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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-09-19
South and West.

THE Kansas Republicans have nominated
State ticket headed by l.. A. Humphreys
FOR Governor.
MRS. J. H. WEAVER, of indianapolis, fell
dead while reading "a Strange Ending"
Ex-Governor E. F. MOVES, of Ohio, died
suddenly of apoplexy in Cincinnati. He was
born in Massachusetts in 1882, was elected
Governor of Ohio in 1871, and in 1877 was
sent to France as United States Minister.
FRANK F. SCHIFFsAUR, Mayor Of Arkan-
sas City, Kan, has been arrested on a charge
Of embezzling $9S47.63 of the city's money.
BOB SHELTON, colored, was hanged at
Laurens. S. c., for the murder Of William
Rayford. The rope slipped on the first drop
and a second attempt had to be made.
The notorious feud between the Kentucky
families of Mccoy and Hatfield has come to
an end, both sides agreeing to lay down their
arms and live quiet lives. The feud has been
in progress twenty years, and has cost at
least twenty lives. Only one man-''Cap"
Hatfeld-was hanged
JOHN WOLVERINE, a section fireman OF
the Northern Pacific Railroad, was knocked
down by two drunken Indians near Spokane
Falls, Washington and scalped. At last &C
counts he was in critical condition.
A LOCOMOTIVE dashed into an electric
street-car at Cleveland, Ohio, killing one pas
senger and in uring a dozen more in different
degrees of severity.
AT a dance near Bivins KY, Ed and Tom
Lancaster, aged fourteen and sixteen, killed
James Higgins and fatally wounded Jesse
and Frank Higgins.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-09-19
In the House.

209rH DAY.-The ayton- Breckinridge
election case was again discussed, and
speeches for and against the unseating Of
Mr. Breckenridge were made. After others
had addressed the House, Mr.. Kennedy, of
Ohio made speech in which he. denounced
Senator Quay and the other Republican
Senators for delaying action on the Force
bill.
21OTH DAT.-Mr. Cummings, rising to q
question of privilege, protested against his
''blackliStinG" by the recent Cannon reSou-
ton. An animated discussion followed, and
points of order were frequently raised. :.
The Clayton-Breckinridge election case
again came up, and after several members
had spoken it went over.
2l1TH DAY.-The Clayton-Breckinridga
case was again taken up, and Mr.. Breckin-
ridge, of Arkansas made speech in his own
behalf. After debate was closed motion to
recommit the case to the Committee on Elec-
tions was defeated by 101 nays to So yeas.
The vote was then taken on the minority
resolution confirming Mr.. Breckinridges
right to the seat. Lost-yeas, g.; nays, 103.
The resolution declaring the seat vacant was
agreed to-yeas, los; nays, 62.
212TH Dayton motion of Mr.. Baker, Of
New York, bill was passed granting a pen
sion of 300 month to General Henry A.
Barnum. :. The conference report on the
River and Harbor hill was agreed to. The
bill for the erection Of q new tower near the
site of the lighthouse on Smiths Island,
Virginia, with Senate amendments thereto,
came up, and after discussion was referred
to the Committee on Commerce
2l3TH DAY.-There was no quorum, and
the Sergeant-at-Arms was dispatched for
absentees. Finally quorum appeared, and
the District Of Columbia business was taken
up. Tho entire afternoon was taken up with
this matter.
214TH DAY.-The contested election case
of Langston against Venable was called up,
but lack of quorum prevented action upon
it, and no other business was done.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-09-19
NEWSY GLEANINGS.

Cow hides have doubled in value.
FAMINE fever Is spreading in Ireland.
LIVERPOOL has population Of 10000.
RHODE ISLANDS population is 345,34S.
KANSAS farmers have suffered serious
losses from drought.
NEW MEXICO has recently organized an
agricultural college.
THIS year California will manufacture 20
900, 600 gallons of wine.
AN agricultural college and experiment
station has been established in North Da-
kota.
IT is said there were never SO many
sharks on the coast Of New England as this
year.
THERE is a great deal of opium smuggling
between British Columbia and Seattle, Wash
ington.
THE French Government has sent thirty
six young men to study the language and
people of Germany.
IT is claimed that the fax seed crop OF the
United States for 1890 will be from II, 000, 900
to IL, 00G, 600 bushels.
THE Berlin records show that since Janu-
arv sixty-two children under fifteen years
of age have committed suicide.
Two soldiers recently lost their lives by
falling down the precipice at Edinburgh
Castle while attempting TO desert.
THE bonded debt Of 2728 counties in the
United States is $3.50, 734, 95o-an increase OF
ssa 967, Ola or twenty-five Per cent In
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-09-19
a FATAL DUEL.
The Man Who Furnished Both Pistols
Shot Dead.

