The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-08-21
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

The license bill was passed by the Rhode
Island Legislature on the LIST and the special
session adjourned.
There have been sold in the city OF Dan
vile, Va, since October, 1855, 2i,35,OSs
pounds of leaf tobacco.
Government expenditures during the past
month were 4l,99S, 1893, or s., 100000 more
than in July last year.
dispatch from San Juan del Sur an
nounces the death on the LIST of Evareste
Carazo President of Nicaragua.
The Bartholomay Brewing Company at
Rochester, N. Y, has reorganized and will
build another brewery to compete with the
brewery sold to the English syndicate.
Official reports from Crete are to the
effect that disorder and anarchy prevail on
the island, and that mt .ers are rapidly ap-
preaching crisis Numerous conflicts be-
tween armed bodies of men are reported
daily, often with sanguinary results.
Two coal boats from New York were sunk
near Bridgeport, Conn, during the recent
gale. The barges contained 64 tons of coal.
Much excitement was caused at Paris on
the 3lst by the circulation Of reports that
General Boulanger had committed suicide
in London. The excitement was allayed,
howeve, when dispatches from London were
received in reply to inquiries stating that
the rumors were unfounded.
In the Supreme Court at New York City
on the LIST, the writs of habeas corpus and
certiorari issued in behalf of Henry s. Ives
and George H. Stayner, the financiers, were
dismissed, the court holding that they were
irregular. The prisoners were remanded.
The Western roads have ordered an ad
vance of forty to fifty per cent. in rates on
iron and articles manufactured from iron
between Chicago, Milwaukee, Peoria, st.
Louis and common points and st. Paul,
Minneapolis and common points. The new
rates take effect August s.
Charles Kirchhoff Jr., of New York has
been appointed a special agent of the Cen
sus Office to collect statistics of copper, lead
and ores; John Birkbine, of Pennsylvania,
special agent to collect statistics of iron
ores, and H. K. Carroll, of New Jersey, a
special agent to collect church statistics.
The late William Meikleham, the Wall
street banker, who died recently, was a
great-grandson of Thomas jefferson. His
mother, Septima Randolph Meikleham, was
the last surviving grandchild Of the author
of the Declaration of Independence. Her
mother was Martha Jefferson, the eldest
child and favorite of the great statesmen.
Joseph r. Dunlop has been placed in
charge of the editorial and news depart
ment of the Chicago Times. Rumor has it
that the paper will soon voice the viows of
the Iowa stockholders, now in control, all of
whom are strong Republicans. Mr.. Dunlop
is well known among Chicago newspaper
men. For over dozen years he has been q
worker on the daily press in that city.
The low grounds near Galena, ILL.,, were
visited the other night by frost which did
considerable damage to growing vegetables
. Corn suffered in most exposed places.
Capitalists are taking active steps toward
piping natural gas to Columbus, Ind, from
.. the Greenfield field, forty miles distant
The estimated cost of the pipe line is $3.50, 600
AS result of the report of the commits
; sion which investigated the needs of thu
New York post-office, Postmaster Genera
, Wanamaker has directed that an additions
,, allowance of 5000 be granted POSTMASTER
:. Van Colt. His present allowance is 81 ,034,
900. An additional force of clerks to TIN
number of 102 is also allowed him, whicl
with his present force will make an aggre
: gate working force of 1897 employees.
Government receipts during July aggre
? gated $31, 1856, 200, or half q million more tina
.. in July last year. Customs receipts i
!, round numbers amounted to 49, ,OO(
against SIC, SOC, 900 in July, 1855, and inter
nal revenue receipts for the past mont
were SIC, S9S, 735, or million and a quartz
more than in July year ago.
? Lightning struck H. l.. Sowe's barn 9
= Alburgh, VT, the other day, SCATTERING pai
of the building, killing two horses, injurin
: other animals, and more or less prostratin
: number of persons in the vicinity. Th
/; peculiar feature of the occurrence is ths
there was no storm within two miles of tn
. spot where the lightning struck
. Charles Kemmer and Henry Arnett WEI
drowned in Braxton County, Va, the otht
day, while attempting to cross streal
, swollen by heavy rains.
Acting Secretary Batcheller, of the Trea!
. ury Department, has disapproved the opir
y ion of Solicitor Hepburn in the matter {
!! Chinese employed as servants on the Unite
4 States steamer Alert and other vessels. TIL
. Solicitor held that these Chinese were Ell
!, titled to admission to this country as CT
l. listed men in the navy. Secretary Batche
r Ter holds that under the Chinese Exclusio
u act they are debarred from admittance
U this country.
= At Bethlehem, Pa, on the I'd, the sheri
;, took possession of the Monocacy brewery
u of which Carl Eckhart is proprietor, on el
1t ecutions aggregating $4,000.
). Manager Phillips of the Pittsburgh Bias
q Ball Club, is no better and there is lit
d hope of his recovery. He may be sent to
l private asylum for the insane.
u The movement recently inaugurated
n Manchester, England, to compel employer
y to adopt uniform short time system fc
t, employees has failed completely.
II Sir James Ferguson, Under Foreign Sc
u rotary, stated in the House of Commons G
& the I'd that no authentic information ha
g reached the government regarding the sci
10 ure of British vessels by the United State
le Government. He also said that no unde
10 standing with the United States had bee
arrived at as to jurisdiction over Behrir
Sea