Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-06
LATE NEWS In BRIEF.

No session of the Cronin trial was held yes
| terday, the day being legal holiday.
Captain Frank Downer, of the barge D. P.
| DObbinS was drowned yesterday morning by
| being knocked off the foot gates of the canal
| lock at Port Dalhousie, Ont He belonged in
Port Huron, Mich.
The Cabinet hour has been changed from
1890 to l O'Clock, and all the members assem-
bled at the White House yesterday at the
| earlier hour. The annual reports to Congress
were considered at length.
The public schools, OF Middletowu, N Y,
were all closed yesterday by order of the
Boards Of Education and Health owing to the
prevalence of diphtheria in an epidemic form.
There were II new cases added on Saturday
and Sunday to the list, with three deaths.
The President has granted respite until
January s, 1890. to David Lemmons who was
sentenced to be hanged to-day in Kansas for
murder committed on an Indian reservation.
A pardon has been granted to John A. Kimball,
under sentence for violating the postal laws in
Utah.
The South Shore road has made a rate to
Boston, New York and Philadelphia, on luIn-
Der from Duluth, of So cents for the former
place and 3S cents for the two latter. This IS
Is cents lower than via Chicago and only
cents higher than from Chicago to New York
and Boston.
During the services in st. Georges Epis
copal church, Ottawa, Sunday, several gentle
lucu W0Om was Slr w llldIn
Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court, arose ana
left the body on account of alleged rituallstlc
practices. The trouble will probably result IN
the resignation OF the rector, the Rev. DIR.
Jones.
Secretary Crsgin. of the Chicago Worlds
Fair Association. has received the following
cablegram from Mr. E. T. Jeffrey, who is in Paris
in the interests of the association: Half col
umn in De6dtS this morning favors Chicago's
claims. Private advices that it will have the
Dar 81, avg
cable from New York shows plurality of
Congress in favor of Chicago. send you by
mail papers,"
George Bidwell whose connection with the
great Bank of England forgeries a number of
years ago made him notorious, had an inter
view with Solicitor Walker Blaine, at the State
Department yesterday, in regard to the case Of
his brother. who is serving life sentence IN
England for his completely in the forgeries.
Both Bidwells are citizens of the United States
and George is endeavoring to have this Gov
ernment do something toward securing his
brothers release. George Bidwell was par
doned in 1886. and since his release has pub
lished book of his experiences.
The New Orleans Cotton Exchange issued
a statement yesterday based on official returns
of the different Exchanges making the aver
rage weight of 20lS7l4 bales of this years cot
ton crop, embracing port receipts from Septem-
tember l to October j, and overland to
November !, inclusive, 50522 pounds per bale.
The details by sections are: Texas, 534 "a;
louisiana, 1885, Alabama 500: Georgia, 1871;
South Carolina, 499; Virginia, 494.45; North
Carolina, 500; Tennessee, 5Ol47 Compared
with the September weights the average of the
cotton belt for the two months together is 1912
pounds per bale lighter.
y. H. Rylance, of St. Marks Protestant
Episcopal Church. New York City. has brought
suit for libel and conspiracy against Nicholas
Quackenbos and W. V. King, prominent men,
bers of his congregation, for accusing him of
too free conduct toward certain ladies. and
viii with inf o1 hare cof
Nineteenth Century Club. When the charges
were first made DR.. Ry1ance resigned as he
says, in anger but on reconsideration, he with
drew his resignation and proposes to fight his
accusers in the courts. st. Marks is one of
the oldest and most fashionable churches in
the city, and DR.. Rylance has high reputation
for elcquence and originality.
-Charleston's great earthquake festival
opened Monday with cloudless skies and
charming weather. The public buildings, pri-
vate residences and commercial houses were
bedecked with flags and bunting from one end
of the city to the other. About 100000 United
States flags were displayed. and not Confed-
crate flag was in sight King street last night
presented fairy picture with its triumphal
arches, illuminated show windows swinging
Chinese lanterns, gay throngs of sight-seers,
bands of music and military parades of both
white and colored troops. There was also
grand pyrotechnic display on Colonial lake.
with mimic attack of the Federal feet on
Fort Sumter.
man, SIX miles north of Springfield, H., created
something of a sensation in that quiet neigh
borhood. Two men Ieaped from the basket as
the balloon reached the Garth. They were Mr.
Baldwin. the Quincy aeronaut and Isaac n.
Morris, Quincy reporter They started from
that city at l2:l5 P. n. The wind at first car
ried them In southwesterly direction. but as
they ascended they passed into another cur
rent that carried them almost directly east
ward. They were in the air i hours and is min
utes> The distance between Quincy and
Springfield on direct line is about 100 miles.
The highest altitude reached was 1900 feet
They could still see the Mississippi river when
over half way to Springfield.
The President has appointed the following
postmasters: Enoch H. Vance, JT., at Malvern,
Ark. vice S. H. Emerson removed; Alexander
Gable, Hartford City, Ind, vice c, W. Tim
MONS removed: s. A. Bender Galena Kan,
vice Alfred NJ. Mcpherson, removed: E. E. Will
signed; John Z. Wood, Mt. Sterling. Ky, vice
VIM. H. Wilkerson, removed; William L. Kel-
logg, Spring Valley Mimi, vice D. Sullivan re-
signed; n. E Carpenter. Windsor, Mo-, vice
Granite, Mont. (ofice became Presdeptal0: |
Jesse B. McCausin, Provo City. Utah. vice
Thomas Reesley, removed; Samuel NJ. johnson,
San Antonio. Tex, vice H. P. Howard, re- |
moved. ~
-Quartermaster General S. B. Holabird. of |
the army, has submitted his annual report to |
the Secretary of War. He recommends the |
enlistment Of men for the Quartermaster Gen |
erals department: the establishment of drill |
halls for winter exercise of troops. and states |
that repairs are needed To the roads leading to |
the national cemeteries at Chalmette La: Fort |
Scott, Kan; Natchez, Miss; Springfield, Mo-; |
Knoxville, Tenn; Mound City. ILL.,; Richmond' |
Va, and VicKsburg, Miss. He also recon. |
mends that permanent means of approach be |
established TO the national cemeteries at Alex |
andria Va; Arlington. Va; Culpepper Va:
Fredericksburg, Va; Fayetteville, Ark; Fort |
Gibson, L T.; Keokuk, Iowa; Poplar Grove, |
Va: Port Hudson, La; Staunton, Va; Seven |
Pines, Va, and Yorktown, Va. The report is
mainly of accounts of routine opera.
tions performed during the year.