Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-21
LATE NEWS In BRIEF.

"A handsomely dressed woman called on
warden Osborn at the Tombs, New York. this
the execution of the five murderers on Friday
The fair visitor was escorted to the street by an
under sheriff.
Gilman II. Kimball, of Middleton, Mass.
who was attacked with hydrophobia on Satur-
day, died very quietly Monday night, having
been kept under the influence of hypodermIc
injections. Mr.. Kimball was accidentally
scratched on his lip by the teeth of his dog
some three weeks ago. The dog was shot in a
Mt of hydrophobia some time after. Mr.. Kim
ball was go years old and a member of the firm
OF j. b. Thomas Co., box makers.
ALFRED Porter, of Dover. N. H.. student
at Dartmouth College, was shot and instantly
killed on Kenniston's Island. Porter had been
young friends, Herbert E. Towie and Herbert
n. Redfield. both of Dover Towle was clean
ing a revolver which he supposed was not
loaded when it was discharged and the ball
passed through the tent and entered Porter
body just below tie first rib. 1t then took an
upward course and probably entered the heart.
Porter died instantly.
"A heavy rain. general throughout the Terri
tory, fell all Sunday night in Montana. and the
forest fires which have been raging for the last
week are checked in most places and put out in
others. The fires originated from two causes
hghtning and camp fires, and millions of feet
OF the most valuable lumber in the Territory
have been destroyed, as well as valuable ranges
burnt over. Owing TO the drought this has
proved an incalculable loss to stockmen, who
nave had IN some instances taken their cattle
into British possessions, where they are charged
good round price for grazing privileges.
A dispatch from the City of Mexico says a
very large business is now being done in the
way of importing American cattle and hogs to
this city, and the trade is rapidly increasing.
Fully 500 head of Texas cattle are brought
there every month for city consumption alone,
and Tor some time past A G. Swift the prom
1nent packer Of Chicago and Kansas City, in
connection with DR.. Carothers, of San Antonio,
Tex. are now bringing several hundred hogs
yards of the Mexican Central Railroad refrig.
Grating works of large dimension in which the
curing OF pickles and smoking of hams and
bacon will be done. The enterprise is the first
of its kind ever in the Republic, and for its
success several hundred thousand dollars will
be invested.
e. o. Hill. widely known among florists
and the President of the National Floral Asso-
citation, has just returned to Richmond, Ind.
his home. from a trip to Europe and reports
that while en- route from Belfort Basic in
company with Robert George of Paines-
vile, o., the train was stopped at the neutral
line between France and lsace-Lorraine, and
he and his companions arrested as spies. They
and their baggage were searched, their pass
ports disregarded and they were not allowed to
GERS were obstinate and brutal in their treat
ment of him. They we're denied the privilege
of continuing their journey, although there
was nothing whatever to support the suspicion
against them, and they were compelled to hire
French peasant to take them back to Belfort
Their treatment will be reported to the State
Department.