Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-19
LATE NEWS In BRIEF.

The large dry goods house of Pardee, Mills
q Co, at Peoria. ILL.,, was destroyed by fire yes
terday. The loss will be about 100000.
The fire IN the Vulcan mine, near Norway,
| Wis, is still burning. Five men had narrow
| escapes. The loss has already reached $4,000.
The safe of the County Treasurer of Sebas-
tian county. Ark, was blown open by burglars
last Saturday night and robbed of 81, 900 Only
Sloo OF the money belonged to the county.
&C. H. Gibson, one of the newly elected
directors OF the Louisville, New Albany and
chicago, says that the new management Is seri-
ously considering the removal of the general
offices from Chicago to Louisville.
w. johnson Brown, of Bromfeld. Mass,
while at work in Slasher's steam sawmlll, near
Warren, was caught by the carriage and drawn
cut him completely through length wise.
The plaster cast for an equestrian statue of
General Grant, ordered by the city of Chicago
of the artist Louis Reubissos, has been COM
pleted and received at the Ames Works, in
Chicopee, where the bronze casting will be
made.
George W. Davis who was arrested at West
Springfield, Mass. on complaint of Agent An
derson for cruelty to stock in car on the Bos-
ton and Albany Railroad in not having fed
them since leaving East Albany, Sunday, paid
fine of $40 and costs.
The House Appropriations Committee has
completed the fortiication bill. The aggregate
amount appropriated is s4,52l. 600. New York.
appropriations The Waterviet. N. Y, arsenal
secures 81, ,000, 600 for heavy ordnance.
AT Marshall. Mo-, Judge Ryland. in conven-
ing the Circuit Court, charged the grand jury
to pay special attention TO gambling. and in
s.rncred them to INVESTIGATE the playing OF pro
came under this head, and to indict where there
was sufficient proof.
AT Leavenworth, Kan, Governor Smith
and Postmaster Halloway, of the Soldiers
Home. were arrested on complaint OF Comrade
j. Batson. who charged them with purloining
letter addressed to him. They were taken be-
fore United States Commissioner and released
on their own recognizancc.
AT New York Prince W. and Charles W.
Nickerson, brick commission merchants, made
an assignment to Caleb Nevin and Elihu Fost
with preferences of SIG, ,657 notes and ac-
counts, and all Indebtedness arising out of the
firms endorsement of notes for the accommo-
dation Of Schuyler Hamilton. Jr.
George Phillips. the son of William Phil
lips. accidentally shot and instantly killed
Charles BailuIch, the 10-year-old son of t. F.
Bailwich, at the latrer's residence in Weston,
Conn., Sunday. The boys were playmates and
the Phillips boy was examining shotgun
when it was suddenly discharged.
In the case brought up from the Circuit
Court OF Rock county, Wis, the Supreme
Court decided that the Bible had no place in
our common schools. The opinion was unani-
nous. The case originated at Edgerton, where
suit was brought to compel q school district
board to prohibit teachers from reading the
Bible to scholars.
The Louisiana State Supreme Court. In the
case of the st. Landry Parish regulators, deci-
ded in favor of the defendants. The accused
had been convicted in ST. Landry Parish and
sentenced to serve various terms in the State
penitentiary for entering the house of one
Duplechn, at midnight. February %, and
shooting at him with intent to kill.
At Butte, Mont, an attempt was made to
kill J. v. Skidmore by blowing him up with
giant powder. Skidmore last fall jumped
claim and built cabin, which he now occupies.
He was absent from the cabin a few moments
Yesterday morning, and when he again entered
an explosion took place which knocked him
senseiess. killed his dog, knocked hole
through the roof and floor of the cabin and
shattered things generally.