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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-09
Briefly Told Court News.

THE eiectment suit of Adam Reineman
against Mary Hoelscher is still on trial.
IN the United States Court yesterday eight
persons were naturalized and four took out
their first papers.
+. STANLEY and A. T.Jessup yesterday were
appointed appraisers of the effects of D. Allen,
who assigned for the benefit of creditors, to A.
j. Durragh.
AN order was made yesterday for the distri-
button of IS, 52l funds on hands, among the
Michael Hill Oil and Gas Company, which has
been dissolved.
THE suit of ]. H. Sorg, executor OF Eliza
beth Knapp, against John and Elizabeth
Matheis, an action on a mortgage, is on trial be-
fore Judge Magee.
PRECIPE was filed yesterday in the suit
for damages by Martha A. Kennedy against
Booth & Finn and the Duquesne Traction
Company. No statement was fled.
JUDGE ACHEsoN. of the United States
Court, yesterday appointed L. L. Minor to take
testimony in the case of H. T. Stewart against
A. Allen, suit on a contract to sell coal lands
THE suit of William and James McJenkins
against the Equitable Gas Company, for dam
ages for right of way taken through the
plaintiffs property, is on trial before Judge
Collier.
THE English Mineral Water Company yes
terday entered suit against the Pittsburg
Traction Company for S, 600 damages tor
running into a wagon owned by them. which
injured the horses, wrecked the wagon and
spilled the water.
THE case of the Insurance Company of
North America against the Peoples Natural
Gas Company is on trial before Judge Slagle.
The suit is to recover the insurance paid on
property damaged by the gas explosion on
Sixth street about two years ago.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-09
MISSION WORK IN THE SOUTH.
Bishop Mallalieu Says it is Ahead of any
Other Section.

Other Section.
Bishop W. F. Mallalieu, OF New Orleans,
who was the guest of Rev. T. n. Eaton, OF
the Oakland NJ. E. Church, for few days
past, and who attended the weekly meeting
of the Methodist ministers, yesterday,
left on tine limited last evening, on his
way to Chicago, where he will re-
main two days and then go to New Orleans.
He stated that he intended to visit the
medical school connected with New Orleans
University, Methodist institution founded
by the Freedmen's Aid Society in 1872 and
which, with its connected schools, has an
average of 1000 students, 80 of which are
in the medical department.
Bishop Mallslieu stated that statistics
show that in church and educational work
more has been accomplished in the South
than in any other field, home or foreign,
and that the Methodist Episcopal Church
has never before been so we'll entrenched in
evangeIistic and educational work in the
South as at present, and had it double its ac-
commodations it could quadruple its work.
He states that the Missionary, Church Ex-
tension and Freemen's Aid Societies are CO.
operating. and that there are indications
that the colored people will in future play
an important part in the conservation of the
institutions of the country.
The Bishop expects to spend three months
in visiting the 40 or more colleges, etc, un-
der the care of the NJ. E. Church in the
South. He states that Louisiana people at
large are glad to be rid of the lottery, which
lately cursed the country at large.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-09
DOGS TO BE TAXED.
A Plea Made on Behalf of the Poor Mans
Friend.

A Plea Made on Behalf of the Poor Mans
Friend.
Select Council passed the ordinance tax
ing male dogs 81 each and females 81 each
and providing for establishing pounds, by
a vote OF % to 4, Messrs. Collins, McCurry,
Perry and Reilly casting the negative votes.
Mr.. Perry had endeavored to amend by
taxing male dogs so cents and females only
81, but Mr.. Lambie showed how that amount
OF tax would not pay the expense of sup
porting the pounds and he declared that
less than the amount fixed in the original
ordinance would be insufficient.
Mr.. Collins thought it wrong to tax the
dogs at all, as 1t would be burden on poor
people, to which DR.. Evans replied that it
would save money for Door people because
they would then dispense with dogs. 1t al
ways seemed to him that the less a man had
the more dogs he owned. The ordinance
was all right, the doctor thought, except
that the tax ought to be $40 instead of 81.
Mr.. Lambie said the ordinance was the re-
suit of sentiment, but it was practical and
ought to be passed.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-09
C0UNCILMANIC SCRAPS.

