The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-01-30
PERSONAL AND GENERAL,

THB telegraph wires forming the
medium Of communication between Lon
Ion and the continental capitals were
prostrated on the night Of the esd.
A HEAVY gale prevailed at Havre,
France, on the 23d. The wind backed
up the water Of the river and the streets
were flooded. Much 'dsmage was'done.
OK the s4th, at an execution at Mont
yomery, Ala, the sheriff cut the rope too
soon, dropping deputy through the trap
with the doomed man.
In the Senate, on the Esd, the cred0n-
dals of VIM. A. Clark and Martin Ma
iinnis as Senators-elect from the State
of Montana were presented by MIR. Vest,
.ead and referred. The four gentlemen
claiming TO be Senators-elect were,
pending the contest, admitted the priv
ileges Of the floor.
NICHOLAS MEYER, Of Chicago, on the
Esd shot his wife dead and then suicid-
ed. Jealousy was the cause.
HENRY WILLIAMS, colored, made a
wager at Hartford, KY, that he could
1rink quart Of whisky in fifteen min
utes. He won the wager, and had a
largely-attended funeral.
In 1904 four silver dollars were coined
by the United States mint. The where
aboutA of three of the four has been
known for years, but the fourth was
missing. Coin collectors valued it at
$500, and few days ago it was found in
the possession of an old Norwegian In
Minnesota, who had 1t stored away in a
stocking. He sold it for $3.50, and the
present owner wants not less than 81, 900.
On the Gath q hurricane swept over
many parts Of Germany, destroying
houses and doing great damage.
IT was reported on the Gath That sold
Hutch" the great Chicago market ma
nipulator, had been robbed by his ''set-
tling boys" of 500, 900. The old gentle
man says the above amount is too large
by at least S97, 900.
On the 24th the erecting and repair
ing shops of the Huntington & Broad
Top railroad, located at Saxton, Bedford
County, Pa, were destroyed by fire, to-
gether with new engine and three coal
cars. The total loss will reach $50, 900.
The shops will be rebuilt at once.
AN explosion Of natural gas in Q
dwelling house at Columbus, o., on tho
evening Of the gath, In which two per-
sons were injured, attracted thousands
of spectators to the spot when second
and more dreadful explosion occurred,
dealing death and destruction on oil
hands. A runaway team attached to Q
heavy ladder-wagon added largely to
the list of killed and wounded.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY TIcHENoR has
informed the Italian Chamber of Com
merce Of New York that no good reason
is perceived for q change in existing
regulations relating to claims for dam
age allowances on green fruits, more
particularly, he says, as their require
tect the revenue from fraudulent dam
age claims.
THE Treasury Department sustained
the collector Of customs at New York in
his ruling that Embroidered linen tia
BILE covers) in which metal forms on ap-
preciable and prominent figure are du-
table at the rate of forty-five par cent.
ad valorem, as manufactures in part OF
metal"
AN undertaking is on foot to ship ex.
port American cattle over q Canadian
road, with shipping point at st. Charles
Bay, Labrador, thus saving two days in
time.
G. M. SMITH is in Jail at Lpeucerbrook,
MINI, for forging the name OF ]. ID.
Gould, deceased, to pension check fol
1000. E
THERE was report In New York
City, on the cath, that firm in Baenos
Avres had failed for D,o9Q,o 900.