The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1889-04-13

IT Is reported at Toledo. that the Stand.
ard OIL Company has been busily en-.
gagged of late in leasing additional terri
tory in the Ohio oil fields, and intends
to build an S-inch pipe line, one hundred
miles long, to extend from Cygnet to
Cleveland, where the Ohio product will be
refined and put upon the market side by
side with Pennsylvania OIL
THE North German Gazette, comment
ing on Boulanger's flight, says: This
last retreat will not increase his prestige.
He would rather play the role Of pre-
tender than submit to arrest.
THE Royal Geographical Society has re-
Gently received q letter from Henry NJ.
Stanley. The letter relates to the geOg-
raphy of the portions OF Africa through
which he passed on his march to Emin's
province. 1t was read before the society
on the 9Th.
THE Oceanic Company's steamship Zea-
landia, which sailed, on the 8th, from
San Francisco for New Zealand, will pur-
sue her usual course. II was thought the
company would be requested to have her
go direct to Apia, but no such request was
received.
GREAT CONSERVATION has been created
in Maryland by recent decision Of the
Court Of Appeals at Baltimore, which
virtually makes all property held by mar
ried women responsible for the debts Of
the hus band.
THE schooner Carrie Dingle came into
collision with the steamship Nordland,
off Beachy Head, on the south coast Of
England, on the 7th, and sunk. The
Nordlaud's bow was stove in. and she had
to discharge part Of her cargo in order to
make necessary repairs.
The Mare Island Naval Hospital, at San
Francisco, is being prepared for the re-
| ception Of the sick and injured naval off,
GERS and men os the wrecked American
| war vessels at Samoa.
WORK on the Adams, Charleston and
Iroquois is being rapidly pushed at the
Mare Island Navy Yard, but it is not
known as yet when the vessels will be
ready to sail.
On the 6tn, Secretary OF the Navy Tracy
was the guest Of the Brooklyn Club, and
received the congratulations Of upwards
of one thousand people.
JAMES RAY, the English pedestrian,
who has a record Of 400 miles In seventy
two hours, has arrived at New York and
| will start in the international go-as-you-
please contest in Madison Square Garden,
May 5. George w. Atkinson, of the Lon
don Sporting Life, Is his backer.
THE Boulangist journals of Paris assert
that oil Of the members OF the national
| committee will be tried by the Senate.
Senator Montesquien Fesensac has an
| nounced his determination to refuse to
| sit as member Of an exceptional tribunal
The Oakland High School. at San Fran
| cisco, valued at SO, 900, was destroyed by
fire on the night Of the 9th.
The business portion Of the town Of
Clarksdale, Miss, together with num-
| Der Of residences, was burned on the
| night Of the 9th. The total loss is placed
at SIS, 600 to 100000.
Two freight trains on the Santa Fe
| road, each drawn by two engines, came
| into collision, ten miles south Of Trinidad,
Col, on the 81, and the four engines and
one OF the $Apress cars were piled in 9
| heap. One tA,amp was killed and another
was missing, snd Engineer Joe Hare was
probably fatally injured.
THE Pennsylvania Iron Company o!
Lancaster H1sted notice, on the 9th. that
its rolling i'll would close until further
work.
NORFOLK, Va, was visited by terrific
gale on the night Of the 9Th, and damage
was inflicted to wharfage and shipping to
| the extent Of $500,000.
| THE striking switchmen at Buffalo, N.
Y, were defeated, but the carpenters and
painters were victorious.
The all-around-th -the-world ball players
arrived in New York on the 9Th, and re-
ceived royal welcome.
b. F. PRATT, cashier Of the First Ma
tional Bank Of Anoka, Mimi, has gone to
Canada, and the banks cash is shor
$4,000. He also raised $4,000 on per.
sonal notes indorsed by widow, which
| will rnin her.