The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-12-11
DOMESTIC,


A PASSENGER train on the Chicago &
Alton road was run into by Wabash
freight train at Jacksonville, Ill. and
two men were killed and four wounded
THIEVES extracted several thousand
dollars frNn an express messengers
sachel which had been left in the Balti.
more & Ohio depot in GAINESVILLE, o.
AN extinguished blast furnace OF the
Illinois Iron & Steel Company at Joliet
collapsed, and nine men we're killed and
nine others were injured.
JOSEPH Is. ABBOTT, cashier for the
Henry w. Sage Lumber Company at
Albany, N. Y, who was discovered to
be defaulter to the extent Of 500, 900,
shot himself dead.
The Indiana State Board OF Health in
its annual report to the Governor esti-
mated that the grip epidemic in Indiana
In 1890 caused money loss Of more
than 81, O00,0 ,00l
THE residents of Rawlins County,
Kan, were said to be in destitute
condition, and many would starvo un-
less assisted.
Rev. WILLIAM BAIRD and wife, of
Mr.. Baird will be employed as a mis-
sionary by the Presbyterian board.
TuE G. g. Carpenter nursery at Fair
bury, the largest in Nebraska, was sold
to an English syndicate for s75, 900. ~
HENRY JOHNSON (colored) was lynched
near Pickcns. S. c., for criminal as
sault upon Mrs. Thomas Walters, q
white woman.
JACOB SCHAEFER beat tho worlds rec
ord at balk-line billiards in Boston. In
five innings he made total of 400.
GENERAL BROOKE reported on the
4th to tho War Department that ma
jority OF the hostile Indians in South
Dakota were willing to return to Pine
Ridge agency.
A STOCK of liquor that was to be used
in opening a saloon ut Kyana, Ind, was
destroyed by women crusaders.
THE Intercontinental Railway Com
mission was called to order at Washing
ton by Secretary Blaine and organized
by the election Of A. j. Cassatt as presi-
dent
DIAMONDS valued at sig, 900, belong
ing to Mrs. Kirk Is. Armour disap-
peared from the vaults OF the New En-
gland Safety Deposit Company at Kan
sas'City, Mo.
THE business failures in the United
States during the seven days ended on
the 6th numbered 3i2, against 249 the
preceding week and 3l6 the correspond
ing week last year.
A FIRE which broke out in Maginn's
cracker factory at Pittsburgh, Pa, de-
stroyed four large business blocks, caus-
ing u loss Of $3.50, 600.
AT Providence, Il. l., fire in the re-
tail dry goods store OF Sheppard & Co.
caused damage to the extent OF $500, :
900.
IT was reported that gold in large
quantities had been discovered in a
gulch eighteen miles southwest OF CO.
lumbus, Ind.
The cotton house of ". & A. Meyer at
New Orleans suspended with liabilities
sggregsting 81, 500. 900 and assets So, 00O,-
900. This was the third largest cotton
house In the country.
DELAMATER q Co., bankers at Mead
Vile, Pa, failed for $4,000
In quarrel at Ironton, o., John
w uooiorbUurk WOO ioeoity iHJurcu ny u
ow-workman, who threw shovelful
Of red hot sand in his face.
AT Fort Worth. Tex, Ben Mabley
cut tho throat OF Lizzie Ford and then
his own.
THE schooner Undine was wrecked
while attempting to cgoss the channel
from the islands to Santa Barbara, Cal,
and its crew OF three men were drowned.
Four men were also drowned by the loss
o. the schooner Ida Florence near the
same place.
! WITH the object Of competing with
British manufacturers E. w. Bliss, of
New York, has taken contract to make
armor-piercing projectiles for the
United States Government
AT the session of the National Farm
srs' Alliance in Ocsla, Fla, l. L. Polk
was reelected president OF the organi-
cation.
A VIOLENT earthquake shock was felt
at Lockwood, Mo. Houses were shaken
and the whole population fed into the
streets Tor safety