The state herald., 1891-09-18
THE WORLD At LARGE.

was drowned.
Duke Raibor OF Germany, in view
OF tho bud harvests, has remitted two
thirds OF the rents OF the tenants on
his estates.
A party OF 100 prominent geologists
are making tour OF the West in pur-
suit OF further facts about their fav-
orite science.
1t is claimed that slavery is rec
ognized In the Samoan Islands and
that there is likely to be another
civil war there soon.
The Pennsylvania Iron Works Mt
Lancaster, have been resumed after
ten weeks suspension. Employment
Is given to 800 hands,
The man who Is accused OF starting
the disastrous fire in Quebec last week
came near being lynched. He was
after insurance money.
a futile attempt to wreck u train
was made in Indiana the other day.
The engineer stopped before running
against the obstruction,
Secretary Blaine and family will
probably leave Bar Harbor Saturday,
the 10th, for Augusta, where they ex-
pect TO remain about month.
A Moscow correspondent says that
the distress is greater and more wide
spread than was at first supposed,
and that the worst is still to come.
The largest dog In tho world, :. ST.
Bernard named Lord Butte, arrived in
New York from England. He is ,hir-
ty-six inches high, weighs 2i7 pounds
and cost 1890.
Steamship City of New York urriv-
ed at Queenstown on the Sth, and has
made the quickest eustern passage.
Time five days, twenty-five hours and
twenty minutes.
Elaborate invitations are out for
the banquet to celebrate the opening
OF the tunnel between Canada and the
United States, beneath the Detroit
river at Port Huron.
In Chicago deal has been COM
ple,cd consolidating all the type foun-
dries in the United States except
two in Chicago. The trust will rep
resent capital OF $4,000, 900.
Bob" lngersoll wants the Worlds
Fair open on Sunday. He says: "l'm
against the Sabbath day us observed
by the church. and we want to de-
stroy that day. Its u pest day."
Panic in the Novelty theatre. New
York. was caused on Monday by the
falling OF some scenery. The cool
conduct OF the actors prevented dis
astrcus stampede Of the audience.
A baggage master on the Boston Il
Maine railroad has been detected
breaking open trunks and stealing
diamonds, His wife tried to wear
them all and gave him away thereby.
The state board OF assessors OF In
diana have caused some excitement
among railroad and other corpora
tions by raising their assessments
nearly $50 per cent. over that OF
1890.
In receiving French Catholic the
pope made Il declaration in favor OF
the French republic. and expressed
his belief that the restoration OF the
monarchy in France was quite impos-
sible.
The pastor Of tho Highland Park
Baptist church In Chattanooga has
been dismissed for heresy and Sab
bath breaking. He worked on Sun
day and observed Saturday as the
Sabbath.
The Hungarian gov ernment has is
sued circular to the effect that the
postal bureau will in future refuse TO
deliver prospectuses or other docu-
ments sent out by the emigration
agencies.
Lord Esmae Stewart Gordon. broth
er of the Marquis OF Hun,lcy and heir
to the marqulsatc, has been declared
bankrupt He has unsecured debts
to the amount OF ssl, 800 and his as
sets are placed at 1850.
Advices from Beth chem, Pennsyl-
vania. say that Cornelius Reagan. an
iron founder. has hiccoughed himself
TO death. He began six weeks ago,
and has tasted ever since for relief.
The attack was caused by hernia.
AT Cummingsvlllc, near Atchison.
Kansas, Homer ritmnn and Henry
Cloafctter fought listic duel for /,
girl last week. They fought until both
were exhausted, and haa to be hauled
home. Now the girl has discarded
both OF them.
Ninety OF the 10 destitute Jewish
refugees who arrived nt Montreal by
tho steamer Oregon few DAYS ago
have been dispatched to the United
States and Western Canada. One
Jewish citizen has subscribed $500
for their relief.
Special Treasury Agent General
Grosyenor Is meeting with success In
enrolling Irish exhibits for the Chicn.
go fair. Merchants of Dublin, Bel.
fast. Cork and Waterford nrc second.
ing his efforts. and u ilac display from
ireland Is promised.
The physicians In attendance upon
Cardinal Manning have ordered hin,
to cease work, and 1, Is announced
that the pope will shortly appoint a
coadjutor. Cardinal Manning ls now
about 80 years OF age. His episcopal
jubilee was celebrated June s. 1890.
Enormous sacks have placed In the
kaznn cathedral, ut st. Petersburg.
for the receipt Of scraps OF food. which
will be sent 10 the famine districts
and distributed. Somcpcces OF bread
not larger thpn n radish. which had
been ,oustcd by the contributors, were
found among the donations.
Thomas Montgomery. n wcll-,o.do
farmer, while returning home from
Tamaron, Illinois. ut night. was
stopped by man armed with n knife.
The hlghwayman demanded Mr..
Montgomcry's money, when the latter
sprang from his wagon and sc'zIng
bOurd uttackpl tha rnfliup Lliit,..