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NEWS IN BRIEF. Baltimore, Md., August 1.-It is stated that the Western Union Telegraph Company obtained a temporary injunction in Harrisburg to-day restraining the Balti more and Ohio Telegraph Company from entering that city. New York, August 1.-Judge Cullen today, in the Supreme Court, rendered a decision in the case of the Gypsies who were brought here ou a steamer of the Bordeaux line, by which they will be compelled to return to France. New Orleans, August 1.-P.S. Colby, paymaster of Morgan's Louisiana and Texas Railroad and Steamship Company, was arrested here this morning on a charge of embezzlement. The amount of shortage is over $11,000. Norfolk, Va., August 1.-The Commercial Bank of Suffolk suspended to-day. It is stated that the bank was embarrassed by excessive loans to the Suffolk Cott on Mill and by losses from the recent fire in Suffolk. The deposits are about $100,000. Massillon, o., August 1.-All be n.iners, about 1200 in number, employed in the Massillon district, Tuscaraw S Valley, stopped work to-day owing to tha demand of the operators that they accept a reduction of 75 to 60 cents per ton in price of mining. Philadelphia, Pa., August 1.-A special to the Press from Hamilon, says: "In accordance with an act of the Legislature prohibiting the employment of boys under twelve years old in the coal breakers, and under fourteen in the mines, about 500 boys will be discharged from the collieries in this vicinity to-day. e Pittsburg, Pa., August 1.-No doublee header trains were sent out by the Baltie more and Ohio railroad to-day, and the r, str kers still remain firm. Superintendent e Harris met the men this morning, but e they declined to yie Id. He says the comk pany proposes to run their trains to suit W themselves, and anticipates no disorder. e Chicago, August 1.-The three Italian le stranglers, Azar, Gelardi and Silvester, 8 lately sentenced to be banged for the mur 's der of Filippo Carttso, appeared in Judge h Haxes's court-room to-day while their re a d for a new wa is the commencement spective of granted, the motion attorneys asked for trial. continuance of This the Sep tember term being set for argumenton the 1. motion. Philadelphia, Pa, August 1.-Gov. Pat et tison presided at a meeting here to-day t as raise $7000 to help build a chapel for th rt University of Virginia. Several speeche y, were made in which it was stated that th rproposed constitution would be taken a g an evidence of the increasing fraterna d feeling between the people South an d North. A committee for the purpose wa ch appointed. be
