Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1890-12-18
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A Guthrie, Oklahoma special says:
A bill was introduced and passed, one
house making it criminal libel for q
newspaper to even insinuate anything
against mans character whether 1t is
fact or not.
The tailor shop and grocery burned
at the University Of Virginia recently.
Edward O'Hara, tailor, and an
agent of Wanamaker of Philadelphia,
was burned to death. His body was
recovered, but the arms and legs to
| the knees and the head are missing.
The fire was accidental.
At st. Petersburg a sensation has
been created by an incident which has
lust happened to the Gar. He found,
on a table in his private apartment, an
ANONYMOUS pamphlet, which called his
attention, in quiet and convincing
manner, to the necessity Of providing
a constitution for Russia.
Rev. Leonidas Tourkelsen, . minister
from Africa, who for several months
has been lecturing in Georgia to the
negroes on the advantages which Africs
holds out to them, sailed for the Dark
Continent Monday, from New York,
with number of colored men, who
have concluded to cast their lot, at
least temporarily, in Africa.
A New York dispatch says: Alber'
Il. Smith, junior partner in the
brokerage firm of Mills, Robson u
Smith, at Sc Broadway, is prisoner
at police headquarters, charged with
over seventy forgeries, aggregating
$3.50, 900. Smith has acknowledged
his guilt to Inspector Byrnes and has
turned over all his property to w. A.
Watson for the benefit of his cred;-
tors. The discovery of the forgerios
was accidentally made Saturday MORN
ing by stock clerk in the employ of
Mills, Robson & Smith.
Last Sunday both night trains on
the Georgia road between Augusta
and Atlanta were robbed Of express
matter. Saturday night the train
from Augusta to Atlanta met the same
fate. Express Messenger Corrupt OF
Atlanta, who is in the place of one OF
: the messengers who were robbed, was
In the car unsuspecting when man
entered and commanded him to open
the safe. There are two stories to the
robbery. One is that Corput refused
to comply, at the same time drawing
his revolver, whereEpon the robbers
fired, the ball penetrating his hat, but
!, not touching the messenger, who re-
!, turned the fire. Corrupt thinks he hit
:, the robber, as there are spots Of blood
y on the car floor. Detectives and ex-
press officials visited the scene, but,
9 strange to say, can find no evidence Of
!, where the man jumped from the train,
u If he left it at all.
o The National Woman's Christian
i Temperance Union finished its session
8 in Atlanta Tuesday.
At Lima, Ohio, building in course
: Of constitution fel and two men were
:, killed and twelve hurt.
/. AT Chattanooga, A. w. Hassell and
;. John Robinson, two young stone cut
z ters working side by side quarrelled.
y Hassell struck Robinson with heavy
f mallet and killed him.
:, United States Treasurer James II.
Huston has submitted to Secretary
a Window a rel ort on the operations
: Ind the conditions of the treasury for
g he fiscal year ended June 80. The
# act ordinary revenues amounted to
b4O3, OS0,9S2, sum bnt twice ex-
Y ,eeded in the history of the govern
$ nent. The increase over the year be-
0 fore was SIG, 030,923 of which $11,-
J, '25.191 came frOM internal revenue.
r North River Bank, Ia New York
t whose doors were securely closed, will
Q not resume.
Trouble is expected with the In
dams near Mandan, North Dakota.
and troops are on hand
Gen. Geo. G. Mckee, a prominent
! mississippi republican, died in Jack
+ son, Miss, Monday.
The French engineer, Penaulth, has
made report to the ministry If the
works, IN favor of bridge across the
. English channel.
Advices from St. Petersburg saws
3 that serious riot occurred last weel,
( ntteen miles distant from Moscow. A
! body OF troops shot and wounded 100
! peasants and workmen for refnsino N
: receive the commands of the newly
! appointed district officials. In add.
,, ton to refusing to obey their com.
mands the rioters bound the officials
with cords and sent them to MOSCOW
i A jackson, Miss, dispatch saws
8 JAS. Barker and Jas. Smith. III,
Q were indicted for perjury for falls,
Q swearing in the case Of RUDE Smith
t the train robber, plead guilty 4. IN,
' Federal court and the former was sen
fenced to two years in prison at De
troit, Mich. The sentence Of the Ia
. ter was reserved. Both are uncles q
! the train robber.
l Jay Gould has again secured co,
troll of tho Pacific Mail Steamshj
Company.
Rev. Jas. I. Harris, supenntende,
' OF the Oxford, N. c., orphans asvlu,