The bee., 1884-01-05
GENERAL. NEW :.

In the Choctaw Nation, Rev. Samuel An
drews, while on his way to fill a religious ap-
pointment, was shot and killed by unknown
parties.
The mercantile firm of Bernhardt Broth
ers, Salisbury, n. c., is reported to have
made an assignment. The liabilities of the
firm are variously estimated at from $4,000
to 100000.
D. E. Stewart, one of the most expert and
notorious cattle thieves in Nebraska and Wy
oming, has been arrested at Hot Springs,
Ark.
Executions aggregating between $1,000
and 100000 have been filed in Philadelphia
against the firm of Friedberger & Strouse,
dealers in general nations.
T. Fl. Weathersby, sheriff of Madison
county, died at jackson, Miss, from hydro
iphobia. He was bitten by rabbid dog two
months ago.
The Thorndike COmpany's new cotton
mill, at Thorndike (Palmer,) Mass, caught
fire in the upper story, and was burned to
the ground. C. Wilson, the company g
agent, fell dead from heart disease while
lighting the flames.
The fire at Covington, Ca, destroyed prop
erty to the value Of $50, 900: insurance $1,000.
The Courthouse was destroyed, but the
records were saved. The building was valued
at $4,000, and was partially insured.
The government steam launch Nellie
struck snag near Opossum Point on the
Mississippi river and sank in sixty feet of
water. W. J. Pattison, of ST. Louis, assis-
tant engineer, and two white laborers, whose
names were not ascertained, were drowned.
The United States internal revenue collec-
tions from the Petersburg, Va, district for
tne past year amounted to 81, 054 ,19S against
1886, 1856 for the previous year. The amount
Of manufactured tobacco exported from this
port in 1888 was 4, 766 251 pounds, against A.
16,76S pounds in 1882
Rev. DR.. j. F. B. Mays, for many years
pastor of the First Baptist Church, Knox
vile, Tenn, died in Florida few days ago.
By fire at Akron, Ohio, the Etna Flour
Mills, loss S150,C0): at Sedalia, Mo-, paint
shops of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
Railroad, loss 100000.
Jacob Jaros, of Nashville, Tenn, proprie-
tor of "The Fair has made an assignment.
His liabilities are $4,000. The assets con-
sist of a large stock of dry goods, toys and
notions of the nominal value of $4,000 or
$4,000. His creditors are chiefly in New
York.
Mrs. Rose VandecGr, who is serving term
in the House of Correction at Milwaukee.
Wis, for an assault, has confessed that her
husband was the murderer of Mead, the
banker, who was robbed and assassinated at
Waupacca year ago.
The entire line of the New York, West
Shore and Buffalo Railroad has been opened
for through passenger and freight traffic.
The road is 425 miles in length.
Senator Fair, of Nevada, sent draft for
5000 as a Christmas gift to the Boys and
Girls Aid Society of San Francisco, Cal.
Mr. James G. Flood gave the Catholic Female
Orphan Asylum of the same city $1,000, and
St. Vincent's Orphan Asylum, San Rafael,
$1,000, rs Christmas gifts.
At Yazoo City, Miss, 200 arme2 men took
Robert Swayze, Micaiob Parker and Richard
Gibbs from the Jail and hanged them. W.
L. Foote resisted and was shot dead IN his
cell. The prisoners we're chargee with the
murder of the Posey brothers and Jasper
Nicholson on the oath instant The lynch
inc is said to have been due to the fear that
conspiracy had been formed by the negroes
to commit murder.
Adam Hartline, peddler, was stopped on
the highway between Catawissa and Main
vile, Pa. and robbed OF $50 and jewelry
lie was shortly after met by two other men
who asked permission TO ride in his sleigh
Hartline refused, whereupon one of the men
fred twice. infieting fatal injuries.