The state herald., 1889-07-12
THE WORLD.
Barnum intends taking his show to

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Maine was slightly shaken by an
earthquake few days ago.
One Of the big Milwaukee breweries
was destroyed by hre on the 4th.
Ex-President Cleveland was tipped
out of carriage the other day.
The business portion OF Bakersfield,
California, was burned on the 7th
The Pope is thinking seriously of
making his headquarters At valentia In
Spain.
Two hundred coal miners were killed
by an explosion In mine in France few
days ago.
The business portion OF HALEY.
Idaho Territory, was destroyed by fire tho
other day. Loss nearly 81 ,OOo. 900.
The resignation by General john
ston Of the ofhce of railroad commissioner
has been accepted by the President.
Camels are to be employed on line
Of coaches In New South Wales, the sultry
climate being very severe on horses.
Galveston kilograms announce the
fact that last years work on the jetties
have increased the water on the bar by six
inches.
An American in Liberia writes that
on one and the same Sabbath he saw one
missionary and 90, 600 cases of liquor landed
on tho African Coast.
Most of the business portion Of FL
lensburg, West Virginia, was destroyed by
fire on the night of the 4th Loss Is esti-
mated ut sa2,0O0O0O.
Is. q. Evans. IA lending merchant of
Fort Worth, Texas, was killed by John w.
Davis Saturday. Evans had discharged
Davis for drunkenness.
The COnemaugh River in Pennsyl-
vsnia got on another rampage last week
and considerable damage was done in the
neighb0rhood Of Johnstown.
Montana, Washington Territory and
the two Dakotas are holding tneir consti-
tutional conventions preparatory to their
admission as full -fedged States.
The Rome cor respondent of the m
dependence Beige says the Pope at re-
cent consistory advised that Cardinal La
vigerie be selected as his successor.
The Acting Comptroller of the Cur
rency has authorized the Citizens National
Bank at Tacoma, Washington Territory, to
begin business with capital of sjOO,O0O.
The Pacific mail steamer "Granada'
has been wrecked on the rocks at Punta
Teiohan and totally destroyed. The steamer
was valued at E, ,5O0,OO0 and the cargo at
E50o, 900.
The city directory OF Boston for 1889
contains l9s.s53 names, which marks an
increase OF 100 names over the number of
last year. The list is small but select, as
every person on it knows beans.
Advices from Manitoba and the
Northwest say that the wheat crop has
been permanently injured by the dry
weather. Not more than one half or two
thirds the average yield is expected.
Ralph Graves, professor OF mathe-
matics at the North Carolina State Univers
ity, attempted to commit suicide the
other night by cutting his throat, on ac-
count Of III health. His woun ds are not
believed to be fatal.
Matilda Startling (colored) died in
Austin. Texas, Saturday evening. She
weighed $50 pounds, md was the largest
woman in America. Her case puzzled the
doctors. From one OF her feet came worms
as large as snakes.
Crop reports received by the secre-
tary OF the Agricultural Department of
Kansas src TO the effect tnat the wheat
harvest is almost finished The secretary
estimates total yield OF 81, ,0o0, 900 bushels,
which Is Just double that of last year.
The graduating class OF female stud
cnts at Franklin College, Ind, decided
that every one OF the nine girls must get
an equal chance aud deliver an Grafton.
The faculty vetoed this arrangement and
the class revoltcd solidly. Then the faculty
had to back down.
Harry Dixon. the young MISSISSIPPI
plan recently appointed to West Point
sadetship by the President upon the state
ment OF the boys grandmother that aer
husbands son tthe cadets fathcr) had been
Assassinated because Of politics, failed TO
pass the ply examination required Of
cadets. '.t'-I...
The Persian Minister to the United
States will shortly leave this country for
Elrope. In an interview he told re.
porter he had been driven out OF tho coun-
try by the unkind and ungcncrous things
which were written about him and his
sovereign In American newspapers. The
Minister said he had no fault To find with
the Government or its officers.
The big prize fight between Sullivan
and Kilrain for tho championship OF the
world took place Monday at Richburg.
Mississippi. Seventy. live rounds were
fought before kilrnin acknowledged him
elf whipped. Neither party was very
badly punished, the tactics OF Kilrnin hav.
ug been by dodging and dropping to wear
,ut tho big Bostonian. The latter was
vastly the superior In courage, science and
strength.
The famous Oneida community,
founded by Noycs In 1884, is Ia danger Of
jcinp rt.c.'siica. Opc OF Its members,
Charles A. Barr, sets forth that the cor.
porntion has departed widely from tho orig
'nal plan and has become a monopoly. lie
therefore, wants nm accounting and the up
continent Of u receiver, with property Of
,he community amounting IN isss TO &5Oo,.
~ md It's distinctive feature the practice
u free love having been abolished, MIR.
Barr secs no further usc for its corporate
existence.