A duel to the death was fought in .
saloon in Birmingham, Ala The prin-
cipals were Thomas Bennett, warden Of
the city prison, and VIII Hardeman a loco
motive engineer. Bennett was shot four
times and Killed and Hardeman received
bad wound in the arm
The men had difficulty some time ago
about a woman, and meeting in a saloon it
was renewed. a witness says Bennett
told Hardernan to come on and fight il
out then and there at the same time
drawing a pistol. Hardeman answered
that he was not armed. Bennett drew
another pistol aud handed 1t to Harde-
man. and then the shooting commenced,
and eight or ten shots were fired.
Bennett sank 70 the hoor with four bullets in
his body. and died in q few minutes. Harde-
man was arrested. Bennett has been leader
in all labor and political movements and was
President of club, which bore his name. He
leaves q wife and several children
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-09-19
FIFTY-FIRsT CONGRESS.



10TH DAY.--The Sugar Schedule OF tho
Tariff bill was again under consideration,
and speeches were made by AsSSrs Evarts
Edmnnds and voorhees,. At the evening
session Mr.. Pierce spoke in favor OF reel
procity.
2OOTu Day-Mr. Ingalls,, the presiding
officer, announced that general debate on
the Tariff bill bad closed The bill was then
taken up under the agreement limiting tho
discussion on each subject 70 i've minutes
for each Senator.
sO1sr DAy-Consideration OF the Tariff
bill was resumed. Binding twine was put on
the free list by - yeas TO Is nays. All tho
Democrats except Mr.. Blodgett, and fifteen
Republicans, voted aye The Senate refused
20 put cotton bagging on the free list by %
nays TO 10 yeas-Mr. Paddock being the only
Republican who voted aye. An amendment
putting lumber on the free list was also de-
feated by 60 nays toto ~ yeaS-four Repub-
,icans voting with the Democrats In tho al
fra alive.
an2D DAY.-The free list of the Tariff bill
was disposed OF and il was arranged that the
voting should begin on the 20Sd day OF the
session. The conference reI ort ON the River
and Harbor till was presented and read,
without action.
2O3D DAY-The House bill to set apart as
a public park n certain tract OF land in Cal
ifornia on which the big trees stand was
passed without amendment. The confer
ence report on the River and Harbor APP
preparation bill was agreed to without dis
cussion Mr.. Plumb's amendment 10 the
Tariff bill, imposing tax OF $l.25 on dis
titled spirits was defeated by II yeas 10 80
nays.
GOTH DAY-In discussion of the Tariff
bill, Mr. Aldrich moved, on behalf of the
committee, the reciprocity amendment pro-
posed by him on September !, and accepted
O verbal modification OF it suggested by Mr..
Hoar. After various notifications OF the
amendment had been rejected it was passed
by thirty-seven yeas to twenty-eight nays,
two Republicans-Evarts and Edwards
voting with the Democrats II
the negative. An amendment fol-
The appointment of n commission OF five
disinterested persons, to be known as the
Customs Commission, with a permanent Of
flee in the city of W Washington, was agreed "a
to by 81 yeas to 80 nays and the Tariff bill
was then reported from Committee OF the
Whole and ordered to a third reading by 3
yeas to % nays-a party vote.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-09-19
THE NEWS EPITOMIZED.
Eastern and Middle States.

THE New Hampshire Democrats, at their
State convention in Concord nominated
Dorrance B. Currier for Governor.
FIRE followed the explosion of a coal oil
lamp, in Philadelphia. and Mrs. Sarah Nc
1ntyre, sixty years old; Mamie Mcintyre.
ten years old, and Annie Logue, seventeen
years old, were burned to death.
SPEAKER REED, of the National House of
Representatives, while on his way to Maine
to take part in the political canvass there,
stopped over at Boston, and in Faneuil Hall
addressed large and enthusiastic audience
THREE men were killed by deadly gases In
avault on Staten Island, y. Y.
THE New York firm of Sawyer, Wallace &
Co, one of the largest general commission
houses in the country, has failed, with estl-
mated liabilities of over 81, 0JO,O OJ
Two immense natural gas wells have just
been found in the Pittsburg PENN district.
SEVERAL Connecticut towns complain OF
an alarming increase of wild animals.
PRESIDENT HARRISON and family arrived
at Cresson Springs, Penn, and took up their
quarters at the Parke Cottage.
A PITTsBURG dispatch asserts that num-
Der of the richest corporations in the country
have formed an alliance against strikes.
These corporations employ between $4,000
and 90, 900 workmen,
A FAST express ran into passenger train
at South Norwalk, Conn. twenty persons
were more or less injured and two passenger
coaches were wrecked.
FRANCISCO PAPALIO, a tweive-year-old
italian, Of Philadelphia, fatally stabbed
Lewis Peal, aged eleven.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-09-19
Foreign.

