The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-04-23

Two YOUNG ladies', daughters of
Richard Kaufman, n prominent farm
er, and married lady were drowned
at Nevada, Mo-, by the upsctting of a
boat.
Two EXPRESS trains on the Lake
Shore road collided at Kipton, o., and
six postal clerks, two engineers and
one fireman were killed.
Mrs. FRANK II. HYDE, of Sioux Falls,
S. d., killed her two children and then
took her own life. She left note say
ing she feared they were growing in
sane.
FLAME. at Little Rock, Ark, de-
stroyed the wholesale dry goods house
| of Gus Blass G. Co, and the stores of
| B Levinson, wholesale liquors, and A.
Kuttner, millinery. Total loss, $500, 900.
BURGLARS stole jewclry valued at
$4,000 from the store of Lcgrand jack
son at Norwalk, Conn.
SAMUEL CLARK fatally shot his wife
and then himself. at their home in
Brooklyn, N Y.
The receipts from internal revenue
for the month of March amounted to
Sl1, ,557, 759, as follows: Spirits. Sc, 9l5,-
672; tobacco, S24S2. 775: fermcnted
liquors, 1927, 10s: olcomargarine, Sl54,-
602; miscellaneous, S47, ,542.
OK board a steamer in New York
Charles Ommecier shot and killed
Louise Orneclier and then killed him
self No cause was known for the deed.
Mrs. GEORGE MURPHY, of Leo, Ind,
shot and instantly killed her 5-ycar-old
daughter. Mrs. Murphy was insane.
AT the leading clcaring-houses in the
United States the exchanges during the
week ended on the 18th aggregated
81, l42, 723, 2G3, against Sl,079, 0jG, 933 the
previous week. As compared with the
corresponding week of 1890 the decrease
amounted to 0.3.
CHARLES CokEFAIR and Thomas
Dobson, both living near Crawfords-
vile, Ind, committed suicide.
THE percentages of the clubs in the
American baseball association for the
week ended on the 18th were: Bos-
ton, IA: Louisville, roo: st. Louis,
.GGG: Baltimore, 40; Washington, 42S;
Columbus, ,333; Cincinnati, 3OO Ath-
letic, .2S5.
THE official census of the city of Fort
Wayne, Ind, is 3j.393
THE celebrated case of Mrs. Myra
Clark Gaines against the city of New
Orleans has been compromised and her
heirs receive $500. 900 in the settlement.
In the canal at brighton Beach. Ind,
George Hardy, a boy, and Mrs. Ollie
Sells, were drowned by the capsiaing
of boat.
Prominent wealthy persons of New
hn lp nf a
fund of 500, 900 To be donated to the
unmarried daughters of the late Gen.
Sherman.
THE visible supply OF grain in the
United States on the 20th was: Wheat,
-, 1856, 10d bushels; corn, 2,23S, S37 bush
els: oats, 2,5Os, Ar bushels.
AT lioboken, n. j., Angelo Gaboth
killed his mothcr-in-law, dangerously
wounded his fathcr-in-law, and was
then shot dead by the sons of his vic
Tins
A PARTY of mountanccrs rode into Il
tanbark camp near lockwood, Tenn,
and shot and killed six negroes and
wounded ten.
A YOUNG couple who registered at the
Grand Union hotel in New York as p.
Bertrand and wife were found dead in
their room, locked in each others arms,
having committed suicide by inhaling
gas through rubber tubes
DURING quarrel at I|alicrtown, Pa,
Herman Nelson shot and killed John
Van Coy and fatally wounded Walter
Woodward.
DURING quarrel at Oldtown, Md,
John Lutman shot and killed one man,
fatally wounded another and then shot
and killed himself.
A SLIGHT shock of earthquake was
felt at st. George, L. r.
EMPLOYEES of the Kentucky Union
railroad and mountuinccrs whom the
road owed for timber destroyed 25
miles of the track
The Wisconsin State baseball league,
consisting of Green Bay, Marinette,
Oconto, Appleton, Oshkosh and Fond
du Lac, has been organized.
SECRETARY GIBSON, of the whisky
trust, was indicted by the United States
grand jury in Chicago for conspiracy.
SEVERAL Villages on the lower St
Lawrence river have been flooded by
high water and great loss and incon-
venience caused.
By premature explosion of giant
powder at Norristown, Pa, two Italian
workmen were killed.
IT was reported that gold had been
found along Sage creek in Piebacb
county, S. ID.
SIX acres of land over the Black Dia-
mond mine at Luzerne, Pa, sunk In upon
the workings and many buildings We're
ruined.
In runaway accident at Merlin
vile, O., William Bolles and his two
small children We're killed.
JouN JOYCE, of Spring Valley, MINI.
tr G to cross bridge ahead of train
on a bet. lie was caught and mangleG
to death.
TEN persons at the home of e. H.
Amsdcn in Shclbyville, Ind, were made
deathly sick by eating canned peaches
HEAVY rains have fallen throughout
Nebraska and small grain was up and
growing finely.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
GEN. KnHoURN KNOX, governor OF
the national soldiers home near Mil
waulkee, died suddenly at the home
aged 40 years.
McKINsEY ALEXANDER, aged q years,
died in Sebastian county, Ark, from
the bite of spider.
CHARLES MATTEsoN, senior justice on
the supreme bench of Rhode Island,
has been elected by the legislature &c