The southern argus., 1891-06-18

THE Campbell cotton mill at Mana
yunk, near Philadelphia, has been de
stroyed by fire. Loss, $40, 900.
! LIE RATIONALE, of Paris, announce,
that M. De Lesseps will be legally
prosecuted for having misled the
| French investors in the Panama canal
project
THE famous crater of the Solfatara.
near Naples, is showing signs of re.
newed activity. This volcano was act.
i've long before Vesuvius was, but for
ages has been nearly extinct.
A WELL known citizen of Riverton.
n. j., states that the fugitive president
of the Keystone bank, Gideon w Marsh,
was seen at that place. Detectives are
running down the clewS
THE Cherol1ees propose to try to make
the hay cutters in the strip paw fifty
cents ton for hay and the cattlemen
one dollar a head tax Both have re-
fused to pay anything and say they
have Us much right there as the Chero-
KEGS.
THREE editors of Quesaltenango.
Guatemala, have been arrested and
loaded with chains for adversely criti-
cising the government They are fed
with bread and water and are COM
PEELED to work on the streets several
hours daily.
JAMES INGRAM, of San Diego, pros
pector, has died of starvation in Alaska
and his body has been devoured by
wolves.
WILLIAM BLANEY has been hanged at
Baltimore, Md, for killing his grand
mother and aunt May 2, 1890
THREE trainmen were killed by
wreck of coal train while coming
down the mountains between LLOYD
vile and Bellwood, Pa.
INVESTIGATIONS into the Bardsley
case at Philadelphia implicated Comp
troller of the Treasury Lacey in having
a lznowlege of the Lucas dcfalcation,
and which he was concerned in conceal
ing. Mr.. Nettleton, assistant secretary
of the treasury, also came in for a
smirching. The revelations caused
much comment
AT Hammonton, n. j., Daniel Cross
and two of his children were killed by
BUSINESS failures (Dun's report) for
the seven days ended juno IL numbered
PA, compared with PAT the previous
week and PIP the corresponding week
of last year.
IHE Germans recently captured by
Turkish brigands and released a few
days ago have arrived at Dresden.
Banker Papa died in consequence of
wounds inflicted by the brigands
JULIO MERzBACHER, South American
agent of the New York Life Insurance |
Co., is said to be defaulter for about |
half million dollars.
The New York Mail and Express
wants the Metropolitan museum opened |
at day break each week morning, SO as
to allow workingmen to visit it and
obviatc the necessity of Sunday open
ing.
Two children of William Stewart
playing with matches in barn at Fos-
toria, o., set the structure on fire and
both of them perished in the flames.
c. MASON MOODY, for eight years
treasurer of Franklin county, Mass.
1as confessed the embezzlemcnt' of
$4,000 of the county funds The money
oss has been made good.
HENRY MILLER, a notorious stage
'obber of Arizona, escaped from his
guards at Casa Grande, Ariz., while the
'f1icers were asleep lie even picked
he pocket of one of the guards
The supreme court of PENNSYLVANIA
lecided that the Philadelphia city coun-
Ills would not have the right to select
he successor to City Treasurer Bards.
ey. Richard G. Oellers is thus ousted
rom the office, and the appointment of
Edwood Wright by Gov. Pattison is