The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-04-04
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIES.
The Worlds News Cleaned,
Sifted and Condensed.
FRESH TIPS FROM THE WIRES.
What Is Going on of Interest That Is
worth Readng-The wheat of the
Worlds News winnowed from a Whole
Weeks Thrashing.

"hht ts eOing on OF interest That Is
worth Read ing-The wheat of the
Worlds News winnowed from q Whole
Weeks Thrashing.
The monthly public debt statement issued
from the treasury department shows a de-
crease OF the debt during the past month
amounting to $11 ,3S9 $50, and for the first
nine months of the current fiscal year Of
t53,4SS,049, The net surplus in the treasury
today is $32, 6l5, S42, or about $3.50, 900 less
than month ago.
Go vernon Hill will give his annual recep-
tion TO the legislature on Wednesday, April
9, at the executive mansion.
The stonecutters of Rochester, N. Y, to
the number of $50 are on strike as to who
shall fix the wages for the inferior workmen.
Joseph Wood has been sentenced by Re-
corder Smyth, of New York, to be executed
by electricity in the week beginning May 12
next Wood is the negro aqueduct laborer
who was convicted on May l2 last, Of muir
der in the first degree, in killing Charles
Ruffin, fellow laboror.
William d. Walcott, president of the New
York Mills Cotton company, died at Utica,
N. Y, April |. He was born July 90, 1918.
For twenty-five years he was trustee of
President Grant visitor to the Annapolis
Naval academy.
p. j. Classen, the ex-president of the Sixth
National bank, of New York. has been in
dicted by the grand jury on charge of
embezzling, abstracting and misapplying
the funds of the bank.
The obsequies of the late Archbishop
Michael Heiss, of the diocese of La Crosse,
took place at st. Johns cathedral, Mil
waukee, April l. The final interment was
in the vault beneath the chapel of St. Fran
els, beside the remains of Rev. Dr. Salzman.
his life long friend
Representative David WILDER, of New
York. died at his home in Oneonta, Otsego
county, N Y, April 1.
In the municipal election at SCHENECTADY
n. Y, the Democrats elected their entire
city ticket, carrying the five wards on both
supervisors and aldermen.
The comptroller of the currency has ap.
pointed Daniel Day, of Providence, r. /. =,
examiner of national banks for the states of
Rhode Island and Connecticut, vice NJ. f.
Dooley, resigned.
Louis Bub of 20 Fair street, Newark, N.
j., shot himself dead April /.
Bismarck celebrated his seventy fifth birth
day April !. He was overwhelmed with con-
BratulatlOnS ana attentions.
The street car lines of Wiliamsport, Pa,
have been bought by Philadelphia syndi-
cate for Sl20,OO0 1t is said the same syndi-
cate is reaching for the control of similar
lines in all the interior cities of the state
Howard p. Cove, a Philadelphia real es-
tate agent, has fed, leaving about s5, 900 in
debts. His fiancee, from whom he obtained
money, is in the Norrstown insane asylum.
Capt. Trask has been reelected governor
of the Sailors Snug Harbor at the meet
ing of the trustees
The president has nominated Frank d.
Allen for district attorney for Massachus-
etts
Judge Waterman has overruled motion
for new trial entered by the attorneys Of
Jerry O'Donnell, convicted of being a party
to the attempt to pack the Cronin jury.
The executive committee of the New Eng
land Shoe and Leather association have
voted that they were opposed to any in
crease in the duty on fax or linen thread,
and that strong petition should be pre-
pared and circulated for signatures, to be
forwarded to the ways and means commit
tee in Washington at once.
1t is reported that Emperor Francis
| Joseph has offered the pope residence in
| Austria.
The United States court of claims has de.
cided that the government is responsible for
Silcotts peculation.
1t has been decided to repair the barge
Office in New York to take the place OF
Castle Garden for the reception of immi.
grants temporarily, or until the necessary
permanent buildings for that purpose can
be erected on Ellis Island. The erection of
the Ellis Island buildings will be begun as
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necessary for the work.
| The phonogram sent by Mr. Gladstone to
the American Cooperative Building Loan
associations which arrived too late TO be
heard at the recent convention of those as
socations in the Cooper union, was heard
March 81 by distinguished company whc
had assembled for that purpose at the Law
library in the Equitable building, New
York. Gen. w. T. Sherman presided
| David Dows died at New York, March 80
Thomas Cornell, well known steamboat
man, died at Kingston, N. Y, March 80.
| The. Democrats of Jersey City have re
nominated Mayor Orestes Cleveland.
The Mississippi is again on the rampage
and many towns are in danger of being sub
merged.
Hop Yam Lee, aged 80 years, laundry
man at No. 942 South Fourth street, Phila
delphia, has been taken to the pesthous
suffering with leprosy. His disease was frs
diagnosed as erysipelas, and he was treate,
three days at the almshouse, where 800
persons We're exposed to contagion.
The trial of Father Boyle, the Catholi
priest of Raleigh, n. c., was concluded OF
Saturday night and the jury brought in
verdict of mot guilty."
The Newark and South Orange railroa
will be sold to a Brooklyn syndicate thi
week for 100000, two-thirds of tina
amount TO be paid in cash and che remainde
in the stock of the company.
Jonathan Wuchter, aged 81, Of the firm O
Wuchter 4 Dillon, of Elizabeth, n. j.
dropped dead in the Elm house cafe
Mrs. Belle Hatch has been lodged in TAI
at Towanda, Pa, charged with the murde
OF J. w. Wilcox A warrant has also bee
issued for the arrest of John Mann, who
supposed to have been an accomplice.
The First National Bank of Claysville
Pa, capital $50, 900, has been authorized t
begin business.
The Yale junior exhibition prize, the in
come from a fund of s2,6OO, was won b.
Francis t. Brown, of Troy, N Y, owe
seven competitors. His subject was
Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Stafford"
f. X. Worthington has obtained a vel
Diet for $4,5OO damages against the VeI
mont Central railroad for injuries sustaine
by falling from crowded excursion trai
last summer.
The Republican state committee OF Main
have decided to hold the state conventio
at Augusta, June II, and to invite FredeI
lex A. Powers OF Houlton, to preside
The Tracy hotel, in Belmont, N. Y
which has been in use as a hotel about sixt
years has been burned. Loss $4,000; il
surance. S.. 900
The ParneiI-O'shea Divorce Case.
LONDON, April 2-Mr Parnell has file
denials in the case of Capt. OShea vs. Pa
nell as correspondent, and Mrs. O'Shea hG
asked months delay in filing her plea
Capt O'Shea will oppose the granting