Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-06-13
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mated for Congress In the Second North
Carolina district by the Republicans.
TUE small steamboat Fulton exploded at
Pass aux pOutre, below New Orleans, re-
Gently. Edward Perkins, the pilot, and
Captain W. II. Biddle were killed Landry
and Watson, colored deckhands, were bad
ly and possibly fatally scalded.
By the explosion Of q Louisville 4 Nash
vile locomotive near Louisville, XIV, the
other day, one man was killed and two in
jured and twenty-one cars demolished.
OK the twenty-third ballot p. @. FowIe,
OF Wake County, received the nomination
for Governor Of North Carolina by the
Democratic convention. s. b. Alexander
Of Charlotte, was nominated for Lieuten-
ant-Governor. The delegation was . unit
for Cleveland.
FRANK p. FLEMING, OF Jacksonville, has
State convention for Governor. He Is q
leading lawyer.
The Louisiana Legislature has elected
Judge +. d. White, United States Senator
for the term beginning March 4, 1891.
DAUGHTER OF Ben Shipley, a farmer, Is
said TO have been devoured recently by
bears in the vicinity OF Charlottesville, Va,
few pieces of her clothing only being left
A NEGRO riot occurred near BramwelI.
W. Va, recently consequent upon a miners
strike. Several persons were shot before
the rioters dispersed.
THE north bound passenger train on the
Annapolis & Baltimore Short Line met
with a serious accident while rounding a
sharp curve near Marley's Station. Nd.
Tho engine and tender left the track, tax
ing the passenger cars with II. None Of
the few passengers aboard escaped injury.
n HFa fro nd
were also injured.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE r. b.
TURNER died in Austin, Tex, recently Of
Brighrs disease.
EVANSVILLE, Washington County, Ark,
was par ia!ly destroyed by a tornado on
the ~. Several persons were injured
GENERAL
a NUMBER Of Anarchists invaded the
ONCE OF the IHfrdHsigeaJt at Paris the other
night aud threatened NJ Henri Rochefort.
its editor, with violence, unless he apollo
gized for the offensive article which had
appeared m his paper. Rochefort drew his
revolver and defended himself until the
arrival OF the police, when the Anarchists
were driven away.
LEPROsT is reported as spreading at a
terrible rate in Russia, thirty cases being
noted In one town alone.
BY a fire In the establishment OF Edward
and Robert Garrould, linen diapers aud
silk MERGERS on Edgware road, London, re-
Gently, SIX shopwomen were burned to
death and many others were injured by
leaping from the windows
TuE English Derby was won by AYR
shire, the favorite, Crowberry second, Van
Diemau's Land third.
HENRY WILLARD, the American fnancier,
IL said to be planning a German expedition
10 the South Pole.
john BRIeHT, the noted English leader,
Is practically out of danger.
DECORATIONS day was generally observed
on the 3Oth. At New York the procession
was reviewed by the President and an ora
tiOn delivered by Robert q. Ingersoll
The Swiss Bundesrath has been asked to
grant fresh credit OF S75, 900 for war ma
terial
INFORMATION has been forwarded from
Winnipeg 10 the Canadian Customs De-
Partment TO the effect that persons are in
the habit OF crossing from Dakota and
stealing timber from Government lands in
Manitoba.
The Pope, In speech at the close Of the
Vatican exhibition, announced that all
precious objects would remain the property
OF the Holy See with the exception OF the
sacred vases and ornaments, which would
be divided among tho poor churches and
the cathedrals, each cathedral receiving
one.
A FIRE occurred IN the establishment Of
Edward and Robert Garrould, linen drapers
and silk MERGERS on Ed leware road, Lon
don, recently. Six shopwomen were burned
70 death and many others were injured by
leaping from windows
TwENTY-NINE German Social Democrats
have been sentenced TO imprisonment for
terms ranging from two 10 six months
each for circulating seditious publications.
EMPEROR FREDERICK left Charlottenburg
for Potsdam on the 1st He was reported
no worse for the trip.
BUSINESS failures (Duu's report) for the
seven days ended May 81 numbered for the
United States, 1856; Canada, 10; total, 2O5,
compared with 225 the previous week and
go the corresponding week OF last year.
1T Is said that Dom Pedro, OF Brazil, Is
suffering from ncurable diabetes and that
he must in a short time die
MONSTER demonstration was held in
the City Of Mexico on the Sd in favor of the
reelection OF President Diaz. Twenty
thousand working men marched through
the principal streets and called upon the
President at the National Palace.
SIR JosEPH McNEAL KTNNA, a prominent
Irish member OF Parliament, has taken
direct issue with the Parnellites regarding
obedience 20 the Pope's rescript, which he
holds should be obeyed.
AMERICAN securities were irregular with
downward tendency on the London Stock
Exchange during the week ended June 2.
Other securities were firm.
FIRE broke out in the Hotel Roma
Panama, the other morning aud entirelv
destroyed ten large houses. II n estimated
that 50 O,OOO worth OF property was ruined.
CLEARING house returns for week ended
June showed an average decrease OF lO.s
compared with the corresponding week of
last year In New York the decrease was
1915
Two hundred and thirty houses were de-
stroyed by q confagration on May s at
Tourangeka, and at Kameka the next day
40 houses, one temple and a number OF
huts were burned. Both places In japan.
The committee appointed by Bishop Pot
ter 20 examine charges made against Mgr.
Bouland by certain Roman Catholic papers
has declared the charges baseless Rev.
Bouland recently left the Catholic for the
Episcopal Church.
Tue English applications for the new
Canadian Pacific loan amount to ~, OOO,-
REv. X. y. HALLIDAY, for many years
assistant pastor Of plymouth Church,
brooklyn, N. Y, has sent in his resigna-
/ ton.
THREE seats In tho New York Exchange
were sold recently. The prices obtained
were 500, $3.50 and 1856. few years ago
membership In the Exchange was worth
eo,OO0
Tax jury engaged in the case OF Kerr,
tho New York Doodle alderman, were dis
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/ ancc.
RoBERT T. LINCoLS and Minister West
Of Great Britain sailed from New York foF
| Europe on the "a.
jar GOULD has been ordered by his
physicians TO visit Colorado. He was sui.
fering from neuralgia and weakness
The Edison electric light building in New
York City was damaged $4,000 BY fire the
other day.
HANNIBAL, No., June Al. NJ Haines, Z
well-known printer and newspaper man,