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case at Columbus, Ohio, has been acquitted
Miss r. n. McEnery OF Lowell. Mass, is
suing John Buitcrick Of that city for $4,000
for alleged breach OF promise.
The New England society at New York
celebrated forcfathcrs' day AZ Delmonico's
Saturday. Gen. sherman and Chauncey Nj.
Dcpew were the principal speakers.
Judge Allison Saturday oyerruled the mo-
tioD for new trial IN the ease OF Mrs. Sarah
Jane Whitcling, convicted at Philadelphia OF
poisoning her little daughter Bertha, and
sentenced her TO he hanged.
Lewis Oglcyie, mail agent on the Little
Miami road, has been arrested and held at
Columbus, o., charged with stealing from
the mails. Lewis IL the man who organized
the Democratic colored convention at Indian
apolis last septenlbrr
Several distinct shocks OF earthquake were
felt Saturday evening In portions OF New
York.
AT Pittsburg. ia, Friday morning Captain
Wishart, President OF the Law and Order
League, was attacked and severely punished
by an unknown man, supposed 10 have been
one Of the sunday law yiolators on whom
the league has been making war.
Two women, who gave the names OF
Catherine Powers and Caroline smith, hail
ing from New York, were arrested on their
arrival In Cleveland, Friday morning, on
charge OF stealing diamond bracelet in Buf-
falo, the Chief Of Police OF which city had
asked that they be detained. A bracelet
studded with diamonds was found In posses
sion Of one OF the prisoners.
strobel q Cos picture frame factory at
Cincinnati was totally destroycdby fire early
Saturday morning. One OF the walls fell,
burying number Of fircmen, Of whom three
or four ARE fatally hurt The captain OF one
OF the companies was crcmated In the build
ing, and an unknown man was dashed into
the canal and drowned.
AT Pittsbnrg, Pa, Friday, the Pittsburg,
Cincinnati and 81 Louis Railroad Company
gave contract for 1900 new freight cars as
follows: For 1000 box ears, 10 the Ohio
Falls Car Company, Jeffcrsonyiilc, Ind. 300
stock ears, Missouri Car and Foundry Com
pany, st Louis; 300 gondolas, Peninsuar Car
Company, Of Detroit
The Supreme Court OF Ohio Sunday hand
ed down decision I'm the suit known rs the
Archbishop Purcell failure ease, holding that
Catholic church property In Cincinnati
and elsewhere that was in the Archbishop's
name was held In trust only, and could
not be seized by the creditors.
At Annapolis, Nd. Friday, stecl-pointed
projcctle weighing 80 pounds was fired from
one OF the new steel breech.loading nfied
guns OF the new steel cruiser Chicago,
III. :. NJ, aud penetrated steel target ten
inches thick and cut through a solid oak back
ing
Experiments are being made at Lima, Ohio,
with new process OF converting crude oil
into gas. invented by Miss Hattie Proctor, Of
Chicago. and being developed by r.. q. Hall, a
Chicago capitalist. They expect TO get ,Ooo.
COO cubic feet OF Illuminating gas TO the bar
rel OF Lima crude oil.
The breaking OF n scaffold on the roof OF a
Catholic Church Mt Newark, n. j. FRI
day, precipltatcd John Phillips, William
smith, and John Maher forty feet 10 the
ground, atom Of slate falling wit and bury
ing the PROSTATE men. They are In criti-
cal condition.
"lotta,n the actress, has purchased cor
ner lot IN New York City for $4,000.
The Hon. :. T.. scwcll. wel-known abo-
litionist, who was associated with William
LLOYD Garrison and aided in the defense Of
John Brown, died at Boston Thursday, aged
90. lie was graduated from Harvard In 1871,
Caleb Cushing and the Historian Bancroft
being among his classmates.
The number OF students In Harvard Uni
yersity. according TO the annual catalogue, Is
1859, against ], 1912 last year.
Director Billings, OF the Boston Baseball
Club, was In Detroit "Wednesday night, and
had talk with Catcher Bennett, who re-
fused 10 sign for less than $4,000. Billings
refused to give that amount and left for Gin
cinnad.
The Calumet and Hecla Mine fire was pro-
nounced extinguishcd by the officials
Thursday, after having burned just a
month.
AT Wilmington, Del, Thursday, William
J. Calhoun, convicted OF criminally assault
ing young woman, was sentenced 70 be
hanged on the ed OF March next.
On the plea that she thought II was but an
engagement ceremony, Jennie SchelInsky,
aged II. secured at New York Thursday the
annulment Of her marriage TO Abraham
scnelinsky. She was but ID when the sem
sgagcmenr' took place.
Cardinal Taschcreau, OF Quebec, has In
vited provincial priests 20 conference, TO
consider steps to be taken In connection with
the various complaints he has received about
hard times, resulting from short crops.
claim was filed M Lima, Ohio. Thursday,
by Mrs. Laura snyder OF Chicago, 70 a share
OF the estate Of George Lcasure, who died
last TALL leaving property valued ct several
thousand dollars. The estate was divided
among the heirs. and Mrs. snyder now wants
the matter reopcned, claiming that she 4 one
Of the heirs and that the others secured her
share OF the estate by swearing that tho body
OF young woman who committed suicide In
Chicago was hers.
y. N. Matthews editor and proprietor ol
the Buffalo IN. VI Express. died THURSDAY