The Globe-republican., 1891-06-17

IHE CampOeI COUGH m1u At Mana
yunk, near Philadelphia, has been de-
stroyed by fire. Loss, $40, 900.
LIE RATIONALE, of Paris, announces
that NJ. De Lessers will be legally
prosecuted for having misled the
French investors in the Panama canal
project
The famous crater of the Solfatara,
near Naples. is showing signs of re-
newed activity. This volcano was act
i've long before Vesuvius was, but for
ages has been nearly extinct
A WELL known citizen of Riverton,
n. j., states that the fugitive president
of the keystone bank, Gideon w. Marsh,
was seen at that place. Detectives are
running down the clewS
The Cherokees propose to try to make
the hay cutters in the strip pay fifty
cents ton for hay and the cattlemen
one dollar head tax. Both have re-
fused to pay anything and say they
have as much right there as the Chero-
KEGS.
THREE editors of Quesaltenango,
Guatemala, have been arrested and
loaded with chains for adversely criti-
cising the government They are fed
with bread and water and are COM
PEELED to work on the streets several
hours daily.
JAMES INGRAM, of San Diego, pros
pector, has died of starvation in Alaska
and his body has been devoured by
wolves.
WILLIAM BLANEY has been hanged at
Baltimore, Md, for killing his grand
mother and aunt May 2, 1890.
THREE trainmen were killed by a
wreck of a coal train while coming
down the mountains between Lloyd
vile and Bellwood, Pa.
INvEsTIG ATOMS into the Bardsley
case at Philadelphia implicated Comp
troller Of the Treasury Lacey in having
a knowledge of the Lucas defalcation,
and which he was concerned in conceal
ing. Mr.. Nettleton, assistant secretary
of the treasury, also came in for
smirching. The revelations caused
much comment
AT Hammonton. n. J., Daniel Cross
and two of his children were killed by
lightning.
BUSINESS failures (Dun's report) for
the seven days ended June 1 numbered
pa, compared with 247 the previous
week and 2l2 the corresponding week
of last year.
THE Germans recently captured by
Turkish brigands and released few
days ago have arrived at Dresden.
Banker Papa died in consequence of
wounds inflicted by the brigands.
JULIO MERZBACHER, South American
agent of the New York Life Insurance
Co., is said to be defaulter for about
half million dollars.
The New York Mail and Express
wants the Metropolitan museum opened
at day break each week morning, SO as
to allow workingmen to visit it and
obviate the necessity of Sunday OPEN
ing.
Two children of William Stewart,
playing with matches in a barn at Fos-
toria. o., set the structure on fire and
both of them persisted in the flames.
c. MASON MOODY, for eight years
treasurer of Franklin county, Mass.
has confessed the embezzlement of
5000 of the county funds. The money
loss has been made good.
HENRY MILLER, a notorious stage
robber of Arizona, escaped from his
guards at Casa Grande, Ariz., while the
officers were asleep. He even picked
the pocket of one of the guards.
THE supreme court of Pennsylvania
decided that the Philadelphia city coun-
ellis would not have the right to select
the successor to City Treasurer Bards-
ley. Richard G. Oellers is thus ousted
from the Office, and the appointment of
w. Edwood Wright by Gov. Pattison is
sustained