The evening times., 1896-09-23
Briefs by Wire

| The Norfolk and Western Railroad Com
| pany h as declared quarterly dividend OF
| l per cent, payable October 10.
| Col. John j. Dyer, one OF the Republican
| candidates for Congress In the Norfolk dis
trict, has consented to withdraw.
| Col. William b. Hughes, United States
army, depot quartermaster ut Baltimore,
| died suddenly yesterday from heart trouble.
| At Ashland, Wis. last night the mill OF
| the DougIerty Lumber Company burnedto
the ground The loss will be about $780,
900; insurance, $4,000.
Archbishop Redwood of New Zealand and
| Monsignor Fagan Of GERMANTOWN, South
| Africa, Were the guests OF Cardinal Glib
bons In Baltimore, yesterday.
Thomas Is. Hendlcy was arrested in Faiti-
| more and taken to Indianapolis on charge
OF obtaining $4,000 by making false rep
res"ntations about a Virginia geld mine
The Canadian Immigration returns up to
the end OF August show ;s.falling off to IL.
extent OF about 10 per cent compared
with the Immigration returns OF last year.
Gen. Thomas J. ShIyock, treasurer OF
Maryland, chased and captured a man who
tried to pass a fraudulent order on the
arm of Thomas j. Snryock 4 Co, in Balti
more, yesterday.
Z. Z. Graves X Co.. of Columbus, Ohio. as
signed last night a, d resultor a big execu-
ton. They were the largest instailmcnt
house III the city. Assets, about S5o.0uo;
liabilities, S2S,00O
Tie Capitol National Bank, OF Indianap-
oils, last night applied for o receiver for
the Huntingdon Seed Company, and the case
will be heard Thursday. The total liabisi'
ties are about $4,000.
John Daniels. the wealthicst man In
Guthrie. Okla. committed suicide at his
home last night by shooting himself through
the heart. IL is supposed that mental de-
ransement from long watching and ap
preaching Illness is responsible for III. dee'i.
In San Francisco DR.. A. A. Gilmore yes
terddy testified. as an expert, that Emma
A shiey was insane when she tined 10 Kill
L. j. Baldwin. the millionaire horseman,
during the trial Of her sisters suit agnirst
Baldwin for $4,000 damages for alleged
betrayal.
julius otto, committed suicide IN Pitts
burg, Pa. yesterday afternoon by shooting
himself IN the head. \ letter written by
him iusi before committing tie Gcrd IN
dicated tn at grief for the loss OF his s',n.
who died several years ago, was the motive
for the suicide.
Reports received at the marine and fish
cries departments AT Ottawa, Quebec, deal
ing with the result of the seasons fishing
operations along the northern coast of the
Gulf of ST. Lawrence, state that seal Fishing
has been u complete failure, OWING to TIE
acton OF the ice and to the fact that the
seals passed down without lingering on
shore.
Edward Prubasco, carpenter, working
IN tle Pennsylvania kaiiroad shops at Lam
pertville. y. J.. made "A lucky find yester-
day. While making repairs TO a passenger
coach he found S32" IN bills back of TIE
coaLb box partition The money was in
three SluU bills and two tens. frobasco
found S16U some time ago while digging
hole for post,
After "a short session this morning the In
terstate Commerce Commission, which has
been IN session at Chicago for the last
week, will adjourn. probably to Kansas
City. where an Investigation OF rebiliiuS
practices will be taken up. So far the in
curry has been devoid of anything OF a
sensational character, and has been con
fined To- the methods OF shipping grain.
Richard and Fairfax Lakin, sons Of DIR.
A ". Lakin, OF Boonsboro, Nd, were
burned on the arms, head and face on
Monday while returning IN a buggy from
a hunting expedition. Half pound of
powder was lying on the seat between
them one of them struck "a match to light
ii C. garette The match broke and the burn
fug head fell in the powder, causing the ex-
plosion.
John Wesley Myers, colored, and f ia Mys
ers, his wife, were lodged in Jail at Eli
colt City, Md. Monday, charged with the
murder OF John Henry Gibson, also colored'
who disappeared from his home near Fui-
ton. Howa rd county, about a year ago. "
is alleged that the remains OF Gibson were
found day or two ago in woods not rar
from where he lived. and that the h:dy WAS
Unidentified by regularity OF the teeth.
George o-Leary and his sister, Miss An
me o'Leary, of Philadelphia. were arrested
III AtIanticCity, N. J., Monday on the charge
OF grand larceny. preferred against them
By their servant. Mrs. Annie Harvctt. Tor
robbing her trunk OF about 81 500 worth
of vaIuables While Airs. Harvett was an
sent her trunk was opened and S3S2 IN
cash and diamond pIu valued at 81 .oon
and other articles, it is alleged, were
sioien. Suspecting her employers. Mrs.
Hnrvett employed a detective, who secured
evidence and arrested them.