The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-10-09

House the resignation OF James L. Wheat as
postmaster Of tho House was received and 40
copied, Senate concurrent resolution was
agreed TO requesting the President TO enter
Into negotiations with the governments Of
Great Britain and Mexico for the prevention Oh
the entry OF Chinese laborers into the United
States, Speaker Reed then declared the frst
session Of the Fifty.hrst Congress adjourned
without dny.
DOMESTIC.
AT New Albany, Ind, two young
men, Louis Griggs and John Carroll,
stabbed each other tv death over
slight quarrel.
CiAHLiR MAiios at Columbus, Nina,
was mistaken for burglar by Harry
Calhoun, one OF his best friends, and
shot dead.
AT East Liverpool, O., Teemer defeat
ed Hanlan in a. one-mile sculling race
for o purse of 1000.
AT meeting OF the National Civil
Service Reform League in Boston
George William Curtis was feseleeted
president,
In the ten months session of the last
Congress President Harrison sent To the
Senate S,s37 nominations, Of which all
but twelve were confirmed.
Two MEN entered an EXPRESS car on
the Cincinnati, Sandusky & Cleveland
railway near Urbana, o., tied the mes
| and escaped.
A COMMITTEE reached Denver, Col,
to solicit aid for settlers In the eastern
part OF the State. Crops there were .
total failure, and many families lacked
the necessaries OF life.
NEAR Saratoga, N. Y, James Denton,
o rich farmer aged 81 years, shot his
wife dead and then killed himself He
was porarily insane.
A MAN known as T. J. Henderson died
at the house of Mrs. Pannell, near
birmingham, Ala. On his dea l-bed
he confessed to her that he was Charles
William Quantrell, the famous Missouri
outlaw, who was supposed to have been
killed in fight with Federal soldiers
in Kentucky near the close OF the war.
THE Census Bureau announces the
total population OF the State OF New
Hampshire to be 375, s27; increase, 49,
1856.
THE business failures in the United
States during the seven days ended on
the Sd numbered 1877, against 2l9 the
preceding week and 2O6 tho correspond
ing week last year.
SAMUEL EcK's three little children
were fatally burned at Topton, Pa.
They were locked in the house during
their mothers absence, and the build
ing took fire.
MICHAEL MORTALITY, 10 years old.
died Of hydrophobia at Indianapolis.
Ind, after suffering convulsions for
three days.
THE Oxnard Beet Sugar Company be-
and in twenty-four hours turned out 300
barrels of refined sugar ready for
market.
AT Chewalla, Tenn, Ave men wero
instantly killed by tho explosion of Q
saw-mill boiler.
ACTING INDIAN COMMISSIONER BELT
has instructed the agents Of the various
tribes to allow no more Indians to en-
gage in tho wild West" show business.
DURING the first nine months OF 1890
there have been 3,7S2 miles Of new
roads added to the railway mileage OF
the United States.
GENERAL. business throughout the
country is reported in q highly pros
porous condition by New York com-
mercial agency, n special feature being
freedom from unhealthy excite ment re-
sulting from speculation.
In New York the grand jury indicted
the board of walking delegates Of the
building trades which ordered tho brick
boycott last July.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY GRANT, OF the
War Department. has written to Secre
tary Butterwortb, of the Worlds Co
lumbar Exposition, authorizing in the
Governments name every use and en-.
largement of the Lake Front requested
by the management, thus confirming
absolutely the dual site OF tho expcsi
ton.
AT Marlboro, Mass, two children o
Nelson Dion, aged and 4years respect
lively, were burned to death by the ex
plosion OF a lamp.
W. l. MARTIN, aged SO years, wa,
hanged at Raleigh Court-House, Md.
for the murder OF his wife.
IT is announced that when Congress.
reassembles Postmaster-G General Wana
maker will advocate the reduction O.
letter postage to one cent.
THIRTEEN colts broke out OF an in
closure in Lancaster County, Pa, raj
down railroad track and all wer,
killed.
CHARLES WILLIAMS, colored boot
black OF Bridgeport, Conn.,, has faller
heir to q fortune of over 800, 900.
CATERPILLARs have eaten every lea
| from TWENTY-FIVE acres Of oak trees nea