Evening journal., 1889-06-22
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News Notes of Interest Carefully Con

News Notes of Interest Carefully Con-
densed.
William E. Howard, who was convicted
recently In the Electric Sugar refining case
was sentenced Friday in the New York
court of general sessions to nine years and
eight months imprisonment in states prison
Mr. Gardiner Colby, one of the directors
of the Delaware, Lackawana and Western
railroad fell dead on his yacht Thursday.
He lived at Orange.
Amos S. Beecher, OF Winsted, Conn, aged
81 is dead. He was the oldest Mason in the
state.
Members Of the New Jersey State Medical
society, who hold commissions in the State
National Guard, have organized the State
Medico- Military society. Officers have been
elected as follows: President, Surgeon Cen
eral J. D. McGiIl, Jersey City; first vice
president, Surgeon j. H. Love, Montcair;
second vice president, Surgeon II. Genett
Taylor, Camden; secretary, Surgeon X 7.
b. Godfrey, Camden; treasurer, J. ID. Os-
borne, Newark.
The debt Of Jersey City viii be decreased
by nearly half a million dollars on July /,
and the interest account Of the city will be
diminished by the canceling of z per cent
bonds to that amount
A gang Of loafers in 'free and easy"
saloon, at Pittsburg seized a man suspected
of being liquor law spy and branded him
by pressing red hot cent into his flesh.
The schooner Matte Winship, which was
seized by the Canadian cutter Vigilant for
alleged violation OF the fishing laws, has ar
rived home under $4,000 bonds Capt
Erickson insists that he was within the three
mile Limit for shelter only, and was not fish
ing
The president has made the following ap-
poinments. United States attorneys-W Val
Ter Lyon, Of Pennsylvania, for the western
district Of Pennsylvania; William e Craig
of Virginia, for the western district Of Vir
gnia.
The directors Of the proposed Reading ant
Lebanon railroad have voted TO surrendel
the charter.
A dispatch from Putnam, Conn, says Presi
dent and Mrs Harrison have formally ac
cepted the invitation Of Henry c. Bowen {,
be present at Roseland park, Woodstock
July 4.
Walter G. Dohm, the famous college sprint
er, has beaten Myers half-mile record at th,
track of the New York Athletic club, of which
he is memper. Myers record was :55 2-5
and Dohm did tin l;j5j4 Wainwright, VIII,
had sxty-dve yards start, won second prize
coming in foot behind Dohm.
During thunderstorm at Oswego, N. Y.
Mrs. Henry Warner was struck by lightning
in her home and so badly injured that sh'
will probably die.
State Treasurer Isaac s. Bamberg, Of Soutl
Carolina, dropped dead at his home Friday
night from heart disease
The Versailles Conn wooden company ha,
been attached by creditors Liabili ties abou
Sl05, nominal assets about SlSS,000
An east bound freight train collided will
a stationary freight train in the Erie railroad
yards at Newburg Friday night, derailinl
thirty cars and smashing eight Of them 4
pieces. TIE damage is about $4,000 NJ
one was seriously hurt
1t is reported that the I.ehigh Valley Rail
road company has contracted TO carry 10,
100000 bushels Of grain from Buffalo to th'
sea coast at the cut rate inaugurated by tha
road some days ago This would be abou
1900 carloads
A cyclone passed over northwestern Mis-
souri, Thursday afternoon demolishing a mum
Der Of dwellings, school houses and othei
property. The house Of H. p. Williams wa
blown to pieces and one Of his children killed