Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-11
LATE NEWS In BRIEF.

AT the annual business meeting OF the
Philadelphia Union League the Australian
system of balloting was unanimously adopted.
Switzerland has elected NJ Louis Ruchon-
not, of the canton of Vaud. President, and DR.. E.
Welti, of the canton of Aargau, Vice President
of the Republic for the year 1890
All the schools in Marlboro, Mass, will be
closed to-day, and the High School on Friday,
owing to the prevalence Of diphtheria in town.
Twenty cases have already been reported
The New York Court of Appeals has af-
hrmed the sentence of Stone, the Brooklyn
jockey who was convicted of murder in the
first degree for the killing of Herman Miller.
Police Officer William Davis. of Chicago,
was shot and probably fatally injured by bur-
glars yesterday morning. Another officer was
wounded while attempting to arrest the asSail-
ants.
e. T. Becks, of Kansas. and G. ]. McCord,
Of Wisconsin, have been appointed messengers
in the House postofice. John 8. Kellogg has
been appointed clerk of the Committee on Ac-
counts.
Superintendent Anderson, of the Milwau-
kee public schools, closed the schools on the
day of the funeral of A. H. Schattenberg, the
defaulting treasurer who suicided. Great in
d1gnation was caused by his act.
The Massachusetts, cotton spinners are
making another attempt to form federation
of cotton operatives, and have sent invitations
to operatives in cotton centerS in New England
Atlantic States to meet for that purpose.
The female prisoners in the Kansas Peni-
tentiary at Leavenworth reVolted Monday and
attacked all who opposed them with hatchets.
Captain Hanks was mortally wounded, and the
matron and her assistant have resigned for fear
OF their lives.
The English Tories are making the most of
Mrs Parnell's avowal of her poverty, and
sum is being subscribed for her relief, not that
Conservatives care much about the lady, but
they wish to draw attention to what they de-
sire to be considered the meanness Of her son.
Dennis Donahue of Milwaukee, died Sun
day. Dennis used TO amuse people by swallow
ing live reptiles knives and other indigestible
substances for the price of drink: A post
mortem examination was made and in his
stomach were found fvs jack-knives, one with
the blades open.
The Senate yesterday afternoon confirmed
the following nominations: Robert P. Porter of
Now York to be Superintendent of the Census:
Lewis A. Croft, of Nebraska, to be Commits
sioner Of the General Land Office; William
M. Stone, to be Assistant Commissioner Of the
General Land Office; James NJ. Townsend, of
Indiana, to be Recorder of the General Land
Office.
Thomas L. Slavin, bookkeeper for ]. E
Dali Co., drygoods commission merchants,
left Baltimore last Tuesday, and has not been
heard from since. j. K. Dali declares that
Slavin has ruined him; that he has forged
checks, destroyed the stubs and otherwise OBJ
tanned money belonging to the firm. Dali can
not give any statement of his losses until he
has made thorough examination.
About o'clock yesterday morning Frede-
rick g. Bechtel, proprietor of shoe store in
Scotia, which is across the river from schenec-
taoy, discovered four burglars entering his
place. He rushed out on the road and fired at
the burglars. They returned the fire, 1nflicting
q wound in Bechteps face, above the mouth,
the base of the brain, and it will probably re-
suit fatally. The police have no clue.