Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-21
LATE NEWS In BRIEF.

The persons injured in the accident on the
Grand Trunk, on Saturday, are reported by
the medical men in attendance to be progress.
ing fayorably and no fatal results are sppre-
hended.
"A report is current in Canadian official cir
cles that British man-of-War will shortly leave
Victoria, B. C., for Behring Sea. in order to
inquire into seizures of British vessels by
American revenue cutters.
The remains of Oswald G. Allen, the man
who shot his wife and then committed suicide
on Friday at the Jefferson school building
were taken to Charlottesville, Va, yesterday
and buried Mrs. Aliens remains were buried
bsre yesterday afternoon.
The Controller of the Currency has author
lied the First National Bank of Miflintown,
Pa, to begin business. with capital of $50, 600;
the First National Bank Of Burlingame, Kan,
70 begin business, with capital of $500 and
the First National Bank Of Pana, Ill, with a
capital of $500
1t was long after noon yesterday when the
dense fog that overspread New York bay since
Friday night was sufficiently cleared away to
enable the immense feet of ocean steamers
anchored there to come up to the city. The
delayed steamers landed 6,662 emigrants at
Castle Garden, the largest number in one day
for many years. The Arizona, from Liverpool,
reported nearly being run into by the steamer
Normandie on Sunday morning, few miles
below Sandy Hook. The passengers on both
vessels were greatly scared.
Jeremiah Bridge, aged As years, was
burg, Sunday night He was in a sailboat
attached to a tow, from which he cut loose, but
before he could get out of the way he was run
down by canal boat and his boat upset Two
boys who were with him were saved Bridge
lived at New Hamburg and leaves wife and
two children.
The Fifth Provincial Council of Cincinnati
II e which includes the States of Tennessee,
kentucky, Ohio, Indiana and Michigan, has
begun its session, which will continue for per-
haps week. 1t is called to consider moral and
educational questions pertaining to the church.
but has no jurisdiction over doctrine, and its
DEGREES are void until approved by the Pope
The religious ceremonies attendant upon the
opening of the council were very imposing.
William B. Derby. Cashier of the Mutual
District Messenger Company of Boston, is un-
der arrest on a charge of embezzling $4,000
from the Western Union Telegraph Company
1t was discovered some time ago that there was
something wrong with the accounts, and sus-
picion fastened on Mr.. Derby. An expert was
placed On his books, and found he had made it
practice to raise the amount Of the monthly
bills Of the company against the Western
Union Telegraph Company, and pocket the
difference.
"A peculiar disease, resembling maIarial
fever, has become alarmingly prevalent among
horses in and around indianapolis. About 40
per cent of the horses in the city are affected
with it Until Friday the disease had been
symptoms have become more alarming, and
number Of horses have died. Fiftv-six animals
kept for light driving, have died within q week,
and the number affected is steadily on the in
crease. So far veterinarians have found no
remedy for the disease.
The trial of William E Howard. chief of
the alleged sugar swindlers who defrauded the
Electric Sugar Refining Company out of thou.
sands of dollars, was begun in New York yes
terday before Recorder Smyth, in Part L Gen
eral Sessions Howard Is being tried on an In
oictment for grand larceny m the first degree
IN obtaining $500 from the sugar company
under false preuenses. Assistant District At
forney Davis is prosecuting the case for the
people, and William F. Howe and Counselor
Sawyer. from Ann Arbor, Mich. are looking
after the interests of the defendants, me
work Of getting jury is in progress.