The southern argus., 1892-01-07

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GEORGE FREEMAN was found dead in q
cotton patch near Denton, Tex. Deputy
Sheriff j. w Durbin had shot him by
mistake
BoYEL & Sons furniture, the Savan.
nah steam laundry and a dozen small
buildings in Savannah, Ga, have been
burned. The total loss is S6O,O 900.
AN explosion in Dublin castle caused
great excitement in Great Britain and
wild stories were set afloat Later,
however, it was found to be only q
small affair, probably gas
Dun & Co. report the prospects for
the year just opened good, especially
in the west. The grain exports for six
months are $1,000 bushels over the
record
THE business failures of the past
year were the largest on record as to
numbers, but in amount involved did
not exceed 1890.
The interstate commerce commits
sion has decided that the giving of in
ter-state passes to federal and state of.
ficers and legislators is contrary to law.
The Hungarian town of Dorresma
has OF late been the scene Of serious
agrarian riot A crowd of peasants
who assembled in a church to publicly
assert their demands were forciblv
dislodged by troops, and several per-
sons wounded Troops still occupy the
streets.
FIRE in Mesquite, Tex, destroyed
half of the business houses of the town.
WILLIAM DONALD, while skating at
Grand Rapids, Mich, broke through the
ice. Walter Dolaa attempted to rescue
him, and both boys were drowned.
RALPH WARREN, captain of the Prince
ton football team, who had been visit
ing in Washington, disappeared the
other day, but returned to his home in
New York later in daze. Injuries in
the last game probably affected his
mind.
EASTERN building elevator men deny
that trust is being formed.
The United States steamship Alba
tross, which has been engaged survey
ing route for submarine cable be-
tween the United States and the
Sandwich islands, has returned from
Honolulu.
y
ard Oil Co. at Constable Hook n. j.
were burned. = Loss, $500, 900.
A GALE from the northwest, travel |
ing at the rate of fifty miles an hour, |
struck Milwaukee on the night of the |
1st and did great damage to the ship |
ping along the docks. George P. Zeii-
Ter, cigar manufact .rer, while walk |
ing along North Water street. was |
struck by big water tank and instant
~ killed.
NON-UNION men en- route to Texas
from Indiana to take the places of the
Arkansas Pass railroad strikers were
nobbed at Little Ro k, Ark, and their
baggage cut to pieces.
The ak factory of Emery & Water
house at North Monmouth, Me-, was
burned with all its contents Loss
about $50, 900.
FIRE in Toronto, Ont, destroyed thu
building occupied by T. G. Fowler &
20, wholesale carpet and furniture
iealers supplies. Loss, $50, 1000 /
GEORGE ISAAC RICHARDSON, assistant
treasurer of the Montreal Citizens
league, has given instructions to
dessrs Atwater and Mackie to attach
| large sum of money deposited in the
3anque du Peuple by the province of
Quebec lottery, on the ground that the
ottery is illegal.
FIRE which broke out in the Noxon
block in Tenth street, birmingham.
Ala-, destroyed $4,000 worth of
three-fourths covered by In
urancc. The principal losers we're F.
;. jackson and DR.. Joseph c. Smith,
wners Of the building, which was
hree-story brick, covering half
alf block