, 1891-07-14
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.

Mr.. Surgeons condition continues to
grow worse. A special prayer service was
held in the tabernacle today.
The private banking firm of L. g.
Stark x Co., Oneida, N. Y. suspended
payment yesterday. The amount involved
is over $3.50, 600.
Que hundred delegates attended the
league convention in Limerick Yesterday.
They resolved to adhere to the old pro-
gTamme and old leaders.
A negro festival held at Cedar Hill,
Tenn, Saturday night, Terminated 10 a
drunken brawl. Two negroes were killed
and two others seriously hurt.
The London Standard says Chicago's
worlds fair will be the biggest show on
record and must not be neglected by
British manufacturers and artists.
Dryer has matched Longstrest against
Corrigan's Riley for 81 GOO a side and a
purse OF 5000 to be given by the
Brighton Beach Racing Association.
A United States marshal from Madison,
Wis, is IN Ashland with a large number
o. warrants for the arrest OF parties who
have cut timber OF government lands.
Beginning today. at Americas, Ca. the
alliance will conduct a series of meetings
throughout Georgia, with Jerry Simpson,
Gen. Weaver and Mrs. Lease as speakers.
The Western championship tennis
tournament began at Chicago yesterday
Yesterdays contests were mostly prelimI-
nary. A number of crack players are alb
sent.
a prominent jewelry company OF St.
Louis received a telegram from Chicago
yesterday stating that the watch trust had
gone to pieces under the action OF the
Illinois antitrust,
Berry Hudson. proprietor OF a hotel at
Silverton, Colo. yesterday shot add killed
a girl with whom be was in loye and ia
tally wounded himself. The girl had re-
fused to marry him.
Yesterday, Frank Nacle of Dedham,
Mass, murdered his wife by ~chopping
her head with an axe. He then at
tempted to brain himself with the same
axe, but failed. No cause is known.
The municipal elections at Metz resulted
in the choice of a council composed of
niue Germans and tweDty-three pro-
testants against German denomination of
Alsace Lorraine. The result created a
sensation at Berlin.
The nomination of William Forsythe.
one of the California worlds fair COM
missiOners, to be chief of the horticulture
department of the worlds fair, was finally
rejected Yesterday by the board of
reference and control.
The count of money and bullion in the
treasury consequent on the transfer of the
office from Huston to Nebecker, will be
concluded today. The Representative of
the new treasurer states that every cen
has been accounted for.
At Old Jefferson. Tenn. yesterday.
Prof. John Lloyd was shot snd Instantly
killed. The assassin is supposed to be
Tom Morton, the husband of the muir
dered mans niece, whom Lloyd some
time ago rebukcd for ilitreatiDg his wife.
Bids we're opened In Washington
yesterday for the construction of a number
of large guns for sea coast defense. Only
three bids. were received-the Midvale
steel company. South Boston iron works
and the Bethlehem IRON company, the
latter being the lowest bidder.
First Comptroller Matthews made q
ruling yesterday that the judges and
other officers OF the land court organized
June Is under the provisions of the act
approved March 3, 1891, can receive no
compensation for services until they shall
have been confirmed bv the senate.
A Pioneer Press special from Brainard,
Mimi, says: The body of Pat Ryan,
well known IN this vicinity, was found in
a barn at George Barkley's lumber ranch,
thirty-three miles up the river, cut almost
beyond recognition Fred Ellis, his
Indian wife, and three Indians are under
arrest charged with the crime.
A Pioneer Press special from Kilkenny,
Mimi. SAYS: During a funeral here yes
terday a team drawing a wagon in which
were SIX persons ran away, smashing the
wagon and throwing out the occupants.
Daniel McCauley. AGED 10. and Mrs.
Bailey, aged &C, were probably fatally In
iured. The other four ccupant were
badly hurt.