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Foreign.

WILLIAM E. O'BRIEN, the Home Rule agi-
tator and Irish member of Parliament, has
been again arrested charged with attending
illegal meetings. He was sent to Dublin Jail
and bail was refused him
THERE is a serious peasantry revolt in
Roumania, and the Government has taken
measures to repress it
NOBEL, the inventor of dynamite, died re
Gently at Cannes, France.
GENERAL BoULANGER has been elected to a
seat in the French Chamber Of Deputies by q
majority of 96,627 votes.
"BILLY" Cook, the confidential clerk Of
Boss Tweed, who defrauded New York City
out of such enormous sums OF money, has
Just died in Paris. He was indicted along
with his employer, but escaped imprison-
Inent by fleeing with $500, 900.
MATTHEW ARNOLD, the noted English
poet scholar and critic, has just died in his
sixty.seventh year. An article by him in
the current number Of the Nineteenth Cen
United States" attacks America and the
Americans
The British steamer Biela collided off Deal
, with the Spanish ship Vena- The Vena sank
and sixteen Of her crew were drowned.
THE conference to settle the dispute be-
tween the United States and Morocco will
meet in Madrid, Spain, on May l.
THE peasant rising in Roumania is extend
ing. Several village mayors have been
killed. Large bands are assembling with
tae ayowed object of attacking Bucharest.
The British war ship Caroline has raised
the English flag on three islands in the Pa
cific Ocean (Fanning, Christmas and Pen'
rhyn), thus annexing them to Great Britain.
EMPEROR FREDERICK, Of Germany, was
roporfod ,,ouob 1unrca hu his nhYglClaQS on
Monday, and signed an order appointing the
Crown Prince to represent him.
THE steamer Neptune has landed 42,24s
seals at st. Johns, Newfoundland, the largest
number ever brought in by single steamer.
The Canadian Parliament, after four hours
discussion, adopted the Fishery Treaty. re-
Gently negotiated by Mr.. Joseph Chamber
lain with the United States.
Mr.. JOHN Barring. head of the celebrated
banking heuse of Barring Brothers, London,
is dead. ..-...
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THE NEWS EPITOMIzED.
Eastern and Middle statea

The American Exchange. in Europe, OF
which Senator Hawley is President, and
Henry F. Gillig, General Manager, has suS-
pended, with liabilities estimated to be 81
O00, ,000 The Offices of the concern were IN
New York and London.
The house of Joseph Bird, in Florida, n.
Y, was burned and his wife and child per-
ished in the flames.
The vault of the First National Bank at
st. townsville, N. Y, was blown open by
burglars and robbed Of $4,000 in cash.
The Washington express train was wrecked
in Philadelphia and seventeen persons were
seriously injured.
THE fishing schooner James A. Garfield
met with heavy gale off Gloucester, Mass,
and four of the crew were washed overheard
and drowned.
SMALLPOX has been prevailing in several
sections of Philadelphia.
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PLENTY OF ICEBERGS.
Reports Of Great Ice Fields off the
Newfoundland Coast.

ft6pOrCS OIL UrcdI lCc rlcluS Ou CAc
Newfoundland Coast.
Large quantities of ice are reported off the
coast Of Newfoundland and are said to be
rapidly drifting down into the routes Of
ocean steamers. Captain Dawson, of the
steamer Portia, which has arrived at New
York, says that he was blocked in the ice
at Newfoundland, with other vessels, for
three weeks. Continual strong east
erly winds packed the ice so close
to the shore that from the signal hill at the
entrance to the harbor, height Of 6000 feet
above the sea level giving range Of view of
over sixty miles. no open water could be seen,
and during that time the ice was so solid that
he walked over four miles to another vessel
that was also blocked in. Finally westerly
breeze sent the ice little off shore, and his
vessel was able too creep out. The following
day the steamer passed thirty icebergs within
a distance of thirty miles along the coast
The steamer Austrian, which has arrived
at Boston, was caught in the ice just as the
Portia got clear. The Captain reported hav-
ing passed forty icebergs in one day between
St Johns and Cane Raca
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LATER NEWS.

