Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-02-28

THE house occupied by Miss Caroline Lane,
in Luneberg Mass, was burned TO the
ground. Miss Lane. who was 80 years old
and lived alone. persisted
THE sardins factory at Machiasport
$1,000 feet of lumber were burned, it is
thought, by an incendiary.
SEVEN boys were drowned in the river at
Carrollton, near New Orleans, La, by the
sinking OF two yawls in which they were
taking ride.
A GREAT rush of settlers to the Sioux Re-
servation in South Dakota was made when
the Presidents proclamation opening that
territory was issued The hest lands were
soon literally covered with claimants.
NEARLY half a block of buildings have
been destroyed by fire at Morris, Mimi.
resolution favoring the pensioning of all Fed
eral soldiers of the war and instructing Sena-
tors and Representatives to vote for the pas
Sage of such bill
SETH TwoMBLEY, Charles Buford and
Henry LaClocke, crew of the i'll fated train
which conided at South Englewood, Chi
cago. in which seven people were killed, have
been placed on trial for murder.
The Senate Committee on Territories di
rected Chairman Platt to favorably report
the DILL for the admission OF Idaho as a State.
THE President sent to the Senate the name
of Charles Emory Smith, of Pennsylvania,
to be Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary to Russia
THE President has signed the proclama
ton opening the Sioux reservation in South
Dakota He has alss issued an order estab
fishing land offices at Pierre and Chamber
lain.
THERE is a row in social circles in Canada
owing to the fact that only twenty members
of Parliament out of house of 215 were in
vited to the big annual dance at the Govern
ment House.
The Pope received Archbishop Corrigan,
of New York, with every manifestation of
friendship and approval.
jim SEALS and his family attempted to
cross Yellow Creek in a wagon near Burns
vile, Miss, and the wagon capsized drown
ing four children, aged from two to ten years
A SCHEME to legalize lotteries in North
Dakota was defeated in the lower house of
the Legislature after it had gone through the
Senate.
WILLIAM FERRELr, farmer Of Ironton
Ohio was killed by his son, who is less than
twenty years old. Young Terrell interfered
to protect his mother in a dispute between
her and his father
DIPLOMATIC nominations by the President
Samuel Marrili, of Indiana, to be Consul
General at Calcutta; J. Fenner Lee of Mary
land, to be Secretary of Legation at Rio de
Janeiro; Harris B. Newberry of Michigan,
to be Secretary of Legation at Madrid
United States Consuls Edward Bedloe OF
pennsylvania at Annoy; C. l. Croft, of North
Dakota, at Carthagena, United States OF
Colombia; James r. Danforth of Pennsyl
vania, at Kehl; Ferdinand A. Husher, OF
Minnesota, at Fort Stanley and st. Thomas
Frank D. Hill, of Minnesota, at Montevideo
Henry r. Myers, of South Dakota, at Sar
Salvador; Levi w. Myers, of Iowa, at Vic
toria, B. c.; Felix A. Matthews, of Califor
MIA, at Tangier; Frederick M. Ryder, OF
Connecticut at Quebec, Canada; L. r. Stew.
art, of Virginia, at San Juan, Porto Rico
JUDICIAL nominations: James O'Brien OF
Minnesota, to be Chief Justice Of the Supreme
Court of New Mexico; Cornelius Fl. Hanford,
to be United States District Judge for the
District of Washington; George N. Wiswel,
of Wisconsin, to be United States Marshal
for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.
PosTMAsTER-GENERA WANAMAKER an
peared before the House Committee on Post
offices and read an elaborate statement in
favor of a system of postal telegraphy.
THE British Parliament was opened and
the Queens speech was read from the throne
by the Lord High Chancellor.
THE Portuguese Government has forbidden
the holding of patriotic meeting which was
to have taken place at Lisbon. A contem-
plated patriotic procession through the
streets was also prohibited.
SENATOR ARIsTIDEs LoBo the Brazilian
Minister of the Interior, has resigned in con-
sequence of disagreement with General
Fonseca, the President.