The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-07
TELEGRAPH1C FLASHES.

The buildings of the Cleveland, Ohio,
Hardware Company were burned to the
ground yesterday. Loss, Sl500OO; in
surance, 100000.
An explosion at n Chattanooga blast
furnace last night killed three men and
injured several others.
The annual convention of the Master
Car Builders Association and American
Railroad Master Mechanics Associa ton,
commenced two weeks meeting yester-
day at Cape May, y. J. There are 100
firms represented from all the chief
manufacturing cities of the Union.
John L. Hammond, president of the
Merchants National Bank, died yester-
day morning.
John E. Lovejoy, the last member Of
the noted abolitionist family of that
name, died yesterday at Monticello,
Iowa.
Ben Walter, colored, laid down on the
track Of the Petersburg and Weldon
railroad near Reaps' Station yesterday
and fell asleep. When he awoke he
found that one of his feet had been cut
OIL by passing train.
Secretary of the Treasury Foster
left New York yesterday via the Old
Dominion steamship line for Fortress
Monroe and Washington.
Justice Bartlett handed down decis.
ion in the Kings county Supreme Court
yesterday denying the application of
Richard C'Neill for an injunction re-
straining Eugene Kelly from disposing
OF the S5,4SS OF the Irish fund raised at
the reception Of Dillon and O'Brien.
In accordance with authority con-
tanned in an act of Congress approved
March 3, 1891, United States Treasurer
Nebeker yesterday invited bids for 81
per cent. bonds of the District of Column
bia amounting to 100000.
The buildings occupied by the Brit
ish and German legations, at Santiago,
were burned yesterday.
The Commercial Advertiser of New
York announces cditorially that the
paper has passed into the control of
John A. Cockerill, late of the World.
The exports of specie from the port of
New York this week amounted to
s6,975,4l2, of which s6,414,s35 was in
gold and S56O,577 in silver. Total ship
ments of gold aggregated 50 900, 900.
Revs. Drs. Shipman, Peters and Butler
have been appointed a committee to in
quire into the charges Of heresY against
DR.. R. Heber Newton.
The sales of leaf tobacco in Danyille
last week amounted to 100000 pounds
at an average price of Sl3.62 per humid
red pounds.
President Harrison has fixed June 10
as the day he will receive the committee
appointed to invite him to attend the
Southern exposition to be held at
Raleigh, N. c., in October and Novem-
Der. Committees from various South
ern States will meet at Washington at
10 o'clock that day.
Capt. John Faunce, aged SO. one of the
Oldest officers in the revenue marine
service. died yesterday at Jersey City.
j. N. Ryker, who has been observer
in charge OF the United States signal
service at Lynchturg, has been trans
ferred to Charlotte, n. c.
E. S. Terry, prominent dry goods
merchant of Fayetteville, Tenn, has
made an assignment. Liabilities, S2O,-
600; assets, $685. 900. Inability to make
collections is given as the cause.
Chauncey Vibbard, of New York city.
in his day the foremost railroad man in
America, and who is regarded to- day as
The Father of Railroads." died yestcr-
day at Macon, Ca, in the SOth year of
his age.
The bill making the anniversary of
the birth of Jefferson Davis legal holt
day has been passed by the Florida leg
islature.