The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-02-27
DOM MESTIC.


THE formal dedica tion OF the Carnegie
free library at Allegheny City, Pa, took
place on the evening of the Goth, and
the institution was declared open by
President Harrison.
WILLIAM SEELEy HOPKINS was hanged
on the Goth at Bcllcfonte, Pa, for the
murder of his wife and motber-in law
last September. Jacob Schoop and
Thomas j. Cole were hanged at Phila-
delphia, the former for the murder OF
Anton Schilling and the latter for that
of Walter McAllister.
IT was said on the Goth that Jay
Gould had acquired nearly all the coal
fields in the Southwest.
TIE Farmers Cooperative Brother
hood of the United States was incor-
porated at Springfield, ILL.,, on the Goth
with a capital stock of S5O,0O0,0 900. Its
object, as stated, is to do a general farm
ing business, buy and store grain, and
protect the farmers against trusts of all
kinds.
A FIRE on the Goth in Weigcltown, an
Erie pa surburb, destroyed the
Weigel House, tho Oldest and most
noted hotel between Buffalo and Cleve-
land. The landlord, j. G. Rhoades, lost
$1,000 in money in the flames.
j. B KELLY, the man arrested in St.
Louis on suspicion of being implicated
in the murder Of DR.. Cronin, was dis
charged in Chicago on the Goth.
THE two-headed baby which had boon
on exhibition in various museums
throughout the country died at Buffalo,
N. ", on the Goth, one-half expiring
forty-fve minutes before the whole
body became inanimatc.
DURING a storm on the Goth at Car
Isle, o., accompanied by thunder and
lightning, II. II. Gentry, telegraph op-
| orator. had his mustache and the hair
on his head burned off by flash OF
lightning, but was not otherwise in
jured.
THREE-FoURTHs of the village o'
Black River, N. Y, was destroyed by
/ fire on tho Goth.
MRs. MARY A. KELLER obtained ;
Judgment of $780, 900 on the 2lst in {
New York court against Mrs. Sarah j.
Hassett. widow, for the alienation o
her husbands affections.
II. p. PFNcy's store at Donaldsonville
La, was burned on the Goth, and clerl
named Boisac and young colored bo,
perished in the flames.
DURING thunderstorm on the 2ls
Saunders Buckley, Of Jackson, O., ant
his cousin, Miss Letilia Buckley, wer
struck by lightning and fatally burned
THERE were 253 business failures Il
tho United States during the seven day
aJ Otot inc
vious seven days. The total OF failure
in the United States January to dat
is 1888, against 2,4S4 in 1889.
EDWARD EDGETT, aged so years, wa
burned to death on the 2lst in his hous
at Danbury, Conn.
REPORTS of the a1st indicated that tn
wheat crop in Missouri, Kansas an
Ohio was not injured by the recent col
wave.
A FIRE on the 21st destroyed thre
buildings, occupied by as many firms
at Toledo, O., at a total loss OF $3.50, 00(
On the 2lst State Treasurer w.
Hemingway, OF Mississippi, found
be over $3.50, 900 short in his accounts.
POISONED coffee on the 21st rendere
Mrs. j. II. Mcintosh and her daughter
OF flnc GrOVe, We, ViolehIly III. ~ wa
case of attempted murder.
A FIRE on the 21st at Helena, Mont
DESTROYED the Granite block and all tn
records and journals of the Legislature
JOHN KING (colored) was hanged q
the 21st at Osceola, Ark, for the murdt
of Mrs. Warrenton IA widow and hi
two children, boy Of IA and glrl Of
years, in May, 1883. Rev. Henry Dul
can, white minister, was executed
Ozark, Ala, for the murder Of his wifi
A TERRIFIC wind and hail-stor
! passed over Parkersburg, W. Va, q
the 21st, doing thousands Of dollar
worth of damage, and Sandus Buckle
was killed and several other persol
were badly injured.
A sTATIsTICIAN at Boston announce
on the 2lst that 1000, 900 gallons Of ru
were shipped from that city to Afrit
every year.
In an accident on the c1st ne
Suisan, Cal, large number Of railro;
employees were killed and three we
seriously injured.