St. Paul daily globe., 1886-09-10
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News Events of Epterest in Various
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News Events of Epterest in Various
Parts of the World Recorded in
Paragraphs.
The Democrats of the Ninth Tennessee dis
trict have nominated Hon. p T. Glass.
There was good attendance at the Lon
don wool sales, and prices were firm.
The Swiss government has signed the in
ernational literary and artistic con vention.
At the Democratic convention at Norris
town, Tenn, Hon. James G. Ross was nomi-
mated.
The corporate existence of the Ridgely Ma
tional bank, of Springfield, ILL., has been ex-
tended to Sept. IL, 1906.
Harvey F. Price, the postmaster at Hook
ton, Miss. has been arrested on a charge of
forging his official bond.
NJ. Jules Herbette, chief under secretary in
the French foreign Office, has been appointed
French ambassador at Berlin.
The CrockerW Woolworth National bank, of
San francisco, has been authorized to begin
business with a capital of 81 600, 900.
Owing to the active efforts to check the
rise of the flood at Ceiladelagua, Cuba, hope
is now entertained of saving the town, az
though it is still in great danger.
The Queen of Spain is suffering from pull
monary disease, which is making alarming
progress. The affiiction is similar to that
which caused the death Of King Alronzo.
Edward Myers, of st. Louis, who stole
", 500 from his employer and fled to Hamil-
ton, Ont, was sentenced to six months i'm
prisonment for bringing stolen money into
Canada.
Rev. W. j. McNaughter, of Allegheny City,
Pa, died yesterday on the steamer City of
Rome which arrived from Liverpool yester
day. The remains were brought to New
York.
Two boys, named Charles Spain and Everett
Ellis. aged IL and 13 years respectively, were
smothered to death at Jacksonville, ILL.,, while
playing in wheat bin from which the gra in
was being drawn.
The accounts of Robert Anderson, super
intendent OF the Southwark pa Water COM
pany, are found to be from $4,000 to $4,000
short His sureties have been notified to
make the amount good.
The attendance at the West Virginia state
fair races at Wheeling, yesterday, was about
sixteen thousand. The running race. mile
heats, was won by Elixir in 1:47 an d 1:471%
the fastest running time ever made on that
track
The liabilities of William Stems s. Co., lace
importers, New York, who failed yesterday. are
placed at about one hundred thousand dollars.
Depreciation in the market value of a OF of
laces imported some time ago is said to be the
cause of the failure.
Cholera returns for Italy: Tore Dell An
nunziata, Is new cases, s deaths; Putignano,
lo cases. lO deaths; Ravenna, 16 cases, 3
deaths; Ferrara 90 cases. deaths; other
districts, 2S cases. 16 deaths.
The jury in the case of Detective Patrick
O'Neil against the Pacific Express company,
at Detroit, Mich, brought in a verdict for
$500. O'Neil sued for reward offered by the
company for securing express robbers, hose
arrest he caused
The cases of the fifteen saloonists arrested
at Alliance, O., for violation of the prohib-
itory ordinance were postponed. Their attor-
neys will to-day apply to the UEited States
circuit court for an injunction to restrain
the authorities from enforcing the ordinance.
At Columbus, o., the Sigma Chi fraternity
closed the sixteenth b-enial convention with
banquet. The officers elected are: Grand
chaplain, o. S. Brumback, Toledo: annalator,
Frank M. Elliott, Chicago; Tribune, Walter
I. A. Fisher, Chicago; G. praetor, A. A.
Sharp, Chicago
AT Cleveland, o., the American Horti-
cultural society elected officers as fol-
lows: President, Parker Earl, Golden,
ILL.,; vice-president E. NJ. Hudson,
eV Orleans, La; secretary, W. Fl. Ragan,
Gr-1n Castle, Ind; treasurer, j. G. Evans,
Harlem, Mo- The nominating committee
recommended that the time of the next meet
ing should be Feb. 5, 1888, at some point in
California. 1t was decided to discuss the
location at a future session.