Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-08
LATE NEWS In BRIEF.

The Jury in the case of Mrs. Crosby, on
trial at Utica N. Y. for the murder Of Emma
dict yesterday morning OF mansla1ghter in the
second degree. The prisoner tainted and was
much affected.
"A man who came to the Chambers Street
Hospital New York, IL, Monday, and died dur
ing the night, has been identified as Joseph Ru-
bin, a rabbi from Dallas, Tex When he en-
tered the hospital he gave the name of George
F. Robbins. He died of pyamia.
The new United States cruiser Charleston
has started on her trial trip from San Francisco
Jr., of the Pacific Coast Steamship Company.
After cruising around the bay'to test the COM
passes, she started out to sea about o'clock
yesterday morning
The Society of the Army of the Potomac
will meet in Orange, N. j., on June II and l3.
The society and corps meetings and banquet
Will be held on the first day and an excursion
to West Point will be made on the following
day. Hon. Cortlandt Parker will be the ora
tor, and VIII Carleton, the poet. The Pres
ident, the Secretary of War, General Schofeld
and other distinguished officers are expected
to be present.
The friends of the three Bald Knobbers
who were condemned to hang in the Ozark,
Mo-, Jail Friday have made their last appeal to
Governor Francis. All the newspapers and
nearly all the leading citizens of the south
western part of the State have joined in ask
ing the Governor for commutation.- The two
Walkers father and son. have not shown the
least agitation at the approach of death and
have told their friends that they would rather
be executed than spend their natural lives in
prison.
AN alteration occurred yesterday morning
in the Michigan Central dining car Detroit east
of the Buffalo depot between Thomas Smith,
cook, and Josh johnson, a waiter, both colored.
johnson spilled cup of coffee into pan of
potatoes that were being cooked by Smith.
After some hard words had passed johnson
threw butter dish at Smith, badly cutting his
fingers, when Smith drew revolver and fired
at johnson, causing probably fatal wound in
home, where he was arrested.
I'm the suit of the Boston, Concord and
Montreal Railroad versus the Boston and
Maine Railroad, brought by the directors of
the former to recover possession of their line
leased TO the Boston and Maine through the
Boston and Lowell the following order was
reached by the New Hampshire Supreme
Court and entered upon the records yesterday
morning: Judgment for plaintiffs; writ Of
possession in 80 days unless otherwise ordered"
This is the decision of the majority of the
Court, Judges Bingham, Allen and Blodgett
dissenting.
The dwelling house of Watson Bownes, at
West Chester, n. Y, was destroyed by fire
persons were burned to death. The household
consisted Of Watson Bownes, his wife his
mother, Mrs. I. B. Bownes, and two children
and two servants. Just how the fire started is
which was left burning in the hall exploded
and started the flames. Those who perished in
the flames were Mr.. Bownes' mother, the two
children and Kate and Annie Dunn, two
servants. Mr.. and Mrs. Bownes were also
badly burned, the latter possibly fatally
"A number of Union veterans in Charleston,
s. c., have applied for charter for the organ
izatlon of post of the Grand Army of the
Republic. One Of the veterans said: 1--WE do
not want carpet baggers. We are South Caro-
irio hov fha hxIf
here for 20 years. We simply desire, as all true
Carolinians do, to keep up pleasant memories
Of the past and our devotion to the Union. The
war is over; in fact has been over for nearly a
in any true soldiers heart, Confederate or Fed.
eral. The flag of our country is the flag of all
OF us, and we all propose to stand by it, Fed
erals and Confederates"
Reports of the destruction by forest fires
continue TO come in from Northern Minnesota.
The fires are still raging in all directions, but
in many localities they have burned themselves
out. They have attacked the heavy pine
woods in many places, and the loss of timber
will be immense. All trainmen on roads lead
ing into Duluth, Mimi, tell of the long
lines of fire passed through. The greatest loss
is in the destruction of railroad ties telegraph
poles and cordwood. Several hundred thou
sand ties and thousands of cords of wood have
been burned. So far news has been received of
the destruction of a dozen buildings three
near Barnum. and others in Wisconsin.
"A fatal explosion occurred near Ashland |
morning. R. ]. Malone & Co., con-
tractors, of New York, are engaged in driving
\ tunnel from Big Mime Run to Dark Center, |
which stands in and about Centralia. At |
O'clock yesterday morning, while the workmen
we're engaged in drilling holes in the rock for |
the purpose of blasting, of the drills struck
some dynamite which had failed to explode in
. previous blast and an explosion Immediately
followed. James Kentzler, of New York, was
killed, and seven others were seriously
injured. The injured are: Thomas Flynn of /
John Carroll, Patrick Carroll and |
Thomas Navin of Big Mine Run, and Thomas |
rretan and two others (names not leafned), of |
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