The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-01-16
GENERAL NEWS.
Little Items of Interest from all
Over the Country.

There we're $50 business failures
reported IN the United States last
week.
Washington City has applied to
New York authorities tor expert de |
tectiyes at the Inauguration.
In the Supr, me Court of New York |
decision was rendered by Judge |
Barrett against the sugar trust.
Hon. Joseph Chamberlain and his |
bride were rendered public recep> |
ton in Birmingham Wednesday night
Admiral Luce has sent an official
report to the Secretary of the Navy |
of the surrender of the Haytisn Re-
public.
The exact number CT licensed sas
looms in New York City tosday is 6,
Sll. Twelve years ago they Were
10000.
Six inches of snow has fallen
throughout the Wisconsin pineries,
and the lumhermeu are happy in con
sequence.
The Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy strike has heen finally settled,
but the terms will not be made public
at present.
The President has directed the re
moval from office of Lewis McMullen.
United States Appraiser at the port
of New York.
The reports concerning the comb.
ton of the King Of Holland are
greatly exaggerated. The king.
though i'll, transacts business daily
Colored Republicans, it is said,
will make formal demand Of Gen
eral Harrison for the appointment of
a member Of their race to q eabi: e.
position.
The assistant cashier in the paw
ma ter's tfiice Of tne Chicago and
Northwestern Railroad, at Chicago.
has eft for parts unknown. At the
same tine $4,000 also left.
Advices from Mandaly state that
haiti has been fought between the
British forces and the Karens, a wild
tribe Of the country. The British
lost five killed and the KareFs 200.
Last year our imports from Jspan,
including raw silk, tess, fans, han5-
kercbie:s. bamboo, and the like.
amounted TO NEARLY sl6.000000.
More than was bought by any other
nation.
The Board # Health Of Duval
county. Fla IN witch jacksonville is
situated, has ltclsred that county to
be entirely free tom epidemic di-
seese Of aDy kipd at the rr' Mt time.
and m he perfectly safe for residents
or visitors.
A tumor weighing ote hundred
pounds was recently removed, So, a
Philade'phi, dispatch, from Mrs.
Little, Il Frankfort, Ia. weighed
Eve rounds more than the patient
after its removal Mrs. Little bore
tie operation heroically.
Mr.. William i. Barrett. who has
been elected SPEAKER Of the Massa-
chusetts Housr Of Representatives j.
one pf the youngest men ever select
ell for the speakeTship In any state.
He is but thirty Yeas d ase. is =
graduate Of Dartmouth, class Of 1850.
New borings 10 the Seller Springs
at Saratoga Lave reached The bottom
Of the bed rack, beneath which up
pears TO be aDimmense sea Of mineral
water. Standings 10 the depth Of
200 feet have failed to fibd tie hot
tom Of this Underground ses.
A report from the Secret Service
division If the Treasury ID VS. that
durin the pat year III re h#ve beer
1U7 arrest for ~ terteitinl. AbDu'
one-hBit "f tie wAo nIial,.r If |
eountr'f ets fUt - DIR affest Wpre
AnetieBns rs birth. and nesrly vne>
half Of those 81 f.tt - bi th were
Italians.
According to !he Eaiiroad Gasstfs |
Of January lib, Ib.. y,af 1883 vas
one d the th:re y, or. of greatest DOT. |
put Of rolling > O.. obd the amount |
turned out was Bea'Iy If not cure |
equal to that II 1857 or 1882. This |
10 spite cf tbe great falling of in |
railroad C.UttrUc'.,n. The number
Of luc' motives l9.1t was sbuu. 2, $40, |
oI freight care sh 10 10000, Of pas.
sengef rare 0vei 800.
Tie .N,,, rsfurers' Rec. I'd I'll
January ~ ,tairs en- inter, sting
discussi.t the future centre al
the world a AID fieel trade" the
conclusion re G 81 being tlat The
Sou must ib' vitality bold this p,.
siiion As the South already, in the
infapcy Of il. IL Il Industry, dictate