Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-16
LATE NEWS in BRIEF.

The Secretary of the Treasury yesterday
afternoon accepted Sl50, 900 ~ per cents. regis
tered bonds, at 108
CHARLES r. Phelps, who robbed the Norwood,
N. Y, bank last Saturday, has been declared
insane and will be taken to the Utica Asylum.
The Canadian Department of Justice has is
sued warrant for the extradition of Aldridge,
who IS wanted by the Ohio authorities, and who
Is now in custody at Windsor.
Senator Jonathan R. Chaee. of Rhode
his resignation from the Senate. The cause
assigned is continued iIl-health.
James s. Clarkson received his commission
at IL O'Clock yesterday. and Immediately took
the prescribed oath and entered upon his
duties as First Assistant Postmaster General
Russell Harrison is candidate for the
United States Senate from the new State of
Montana. He will leave for Montana as soon
as all important Montana appointments have
been made.
-Wiliam Krulish. the boy who was indicted
Mew ~ ths YoSk grand 1r THURSDAY for
Weehsung, pleaded not guilty yesterday, and
was remanded for trial.
Willis Green, Anderson Mitchell and Dan
Jones (colored), were hanged at Arkadelphia
preacher named Arthur Horton, May u, 1858
The execution was private.
"A young colored woman of Washington,
named Cora Hawkins was stabbed and almost
instantly killed Thursday night by her husband,
Benjamin Hawkins. The murder is said to
have been inspired by Jealousy. Hawkins was
arrested.
The January earnings of the Union Pa
cifc Railways entire system, including lines in
which the Union Pacific has a half interest,
year. $3.50 l52: expenses ST. $50 4l9; increase $780,
6O1; surplus S6z7, ,256; increase, ,Sl32, ,626
The trial of Mrs. Wilhelmina c. D. Leb-
kuchner, the inhuman mother who poisoned
three of her children, two of them fatally, by
giving them trough on rats," }" on April last.
Most Of the day was occupied in getting jury.
Orders have been given to prepare the
Adams, at Mare Island, Cal, for years cruise,
and the Iroduois, at the same yard, for three
years cruise. Orders have been given to the
commandants of the yards to notify all sus-
pended per diem employees to consider them
selves discharged.
1t is reported that Justice Matthews will
Judge Gresham will be appointed his successor
before the present tern of the court expires in
May. The report, however, lacks confirmation
on account OF the present condition of Mr..
Matthews health.
General ]. B. Weaver has returned from
Washington, and will hereafter devote himself
to editing the IolOG Tribune, in partnership
with the Hon. E. II. Gillette. 1t is rumored
that they have purchased the Northwestern
consolidate with the Tribune, as the organ of
the third and fourth parties in Iowa.
Word has been received that Lord Lonsdale
has arrived at q point in the Arctic circle
known as the "Ramparts," whicn Is the last
outpost of the Hudson Bay Company. He and
his party are well and his Lordship is in fine
spirits He will remain there a few weeks and
then pass on north. He does not expect to get
back to civilization for nearly q year and q
half.
George @. Hayden, the miser, an account
of whose death in St. Louis was published
yesterday morning, was native of Winslow,
Me-, and son Of the late Daniel Hayden.
His brother, Charles q. Hayden still lives on
the old homestead. The deceased leaves also q.
number of nephews and nieces, children of
two deceased sisters. Among them are Prof.
Julian d. Taylor, of Colby University, Water
vile High School.
I'm the United States Circuit Court at New
Orleans the Mexican International Improve
ment Company was adiudged fraud by Judges
Pardee and Billings. 1t was shown that the
real objects and purposes of the organization
were the purchase Of lottery franchises and
privileges and the carrying on of the lottery
business, which is prohibited by the law Of
louisiana unless the privilege is specially
for an injunction and appointment of re-
ceiver.
Tho outputs Of refined sugar latterly have
been taken up freely since consumers have
looked for higher prices on account Of the
as based upon the statistical position, short
crop in the West Indies, and the fact that En-
gland competes sharply with America at pro-
ducing points for supplies. The refiners have
carried along old prices. until yesterday, when
the old list was suspended to be rearranged at
meeting OF the trust to be held to-day. The
revised prices put out this morning show an
advance of N all around with brisk business
Thus the quotations are for cut loaf and
crushed, S1s; powdered, ~; granulated. ~;
mold A, 10, cubes. ~; confectionery A, 81.