Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-17
TELEGHAriIIc SUMMARY


largely Democratic.
international bureau of weights and
measures TO be established.
Barrett, Democratic Mayor elect Of
st. Louis, inaugura'ed on Tuesday.
Spring meeting of Galveston Jockey
Club on 9th.
Snit against W. NJ. Tweed BOSS to
recover 5000, 900.
Destructive fire at Greenville, Miss,
on Thursday, the Sth. Loss $4,000.
Heavy snow storm at Boston and
New York, Tuesday.
Unknown white man killed by cars,
near the depot, indianapolis, Ind, on
Monday.
Mystic Park proPrietors, Boston, Of
fer $4,000 purse Tor second stallion
race, open TO Canada and u. 5.
Mrs. G.. W. Dinsmore and father.
burned TO death in rooms over store,
destroyed by fire, in Clinton, Mass.
James F. Aycklin, shot and killed
at Lake Providence, La, by a man
named Thurell.
$50, 900 fire at Cincinnati, consumed
John street street-car stables, % cars.
Is mules, and one horse.
Four men killed by earth caying in,
in coal shaft, near Massillon, Ohio.
Another man had his legs broken, and
was rescued with great difficulty.
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
has the right to examine bank checks
of any bank, as to stamps to be affixed,
50 solicitor of treasury decides.
Adam Mickbach, a German, had his
throat cut at a ball in the suburbs Of
Louisville, and died in few minutes.
\ young man, is yearssold, died
from starvation, after being under a
lumber pile in San Francisco . days.
Pleasure yacht, Ella Anna, with ex-
| Is. o. harbOr. -Four persons missing,
supposed to be drowned.
Doth anniversary Of Odd Fellowship
in America to be cele brated on the 10Th
at Nashville, with unusual grandeur,
and music of superl2tive excellence.
Sam Bard. now of Atlanta, has been
decaPitated. He Is not post master
any longer.
LeavenwOrth, Kansas, elected Re
publican ticket, with one or two excep-
lions. Several bloody fights.
A FIRE in New York city, caused
loss in dry goods and buildings dam
aged, to the amount of 1926, 900, all
covered by insurance.
Funeral of Rev. Father Hamilton,
Of St. Mary's church, Lafayette, Ind.
on Sunday last, was the largest ever
witnessed in that city.
Fire at Nillerstown, Pa, at $3.50 A.
NJ, on the 18th destroyed 40 buildings
in two hours. Loss 100000. Insu-
rance small.
Residence of Philander p. Clifford,
| Vineyard Haven, Mass, burned on
Monday. His sick wife, unable to
leave her room, persisted.
Texas Immigration Committee visit
ed st. Louis. The party will go to
Cincinnati, Louisville and other cities.
The miners Of Pennsylvania have to
encounter bayOnets if they proceed
further in their programme of lawless-
ness.
Omaha, Neb., elected Republican
councilmen. Democratic treasurer,
marshal, police Judge, and one coucil-
man elected.
The storm OF snow and sleet in Brook
/ lrrm on fIrraeHwvy Loaf Hi Eaa-.
usual crowd of women from attending
the Beecher trial.
A mob of burglars have been ''do-
ing Columbus, .. 5000 taken from
the clothing of clerk while asleep in
the store Of Jas,o Marzette, fruit mer-
chant.
The annexation of Mexico, and some
hanging and shooting, would make the
atmosphere of the Texas border more
bland-like than it is.
St Paul Pioneer and Press, one Re
publican and the other Conservative,
have consolidated. They are the two
leading journals of Minnesota.
W. 5. Groesbeck, Cincinnati, pre-
sents $4,000 to Burnet Woods Park
interest on which to derry expense of
music.
Tuesday, ID days meeting of Louis
lana Jockey Club, fairly attended
track in good order, weather clear and
cool
Chief Justice of L. S. Court in Da-
cotah Territory, charged grand jury
that Black Hills expeditions are wrong
and in violation of territorial rights of
the Indian reservation.
Col. John NJ. Powell, of Mississippi,
died in New York city from the effects
of Morphine. He was one of the veal
thiest planters of his section, before the
war.
1t is reported that some of the post
Office clerks who are implicated in the
contract frauds have left Washington
to avoid arrest, and others who are sus-
Pec:ed will probably turn up missing.
Fire at Cincinnati Sunday morning
, 4. m, destroyed or buildings, in
Coultry & MalOney's pottery. Loss
$4,000. Insurance $4,000. -Four en-
CINE horses detached from steamer, ran
away, seriously injuring driver.
Capt. Goslee, whose funeral we men
toned in our last weeks summary, was
killed by the wheels OF a railroad train |
rs he was trying to get aboard, at a |
place called Anchorage, ii miles from |
Louisville. He was . prominent and |
popular citizen.
District of Columbia Commissioners,
under the lead of Elk Governor Deni- /
son, are trying to squeeze more than a
million dollars out of the hands of the /
taxpayers of the District. Next Con-
gress expected to relieve the District /
from its prosecutors.
$50 members of Missouri Valley |
Press Association, prominent citizens |
of Kansas, accompanied by ladies ar
rived at Galveston on Saturday, 10th. |
Object of visit, pleasure and informs-
ton as to opening trade relations with |
Galveston.
New York Assent agreed to a re-
port of committee adverse to bill to /
permit wife TO testify against husband |
in civil or criminal proceedings. Same |
disposition made Of Hill allowing her
to testify against husband, or for other
person in cases of Grim. con.
Rhode Island has gone Republican.
For Governor, LipPit, regular Repub-
lican, S,226; Hazard, Ind. Rep. S,6S5;
Cutler, Democratic, 5,l3S. Vote the
largest ever cast in STATE, except one.
Legislature decides between Hazard
and Lippit.
FOREIGN.
Gold medal voted o Boynlon, by
humane Society of Boulogne.