The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-01-08

tion Of domestic mail matter and directing the
Secretary Of tho Treasury TO print fractional
currency Of the United States to the amount Of
SO,OOOO. Adjourned to the 9th.
MIR. MCCONNELL Rep), OF Idaho, took the
oath Of Onloe us Senator In the Senate on the
5th The elections bill was displaced and the
financial bill taken up in It's stead ana dis.
cussed. The apportionment bill was reported
back from the census committee without
amendment. In the House bills we're intro
duced providing for carrying rourth-class- anil
matter at the same rates charged third class
mail matter and subiccting Treasury notes,
National bank currency and United States
notes to State and local taxation The bill for
apublic building at Danville, Ill., was passed.
DOMESTIC.
THERE were 1O.9O7 business failures
in the United States during the year
$780, against o,Ss2 in 1889. The total
liabilities were S1S0,O0O, 900, against
Sl4S, 900, 900 in 1850.
THE losses by fire in the United States
for the year 1890 were SlOs, Az ,Go4,
against Sl43, ,0O2, $40 in 1889.
DURING the year 1890 there were 1O2
legal executions in the United States,
against 9S in 1889. The number of
lynchings we're 1926, against 179 the pre-
y
TIE Thermometer registered go de-
grees below zero at Fairfield Me-, on
the 3lst ult.
A BARN on r. NJ. Patrick's farm near
Marengo, ILL.,, was burned, and ninety
nine head of cows pcrishcd in the flames.
THE house of Scott Thompson (col
orcd) near Bayboro, n. c., was burned
during the absence of himself and wife,
and their five children and two grand
children pcrished in the flames.
THE Wallace County Bank at Abilene,
Kan, closed its doors with liabilities of
$4,000 and assets of $50, 900.
STATISTICS show that 81, ,503 stecrage
passengers were landed at New York
during 1870, against 3l5,222 during the
year 1889. There were 90 ls9 cabin pas
scngcrs landed, against 90, $50 in 1889.
CRAaED by jealousy and excessive
drinking Leo Klein, of Chicago, "a years
old fatally shot his wife and then killed
himself.
Two STRIKE and his band of hostile
Indians broke away from the Pine
Ridge agency on the 3lst ult. and start
ed for the Bad Lands.
FoUR men were instantly killed and
three fatally hurt by the explosion of a
blast near Leroy, n. Y.
a CYCLONE at Keachi, La, destroyed
the Masonic hall, the post-ottice and
several stores.
The Peoples National Bank at Fay
etteville, \. c., closed its doors with
liabilities of 500, 900: assets unknown.
THE number of suicides in the United
States during the year 1890 was 2,640,
against 2,92i in the year 1889 The
number of murders was 1920, against
3,jG1 during the previous year.
PETER BREZEpINE, of Litchtield, KY,
explored the Cave of One Hundred
Domcs. located near Mammoth cave, in
Kentucky, and claimed to have dis
covered the mummiticd bodies of 2,00C
persons.
THE new portion of the Clinton On.
W prison was burned, causing loss
of 10000
FLAMES among business houses al
Augusta, Ga, caused a loss of 500, 900
DURING 1890 Colorado mines produced
$40 ssl 33i, divided as follows: Silver
so go, ,oO6; gold, Si,512, 1856; lead, ST.,
lN the United States the buSincS,
failures during the seven days ended OF
the I'd numbered 34S, against 333 the
preceding week and 322 the correspond
| ing week last year.
Two SHOCKS of earthquake were eX
pcrienccd in San Francisco on the I'd
| Tall buildings rocked and books were
| thrown from shelves. The shock wa:
general all over the State.
The supply of wool in the United
| States was figured at 92,Sl9,sS2 pounds
against 0S 2S4, ,659 pounds on January l,
| 1890.
BURING the year 1890 the deaths were
reported of As members and eX-mem
bers of Congress, 70 journalists and o.
| ccntenarians.
AN engine on the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad collidcd with coal train at Par
kGrsburg, w. Va, fatally injuring tiv,
men.
FIVE men were instantly killed by
the bursting of a cylinder head on tn,
towboat Annie Roberts at Ports
mouth, O.
| A FIRE on Broadway, New York, de
stroyed block of buildings, including
the Fifth Avenue and Prof. Hermann
theaters. Total loss, $500, 900
DURING a wind-storm at Abilene
Kan, the roof of one of the Episcopa
churches was blown away, number o
houses were unroofed and others wer
blown off their foundations.
CHIEF Justice BLECKLEY decided "a
Atlanta, Ga, that religious demomna
tions must sell their churches, if neces
sary, to pay their pastors.
IT was reported on the ed that in
slIirmish with Indians at Grass creek
in Nebraska, fourteen soldiers and tw,
Indians were killed. 1t was said tina
General Miles had hemmed in the In
dians near Pine Ridge agency, in Soutf
Dakota, and they would have to fgh
or surrender.
The report of the building depart
ment shows that $50, 900, 900 were invest
ed in new buildings in Chicago in 1890
Mrs. GEORGE Balm, who lived nea
Irwin, Pa, drowned herself in a wei
on the I'd. Her daughter recently be
came insane and her husband died in
mad-house.