Hillsboro recorder., 1888-01-05
AROUND THE WORLD,
CONDENSED FACTS CLEANED
FROM MANI SOURCES r
rhe soethins Rsrerenn Csaldres- .
Trsssles- Fires, Accidents Suicides.
ETC.. East. West mud North.

Lord Stanley, Oh Preston, England, has
accepted the governor. .generalship OF
canada, and win at once relieve The Mar.
qais of Lownsdowne. &ss@ i
Rand & Cos. powder mill at Pittsford,
near Rochester, N. y, exploded with .
terrific noise, while the workmen were at
breakfast. Nobody was injured, but the
Ioss OF property was great. .
The British steamer Newcastle City,
Capt. Thornton, which smiled from New.
castle, England, with an assorted cargo
for New York, foundered off the New
England coast near Nantucket. Thu
crew was saved. ~
The state convention OF the prohibit.
lonist party held in Topeka Kansas, was
attended by prohibitionists from all parts
Of the state. II was decided to begin a
vigorous campaign and to put full state
ticket in the field. # Z u
so unsatisfactory is the state of politics
on the Hawaiian islands that those
most concerned In the kingdoms pros.
penty, are favoring annexation 10 the
United Stats, and the feeling In this re-
>pect is spreading among all classes.
A desperate tight between Catholics
and orangemen occurred in the villageof
killyburn, rer Nookstsyy, Ireland.
Stones, bricks, revolyers, eIc., were free.
iy used. The house Of priest was com.
pletely wrecked, and windows and other
houses were smashed.
N. Garnier, member of the company
which Nine. Bernhardt took With her to
America, assaulted NJ. Rochefort in Paris,
France. The cause Of attack was an ad-
verse criticism on Carriers acting. When
colleague Of Rochefort appeared on the
scene, carnier and his 'accomplices de-
camped.
Aguadilla, small port of Porto Rico.
has suffered like Baracoa BY huge wave.
Fifty three houses were swept away.
The wave DESTROYED the solid masonry in
the cemeSesy, and eleven bodies were
wsshst out TO sea and lost. Many ves-
scls were storm bound The wave, like
tho one at Baracoa, was due to norther.
" ID. Babcock, inventor Of. the celc-
hrated fire extinguishing apparatus, died
II the aims house in San Francisco, Cal,
aged 70 years At one time he was in
rec,ipt Of si50,e00 per year royalty on
hjS machines but after selling the patent
rights his money was soon spent, and for
some years he wandered about In desti-
tute condition.
The Lcndon Obsvser denounees the
sentence pronounced upon Daniel Doh.
erty, she American who shot and killed
Graham, as monstrous. II declares that
the Judgment Of Justice Stephens was
biased by the opinion he has often ex.
pressed. that drunkenness increases in.
stead Of lessening the gravity Of the Of,
fences, sentiment which mankind has
pronounced contrary to common sense.
amrcting Of tobacco growers and 9th.
IN assembled at Baldwinsyille, y. T.,
and passed resolutions asking Congress d
abolish the War taxes on tobacco, and 70
revise thr Sumatra tariff law Of 1883.
Representatives were present from several
counties. The growers resolved 70 re-
quest Congrrs 20 protect them against
foreign pfrdncers. and declared in fayoI
II duty Uf seyenty-fye cents per pound
On imported cigar leaf
Gov IIiIlreeciyeda at Albany. y. T., q fro
zen watermelon as an addition to his Christ
mas dinner. from Fish Commissioned
Blackford, of New York. Last Septem
ter, while II Mount McGregor. II va,
suggested TO Commissioner BIackford Il
fish could W. preserved by refrigeration
melons could he. lie made the expert
mrns, and has sent a frozen September
meien to Gov. Hill, one to President
Cleveland, and third to tho Albany
Journalist who suggested the the exper
imcnt.
4 new scheme has just developed II
regard to the title ~ No Mans Land
The national council nj TaleqlIah has mp
pointed n committee 10 press the claim d
the Ghcrokees to that part n Indiar
Territory, on the attention ~ Congress
The claim Is based on the treaties 0f 1895
and 1880, and the patent of 1870, signet
by President van Burcn. II II alleged
that the title has never Iapsed. and that !
Is clear ~ that which holds the territoT,
around Talequah.
AT an entertainment uf the First Meth
odist Episcopal church at Fsirburg. I'll.
little cabin was placed on the platform d
take the place Of the pulpit. II was fille'
With presents for the children. tn
cabin being built Of cotton and other in
nammable material, took fire from th
lights and caused great stampede am0nl
the men. women and children. Hundred
wsre trampled under foot and GOO
many badly injured. some of them proba
bly, fatally. The church was saved by
great effort, but the windows we're com
plctely demolished.
An old woman. who, in her youth
gained her living M highwayman, o
rather highwaywoman, died at San An
tonic, Mexico. One time she went gu
on the highway. and single handed
dressed 10 mems clothing, stopped th
mail stage. Directing herself to IN lm
sRnary host In the brush, she said
''Shoot any one who moves, and ealml
entering the stage robbed the passenger
of all of value they had and safely rt
turned 70 the village with the plundeI
She left behind her document contain
ing an account of this and number 0
other startling adventures which she ha'
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