Evening journal., 1890-09-06
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Condensed relegrams Gathered from vari
Gus Places.

Nohucnhou IeAeRratne Oathereu from NArl-
Gus Places.
Samuel t. Wayman was declared guilty
OF the murder OF Thayer at Geneseo, N.
y, and was sentenced TO die Oct. Q, be-
tween the hours Of 10 a. m. and 4 p. m.
At the annual reunion of the Seventh
Indiana volunteers President Harrison
was reelected president of the regimentai
association.
Macmillan Fleischman, a we'll known
manufactures OF yeast, doing business in
New York, died at sea Sept /. on board
the steamer Columbia, from Hamburg,
which arrived at New York Sept. 3. lie
was 45 years old
Capt. McMickan, the well known Cunard
line commander, is dead He was formerly
commodore OF the Cunard fleet, but re-
tired from active service some time ago.
Con. Antonis Marco, who was banished
from Cuba, and his wife have arrived at
New York from Santiago
Robert Shelton, colored, was hanged al
Laurens, S. G., for the murder OF William
Rayford, also colored Inst February
they had n quarrel about a woman, and
Shelton killed Rayford with an ak, and
threw the body into an old well. He per-
sisted 70 the last moment that the killing
was in self defense.
George Morey a farmer of Afilbrook,
N. r., while walking on the Newburg
Dutohess and Columbia railroad tracks,
was struck by train and instantly killed.
The president has approved the acts in
regSrd TO collisions Mt sea; constituting
Cairo, Ills, a port OF delivery in the Gus
toms district OF New Orleans; 70 remove
the charge Of desertion from the record OF
William II. Fenton; granting relief to
Samuel u. Harper; for the relief OF the
heirs or legal Representatives Of Robert j.
Bauguess, deceased; extending the Grim
inai jurisdiction OF the circuit and district
courts to the great lakes and their con
Meeting waters; for the relief Of the Nor
folk County Ferry company. for the relief
OF Isabella Hance; for the construction OF
two bridges across Boenf river, Louisiana,
and TO provide an American register for the
steamer Italia.
Texas Republicans have nominated Web
ster Flanagan for governor aud w. II.
Mckenson for Lieutenant governor
The president has nominated John H. b.
Amick, Of Pennsylvania, 10 be special ex-
aminer Of drugs, medicines and chemicals
in the district OF Philadelphia.
Alfred Townsend, aged 0l years, hung
himself In barn at Bernardsville, ~ j.
Frank Tully, former Rochester bust
ness man. who was sentenced to Auburn
prison for five years and three months for
forgery in 1887, has been pardoned by Gov
ernor Hill.
Andrew Carnegie, the American million
aire, is entertaining Sir Walter Foster and
Lady Foster at Cluny Castle.
II IA understood that Dr. Peters will
shortly be rewarded for his services TO
Germany in east Africa by receiving the
appointment Of governor OF the Cameroons
district, Germany's possessions In west
Africa
The steamers c. II. Northam and Conti-
MENTAL Of the New Haven line, came into
/ collision in the East river at New York.
-Four persons on the latter were injured
The Northam went on her way, but the
captain had to beach her after passing
He'll Gate, aud her 200 passengers were
transferred to the Mohawk and sent on by
train.
Mrs. Emma Tourgee will have TO serve
twenty-five days in jail for contempt Of
court in falling 10 answer regarding the
financial affairs OF her husband, Judge
Albion W. Tourgee, Of "a Fools Errand''
fame The Buffalo supreme court has so
decided.
Two OF the largest gas wells ever struck
were opened near Pittsburg Thursday, and
all danger OF failure in the supply is over