The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-11-20
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Recent Events of Interest Boiled Down
for Hasty Reading.

Fire broke out yesterday on the
steamer Elphinstone, lying at Wander
horst wharf. Charleston, S. c., on the
opposite side of the pier from the Sand
ringham, in which the fire occurred last
Friday. The Elphinstonc was loading
with cotton for Bremen. The fire proved
slight, but necessitated the filling of the |
forward compartment with water. About |
9 700 bales Of cotton are liable to dam |
age by water, but the loss cannot be |
given until the cargo Is discharged. Part |
of the cargo is insured in the Atlantic !
Mutual of New York and the remainder |
abroad.
The Premier of Sydney, Australia,
proposes that the assembly address the
Queen advising that the office of Cover
nor of the colony henceforth be confined
to a class of public men who can be
called to assist In the government of the
empire, and also that the colonial gov
ernments be informed of their intended
nomination before their appointment is
made absolute.
Fully 10000 persons assembled at
Rearcross, County Tipperary, Sunday
and attempted to hold meeting. The
gathering had been proclaimed by the
government and before the proceedings
were far advanced strong force OF po.
lice arrived on the ground and charged
upon and dispersed the crowd. During
the affraY many persons were injured.
VIM. Durant, stockman, was assassl-
mated at his home, near Tusshoma, In-
dian Territory, Friday night last. He
was called from his home by party of
men, who riddled his body with bullets
The assassination aroused Durants
friends, who, hunted down and killed
Silas Jeffries and Abe Davis, who were
suspected of leading the party.
Mr.. Norman j. Colman, Commissioner
of Agriculture, who is in Chicago, denies
the statements made in the National
Board of Trade that the monthly crop
reports are inaccurate, and said that the
advance crop reports had for forty years
been so accurate that the actual crops
had, in almost every instance, verified
them. He also said pleuro- pneumonia
among cattle, which existed in Illinois,
Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New
York, New Jersey, Kentucky and Mis-
souri,, has been stamped out of every
State except New York. The work had
cost nearly million dollars.
The Invincibles, Mullet and McCaffrey
left Dublin yesterday under strong es-
cort for London, where they will give
evidence before the Parnell Commission.
When the train reached Downpatrick
station McCaffrey shouted; "God save
Ireland! We want the people to know
that we are coerced and go unwillingly."
The United States Marshal at Fort
Smith, Ark, has been authoritatively
notified that all reports of amicable ad-
justment of the Chickasaw troubles are
incorrect; that no sub-chief has been
declared elected, and that Indian Agent
Owens has been appealed to for assistance
to settle impending difficulties.
The trial of James Palmer for the mur.
der of Henry Il. Whitehouse of Berwick
Maine, on the 9th of last May, was con
cluded at Portsmouth, N. H., yesterday
evening" the jury returning u verdict ol
murder in the first degree. Palmer was
sentenced to be hanged ON the first Tues
day of December, 1889.
The Methodist Episcopal Missionary
Committee in New York Yesterday made
the following appropriations for mis-
sions; Arizona, $500; Black Hills
$5,525; California (German), $4,675
Lower California, 81 900; Nevada, $4, 250
and New Mexico (English), $1,000.
AT Greene, Chenango County, N. Y.
on Sunday, George f, Matthews, Will,
temporarily insane, committed suicide
by cutting his throut with razor. ii,
was native of Savannah, Ga, and Al
years old.
The Court of Claims yesterday reported
findings of facts in the French spoliatiol
cases connected with the ships Friend
ship, Port Mary, William and Confcdcr
acy and remanded for insufficient evi
, dence The cases connected with the ship
/ Nancy, Eliza and Fox.
9 A new sewer on Fifty.second street
Pittsburg, Pa, caved in yesterday, kill
ing j. B. Sands, the contractor and
| bricklayer named Charles Baker. The,
! had gone into the sewer to do some worI
Q when the sides caved in from the con
n slant rains of the past week,
!. An epidemic of typhoid fever exists a
!. the McAllistcryille (Pa.) Orphan Asylum
s There are about thirty cases, and up
J. this time one death. Every effort is be
Is ing made to stamp out the disease
There arc nearly 200 boys and girls at til
school.
The postoflice at Lyons Farm, N. j
was broken into early Sunday morning
r The thieves robbed Postmaster G.. {
Lockers clothing of $3.50 and q gol
! watch. When Locker was awakened h
found an open razor on his pillow.
r. BERT Kasek, Hungarian, was mu
r, dercd Sunday night at the Swamp
he settlement near Frenchtown, Pa, by or
1 of two Hungarlans who were yisitin
!, him. The party had been drinkin
W heavily and were all drunk.
IN Private Evans and his boats crew {
d four men were drowned off the Nassa
II IN. P.) bar on November II by the cal
,e sizing Of their boat during a squaI
W They were attempting to speak Il
" steamer Cienluegos, from New York.
40 Two men were beaten by unknown a
~ saiants on the street in New York {
~ Sunday night One, Thomas f. Dun
90 attacked in front of the HeraM buildin
W is dead, and the other, John Shea, is d
=, ing.
I Frederick Tienstruff, Peter C. Pete
IRA son and Arthur Sepli were drowned {
Ie, Far Rockaway, l.. l., yesterday by Il
nv capslzing Of their boat.
m. John Hodell, a native Of Switzerlan
lie aged 32 years, a life prisoner in the Sta
is prison, from Tolland, committed suici
M yesterday morning in his cell in Wethel
Or. field, Conn.
ys A dispatch from Zanzibar says d
'ar Italian flag has again been hoisted on [
lc. Italian consulate and has been salul
lut by direction of the Sultan.
req The German Government has sen
hu torpedo boat and dispatch boat to
~ sist in the blockade Of East Afrlc