Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-17
LATE NEWS In BRIEF.

The suspension of Edward Hatch has been
| announced at the New York Stock Exchange
He was member of the Exchange since July,
trusted b0okkeeper of the Passaic Ice Com
panp of Paterson, N. J., was ARE ted yester-
day on the charge of embezzling 50, 800. He
was released on bail.
AT Port Huron. Mich, Mrs. Barnev Bender
locked her three children, aged 2, and years.
in the house while she went down town. The
children set fire to the house, and when res.
cued by neighbors were unconscious. The two
youngest children died and the other is not ex-
pected to recover.
From a report laid before the Canadian
Parliament it appears there are at present 10
lepers confined in the Dominion laZaretto at
Iracadie, New Brunswick-8 males and IL
females. During the year two new cases were
admitted from the surrounding country. No
effort appears to have been made by the Gov
ernment to arrest the terrible disease, which is
reported to be spreading in British Columbia
Among the passengers on board the steam
ship Britannia. arriving yesterday, was the
Swiss, Kuhn, who charged with the murder
OF man in Wisconsin. The accused murderer
was in charge of deputy United States mar
snd fo1 afST Def delay in New
TINS country 10 England, having obtained Sc
cretly passage on board the steamship LORD
Cough. under an assumed name,
AT Belvidere. ILL.,, the climax was reached
grand jury returned indictments against every
liquor man in tie city. Nearly so indictments
were found altogether for selling liquor to
minors and habitual drunkards. The saloon
Keepers already have 10000 damage suit on
their hands, and the fact of their being COM
PEELED to pay $1,000 annual license, together
with the expenses OF the law suits. will about
absorb all of their profits. The temperance
people feel happy in consequence.
AT Church's Ferry, OAK, Sheriff Flynn has
had another tussle with the half-breeds in at
tempting 10 collect taxes. Yesterday the
Sheriff seized some horses belonging to a half
breed. He was overtaken before reaching
town by mounted band of Is half breeds,
armed with guns. They took the horses from
the Sheriff and rode OF, firing their guns and
n1o,lng = IN the m ~ Indian fashion. Late last night
companied by the Sheriff, went to Dunseith
and VIII attempt TO arrest all those engaged in
the scrimmage. Indignation runs high and
blood may be shed. There is no danger of the
white settlers being molested.
An Illicit still and a complete, though
crude, apparatus for the production of corn
WHISKY, have been unearthed in Chicago and
seized by the United States revenue officers. A
dozen or more persons, including several
saloonkeepers, are sus ected of completely
Win the moonshiners, and number of ar
rests Will he made by the Government auI hori-
ties local paper says that from information
received 1t has reason to believe that the work
already accomplished is but side issue, and
that rlght IN the heart of the city there are
nu"DCi Va ~IlIo Win ually CAPACITY VI u'ei
5O gallons. all OF which are running in full blast
and managed by syndicate of well known
men. The revenue officials promise to give
full information regarding the case as soon as
they have sprung their trap"
Independence Rock. the most noted land
marx ON the overland route to California, was
tue scene OF a remarkable fatality three days
ago. Daniel Stockwell came to the Territory
from Ohio last August. and purchased small
rancho on Buffalo creek. near the rock. For
four weeks Stockwell has had guests Albert
and George Avery, young men whose parents
reside near Youngstown. D. Last Thursday
while out hunting. or nearing Independence
Rock, they noticed some cattle forming large
circle nf which they were the center. Stock
wei, rearing stampede, counseled flight TO
independence Rock. and told them to drop
their guns and run for their lives. Stockwell
rapidly got ahead of them, and On reaching the
rock was Mortified on looking back, to find
that The young men in their desperation had
made stand against the maddened cattle and
discharged their firearms in the face of the
foremost The beasts in the lead attempted to
change their course, but those behind forced
them over the luckless young men. The entire
herd Of at least 500 head trampled over the
bodies OF the Avefys. The remains were
wholly unacceptable.