Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-04-11
LATER NEWS,


" convicted of conspiring to procure fraud
ulent di sorce frem his wife, has been sem
fenced to two months imprisonment and to
pay fine of $500; his son William got four
months and fine of $500 and Joseph Meeks,
their counsel. got one month and $3.50 fine.
A reporter who was discovered hiding il the
room N which the Flack jury were deliber-
ating upon their verdict, was condemned TO
thirty days Imprisonment and the payment
of a $3.50 fine.
THE First Baptist Church, Of Boston,
Mass, has celebrated its 225th anniversary.
AN ex-convict in Newark, n. J., stabbed
two men, killing one and fatally wounding
the other.
CEAUNCEY NJ DEPEw, of New York, Wis
tied Charleston, S. c., and was received by
the Mayor and citizens.
ACCORDING to the latest reports from Louis
vile the actual loss Of life in that city and
its vicinity will not exceed $50 persons. The
total loss of life due to the tornado will
probably be about 300 persons.
VICE-ADMIRAL STEPHEN c. Rowan,
United States Navy (retired), died Of Bright's
disease at Washington, aged eighty-two
years.
THE Presidenthas nominated Alton Angler
of Georgia, Consul at Rheims; Frank D. AL
len, United States Attorney, District Of
Massachusetts, Frank Buchanan, United
States Marshal Eastern District Missouri;
Clarence D. Clark, Associate Justice, Su-
preme Court of Wyoming
id
in favor of Representative Grain in his suit
TO compel the Government to reimburse him
for money lost through the defalcation of
Clerk Silcott.
THE Senate in executive session again dis
cussed the Florida judicial nominations, but
failed TO get a vote on them because of the
lack Of a quorum.
APPLICATION has been made by the nited
States Government for the extradition of W
F. Dickie, forger, in custody at Montreal,
Canada.
THE proposition of the United States dele
gates respecting an international silver coin
and the organization of a monetary conven-
ton was discussed by the Pan-American
Conference.
THE Senate and House Committees on I'm
migration in joint session agreed upon Ellis
Island in New York Harbor as the new i'm
migrant landing station, to take the place Of
Castle Garden.
THROUGHOUT Northern New York and
Vermont the snow was deeper than at any
time during the winter. In some places it
was eighteen inches in depth
CONGRESSMAN DAVID WILDER, of New
York, died at his home in Oneonta, n. Y
STEPHEN BURROWS was killed and Peter
Riley seriously in ured at an explosion in the
metallic cap works at Huntington Valley,
Penn.
EX-JUDGE Downs EDMUNDs died at Cape
May, N. j., aged seventy -seven. He was for
many years a member of the New Jersey
Senate.
GRANT ADsIL, his wife. a two-year-old
child, and a young daughter of Elmore
Thomas attempted to cross Sugar Greek
Ford four miles from Milford, ILL.,, and all
but Mrs Adsil were drowned
STANLEY WILCOX, of Carroll, ILL.,, was ia.
tally shot by his wife. Nothing is known of
the cause Of the crime.
MARYLAND's special legislative committee
reported to Governor Jackson that there is
sufficient proof that Treasurer Archer is a
defaulter. They decided to leave the case to
the Governor for his action.
j. H. CADDALL, Pulaski County VA
Treasurer and President of the Pulaski Ma
tiOnal Bank was murdered and robbed while
on the road between Dublin and his home
SECRETARY NOBLE has issued an order
that chiefs of bureaus and officers in the In
terror Department must obtain leave on
written application before absenting them
selves from Washington.
PRINCE BISMARCK spent with his family,
at Friedrichsruhe, the seventy-ffth anniver-
sary of his birthday, many presents and
congraulatory kilograms were received.