Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-11-22
LATER NEWS.


Brooks, Bertrand and Ricord all charged
with theft, escaped from jail at St. Adams.
Vt.
GERMAN DAY" was celebrated in Louis
vile, KY, by Turner's singing societies and
other organizations to the number of Is, 900.
COLONEL WILLIAM GooDLoE died from the
effects Of the wounds he received in his en-
counter at Lexington, KY, with Colonel
Swope in which the latter was killed.
PATRICK AIRY, a pugilist of New Orleans.
was shot and killed by Andy Berrill.
MISS FRANCIS E. WILLARD was reelected
President Of the Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union which met in Chicago.
A FREIGHT train was derailed near KentOn,
Tenn, and badly wrecked. Brakeman
Thomas Garter auI Engineer Thornton
Emmons were killed, and Fireman Avery
Hudson and Conductor De Witt Newman
were seriously injured.
THE President has appointed Charles P.
Lincoln, of Michigan, to be Second Deputy
Commissioner of Pensions.
THE annual report of Commissioner Of In
dian Affairs Morgan recommends the alb
sorption of the Indians as American citizens
and the full recognition of their individu-
ality.
THE President has issued a proclamation
admitting Washington to the Union.
GREAT BRITAIN has removed the hmita
ton placed upon her delegation at the IN
ternationai Maritime Conference, in regard
to the scope of the programme 30 be con-
sidered.
GREAT loss of life has been caused in China
by a food i'll the Yang-tze Kiang River.
The solar eclipse expedition has arrived
safely at st. Vincent, Cape de Verde Islands.
BARNUMs show opened in London in the
presence of %, 900 spectators.
GENERAL CORONA, ex-Minister to Spain
and Governor of the State Of Jalasico in
Mexico, while on his way to a theatre in
Guadala jara was stabbed to death by a mad
man.
GENERAL BOULANGER has issued a mani
festo" to the French people from the Isle of
Jersey.
GREAT distress exists in the Transvaal,
South Africa, resulting from drought and
famine. The situation was reported to be
critical at Johannesburg, where breadstuffs
were selling at famine prices.
A DISPATCH from Shanghai, China, says
that the Emperor who married against his
will in obedience to his mother, now refuses
to see either his mother or his wife.
A LARGE and enthusiastic meeting OF
Anarchists was held in the Cooper Institute,
New York city, to comm emorate the second
anniversary Of the execution of the Anarch-
lists at Chicago Speeches were made by
John Most and Sergius E. Shevitsch, and
bloody social revolution was predicted.
NEARLY complete returns show that Boies
Democrat has a plurality of about 5000 for
Governor of Iowa. The remainder of the
Republican State ticket was successful by
pluralities ranging from 1000 to 5000.
c. A. Ross, preacher living near Locke
ford Cal, shot and killed his wife, his eight
year-old son and himself He was a MethO-
dist preacher for several years, but lately
had been an itinerant Congregationalist, en-
gagged in selling books.
CHARLES A SMITH, prominent Alabama
politician, and brother of Ex-Governor Will
lam A Smith, was shot and killed by Calvin
Brown in Cloburne. The killing is supposed
to be the result of political quarrel.
The Catholic College at Baltimore ad-
journed sine die after adopting declaration
of principles
A WOMAN testified in the Cronin murder
trial at Chicago that she saw DR.. CrOnn en-
ter the Carlson cottage shortly before his
murder; heard blows, then something fall,
followed by cries Of 80 Godm 80 Jesusm
Her testimony had visible effect on the &C
cused men.
THREE white men were fishing near Selma,
Ala, when the river bank caved in upon
them. All three were killed.
THE International Maritime Conference
voted down motion to strike out the rule
providing that vessels approaching each
other in fog shall slow down.
ARTHUR LAFERAsTRIE, delegate from Hayti
to the International Congress, was presented
to Secretary Blaine and the President.
THE hands employed on the steam craft
on the Thames at London, and on the Clyde
at Glasgow, went on strike.
Mr.. CoNNERY, the representative in the
City of Mexico OF Thomas A. Edison, has
made contract with the Mexican Govern
ment for the establishment of a phono-
graphic postal service.
PRINCE ALBERT VICTOR of Wales reviewed
1000 troops at Poonah, India, and afterward
visited the Rajah of Kolapore, and in the
evening attended a State ball.