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Telegraphic Key-Taps. The New York electric wiremen met in Clarendon Hall yesterday morning and decided upon a general strike. The Comptroller of the Currency yesterday authorized the Putnam National Bank. of Palatka, Fla. to begin business with a capital of $50,000. Charles Brooks. Fletcher Williams, and Moses Brown (men). and Joshua Bernard, Louis Benson, Henry Hurtt, Frisby Comegy, and Charles S. Emory (boys), all convicted of the murder of Dr. James H. Hill, near Millington, Kent county, Md.. April 23d last, have been sentenced to be hanged at such time as Governor Brown may appoint. All the convicted persons are colored, and seem entirely indifferent regarding their fate. A bold attempt was made yesterday morning to burn the Star Theatre, at No. 149 Euclid avenue, Cleveland, O. A strange man passed through the lobby, where he was seen by two scrubbing women and entered the theatre. He was absent about twenty minutes and then hurriedly left the place. In a few minutes fire was seen issuing from the ball-room of the lobby. The fire was extinguished before it had caused any damage other than the destruction of some posters and advertising matter. The incendiary made good his escape. The employees of the Rome (Ga.) Rolling-Mills, who are mostly foreigners and members of the Amalgamated Iron and Steel Association, created quite a stir in Rome yesterday morning. When the milla closed down Monday and went into the hands of a receiver. owing the men between $3,500 and $4,000, Jack King, the president of the company, and also president of the Merchants' National Bank. promised to pay the men at 4 o'clock in the evening, which he failed to do. Yesterday morning the enraged emplovees crowded tato the bank and with threats demanded their money. Mr. King was not in. The men then gathered a larger crowd of their friends and held an indignation meeting, at which it was resolved to wait only until this morning for their pay. A failure to-day may cause trouble.
