The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1879-01-30
NEWS ITEMS.

issued the elBhty fourth call for w.
00n, 900 of five twenty bonds, consols
of 1867. $1O,OOO,0OO of which are
coupons and $10,00O,000 registered
bonds. The interest on these bonds
is to crease on the twenty fourth Of
April.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia, Jan, 24.-John
Kugler has been arrested for kicking
and beating his wife black and blue,
locking her out doors until her feet
were frozen, and compelling her to do
housework when her toes were actu'
ally dropping off. Her feet will have
to be amputated above the ankles.
| New York, Jan. Pat is stated
to- day that when Slosson made his
large run OF AL on Tuesday night,
in the match with Sexton, he made
three foul shots. The referee says
that he saw them, but as Walter
Vance, Sections umpire, did not claim
them he allowed Slosson to play.
Owing to this fact, it is claimed that
the run ought not to go on record.
Hereafter Sexton will umpire his own
games during the balance of the
tournament.
LONDON Jan. 24.-A Berlin special
says: Ominous reports are current to
the effect that superior officer of the
German army has betrayed to for
eign power the most momentous mill
tary secrets, including all the impor-
tant plans for modifying the army. 1t
Is suspected that the person, q baron
and major of artillery, is already un
der arrest. The trial will occur soon,
if the government does not consider
it wiser to hush up this disreputable
affair. The German army is estimat
ed to show an increase of so, 900 men.
PoTrsvILLE, Pa, Janury 25-The
Locust Gap mines, between Mount
Carmel and Shamokib, were discov-
cred to be on fire last night, at a
depth of three hundred feet. The
fire was gail ing this morning and it
was difficult to get at. Dense vol
umes of smoke are comeing up the
the slope. No miners are below, as
they come out during the night. If
the mines are filled with water it will
require six months to pump it out
LONDON, January 25.-The Catho
lie priests elected to cures in Switz-
erland, are now permitted to make
the declaration prohibited under Plus
TX, accepting their appointments on
the conditions prescribed in the law
of 1874 on the organization of relig-
ion.
Advices from Rio Janeiro to the 7th
inst. state that the drought and small
pox are increasing in the northeast
provinces. There has been 473 deaths
from small pox in the capitol of the
province for the twenty days ending
December 81.
CoNsTANT1NopLE, January 25.-The
Russian and Turkish Governments
have agreed to the clause of the def
mis- treaty of peace STIMULATING that
the Russians shall evacuate Turkey
within thirty five days of the signature
of the treaty.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, January 25.-
| The Joint convention of the Legisla
ture elected J. D. Walker Dem
United States Senator by a vote of
6S against AZ for Robert w. Johnson
Dem.), his chief competitor, and 5
scattering votes.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, January 25-
Wright and Johns, two of the con
victed members of the Brevard
County Canvassing Board, made their
escape tonight from the county Jail
at this place where they were tempo
rarily confined.
ST.. LOUIS January 25,-The State
Lunatic Asylum near st. Joseph was
totally destroyed by fire to day The
patients were safely removed The
building cost $4,000 and was in
sured for 100000, but the State re,
fused an appropriation to continue it
and therefore it is total loss
GALVESTON, January 25.-A fire at
the corner of Main and Austin streets,
in Denison, Texas, to day consumed
nearly the entire block. The loss
was $4,000.
RICHMOND, January 25.-The Sen
ate adopted the following;
Resolved, That while we deem the
whole system of tobacco taxation un
just and oppressive upon the pro
ducers of this great staple ofour sec
ton of the country, we heartily indorse
the efforts of our Senators and Rep
resentatives in Congress, to procure
the reduction of the tax to 16 cents
per pound, and that in view of the
fact that business has been sorely de
pressed by the long delay of Congress
to reach general actions of this
question, we invoke them to insist
on speedy disposition of it to employ
every legitimate means to consum-
mate the partial relief desired
Returns from the election in the
First Congressional District held
Thursday to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of the Hon. B. B. Dou-
glas indicate the election r. r. Beale,
Conservative, member elect to the
46th CONGRESS-.
LONDON, January pa despatch
from Philipopolis states that the Aus
trian, English, French, and Turkish
members of the Eastern Roumelian
Commission have adopted u motion
calling the attention of their Cabinets
to the obstacles raised by Russia to
the financial administration of the
province.
The Posts Berlin correspondent
that it is announced in
diplomatic circles that England in ,
ends to defnitively purchase Cypress a
20 avoid complications arising from {
,he nominal continuance of the sove- :
eighty of the Sultan. A million |
pounds sterling have been offered, {
which the Sultan will probably &C &
ept. 9
Rumors are current at Berlin that {
ONE secret information relative to +
he German army has been treasonab +
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