Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-31
LATE NEWS In BRIEF.

The steamer Ocean, which arrived at Bos-
ton yesterday from Portland, England, sailed
from the latter port December 81 and was 10
days overdue, owing to temrestuous weather.
Horace Smith, ex-Alderman and prominent
citizen of Saco, Me-, aged s. died yesterday OF
la grippe. Two other deaths which occurred
here within "a hours were directly traceable to
this disease.
William Kaufman SIS 900 damages against the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company.
Kaufman had leg crushed between two cars
and it had to be amputated.
Christopher D. Woods treasurer of Switch
mems Union No. T. of Kansas City, has diSap-
peared with s.. 900 of the unions money. He
was a switchman in the employ of the Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad.
DIR. D. l. Callahan, the agent Of an
English syndicate. has completed a deal for the
purchase of the paper mills of the Fox River
Valley Company, of Appleton, WIS. The pur-
chase price will be about ST, 100000.
Louis Pierce, aged 16, and Bert Clark, aged
l9 residents of East Dubuque, while skating
on the river at Dubuque. Ia, Wednesday night,
fell into an air hole and were drowned. A long
search failed to reveal the bodies.
John Nawratil, the Moravian who shot his
wife Monday morning at New Bedford, Mass,
and has since been missing, was found dead
yesterday morning, having shot himself in an
outhouse in the northern part of the city.
Arthur Blake the alleged adopted son of
Arthur Gorham, the millionaire cattle king of
Kinsley, Kan, on trial at Kinsley, Mo-, for at
tempting to blackmail Gorham, pleaded guilty
to the charges. Sentence was reserved
George Tobler, colored, was hanged at Ft
on the 2Uth of September last of numbering
Irwin Richardson. also a negro, at dance in
Cache Bottom, Choctaw Nation, on the 9th of
April. 1889.
), in tn. New York Assembly, yesterday on
motion of Mr. Sheenan, the q additional COM
missioners added to the Worlds Fair bill in the
Senate were stricken out by a vote of 68 ayes to
46 nays. A conference between the two Houses
will now be necessary.
County Judge Masbaum, who was accused
at Milwaukee Of selling liquor without Gov
erEment license, has been discharged by Com
missioner Ryan. He sold certain bitters and
Ionics which the Government officials claimed
were Intoxicating beverages.
Two passenger trains collided during q fog
on the International and Great Northern Rail-
way, Wednesday, between Houston and Gal
weston. Both engines were derailed, but none
of the passengers were seriously injured. Elk
press Messenger Tribent was dangerously hurt.
Alexander Mckenzie was convicted
Wednesday night at Grand Rapids. Mich. of
the murder of his wife, November 25. The
murder was wanton and unprovoked, and much
satisfaction is expressed at the verdict Judge
Grove Immediately sentenced him to prison
for life.
William Batcheller, 35 years OF age, at one
time well. known telegraph operator, but of
late years engaged in the brokerage business in
New York city and Chicago, fell down fight
of stairs at his home, in New York, yesterday
morning and fractured his skull. He died be-
fore medical assistance could reach him.
Thomas Jenner, aged 10 years. was shot and
almost instantly killed at st. Joseph, Mo-,
Wednesday afternoon, by Frank Sullivan, aged
l5 while the boys were shooting at pigeons.
When Mrs. Jenner heard of the accident she
became violently insane and attempted to
throw herself from second-story window.
John Condor. a section employe on the
Delaware and Hudson Railroad, was found
dead in bed at his residence in Plattsburg, N.
Y, yesterday morning. 1t is said he has not
lived happily with his wife and many are in
clined to believe that he was poisoned. An in
quest is being held.
Judge La Combe, of the United States
Court, at New York, issued an order yesterday,
enioining Henry 8. Ives, George w. Stayner
Thomas q. Doremus and William Nelson from
disposing of any of the firms property, and to
show cause in court this morning why the order
should not be made permanent.
Burglars entered President Harrison's
house. on North Delaware street, indianapolis,
Wednesday evening. Although 1t is occupied
by Henry S. Fraser and family, great deal of
the Presidents property is still in the house.
Much of it. with iewelry belonging to Mrs.
Fraser was stolen, the loss all told amounting
TO nearly s, 900. The burglars secured an en-
trance by climbing to second story window.
"A Chicago paper says that member of the
members of that body have been bribed by the
gamblers He even goes so far as to say that
13 of them have been Influenced to such an ex-
tent that there will be few or no indictments
returned against the gamblers, with the ex-
ception. perhaps, of George Hankins. The
member in question says the gamblers are con-
fident. relying upon the steps they are alleged
to have taken.
I'm the Federal Court at Lincoln, Neb.,
Horace R. Chace, Superintendent of the Gov
ernment Indian school at Genoa, Neb., has
been found guilty of keeping false books and
presenting false vouchers to the Government
for articles alleged to have been purchased, and
sentenced to pay fine of 81 500 and costs of
prosecution and stand committed until paid.
1t is impossible at present to approximate the
extent of the defalcations, but they are sup
posed to run into the thousands.
-Advices come from Cook county, Tex, that
a very fatal epidemic, strongly resembling
meningitis, is raging in the western part of
that county. The patients die in many in
stances in few hours after taking the disease.
twenty-five deaths are reported from the
malady during the past "a hours. So far the
physicians have been unable to check its raw
ages, and it has already spread over the coun-
try to an alarming extent. Great excitement
prevails, and many of the citizens are fleeing
from their homes to other localities not yet
visited by the plague.
NNFyER snend money before YOU have it.