Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-03-28


disaster at Nottingham, Penn, by which
eight men were killed by an explosion of gas.
have entered suits against the Lehigh and
Wilkesbarre Coal Company for damages az
gregating 100000.
BARNEY" MARTIN, Deputy Commissioner
ofPublic Works, but formerly Under Sheriff.
Custodian of the Registers Office Walsh, an
ex-deputy sheriff, Deputy Sheriff Young and
four others, all of New York city, were in
dicted by the Grand Jury for bribery. They
were arrested and held in 80, 900 bail.
ST. PATRICK's DAY was more widely OBJ
served in New York city by the many Irish
and Irish-American civic and military or
CARNATIONS than it has been in many years.
THE twelve-year-old son of S. D. Cham
bers of Hot Springs, \. c., accidentally sho
and killed his motne
THREE desperadoes who had escaped from
jail in Del Norte, Col, were pursued TO the
mountains and shot by deputy sheriff.
Mr.. AND MRS. F. AUGUST CARLL, of Aus
tin, Mimi, were burned to death in their
residence which took fire.
NOMINATIONS of United States Consuls by
the President: William S. Preston, of New
York, at Cognac: James 5. Kellogg, of
Louisiana. at Stettin. Alfred w. Street, of
New York, at Coaticook; Samuel B. Zeigler,
of Iowa, at Aix-la-C hapelle; James S. d
Danforth, of Pennsylvania, at Verviers and
Lege. Daniel Lake, of Brooklyn, has been
nominated for Marshal for the Eastern Dis
trict of New York
THE President announced that number
of official receptions and State dinners would
be given during April, to take the place of
those omitted early in the year by reason of
the bereavements in the families of Secre-
taries Blaine and Tracy.
A FIRE broke out III the village of Gampel,
Switzerland, and before the flames could be
controlled three-fourths of the village was
destroyed. Many persons were injured and
great damage was done.
THE German Government has given an
enormous order for smokeless powder, to be
Immediately executed at the Rothwell fac
tory.
Two artillery officers were arrested in st.
Petersburg Russia, accused of being
Nihilsts.
In a collision between two trains on the
Marianao Railway, Cuba, nine persons were
injured
THE British Consul at Mozambique raised
the British flag over the Shire district of
Africa and saluted it. The Portuguese Gov
eminent has protested.
W. JOHNSON Brown, of Bromfeld, Mass,
while at work in a sawmill, was caught by
the carriage and drawn upon the saw. which
cut him completely through lengthwisa.
A CAvE-IN took place at Packer colliery
near Shenandoah, Penn, resulting in the
death of two miners.
ADvICEs from Porto Rico, West Indies,
report the loss of the brig L. Staples OF Bos-
ton together with her cargo.
THE large dry goods house of Pardee, Mills
& Co., at Peoria, H., has been destroyed by
fire. The loss is about $780, 600.
THE old State capitol of Georgia at Allan
ia was sold at public auction to Joel Hart for
1926, 500.
Ex-STATE TREASURER holland, of Mis-
souri,, was arrested, and gave bail to answer
a charge of embezzlement.
THE bill adopted by the House Worlds
Fair Committee authorizes the President to
issue his proclamation and invitation to for
eign nations only after Chicago shall have
raised guarantee fund of $40, 900, 900 in such
form as to be satisfactory to the President
THE Grand Jury of the District of Column
bia has brought in Indictment against
Charles E. Kincaid for the murder of Will
lam P Taulbee.
ABOUT fifty delegates from German-Ameri-
can societies in various parts OF the country
met in conference at Washington to agree
upon some form of protest against the vari-
MS bills for restricting Immigration.
YELLOW fever is raging at Campinas, Bra
zil, with large and increasing death rate.
AN earthquake shock was experienced at
Bonn, Germany.