The evening times., 1896-10-07
BriefsbyWire

The cruisers Cincinnati and Bancroft
sailed from Gibraltar yesterday for smyr-
na.
Miss Abbie Porter McCulley, who lived
over a year with broken neck, died in
| New York.
Rev. John A. Rockford OF the order of st.
| Benedict, who was born in Alexandria, Va,
| died in New York.
The annual convention of Good Teniplars
| of the United States opened yesterday at
Chippewa Falls, Wis.
Over one hundred bodies of persons
| drowned in the recent floods have been
recovered in the state of Sinaloa. Mexico.
The thirteenth annual convention of the
National Association of Booksellers, News
dealers and Stationers was opened yester-
day IN Boston,
Edna FarSson, a four-year-old child was
| Knocked down accidentally in New York
and bit her tongue almost In two, dying
soon afterward
John Collins attemp pied suicide at n Staten
Island resort because a BALLET girl joked
him by taking seidlitz powder sa ying she
intended killing herself
At West Chester during Monday night
the large store of Isbnael G. Jcfferis was
| entered hy thieves and robbed of goods to
the au,ountofi over So 800.
The hank OF British North America of
New fGrkh announces that 100000 in
gold has been withdrawn from the Bank
of Engiand for export to them.
TGc porte has sent Il note to the pow ers
demanding the right of Turkey to Board
foreign vessels in Turkish waters for the
purpose OF searching for Armentans.
Michael's University, at Logansport. Ind,
burned to the ground yesterday afternoon,
entailing less of $50 900. with $4,000
insurance. The 200 students escaped, but
lost most of their effects.
AT the request of the United JourBeymen
| Rakers Of Philadelphia, the wOman's Health
Protective Association has appointed Il COM
mittee Ia investigate the sanitary condition
az ~ taSrshops Throughout tie city.
Mrs Jacob Strawn and her four year-old
son, living near the village OF Pickcnin gton.
Olic, We're burned TO death last night.
MrS. Strawn, while starting a fire. poured
oil from lamp on 1t, causing an explosion.
Two thousand Ottumwa people, headed
by the veterans, marched to the Union
depot yesterday, and spent an hour with
Generals Alrer, Toward, sickles a nj Others.
II was a very patriotic and enthusiastic
asscmblagc.
TIE stage running between Sonora and
Oakdalr, California. WAS robbed of mail
and express matter by lcne highwayman
yesterday morning The amount secured
iSr Ii
Oh the stage, but they were not molcsted.
i runaway torse crashed into North
avenue street car at Milwaukee avenue.
Chicago, last evening. and injured Peter
Ovcrholm and Christian Lipphold. Over
hoiuTna die. Tnecar was west bound, and
was crowded with m2i and women return
ing from work.
Sunday morning the dead body al J. II.
Thurston was found by the side OF the
railroad track about one mile from Ne
berrin, va, with one leg cut off aud the
| body manEleI almost beyond recognition.
1t is supposed that the young man was try
to board freight train and fell off
Ulysses s. Long. Elmer Ellsworth and
| George T. Baird. primary election officers
in Philadelphia. and Joseph Summers, j.
W Melloy and James uannerty were
| bound over to answer the charge of com
mitting frauds at the Republican primary
election in the fourteenth division OF the
Thir;y-fourtb ward.
Residents of Bonhatiaown, n J., have
been In n state-nJ terror for several days
on account OF a NAKED crazy man who was
discovered in the woods near that town.
Yesterday posse of-tarners. led by
Everett Tappen, captured the man. He
gave his name as Frank Swainger and
said he lived in Allentown. Pa. He was
lodged in the county Jail, but could not
he Induced to talk.
A brief telegram received yesterday
by william Olsen, a vessel owner. of San
Francisco, made the announcement that
three vessels were lost at the same time
and within a short distance OF each other
in tile gulf of California. near Altata. prior
to September is. The unfortunate crafts
! are tue schooner Rebecca, of which Olsen
is the managing owner, the German barken-
tine Helena, and n schooner known as the
Cometa.
william Mclaughlin and Mrs. William
westpfahl Were arrested yesterday at Green
Ridge, Pa, ON warrant sworn out by
William Westpfahl, her husband He says
he Was married to Mrs. WeStpfahl about
year ago. and she said then her name was
Elizabeth Early. She deserted him and took
$40 OF his cash. few days ago he heard
she was housed with Mclaughlin. In hunt
/ ing through her trunk he found n marriage
certificate showing she was led to the altar
at Ha zleton on December 80 1 ST, by John
achter of that place. Correspondence with
bound to Achter, having no divorce from
lin when she married westpfshl
illuminating G as Exploded.
There was an explosion of Illuminating