robert Shaw in quarrel
Attacks on Consul General Edwards con-
tinue with unabated vigor. The Berlin Board
of Trade have passed resoiaa1On S f th
Consul in carrying out his official Instructions
Some of the Berlin papers in recording this
resolution, charged him with Know Nothing
ISM
ATTORNEY General Martin, of the Manitoba
Government has failed in his mission to enlist
@l,, of Sfr Tnhn Mandnnald 4
him in doing awav with the French language
as an official language in that province. The
proposed measure can only become law by
the consent of the Dominion Parliament, and
Sir John refuses to help him.
There is every reason to believe that gang
of adroit swindlers is preparing to flood the
Eastern cities with fraudulent bonds of coun-
ties in Southwestern Kansas and Northwestern
Texas. Bankers at Kansas City have been re-
ceiving inquiries from the East for several
weeks in regard to bonds of various Kansas
and Texas counties, most of which have not
been listed there.
-Drouth and the consequent failure of crops
has caused serious hardship in some sections of
the Kanawha Valley. In Monroe county some
of the wealthiest farmers are embarrassed.
Yesterday schedules of assignment were filed
by A. K. Parker liabilities $4,000, and by ]. G.
Young, liabilities $4,000 Both are men of
prominence in Monroe county, w. Va, and
extensive farmers.
Miss Mccormick, of 70 West Forty-ffth
street. New York, died suddenly Sunday night
in front of the Church of the Heavenly Rest
at No. 55l Fifth avenue. Her body was taken
into the church, where it now lies. Coroner
Levy, who reports the case, says that the Rev.
DR.. Parker Morgan pastor of the church, re-
ported the case TO him last night. There are
some strange features in connection with Miss
death. The deceased is of fine
family, and is a friend of DR.. Morgan.
The British war ship Lily, which ran on
the rocks off Point Armor, N. s., is a total
wreck. She was on fishery protection service
on the coasts OF Newfoundland and Labrador.
and was the smallest flagship in the North
American squadron, carrying only three guns
supposed to be drowned are: James Bulge.
William Coates, Vincent Deasley, Robert
Love- Robert Mitchell, William Sealey, Sam
uel Winsor. These men put off in boats, which
are believed to have been capsized. All the
officers were saved, the supposed victims being
"A funeral coach, driven by Patrick Muir
ply Of New York, and containing James
was struck by an east-bound train on the Long
Island Railroad at the Third street crossing,
Long Island City, Sunday. The coach was
knocked to pieces, and the occupants were
hurled in everv direction. All were uncon-
scious. Mrs. Collins was first picked up She
was badly cut about the head, and she suffered |
much with the shock. Her little boy was also |
cut about the head and bruised. Mr.. Collins
escaped with light injuries. James Young was
seriously injured. At first he was thought to
be dead.