Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1888-04-07
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL.
SHORT NEWsY PARAGRAPHS
FOR HURRIED READERS.
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graphic Dispatches Boiled
Dowr--The World at
Large.

The French steamer Britannia appeared
in New York with smallpox on board.
The heaviest storm of the season has
been raging in Wales and the west OF
Scotland.
The pilot boats Phantom and Enchant-
ress are believed to have been lost In the
recent blizzard.
Abner Ingalls, Bergen, late president OF
the Pacific National Bank of Boston, Mass,
noted defaulter, has died in Canada.
Prince williams general health is bad,
and he has been advised to make a tour
of Scotland and Norway in the Spring,
if the duties of the regency permit.
Rev. T. W. Pratt, one of the best
known ministers in the Southern Presby-
terian Church, and at one time president
of the Central University of Kentucky,
died at Louisville.
Three officials of the broken Shacka-
maxon Bank, of Philadelphia, Pa, have
been sentenced to imprisonment-one ior
a wear and three months and the two
Others for year and six months.
Ex-Governor John T. Hoffman, of New
York, who was one of the "Tweed ring
and whom they intended to run for the
presidency of the United States, died OF
heart disease at Weisbaden, Germany.
King Leopold, of Belgium, is about to
visit President Carnot of France. H's
object is to obtain the sanction OF the
government to the issue of lottery loal'
in Paris in furtherance of the Congo, Al
RIGA, scheme.
In the first district court at Provo
Utah, sixteen MormOns were sentenced
for living with more one than wife, con
trary to the provisions of the Edmund
law. Most of them were given six month
in the penitentiary and fined three hun
dred dollars.
Ex-Governor William Dorsheimer, o
G Buffalo, n. Y, died at Savannah, ia
: of Bright's disease. The governor wa
t travelling South for his health, accon
t panied by his wife. He was formerly |
4 s. District Attorney at New York Clt!
+ and resigned to accept the position OF CT
8 itor of the n. Y. Star.
y Deputy Abrary was mortally wounde
J in a duel near Pesth, Hungary, by He
, Pulszky. The trouble was occasioned D
!. the refusal of Abrary to separate from D !,
> wife, and marry Madame Pulszky, wi
, was formerly a leading Hungarian a
l. tress. The lady threw hrself into Il
Y Danube, but was rescued. She afterwa
,e took poison and died.
!, Gen. Lester B. Faulkner, of Dansvill
- n. Y, was arraigned in the United Stat
~ D;etrict Court on an indictment of twent
- - four counts, charging him with embezi
R ing $500 from the First Nation
Bank of Dansville. His brother Jam'
the absconding president of the bank, l
returned from Canada and has made
clean breast of the affairs of the bank
~ fore the United States grand Jul
,u Under these disclosures Gen. Faulkr
fy has been arrested.
- A Job In View.
on Omaha Man-''Want to borrow
other quarter, ehl You told me sol
10 time ago you were going to Washlngt
a to get a job"
Int Tramp-'I went there and applied
he the Job, but couldn't pass the civil 81
re- vice examinations. They said i did
he know enough to come in when
to raiBed."
,ur "What did you apply for'' "Foul
all assistant cleaner Of the Congressio
10 spittoons. But you needn't be afraid
lend me money. I've got Job IN vieV
es- '.Oh, you havel What Is It"
on ga man is to be tried for his life,
100 Eve been drawn on the jury. Om'
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