Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-17
LATE NEWS In BRIEF.

Superintendent Shanahan has ordered that
the canals of New York shall close November
30 at midnight, unless sooner closed by ice.
-To-day's bond offerings were as follows:
Regular As S2S.25 at III; coupon AS, 5000 at
1851; registered 5000 at lO55z. All the oners
were accepted.
George W. Bungay, the veteran journalist
and temperance advocate, is very i'll at his
home in Brooklyn. He was stricken with par
alysis last Tuesday night
The statue of William Ill was unveiled at
Belfast yesterday in the presence of $1,000
Orangemen. The unveiling ceremonies was
performed by the wife of Major Saunders, the
Orange leader.
The Boston News Bereau gives the liabtli-
ties of George H. Binney, the missing insuT-
ance broker, against wh I'M criminal proceed
inCs are pending. as Sl72, 900 while his assets
will reach butS2 200
The Sultan has conferred the first class
decoration of the order of the Medjidie on
Herr Won Radowitz, the German Ambassador
to Turkey. The star of the order presented to
the Ambassador is set with brillants.
William Rupright, while out hunting with
party near Cornersburg yesterday, was acci-
dentaIly shot by Albert Clinehurst, the charge
blowing of his right ear, and terribly mut1lat-
ing his face. If Rupright recovels he viii be
blind, both eyes being filled with shot
Andrew FreIchtel of Latrobe, was found
dead on the railroad at Beatty station yester-
day morning, having been struck some time
during the night by a passing train. He was
slightly demented, and had wandered away
from home. He was about 90 years old.
The will of the late A NJ. swope will
be prObated at Stanford next week. He leaves
all his estate, which is composed Of bank stock,
bonds, etc., to his two brothers, James and
William, and to his four sisters equally.
Colonel Swope's estate is worth about $4,000.
The Canadian Government has awarded
subsidies for steamship services to the British
IL n rr-fT1 I1lN fn1
to Jamaica, and another from st. John, Neb.,
10 Delerera, The design is to divert the West
Indian trade from New York to the Canadian
ports.
"A colored woman living in Montgomery
country Tenn, left home yesterday having
shut her three little children up alone in the
cabin. During her absence the house caught
tire and the three children were burned to
death, their charreo bodies being found in the
ruins.
Charges of scandalous nature against the
Maharajah of Bhownugger. have become so
numerous that it is reported that the Govern
ment will order an inquiry covering both the
political and private life OF the accused mon
arch. The Offenses alleged are OF most re-
voting character.
DIR. Reuben P. Holder, who has been con-
fined as lunatic in the Wards Island Asylum
for the last ten months, and who claimed that
he had been placed there by his brothers, who,
during his confinement, took possession of his
dental establishment, was declared sane by a
jury in the Supreme Court yesterday.
The day men at the Rosedale Bitumen
Company's mine near Brazil Ind, are out on
strike for g 10 day. About 800 men are idle
strong effort is being made to induce LOCO
miners in the Brazil Block Coal Companys
mine there to join. The strikers demaud is
contrary 10 yearly agreement for s. day.
AT meeting of the Council of the Toronto
Board of Trade, q resolution was adopted ex-
pressing the opinion that Chicago should get
the proposed Worlds Fair in 1892 The feeling
in favor of Chicago is almost unanimous there
as it is believed that the holding of the fair at
Chicago would benefit Toronto in many ways,
and also enable visitors from abroad to get a
better idea Of the Western country.
The little cabin in Fairmont Park. Phila.
delphia, once used by General Grant as head
quarters, is going to ruin from neglect. Public
sentiment, however, is aroused and steps will
undoubtedly be taken TO preserve it as relic
1t is the duty of the city to take care of the
cabin. but if for any reason it fails to do So
George w. Childs has promised to have it put
in good condition and cared for at his own
expense.
During the hearing in the Bell Telephone
matter at Boston yesterday, Mr.. Smith, of
counsel for the Bell Company, incsutiously ad-
mitted the priority Of Drawbaugh's invention
Mr.. Jenks for the Government quickly asked
if the admission would hold good as to the
future disposition of the case. Mr.. Smith ap-
parently realizing his blunder. said it would
not. The incident caused quite sensation in
the courtroom.
"A gang of coUnterfeiters has swindled the
farmers around Sioux Falls L T., out of thou
sands of dollars. They usually represent them
selves to be stock or grain buyers. They offer
to purchase the farmers stock or g-ain and
pay a small sum to bind the bargain In this
transaction, by giving the farmer counterfeit
money and securing good money in change the
swindlers have gathered in several thousand
dollars,
Otto Brinson, lad of IA. has been victin-
the First National Rank of
for three months. In September last he pre-
sented a check for a small amount signed by
DOcd & Co, and since that date has been re-
peating the work until he has drawn about
$3.50 His method was to get Dodd to fill ont
blank checks, as he said his father would use
them. Then the lad forged Dodd & Co IS name
The bank was deceived by the fact that the
body of the check was correct. The boy is now
in jail.
in a quarrel at the sailors boarding house
of Peter Gumby. No. $40 Pine street. PhiladeI-
phia, Friday night, Westmont Talya stabbed
Abol Ali repeatedly in the left breast causinp
wounds that resulted in his death shortly after.
ward. Talya was arrested and locked up and
Gumby and seven sailors were arrested to in
sure their appearance as witnesses. 1t is not
known what caused the fatal quarrel but it is
presumed to have resulted from dispute at
card playing. All hands are Greek sailors en-
ployed on an English tramp steamer which ar
rived in port yesterday from the PHILIPPINE
Islands with cargo Of sugar cane.
Deputy United States Marshals Wilson
Reed and Charlson have returned to Birming.
ham, Ala, from Culman county, where they
captured and destroyed one of the largest
distilleries ever operated in Alabama. The
still was concealed in q large cave under a
mountain and had been operated for several
years. 1t had capacity Of 240 gallons per day,
A large quantity Of beer mash, sinGlings and
corn were destroyed with the still. The officers
captured Wiley HARRISON ana William Gentry
two boys about Is years old. who we're in charge
of the still. The boys were brought here and
placed in jail, but so far they have refused to
give the names of the owners.
"A large deposit said to exceed 500, 900, has
passed from buyer to seller, practically closing
the sale of the Munger Wheeler system of ele9
vators. The purchasing corporation is the City
of Chicago Elevators Company, Limited Of
London. OF this company Henry Ashe, Presl-
dent of the London Corn Exchange is Chair
man of the English Board of Directors, the
directory containing many well-known names,
The capital stock CT the company Is s4O0 OOO
The Munger w heeler elevators have capacity
of 64OO, 900 bushels. Eight houses are included.
all within the corporate limits of Chicago. All
except two are owned, land and structure by
the company operating them. The exceptions
afa md on1 1aagad Or0und