The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-01-11
CURRENT NEWS.

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tary and General and tather-in law of Sen
ator Cameron and General Miles, died sud
denly at his residence in Cleveland, Ohio
on the Sd inst
Hon. Caleb Gushing died in Newbury
port, Mass, on the I'd inst.
"A report of the Secretary of the How
ard Association shows the receipts to have
been, in Memphis during the late epidmic,
$4l7, $50 &c disbursements, S415, 80 80.
Rev. Wiley Burgess, prominent
Presbyterian in South Mississippi, died last
week in Brookhaver, at the advanced age OF
seventy-two years
William Dougierty, Esq, has taken
charge of the Columbus Index.
New Orleans claims to have lost S12,-
100000 by the yellow fever epidemic OF
1878.
The revenue derived bv Virginia last
year from the Mofett bell punch was S110,-
900 in excess of that under the old liquor
system.
As his fathe, Louis Napoleon, did
thirty years ago, the ex-Prince Imperial of
France visits shout at English country
houses.
oh--It is avernd that fve-eent nickle
costs only cent and quarter, and that
they were legaized for the benefit of the
own ers of New Jersey nickle mine.
The repor frequently circulated and re-
Gently revived that Wilkie Collins was to
finish Dickens story of Edwin brood" is
denied by Mr. Collins He was asked to do
it; but he declined.
Hon Julian Hartridge member of Con-
gress, OF Georgia, died of pneumonia, in
Washington city, on the 18th instant.
Since he resumption of specie pay
ments no mites of less denomination than
five dollarsare furnished to bankers by the
Treasury. Gold and silver will take the
place of tie small notes.
1t is claimed that Mr. Beecher's New
Year reception was more largely attended
than apt other in the country, not except
ing the Presidents. The ladies and gentle
men wlo called on him numbered thirteen
hundred
-" over the Hills to the Poorhouse," was
the tith of a new play to be produced in
Battle Creek, Mich, by travelling theatre
compsny The leading actor got so drunk
that 10 could not perform, creditors seized
the baggage, and one of the unpaid en-
ploys actually did go over the hills to the
poohouse'
On the Sd January, Hon Alonzo
Gao Ion, Democrat, was elected Governor
of Maine, by the Legislature; on the 9th
in tant, he took the oath of Office, and then
dlivered his inaugural address. He recon-
bends biennial SESSIONS of the Legislature,
nd return to former rate of interest fixed
y law six per cent, and most rigid economy
n all departments in the State service.
The medical authorities of New York
ity concede scarlet fever t. be epidemic
nd report tot | of 21S cases for the week,
nd for the year 1878 total of 1902 cases.
here Were SO deaths from the malady last /
eek. For the same time ~ cases of t
iphtheria were reported. Z
MIR. W. S. Cowan, an old and we'll y
1own citizen of this county, was found A
lad by the side of the road two miles from
S home Sunday morning. From all we
n learn it appears that Mr.. Cowan had
en to Bovina on business, and returping :
me was thrown from bis hors and prob 4
ly stunned SO that he could not regain
! seat in the saddle. The night was very \
Id, and as no one happened to pass along
nder him assistance he froze to
ath. Vieksburg Herald, 7th.
1t is rumored in naval circles that bill I
II be present d at the coming session of =
ngress altering the whole ST. ucture of y
navy and providing for the construction
new and substantial armament. Two
ndred and eighty million dollar. haye n
N spent on the navy since the war, and
i 1t is tie poorest equipment of any ma
on the globe claiming to be
Orleans Times. &
An effort will be made during the com is
session of the Indiana Legislature to -,
cure the abolition of the death penalty u
interest viii be added to the subject W.
the strangling of three men ON January tn
directly under the windows of the legis- pr
We halls. The Indiana lawmakers will -,
have an opportunity of studying the "'
stion in all its reality. -
The close and delicate financial re'a
Is between all nations, and part cularly
Teen Canada aud her mother country,
indicated by the fifty-one failures which A
e taken place in Montreal within the past d
,e months. Undoubtedly these failures
he liabilities aggregating 50, S36, 900, and
assets 81, 762, 000-have been aff, cted by
recent financi Il disturbances in Great Ja
.ain.-New York Express ad
The city of St Louis has instituted a
against ]. II. Britton, Captain james b.
s, John jackson and julius S. Walsh,
S174, 301,0O9. At the time of the fail
of the National Bank of the State of
souri, the city deposited some of its |
Is in that institution, ana the bank
ished bond for $500, 600 as security.
above gentlemen were the bondsmea. 10
IN the bank fail.d about a year and a -
ago, nearly 81, 200, 900 of the city's Isl
ey was lost. The city counselor has an,
instituted this suit to render the ha
unit from the sureties. Uea