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

N6WS NOtG0s
The thirteen year old son OF Joshua Miller,
Of Enfield, n Y, was found hanging by
the neck in halter in barn few days
ago. His death is thought TO have been &C
cidental.
The motion to dismiss the Bell telephone
case from the United States courts Of Ohio,
without prejudice, was sustained.
The Rev. Father Ehrenstrasser, for six
teen years pastor of st. Mary's church,
Grand Rapids, Mich, died few days ago
of heart disease.
A. B. Jermor, leading merchant OF
Kerrville, Texas, was murdered at that
place the other night by Mexican. The
murder was entirely unprovoked.
Several officers belonging to the staff OF
General Butler have promised the tenants
evicted at Castle Island, County Kerry, to
intercede with the Dublin Castle authori-
ties in their behalf
Rev. ]. Hyatt Smith, ex-Congressman
from the Fourth New York district, and
formerly pastor of the Eighth Congregar
tional church of Brooklyn, died at his resi-
dence in New York City few days ago.
Surveyor Beattie, who was shot some
time since by discharged employe OF his
Office, at New York, has gone to Jackson
VILE Fla, in search of warmer weather.
Mr. Beattie is rapidly recovering from his
injuries
The value of our foreign commerce was
larger during the first quarter of the cur
rent fiscal year than during the correspond
ing quarter of the fiscal year 1884, and $685.
625, 075 greater than during the first quarter
of the fiscal year 1885.
C. NJ Foster Il Co., importers Of up
holstery goods, at Grand and Crosby
streets, said to be the largest house in their
line in New York City, made an assignment
to Frank P. Burnap with preferences Of
1882 Their liabilities are about $50, 600.
Representatives OF all the prominent
firms and associations in the country inter-
ested in the importation or production Of
iron ore, were ut the Treasury Department,
Washington, the other day, at hearing as
to the mode of assessing duty on iron ore.
The general council of the Fenian Broth
erhood have issued an explanation of Rossa's
deposition from the headship. They say he
never paid his dues; that he was untruth-
full and deceitful and treacherous and q
blackguaril, and that he used funds for his
own benefit under the pretense Of using
them for "slkirmishing."
V.R. Chamberlain, OF Boston, one Of the
largest pork packers in the east, was ar
raigned in the Cambridge, Mass, Superior
Court, charged with having concealed the
assets Of the insolvent firm Of Lincoln,
Chamberlain & Co., and with having sworn
falsely to certain purchases of government
bonds. A full hearing Of the perjury case
UNA houun vest orGav morning
The Supreme Court Of Ohio has granted
the motion for leave to file petitions in error
to the Miami County Court of Common
Pleas In the case of Robert Paterson, who
was sentenced for life for having been con-
| victed the third time for horse stealing.
The attorneys in the case will now file the
necessary papers in the Supreme Court to
test the constitutionality Of this law.
The Marquis Of Lansiowne, Governor
General Of Canada, is qte i'll.
d. II j. MacGuire, largest ship owners in
Canada, are in trouble. Liabilities $5O0, 600;
assets probably nearly as much.
The Comptroller of the Currency has au-
thorized the Madison National bank. of
Madison, OAK, to begin business with $50,
600 capital
| T. c. Ogorman, receiver Of Seymour,
! Sabine & Co., Saltwater Mimi, has filed O
report showing assets s66l,o4; liabilities
$1,646,00.
Robert Lewis, Crimean veteran, blew
his brains out, in Halifax, N. s., q few days
ago, as q result of temporary insanity
brought on by family troubles.
Senator Sawyer says he does not think a
single pension bill will be passed by the
Senate this winter. 1--WE have taken the
Presidents vetoes as notice to quit"
The statement of the Union Pacific rail
road for October shows net earnings OF
S1,1Sl, 565, against 81 ,3O6, go for October
1885 The net earnings for ten months OF
1885 are 81, 500, against s7,760,ss7 of 1885
David Nero, the negro preacher from
Kansas, and who claims to be principal OF
school in the same State, was sentenced
t Stafford, England, to six months impris
onment at hard labor for obtaining money
under false pretences
District Attorney Benton says he has &c
cured copies Of his campaign speeches, and
can prove that he never uttered the Ian
guage attributed to him by Mr.. Stone, OF
Pittsburgh, condemning the President's
silver and civil service views.
Sir Spencer st. John, British Minister u
Mexico, reiterates the statements made il
his book upon Hayti concerning the preva
lence of cannibalism in that country. HI
was formerly Minister to Hayti, and speaks
from personal knowledge Of the facts.
In the course Of the argument in the HOk'
extradition case at Montreal, the other day
Judge Dugas remarked that il the accused
took npon himself to fill up notes with in
tent to defraud it would be forgery. At thi
the prisoner, who has attended all the pro
ceedings, wept bitterly.
Commercial men of Halifax, N. s., ART
protesting against the discrimination tn,
Canadian Pacific and Grand Trunk railway
are making against them. It is claimed tina
recent advance in the tariff make dis
elimination Of eighteen cents barrel OF
breadstuffs in favor of Boston.
The Rev. DR.. Walsh, Archbishop of Dub
lin, in q letter published the other day
warns the government of the difficultie
which are already appalling and which will
be unanimously increased If it PERSISTS II
its attempts to convict prisoners by packe
jurles, as was recently done in Sligo ant
other places.
Sir John Champion died ut his residenc
in County Wicklow, Ireland, few day
ago, aged seventy-ni He was Britis
Minister at Washington in 1855, but cause
such irritation by attempting to recrui
soldiers in this country for British servic
in the Crimean war that, upon the reQues
Of Secretary Of State Marcy, he was n
called. The matter caused profound fee
ing at the time.
The Porte has advised the Bulgarian N
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