Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-01-22
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

occur daily.
The Secretary of War asks Congress
to grant the right of way through the mill.
tary reservations at Fort Bliss, Tex, and
Fort Wingate, N. NJ, to the Atchison, To-
peka e. Santa Fe Railroad.
THE annual exhibition of the Western
Poultry Club opened at Armory Hall, st.
Louis, on the 18th, to continue one week.
ANOTHER public appeal has been
made in New York for the relief of the col
ored refugees in Kansas, whose condition is
described as most pitable.
TWELVE persons were injured, nine
very badly, by the explosion of keg of
powder in the store Of j. p. Andrews & Co.,
at Climax, Kalamazoo County, Mich. The
building was entirely demolished. The
clerk was weighing out the powder when it
ignited in some manner unknown.
A KEROSENE lamp exploded at the
residence Of Wellington Moser, at Reading,
Pa, on the evening of the 18th, fatally burn
ing three children. The building burned to
the ground.
GEN. ROGER A. PRYOR, of New York,
has been retained as counsel for ex-Gov.
Sprague in the forthcoming divorce suit.
SENATOR MCDONALD, of Indiana,
was married in Washington. on the 10Th, to
Mrs. Josephine t. Bernard.
The rear passenger coach on a Wa
bash train was ditched on the morning of
the 10Th at Mitchell, twelve miles from st.
Louis, injuring fourteen persons, none IA
tally.
A CELLULoID factory at Newbury-
port, Mass, was the scene of an explosion on
the 18th, by which Charles B. Schofie!d was
instantly killed and Charles Hayes and WAL
ter Vanduzer were fatally burned.
A BOILER in the Union FIGURING Mills
at Detroit exploded on the 10Th, killing
Richard Whittier, the engineer, Albert
Cresslin and Henry Schultz. The building
was badly wrecked, one end being blown
out completely. Loss about $4,000.
THE dwelling of Timothy Cavan, near
Gaitharsburg, Nd, was destroyed by fire,
and Cavan's sons, Francis and Denis, aged
II and 10 years respectively, and an employee
named John Falby, 45 years of age, were
burned to death.
THE Cheever & Burchard Cutlery
Company, an old and well-known St. Louis
business house, have made an assignment.
Liabilities about $150,000; assets estimated
at 100000.
THE livestock firm of Jackman,
Hickman e. Co., st. Louis, suspended on the
18th.
A NEGRO was shot to death by body
of citizens near Mariana, Lee County, Ark,
for committing most horrible assault upon
the daughter OF Sheriff Banks.
Hon. r. II. STEPHENSON, for fourteen
years Collector of Customs at Cincinnati, is
dead.
WILLIAM ii. ALBRIGHT, manager of
the United States Express Office at st. Paul,
Mimi, killed himself with a revolver. His
accounts are said to be all right, and no cause
is known for bis summary taking off.
AT Peterborough, N. H., Patrick
Walsh cut his wife's throat with razor and
then took his own life in the same manner.
Walsh was Incorporate, untnrifty and quar-
relsome. His wife had some property when
she married him, and her refusal to meet all
his demands for money was the probable
cause of the tragedy.
H. w. OLIVER received the Republi-
can caucus nomination for United States
Senator from Pennsylvania. He was sup
ported by the Camerons. A number Of Re-
publican members refused to enter the eau
Gus, and bolt was apprehended.
THOMAS G. PLATT received the Re-
publican caucus nomination for United
States Senator from New York-another tri-
umph for Senator Conkling.
MCMILLAN is the successful candi.
date for United States Senator from Mime
sofa.
THOMAS j. KIRK, a well-known hard.
ware merchant of Chicago, committed sui
eide on account of business troubles.
AT Danville, Va, while a colored
woman was working around fire in the
kitchen her clothing ignited and she burned
to death.
THE will of the late Joseph F. Armour,
of Chicago, bequeaths 100000 to erect ant
maintain mission church and school in thai
city, in memory of his wife. The rest of hi
estate, which is valued at 81, 100000, Is di'
vided among his heirs.
THE protracted war in Southwestern
passenger rates was so far compromised OF
the 18th that general advance was made IL
cut rates to all competing points.
JOHN WALDRAvEN, farmer living
in Wood Township, Hooking County, o..
" discharged it, the contents lodging in tn,
breast of his son Christ, very estimabl
young man, killing him. The father il
nearly crazed over the sad affair.
PATRICK DRURY, farmer living nea
Weaver, Wabasha County, Mimi, wa
burned to death in his house, which wa
burned to the ground. The fire was caused
by Goals setting fire to the bed on the foo
near the fire.
SENATOR CoNKLING sent the follow
ing telegram to his future colleague, Sena
tor elect Plat, of New York: 81 congratu
late the Republican party and the State
New York on the choice Of a Senator VIII
never apoligized for being stalwart Repub
lican.'
THE latest intelligence from Peru i
to the effect that the CHILEAN army is en-
campe6 nine miles from Lima, which is be
ing defended by the Peruvian army and tn
citizens, native and foreign. A number q
dynamite mines have been placed betwee
the city and the invading army.
EDWARD REINHARDT, wife-murder
er, was hanged on Staten Island, New Yorl
on the 14th.