Evening journal., 1889-07-17
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Nswa Notes Of Interest Carefully G.
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the inanimate body. The motive Of the
crime was robbery.
Asabel N, Cole, OF weIlsville, N. Y. the
alleged founder Of the first Republican news
| paper, The Genesee Valley Free Press, Is
d 'ad at the age OF 6s years.
The contract for the exterior walls Of the
congressional library building at Washing
ton has been awarded 10 the New England
| granite works, OF Hartford II is for 81, ,22l, :
q. The material will be white Concord
granite
Griffith Williams and family Of eight, all
survivors Of toe Johnstown lPal catastrophe,
have left Scranton for Wales. Among the
children Is boy who was born in the attic
OF house that was being carried along by
the hood. He has been christened Moses
The bundesrath has postponed the inter
national labor congress at Berne till next
spring
Charles g. Sterns, large lumber dealer
of Bangor, Me-, is dead He leaves a widow
and three children.
AT the Wimbledon shooting contest Pri-
yate Reid, Of the First Lanark regiment,
won the queens prize on a score Of 2s1.
o. 7. Ramsdell, head Of the extensive
wholesale boot and shoe and rubber firm OF
Q. 7, Ramsdell Son y Co, Of Buffalo, is
dead.
A waterspout has destroyed the town OF
Chilapu, state OF Guerrero, Mexico.
The Pittsburg committee for the relief Of
Johnstown sufferers has voted S4O0,0O0 OF
the funds ON hand TO the state commission
for distribution by the latter The Pitts
burg committee has decided to wind up its
affairs and leave the state commission in
charge.
The nailers Of the Brooke Iron company,
at Birdsboro, Pa, have voted not TO accept
the reduction proposed by the company two
weeks ago. The nail mill and sheet mill be-
longing TO the company are both shut down
The Thomson-H Houston European Electric
Welding company has been organized at
Boston. Among the directors are Oliver
Ames, s. kndirott Peabody, Charlton T.
LAWS, b, +. Spinner s. a. Van Hoffman,
s d. Babcock, Henry d. Hyde j. w. Smith
and w A. Boland. Mr.. Ames was chosen
] president and Mr.. Boland treasurer. The
capital stock is 81, 100000.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad company
has made application in regular form 20 the
| Seaboard Trunk Line association for the
privilege Of making a rate Of two cents "A
mile for parties Of ten or more travelling to-
gether on one ticket This is the rate which
the Baltimore and Ohio announced on June
| II ana Wlthdrew ON July ..
The Schuyikil paper mill at Manyunk,
Pa. owned by Frank Mcdonald, was
burned Loss, sso0Ooi insurance, $4,000
Casey, lately Of the Lowell baseball team,
aud formerly with Newark, has been signed
with Hartford
The well known lumber firm Of NJ. A. Lin
libridge n Co, Of Port Allegany, Pa, has
failed Judgments have been entered and
executions issued against the firm for more
than $4,000
Henry q. Bowen, who was recently Sc
verely hurt by being thrown from his car
riage Is still confined 70 bis bed, but is slow
" improving.
The comptroller Of the currency has au-
thorized the First National bank OF Cedar
town, Ga, and the FIRST National bank OF
McGregor, Tex, to begin business with cap
itals of $4,000
The netting secretary Of the treasury has
appointed Collector Thomas v Cooper Gus
todian Of the Philadelphia custom house.
Huddleston, OF the Massachusetts riha team,
visiting England, is reported seriously ILL.,
Dr. G. G. Mason, the grand commander OF
the Knights Templar Of California, died
Monday.
Judge Horton, Of Chicago has denied the
application 70 admit John +. Beggs, the Gro
min suYpect, 10 bail.
Ed Paul, cashier Of the Pacific Express
company at Wichita, Kan. is missing. His
accounts are short over $1,000.
Berlin broke the suicide record last month.
Fifty-nine persons attempted 70 emil their
lives, and thirty-eight Of them succeeded.
Mr.. Benzon, the English turf punger, has
written a book entitled Glow Lost ga50.-
| OaO in Two YDnrs Advanra enpiaa ara h,
great demand
A brother Of Frank c. Hoyt, the default
ing Huboken bank cashier, paid 10 the bank
an amount sufficient, together with Hoyt's
bad certificates, 70 make $1,000. The 10000
balance will have to be made good by Hoyt's
bondsmen.
In the house Of commons the Scotch local
government bill has passed the COMMITTEES
stage.
The Union Pacific railroads gross earn
ings for May were s3,04i, III; its expenses,
/ Sl,Sl9, 542. Compared with May, 1888, there
is an increase Of S232, S51 In the surplus
Tho annual meet OF the Pequot Canoe cub
viii be held at Kimball Island, beginning
July 81 and lasting ten days. After short
cruises there viii be a final cruise to Sag
Harbor and back
The first Of the three fumigating steamers,
the Louis Pasteur, for the use Of the Marine
hospital service, 10 enable them 70 enforce
more strictly the quarantine laws, has been
completed and launched from the yards at
Wilmington.
The directors Of the Indianapolis club have
accepted Bancroft's resignation and ap-
pointed Player Glasscock manager OF the
team, 70 take charge when the club reaches
New York