Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1888-03-10
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Dispatches Rolled >Down-The
World Mt LRrse.

Charles Cecil John Manners, duke Of
Rutland, is dead. He was " years old.
a. Bronson Alcott the well-known
author, died in Boston, Mass, aged SS
years.
Judge Gildcrsleeve, of New York, has
decided that Dynamiter Mooney must so
10 the Utica insane asylum.
Admiral Sir Ashley Cooper Key, dis
tinguishrd Otfices of.tho- British navy is
dead. He was born in iS2l
An avalanche in the valley of Morobia.
Switzerland, has killed ten persons and
many cattl" and destroyed large number
of houses.
Five shares of the New York Sun Pub
fishing company, par value 81, 600 each,
were sold at the New York real estate ex-
change for S3, $50 each.
Frank, Ash Yeo, member Of parliament
for the Cover division Of Glamargan-
shire, Wales. is dead He was an ad-
vanced liberal and advocate of home rule.
! The hamlet of Trasqucra, at the foot OF
Simplon mountain, and another hamlet
! in Bini valley, have been destroyed by
! avalanchcs, and several people were
/ killed.
| The roof of nearly completed hotel
at Kansas City collapsed and crushed
through eight stories to the ground. Ono
workman was killed and about a dozen
injured.
There is terrible row going on IN
Chicago, H.. between all the consuls OF
foreign nations and the judge of Cook
county, on account Of the importation OF
foreign paupers.
The Democratic National Convention
having been called for the same date upon
which the National Prohibition Conven-
ton is to assemble at indianapolis, 1t is
probable that the date of the latter will
be changed to a week earlier.
The Venezuclans are expecting an
armed expedition Of the British to the
cold fields of the Yurnari, and that, they
are preparing 10 resist the invasion of
their territory. The richness of the gold
mines in the disputed territory is almost
marvellous.
Premier Crispi. of Italy, has sent teae-
gram to Count Menalerca. Italian ambas-
Sador at Paris, instructing him to demand
of the French government punishment OF
the fifteen French soldiers who stopped
some Italian railway officials at MOdena,
and hy threatening them with bayonets,
forced them To kncri before them.
/. NJ. Wilson. son -in-law of cX-President
I Greyy, of France, who has been on trial
for completely in the legion of honor
decoration scandals, has 6J'-tasS convicted.
,, He was sentenced to two years impnsss.,
mcnt, to pay fire of 5000 francs, and
to be deprived of his civil rights for five
years. The sentence is generally ap'
proved in France.
A Southern Pacific fast train, running
|. at high speed, struck the bridge ovel
the Condo creek, in Medina county,
eighty miles west Of San Antonio, Texas
The structure was apparently all right,
! but as the engine reached the further enc
6 the timbers gave way, and the remainder
. of the train, consisting of heavy loaded
freight car and the caboosc, went down
crushing into the creek. The cars fel
: fully fifty feet before they struck bottom
e and were shivered into splintcrs. g. +
! Ethcridge, a well-known stock man
was instantly killed, as wei
$ as George Hardestey, brakeman, tn
i latter being mashed to pulp. Conduc
i tor George Davidson and brakeman IL
Hall. had their legs broken.