Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-03-21
SOME OF THE NEWS.

There has been no lack of startling
and sensational news to fill the long
columns of the daily papers during
the past week.
The burning of portion of the in
sane asylum near Nashville on Frs
day night of last week furnished the
first prominent item. Ten poor de-
mented inmates persisted in the
flames.
The terrible visitation of death up.
on eleven Italians in the parish prison
by the people of New Orleans fuller
details of which we give elsewhere),
has furnished the principal topic of
news and discussion for the week.
This affair has created a prof und
sensation in every civilized country
on the globe, and fears are expressed
that international troubles will grow
out of it between this country and
Italy. 1t is claimed that four Of the
men killed were Italian subjects, but
it is also stated that they were all
registered voters of New Orleans.
Italians in every city of the United
States, and all over the world, are
very much incensed over it, and they
have done good deal of talking
about war. That the state depart
ments of both countries will impure
searchingly into the matter, there is
no doubt; it is but proper that they
should do so, but there will not be
any war, We believe the people of
New. Orleans knew exactly what
they were about, and are able to de-
fend the deed and meet the conse-
quences. Secretary Blaine has already
opened negotiations with Gov. Mich
OILS of Louisiana regarding the matter.
Last Saturday also furnished a long
list of disastrous fires throughout the
United States. Syracuse, N. Y, led
of in the early morning with two
immense CONGREGATIONS, entailing
aggregate losses ola million dollars or
more. a creamery was destroyed at
Buffalo, n. Y, with a loss of 800, 600.
Other fires on the same day were a
window glass factory at FostOria, o.,
loss $4,000; a furniture factory at
Urbana, o., loss $4,000; a wholesale
clothing establishment at Cleveland,
o., loss $15O,OOO.
On Tuesday New York city had
several large fires, with losses aggre-
eating two million dollars. Gin
cinnati had a little blaze the same
day, with loss Of $4,000
Thursdays American contained full
particulars of collision in Gibralta
bay on Tuesday, of the British steam
ship, Utopia, with an ironclad war
vessel. The steamer had 700 Italian
emigrants on board, bound for New
York. 1t went down in a few min
utes after the collision, and about
five hundred of the passengers and
crew were lost.
A tive-story tenement house in
New York burned Wednesday morn
ing, and four persons persisted in the
flames.
The Elizabeth Cordage Works,
Elizabeth, n. j., the largest rope
manufacturing establishment in the
United States, burned Wednesday
The works employed six hundred
people, and the plant was valued al
100000.
The opera house at Joliet, ILL.,, and
county poor house at Saginaw, Mich,
burned Wednesday.
Arthur Dunn, New Orleans at
tOrney, and Frank Waters, a newspa
per man of that city, became involv'
ed in a quarrel Wednesday, over {
discussion of the massacre Of the Ital
ians, Dunn shot Waters twice, inflict
ing wounds from which he died in q
few minutes, and Dunn was in turn
dHupprOuSlV wounded bV his victim