The Washington bee., 1892-10-15
TELeeRAPHIc BRIEFS

sented to the town Of Ayr, Scotland
by Andrew Carnegie, was laid on the
9th inst.
Edwin Booth was injured by a fall q,
Lakewood, N. j., during al attack q
vertigo.
Ambrose @. Travis was held undo,
so, 900 bail in Brooklyn court, charged
with bigamy.
Mr.. Solomon Hirsch,'' Of Oregon
United States Minister to Turkey. has
resigned his Office.
William Lincoln died in New York n,
hydropaobia brought on by a slight
scratch inflicted by pet dog.
A trip to Niagara Falls marked tn.
close of the formal programme of N.
second real estate congress at Buffalo
NY.
Reports in regard to Mrs. Harrisop'
health indicate that she is gradual,
growing weaker, and there is little or nc
hope of her recovery.
Announcement is made on Wan
Street, New York, that the bituminou.
coal producers have arranged to form an
assoc citation to regulate the sales.
A company has been incorporated IN.
der the laws of New Jersey with the OBJ
ject of controlling all the typefoundries
W the country. The capitalization is
90, ,9OO,0 900.
A great kitefying tournament took
place at Rouen this week, at which tb,
winDer of the prize was thirty y-seven feel
high, rose in the air 2,316 yards, and re-
Quired three men to hold it.
The Florida State election resulted in
Mitchell, the Democratic nominee for
Governor, securing about 10000 major.
ity. The Peoples party did not make
the strong showing expected.
The base ball club managers, at meet.
ing in New York, decided to continue
the present twelVe-club league next year,
but will have a six months season with
only 132 games for each club.
Minister to Chill Egan called on the
President and delivered q message ia
him from Chilfs Executive expressing
the latter's satisfaction at the equabls
of the Chilian affair.
In commenting upon a special account
of the condition of the British crops ths
London Times says: "The conclusion on
the whole case is the present year will
be disastrous one for the British far.
mer.
The Interstate Bridge and Street Rail
way Company, having a capital of g..
500, 600 has given out the contracts for a
new bridge over the Missouri to connect
Omaha, Nebraska, with Council Bluffs,
Iowa.
A funeral coach containing a dead
child, four women, the driver and an.
'ther man rolled $50 feet down a preci.
'ice near Creede, Cal, overturning five
lines. All were injured but none were
killed.
Twenty-Five thousand pilgrims will
march from Moscow to Troitsa to cele
'rate the five hundredth anniversary Of
he death of st. Sergius. They will be
net by $4,000 other pilgrims from Other
'arts of Russia.
The famous Sound steamer Puritan. Of
he Fall River line, has been beaten in
ace by the new steamer Richard Peck,
# the New Haven line. The Puritan
las long been the fastest steamer on
Iong Island Sound.
In competitive race from Berlin ia
Jenna, and from Vienna to Berlin. by
OOGerman and 500 Austrian officers, Il
T the Austrian officers were first to ar
I've. The distance was 100 miles. MANY
orses died on the way.
Complete statistics Of the great fire a
{. Johns, Newfoundland, have lust
cen issued. The number of houses de-
sroyed was 1850. the number Of fam,
les burned out 1874, the total mum,
er OF persons burned out 10. .234.
The contest for Governor and State of,
GERS in Georgia resulted IN the election
Governor Northen, DEM, by ovei
OOO majority, over Peek, the Peoples
arty candidate. The legislature IL
emocratic by four-fifths majority.
State Comptroller Campbell has no.
med Governor Flower that the State ol
ew York is practically free of debt.
he obligations of the State now out
andlng aggregate $3.50, 900, while the
Is lsn balance in the treasury is nearly g,
10, ZOO.
minister Egan has arrived home from
nlh. He said the most friendly feel
gS were entertained in that country
ward the United States He also
lngs $75, 200 for those injured and the
iatlves of those killed in the @Balti
ore" riots.
Inc Court of Appeals Of New Yors
Is athrmed the decision of the lowe,
'urt In the case Of the Edison Company
'ainst the United States illumination
practically giving the former
. monopoly OF the manufacture of in
ndescent lamps.
There has been no rain in Sontb Russis
: Iour months, and agricultural LAND
8 oeen baked so hard that attempts tt
eak the tleld result in breaking tie
Oughs. Winter wheat will be proba'
a total failure, and repetition of the
eat famine is certain.
Inc new Armour Packing Works al
Ansas City, which were put in opera.
"a on saturday, are the largest in the
,IIo' , In these works Il, 500 hogs, 400(
'tie and 5000 sheep may be slaugh
,eo ,eo daily and when in full operatiO'
~ men will be employed.
:. Barlow Moorehead. a wealthy young
wv orker, committed suicide by shoot.