The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-07-10
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The WORLDS EVENTS GATHERED
IN SMALL COMPASS.
The Latest Happenings al Home and Abroad
Collected and Presented in Terse
and Readable Fora
Dom nNtiE NnmlnArY.

destroyed by fire at East Tasras, Mich.
Kemmler is to be executed at Auburn
prison during the week following Au-
gust 4.
The corn crop in central Kansas is
menaced with destruction by drought
and hot winds
The directors of the Detroit Museum
Of Art decided to drape the nude stat
ues in its rooms.
1t is expected that the Governor of
Louisiana will veto the lottery bill Just
passed by the legislature.
The Standard Oil Company is survey
ing pipe line from the West Virginia
oil fields to New York city.
The corner stone o. the Northwestern
University has been laid at Sioux City
with impressive ceremonies.
?. T. Barnum celebrated his 8Oth birth
day at Bridgeport, Conn, on Saturday
last. He IS still strong and in good
health.
Professor Robert II. Bishop, promi-
nent educator, for many years connected
with Miami University, is dead at Ok
ford, Ohio
Miss Anna Magdalen Ehret, daughter
of George Ehret, TIE great New York
brewer, IS engaged to Baron Won Zedlitz,
Of Germany.
The death of Colonel Beverly Tucker,
at Richmond, Va, removes one of the
most prominent men Of that State His
age was -.
Captain AuTeli, the hero Of the steam
ship Mis- ouri. was married in PhiladeI-
phia last week, and sailed with his bride
for Europe.
The grand jury in Chicago has refused
to return indictments against the mem
bers Of the common council charged
with bribery
The Cunard Steamship Company eel
ebrated its 30th anniversary on Friday
las, and boasts that it has never lost The
life Of passenger
4 war Of nOn-intercourse in business
and social matters between the Cries of
St. Paul and minneapolis has resulted
| from census rivalry.
The first bale OF new cotton was re-
ceiyed at Atlanta, Ga, on the 5th instant,
| from Coi0red te;Anjs on a pjs,.ftuJlUI III
Baker county, in that State.
j, L. Soules made an attempt to go
through the Niagara whirlpool by swim
ming, but was taken out badly bruised
without accomplishing the feat.
Miss Winnie Davis, daughter of Jeffer-
son Davis, arrived in New York from
Europe on Monday, where she was met
by her fiancee, Mr.. Alfred Wilkinson.
The journeymen stair builders Of New
York have succeeded in prevailing upon
their employers to grant them the eight
hour work day with no decrease Of pay.
Judge Pennypacker, Of Philadelphia,
has rendered decision that shaving is
not a work of mercy or necessity, and
that barber shops can not be opened on
Sunday.
The Pasteur Institute, in New York
city, is constantly receiving new patients
suffering from dog bites. All are doing
well, and not death has yet occurred of
patient treated by Dr. Gibier.
James Melvin, a war veteran, portions
of whose body had become ossified with
in few years, and for whom a pension
of 800 month specially passed Congress
last month, has just died at Concord,
Mass.
The Boston Globe offers a sword, fur
nished by Tiffany & Co., and costing
1000, as a gift to the most popular
Grand Army man in the country. Any
body may vote on the coupons printed
in the Globe.
At Louisville, KY, returning wagon
and mule team containing Is young
persons was struck by a passenger train
on the 4th of July, and three of the party
Were killed and all the others more or
less seriously injured.
United States and Mexican troops can
hereafter cross and recross the border
between the two countries without
molestation when in pursuit of hostile
Indians. Secretary Blaine has fixed the
matter up with Mexican Ministe,
Romero.
The coasting steamer Eleanora crashed
into two barges near He'll Gate that were
lashed together, and contained 1900 ex.
cursionists. About 20 persons We're in
iured by broken timbers, but luckily the
barge boated and a great disaster was
prevented.
Awealthy foreign syndicate, composed
of Lord Anan, Sir Alexander McBear,
Sir John Macdonald, Sir Charles Tupper,
and others, has purchased $4,000 acres Of
wild land in Mcdowell county, Wes
Virginia. The land is covered with the
finest timber and full of iron and coal
, In attempting to disperse crowd Of
negroes at Alexandria, Va, Officer Diel
was knocked down and severely beaten,
He finally drew his revolver and shot
, two of his assailants, killing Fred Lee
, He was arrested, but acquitted by jury
On receiving notice from the Washing
ton police authorities that a large body
of negroes was organizing to come K
| Alexandria and avenge Lees death,
company Of militia was called out, but
no further trouble occurred.