DIR. CORNELIUS R. AGNEw, the eminent
New York physician and specialist, died at
his home Wednesday afternoon He was
considered the most skillful oculist in the
country. ~
FREDERICK HAYES, aged twelve years, son
of the Hon. A. L. Hayes, Of Boonville, Ny,
committed suicide by hanging himself from
a beam in barn with chain.
The lossin Minnesota by the recent floods
is estimated at 81 O0o, 600. and over $1,000, 600
feet Of logs. .....
Four persons were inspecting the Cream
cry at Hazelton, Kan, when the rapidly re-
voIving separator exploded, wounding them
all fatally. - T..
AT Trempealeau, Wis. while five Indians
were endeavoring to drag canoe across a
raft of logs the logs parted aud all were
drowned. ... ~ ....... .-. =.
A CHICAGO syndicate has purchased for
81, 900 the entire street railway system OF
indianapolis. i.
THE Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs
has decided to reject the British Fishery
Treaty recently negotiated by Secretary
Bayard ...~
THE bill passed by the Senate for the relief
of Major Daniel N. Bash, Paymaster, U. S.
A., the object of which was 10 release-M Major
Bash from all liability to the Government for
the loss of $3.50. 93, stolen from him at An
telope Springs, Wyoming Territory, has been
vetoed by President Cleveland. 49,
THE English House Of Commons has passe1
the bill to legalize marriage with the de-
ceased wife's sister. -.. -
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A woMAN at Argentine, Mich, has terror
lied the whole neighborhood She keeps fire.
arms in her house to shoot anyone who tries
to arrest her; her landlord cannot collect his
rent, and no one dares to refuse her anything
She asks for lest she will kill him or set fire to
lHs house,
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A WEST VIRGINIA TRAGEDY.
A Wife and Three Children MUIR
dered and the Murderers Killed.

n anu 1hFCc ULuEs
dered and the Murderers Killed.
A man named Jacob Haller, who lived in
Calhoun County, W.. Va, about forty miles
from Charleston, had been to market with d
drove of cattle. He had disposed Of.
his stock and was returning home,
when a pedier named Treeds offered
to accompany him. They soon reached
Haller's house; and seeing q light In the win;
dow they approached and looked In The;
sight which met their gaze almost froze With
terror the blood in their veins Lying ON the:
floor, weltering in their blood, lay MiB Hal.
Ter and her three children, all dead, while I'M
the same room were four strange inen en-
gagged In plundering the premises.
The pedler drew his pistol and sent his;
companion around to make noise at the
back door, while be stood near the 'front.'
Haller soon ratified the back door and sthe:
four men rushing out at the front entrance
were shot by the pedler as fast as they APP
peared Three Of the four were killed and
the fourth fatally wounded - 5 - =
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SELF-MURDRR IN JAIL.
The Determined Suicide Of Alstor
Who Murdered His Child. :

The Determfned Sufctne OF AIStOn,
Who Murdered His Child.
J. N. Aston hanged himself in the county
jail at Weatherford, Texas last Saturday
night. Aston murdered his daughter, Mrs. G.
w. Turpin, near Poolville, Texas, recently,
stabbing her forty.three times with a huge
butcher knife Aston tore his mattress up
and made a rope, with which he com
mitted suicide. He took water bucket
and stuffed blanket In it, so II
it should fall over 1t would make
no noise. Before kicking the bucket from
under his feet he tied his hands together with
string, and ran his right knee through them,
so as to keep his hands down in his last
struggles. His death was not discovered un-
til the next morning.
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A Man Weary Of Life.

while in company with his wife, brother and
two friends, drew pocketknife and tried to
cut his throat The three men attempted to pre-
vent him, but during thestruggle, in the course
Of which he managed to leap into the kitchen,
he managed to cut his throat with butcher
knife, the men still clinging to him. He died
in few minutes. Overmier was leading
citizen of Carroll County. He had been
brooding over business troubles for some
lime,
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Two Tragedies in One Street.

Della Keenan, aged sixteen years, and Amos
Hurley, both OF whom. resided on James
street, Kansas. City, Mo-, within two blocks
Of each other, took carbolic acid and died
within a few hours The cause Of Hurley's
suicide was family trouble, but the motive
for the girls rash act has not been brought
to light.
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South and West.

