Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-01-08
BurchHeld. The parties reside near Prince

DuTOHHelu' Inc purlles Teslue near ITlHce-
ton, Ind.
A CASH subscription of 100000 has
been raised in Philadelphia for General
Grant.
THE business portion of WILDER, Sa-
line County, Neb., was destroyed by fire on
the 9th. Loss, $4,000; insurance, $4,000.
REV. d. L. H. CHAPLIN, the well
known Universalist clergyman, died in New
York on the Goth, after an illness of two
years, aged sixty-six.
AN explosion of fire-damp in a coal
mine at st. Etienne, France, caused the
death Of twelve or more miners.
A DISPATCH from Mentor says Cen
eral Garfield has invited prominent Repub-
lican leaders to visit him at his home during
the coming month, to consult with him re-
garding the formation Of his Cabinet.
THE steamer Garnet, of Dundee,
Scotland, was wrecked in the North Sea,
and all on board, twelve in number, per-
ished.
The Beers were repulsed in an at
tempt to capture the British fort at Potch-
efstroon, losing seven killed and many
wounded. They will now attempt TO starYe
out the garrison, which is occupied by 300
men.
The boiler of shingle-mill at Vesta-
burgh, Mich, exploded with such force as to
tear the structure 10 pieces, instantly killing
Frank Fikins, the engineer, and Franz
Ainsley, the night watch. The main part oil
the boiler was thrown forty-tive rods, caus-
ing the death OF G. Conkey and fatally iniur-
ing George Wilcox and NJ. Turk,
A YOUNG daughter of George Blake,
at Brazil, Ind, was burned to death by hel
clothes taking fire from the stove.
The French iron-clad frigate Richie
lieu, lying in Toulon harbor, took fire ard
finally sank. Several of the crew were in.
jured,
The Dutch Government, it is said
will issue an appeal to farmers Of the Brit
ish Nation in favor of the independence O
Transvaal. i
THE Florida orange crop is badly in
jured by the recent cold weather. At Jack
sonyille the mercury went down to 10 deg
j. w. MILNE, clerk in the Pocas
set (Mass.) National Bank, is q defaulter t,
the amount Of S., 900 aud has absconded.
JOHN SHAW, while standing at th'
window Of his residence in Glenn's Falls, y
Y, was shot dead by an unknown assassin
ANTHONY DEITERs, who fought unde
Napoleon at Leipsic, Borodino, Auster.itz
and Waterloo, and witnessed the burnin
of Moscow, died at Wheeling, W. Va, o.
the 18th, aged 90.
JACOB FoRIsoN, farmer near Dun
kirk, o., was found in his orchard the othe
morning, frozen to death. He had been i
ill-health for some months, and it is sup
posed while walking he fell, and being una
bic to rise, persisted with the cold.
Mrs. WILLIAM HULL, of Grand Rap
ids, Mich, while walking on one of til
streets Of that city slipped and fell, dislocat
ing her spine. She died few hours after
A similar fatal accident occurred at Dc
Moines, Iowa, the victim being the wide'
, OF the late Rev. II. S. Berry, President of th
Simpson Centenary College at Indianola.
,, THERE are reports from the winter
wheat districts of Michigan and Wisconsi
, that the roots Of the grain have been fraze
out Of the ground. ~
AT New Albany, Ind, twin babes f,
: William and Fannie johnson were frozen {
DEATH The father went away to obtain en-
q ployment, leaving his family without fuel.
q THE outbreak at Socorro, New Mex
e co, has not ended. Troops have arrive
there guard the depot and Post-office 10,
+ NJ. Boca, one of the prisoners held by IL
y citizens, was killed by guard, and the r,
naming four were liberated on bail by Juds
, Parks.