Cumberland Telophono company at Evans-ville,
Iud., sues tho city council for cutting
down its poles und closing up the exchange,
because, as alleged, the company disobeyed
the laws of tho state and city. A bitter fight
Is oxpected.
The Now York Sun editorially suggests
"Old Joe McDonald" for congress from the
Indlanupolls district in placo of either Bailey
or Bynuintho two prominent candidates before
the upproaching compromise convention
at Indianapolis.
At the closing session of the German Evangelical
synod at Buffalo, Rev. J.
Burlington, Iowa, was re-elected president;
Rev. J. Gruenert, Wabash, Ind., vlco
president; Rev. C. Schiold, Buffalo, reelected
secretary: Rev. P. A. Goobel, St
Charles, Mo., treasurer.
At tho Indiana Republican state convention,
It S. Robertson, of Allen county,
was nominated for lioutenant governor;
Charles L. Gritlln, of Lake, for secretary of
state; Bruce Carr, of Orange county, for auditor,
und J. A. Lempke, of Vanderburg, for
treasurer.
A terrible boiler explosion took plaoa
about 7 o'clock at the farm of Rutger
of North Greenbush, N. Y.
Archibald Hanklen, employed as engineer,
and David Phillips, proprietor of a threshing
machine, the boiler of which exploded,
were instantly killed, Morton Dofroest fatally
wounded, and W. H. Livingston and
Rutger Vuudenburgh wore badly injured.
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FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
Quotations of the Mutiny, Stock, Produce
and Cattle Markets for September 3.
'New; York. Money 67 per cent. Exchange
steady. Governments Ann.
Currency sixes, Ui bid; fours coupons, 129
fours ltojtf hid.