EXTENSIVE forest fires have done great
damagein Russia.
OWING to an overflow of the Woldan
River many villages in the Danube Valley,
in Austria, have been partially submerged.
MINISTER PHELPS. in interview at
Berlin, expressed the belief that public Opin-
ion in Germany was Fastening the removal
of the restrictions against American swine.
A BRIDGE over the Modem River at
Prague, Austria, collapsed, and thirty per-
sons were drowned.
Four persons were killed and twenty in
jured by the derailing of express train,
near CALAIS, France.
THE American revolutionary party has is
sued q manifesto urging the people of
Armenia to fight the Turkish tyraLts to the
death.
FIRES which broke out almost slmultane-
Ollslv in four different parts of Salonica,
Turkey, did great damage. All the consul
lates the cathedral. and most of the public
buildings have been destroyed Twelve
thousand houses are in ruins.
MURDERER SAvARY was guillotined at
Montreul, France. Just as the knife was
descending he bit the executioner severely
on the hand.
A DYNAMITE magazine exploded in La
Rochelle, France. Ten persons ware in
stantly killed and many others injured.
THE Spanish Premier was attacked III Mad
rid By mob, and the windows of the train
in which he was leaving the city were
smashed. - y
4 NIGHT took place between Armenians
and gendarmes, near ISlnid, five Of the latter
being killed.
ELECTIONS III Bulgaria have resulted in a
victory Tor the Government.
a SQUADRON Of iancers were forced by the
flood to swim the Elbe near Aluehlberg, Ger
many, and six of them were drowned The
valley of the Elbe was one sea, and houses,
capsiZed boats uprooted trees and bodies OF
cattle numbered the fiQa1.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-09-19
WaShinGtOn.

IN response to a resolution Of the New
York Board of Aldermen, demanding that
new census of the city be taken, Superinten-
lent Porter says that there is no reason at
all for a recount The overflow of New
York's population into Now Jersey and
Brooklyn, he says, sufficiently accounts for
the comparatively low percentage Of increase
IN the population of the metropolis.
A CLEvERLY executed counterfeit ten dol
lar bill of the Germania National Bank, of
New Orleans is il circulation.
THE bills passed by the House relating to
labor matters have been reported to the SEN
ate by Chairman Blair of the Committee on
Education and Labor.
LAND COMMISSIONER GRUFF has issued to
Registers and Receivers of United States
Land offices a circular releasing from reser-
vation the lands of the arid region.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-09-19
THE NATIONAL GAME

AQUINS, of the Bostons, leads the Players
League second basemen.
- KID" BALDWIN gets 500 O month from
the Philadelphia Athletics.
= ORoURKE is a tower of strength IN the
New York Players batting list.
2 THE Boston team stands a great show Of
capturing the Players League flag now.
FoRTY-rwo men, ali told, have played on
the Pittsburg National League team this
season.
PAUL RADFoRD, of the Cleveland Players,
made only one error in right field in twenty.
eight games.
HARDIE RICHARDSON, Of the Bostons has
made fourteen home runs, twenty-seven
double and fifteen three-baggers in JOG
games.
THE games played on Labor Day kS the
League, Brotherhood and American Asso-
citation teams were attended by over &C, 900
persons.
CHARLEY FARRELL, of the Chicagos, leads
that Players nine in batting, and in fielding
he ranks with the best in the country. He is
doing about all the catching for his club,
now that Boyle is compelled to play all in
field position.
Z1MMEEs ambition to catch every game
this season gives the back stops of the Cleve.
ent record is wonderful. Before the days of
the big glove Zimmers performance would
have been an impossible one.
MULLANE and Miller are having a novel
race as utility men. The Cincinnatian has
filed every position but catcher, while the
Pittsburgh ''fog horn" has yet to cover first
base and to pitch. Both will then claim to
have been in every position on the field.
BILLY SUNDAY accomplished feat in one
OF the recent Philadelphia Cleveland games
that will likely not be repeated this season.
He hit the ball to Pitcher Viau, who handled
it cleverly, threw to Virtue at first and yet
the f1eet-footed centre-tielder reached the bag
In safety.
A BLOW on the mask is dreaded by catcher
almost as much a broken finger. A heavy
blow with most catcherS means a headache
for several days and sometimes longer. 1t
frequently hurts the eyes. Almost every
catcher has suffered that way at some timo
or another.
WHEN the Pittsburg National League
team went to the bat for the last inning Of
recent Brooklyn game they were con-
fronted by score of 10 to 0. By good bat
ting they accumulated nine runs and thereby
made the Brooklyns' adherents very anxious
for the time being.
THE wonderful closeness of the Players
League race. and the fact that at this late
stage of the season five clubs are still in it,
moves Ward, of the Brooklyns, to remark
that in all his great baseball experience this
Is the first time he has been unable to indi-
cate in August between which two clubs the
final outcome would rest
SENATOR ARTHUR P. german, Of Mary
land, is probably the most conspicuous re-
tired ball player in existence to-day. In the
closing DAYS of the sixties Senator German
guarded left field for the old Nationals and
| played first base. He was a general utility
man and could play in almost any position.
from pitcher to right field.
A
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-09-19
MISTAKEN FOR A BEAR.
While Hunting for Bruin One Man
Kills Another In Canada.

