Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1882-02-25


has made another gift of S15O,OOO to the Art
Museum, the interest only to be used by the
association.
The town of Columbia, Texas, has
been inundated from the Brazos River. The
inhabitants gathered in the churches and
were supplied with food by boats.
The Governor of Virginia and some
State troops have gone to the mouth OF the
Rappahannock River, where civil power is
imperative owing to the oyster war.
The determination of the Pullman
Palace Car Company that workmen Shout :,
pay ten cents per day for riding from the
works into Chicago has re'Nlte ed in s ,rike.
THE report of the co mynissioA on tbe
cattle plague, which wa AYsent 70 the Senate
by the Secretary Of the ~ reastiry, shows thu,
no lung disease exist sin the Western center,
Of livestock trafi,
a.- 49,
IN recent cattle between the Aus
TRANS and Frerzegovmisns, near Tirnova
when taste 4 from daybreak till afternoon
Tue iatter Aeft twenty dead on the field. The
Austri <ns had five killed.
EXPORTS to COLOMBO the Northwest
ern territory are being made by all the re,
4 AisSous organizations in Canada. The price
paid for land is 81 per acre, half OF which /,
refunded on actual settlement.
IHE Treasury investigation has led IL
the resignation Of Norton, a clerk in the
lighthouse board, and Skeen, foreman Of
laborers in the Treasury Department., ant
the removal of Hatch, the storekeeper.
LIE ship Glenmorag arrived in New
York on the lath with thirteen survivors O
the bahama disaster, who were found toss
ing about imam open boat. They abandoned
the Bahama while it was sinking, with
ttycntypersous on board. Il
THREE boys were arrested in Kansas
CITY, Feb. Il, charged with planning to
wreck a Missouri Pacific train, at Rock
Greek, five miles from the city. They were
not over Is years of age, were all heavily
armed, and evidently meant business.
AT a recent meeting of members o.
Unity Church, Chicago, the resignation O
George c. Min as pastor was requested, b,
avote Of llS to IS Mr.. Min asked to be in
formed Of the reasons for the action taken
1t was finally resolved to give him q yaca
ton with continuance OF salary. Mr.. Mill
is determined to force definition of Unita,
rianism.
THE seventy-third anniversary of tn,
Birthday OF President Lincoln was celebrat
ed by the Lincoln Club, Of New York City
on the 18TH Gen. Grant, Emory A
Storrs, Senator Mcdonald and Gov Cornell
were among the guests. Gen. Grant sale
he never met Mr.. Lincoln till March, 1864
and spoke Of him as ''the greatest MAJ
whom this country has ever produced"
The Legislature of Virginia ha
passed law by which commonwealth at
torneys may require seconds in duel t,
testify, which service shall exempt then
from prosecution, The Riddeberger bill TO
the settlement of the State debt passed tn,
House of Delegates by SO to -, the amend
iment TO submit it to the people being de
featcd by IA to II. The Senate passed a bill
abolishing the whipping post.
THE COroner's jury investigating tn
fire in the old World building, New Yorl
City, found that the fire originated from
defective ilue; censured Potter and his EN-
ployees for neglecting TO apply for prope
permit for repairs, and the carpenter 70
not giving the alarm of fire promptly, ant
commended McDaggert, fireman, an,
Charles Wright (cOlored), boolblack, 70
bravery in saving life.
THREE outlaws in New Mexico hav
or some time been robbing and woundin,
travellers at point 1876 miles west OF Al
buqurque, known as Cranes. A deput
sheriff led party of citizens to the cabin o
the robbers few days ago, and bloody en-
counter followed. The Williams were sho
dead, but one Of the attacking party wa
killed and two others so seriously wounded
that they We're sent to Fort Wingate b.
special train for surgical treatment.
JACKSoN's fireworks factory, Chester
Pa, caught fire on the morning Of the 18th
Great crowds Of people gathered close t
the burning building, when an eXplosio
occurred which lifted the roof and scattere,
million fragments for two or three square
around. Another explosion completely de
moished the walls and filled the air wit
fiery debris, hurting death and destructio
right and left. The shock OF the eXplosio
was so great that wall OF stone locate
fully sixteen squares away was cracked
twain as though shattered by an earth
quake. In the vicinity Of the works ther
was scarcely house that did not suffe
some damage. The loud report brougt
hundreds of citizens to the place of tn
accident to see il their friends were anon
the sufferers. People prayed in the ope
streets, and the shrieks OF the dyin
were appalling. The fire was abandoned
and those in condition to do so turne
their attention to alternating the distressed
Dead bodies lay oOiled on the ground, an
others were in the agonies Of death. A mum
Der writing in their blood moaned an
groaned piteouSly for help. Many lay in
sensible OF their surroundings, and others
scratched and bruised, with their eyes file
with dust and smoke, CROPPED their way iroI
the scene aS best they could. Seventeen per
sons were killed aud at least fifty injured