Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-02-20
BRIEF MENTION.

1t is runored in New York that Gen. Con-
treras and Minister Preston's son have sailed
for Hayti to notify Legitime to seize the Ca
rondeiet and Conserva, said to be loaded with
munitions of war from New York to Hyp-
polite
Jesse H. Cole, under respite sentence 10
hang at Newport, Tenn. next Friday, for
the murder of Samuel Long, has received a
commital to life Imprisonment.
A letter was found in a bottle at the shore
in Northampton county, Va, purporting TO
be a message from Capt Nottingham, of the
bark Lucy Low, and written while the vessel
was about to so down off Cape Cod, July o,
1883.
NJ Meline has abandoned his effort to form
a French cabinet, and NJ. Rouvier is expected
to be called upon to do SO.
Several persons are said to have been killed
and many injured by a cyclone in Bibb
county, Ala, on Sunday night.
In consequence of a quarrel, the cause of
which is variously stated the Adams express
business ON the Reading railroad will be
transferred to the Pennsylvania.
Notices Of reductions in wages of iron
workers, to take effect about March /. hay
ing recently been made i'll Reading, Harris
burg, pettstown. Pottsville, Birdsboro and
meeting OF delegates representing all the iron
workers affected in these cities will be held
shortly to decide whether or not to accept IL
the reduction is made it will bring ptlddlel,s'
wages down to So and IS. p per ton, which is
lower than for many years, and all other en-
ployes will he reduced from to 10 per cent
The employees affected by the notices of re-
duction number between 1000 and 4,0ao
The court Of claims has given Judgment for
81, or. 5t5 in favor of the Central Pacific Rail-
road company in its suit against the United
States for withheld dividends. Judgments
have also been awarded to Charles A. Perry
a Co. and j. G. Erwin & Co. for $500 and
Sa,ss5, respectively, on claims arising out OF
the expedition 10 Utah under command OF
Cen Albert s Johnston.
James G. Harding, Of AIiddletown, n ",
has lost three children by death from scarlet
fever since Sunday morning. Two ded ON
Sunday, the third Monday Their ages
ranged nom ) to years.
The Rev " D. Bash, OF the Northern New
York conference of the Methodist Episcopal
church. has been suspended from his minis
telial functions on account Of charge of inn
moral conduct
Tie strike ia the reaper works of d. NJ
Osborne & Co, at Auburn. n. ", has been
declared Off. The factory has been idle for
ten days and eco men have been ont of
work The men demanded an advance The
firm has granted an advance, but not all that
was asked for.
Dr.. William Moffett. Democratic candi-
date for select council in the Nineteenth ward
Il Philadelphia, has been arrested ON the
charge Of bribery. Martin b. Salisbury, a
member Of the opposition wing of his own
party, went before Judge Lennon and made
afsssayit that Noffett had offered him money
l0te for him.
sorgis G. Worlheiser is on trial in Tren-
IN r., for the alleged criminal libel of
2 sah Lucas. pastor Of the First Bap-.
3st0rch of that city. WoEkheiser pub
e1 Il pamphlet in which he referred 10 the
Is 16AEr. Lucas as hEackniailer, falsifier,
Nor, etc.
Al man giving his name rs Carpenter, rep
xsenting d brokerage firm in New York
lsilIana q Col. has fed from New Bruins
wick. N j. He hatl charge of a bucket shop
and several hundred dollars OF his customers
money. He ais backed certain stocks with
Gillian s 20. funds, it is said, and lost
The ccronefs jury in the case oil Mrs
Mary Bolslaot, ct Franklin Park, N. J.,
charged with drowning her baby in pail Of
water, brought ID 4 verdict which directly
charges tie woman with tho crime. Ida
Enlick k:47s she saw tho nluaslef committed.
II ans 4. l;eblaetzS 5eukifv staav at No.
is Hasses strex 1, Newark. 4 =, was broken
into Ss.xnay night and u, % worth 81 goods
stolen 10 osse hsasd = saw ans thing q the
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