Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-02-14
GENERAL NEWS.
A CONDENSATION OF LATE HAP
PENINGS.
The Freshest Sparks From the Wires.
Accidents and Other Happen
ings.

A riot occurred at an election cam
paign meeting held Sunday evening in
Avenue Duquesne, Paris. Sticks were
freely used and twenty persons were
injured.
On condition of the payment of one
years back rents, the earl OF Lucan has
offered his tenants on his estate at Cas-
tlebar, county Mayo, Ireland, a release
from all other arrears.
st. Joseph's convent, at Locust Gap,
Pa, was burned to the ground on Sun
day. The flames spread so rapidly that
the religeuses and those who came to
their assistance were unable TO save any
thing.
-Four hundred families left Limerick,
Ireland, for Queenstown, where they
Will embark on vessel for Ruenos
Ayres. They are going to Buenos Ayres
despite repeated warnings from the
bishop of Limerick
Isaac Bell, Jr., ex-United States min.
lister to the Netherlands, and the hus-
band of Jeanette, daughter of James
Gordon Bennett, the old Scotchman who
founded the New York Herald, died at
st. Lukc's hospital in New York city on
Sunday. His death was slow and pain
less.
The British steamer, Duke of Bucking.
ham, from New York, for Bremen, was
in q collision on Sunday, off Deal, with
thel British ship Deubigshire. Captain
Atkinson. The Denbigslnrcs~saak and
two of her crew were drowned. The
steamers bows we're stove, but she pro-
ceeded.
Fire was discovered in the Grand OPP
era House at st. Paul, MINI, on Monday
night, and it was destroyed. The
building was occupied by Commodore
Davidson, and, with the Court block
next to it, belongs to Davidson & Tate.
The building was worth $500. 900, andis
fully insured.
A fire broke out Sunday afternoon in
the tower eff the Memorial Presbyterian
Church, in Philadelphia, Pa, and for a
while threatened to be serious confla-
grafton, but after hard work by the fire.
men, was confined to the portion of the
building in which it originated. The
damage by fire and water will amount 10
fully $25, 900.
Lord Ripon presided at banquet
given in London, England, on Monday
night by the National Liberal Club to
Hon. Davabhai Naoroje, Lord Salisbury's
"black man." Two hundred persons
were present, including Lord CcmptSn,s
Frederick He: sison, Bradlaugh, Consul
General Waller, Mr.. Mcintyre, of Ca
mana, and many members of the House
of Commons.
Collector Magone, of New York, de-
cided that the Alsatians who arrived on
the steamer Lachaapagne and were de-
tanned by orders Of the emigration COM
missincrs, could proceed on their way to
Florida. The emigrants came to the
United States to work on the plantation
Of George Storm, of the firm of Straiton
y Storm, in Florida. They came by the
advice OF relatives now employed at
raising tobacco, and he was aware of the
fact that they had started aud was wait
ing for them. He did not pay for their
ocean passage, but will bear the ex-
pense OF their transportation to their
destination.
The coal miners who have been in the
Employ OF the Spring Valley Coal CO.,
leld mass meeting in the opera house
It Spring Valley, ILL.,, and by unani-
nous vote decided to quit work so long
IS one Thomas Mulvey worked in the
mines. This throws about / 800 men
tut of employment. Several weeks ago
he coal company shut down two of its
mines, throwing 600 men out Of work.
TWO shafts remained in operation and