The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-12-22
NEWS NOTES.

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William Fitzsimmond's foundry, Cleve-
land, O., wss destroyed by fre the other
night. Loss, $4,000; insurance unknown.
The Boston Transcript confirms the state
ment that that city is to be the Atlantic
terminus Of the Canadian Pacific railway.
1t is stated by Kentuckians that Cen
eral B. F. Butler will be retained as counsel
for Mr.. Thoebe In the latter's contest for
Mr.. Carlisle's seat.
The schooner Moro Castle, seized at Hall
fax some months ago, was released the
other day on the payment Of $1,000 by Con-
sui General Phelan.
-Four negroes who had murdered George
Taafe, q farmer in the Indian Territory,
were taken from the officers the other day
and lynched by a mob.
About $4,000 worth Of opium was found
secreted on board the steamer Rio Janerio,
which arrived at New York from China the
other day It was seized for violation Of
the customs law.
The members of the Amalgamated Asso
citation of Iron and Steel Workers voted the
other day on the proposal to enter the
Knights of Labor, made by General Master
Workman Powderly last summer. The
vote was overwhelmingly opposed to the
change.
In his circular declaring that Knights Of
Labor are excluded from the sacrament, the
Father Superior Of the Oblate Order at
Montreal, said: ut is nothing to you that
you can see no danger in the society. The
danger consists in being bound to follow ir-
responsible leaders in the United States"
The chair factory at Camillus, N. Y, OF
Daniel Pratt, was burned few days ago.
The loss is $4,000.
The Howard County, No., court house was
burned TO the ground the other evening
Loss about $22, 600 The records were saved.
The Kentucky Union railroad has been
bought by the Standard Oil Company, and
will, 1t is understood, be extended to Cum
berland Gap, piercing the great coal, iron
and lumber regions Of eastern Kentucky.
The suit brought by the National Soldiers
Home to recover $l5, 600 and interest OF Gen.
earl Butler, the jury rendered verdict for
plaintiff Of tl6,b73.50 The case goes to the
Supreme Court on exceptions.
In an ARRAY in Pitt County, N. c., Thomas
Smith and John Dennis became involved in
quarrel, when the latter shot and killed
the former. Friends Of Smith then assaulted
Dennis and cut him nearly to death with
knife.
Arnold's Touring mill, at st. Cloud, Mimi,
was wrecked and burned by an explosion
the other night. Loss, $4,000; insurance,
$4,000. Gus Krause, night miller, was
badly burned and will probably die. Twen-
ty thousand bushels OF wheat were burned.
The coroners jury has decided that the
accident on the Cincinnati Southern railroad,
near Ludlow, last week, when Engineer
Drohan and the boy Kinsley were killed,
was caused by conflicting orders issued by
the railrt q 1 company.
The Catholics who were drawn to serve
as Jurors in the Munster assizes have re-
solved to resent the attempt to exclude
them on account Of their religion and its
alleged influence in favor OF the Moon
lighters" who are to be tried.
A special from Virginia, New, says: L.
B. Frankel & Company, the oldest mining
stock firm in this State, has failed with La
bilities Of $4,000. The creditors include
many Of the most prominent shareholders
In the ComstOck mines.
The Blue Island starch manufacturing es-
Enlistment, of Chicago, was entirely de-
stroyed by fire the other night. Loss esti-
mated at 10000; fully insured.
The Mexican government has ordered the
transfer Of funds to London to meet the
payment Of the second installment Of the
interest on the English debt, due the last
Of this year.
Il has been reported that O. D. Baldwin,
president Of the Fourth National bank, New
York City, has been offered the place Of
Secretary Manning on account Of the latters
failing health.
Advices from West Carroll parish, La,
indicate that the disorders there are in
creasing, and that the Governor may have
to call out the military as the law-abiding
citizens are powerlesA
The amount paid into the New York State
treasury up 10 December l, under the new
Vedder law, imposing tax Of an eighth OF
one per cent. on the capital Of new corpora
tions, is 90,0g0.45. 1t Is estimated that the
annual revenue from this source will be
| over $4,000.
Lieutenant Governor Gibbs, Of Dallas,
Texas, has received letter from ex-Sen-
ator Thurman and the jackson Club, Of Co
lumbus, o., requesting his presence at a
meeting Of party lights on January Z, for
discussion of the party's condition through
out the country.
The Worlds Washington special says that
Colonel John Wylie, Of Buffalo, who spent
several days there recently, and was fire.
quent visitor at the White House, said to q
friend before leaving the city that President
| Cleveland had intimated to him that he
would be glad to receive a denomination.
! Secretary Lamar has decided that when a
timber culture entry has been made upon
land which was held subject to such entry,
and the party acquired rights hereunder,
his entry would not be cancelled upon an
allegation that the land was not ''de-
void Of timber" and therefore not subject
to entry.
| Army officers stationed at San Antonio,
Tex, have made the statement that 1t was
tho intention Of the War Department to
abandon Fort Davis, Fort Consho and half
dozen other small military posts in Texas
and New Mexico. It is declared to be the
policy of General Sheridan to gradually
abandon all small posts between the Rio
Grande and British America, concentrating
troops at st. Paul, Leavenworth, San AntO-
MO, Ell Paso, Santa Fe and San Francisco.
| Advices from British Columbia report
that the influx OF Chinese from British Co
lumbia into Washington Territory Ia in
creasing, much to the annoyance Of the set
tiers south Of the boundary, Last week q
large number crossed over without any re
sistance being made by the authorities Of
the United States. They go down the new
Westminster road and cross over neal
Blaine, at which point there is no customs
officer nearer than thirty miles, It is Gus
tomary for them to carry with them, when
leaving British Columbia, large packages
which, it is said, contain opium and Other
| articles, which they smuggle into the