Morning journal and courier., 1890-05-19
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J. F. Goddard, vice president of the Santa Fe, resigned Saturday and tie resignation was accepted to take effect June 1.
 An English syndicate Is negotia ting for the purchase of the Quincy. Mass, granite works. It is said shat $2,000,000 is in- volved.
 Papenbroeck & Co.,, dealers in cloaks and Notions at Cincinnati, have made an assign ment. Liabilities estimated at $6O,000, as- sets $50.00O.
 The Brazilian government has decreed that after July customs duties to the minimum amount of 20 per cent. will be payable in gold.
 George Alexander of Pawtuekett, R. l., aged ffty-three years, fell overheard from sailboat off Patience island yesterday morn- ing and was drowned.
 David s. Cofrode. @ well-known contractor and bridge builder, died at his home in West Philadelphia yesterday. He built nearly all the bridges for the Pennsylvania Railroad company.
 Advices have been received from East Africa that Major Wissmann captured Mi. kindi on the 14th, placing the whole coast from that place to Zanzibar in tine hands of the Germans.
 The Chicago, St. Paul and Kansas road gave notice Saturday that 1t would reduce the rate between Chicago and Des Moines from s10.10 to $5s5, the reduction to apply in both directions.
 The premier at Sydney, N. s. w., was thrown from cab yesterday while riding from Bolmain and his leg was broken. The accident was caused by the horse tax ing fright and bolting.
 Wirt Dexter, easily the leader of the Chi- cago bar, died at his home Saturday evening after only two hours illness from what was probably very acute congestive chill, with preliminary symptoms of pneumonia.
 John A. Coles Touring mills at Roches- ter, Minn., were burned yesterday. Loss $50, GOO; insurance $15,0O9. An overloaded bearing in the dust room caused an explo- sion which lifted the roof and caused the fire.
 Isaac Trask, brakeman employed by the Union Freight railway company, fell from car at Boston while shifting early yesterday morning. Six cars passed over him, literally cutting him in pieces. He was married about two weeks ago.
 The funeral of Oliver Bell Bunce, the well known author and editor of Appletons pub lications, took place yesterday from his T6slOouCG III NSW 1Ohk. AuouS GuoSo press ent were E. O. Stedman, Richard Fl. Stod- dard and members of the firm of D. Apple- ton & Company.
 Joseph Currier, aged IA years, was acci- dentally shot by his brother Jeremiah, at Manchester, N. H., at seven o'clock yesterday morning. The weapon used was revolver. The ball struck Joseph in the right side of the head above the temple. Joseph will die. Jeremiah is under arrest.
 During the performance of Lees circus at Kingston, N. Y., Saturday night section of the reserved seat gallery fell, carrying down several hundred persons and causing great excitement. Many persons were cut and bruised, but the only severe injury was to man whose leg was broken. The proprietor settled damages with the injured persons on the spot.
 Ripley Ropes, president of the Brooklyn Trust company state charity commissioner and one of the largest South American merchants In New York, died at his residence in Brooklyn yesterday at the age of 70 years. He was one of the most prominent men in the political, business and social ciscles of Brooklyn and leaves 8 large fortune. He was born in Salem, Mass, in 1920.
 It is settled finally that Sergsant-at-Arms Canady of the senate is to hand in his resig- notion to-day to take effect probably July 1. His successor is to be chosen at a caucus of republican senators. It is likely that Mr. Leeds of Philadelphia, ex-Representative Valentine of Nebraska and Colonel Swores of Iowa, will be put in nomination.