The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-10-13
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
I,en. OF Interest from Homo md Abrond.

Ine crops OF denmark are above the avera &c
In quantity and quality, and there will be a
large surplus Of wheat for expectation. zee
The Nashville American publishes q speciaT
from Alabama stating that the United States
secret service force have arrested gang Of
counterfeiters, whose operations extended
from St. Louis to southern Alabama. Among
the prisoners are man! wealthy and heretofore
respectable mon, ono Of whom is a candidate
for mayor Of Tuscaloosa, Ala The negroes
held for completely in the Georgia riots have
been discharged, nothing being proved against
them. 80. "A severe rain storm in the southern
part of Wisconsin did great damage. Several
trains OF the Chicago and Northwestern and
Western Union railroads were ditched, and it
is reported that six men were killed AT
the Lexington (Ky.) races Harpers Ten Brock
made one mile and five furlopgs in two minutes
and forty-nine aud one-quarter seconds being
the fastest time on record, and beating Harry
Bassetts time Of two minutes and fifty six sec
onds. The Atalanta crew won the two
mile race over the Athletic club on Harlem
river, New York, in eleven minutes and thirty
five seconds. -. The murderer Sharkey has
been banished from Cuba by the authorities.
....oharies Blockney, al attorney at Gowands,
N. T., was met on the street by Louis Darby,
who drew pistol and fred at him, killing him
instantly. The murderer then fled to- tho
woods and committed suicide by cutting his
throat No motive is given for the deed
Admiral Baron de Ia Ronciere-le- -Noury, the
commander of the French Mediterranean
squadron, has been removed on account of his
having written strong Bonapsrtist letter
IN answer to an invitation to BANQUET.
The Pope has instructed the Catholic bishops
in Bosnia and Herzegovina to use their in
huence in allaying the troubles there.
cyclone near Bloomington, ILL.,, destroyed a
number Of houses, barns and outbuildinps.
number of vessels were also DESTROYED ON
the lakes. -. President Gonzales, of Santo
Domingo, has suppressed Dos Antilles, a news
paper OF Puerto Plata, published in the in.
'terest of the Cuban insurgents. Judge
Richardson and Commander Lewis, two Ameri-
cans, were arrested in Japan by mistake, for
which the authorities made ample apology. :.
A fatal cattle disease has broken out among
several drove OF cattle near the Ancram lead
mines, Rhinebeck, N. Y, and nearly all had
died. 1t is thought the disease was introduced
by Western cattle. 49,. Much damage Was
done to timber in st. Lawrence county, N. Y,
by fires in the woods. A heavy rain quenched
the flames. Cardinal McCloskey has been
presented with q cardinals robe and inter
by the American residents OF Rome. John
Kelly, Jr., of Buffalo, N. Y, superintendent. of
that section Of canal, has been arrested for
accepting bribe Of S140 and eight tons OF
coal from merchant to influence the purchase
OF COAL. Lightning struck and ignited the
Imperial Oil Refining company's works near
Oil City, Pa, and caused 5000, 900 damage ON
which there is no insurance.
The propeller Equinox, laden with SALT and
towing the lumber schooner Emma e. Ways
on Lake Michigan, was caught in a gale and
went down with twenty-five persons on board,
including two young ladies. The captain of
the schooner etates that during the heavy gale
in the night he heard the captain Of the tug
order the line to be cut, and Immediately after
the ladies screamed and he dimly saw through
the darkness the vessel heel over and 90
down. The propeller was old, and rated yery
low for safety. Messrs. Moody and Sankey,
the noted revivalsts, held their first seryices
in this country at Northfield, Mass, recently.
there being large assembly present.
The general council Of the Indian nations and
tribes, held at Okmulgee, Indian Territory,
passed resolution expressive of the principle
that this is the Indians country by many
solemn treaties, and il ever it is settled ND it
must be by the Indians, with a government
suitable for Indians. "A new Spanish minis
try has been formed under Gen. Jovellar.
The executive committee on the foot and
mouth disease have asked the privy council of
England, for an order to prevent the holding
OF markets, sales, or fairs throughout War
wlckshire. The disease also prevails con-
siderably In the County of Norfolk, the last re-
turn showing that three thousand cases have
been recorded there during the week. Cattle,
sheep and pigs are all affected. =. "A fire
broke out in the Middlebury Paper Company's
mill, at Middlebury, Vt, recently, destroying
the paper mill, the buildings of the Middle
bury Manufacturing Company, the Middlebury
Woolen Company, and the stores Of twenty
nine business firms, two halls, six dwellings.
and part Of a highway bridge. The total loss
LIS estimated at $50, 900; insurance, s1O1, 900.
..... The single scull race between Evan Nor
ris and Henry Coulter, distance of five miles,
for $500 and the championship Of America,
was won by Morris in thirty-five minutes. He
came in ahead by about fifteen lengths. There
were seventeen thousand people present.
France was visited with storms which again
hooded part of the country and caused great
damage. A water spout destroyed fifty houses
at St. Gilman. Nine corpses have been re-
covered, but sixty persons are still missing
The Maine Republicans carried the election in
that State by about FIVE thousand majority,
against ten thousand last year Eleven
persons perished In the bennington Wood
colliery, shropshire England, from poisonous
gas ...... The Servian government has iasped