The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-08-10
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TEE rock nitro -glycerine factory, two
miles south of Lima, o., was blown up
recently, having been set on fire by tramps.
It was thought the tramps were killed.
TIE preliminary hearing of the alleged
''Q" dynamite conspiratOrs, John Bauer
eisen, George Goodin and August VOegel,
was concluded at Aurora, Ill, on the 3Oth,
and the defendants were held to the grand
jury, which convenes in October. Bail
was furnished and the defendants we're re-
leased.
HENBY G. GILMORE, lessee of the Grand
Hotel, Cincinnati, is financially embar-
rassed, and the hotel has been placed in
the hands Of a receiver.
THE Republican Congressional conven-
tion OF the Twelfth district Of Indiana
nominated J. b. White, the present incum-
bent
for Daniel Stone & Co., Cincinnati, has
disappeared. IL was not known whether
he was a defaulter or not.
RICHARD SMITH, the owner Of the dog
/ that bit Mrs. Leighton, who died of hydro
/ phobia, died himself three days after of the
same dread disease at his home in Brook
| lyn, a little village adjoining East st,
Louis.
JOHN GARDNER, a policeman, was killed
recently by o stroke of lightning while on
duty at Lafayette Park, st. Louis.
SEVENTEEN carloads of Republicans from
Morgan and Brown Counties, Ind, visited
| General Harrison on the 1st. They brought
with them three brass bands
A TRAIN Of empty fiat cars on a logging
road near Gaylord, Mich, was thrown
/ from the track recently by a fallen tree
and several Polish workmen were injured
| THE meeting of the grievance commit
! tees Of the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
/ fkaR
men of North America, which was ap-
/ pointed for Kansas City, has been changed
to st. Louis and the date fixed at Au-
! gust 8.
LITTLE, CRAFT & Co. IS mills, Evansville
Ind, were destroyed by fire the othel
! night. Loss, 100000.
A SPECIAL from st. Cloud, Mimi, says
that twenty houses in all were struck by
| lightning during the recent storm. Two o.
Mrs. Klinkert's children were fatally hurt
/ Two valuable horses were also killed.
CHARLES MORGAN, alias "Blinky Nor
| gam" concerned in the celebrated fur rob
berries and the murder of Detective Hull
/ gan at Ravenna, was executed In the Ohi'
| penitentiary at Columbus early on tn,
morning of the Sd. He left long state
ment asserting his innocence.
+ A HAIL STORM on the SissetOn IndiaI
| reservation in Minnesota on the 1st, ruined
| the crops in a section mile wide and ter
miles long. One man was killed by light
ming.
THOMAS N MARFIELD, flour miller ant
grain dealer, Chillicothe, o., has assigned
with S109,S S95 preferred claims. Assets ant
liabilities unknown.
AMONG the passengers brought by tn
/ steamer Rotterdam recently was Rev
J. V. Dundas, of Rice County
Mimi, who declared he had n
dutiable articles in his baggage. A Gus
toms officer, however, found in his trunk
fine white India crepe shawl and a quan
tity of mems and ladies' underwear ant
| 5000 cigars In boxes snugly fitted in tn
false bottom of his trunk
THE George Friend paper mill at Lock
land, o., was destroyed by fire the othel
day. Loss, SAC, 900; well insured.
DRY goods merchant Shotwell, of Min
neapolis, Mimi, who recently failed, ha
been held to the grand jury for obtaining
money under false pretenses.
ANOTHER large delegation waited upol
| General Harrison at Indianapolis on tn
3D.. In his address the Republican nom
inee commended the policy of small Ian
holdings.
AN alleged edi tor named Eisfelder, pub
lishinga small paper in San Francisco, re
Gently demanded 5000 blackmail from ex
Senator Fair. He was promptly knocke
down and after threatening Fair with
pistol took his departure.
THREE persons were killed by lightnin
which struck the house of Lawrence Nc
Laughlin at Hazlewood, near Duluth
Mimi, during the storm Of the Sd.
CoPIOUs rains fell in Kansas and Mis-
souri on the I'd and 3D., insUring the cor
crop.
Two boys were buried in the ruins of
barn near Richmond, H., recently, an
great damage was done to crops by
| storm.