COUNCILS granted the Health Bureau
another clerk at S7j month.
THE consideration of the cab ordinance was
postponed by Select Council.
The ordinance opening Webster avenue to
Mercer street was indefinitely postponed.
THERE was a number of Southsiders in the
lobby listening to the free bridge discussion.
COUNCILS passed resolution thanking Mrs.
Gusky for the elephant presented to Schenley
Park.
COMMON COUNCIL. had to adjourn early be-
cause the electric lights went out ana it was too
dark to read ordinances.
THE Rea switch ordinance was returned to
Councils with a negative recommendation and
was indefinitely postponed. 1t was again pre-
sented, the interested parties having effected
a compromise.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-09

be less than 2, 500 cubic yards of gravel ex-
cavated and about {, 900 cubic yards of rock.
The cost OF construction will be in round
numbers between 500, 900 and $4,000, as
nearly as can be estimated at the present
time.
Great as this work is, however, it will be
far less costly than the great canal that
must be built to carry the water of the
feather even at its low stages. In its con-
struction there must be about 60, 600 cubic
yards of rock excavated, which alone will
cost over 100000; while in addition to
this must be added the walls to be built,
which will amount to some S45, coo addi-
tional.
OTHER HEAVY EXPENSES.
These figures do not include, of course, the
foot dam to be built nor the camps, houses,
roads, bridges, derricks, tracks, cars, tools
and appliances, nor do they cover the ex-
penses Of the engineering supervision. and
incidental expenses which will naturally oc-
cur. Still to these figures must be added
the cost of the electric plant to be used in
lighting the mine, the cost of bringing water
power for running the derricks, etc., so that
when the total amounts to be expended in
this mining project are taken into considera.
ton the sum Will reach several hundred
thousand dollars. There will be an immense
quantity of cement used, something like
1000 barrels, many tons of iron, and fully
l,OO0,0 900 feet OF timber.
The exceeding richness of the channel OF
Feather river near the town far more than
Justities the enormous expense incurred in
building the dam we have attempted to de-
scribe, and in cutting the great canal to
carry the waters of the stream itself.
Some idea of the amount of gold that
this river bed ought to yield may be gained
from the output of the celebrated Cape
claim, which was worked here in 1857.
This mine yielded $525 per linear foot, and
as there are Z, 800 feet to work, the amount, if
estimated at the same rate, would be So, ,937.
500.
This sum of S525 per linear foot, however,
was taken from ground mined in the most
hurried and wasteful manner, the bed rock.
certainly the richest part of any river
mine, was scarcely worked at all, and all
appliances were Of the rudest description.
When we consider that under the system
proposed by Major Mclaughlin every foot
Of ground and every pan of gravel can be
thoroughly worked and that the bed rock
can be cleaned so as to obtain every
ounce of gold, we may fairly estimate that
the yield per linear foot will be double that
of the Cape mine. This then would give us
no less than 1875, 900 as the probable out
put of this magnificent enterprise.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-09
PASSED THROUGH SAFELY.

Ordinances Which Have Met With the
Formal Approval of Councils.
The following ordinances were read a
third time and passed finally:
Select Council-OrdInances establishing the
grade of York alley, from Bates to Louisa
streets; grading, paving and curbing Ledlie
street; sewers on Achilles, Renfrew, Arabella
and Gross streets, Xenia and Spring alleys.
Common Council-Ordinance locating Brown
ell street; relocating the northerly line of
Ellsworth avenue, at Neville street: establish
ing the grade of Dresden alley: dedication of
an alley in the Thirteenth ward; repeating the
ordinance for grading and paving Wallngford
street; opening Homewood avenue; opening
HaIghts street: opening Watson avenue. and
changing the name of Ardsheil avenue to Muir
ray Hill avenue.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-09
A CONVICT WITH MONEY.
Dying He Leaves $50, 900 to a Man Who Was
in Prison With Him.


