Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-02-05
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.
CURRENT EVENTS OF THE DAY
EPIToMIZED.
A Concise Review for the Week OF
Doings from all Over the
World.

In is said the Georgia Farmers Alliance u
out OF politics.
J. j. MERRIAM has been elected mayer of
Chattanooga to succeed Jcha Hart, deceased.
THIS Democrats ami Republicans Of tho
Illinois Legislature have compromised all
contested election cases,
AT Lake City, Fla, A. A Ross, agent Of
the Southern Express Company, was as
ssulted in his Office by an unknown ulan and
robbed Of $500
AT Washington, the case % Chas. e Gin
caid for the killing OF cxCongressmsn raul-
bee, OF Kentucky, has been set for trial March
10th
THE Secretary OF the Navy has asked the
House that an appropriation OF $500 900 be
made In addition to the amount already APP
propriated for the construction Of the dry
dock at Port Royal. 5. c.
THE North Carolina legislature has passed
bill authorizing the Governor to drive oys-
ter pirates out of North Carolina waters, and
has telegraphed To Governor Tillman Of
South Carolina, asking the loan Of cannon
for the purpose.
THOUSANDS Of young fish fell at Nashville
during rain storm.
VAN NORWICH Bros. paper mill was
burned at Appleton, Wis, loss Sl75 900, in
surauce $40, 600.
LIEUT.. EMORY II. FAUNr, in the employ o.
the United States in Africa, died at Banana
Congo recently.
shot and killed his wife He was crazy about
ehgion.
Ex-ADUTANT GENERAL NJ. L. BoNHAM, OF
South Carolina, has paid up his shortage
5,52S, and goes free.
THE strikers on the Chicago and Erie have
agreed to return to work. Scott, the dis
charged operator, will not be reinstated.
In fire at Jersey City Chief Engineer H
E Farrier, of the fire department, and an.
other fireman were killed by an explosion.
AT Cole City, Ga, a convict who escaped
was recaptured by being run down with
bloodhounds. Five minutes after the capture
the man died of exhaustion.
NEAR Leadvale, Tenn, Capt. c G. Dunn
young man named Will Moore The son OF
the murdered man then fatally shot young
Moore
AT Richmond, Ind, j. A. Woods, attend
ant in an insane asylum, was convicted o.
involuntarily manslaughter. in kicking Il
death L. j. Blount and given twenty on,
Years in the penitentiary.
The London Press Association anponncas
that the report that Mr. Gladstone intended
TO retire is unfounded
The Milwaukee aud st. Paul strike is ended
The strikers executive committee has Az.
clared the strike off.
THE schooner Minnie and Gussie, from New
YORK Tor Norfolk was sunk in a collisjon
with the steamer Macedonia, Off Delaware
cape. One man was drowned.
BosToN delegation, against the free
coinage OF silver, is in Washington DESTROYS
OF getting hearing before the coinage com
mittee.
The Senate has confirmed the nomination
of f. w. Collins United States marshal for
the Southern district of Mississippi, and r.
q. Wilcox postmaster OF Clarksvills, Tenn.
E. I. MOORE, late president of the PEOPLES
bank at Fayetteville, who was arrested Mon.
eay evening, charged with embezzling over
S1O6, 600 Of the bank, waived examination
And was bound over to appear at the United
States circuit court in Raleigh next June
YELLOWSTONE KIT is said to be a financial
and physical wreck in Meridian, Miss
MOODY has withdrawn from the race for
United States Senator in South Dakota