The five year-old daughter of Thomas
Baker, living near Wellsville, Ohio, fell
into burning brush pile. Mrs. Baker went
to the chllds assistance, and both were
fatally burned Mr.. Baker also received
serious burns while extinguishing the flames
on his wife and child's clothing
WILLIE GRADY, six years old, accidentally
shot and killed his sister Ella, three years
old, at his parents home in Chicago, while
at play with pistol.
A CHICAGO paper figures up the loss Of the
Burlington strike to the brotherhood and
switchmen at s6Ol, $50. The loss to the COM
pany IS 81, 10o,000
A MAN on the Muerto ranch, near Browns.
vile, Texas, was bitten by mad wolf, from
the effects Of which he became wild and fled
to the woods. He entered the Asadore ranch
and seizing siX-year-old child OF Manuel
Cantu, bit and tore it to pieces.
C1TY MARSHAL HOWARD shot and killed
E. L. Little, Q colored preacher, at Conway,
Ark, because the preacher had knocked him
down with a can Of peaches for e0l1e un-
known reason.
Two white men, j. T. Halsey AMI J. G.
Hulist, were returning home from Fort
Smith, Ark, drunk, and as they passed a
cabin by the roadside one Of them said,
"Watch me kill that kid" whereupon he put
bullet through the breast of four-year-o!d
colored boy, killing him instantly.
MAJOR W. 2. LEITNER, Secretary Of State
Of South Carolina, died suddenly OF heart dis
ease in Columbia.
THE bakers and brewers Of Chicago are on
strike
MAX MoLLER, of Tribune, Kan, has died
Of hydrophobia, contracted from mad dog
bite received two weeks ago.
Do, " -, ;neo,a ooloroJ NV,
in the Tennessee State Penitentiary, at Nash
vile, committed suicide by biting his tongue
of, thus bleeding to death.
THE boom near Fremont, Wis, containing
100000 feet of logs, has been carried away
by the floods and the logs are scattered over
an area of two miles square, many Of them
reaching the lake.
A QUARREL over the ownership OF q
handkerchief resulted in riot at Spooner,
Wis, which eliminated in fusillade with
revolvers Twenty shots were fired, William
O'Hearn Yves fatally wounded. Charles
Green had a leg broken by bullet and
three unknown men took to the woods, fol-
lowed by constable, who was killed.
THEresidence of D. A. Hoffman, a wild
over, who lived near Oak Ridge, Mo-, with
eleven children;Srsas burned and three chill,
dren perished in the flames. Hoffman died
from his injuries, and three other children
were fatally injured.
Two Indian policemen at Los Cruces, New
Mexico, attempted to arrest Sacate, Mesca
lera Apache, and his son, who were drunk
and making trouble in the camp. In the
fight that ensued one Of the policemen was
killed, Sacate's son was fatally wounded, and
three women were seriously injured by stray
shots. Sacate was secured.
CAPTAIN RUscH, of the schooner Four
Brothers, Of Racine, was knocked overheard
at Manitowoc, Wis, and drowned.
The Louisiana State election was held
on Tuesday, and resulted in a Democratic
majority OF about 10000. The Legislature
Is overwhelmingly Democratic in both
branches, thus insuring the election Of two
Democratic United States Senator's
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AT the funeral Of John s. Brown, of Shaw
ueetown, Ill, at the family residence, floor
gave way, throwing the coffin and all the ar.
ticles of furniture, along with forty men,
women and children into q deep cellar. A
number were hurt, but none dangerously.
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The Fifth in Two Months.

The suicide Of Charles Lorenz, a saloon
keeper Of Coshocton, Ohio, twenty eight
years old, who shot himself in the head Sun.
day night, was the fifth tragedy OF this KIND
in that vicinity within two months.
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Left a Substantial Bank Account.

Charles Porter, aged thirty-ive years, be-
longing in Boston, died at the Jefferson
Iaudanum, which be took at lodging house
on Morgan street. On the table Of his room
was farewell letter to some friends and
bank book showing substantial balance in
his favor.
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THE authorities at Kalamazoo, Mich, 1t
etated have secured wholesale rate from
restaurant keeper, whereby hungry tramps
viii be fed for sixty cents dozen
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Washington.

THE daughter of Judge Curtis Hillyer, of
Washington, whose elopement with young
man beneath her socially caused such a SEN
sation few weeks ago has committed sui
eide. She had separated from her husband
and returned to live with her parents
The Legislative, Judicial and Executive
Appropriation bill, as agreed upon in the
House COMMITTEES, makes total appropria-
tion of S20, 0,4i2,34, which is $685., ,tO5 less
current appropriations for the same services.
UNITED STATES MINISTER to England
Phelps, has returned to this country on q
his private interests.
SENATOR STEWART has given notice of
q bill granting a pension of 5000 a year to
the widow Of the late Chief Justice Waite.
By a unanimous vote the Hous, Commit
tee on Elections has decided that, in the
Nathan-GloSer contested eection case, John
M. Glover, the sitting member from the
Ninth Missouri District, IS entitled to his seat
The President has sent the following nomi-
nations to the Senate: Eli H. Reynolds, to be
Collector of Customs for the District of
Newark, n. j.; ". T. Walthall, Of Missis-
sippi, to be United States Consul at Demo
rara.
The House by the strong vote o. 1873 to CA
declared that the Secretary Of the Treasury
has continuing power, under the act Of 1851,
to buy bonds with the surplus whenever he
deems it expedient.
THE President has returned to the SEN
ate unsigned the acts granting. pensions to
Hannah r. Laugdon. Betsey Mansfield and
Laura A. Wright. These acts are vetoed on
the ground that the deaths did not result
from injuries received during the war or
sickness incident to army service, and that
until it is established as a policy that all
soldiers' widows shall be pensioned it is un-
fair and unjust to make exceptions in favor
Of only such as procure the passage OF special
acts. The President also signed number Of
private pension bills.
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An Ex-Confederate Officers Suicide.

