Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-05-16
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL
A CONDENSATION or THE TOPICS or
..s. THE TIMES.


rious Sources, aud Especially Prepared
for the Hasty Reader.
Twelve Of the gang who have been tortur-
ing farmers near Allentown, Pa, for their
money have been caught -.r
A Lancaster, KY, paper says: Another
historic Kentucky feud is ended. Tuesday
Or. Evans gave DR.. Hill the fright Of way
along the Lexington pike, and DR.. Hill
touched his hat to DR.. Evans in recognition
Of the courtesy. Then the two horsemen
separated, with the tacit understanding that
the vendetta, of which they are sole sur
vivors, was at an end Ninety men have been
killed in this feud since 1888.
]. D. Rockefeller has an income of $20,-
100000 year from petroleum.
Among the towns Of NeW Jersey are
Monkeytown, Hogtown, Gin Point and
Hell's Kitchen. -u..-F
A New Yorker has started in rowboat
from Bangor, Me-, to go to New Orleans.
He is making the trip on a wager.
A story is going around to the effect that
George Washington died in the last hour of
the last week of the last month of the last
year of the last century. As a matter of
fact he died at 1890 p m. Saturday, Dec.
IA, 1893.
''Christian Science advocates will hold q
convention in Cleveland, June 12 and l8
There are five banks and six newspapers
in operation in Guthrie, Oklahoma &
A high license bill, fixing the bill at
$500, has been defeated by the Missouri
legislature.
About 1900 letters and 1000 newspapers
are delivered daily from the postoffice at
Guthrie, o. T.
Eight hundred and ffty-eight ex-soldiers
ere drawing pensions for total blindness at
the rate Of $7y per month: fH.
Experiments in growing and manufactur.
ing sorghum win be continued this year
under the auspices of the agricultural de-
partment
Missouri has adopted the Australian sys-
tenn of voting.
Cincinnati capitalists will erect large
cotton factory at Huntsville, Ala.
Receipts of cotton at Memphis, Tenn,
since September to date aggregate 200, sOl
bales, exceeding by 36,92S bales the entire
receipts for the previous year.
The new military post1 near Atlanta, Ga,
will be known as "Fort Mcpherson" in
was killed near the site In 1864
The battle OF Guilford Court House, N. c..
fought on March II, 1881, was celebrated Oh
the spot by several thousand people Satur.
day. The orator was Senator Vance. b
r Crimes and Casualties. ~
W. A. Webber and Gen. Powell Clayton
who had a difficulty in Little Rock, Ark, in
which both drew revolvers, were each
fined $50 and costs for carrying concealed
weapons. .''
John T. Schaffer, a ticket agent of th,
Pennsylvania railroad at Pittsburg, commit
ted suicide because young lady whom hi
wished to marry rejected him
The bursting of an emery-wheel in Brown
Hinman &. company's, at the Ohio pani
tentiary, seriously injured William
Whitsell and George Wiliam:.
James A. Kelly shot and killed Harry Nc
Mullen in Chicago They were railroad
employees.
Two female bicyclists were seriously in
jured at Wheeling. W. Va The electri
lights went out while they were riding
close and exciting heat in a sixty hour race
April IA boat belonging to the America
bark Bounding Biflow capsized near Yoke
hama and the chief officer and one man wer
drowned. ..a... .... ...~~
DR.. George Hollis, of Gordonsville, KY
shot and killed colored man name
Eugene Lyme, who followed and threatene
the doctor.
Three miners were killed by fall of coal
at Scranton, Pa.
Two men were fatally injured by fallin
building, at Lowell, Mass.
At Jasper, Ala, the Western Union tele
graph office was struck by lightning, an
Operator Humid killed
Bill Coleman severely knitted Jim Dooli
in a street fight in Herveytown, KY Cole
man is in Jail.
Ellen Good, a New York girl, cut off tt
head of her illegitimate baby with hug
pair Of shears.
Burglars got $4,000 worth Of swag frol
the Portersville, Pa, Savings bank.
Rufians fired at freight train nee
Orange, Tex, killing Brakeman Moore
Another idiot murdered his sweethear
Miss Lizzie Hayes, at Darlington, KY, b
cause she danced with another man. tt
murderer's name is Louis Morton, and b
ended the tragedy by putting a bull
through his own empty head
Foreign Notes.
Herr Werndl, the rife inventor, is dead.
Carl Rosa, the famous violinist, died
Paris Tuesday of peritonitis. Mr.. Augustl
Harris, manager of Covent garden. wa
summoned, and was present when Mr.. Ros
died.
It is reported that the italian governmer
has rejected proposal Of the English GO
ernment that the two countries join fore,
to suppress the uprising of the Soudanei
dervishes.
Joseph Chamberlain and his wife are Il
guests of the queen at Windsor.
It is stated that owing to Catholic oppos
ton the betrothal Of the Prince Of Naples
Princess Clementine, of Belgium, has bee
abandoned. ..., M
The Constadt police have discovered stor
of explosives, which were to be used In Q
attempt upon the life of the car.
Suez canal returns show that OF the shil
passing through the canal 7s per cent al
British.
During the Whitsuntide recess Mr.. Gla1
stone expects to enjoy yachting cruise
the waters of Great Britain with party
friends. 5 ga a1st aa.Fut fap.tf.
The Fire Record. 81 H..
McDemore Brothers mill burned 4,
Columbia, Tenn. Loss $50, 600.
Stuttgart, Ark, had a $lOO, 600 fire Thur
day. @ ta @A
Fire damaged the soap and candle factor
Of schaeffer Brothers 8 Powell, at st. Loui
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