9ohn. Melville and John Brown, of Cumber-
land, in company with Melville's son
started out to hunt for bears which
had been destroying their grain in the
Unity of Cumberland, Canada.
As is customary in such cases, the hunters
aacb s,,ected a scafRold. for the double pur-
pose Of otsStFaiining wider range Of observa-
zion and shelter Rfor RI f f5s 0f an 1ep a
800 fo,. VI. +ho perches it was agreed that
one Of them ue shopid descend to the ground
without first signaling ms N o0Oi t''1nl0'' -'
For over two hour oars' With his sen gun
loaded with two buiSesS' the mei1 watch 0 and
remained patiently on .n ne 49,, 49, sno ono
the grain. He took good avn u ana sh ny
The report was followed by b sno IT, and
Mortified, he rushed to theaoIkeS. 90
found John Brown, bleeding, spec a.otsJ a he
dying, one bullet having penetl e~n;r I'd
breast and the other the neck. He st+ooI-
In few moments and his companion
the body home.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-09-19

THE round little sum of $500 has been pre-,
sented by the Salvage AssocationSof Lon
don, England, as a reward for the bravery
and efficient service rendered by the officers
and men of the United States steamer Talla-
poosa, in saving the British merchant steam.
er Zarabe from destruction during storm
of the coast Of Montevideo in March. 1889.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-09-19

APAYMEMr of 500, 900 has been made on
what is probably the largest mining deal
ever made III this country, and which will be
consummated in a few days. The parties ara
an English syndicate and the owners of mines
in and about Aspen. Col. The amount in
00O 600 will be paid down and the rest in one
Teer.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-09-19

Mrs. ADAM WUCHTER, OF whitehall,
Penn, is said by her friends to have tasted
l54 days. Her people and her attending
physician assert that no food or nourishI
ment of any sort has passed Ter lips In the
time mentioned.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-09-19

! THE province of Ferrara, insItaly, is being
devastated by rats and has already been
damaged t. the amount OF s16O, 900.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-23
LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS.
The Delegates Visit the Pennsylvania
Shops at Altoona.

The Delegates Visit the Pennsylvania
Shops at Altoona.
PITTsBURG, Oct. 29.-The delegates to the
annual convention of the International
brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Wis.
tied the Pennsylvania road shops at Altoona
to-day and no session was held. The cleo
ton Of grand officers will take place at
Fridays session of the convention. 1t was
stated on reliable authority this afternoon
that a new office will be created. First
Grand Assistant Chief T. j. Ingram will
be elected. as also will Second Assistant
Deloss Everett. Its likely that the new
Office will be that Of third assistant.
THE woMAN's AUXILIARY.
The Woman's Auxiliary Association have
elected the following officers: Worthy
grand president. Mrs. W. II. Murdock Of
Chicago, reelected; worthy grand vice
president, Mrs CaSsell of Columbus, O., re-
elected; worthy grand secretary, Mrs
Harry st. Clair of Logansport, Ind, re-
elected; worthy grand treasurer, Mrs.
g. W. Brow, of Detroit, Mich.
worthy chaplain, Mrs. r. &. John
son Of Philadelphia; worthy grand guide,
Mrs. King Of New Jersey; worthy grand
sentinel, Mrs. May Of st. Louis. The fol-
lowing life honorary members were elected
Mrs. Charles G. Clarke of Winona, Minn.
Mrs. Robert Orr of Peoria, H.: Mrs.
Harnm of Rochester, N. Y, and Mrs. W.
IL Murdoch of Chicago
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-23
MlssIssIPPrs NEW La WIS.
The Farmers Alliance Element Takes
a Hand.

