The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-03-19
ELEVEN of the Italians acquitted Of

prominent citizens OF the city.
TnIRTY-THREE men on the 18th started
on six days walking match in Madi-
son square garden, New York
IN quarrel near Maxes, Ga, Har-
vey Smith (white) and two negroes
named Hatton were killed.
JAMES j. KELLY, John OConncr. W,
II. X. Redmond and Henry harrison;
delegates sent to this country by Mr..
Parnell for the purpose Of Using funds
for the nationalist movement have ar
rived in New York.
FIRE at Fowlerville, Mich, destroyed
the post office, express Office, opera
house and large number of business
blocks and dwellings, causing loss Of
SlO0, 00O
THE United States shiJ Calena and
the brig Nina were wrtslNa off Vine.
yard Haven, Mass. No lives were lost.
THE Window fund of $4,000 for the
family of the late secretary of the
treasury has been completed.
WILLIAM ii. CRAWFORD was hanged
at Decatur, Ill, for the murder of Mrs,
Col. Matthias on the night of August 20
last.
MICHAEL SCHALI. of the banking
firm of Schall & Danncr at York, Pa,
hasfailed and confessed Judgment for
Sl49, 600
OWEN GARRY. aged 60, and his wife,
aged IS. were burned to death in their
home ut Rockford. III.
A FIRE in Syracuse, y. Y. destroyed
Al.
the city, causing n loss of over Sl,OOO,-
900,
IN a wreck on the Reading road at
Mainville, Pa, james Fisher, the en-
gineer, John Wood. the fireman, and
Clinton Harper the brakeman, We're
killed.
HARMON d. KING, administrators of
French, a merchant of Bridgeport,
Conn, has skipped out of town with a
large amount of the funds of the estate.
DURING the two years of the present
administration ended March 4, 1891,
there were 2,754 appointments made of
presidential ,postmaStcrs.
UNDER an act of the Colorado legis-
lature every saloon in Denver was
closed on the 18th
AN S-ycar-old tramp was in the Mem
phis (Tenn.) Jail, He began to travel
when barely 8 years old, and has been
all over the country.
THE visible supply of grain in the
United States on the 10th was: Wheat
%, $50. 124 bushels; corn, ., 100, Ola bush
els; oats, 2,SlG.116 bushels.
THE business portion of Highland, n
Y, was destroyed by fire, the loss be-
ing 100000. A boy was burned tc
death.
In quarrel over grocery bill in
Chicago Dennis Cramer shot and fatally
wounded Frank De lIundt -aisa Erncgt
Fuchs and seriously wounded Johr
Weber.
ACTING SECRETARY NETTLEToN has
issued a warrant for S2,2l3,330S so in
favor of the governor of New York as
payment of all claims in that state
under the direct tax law. This was the
first payment of the kind made.
GEORGE MARTIN shot and killed Mrs
Della Close at Dallas, TEX, because she
refused to marry him, and then took his
own life.
JAMES f.. Tenn, an officer and Frank
Michaels were shot dead while attempt
house at Houston, Tex.
THERE were $1,000 cases OF la grippe
at Minneapolis on the 10th
HARRY HUDSON, who lived near Bish
opvillc, Md, ate half gallon of pea
nuts and won wager lie would prob
ably die.
FREIGHT trains ON the Lake Shore 4
Michigan Southern collided near Soutl
Bend, Ind, causing loss Of $4,000.
AT Coshocton, o., James Clancy, Jr.
cut his own and his wife's throat.
NEAR Coyncrs' Springs, Va. Lula
and Leila Corpege Sisters were killct
by the cars while walking on the track
CHARLES S. GARDINER. wealthy
Chicago lumberman, committed suicide
by shooting while temporarily insane.
AT Newburgh, N. Y. the statue OF
Washington was unveiled and the
tower of liberty on Washington's head
quarters grounds was thrown open tc
the public.
NEAR Mount Sterling, Ky, Mrs. Wig
gington was hanged by Il mob He
husband and sons were charged with
poisoning two persons.
NEAR Charles City, la, Mrs. A. c
Richards became suddenly insane, ros'
from bed and killed her husband with ;
shotgun,
WORK upon the national home fo
printers at Colorado Springs, Col, is t.
begin at once.
CONGRESS at it's last session created I
bureau of immigration, but failed t.
appropriate any money for its mainte
| nance.
NAvIG ALTON on the Illinois river wa
opened on the 10th.