Louisiana capitolian., 1880-07-03
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.
Chas. Gay, Texas pedestrian, who
wsgered 1900 that he could walk from
St. Louis to Fort Worth in fifteen days,
arrived at Fort Worth Mt 1l:45 q. M,
making the trip in twelve honrs and fif-
teen minutes ahead of time.
The cotton spinners of Mossley, Eng:
land, have struck for an advance Of five
per cent; 5000 persons are now ont Of
employment.
VIM. Kirk, employed on farm six
miles north of Pilot Point, Texas, on the
Whitesboro road, was shot and fatally
wounded, June 3Oth, with shotgun in
the hands of a man named Kitchen. It
is the result of on old feud. A woman
is implicated in the difficulty.
The Sny levee. which begins at point
between Quincy and Hannibal and ends
near Alton, broke June 3Oth at what is
known az the "cut-off," just above Gin
cinuati landing, fifteen miles below Han
nibul. The crevasses were 800 feet wide
and constantly increasing in size.
An explosion occurred June 3Oth in
the Office of the Dittman Powder Com
pany, No. "a Park Place, New York.
Three employees were slightly injured.
The famine continues Ia the districts
Of Bayazid, Ashgerd and Var, and the
Inhabitants are flying to Russian terri
tory. Teu thousand persons, chiefly
Kurds, are reported to have perisbed
from hunger.
J. u. Omohundro, better known as
Texas Jack Ga noted scout and plains
man, is dead. He was buried with
military honors.
The American Union Telegraph COM
pany are putting up their poles in the
city Of Montgomery, Ala, June 3Oth and
are at work on their Office which is
just two doors from the Office OF the
Western Union. They will be ready for
work, and will send their first telegram
soon they will push through to New
Orleans AS rapidly as possible.
The population of Houston will no,
exceed II 1000 persons.
New York Cur drivers are on u strike,
They threaten violence.
The wife ofGov. Williams, of Indiana,
died at Wheatland yesterday.
C.B. McCrosky committed suicide, at
Sherman, Texas, yesterday, by taking
morphine.
The race at the University regatta, on
the Schuylkill river yesterday was won
by the Columbias crew, Pennsylvanians
second, Princetons last.
Geo. Elliott, an insanely jealous lover
on Saturday evening, at Elkhart, Ind
shot his afianced bride, Miss Matte
Darcy, and then killed himself. Il
Resolutions denouncing the conduct of
tho posse which killed Will Jones on
Thursday last, matchmaking full in
vestigation, were adopted at Red Oak,
Ga, yesterday.
Cornelius Mayer, Of Brooklyn, we'll.
known glass manufacturer, was stabbed
and killed yesterday by a gang ofroughs
at saloon in Williamsburg, New York,
John Brady, Thomas Foster, Frank Mar
Icy and VIM. Hanley were arrested.
Gross receipts from the Internal Rev
enue for the fiscal year ending June 80,
estimating receipts for the two remain
ing days will be, in round numbers,
Sl23000,000 This is an increase of $l0,-
100000 over last year and of 81, 900, 900
over the estimates. The increase is de-
rived from whisky, cigars and cigar
cites.
City Treasurer Williams, of Roches-
ter, New York, committed suicide
yesterday morning by drowning himself
in Irondequoit Bay, after first unsuc-
cessfully attempting to take his life by
opening veins in his wrist. The appoint
ment of a committee to investigate bis
account unsettled his mind, although
his accounts were found to be correct
and bis integrity nnquestioned.
About fifty delegates, from all parts
Of the United States, representing tho
Irish Revolutionary Convention, assem-
bled yesterday morning in the hall Of
Shear & Staub, Eighth and Walnut
streets, Philadelphia. Temporary Or
ganization was obtained by placing
Judge Brennan, of Iowa, in the chair.