The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-01-21


THE first official act of Postmaster
General Howe was the appointment of his
son as Chief Clerk.
DIsAFFECTED New York Tainmany-
ties have organized an Anti Kelly General
Committed
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY.
THE Anglo French commercial treaty
negotiations are virtually ended, without
satisfactory result.
A COMMITTEE appointed by Secretary
Fslger, assisted by thirteen gentlemen from
the Treasury Department, have begun TO
count the money in the United States Sub
Treasury at New York City, preparatory to
action of the newly appointed Treasurer
taking possession OF the office. The COM
mittee will have to count about 800 tons OF
silver, amounting to about S26,000,000.
THE investigation into the affairs of
the World Mutual Relief Association, of
Lebanon, Pa. shows that during its exist
ence OF ten months it issued policies repre-
senting about SIS, 900 900, and the officers
divided $4,000 among themselves. The
business recently has been confined almost
exclusively 10 w eSLeFn States.
THERE is a prospect OF a general
strike by the puddIers in the rolling mills in
the middle district of Pennsylvania, extend
ing along the Susquehanna River for nearly
fifty miles, unless their employers advance
their wages. s
A COMMITTEE of telegraph operators
have called convention of the brotherhood
at Pittsburgh, Pa, on the first Monday
in March, to form an international organi-
cation.
j. WINsLow, JONES & Co., packing
firm doing business in Portland, Me-, and
owning fifteen corn factories, five lobster
factories, and fourteen lobster and salmon
factories in the provinces, have failed for
1882, coo.
THE Pullman and Wagner car com
panies are to be consolidated.
THE national banking system is likely
to be wiped out by mere force of circum-
furnished by Congress.
The New York Chamber of Com
merce recommends sweeping changes in
Marine laws.
THE Pacific National Bank, Boston,
seems to be short to the tune of s., 100000.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Dr.. E. A. ADAMS, Assistant Medical
Superintendent of the Michigan Asylum fol
Insane, was fatally stabbed by patient in
one of the wards while he was making his
daily rounds. The patient was hitherto
supposed harmless. The stabbing was done
with a large pocket-knife recently lost BY
one of the attendants.
THREE Oskaloosa Qowa) lads select
ed as a target for rifle practice a magazine
owned by the American Powder Company
Five hundred kegs were exploded with ter
rife noise and dire consequences. The boys
were hurled several hundred yards from the
magazine and all instantly killed, being
burned and mutilated almost beyond recog
milton, their bodies presenting a siokeninG
sight. A large number Of houses were bad
ly wrecked, and many persons injured by
flying glass and wood. Nearly all the bust
ness houses in the city were damaged, show
windows being smashed ia and the goods
scattered about in confusion. The body OF
John Phillips was found fifty yards down
the hill, clothing nearly all gone, back per-
ton of the head carried away, and the body
otherwise horribly mangled. John Stedmar
was blown through wire fence, a hundred
yards away, and fearfully torn. Gerald
Joyce was found In the creek $50 yards
away, with the head almost completely
gone.
THE hangman was busy on the 9th
Joseph NJ. Kotovsky and Charles Ellis (col-
ored), st. Louis, and John A. Phelps, Mar
shall, Mo-; Martin Kankowsky, Jersey
City, n. j.; Joseph Abbott, Elmira, n. Y.
Terrence Archille and Sterling Ben, both
colored, at Franklin, La, were all suspend.
ed between heaven and earth.
S. G. CRABTREE and Nicholas Couch
who live at Elmonte, Cal, got into a dispute
about some wood on the dividing line o.
their respective lands. The mother O
Couch pointed out the line to Crabtree
when he knocked her down. At this Coucf
drew revolver and shot Crabtree through
the heart, killing him instantly. Couch il
| in jail.
MCKENZIE, Sharkey, and an unknown
companion, aged about II, broke through
the ice at Charlestown, Mass, and wer,
| drowned.
j. FL. SMEDLEY, a weI-to-do membel
of an oil firm at Bradford, Pa, placed tn,
| muZzle of shots gun in his mouth and blew
| his head off.
AT Indianapolis, Otto Hess, aged Is
shot and killed TiIlie Zscheck, aged ID. A
Louisville, KY, d. Henry, aged 10, fatal,
| shot Con Appel, aged Is. Both accidental
In pistol duel at Chilpanso between
Leutenants Valesco and Cano, Fifth Mexi
| can Infantry, the latter was fatally wounded
EIGHT men and boy were seriously
injured by terrific mine explosion at Brad
| ford, Pa. Thomas Parry is missing ant
/ thought to have been killed. The onl
names ascertainable are Edward Cattle
Reumbach, Burns, Kline.
G.. ?. EATON, of ST. Louis, wa
drowned while skating at Waltham, Mass.
THOMAS and Joseph Boyd, uncle anC
nephew, quarreIed over a family law suit a
| Sweetwater, Tenn, and the former lost hi
life.
JULIEN SCOTT, prominent citizen o
| Scott County, was drowned while attempt
| ing to ford the Emory River, in Morgan
| County, East Tennessee.
| Mrs. MARTIN, farmers wife, livins
near Northup, O., subject to fits, fell int
the fire and was fatally burned.
n. G. OLSEN, drunkard who wa
SOLDERING up in a Chicago police station
hanged himself in cell. He was a car
penter by trade. He leaves a wife and fly
| children.
MISCELLANEOUS.