Saint Mary's beacon., 1890-12-04
NEWS IN BRIEF.
From ne Baltimore Sum-
FnrpAY. Noysmber 2s.

GlDAAl 4OfpAS~A 49,
W. X. Hudson, farmer Of Fairlee.
Kent county, was attacked by a col
ored man with fence rail aud bis
brother. stepping In, received the
blow.
The fact that the republicans, IN.
stead Of the democrats. have major
ity Of one in the Wisconsiu Stata
.sl~=ns. A4nny prevent the desnvcfBts
from reapportiOning tbe State.
Senator Vance says be has no doubt
Of his recollection.
The impression isgrowing 10 Wash
ington that Governor Hill will accept
the United States senatcrship from
New York.
The grating Of a dogs bone op the
shin.bone Of boy has proved one Of
the latest successes Of surgery in the
New York hospitals.
The British steamer Falcon was
abandoned 10 a sinking condition by
captain and crew. comprising sixteen
persons, who we're rescued aud taken
to Philadelphia.
Harry MsplesnQf Fort Wayne Ind,
was detected a few days ago stealing
pair Of shoes Ia twenty minutes
be had been committed for grand
jury action, and 10 forty-6gs minutes
be had began serving a aeptence ins
Jail.
The steamboat T. P. Leathers, Capt.
Wallace Lamb. bound from Lakeport,
Miss, for New 0rleans, was destroyed
by Ere at IL A. M. today near Fort
Adams, Mics. The boat and cargo
are a total loss. The chan bermaid
and four roustabouts, all colored,
were lost. The 7. r. Leathers was
a steru.wheel boat, built in 1885, and
owned by Capt. T. r. Leathers Of this
city. She cost $4,000. was valued
at $50, 900. and insured for 500, 1000
She had $500 bales OF cotton and
considerable other freight on board.
The cotton was insured doubtless iu
this city.
The boiler Of John II. Akers &
Co.'S steam saw-mill at Scotland,
Worth county Ga, exploded this
m6rniDg. killing three men and in-
juring four others. The killed are
Augustus Stinson, Of Angelica. Via,
Thomas Sammons and Adolphus Nc
MILAN. The wounded are John IL.
McPhail. Of Atlanta; Andrew Cox,
William Tompkins. ard James Dam
iels. colored. The boiler was blown
q distance Of seventy.fve yards. Tho
cause Of the explosion is unknown.
SATURDAY. November 20.
Morris G. Mengis. who sued the
p Pennsylvania Steel Company for $780,
600 for the non.delivery Of rails for
the Drum Point Railroad, got a yer.
dict for $l2,50O.
Judge Elias Griswold died in
Brooklyn, N. x.
The @. and o. Canal trustees, hay.
ing complied with the terms OF the
courts, were given possession Of the
canal. They will proceed at once to
restore the canal from Williamsport
to Cumberland.
The new residence Of Francis P. !
Phelps. Jr,. in Dorchester county. was
burned.
John B. Roberts, aged fifty.eight
years. was killed by B. and % train
1t Baldwin's, Station, Cecil county,
Md.
Congressman Mills says the House
will make strong resistance TO rev.
methods if their opponents
resort to them in the coming session.
Four Jersey City ballot. box suffers
have been sentenced to eighteen
months each Of hard lsbor in prison.
An elegant stone residence. pat.
termed after the feudal castles Of the
Old World. sitnated on high hill At
Newton, Conn, and owned by P. |
Lorillard Reynolds, a Scotchman, was
destroyed by FIRE; which caught from
an overheated furnace pipe, early
yesterday morning. Loss Is sstima-
led at not less than 100000.
Hon. James +. Pugh was elected
United States Senator from Alabama
TO succeed himself. II will be his
third term.
The residence Of Francis 2. Phelps, |
Jr., recently erected on a part Of
Eldon farm, Dorchester county, was
burned on Thursday night, with Its
contents. Mr.. Phelpss family are,
visiting in Washington, and be,
having retired, barely escaped from
the burning building in his night
clothes. Forty dollars in cash left
in the pocket Of bis clothing was
burned. The FIRE is supposed to have
been accidental. The building was
partly insured.
In Montgomery County Court, IL
the case Of the State against Greeley 7
Diggs, coIored, charged with the xiii /
ling Of John Harris. colored, at Crop
ley's briek-yard, in June last, BY !
him with a club during 4
! drunken melee, the jury, after being (
but all night, failed to agree. They /
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