The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-05-02
OVER TIE WIRES.
THE NEWS or THE WORLD as TOLD
BY TELEGRAPH.
Important happenings of the Past Week
in the United States as Well as in FOR
eisn Countries, Etc.

New York, Opril Bottle latest bulletin
issued by Dr. St. Clair Smith states that
Mr.. Booths condition is UNCHANGED since
this morning and that the sick man Is
brighter than he has been since he was
stricken.
An Insane hlan's Deed.
Augustine. Tex, April 3O-John Haitoh
was round dead in his house eleven miles
from town. having been shot to death. His
wife and seven children are missing lie has
been insane for a number of years ana II is
supposed he butchcrcd his fam y. SccrelnS
their bodies and then committed suicide.
;,ncistra.ion OF Chinese.
philadclIha April 24-The largest registra-
ton of Chnamen ever made IN TINS country
Sc a,oi III Ontario hall. Wien it is completed
aoyEt one hundred and seyenty-fve Mon
gniians will haIr been listed.
Preachers at the Eat
Kansas City, April 24.-The evangelical
ministers of Kansas City. at their meeting
today in the ministers alliance, voted TO take
A motion was made by Rev. J NJ. Cromer
to take an outing May Sth. and play game
of ball
Run Che Catholics Off.
Belfast April 2i.-The orangcmcn employed
in the Queens island shipyards, refused today
to allow 1,000 of their fellow workinen VINO
which attended the expulsion of the Roman
Catholics a number of persons were injured
An Evangelist owhided.
st. Louis. April 26.--A special to an even
ing paper from Monet, Mo-, says: Charles
Odor of Pierce City, this morning publicly
cowhided the Rev. A. f. Hoffman, an evan
gelist w,o has been holding protractcd meet
ings at ore of the Christian churches here.
Odor charges that Hoffman alienated his
Wife's affections"
Grants "Oid Guard"
Philadelphia April % -Stalwart republi-
canism was glorfcd and cXtollcd and its bril-
liant leaders eulogiscd last night at a reunion
Of no of
the famous "30G' whose unwavering lines
withstood the shock of thrty-siX ballots at
the Chicago convention in 1850 and went
down with Grants banner floating dciantly
before them triumphant.
Ex-Governor boutwell,: of MASSACHUSETTS,,
was elected president of the guard aSSocia-
ton for the ensuing year.
-huA>p"aa birthday.
London, April 23-The anniversary of
ShakspeareS birthday was celebrated today
at Observation-Disclosures. The grammar school
in which exercises were held, WIS decorated
with flowers flags and Shakspcare'S portraits
The masters and pupils marched to Shaks
pearc's tomb in the afternoon and cc.cred
it with lilies After all Other ceremonies, the
mayor of the town delivered a memorial ad-
dress At Its close the audience remained
pprfectly silent for ten minutes. and then
dispersed.
Troops Return to Fort sam U"urtou.
San Antonio Tex, April :0.-There was
great activity at Fort Sam Houston here this
Third cavalry. in command of Captain Chase,
Troop X. Third cavalry, in command of
Captain Hunter, and Troop f. IWrnty-third
infantry, in command of Captain o'Connor
from the lower Rio Grande border. whcr"
they have been engaged in an active field
campaign against 200 Mexican rcvoutioniStS
for the past eighteen months. They made
many hard marches and have never. during
that time. slept under any other shelter than
tents The soldiers are bronzcd and hardy
but all are glad TO get back to their comforta
bic quarters at the post here.
Footed lie sheriff.
NIddletown, \. Y, April oct has been
discovered that the accompl!ce of +. Ii.
Danforth. Red Austin,' the bunco man
who was in prison here for Swindling
Farmer Crowley ont of $1,000 a year ago,
has very clcvcry buncocd the sheriff and
under sheriff out of their notorious prisoner.
About two weeks ago. man. who said
he was United States marsha, called o!
Under Sheriff Goodale, at N"Whl!rGh, and
asked for "Austin," who, he said, was
wanted in New York foG slippery work.
He wore a shield and hal warrant AMI
Austin" was turned over to him. 1t has
just transpircd that the pretended marshal
was ain acconipiicc of the buncoer, and thut
the Warrhn; was Z forgery.