The Farmers Alliance Element Takes
a Hand.
JACKSON, MISS. Oct. 22.-The alliance
element of the convention scored a notable
victory to-day, aud its ideas as to taxation
have become engrafted Ia the constitution.
The issue was presented by section of the
report Of the committee on corporations,
and was adopted.
Section reads, "The power 10 tax corpo-
rations and corporation property shall
never be surrendered nor abridged by any
contract or grant to which the state or
any political subdivision thereof may be a
party, except that the legislature may
make such contracts in the encouragement
OF manufactures and other new enterprises
of public utility extended for period not
exceeding five years, the time of such
exemptions to commence at the date Of the
charter Of the corporation and of all in
dividual enterprises from the commence
ment of work, provided that when the
legislature grants such exemption for q
period of Eve years or less, it
shall be done by general laws, which laws
shall distinctly enumerate the class OF
manufacturers and other now enterprises Of
public utility that are entitled to such ex-
emptions
During the morning hour the convention
reconsidered its former action abolishing the
Office of lieutenant governor and reinstated
that office on the constitution at a salary
equivalent to that paid the speaker Of the
House
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-23
SUGAR TRUST SUITS.

Duncan Cameron Asked to Increase
His Bond From $3.50 to $2,6Oo.
NEW York, Oct 22.-Judge Pratt, in the
Kings county supreme court, to-day gave
brief decision in the sugar trust case. On
Monday last argument was heard on the
motion Of the counsel for Duncan Cameron
for continuance of the temporary iniunc-
ton against the sugar trust and also for the
appointment Of receiver. The counsel
want the sugar refneries to file an accurate
sworn statement of their liabilities and
assets. On the other side it was
asked that MIR. Cameron should file
larger bond OF Indemnity, his present bond
bel & $3.50. Judge Pratt decided upon the lat
ter question only. The other points will be
cided next week. He directs that his bond
be increased from $3.50 10 $4,000, and that
an approved undertaking In cash be given.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-23

north entrance fs curved, and the north
approach to IL Is one Of the steepest grades
on the road, and it also curves. Down this
steep grade thundred fated passenger train
NO. ., with its train OF five cars and fifty
passengers. First after the locomotive was
the mail car, and next the combined express
and baggage car. Then in succession
came the smoking, ladies' car and the Pull
man sleeper. Within 100 feet of the mouth
OF the tunnel the crash came. The Pullman
car OF the passenger train was outside of
the tunnel. Only the Pullman and ladies'
car were saved, the passengers and train
men pushing them back up the track. A
few freight cars were detached and rolled
out down the grade through the south end
OF the tunnel.
E,a WORK OF THE FLAMES
All the Others were destroyed and several
bodies were burned to ashes in that fierv
furnace. The flames started a few minutes
after the collision, and the woodwork of
tne tunnel caught fire and is making the
nignt lurids at this writing. The list Of the
tnese dispatches and nothing more is known
here at this time on that score.
STORY OF HERoIsM.
There is story of heroism that has not
been told. The hero's name Express
was until recently station agent Of the rail-
road at Somerset, KY. This brave
man heard the cries Of George Long in the
baggage car. Selling an ak he cut a hole
IN tne car and drew him out. In the ex-
press compartment of the same car the voice
OF f. Z. kuffner, messenger of the United
States Express Company, was heard.
Our hero, scorched with the approaching
flames, cut hole in the side of the car.
huffner was walking about unscathed, but
In death prison. The brave rescuer,
ready to sacrifice his own life in the effort
to save another, Kept on cutting away, his
clothing singed by fire, the hot air consum-
ing his strength and his blows growing
feebier at every stroke. RufPner, doomed
In his prison. shouted to
hlm; "Go awayi save yourself
while you can. am Ed P. Ruffner of Gin
cinnan. My home Is 41O West Fourth
street: Go and tell my family good-by.
Tell them you did all that man could do to
save my life. Now don't stay here a second
longer, Go, or you will burn up with the
rest OF u.s." The unnamed hero staggered
out and, reaching the open air, fell down
exhausted.