Major John s. Rudd, who was an officer
on the staff of General Longstreet in the
Confederate army, committed suicide in his
room at the Montgomery Hotel, Coal Valley,
w. Va, about five O'Clock Sunday night.
He had taken an overdose Of laudanum and
died twenty minutes after he was found.
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A Big Grain Broker Fails.

The failure of Moses Fraley, the biggest
bear in the st Louis market, has heen an
nounced, and created great excitement. 1t
has been known for several weeks that the
calls for margins on Fraley had been
heavy and repid- He was short 2,O00,.
600 bushels Of May corn in Chicago,
and 2,5OO,OOO bushels in st. LOUIS. Be
sides this he carried heavy line OF short
wheat. This line extended through all the
options, and amounted 70 total Of $780,
COO bushels here and in Chicago. For some
time past the market had been going
against him, corn having risen from
Az cents to 53sss cents and wheat
from 741l cents to S4% cents. There
had been most exorbitant calls for margins,
and in this respect Fraley had been the prin-
cipal sufferer, as the calls seemed to be- par
ticularly directed against him.
In ali interview Fraley admitted that his
losses were more than half million dollars;
others put it at three-auarters of mil
lion. Five years ago he lost like sum try.
ing to corner the Chicago market, and he
paid up his losses in full. He is alleged to
have made nearly s2JN,0 on the Harper
deal in Chicago last May, when the Fidelity
Bank went under.
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A LIFE-DEsTROYING cow.

She Wrecks O Train, Causing the
Deaths OF Four Men.
A construction train on the Kansas City,
Memphis and Birmingham Railroad was
wrecked sixty miles west Of Birmingham,
Ala, at 7:s0 o'clock Friday evening. Four
workmen were killed, one injured fatally
and nine others seriously hurt The train
was backing at high rate Of speed and
struck q cow and was dtchsd
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si.tv Years All He Wanted.

Absalom Davis, aged about sixty years,
respectable farmer Of Bremen, Ohio, COM
mitted suicide about five o'clock Monday
morning by firing thirty-two calibre pistol
shot in bis right temple.
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from her wounds and injuries to remain
long enough for the trial, and the case was
postponed until Saturday next.
The woman is in very critical condi-
ton, and may die. Peoples certainly had
proyocaiion, but not sufficient 10 go TO
the extent he did in Furnishing the woman.
II seems, as near Us the facts can be
learned, that Peoples owed the woman 20
cents, and had refused 10 pay II. On the
day OF the difficulty Peoples had taken
several articles Of clothing 10 the wife Of
John Jones TO mend ior him, and when
he went to the house he found Alice Dean
there, who IL appears had also called on
business Az Peoples handed pair
OF pants TO Mrs. Jones Alice
snatchod them from her hands and threw
them IN the fire. A scuiilc ensued be-
tween her and Peoples. during which he
threw her 10 the floor and stamped her
nearly 10 death. Jones wife screamed for
help, and Peoples fled from the house.
lie may be charged with murder yet.
Squire Fleming issued warrant for the
arrest OF Charley Brown, colorcd ycster-
day, for assault and battery with an iron
bar on Mollio Hill. The difficulty be-
tween the two was about trivial matter,
but the injuries inflicted upon the woman
are by no means ~. She has several deep
gashes on the head besides being other
wise bruised and beaten.
Squire Fleming will also hear today the
complaint of Laura McClcndOn against
her husband, Henry McClendon, for
threats TO do her great bodily harm.
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LOCAL NOTICES.

