The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-02-11

PNNHJ Al, Oh tie evening
otFebruary the 6rs'. The ice being too
thin all of them went.down. The Young
men were rescued, but Miss Warren was
drowned, and at last accounts her BODY
had not been found.
J. +, H%orrine, of Kansas City, was ar
rested, charged with s~windiag n D
Stringer and J. s. Warder out of 500 q
worth Of real estate. The latter pentl-
men assert that Horrine traded fifteen
sections of Texas land<to them for valus-
Die real estate. They claim that Horrine
had no title to the land in Texas.
Mrs. Ah,e, Oldest daughter Of Secretary
Blaine, died on the 2nd at Washington
She was the wife of Col. Coppinger. This
is another severe aflietioa on Mr.. Blaine
His eldest son, Walker died but a few
weeks ago. His wifes sister and his
brother died recently: Thousands of cards
OF condolences were left at the Blaine
mansion on the day. after his daughters
death, ~s,
Edward C. Lasiter, of Live Oak county,
Texas, has made a trial shipment of Thirty
car loads of cattle to the eastern States
and finds that his returns are 20 per cent
larger than if the stock had. been Skinned
ito Chicago, MI. Lasiter says that he and
anumoer OF cattle men have determined
to avoid the Chicago market, and win
henceforth ship exclusively to points ia
southeastern states.
I0oroner Dove has decided that thu
terrible wreck on the Monon last Mondsv
near Carmel, Ind, was caused by the
carelessness of the railroad officials
The c~oroner's jury say the company is TO
Diane IN not keeping the curve in good
conoluon. The person directly response
bic is the person who ordered the "shims"
put in. They were placed in position by
Section Foreman 'MGAvoy, but he was
probably acting under orders of a superior
officer.
A special to the Commercial Gazette
fr' m Louisville, KY, says Bill Nye, the
humorist and James Whitcomb Riley, the
HNosier dialect poet, who have been
travelling everywhere giving readings of
their writings, have dissolved par nership.
The u of the trouble is sensational.
and will pain and surprise the thousands
who have been entertained BY MI. RileV's
humor and pathos. Mr.. Nye saws that
Mr.. Riley has become a confirmed
drunksrd.
On the night of the 3rd, an engine on
the Indiana and Western Road fell through
a bridge near Peoria, III. Three men
were in the cab. Fireman O'Brien and
brakeman Lewis were buried under the
engine in eight feet of water. Engineer
Neville was fastened under the engine.
but hisfiead was above water. Anumber
of men worked several hours and poured
brandy down the engineers throat but
he finally froze to death before thy could
extricate him,
A new religious sect is reported in
Kansas, founded by a man named Wilcox.
1t claims to have foundation in the
Bible. Among his doctrines he teaches
that diseases can be cured by drinking
human blood fresh from the veins. In
the house of one of his Y~otaries was found
a man far advanced in consumption. In
the same house were two paIlid emaciated
children upon whose blood>the vampire
was living and trying to regain his health
by destroying theirs.
The New, York Daily Graphic, which
was born in 1873, died last November,
when the plant was sold for $4,000, and
was finally inferred on Tuesday by Auc-
Pettinger, who sold off the Iitho-
graphic, phOte-engraving, and all the
appurtenances OF the paper Five
thousand original pen and ink drawing by
artists, for which the Graphic
had paid $50, 900, were Knocked down
for only $3.50, and, the entire sale real
lied abcdt $1,000. Sic transit.
1t has been learned that at the funefa
the Duke of Aosta, Prince Napoleon
and his son Victor, respectively father
and brother of the Weeping widow, be-
haved like brutes and quarrelled like rival
tomcats. They refused even to shake
bands, accused each other of political
in France, revived family scandals,
and finally parted, scowling and threaten
ing. each other in the fashion of stage
brigands King Humbert, for the sake Of
his sister, who is Prince Napoleon's wife,
triedto make peace, but failed.
A shorttime ago a story was published
to the effect that Albert Meter, the
Cincinnati banker, who left the country
to aYoid testiffying in the Ives trial. was
extensive stock s~pecuIations
in Brazil under the name Of Nettleton.
1t is said now that Meter has just secured
franchises for establishing an immense
light plant at Rio Janeiro. 1t is
that he has already placed an
order for 500 arc lights with an American
house. Rio Janeiro has been practically
electric light service and the