Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-07-25
LATER, NEWS.

Schuneck, aged thirty-hve, had lovers
quarrel at Reading, Penn, which ended by
Schuneck shooting the girl killing her in
stantly. He then shot himself through the
head, inhicting fatal wound.
THE Northern Pacific Express Company's
Office in Chicago, Ill, has been robbed OF
S14, 600. There are conflicting stories as to
how the robbery was done.
PERRY CoNsToCK, well-to-do farmer of
Owasso. Mich. murdered his young wife, at
tempted to kill his adopted son, Oliver, and
then committed suicide.
CHARLES PARROT, a wealthy planter of
cleveland County, Ark, shot and killed
Calvin AMI Thomas HudcA<stone, two other
rich planters, near Orlando, Ark.
THIRTEEN people were out in a boat on
Alachua Lake near Gainesville, Fla, and
the boat capsized. Three Of the party-Mrs.
L. j. Burkheim, Mrs. Burkheims son, aged
three years, and Miss Title Brown-were
drowned. The others chung to the boat and
were rescued.
SECRETARY TRACY revoked the sailing
orders of the United States steamer Essex so
far as they applied to the transportation Of
the body Of the inventor Ericsson to Sweden,
and either the new cruiser Philadelphia or
Admiral Gherardrs flagship Baltimore will
perform that service.
THE President made the following nomi-
nations: Samuel Kimberly, of Virginia, TO
be Secretary Of Legation in the Central
American States and Consul-General of the
United States at Guatemala Ossian Bedell,
Y - ~F% ~, i4a1
States at Fort Erie.
THE President has signed the Silver bill
THE President and Secretary Window
have approved the designs of the new Treas
ury notes provided for by the new Silver
bill. These notes will be of eight different
denominations, as follows: 81, 50, s., so,
$50, $50, 500 and $1,000.
THE Universal Peace Congress was opened
at London, England, by David Dudley Field,
of New y rk.
A LARGE tract of Bavaria is infested with
worms, which are destroying verdure Of all
kinds. Upward of 500 600 pine and fir trees
have been ruined.
THE Government of Salvador declared the
country to be in a state Of siege.
FoRTY-EOUR deaths from cholera have oc-
Cured among the members of a battalion of
Ghoorkas stationed at Dharmsala, in the
Punjab, India.
The floods in Southern Hungary have
caused much damage along the Danube.
Ten persons have been drowned.
THE yacht Marion, of South Boston, Mass,
from Rye Beach to Pigeon Cove, struck 8
rock near Portsmouth, n. H, and was sunk
Three of the crew of four were drowned.
BETWEEN 1900 and 1000 iron workers re-
fused to go to work in the New Jersey Steel
and Iron Mills at Trenton, N. j.. which are
owned by ex-Mayor Abram S. Hewitt, OF
New York city, because of the refusal of the
firm to sign the Amalgamated Iron Work
ers' Association scale of wages and recognize
that labor organization.
Ex-ALDERMAN CHARLES DEMPSEY, the
last of the doodle" Board of Aldermen, of
New York city to return from Canada, gave
himself up and furnished $25, 900 bail for
trial
MISS NANCY GOODRICH, 11Oyears old, died
in Bloomfield, Conn, her birthplace. She
had been in good health and could read with
out spectacles.
THE cloakmakers strike in New York city
ended, compromise having been effected
The losses on account of the strike and lock-
out are estimated to be: 81, 900 to the
cutters, $500 600 to the tailors, $50, 900 to the
contractors, and many hundreds of thousands
of dollars to the twelve firms composing the
Manufacturers Association.
A TERRIFIC thunder and wind storm oc-
CURED at Fairlee, VT, and vicinity. Steam
tug Pearl capsized on Fairlee Pond, and
Captain Frank Brown, aged thirty-three
years, was drowned. The steamer sank.
Other boats were upset.
HUGO BLNDsEE aged fifty, and his two
sons were fatally injured at a railroad cross
ing in Chicago, Ill, while crossing the tracks
in a wagon. The accident was due to the
nagrant stupidity Of a gate keeper.
TIE seven story warehouse Of the Security
Warehouse Company, Of Minneapolis, Mimi,
was destroyed by fire. Loss nearly 81, OOO,-
600.
CROPS in the vicinity of Highland, Glas-
gov and Beiger, Mimi, were completely de-
stroyed by wind and hail. Every chimney
in the town Of Elgin, MINI. was knocked
over
THE Secretary of the Navy ordered the ac-
ceptance of the cruiser Philadelphia.
THE nomination of James j. Peterson. of
West Virginia, TO DE Consul of the United
States at Merida, Mexico, was with lrawn
HERMANN NICHENs. of North Dakota, has