The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-01-21

made his escape.
Edward 7. Lowru, book-k4e2er for
Allen & Co., druggists Cincinnati, wss
arrested on the charge of embezzlipg SI5-
900 from the firm.
A train loaded with 1000 bales of coL
ton caught FIRE near Houston, Texas, ON
the l4th inst, and all the cotton and sew
eral cars were burned.
At San Francisco, Cal, Clement Flint
the ll-year old son of a lawyer, commit
ted suicide. He ran away from school
and feared punishment.
St. Louis was visited by a very destr1e-
tive cyclone on the 18th Much property
was destroyed, and three persons killed
and a number wounded.
Richard Brown, a wealthy iron nau-
ufacturer, has discovered that . bear-
ing his signature, amounting to $4,000,
has been placed in circulation.
Louis Lynch, agent of the United States
Express company at New Bloomfield,
Mo, has fed, leaving a shortage the
amount of which is not known.
The prices of camphor and gum promise
to rise. The German Government is
making gigantic purchases of these articles
for the manufacture of smokeless powder.
Miss Ida Spence, a charming young
lady Of Dayton, Tenn, who was bitten
several weeks ago by a cat suffering
from the rabies, died on the l4th,o hydro-
phobia.
The property of Actress Lily Laagtry
in Salt Lake county, Utah, consisting of
139 acres of land in the southeast quarter,
section 10, is to be sold for taxes by the
county.
Ten tons of molten steel were spilled
in the converter pit at the Illinois Seel
mill in Chicago N Saturday
and three men narrowly escaped
being burned alive.
A New York manager has offered
NJ, Stanley 81, 200 a lecture for
fifty lectures, to be given in this country
next winter. Mr.. Stanley has not as yet
to the offer.
Miss Mary GUSTS Lee, the daughter of
of General Robert E. Lee, who has been
in Paris this winter with Mrs. George
Blanchard at the Hotel Vendome, has
gone to Cairo, Egypt.
Mrs. Gard, who is charged at Ashland,
Wis, with shooting her husband a month
ago, has been arrested. It was claimed
Gard attempted suicide, but he says his
wife did the shooting.
George Vanderbilt, Of New York, is
engaged to Miss Mary, youngest daughter
Of William tombstone, of Georgetown
S. c.. Vanderbilt is said to be .
quiet young man worth $4,000, 900.
This is a case Of Northern money for
Southern beauty.
The Supreme Court Of Alabama de-
that Dick Halves, who murdered
bis wife and two little girls in Birming-
ham, must hang on the 28th of February.
. mob attempted at one time to take
HAYES from jail and hang him, when the
fred on them and killed a number.
The largest whiskey distillery in the
world was burned at Perria, ILL.,, on the
18th inst. The distillery cost $500, 600
and had a capacity Of 10000 bushels Of
corn per day. A hundred thousand gal
.ons of whiskey was burned and the
apurtenances damaged to the extent Of
$685. OO.
Andrew Houston, a noted hunter Of
the Upper Platte Valley, has madea
challenge to the betting COM
He offers to bet his ranch ana
stock against $4,000 that he will, un-
aided, in any one hunting season, kill
fifty grizzly bears in the Elk Mountains
and Medicine Cow range.
Peter Ravens, a Camden On. j. man.
bought a monkey to bring sunshine into
his darkened house. In order to see the
monkey jump he snapped a revolver as
him. A few days later in order to see
Peter jump, the monkey snapped the same
at him. This time it happened
he loaded, and the man got a bullet in
he jaw.
A car containing 4,OO0,O 600 Postal cards
las been lost. II was. sent from Con-
in December bound for Philadelphia
md nothing has been heard from it since.
This is not the first instance Of postal
ards and other mail matter getting lost
or stolen since Mr.. "Moneymaker'
md his bright subordinates took charge
But this is a wholesale job.
A most unfortunate accident occurred
It Huntington, W. Va, on the 18th inst
Rev. J. W. Johnston, pastor of one oftbe
argest Congregational churches in Hunt
ngton and Rev. w. F. Marshall, paster Of
he Episcopal church, were to take the
Royal Arch degree at a Masonic meeting
N that night. The building was built
.snooia11V for Masonic pt1rnocao ord bad