Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-09-21
LATER NEWS.


Bristol, r. l., of pneumonia He was in his
eightieth year.
J. COLBY DREW, of Lynn, Mass, who con-
tesses to forgeries aggregating $4,000, has
surrendered 20 Marshal King. He had
charge of the financial affairs of W. F. Mon
roe, a grocer, to whose notes he forged in
1orsements. Drew had plenty of time TO es-
cape, but he preferred to surrender himself.
WN. p EMORY, age seventy eight,
wealthy bank President of Pennington n.
J., drowned himself in a drainage pool near
his barn, prompted by dependency caused
by the recent death of his wife.
THE Maine State election resulted in a Re
publican victory, unofficial figures giving
Burleigh a ajority of about 20 900 for Gov.
ernor All four Congressman elected are Re-
publicans The State Senate was reported
soIidIy Republican, and the lower branch of
the Legislature is four-ffths Republican.
THE Navajo Indian trouble in Arizona has
been settled by the surrender of the six men
charged with selling whis ky.
WILLIAM MAHoNEY, aged fifty years, and
William H. Horstmau, aged twenty three,
fought duel with pistols at Cumberland,
Nd. Mahoney was killed, and Horstman
wounded.
RAIN fell in torrents for seven days through
out North Carolina inficting incalculable
damage to crops and great disaster to rail
roads, mills and factories along the water
courses. The cotton crop is cut short one
third and tobacco is materially affected The
loss to railways aggregates 100000.
Mr.. CURRY, the United States Minister to
Spain, has resigned, giving as a reason that
the climate does not agree with him.
THE Army bill, as finally agreed upon by
the conference and approved by the two
houses of Congress, carries appropriation
of S24, Al, 300. The Fertilization bill, also
disposed of by Congress, appropriates 49,
972, 900.
Two EARTHQUAKE shocks have occurred
at Vostizza Greece, on the Corinthian Gulf.
doing great damage. Troops have been de-
spatched with a supply of tents for the home
less and provisions for the destitute.
FLOODS in the South of Spain have caused
the loss of many lives and enormous dam
age to property.
The Spanish mail steamer Espanola, while
on the way from Havana to Matanzas,
shifted her cargo and lost the mate and two
seamen, who were washed overheard
REAR ADMIRAL LUCE, commanding the
United States North American squadron, has
sailed from New York for Norfolk, Va, on
the eighteen foot steam barge Vixen, that
boat being his temporary flagship.
THE amount of the defalcation of Cashier
Breed, of Hartford, Conn, who committed
suicide, is S10S,00O.
CAPTAIN ANDREWS, the daring seaman
who attempted to cross the Atlantic in
small open sail boat, picked up in mid
ocean by a passing vessel in an exhausted
condition and brought back to Boston,
whence he sailed,
AUGUSTA, Ga, has just had the highest
and most disastrous flood ever known there.
The Savannah river was thrty-eight feet
above low water level and nearly the Whole
city was inundated Crops in the low lands
were destroyed. aud the loss is estimated at
$1,OOO,OOO.
A GREAT parade at the Grand Army En-
campment, during the Columbus, Ohio, Cen
tennal, was reviewed by General Sherman
and other distinguished persons.
THE President has sent the following nom
nations to the Senate Lambert Tree OF
Illinois, now Envoy Extraordinary ana
Minister Plenipotentary to Belgium, to be
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni-
potentiary of the United States to Russia,
vice George V. n. Lothrop resigned. Edwin
R. Connell citizen of the United States, to
be Consul of the United States at Batavia.
To be Secretary Of the Legation of the United
States: Howard Martin of New York TO
China: Charles K. Holiday of Kansas to
Venezuela; Henry L. Villas of New 1ork.to
the Argentine Republic: Henry 4. White
house of New York TO Mexico.
EIGHT persons have been killed and five in
iured by the explosion of a threshing ma
chine at Ciron, France
FLOODS in Austria, Spain and Mexico have
caused great damage and loss OF life.
THE marriage OF the Duke dAOsta and
the Princess Letitia Bonaparte has been ceie-
brated il Turin with great pomp. They are
uncle and niece.
An expedition consisting o, 5000 men
viii be mt against King John OF Aoyssinia
by Italy. The Italian authorities are arm
ing friendly tribes at M4ssowah.
[oRvIN GREEN, Calvin Price and John H.
Tnman of New York, have formed com
bine with Governor Gordon, Henry w
OfbarS Of with large