The evening times., 1896-09-17
BriefsbyWire

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sick in Paris.
Alphonso Walsh was nominated Tor Cor
gress yesterday by the Democrats OF the
Seventeenth Pennsylvania Congressional dis
trict.
1t is reported that the Spanish cruiser
Infanta Isabel is disabled at the entrance
TO the port OF Havana and has asked for
| assistance.
| The Democratic convention OF the First
New Jersey district yesterday nominated
John T. Wright, the Popuist candidate.
for Congress.
| Tie Democrats, Silverites. and fopGiists
of the Ninth Congressional district Of
Michigan in Joint convention last night
Nominated A. +. Tibbctts-
-. Eour-year.old william Crawford was
run over by a trolley car in Philadelphia
| yesterday and crushed to death, while his
sisters were looking on. The fender did not
| work.
The Jury In the case Of O."w. winthrop,
| charged in San Francisco with kidnap-
| ing and robldng Millionaire Campbell Of
| Honolulu, yesterday returned q verdict OF
| guilty. -
w. F. Kennett. ex chief OF police OF st.
| Louis. who shot and killed. Detective Law
son, at Los Angeles. Cal. about year ago,
was yesterday sentenced to fiftecn years
| in prison. ''-1
Rev. C. H. woolsop. pastor OF a Phil
| adelphia Baptist Church, says that If
Bryan is elected he will expect his salary
! paid in gold The church trustees agreed
to his proposit ition.
S,u.,,r Stonha, II I,t,,oc {o rr,;,a cict,
at his home at Elkins. W. Va, with maia-
ria and will not be able to take part act
ively in the West vireinia Campaign for at
| least a week to come; 49,.
! j. Merton Hall, aged fifty years, of
Pitisburg, Pa. fired a bullet into his
tieart yesterday. Mrs. Hall says the shoGt
ing was accidental. and that her husband
ted her so tcfore dying
Miss Katie Van Fleet .sef Newark y. J..
was murderously assaulted while passing
lonely woods near Califon. Hunie
eounty'by an Italian. who was frghtened
eff by timely assistance and subsequently,
arrested
-'7fie Sottr Carolina. aispensary scandal
investigation was begun at Columbia yes
| terday by the State board OF control, and
after hearing evidence. in which no new
facts were brought out, the boa rt, adjourned
until the first meeting in October
AttIicmceting Of tie governing committee
of the Chicago Stock Exchange yesterday
afternoon, u special committee was ap-
pointed to devote its attention to securing
a settlement OF the outstanding trades in
Diamond Match and New York Biscuit.
In the streets Of Altoona. Pa, yesterday,
Anthony Greincr horsewhipped his daugh-
Ter, who has become engaged to marry n
man whom, Greiner dislkcs. The young
woman is said TO be severely injured by the
unnatural outrage. Her father was ar
rested
Five, people were seriously injured last
night in St Louis by the overtHrning Of
fire department truck which WIS re
spending 10 an alarm OF Hopkins Theater.
The victims are Fred Bohle. Byron E
Brown. Thomas Kerr, LeouiIas Paul. ana
George Short
ExGov. John r st. John, OF Kansas, ad-
dressed Il free silver meeting at Phocnix-
vile. Pa. last night. Half of his hearers
wore Mckinley and Hobart badges. Some
time during the meeting a piokpocict
wearing a BRYAN and Scwan badge stole
Mrs. Edward Fnzkee. OF York, Pa,
whose house was robbed OF about $500
Tuesday. had another surprise yesterday
inaruing. On arising she found that the
thief had reIented and returned Sl5 Of the
stCten frurey which was found wrapped
in an old handkerchief and placed under
the I'D Of n raIu-barel near the back dJor.
The dissatisfied Republicans OF the First
Tennessee district held convention in
johnson City yesterday. and nominated
Capt. ". II. Nelson for Congress, in
opposition. to Col. W. l.. B<owniow; who
is n member of the Republican national
committee and received the regular party
organization noniinaroa. The Democrats
have nominated L. L. Lawrence, Of Green
vile -@t'-. --'"H'
About five weeks ago a satchel containing
about STOO worth of iewelry mysteriously
disappeared from the residence of John
AIthouse. at Reading, Pa, and no trace OF
its whereabouts could be learned FL
'haily. a secret service detective was put on
the case and while the family were at din
ner well-dressed man came to the house
with the lost Jewels stating that he had
found them. -.t. .....-.....I
htFDDerS the tOdSU Line
at Stony Creek. Sussex county, Va, Tues
day night. through winde W. and ran
sacked the depot. Carrying off everything
po~table. including the ticket case, and the
small cba nge in the cash drawer. They also
made or unsuccessful attempt to open the
office safe. The robbers. after leaving
the station, stole a valuable horse from
W L. Bittner and made till escape.
At Wilmington. Del, replevin proceed
ings have been instituted against sr. 7. ].
Goslin. a local dentist, by Mrs. Mary Kane.
Tor he recovery Of a set Of teeth, for which
she paid $l7. She alleges that She took
the teeth back Tor alterations, for which
tue dentist charged Sc extra. She de-
murred at the charge. whercupon. under
the prctex xt OF looking at the teeth he forc-
biy took them from her mouth and refused
to return them.
While Mrs Albert Hoffard was going
into the cellar of her home. at Lehigh ton
Pa Tuesday, night. she dropped key.
and to find Il struck match, A tarrel
cf kerosene roA stood near her and im-
niediately tcek sfire.~The woman was en-
veloped in flames. She could not find the
steps, and Tsald have been roasted TO
death but for the timely arrival of neigh
bGrs. She WIS terribly burned about the
head and bsdy,
The society OF the Army of the Potomac
is in session. at Burlington. vt Troy, N.
Y. has beef Slec,ed as the place of the
next meeting spy a vote of 80 to 2 for
Nashville. Tenn. and for Cleveland, Ohio.
Gen. William Henry. OF Burlington, was
elected president. with icepresiient from