MEMPHIS Steam Laundry, 224 Second ST.
d. II. BALDWIN & Co., dealers in pianos
and organs, No. 257l Main street.
PRoF. w. S. JoSEs' school, the Mem
phis Institute, begins its second term Mon
day, January 30, 1888.
TnE spring term OF the Higbee School
begins this week. Parents should visit
this school before placing their children
elsewhere.
Pure and white rs the flower whose
name II bears are the biscuits raised by
Lily Baking Powder.
DEAN x LILY COFFEE AND SPICE Co
FARM HANDS furnished from Georgia,
Alabama and the Carolinas VIII deliver
families at the lowest possible rate. For
particulars address PEG WILLIAMS, passcn-
ger agent NJ. 4 l.. railroad, Atlanta, Ga,
l.. U. Box No. 23G.
SPECIAL students win he received in any
department at the lligbec School, or to
take private lessons in Music, Art, Elocu-
ton, Literature, the Languages, Or in the
Business Course.
Miss CARRIE NJ. HEATING, teacher Of
music, vocal and instrumental, is teach
ing at the music-housc OF u. II. Baldwin.
AS already announced, Miss Kcating will
give q FREQ scholarship for the last five
months Of the session as reward 10 tho
pupil having the best record up to Febrll-
AIRY for diligcnt study andthe highest de-
gree OF perfection
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CAUGHT IN THE COURTS.
SUIT FOR e25, 900 DAMAGES AGAINST
THE MEMPHIS AVALANCHE.
The Mississippi Valley Farmers Pub
Usher Legally Resents an Imputation
OF Fraud-Minor Mattsrs About the
Court House From tho Magistrates.

The following opinions were rendered
yesterday 10y Chancellor Estes: Hodges vs..
Hodges, defendant discharged from con-
tempt proceedings; Garrett vs.. West, in
junction perpetual, otc,; Baxtcrys. Walter;
Ess vs. Walter sale ordered; Milburn vs..
Rainey, demurrer sustained.
Reset calendar in chanccry for today,
final CALI No. i7GS, Higgins W.. Campbell;
bSl5, Williams vs.. Williams; 1881, State
W. Ringwald; jjOl, Norton vs.. Brinkley;
$685. Kennedy vs. Campbell; 5Gll, Heard
vs. Spiccr; $500, Busby vs.. Wendell; 56iD,
Hcrndon vs.. Larkin 5G52, Galloway VS..
Allen; 5737, Boyd vs.. Sims; 5G75, >lIon-
man vs.. Pamela Oil company.
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Price OF Coal Reduced.

Today We reduce our prices for Ken
tncky coal TO the usual winter standard,
Doc for our best lump, and 30c per barrel
for nut coal, delivered 10 consumers with
In the city limits. Special price for steam
purposes. We arc also prepared TO furnish
lump or crushed coke in any quantity re-
quirod, on short notice. Our offices are
No, 3l2, northeast corner Main and Mon
roe streets, telephone 75i; also corner Main
and Carolina streets, telephone $50, which
Is our South Memphis yard, aud our main
yard and our office is corner OF Main and
Auction streets, North Memphis; telephone
60. the last named being the proper adj
dress for all communications for the UNI
dcrsigncd. 4. L. LIE,
Coal Agent,
J.. & n. II. Il. Co.
Mcmnlia Eeh I 1893
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AnnIiInH RennI.IiIon.

NV YoRK, Jan. %. William Hughes,
twenty-five years old, who was arrest
cd In this city yesterday on the charge
Of killing james Howard, alias "slim Jim, f"
n loneshorcman, In Milwaukee, In Novem-
Der last, was rcmnndcd today To await the
arrival Of cquisition papers from Wiscon-
Sin. lie acknowledges killing Howard,
but says lac did il In scli.deiensc.
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m. uas,.t,.,..

The case against the negro Jim Peoples,
who escaped from Squire Hughey's court
Monday morning and was chased into the
river, where he was caught, WIS called in
that court yesterday morning for assault
and battery on the woman Alice Dean, nj
the house OF John Jones, colorcd. In Fort
Pickering n few days ago. The prosecuting
witness was brought into court, but II WIS
apparent that she was suffering too much
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Criminal Ceuri.

The thirty colored crap shooters arrested
Of the White Elephant saloon, Saturday
night submitted their eases yesterday and
were fined 81 and costs each. The
Judge held up the fines, but gave the pris-
oner term oi fifteen days each in the
work-housc to work out the costs.
Nine jurors have been secured To try the
cases OF the deputy shcrifis aud others
charged with the murder OF Joe Waller.
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transfer et Realty.

T. A. lamb and wife aud D. II. White
and wife TO J. W. vocgcli & Co., lots
and 2, Barton 4 lambs Rayburn avenue
subdivision. 81, SGl.
Harry Wilcox 10 Zen Paine, Fills 4
Plunkett, directors, imct In Twelfth civil
district, So.
Ben Paine 10 same parties NJ above, lot
IN Twelfth civil district, 81.
q. VI. Douglas to u. T.. Ellis, LOT In
Twelfth civil district, SlOO.