in Prison With Him.
ST. PAUL, Dec. SIT is not often that
convict is possessed of a fortune of $50, 900,
but one has just died at Saltwater leaving
that amount to fellow convict Six years
ago Walter Williams became engaged to
Miss Matilda Kittleson, of Winona county,
and two days before the day set for the wed
ding he borrowed $500 of her and ran away.
In anger and disappointment she had him
traced and arrested at Rushford, but she re-
pented of her harshness and married him to
save him from punishment.
He was soon released, but committed
forgery and was sent to saltwater for term
of years. AT the prison he met Edgar Will
son, life convict, the son of wealthy
parents. Wilson and he became warm
friends. Williams was released on pardon
and Wilson died, leaving Williams all
his property, valued at $50, 900, in remem-
brance of his kindness while they were in
prison together.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-09

the expense of one class, it is equally
wrong to legislate for one class at the ex
pense of the whole. That is exactly what
free bridges to the Southside amounts to.
The discussion was getting interesting at
this point. Mr.. Robertson had risen to
reply before Mr. Lambie had ceased, but
Chairman Ford ended the matter by calling
both to order, and vote being taken on the
motion to suspend rules, it was defeated by
a tie vote. Later in the session Mr.. Robert
son desired to reconsider this vote to take
decisive action on the bill, but it was voted
doun
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-09
THE NEW COUNTY ROAD.

Report of the Viewers Assess No Damages
to Property.
w. w. Shaw, James Davis and W. A.
Heron yesterday filed in the Quarter Ses-
sions Court their report as viewers on the
new county road, to run from Coraopolis, via
Neville Island, to the bridge at the mouth
of CHARTERS creek. The road will be about
nine miles long, and, it is claimed, will be
the finest driving road in this part OF the
State.
The viewers stated that they could not get
a release for damages from all the property
holders, but as the benefits to the property
would cover all damages arising they had
assessed no damages.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-09
NEW BUSINESS IN COUNCILS.

Petitions and Ordinances for Sewers, Lamps
and Other Conveniences.
A number of petitions and ordinances were
presented upon the call of wards and re-
ferred to appropriate committees. They
were as follows:
Select Council--Ordinance for sewer on
Howard Cooper and Bluff streets; opening
Gum alley; grading, paving and curbing
WiHebiddle ayenuei grading Areh-street;
repeating an ordinance locating Walton street;
establishing the grade of Arlington avenue:
petitions for water pipe on Forbes street;
public lamps on Black street and Collins
avenue.
Common Council - Ordinances relocating
Transit alley. and for a sewer en- Yale alley;
petition of the A. French Spring Company for
the paving of Twentieth and Twenty first
streets with block stone; petition for water
main on Finley street; petition for lamps on
Mailman street
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-09
Our Ulster and Cape Overcoat Sale

Yesterday was grand success at Gusky's.
There's nothing strange about it either,
when you stop to consider that we
were offering coats worth $40, S25
and $50 for just S15. 1t was our in
tention to limit it to one day, Monday,
and we so announced it, but in order that
there may be no disappointment among
those who did not buy, when they come to
see the bargains those obtained that took
advantage of our offer, we will give you two
more days, Tuesday and Wednesday, In
which to take your choice of any ulster or
cape overcoat in the house. The coats
may not last but single day longer, but
that will not be our fault
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-09
AN APPEAL TO SUPREME COURT

To be Taken by Alexander Killian's Attor-
neys on Saturday.
Clerk Of Courts McGunnegle yesterday re-
ceiyed letter from Governor Beaver
acknowledging the receipt of the record, and
asking if it was likely that an appeal would
be taken to the Supreme Court in the case OF
Alexander Killian, con victed OF murder and
sentenced to be hanged. Upon inquiry,
K1lIian's attorneys stated that they would
take an appeal on next Saturday, and re-
plv to that effect was sent to the Governor
The inquiry was probably made so that in
case no appeal was taken the case could be
disposed of before Governor Beaver goes out
of Office.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-09
IN THE DIFFERENT COURTS.
The Trial List to be Called by the Judges
To-Day.

The Trial List to be Called by the Judges
To-Day.
Common Pleas No. 1-Savage ct al VS. Barnes
receiver; Grant VS. Carnegie, Phipps & Co.;
Berber1ch VS. Ebach ct al; WALES VS. city OF
Pittsburg; Carey VS. same: Dawson ct al VS.
same; Shapiro VS. Mackey.
Common Pleas No. 2-Baer & Gazzam VS. Ma
tional Wrapping Company: Thompson OF ux
VS. Imperial Coal Company: West & Seip VS.
Vernon ct ux; Rush vs. McCandless; Jennings,
administrator, VS. Peoples Mutual Accident
Insurance Association: Gillespie & Lucas vs.
Grand Lake Coal Company.
Criminal lCourt-Commonwealth VS. Josephine
Moses, Mary Miller, Kate Fox, Henry Rof-
stock, Fred Dierke David Joint. Daniel t'itz-
patrick, Reuben Bowers, Andrew Swinson,
Mary Lindner, Anton Breigel, William Jones,
Franz Maier William Watson, alias Young,
George Denman, Yes Yeo. Mary A. Neville,
William Goldstein, Mark Mogersky, A. J.
Frick.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-09
Allowed to See His Dying Wife.

