Nebraska advertiser., 1876-11-30

$50, 600, was destroyed by fire on the
oath inst. Half covered by insurance.
London, November 23.-Alfred Al
lett, head of the firm of accountants
in Sheffield. has fuiled. Liabilities
estimated at 81 ESQ 900.
The Younger boys-Cole. Bob and
Jim, pleaded guilty to the indict-
ments against them, aud have been
sentenced to the Minnesota peniten-
tiary, at Saltwater, for life.
The annual meeting of the General
Committe of the Church Extension
of the NJ. T. Church began ia PhiIa-
delphia on the Odd. The report Of
the Secretary shows that thus far this
year the committee have aided by do
nations and loans lS2 churches in SO
different States aud Territories.
Robert Fisher. of Clarksfield, Ohio,
being insane, on the 23rd threw him
self in front of train of cars, and was
killed.
John German. took lodging at the
Commercial hotel, Grand Rapids
Mich. one night last week, and blow
ing the gas lighto instead of turning
it off, went to bed never, in this world,
to wake again.
A man named Oscar Cravan. near
Morgan, Ind, on the 23J in jump ping
from train of cars hit his head
against u cattle guard, and was kill
ed.
Frank Bowers, a fireman, was
killed at Logansport Ind, by the en-
gine suddenly backing while he was
cleaning the ash pan of the engine.
Near Spring Lake, Mich, on the
22d Virgil Roberts, brakeman. was
killed by coming in contact with q
bridge while standing on top of a
freight train.
Henry Blechner. a German, while
drunk, was killed by the ears at Kali
amazoo, Mich, Oh the 23d.
A fund of elO, coo has been raised in
England to aid Jewish mechanics IN
Palestine to erect houses outside OF
Jerusalem, and encourage those who
express u desire to follow agricultur-
al pursuits.
A stamp mill Is on the way to Dead
wood which weighs % 500 pounds.
Eugenie Martinez in New York
sued Juan Delvalle for breech of
promise and other damages to her
heart &C., laying her claim at $50,0 900.
The court allowed her $50.
J. Milton Turner, (colored) United
States minister To Liberia, having
been refused accommodations at the
Astor house, has commenced action
against that hotel under the civil
rights bill for 50, 900 damages.
TIE Supreme court of Minnesota,
the 9th inst, rendered decision sus-
tanning the constitutionality of the in
ebriate asylum law by which q tax OF
ten dollars per annum is levied upon
each saloon keeper and traflicker in
liquor for the maintenance of au asy-
lum for inebriates now in course of
erection at Rochester.
In New York Edwin Booth has
been defeated in his suit to restrain
Jarret and Palmer from further using
the name of Booths theatre and to re-
cover ten thousand dollars damages
for use of the name since Edwin
Booth retired from management.
The Fletcher prize of $500, offered
blythe trustees of Dartmouth college
for the best essay on "The best means
to countera3t worldly influences sur
rounding christianity" has been
awarded to VIM. NJ. Farris, Of Grace
Presbyterian church, Peoria, I'll.
The Berlin Times reports that Rus
slams are collecting pOntoODs to cross
the Danube. Turks have ten moui-
tors in the Danube. Abdul Kerim
Pasha is preparing to invade Walla-
CHA, being convinced that Roumania
will cooperate with Russia.