The Magnolia gazette., 1884-09-11

~ iON the 80 Andrew jackson, a wealthy
resident of Saratoga County, N. Y, was
found fatally injured by the side of a rail.
road track, and claimed before dying that
TWO men who had a grudge against him
threw him under the train.
I, AT Omaha, Neb., during sham battle
on the 4th, platform gave way and forty
persons We're injured, some severely.
AT Troy, o., on the 4th, Mrs. j. Merrill,
shot her husband in the back part Of the
head and then took poison
n On the 4th party of masked Hungar-
ians hanged Henry zovgowsnsiki, Of
Wilkcsharre, Pa, who stabbed his daugh-
ter and then tried to kill himself.
CHARLES HILL, Cashier Of the National
Bank OF New Brunswick, n. u, was found
dead in his bed the morning Of the 4th,
caused by inhaling gas. He has been for
twenty years cashier, and there is no
known cause for suspicion.
GENTLEMAN in New Laredo, Mex,
well posted in Mexican affairs, makes
the statement that the recent official in.
vestigation Of the Treasury Department
at the City Of Mexico developed the fact
that there was just $50 in the National
Treasury Of the Mexican Government.
1 ONthe 4th three business blocks in Mara
thon, n. y, were destroyed by fire. Loss,
| $4,000.
THERE was burned on the steamer Meri-
| do, at Havana, valuable collection Of
Mexican rarities, geological and otanical,
destined for the New Orleans Exposition.
! General Diaz, head Of the Mexican Com
mission, is much affected BY the loss, and
| says it can't be replaced in ten years.
/ 99 NlsCELLANEoUs.
THE labor organizations Of New York
city had an imposing parade on the 3lst.
There We're upwards Of 10000 men in line,
and the demonstration is described as very
creditable.
OPEN war has been declared by the Erie
Road against the Grand Trunk line.
JAY EyE-SEE tried to lower his record at
Minneapolis, Mimi, on the 81, but the
track and weather were so much against
him he failed.
The gold coin and bullion owned by the
4 Government increased during August
from $1l9,000,000 to nearly $122 2,500,00J, and
the probabilities are that the increase will
continue during the autumn months.
THE cash in the Treasury increased dur
ing August from S406, 100000 to $i14, 100000.
y
The increase is owing chiefly to the de
posit Of gold and silver for certificates.
The gold certificates increased over 49,
100000, and silver certificates about
81, ,300,000--a total increase Of S5,000,00O.
The gold certificates aggregate in round
numbers S121, 900; and the silver GER
tificates $l21, ,00o, ,000-a total of $242,0O0,-
coo, an increase OF nearly $25,000,000
since the beginning of the fiscal year.
Y 1T is reported that cholera has broken
out at two places in Spain.
DURING the twenty-four hours ended the
evening OF the ID, 15O new cases Of cholera
and forty-fiye deaths werereported in Italy.
THE Chamber Of Deputies Of Belgium
has passed bill imposing surtax on for
eign sugar until January, 1889.
EoUDANEsE rebels are selling the people
OF Berber into slavery; and the women are
subjected to horrible atrocities.
THE contract has been let for the sum Of
$35 900 for raising the Tallapoosa and de-
! livering her at th6 Brooklyn Navy Yard.
On the ID arguments were heard in the
Blaine libel suit against the indianapolis
Sentinel, and a demurrer was filed by the
attorneys for the newspaper.
ARRANGEMENTS are completed for the
dispatch of 1900 French marines and 600,
: regulars to China when needed.
THE Commissioners of Indian Affairs
has taken measures for the relief OF tht
starving Piegans in Montana.
; THE National Association Of Stationary
Engineers began its third annual meetini
in Baltimore, Md, on the I'd.
THE French people living at Shangha
expect to he expelled at any moment Tht
7 Chinese officials are in a high state of ex
citement.
THE balance in the ST. Louis sub-Treas
, ury at the beginning Of the present montl
= was SIS, ,GS7, ,144.sl.
THE bottle and window glass factorie
\ Of Pittsburgh, Pa, resumed work on tn
2d, giving employment to many thousand
OF men.
1 ON the Cd attachments amounting t
r s95. 900 were taken out in Chicago agains
the Bankers and Merchants Telegraph
Company.
THE cotton mills of Petersburg, Va, al
i stonped work on the ID, throwing larg
: number of men and women out Of employ
ment.
No disturbance was reported at IN
mines of the Hooking Valley of Ohio o.
the I'd, ana the boNelilol
militia companies that were being held i
readiness to proceed to the scene Of th
trouble.
d AT Reading, Pa, Mrs. Washingto
: Keller, who had tasted forty-eight days
!. died ON the Sd.
1 THREE deaths from cholera were report
ed at Marselles OH the 3d.
!, THE Chicago lines were selling ticket
}, an the al "a the seaboard at reduced rates
Il Lowest to New York, Sl4
THERE were seventy three fresh cases
d cholera and thirty.two deaths at Naples 0
/. the 81.
) ON the Sd the Southern Association
Railway and Steamship Freight Men hel
It secret meeting at Louisville ky.
n THE wool growers Of Ohio met at Colun
bus on the Sd, and passed resolutions
If favor of tho restoration of the tariff
d 1867.
d In Italy cholera is spreading rapidly