The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-03-28
TELEGRAPHlC BREvlTIES.
The Worlds News Cleaned.
Sifted and Condensed.
FRESH TIPS FROM THE WIRES.
what Is Going on of Interest That IL
Worth Reading-The wheat of the
Weeks Thrashing.

""Ht is ooing on OF INTEREST Ehat IL
worth Reading-The wheat of the
Worlds News winnowed from n whole
Weeks Thrashing.
At Buffalo the jury in the Sherman case
brought in a verdict Of guilty. A stay OF
six more days was granted, and tho defend.
ant was admitted to bail in $4,000.
William s. Foley fatally stabbed Michael
Fury at Susquehanna, Pa.
The total sum realized at the sale of Hon.
Leland Stanford's horses at New York was
$50, sos, and averaged over 81 $3.50 per animal.
May King, the celebrated stallion, was
sold by w. e. Spier, of Glens Falls, N. Y,
to Sbley & Miller, of Frankfort, Pa, fol
$4,000. May King was bought one year age
for 900
At the annual meeting of directors of the
Pennsylvania Railroad company the old
board was reelected without opposition.
The Aramingo Mills company, OF Frank
ford, Pa, has made an assignment TO John
D. Blythe, of New York The liabilities ar,
said to be about s25, 1000.
The following fourth class postmaster
have been appointed in New York state: P.
N. Burnap, Alburg; w A. fullerton, Ever.
tom S. S. Goodyear, Goodyear; Mrs N. E.
The Right Rev. Mgr. Arthur ]. Donnelly.
vicar general of the archdiocese of New York
and pastor of st. Michaels church, in West
Thirty-second street, died March 25 He was
born in Athy, county Kildare, Ireland, on
Jan. 10, 1920, and came to this country with
his parents when seven years old.
Mary Giles, while suffering from a drunk.
EN- delirium, severed the left hand from her
wrist with a large carving knife at No ASS
Second avenue, New York, and died sew.
eral hours later in the Presbyterian hospital
Gen. Boulanger has written a letter in
which he renews his offer to return to
France provided the government will per-
init him to be tried by the court of appeals
or by court martial.
Postmaster General Wanamaker has re-.
ceived a conscience contribution of 81 500
from New York, which he turned over to
the secretary of the treasury The letter
containing the money was without sigma
ture, but said the writer had stolen from the
government and wished to make reparation.
The body of John Gallagher, politician
of Scranton, Pa, was found in the river at
Scranton. Foul play is suspected.
Mrs Louisa Brandt, the wife of the chief
plumber Of the West Shore Railroad com.
pany, was robbed and nearly murdered by
about o'clock on Monday night Pat Muir
ply, newsboy, is under arrest.
In accordance with the recent order of
President Corbin, of the Philadelphia and
Reading Railroad company, Engineers Peter
Haines, Gardner Cobb, Sherman Booth and
Albert Beach, and Fremen Harry McElwee,
John c. Weiser, William Gensyl and Charles
Gibberson have been discharged for drink
ing. They were served with written no
tice: "You are dismissed for drinking"
Suits for defamation of character are
threatened.
The Massachusetts, house of representa-
tives has refused to adopt a resolution pro-
testing against the imposition OF a duty on
raw hides. The resolution was adopted on
a rising vote, but on roll call was defeated
Count William Bismarck has resigned
the presidency of the regency of Hanover.
1t is asserted that Prince Bismarck has
purchased villa in Switzerland, which he
will occupy in pursuit of his resol We to re-
side out of Germany.
Governor Hill, of New York, has served
an order upon Sheriff James A. Flack Of
New York, recently convicted of conspiracy,
compelling him to show cause why he should
not be removed from the sheriff's office of
New York city.
The National league has adopted an eight
club schedule, Washington and indianapolis
retiring.
James S. Hyde, a ticket specuator, shot
and killed another ticket speculator named
William Turnbull Saturday night during a
quarrel in front Of the Fourteenth Street
theatre, New York. Hyde was arrested.
Tho men had long been enemies.
Pitcher Pete Conway, of last years Pitts
INx..,s N,., L.. -
Brooklyn Brotherhood club.
Fifteen masked men invaded the residence
Of Richard Seybold at Westfield, N. j.,
about ] o'clock in the morning, dragged his
guest, Michael Brady, out of bed made him
dress and then drove him out of the town.
They will be prosecuted
John L. Todd, for twenty years pastor Of
the church of the Redeemer, at New Haven,
Conn, has resigned his pastorate and will
| remove to California.
A fund of s4OO 200 has been raised by citi-
zens and former residents of Hartford,
Conn, for the establishment of free pub
lie library and art gallery in the city. OF
this sum $3.50, 900 was pledged by few per-
sons conditionally upon the other $500
being procured, which has now been done.
The court of appeals of New York state
has decided that execution by electricity is
constitutional in the case of William Kemm-
Ter, the Buffalo murderer.
| Gen. Robert C. Schenck died at Washing
ton on March %, aged 81 years.
| The jury in the Ramsey -Ryerson case has
awarded Plaintiff David H. Ramsey s., 600
damages. Ramsey sued ex-Postmaster
George /. Ryerson, of Ramseys, n j., for
$4,000 damages for the alienation of the
affections of his wife and was, in former
suit, awarded g., 500 The case was ordered
to a retrial before Judge Wheeler, of Yer
mont, in the United States circuit court,
and was decided as stated
Kate Spence, the young woman who was
shot Thursday night by her husband in the
rooms of Alexander Knox, 302 West Twen-
ty-fifth street, New York, is dead The
murderer was committed without bail to
await the action of the grand jury. The
dead woman was known as "Kate the
Rebel
Gen. f. II. Smith, superintendent of the
Virginia Military institute, died March q
aged IS years
Dispatches from Para state that the pro
visional government of Brazil has made a
loan of SO, 600, 600 to the state of Para The
loan is made to assist the state in develop
ing trade and agricultural resources
Lamarche, Provost & Co., wholesale dry
goods merchants of Montreal, have assigned
Liabilities, 100000.
The Louisiana Planters association ha,
adopted series of resolutions protesting
against the reduction of the tariff on sugar
without corresponding reduction on al
other articles.
Prosidents Brush and Day admit that In
dianspolis has practically been bought of
by -, League, though the details OF the ar
i"af~s'>nt are not yet completed.