Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-19
LATE NEWS in BRIEF.

| -viennese street car men threaten to strike
Brown county. 8. D., is appealing for fuel
food and clothing.
The rare disease of diphtheria of the eye
| has appeared in Boston.
| An international labor congress will be held
| In Brussels in August. 1891
Charles N. Trives Chicago printer, ha.
| failed for $50 600; assets about the same.
Arrangements are being made in New
| York for the reception OF Henry M. Stanley.
| -Despondency drove Daniel b. Wilson, Of
| Boston, to shoot and kill his wife and wound
| himself
| President Mayer and other officers are or
| their annual tour of inspection of the B. & O.
| Railroad.
Fruit to the value of $1,000 was seized by
| the Montreal custom house yesterday, for un
| dervaluation.
canada proposes to levy an import duty
| against American eggs of cents q dozen, as .
measure of retaliation.
More new postofices have been established
| in the United States the present year than dur.
ing any year since 1866.
The Russian government is endeavortng to
| stamp out German sentiment and education
in the Bal kan provinces.
The Portuguese in Mozambique are implor-
ing the Lisbon Government to ratify the con-
vention proposed by England.
What is said to be Washington's bed was
o.
the Briarly homestead, Trenton.
insufficient capital cause dSamuel 8. Wick
ham, proprietor of the MiddIetown, N. Y,
glass works to fail. Liabilities. $4,000.
The British ship Hospadar has arrived
from London after the longest trip record,
IVA days. Storms and accidents delayed her.
1t is rumored that the Milwaukee, Lake
Shore and Western Railroad is. or is about to
be, sold to the Chicago and Northwestern Com
pany.
"A Portuguese paper says that an American
feet will arrive at Lisbon to demand payment
of damages for the seizure of the Delago Bay
Railroad.
The United States grand jury at Leaven-
worth indicted Charles Benson and Mrs.
Rautzahn for the murder of Mrs. Mettman
yesterday.
-Poverty-stricken Joseph Metz, of Now
York, rushed to Bellevue Hospital with his
dying baby in his arms. The little ones life
could not be saved.
The family of John Rodgers. of New York,
had narrow escape from burning house, the
children being dropped from the windows to
outstretched arms below.
After going all over the country as fugi-
tive from justice. Frank Ritchie. with still 16
years to serve, was captured and returned to the
Massachusetts, State prison.
The Brown-Bonnell Iron and Steel Com
pany, of youngstown. has bought the Lake.
side Nail Works at Hammond, Ind, and will
locate their works at that place.
I'm quarrel between telegraph operator
named Chenowith and Harry Thompson, at
Bluffs. ILL.,, the former was shot and instantly
killed by the latter Friday night.
"A severe storm prevailed along the North
British coast yesterday. The British feet was
obliged to put TO sea without the admiral and
24O officers TO escape grounding.
The British forces at Zanzibar have been
ordered to destroy Vitu and make war on the
inhabitants unless all the murderers of the
traders surrendered.
Restraint has been placed upon Mrs Corne-
Illus V. Miller, wife of the London banker
from collecting drafts for $50 900 by official
Receiver in Bankruptcy Charles J. Stewart.
"A young laborer has warned Quebec pro-
vincal authorities that attempt will be
made to blow up the Parliament Building, by
the same person who caused the 1884 explosion.
"A new brewery organization is to be formed
in Chicago similar to the Chicago Brewing and
Mailing Company, with capitalization of
S5OOO,O 900 to 100000 subscribed in London and
America.
in the Chicago fraudulent naturalization
cases yesterday morning United States Com
missioner Hoyne held Solomon Van Praag
Democratic candidate for the State Senate, in
bail of $1,000 to the Federal grand jury. Barney
Manning and James Sheehan were also held in
$500 bail.
The South Carolina Supreme Court has
awarded $4,000 damages to ]. Il. Young against
the Western Union Telegraph Company. His
wife, while away on visit. became ill, and the
husband was teegraphed; but delivery of the
dispatch was delayed for six days, during which
time the lady died and was buried.