Judge Stowe yesterday departed from the
custom of the court in the interest OF mercy.
An application was made to him to allow
William Hanrahan, who is serving an eight
months sentence in the Jail for illegal liquor
selling, to go to his home, on Forty-eighth
street, IN charge of an officer, to see his wife,
who is at the point of death.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-09
WORK OF THE GRAND JURY.

Ignored.
The grand jury yesterday returned the
following true bills: George +. Alstaat, fe-
lonious assault and battery; Hugh Dolen,
John J. Foster, John Harkin, assault and
battery; William Cannon, Edward Devers,
Albert Lee, larceny; Mary Lindner. selling
liquor without license.
The bill against Elizabeth Foster, for ag-
grayated assault and battery, was ignored.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-09
RUMORs OF a SHORTAGE.

The Accused State Treasurer of Arkansas
Disclaims knowledge of It
LITTLE Rock, Dec. S.-Great excite
ment was caused yesterday by rumors that
State Treasurer William E. Woodruff was
short some SGT 900. A reporter called upon
the official, and in reply he said he knew
nothing of it, and it was time enough to talk
of such matters should an investigation dis
close the facts to be as stated. He said he
had nothing further to say.
The Legislature meets in January, when
the books and accounts will no doubt be
carefully examined.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-09

hgeny Bessemer Steel Company, yesterday
filed an appeal from the award
of the arbitrators in the case
of Sheriff McCandless against the
company. The Sheriff's claim was for wages
for the deputies who were on duty at the
works OF the company during the strike.
The arbitrators awarded him S240 which
the company thinks too much.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-09
THREE COUNTERFE1TERs CAPTURED.
Their Den Raided and Their Plant and Spu
rious Money Confiscated.

DEARBORN, Mo-, Dec. Especial Treas
ury Agent Mason and Secret Service Officer
Treadwen decended upon a den of counter
feiters near Newmarket, yesterday and CAP
tured John Barker, a man by the name of
Henley and third counterfeiter, whose
name could not be learned. The officers also
confiscated their entire plant aud over S2O.-
900 in spurious money.
The counterfeit money they have been
shipping East and is very dangerous imita-
tion, especially the $40 bills.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-09

AN irritated throat is soothingly treated
by DR.. D. Jayne's Expectorant, an old estab-
Iished curative for coughs and colds, and
all bronchial and lung troubles
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-09

SPECIAL auction sale of diamonds. repeat
ing and chronograh watches Wednesday,
December 10, at 2 P. M, at M. G. Cohen's,
Diamond Expert and Jeweler, 533 Smith
field street
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-09

EXTRAORDINARY sale of blankets and
comforts. Largest assortment and best
values ever offered in the city.
TTSsu HUGUS & HACKE.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-09

SHILoH'sCough and ConsumptionCurei is sold
BY US on a guarantee 1t cures consumption.
Sold by Jos. Fleming q Son, ALI Market St
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-09

NOTHING more desirable than Prof. Lit
ties Comfort" glasses. BIGGs q Co.,
Jewellers.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-09

GET the best and cheapest; that mesnA
buy Salvation Oil for only rs cents.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-05
TAr NlcArAe a CANAL.
Chief Engineer MenOcal Says It VIII lie
in Oneration in a Few Years.

