The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-01-21
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

The announcement n made that the
so-called Anarchist congress will con-
vene ut Alicante, Spain, during 1891.
The Surplus in the treasury to day, fu-
GLIDING subsidiary coin, is $57,57l, $40,
against shout $S2, 900, 900 on January J.,
1890.
The Bureau Of American Republics
has received advices of the almost total
failure Of the coffee crop in Java which
Is estimated al only about sixtsen per
cent. of former annual averages.
On the Russian frontier packs Of
wolves are moving southwark, driven
by stress Of weather to warmer lati-
tudes in search of prey. Large hurting
parties have set out to destroy thems
An explosion Of redamp occurred The
other day in the Trinity pit nsar
Ostrau, Poland. Fifteen bodies have
been taken out of the pit and twenty
four men are missing and are supposed
to have persisted.
Alexander Kinglake, the celebrated
English historian, particularly famous
as the author of the "History Of the
Crimean War;" is dead.
August Benedum, one Of the best
known bank note engravers in this
country, died of consumption at his
home m New York City, recently.
James Biggs the sole survivor OF the
Mcclure expedition for the rescue Of
Sir John Franklin, has Just died in Lon
don.
DIR. Bors, of Kaschau, Hungary, has
discovered remarkable cure for diph-
liberia. He has been using it in his pri-
vate practice for some time, and reports
that only two and half per cent. Of the
cases treated proved fatal.
A citizen Of Vienna named PiIIwax,
and three guides, recently performed
the remarkable feat of ascending the
Gross GloclOner-the famous peak of
the Corinthian Alps-in temperature
of twenty three degrees centigrade:
Statistics just published concerning
Portuguese finances are of alarming
character. The debt OF Portugal has
increased 400 pereen in the past f1rty
years, and the government expenses
have increased 50Gper cent. ThesBve-
nue. has only trebled meantime and tine
annual deficit has become fourteen
times greater than at the beginning; Of
the period named!
Government expenditures during tire
past six, months aggregated in round
numbers $2O0,OOO,COO, or twenty-five
millions more than expenditures during
the corresponding months Of 1889.
The miners employed at the Marmet
mines, Raymond City, w. Va, have
struck for one-fourth of a cent advance
A stubborn fight is, anticipated, but the
men declare they are able to stand a.
long siege.
Internal revenue, receipts during the
past six months aggregated $75, 022, 1856,
but are likely to fail little short of
that during the last half Of the fiscal
year. but for the entire year are likely
to reach $l47, OOO,OOOa
Admiral Mason ST. Cooper, of the Hay
ten navy, the eldest son Of Rear Adj
miral George H. Cooper. of the United
States navy, died at erysipelas at his
home in Brooklyn, N. Y, the other day,
aged forty-three years.
Business failures, occurring through
! out the country during the past seven
days number for the United States 81
and for Canada 81, or total of 34S, as
compared with a ttJtal of 1913 last week
and 404 previous,toa the last. For the
corresponding week of last year the fig
/ ures were 1872.
Lord Salisbury is reported to lave
sent assurances,to Ottawa that there is
no change in the status of the Behring
Sea question, and will not be until the
/ United States consent to arbitration;
that in the meantime the British sub,
jects will continue to be protected in
lawful pursuits
The steamers Eaithwait Hall and
Carvline De Massey collided in the En-,
glish Channel the other night and the
:, latter vessel sank. No lives were lost
n. j.. Pennington the air ship. inven-
tor is preparing papers for libel suit
against the st. Louis Globe Democrat
Pennington claims he is damaged Sl00,
600.
Thomas Geoghan was fatally shot BY
policeman Jones in New York City the
night, while attempting to rescue /,
prisoner from the officer. Geoghar
fred two shots at the officer before Tn,
latter used his weapon.
Two men, negro and white man
were lynched in Neshabec County, Miss.
recently, for robbery. They held up NJ
old colored woman, robbed and beat hel
brutality. A mob followed themtvent,
miles and hanged them.
The bay between Odessa and tn
Black Sea is converted into q vast ic,
field sixty miles long. The ice is six fee
thick and all navigation is suspended
The weather all through Southern Rus
STA is phenomenally sold.
! The anti-Parnellites are very anxiou
ON the subject of fands, being pinche
: for resources even for ordinary ez
penses, while the evicted tenants are al
lowed to shift as best they may at thi
trying period of the year.
At New York notice 0f appeal ha
: been fled from the Supreme Court i
the suit of George II. Tilden against tn
executors of late Samuel J. Tilden fo
the construction of the Tilden trus
clause, which the court held invalid.
The French Monarchists are endea,
oring to persuade the Vatican to put
stop to the growing movement of tn
French clergy toward the republic, hu
the Pope refuses to take any steps /