Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-05-07

EMILE DE GlRARDlN, Jne frencn
journalist and statesman, is dead, aged 70.
THE De Lesseps Canal Company are
negotiating for the purchase Of the Panama
Railroad.
GOVERNOR AUSTIN has issued proc
lOmatlon declaring quarantine on the Texas
coast, beginning May 1.
THE Ohio State Greenback Conyen-
lion Is called to meet 1T Columbus on June
Is, to nominate full State ticket.
THE completely of the Grand Duh,
Nicholas in the plots of the Nihists having
been made clear, he has been sentenced bya
decree OF the Emperor of Russia to impris-
Onment for life.
THE President has requested the res
ignation of Gen. George A. Sheridan, Recor-
der OF Deeds at Washington, D. c., and in
tends to put Fred. Douglass in the position.
This is said to be stated on good authority.
THE funeral of Beaconstield took place
at IIughenden on the 26th. The Prince OF
Wales represented the Queen, and other
members Of the royal family and large
number of the nobility were in attendance.
BRADLAUGH presented himself at the
Speakers table in the House of Commons
and claimed the right to take the oath. He
was called upon by the Speaker to withdraw
and was removed to the bar by the Sergeant
at-arms.
THE President has designated the fol-
lowing as Board of Visitorsf for West Pont
Arson Stager, H.; Milo S. Hascall, Ind;
Chas. A. Bautille, Maine; Geo. S. Green,
Rhode Island; Henry b. Ledyord, Mich; S.
S. Laws, Missouri; ID. c. Buell., Kentucky.
The President has appointed John X.
Boles, of Hudson, Mich, and William Nc
Michael, of Philadelphia, members of the
Board of Indian Commissioners. Col s. d.
Sturgis and Lieut.. Col. j. S. Mason, have
been detailed respectively as Governor and
Lieutenant Governor of the Washington
Soldiers Home.
NORTH CAROLINA will vote upon a
prohibitory amendment to its Constitution
on the first Monday in August next. A
State Prohibition Convention, recently held
at Raleigh, was attended by delegates from
every county in the State, and an active can
vass will be inaugurated by the friends of
the movement.
PRESIDENT GARFIELD is said to feel
deeply aggrieved ut the unfriendly insinua-
tions regarding the Administration con-
tanned in the Washington Republican, the
paper owned by Brady and edited by Cor
ham, and it is intimated he will consider
GOrham's election as Secretary Of the Senate
as a personal affront.
T. l.. FRENCH, Chief Clerk in the
Contract Office, Post ofice Department, hal
been removed after refusing to tender hi
resignation. He was Mr.. Brady's right
hand man. Henry d. Lyman, who for sew
eral years filed the position, has been APP
pointed to succeed Mr.. French, and he will
be for the present acting Second Assistan
Postmaster General.
SECRETARY KIRKwooD has tele
graphed j. Milton Turner, of st. Louis, Pres
ident of the Freedmen's Oklahoma Associa
ton, that the question OF the right of colOret
people to settle upon lands of Indian Terri
tory would be submitted 10 the highest au
thority, and il Turner desires to be heard h
should come to Washington ut once. Mean
time no attempt must be made 10 enter tn
Territory.
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A RECENT attempt 10 evict tenants a
New Pallas, Ireland, failed. Five hundre
military and police were present, but mo
of 5000 hooted and groancd and stoned tn
Sheriff and assistants. The police charge
the mob several times, but the Bailiff's lif
being threatened, he refused to point out tn
houses OF defauting tenants. 1t is state
200 of the mob were armed with revOlvers
Another attempt to evict will be mad
shortly.
AN American company has bee
formed to build line Of railroad in Mexico
to be called the SinalOa and Durango Rail
road. 1t is to extend from Alfalfa, on tn
Gulf of California, 100 miles north Of Mazat
Ian, to the city OF Durango, in the State
the same name, distance of about 220 milel
AT Durango it will connect with the MeXca
Central Railroad, which will extend froi
the City of Mexico to the American frontie
OF El Paso.
A TERRIBLE calamity occurred at E
gin, H., on the 2Stb. The bridge over tn
Fox River having been carried away by tn
recent flood, small ferry-boat was rgge
up and propelled by means of wire cab
from shore to shore. On the morning of I'll
day mentioned the boat started across, beal
ing probably thirty persons, a large proper
tion of whom were children on their way
school. When in mid-stream the boat SUE
denly foundered, and those on board wei
swept away by the fierce current, utterir
heartrending cries for assistance. Boa
from the shore hastily put out to their r,
lief, and succeeded in rescuing some 81!
teen persons. The other fourteen we
drowned. The City Council, under who
direction the frail craft was built and ope
ated, are severely censured for their negl
gence in the matter.
A SINGULAR and most terrible disast,
by lightning occurred at Louisville on Il
2Sth. Four boys, Lee Fleck, Joe Shut
VIII Tahalser and Harry SOete, attendiI
school at Twenty-siXth and Market Street
had Just finished game of ball at recess al
were grouped together where they h;
placed their hats and coats before beginnil
the game, when a binding flash Of lightnil
struck in their midst. Persons who sa
them fall ran to the spot, and to their no
ror found them lying lifeless
the ground. All efforts at rcsuscitati,