Al ONSb8LiOh III a. NW ANAAN'
NEW YoR <, July 5.-A. G.. Menocal,
chief engineer for the Nicaragua canal,
is now at the Fifth Avenue motel. A
reporter asked him about the progress OF
the work on the canal and the pub
lished reports of general sickness among
the employees.
He said: Work is progressing rap
idly. Greytown harbor is deep enough
now to receive vessels of more than
moderate tonnage and very soon larger
ones can go in easily. All those reports
of sickness and destitution in Nicarau-
qua are untrue. 1t was also reported
that work would be suspended this
summer on account Of sickness among
the employees"
"There is not q word of truth in it.
We have some 500 or 600 men at work
at the canal at Greytown, and there will
be no cessation during the summer or
winter. OF course the story that many
people are starving and unable to get
work on the canal is pure fabrication.
The men who wish to hurt the canal
by circulating such false reports will
fall short of their mark, because they
can be easily contradicted.
Nicaragua is not so far away that the
truth cannot reach this country. Am
satisfied with the progress made? Yes,
we are making haste slowly. We do not
propose to have another Panama canal
fiasco. Instead of spending millions for
fine houses and conveniences for Off
GERS and contractors, and doing little on
the canal, we are beginning to devote
our energies to the main thing, viz.
digging the canal. The canal will be in
operation in five or seven years, and
big ships will be passing through it
daily
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-05
TRIPLE SUICIDE.
A Man, Woman and Child Take Their
Own Lives,

Own Lives,
NEW York, July 5.-A man, woman
and .hild committed suicide in Ho-
boken yesterday morning because the
father of the family was unable to pay
mortgage of $25 on their household
furniture, and which was about to be
foreclosed.
Frank Wertland. his wife and child
lived in apartments ut No. 146 Park
avenue, Hoboken. Wertland was a
writer for musical papers. He had but
little to do. and got behind in his ex-
penses. A friend of the family-a
woman, whose name has not yet been
disclosed loaned the Wertlands $50
and took mortgage on all of their per-
sonal property. This woman went be-
fore Justice Rush and secured an at
tachment ON Wertland's property. This
worried Wertland greatly when he
heard of it.
Landlord Henry Kaiser, from whom
the Wertlonds rented their rooms, got a
letter yesterday from Frank Wertland
which said that on account of the faith
lessness of the woman friend he and his
family had sought death by drowning.
Kaiser Immediately went to police head
quarters with the letter. Sergt. Rata
gen told him that the body of the woman
and her child had been found drowned
at the foot of Fifth street dock, Hudson
river. Whereupon Kaiser went to the
morgue and identified the bodies.
The little boy was but five months
old. Wertland's body has not yet been
fOund
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-05

WASHINGTON, July 5.--The president
has approved the act for the admission
of the state of Idaho into the Union;
the act providing for the sale of the
navy yard and United States naval hos
pital lands in Brooklyn. N. Y; the act
granting certain privilegs to the Union
Railway company. of Chattanooga,
Tenn; authorizing the erection of a ho-
tel upon the government reservation at
Fortress Monroe, Va; the joint resolu
ton providing for expenditure of the
unexpended balance of 500, ,439 for dis
charging claims of letter carriers for
extra compensation under the eight
hour laws; and authorizing J. B. Ber-
nandon, United States navy to accept
two vases presented to him by the gov
ernment of Japan.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-05

KICKAPoo VILLAGE, l. T., July 5.--The
Che rokee commission met the Kickapoot
tribe yesterday and submitted a PROPOSE
ton as follows; That the United States
would allow each member of the tribe
to select eighty acres of land; those aged
over lS to select their own; parents to-
select for children and the agent to select
for orphans under 18; sections l6 and 30
to be reserved for school lands; eighty
acres to be reserved for a hospital, school
or church purposes. The government
offered to pay $64 $3.50 - the nation. At
ter three hours deiiberation the Indians
refused the proposition, abruptly broke
all negotiations with the commission and
left for their homes
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-05
A FEMALE EoRGER.
A Young Lady of Providence FOrges a
Note for $4,000.

NEW YORK, July 5. = Miss Nettie
Clark, of a well known family of Provi-
dence, r. l., and a leading belle of that
city, was arraigned yesterday at Jetfer-
son Market police court, charged with
forging the name of Joseph L. Tourtel-
lot, a retired mill owner and an init
mate friend of the prisoners family, to
a check drawn ON the Mechanics bank
of Providence for $4,000. The cashier,
knowing both families, cashed the
check. and Miss Clark started for this
CITY, where she was arrested.
Part of the money was found in her
possession, and she said the rest was
concealed in her room at Oak street,
Providence. She pleaded guilty and was
remanded to await the arrival of officers
from Providence with requisition pa
pers.
Miss Clark said she had been pressed
for money, and about three months ago
borrowed $500 from male friend,
giving her a note for the amount The
note was nearly due, and not knowing
how to meet it she forged Mr.. Tourtelot's
name to it.