The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-03
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. battle OF Shiloh next summer.
v Leading business men Of Boston met
and adopted resolutions favoring a sus-
a pension of the coinage Of silver dol
2 lars, the enactment of the senate bank
ruptcy bill, and favorable action on the
, reciprocity treaty with Mexico.
\ AT Monmouth, Illinois, a Texan
named IA. X. Thompson, who had sus-
tanned heavy losses by the failure Of
the First National bank, fred Eve
: shots at B. 1, y. Hubbard, the default
ing cashier, without hitting him.
: One OF the Jurors in the Crouch muir
der case at jackson, Michigan. has
been Frustrated by typhoid fever. fore
: ing the court to take a recess. The
other jurors make considerable COM
plaint ln regard to their quarters.
The recorder of New YORK imposed
7 a fine of 500 and a sentence OF thirty
days in the city prison upon Rev. VIII
, liam II. Ramscar, superintendent OF
the home for children, for sending two
young girls out to beg provisions.
David Eastman, Of Harlem. Illinois.
lost 5000 farm by betting on Blaine,
and long after election day refused an
offer of 800 to draw the wager. A
/ young lduN OA AhliO Is SIlu 10 nave Nou
husband 10y betting on Cleveland.
In the United States circuit court al
New York, Judge Shipman directed
the jury to return n verdict for .Secre-
tary McCulloch in the action hrought
by a. ID. Il. Lamar 10 recover 1000
Tor cotton confscated during the war
Senator IIawley's committee, ap-
pointed to investigate the Plttsburg
steel-woTks and report upon their faCll-
tiles for the production of steel lOr
heavy guns and naval vessels, began
its work Monday in the "Smoky CITY,
The governor of Virginia vetoed a
bill which he claimed would place the
whole election machinery Of The state
in the hands of the dominant party
The senate promptly passed the meas
ure over his objections by vote OF -.
to 3.
J. l.. Cranberry, a clerk i'm whole
sale house III Baltimore. lost $3.50 OF
his employers money while ON a spree.
On fully recovering his equilibrium he
was so eOnscienCe-striCkCn as 20 XII,
himself by severing an artery IN his
wrist.
An iron foundry and a nnt-glass
| works at Pittsburg and three cotton
| factories in New England announce
| that q reduction of 10 percent IN wages
will be made next month, unless ma
terial change in the market becomes
visible.
A statue Of George Brown, the
founder of The Globe was ON Tuesday
unveiled in Queens park. Toronto, by
Hon. Alexander Mackenzie. twill be
remembered that Mr.. Brown was fatal
ly shot by discharged employe four
years ago.
Senator Conger, of Michigan, viii
fr,f I In, f1
part of December to accept a judicial
appointment at Washington. The
Legislature of Michigan, which WILDE
called upon TO elect his successor, is
Republican.
Gov. Hoadly, of Ohio. has received
a communication from the Trades As
sembly of Cincinnati. demanding the
removal of the Pinkerton guards from
the Hooking Valley. The Governor,
some months ago, stated that he had
no such power.
The deaths are reported Of Orrin
Clark Richards, a scenic artist of BOs-
ton; Alexander X. Davis, lieutenant
governor of Mississippi under Adelbert
Ames, and ). II. Stimson, superintend-
ent of the Northwestern car-WOrkS at
Saltwater, Minnesota.
Edward Morris, who swindled Chi
cagO jewelers. cut of considerable prop
erty is held in New York TO await eX-
tradition papers from Governor Cleve-
land. The accused offered TO hand
over $4,000 worth of goods in lieu of
ball, but was not released
Judge David Davis will deliver the
annual address at the meeting of the
Illinois State Bar Association at
Springfield Jan. l3 and II, and the
Hon. Il. B. WashburnO VIII deliver an
Grafton on the life and public services
of the late Isaac N. Arnold.
A street-car in Pittsburg, containing
passengers, got beyond
control on q hill i'm Penn avenue, aud
dashed down against the horses with
such serious effect that they were shot
to end their misery. Nearly every oC-
cupant of the car was bruised.
The wives of a number of leading
citizens of Montreal wrote TO Indy
Lansdowne urging her 10 intercede
with the governor general for q COM
mutation of Mrs. BOutel's dcath-sen-
tence. The latest dispatches report
that she is to be imprisoned for life.
The only saloon in Bladensburg,
Ohio, was on Saturday night invaded
by party of citizens, one of whom
threw a stone, which fractured the
skull of the proprietor and caused his
speedy death. All liquors 10 be found
4 few days ago near Plainesville,
Tenn, while John Henry, a splendid
young fellow, was watching a neighbor
,hOpping wood, the latteT's ak few
rom the handle and struck Young
Henry on the head, crushing the skull.
The young man is believed to bedving.
A refining firm at Cleveland has sued
he Lake Shore road for 100000 dam
lges, sustained through discrimination
n favor Of the Standard Oil company.
The general freight agent admitted ON
he witness-stand that the monopoly
vas given lower rates because Of larger
hipments.
Articles of incorporation have been
iled at indianapolis, Ind, in behalf Of
he Eastern IL Western Airline Rail-
way, which is said to have q capital
stock of S52, 800, 600 and which proposes
o construct a continuous line through
Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and
Becky Jones, the New York house
keeper who refused to testify in the
viii case, is not likely to
rain her freedom by petition. 1t ap-
,eaTs that tile movement originated
With Ferdinand Ward, the banking
who employed counsel to Sc
ure Becky's release.
Another "last spike" was driven
tuesday afternoon, and the country
low has four transcontinental lines.
The latest addition was formed by the
at Huntington, Ore, Of the
oregon Railway q Navigation Com
,any's system with the Oregon Short
line of the Union Pacific.
A telegraph lineman at work in
Brooklyn saw that something had be-
allen his fellow-workman eighty feet
.bove, and made the ascent in time TO
ash him to the pole before he became
from nervous fit. A
,oliceman then found fremans sec
ional ladder, and the sufferer was res
ued.
The clearinghouse returns for New
Ork last week were S555. III 400 a de-
rease of 1876 per cent as compared
With the returns for the corresponding
week in 1883. ChicagO's returns ag-
'regated S43, ,25s. .2l7, or decrease Of
a per cent. Outside of New York
he falling off as compared with the
period in 1888 was 9 per
ent.
What constitutes the net earnings Of
he Union Paciic's main line under the
Thurman act, and what is "A fair com
sensation for the Government 70 pay
he road for carrying the mails, are the
wo questions to be argued before the
United States Court of Claims. The
awyeTs began talking yesterday and
will keep it up for the neXttwO or three
weeks.
Jefferson Davis, in a card to st.
4ouis journal, denies a statement Te-
emily made by General Sherman that
he former said he would turn Lees
rmy against any state that might al
empt to secede from the confederacy.
IN interview drew from General Sher-
nan the remark that in due time Mr..
Davis will get all he wants in the way
4 proof.