Fair play., 1894-05-19
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

ON the eth {. A. Chamborlin, known
as the "Plunger," was sentenced to the
penitentiary for two years and was
fined $50 10y Judge Phillips in the fed
cral court at Kansas City, Mo. on the
charge of perjury in the pension ease
of Luccy Ray, colored. now in the pen
itcntiary.
THERE was not coke plant in the
ConncllSvillc G'a.) coke rerion in full
operation on the Sth. The only works
making an attempt to run were the
Valley. Southwest Nos. :: and /, More
wood, Hill Farm and Eaincy, ana they
were doing very little.
NM KENNEDY, on the 1th. made
good his pledge to Gov. Matthews OF In
diana, who, ten days before, issued
him a parole that he might attend the
funeral of Il brother at Cincinnati.
The convict returned to the Jefferson
Vile prison and re-entered upon his
life sentence. Kennedy will in all
proba bility be pardoned soon.
Col. JoSEPu MooRE died at his home
in indianapolis. on the evening of the
eth. from rheumatism of the heart. lie
was in charge of the force that built
the pontoon bridges during sherman s
march to the sea.
WILLIAM u. LoHMAN. the dcfaultirg
cashier OF the Brooklyn N. " excise
department, was sentenced, on the Ith.
to seven years and four months i'm
prisoumeut in Sing Sing.
Mr.. AND MRS. JoHS CHANLER tAmelie
Rivesl. of Richmond. Va. are making
preparations to start. about June |, for
an extended trip through the Holy
Land.
THE Garfield buggy works at Colur
bus. O.. were burned on the Sth. Loss
on building ard contents, $40 900:
fully covered by insurance.
The first grand lodge of the auxili-
AIRY degree of honor of the Ancient
Order of United Workuln of Indiana
was Instituted in Terre lIaute Ind.
on the Sth. The degree is composed
Cf mothers, wives. sisters. and daugh
tcrs of members of the order.
GAIT. \. }. IUrCHlNsoN died at Topc-
ka, kas., on the 9TH, aged 90 years. He
was born May :. 1873. in Gallipolis. q.
lie was soldier in the Mexican war
from lS45 to lS4S. and lost an arm in
battle. lie was afterward engaged
for thirty years Us 4 steamboat captain
on the Mississippi river.
REPRESENTATIVES, ,IoHN J. 0'NEu.I., of
Missouri. was arrested in Washington.
early on the morrin~'of the Sth, for an
assault upon DR.. James II. Stone. The
congressman put up cash collateral for
his appearance il the police court. Civ
ing the name of browne. He failed to
show mp in court and his deposit was
declared forfeited
The jury in the Washington u. c.
police court. on the stil. returned a YER
diet of guilty against CoNev. Browne
and Jones of the Commonweal army
on charges OF violation of laws in re-
spect to tre>paSsing on the capitol
grounds. \ motion fC:' 4 new trial was
III once entered.
AvAGUE but disquieting telegram was
received from Hsian-Fu. Sjansi, on the
sth, from which it is gathered that two
French missionaries in hat district had
teen seized and bambo and i'm pri,-
oued by the Chinese officials.
THE body Of William \. Wolgamott.
who murdered his eX-wifc in ST. Louis.
on the .th, was found in bed in the
same room in which the woman was
killed, on the afternoon of ;he >th. He
had returned to the place >urreptitioCs-
ly and committed suicide.
On the Sth Gen. Randall marched his
Chicago army OF CoXeyite> into la
Porte. Ind, in spite Of warning that
they were not wanted there, and the
general and his entire staff We're ar
rested.
The house of representatives. passed
Il bill. on The 9th, authorizing the con-
struction OF another bridge over the
Mississippi n - Louis,
TIE official statement Of Chinese
registration under the amended Gcary
ia" places ,Ae figures al los, 800.