Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-07
LATE NEWS In BRIEF.

| Jones Bros, retail clothlers. 81. Josepu
No., have assigned. Liabilities, $4,000; asset
unknown.
There is a crisis in the Hungarian Ministry
The resignation of Herr Won Tisza, the Prime
| Minister, is imminent.
-Chalkley LeConey, acquitted of the murder
of his niece, has offered $500 reward Tor the dis
covery of the real criminals.
Daniel DAILY. a policeman who was STRUCK
| in the head with piece of shell at the hay
| market Anarchist riot, has become insane IRON
| the effects of the wound.
EARLY Yesterday morning burglars broke
| open the safe in b. j. Dunning's jewelry store
Kansas City, and stole 81 600 worth OF diamonds
| rings watches and chains.
F. W. Planes screen door factory, at Bel
| videre, Ill.,. was destroyed by fire yesterday
Loss, $4,000; insurance, 5000.
| The Gar has received threatening letter
| from woman, signed "IchebrIkova, init
mating that he will be assassinated unless he
/ modities his reactionary policy.
AT Stockholm Ind, black dipktheria is
threatening to carry off the children of the
village. Fully 20 are down with the scourge
and new cases are being reported daily.
AT Washington the sale of tickets for the
| actors fund benefit, next Monday. was started
| by President Harrison, who paid 500 for one of
| the boxes. Representative Flower. Senator
Mcmillan and Cornelius \. Bliss of New Y ork,
also took boxes.
A burglar left ar Internal machine at the
United States Express Company's office at Car
rollton, Ill., Friday. During the night the ma
chine went off and blew open the safe, and the
burglar, who had it timed, walked into the
office and carried off all the funds
Albert A. Fosdick, the county surveyor.
charged with the attempted assassination OF
his brother, DR.. Marvin osdick, was dis
charged by Justice Rowland in Paw Paw,
Mich, yesterday afternoon, without offering
any evidence. The crime is mystery.
Another battle has been fought between a
force of French troops and force of the troops
of the King of Dahomey Eight of the COM
batants were killed and many of them were
wounded. A number of Frenchmen and other
Europeans were captured by the Dahomians
John Reel, colored. while blowing near
Nashville. Ark, yesterday. found jug con-
tanning SlGoO6 in gold. 1t was too heavy to
carry and putting S400 in his pockets, he started
for vehicle. He was SO elated with his find
that he could not keep his good fortune to him
self. AS consequence, when he returned the
jug and contents had been stolen.
The Philadelphia and Midlard Railroad,
which was to have run from p iladelphia to
West Chester, through Delaware ANA chester
counties, and which was only constructed as far
as Newton Square was sold by the Sheriff ua-
der a Judgment of S299, go So The property
was purchased by George KUgler, presumably
IN the interest of the Pennsylvania Rail- olG
Company, for $4,000.
William Jones, colored. Monday night
fell asleep in Chicago saloon. Unable to
arouse him, George Williams, alias Texas"
poured quart of petroleum oil over Jones
feet and legs and set the oil on fire. The un-
lower limbs, and the hospital physicians fear
he will lose the use of his feet. The fend who
committed the act is III hiding.
Mrs. DR.. S. P. Coffman returned to her hus-
bands home at Owensboro. KY, yesterday. On
Sunday she took her babe and eloped with DIR.
w. L. Ferrell The party went to Evansville.
where he deserted her yesterday morning Mrs.
Coffman then made two attempts at suicide,
which were frustrated, and she was sent home.
DR.. Coffman will send her back to her father
and will proceed against Ferrell for kidnapping
the baby.
Pastor Williams, of the Englewood First
Presbyterian Church. Chicago, had his salary
increased recently by the trustees from s.. 500
to $500. This met with opposition from some
of the members, and church meeting was held
Wednesday evening to decide the matter. A
very stormy session was held and the meeting
broke up in the utmost confusion. cat-calls,
kissing and shouting, and with no solution of
the matter
Some days ago Postmaster General Wana-
maker conceived the idea of making up party
TO consist of Mrs. Harrison, Mrs. Wanamaker
and a few Others to visit some of the prominent
cities of the South. In view of the recent pn-
favorable comments of Southern newspapers
on the administration of Wanamaber on ac-
count of the appointment of cOlOred men to
Presidential postofices he concluded that his
presence would not be welcome at this time,
and the trip has been abandoned.
After a years the mystery surrounding the
assassination of DIR. Joseph II. Leverng of
Lower Merton. has been solved. John g. Hen
derson who died TUESDAY lust before his death
confessed to killing Dr. Levering in cold blood.
He described the tragedy infinitely, and con-
tessed to sending Dr. Levering on decoy call
previous to the shooting. Henderson expired
little before midnight. He gave no reason
for his bloody deed, and the confession has
caused as much excitement as did the crime
ITSELF
The rate war is spreading apace and is
likely to cover broad extent of country An
nouncement is made that the Memphis route
will make rates from Kansas City to points in
the South based on the So rate to st. Louis.
This is the first cut ever made in this direction,
and will compel st. Louis and Chicago lines
penetrating that territory to meet it. A dis
patch from Kansas City saws the rate from that
city to Chicago is really So instead of ST. thatno
SS tickets are sold, and that parties have been
sent TO Chicago at even less rate than So.
Forty persons have made complaint to
Labor Commissioner Merriwether that the
Nv Western College of Teegraphy," of st. Louis.
has fraudulently obtained from them from SIS
to S4O each by promising to teach them tele-
graphy and secure them first-class positions.
The college is managed by E. Bailey Roeth.
The complainants say all students were prom
ised positions worth Si25 a month, and that
about 500 ham" operators have been turned
out. 1t IS alleged that Roeth operated in Chi
cago and New York before coming to st. Louis,
The funeral of ex-Alderman Charles Hill
ock, which was to have been held at Chicago
yesterday, has been postponed under peculiar
circumstances. The deceased was to have been
buried in Calvary Cemetery, where his family
owns a lot. but at the last moment the cemetery
authorities raised the objection that the body
could not be inferred in consecrated ground as
the eX-Alderman had been Mason and dying
suddenly had not received absolution. Twenty
one aldermen were at the City II all this morn
ing, but as up to late hour the cemetery au-
thorities had refused to waive this point the
funeral was postponed until the relatives of the
deceased can overcome the scruples of the
cemetery people.
"A dispatch from Barboursvlle Kv, saws
that E. Messer with 40 armed men of the
Slusher party, arrived from Flat Creek yester-
day morning and caused general alarm. Cir
cult Court being in session, Judge Boyd placed
a strong guard around the Court House but
notwithstanding this, factions opened fire in
the Court House yard, using Colts 45-caliber
revolvers. William Day, one of the Smith fac
tion, received a dangerous wound in the leg
and Messer's clothing was pierced. The pres
ence of the guards and the falling snow pre-
vented further damage. Before embarking for
their return the Messer party threw cartridges
into the stove at the depot, and when asked by
the agent to desist drew knives and carved the
stovepIpe.
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