The state chronicle., 1892-12-02
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.


formal recor 'lia,ion has been effected
between Mr. Gladstone and Mr.. LabOu-
chere.
Seventy four lives were lost on the
japanese despatch boat Chisimakan,
which was sunk in the sea of Japan, in
collision with the English steamer
Ravanna.
The fourth inaugural of General Por
firio Diaz as President of Mexico, took
place amid great pomp in the city of
Mexico yesterday morning in the cham
ber of deputies.
The Macon Telegraph. one of the lead
ing democratic papers of Georgia, was
yesterday morning placed in the hands
of A. a Allen, editor in chief, and Mr..
Henry Horne as joint permanent re
celvers
The grand jury resumed its session
yesterday at Taunton, Mass, and began
the examination Of witnesses in the
Borden case. District Attorney Knowlton
stated squarely Yesterday morning that
the last insanity story is all bosh.
Wednesday night the church of St
|
which is visited by tourists from all parts
of the world was destroyed by the
flames. The church was originally
erected in the R)manesque style il
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The Paris Journal Des Debats say!
that cholera has again appeared a
CherboUrg ard that four deaths from tht
disea se occurred there on Tuesday
Many persons are said to be i'll with tn,
disease in Octeville and other places il
the neighborhood.
Robert Olsen, otherwise "Buck," wa
hange1 in the jail yard at Dorchester
n b yesterday morning, for the murde
of Policemen Steadman. AS the blacl
cap was being adjusted "Buck" said t.
the hangman ''iet her 60" ''Buck" ha
left confession with his lawyer whic
will reveal his true name and history 0
his life.
Every indicatson points to the speed
ending of the Lawrenceville, Pa strike
While some Of the leaders talk abon
STAYING out all winter and longer
necessary, it is positively known that
large portion 0f the men have made ap
plication for positions 1t is the genera
impression that the strike will be declare
off by next Saturday.
Prominent business men and railroa
officials of Charleston, S. c., are agitai
ing the question of building grain elt
vator there. Efforts heretofore made t
attract western grain to this port fC
, foreign shipneit will be resumed and r'
doubled ami the accomplishment of tn
scheme now seems more probable than {
: any previous time.
Charley Mitchell, the prize fghte
who was. on October 7, sentenced to tw
months Imprisonment at hard labor ft
brutally assaulting George Salvage, an
who appealed to the county sessions, al
peared in the Bow street police cour
London, to day, and offered to take h
sentence and withdraw his appeal. II
presiding magistrate refused to iuterfer
, and said that Mitchell could surrend
! to the police if he liked, but it would
optional with the police whether th'
would take him in custody. The moti'
for Mitchell's course is that he is afral
of more severe sentence in the session
than that from which he has appealed.
p Rev E II. Colt, pastor of the Wesl
Methodist Episcopal church, colored,
I Charleston, s. G. has resigned and W
join the African Methodist Episcop
f church. In a published card he Civ
f as the reasons for his resignation t
). facts that the negro has no show in t
Methodist Episcopal church principal
on account of his color and that becau
3 color stands as barrier against his pr
). motion. 1t is probable that Colt W
# be followed by other members Of t
a church There are several color
!. churches here belonging to the Meth
d dist Episcopal conference, which is d
tinct from the Methodist EpiscoI
church south and from the Americ
Methodist Episcopal church. 1t is r
by northern Methodists and most Of
- pastors are white men.
IN The regular monthly meeting Of
as New York cham Der of commerce v
D. held yesterday afternoon. About Fl
th members were present. Louis Windm
Of ler offered resolution that nine me
I'd bers of the finance committee should
ID sent to Washington to urge upon the
re peal of the Sherm an act, in view of
le fact that the monetary conference
ut Brussels promised no result.
Ill sentiment of the meeting was ii
by inasmuch as the Brussels con-
ence was supposed to have originated
the chamber of commerce it would
is inadvisable for the chamber 10 go
is record as criticising it, especially bet
" its deliberations were completed.
.n) Windmuller thereupon Withdrew
resolution.