Daily Texarkana Democrat. (Texarkana, Ark.) 1890-1894, 1892-07-26
THc LATEST NEWS.

Cleveland, O., had the worst Storm
of the season.
Vanderb It's yacht A!va was sunk
in col ision off Nantucket.
Carrolton, Mo-. had 100000 fire,
in which many business houses were
burned.
A masked mob at Redding, Cal.
lynched two RuggIes brothers, stage
robbers.
The corn crop of Western Kansas is
reported by Wichita grainmen as al
most totally lost.
Grasshopprrs have appeared in Ari-
zo"a and in some parts have eaten up
ever! thing green.
Vast zinc discoveries have been
made on the Ouachita River near the
oil wells, not far from Denison, Tex.
There were thirty prostrations
from heat at Louisville, Ky, yester-
day. Rev. Geo. Smith of Trinity
Episcopal Church being among them.
Mrs. Jane Lit'le, aged II, was bur
led yesterday at Dixon, ~. For
many years she was the Only female
Master Mason in America.
Vienna papers publish a telegram
that mosque at y Alexandria, in Egg pit,
fell, killing hundreds of worshippers.
General Manager Hays met the
Poet Laureate of Michigan" anu ac-'
ceptcd his service for the advertising
department.
The Wabash and Missouri and Kan
sas and Eastern roads are fighting for
a right-oT-way at St. Charles, Mo-, and
the NJ. X. & +. has captured Wabash
work train.
The Senate will attempt to delay
the confirmation of Judge Shiras for
the Supreme Court until after cleo
ton.
CAMDEN, July 25.-Rev. Mellard, a
prominent minister, in attempting to
lump from an Iron Mountain train this
morning to street crossing in this
city. was thrown down and painfully
injured. Ills left leg was broken and
other injuries sustained.
J. w. Arlington, student of the
Little Rock Commercial College, was
drowned Saturday morning in Bayou
Meto, near Jacksonville. He was fish
ing with several other gentlemen and
became entangled in a net. His COM
panions hardly realized what had hap
pened until the poor fellow had sunk
for the last time.
PrrrsBURG, July 26.-Mr. t'rick
passed a comfortable night, and is
resting easy this morning, Secretary
Lovejoy said this morning up till 3
O'Clock Mr.. Prick did well, and at that
hour was sleeping. He awoke refresh
ed about s o'clock and YVES feeling
much better. Physicians fear no di-
rect danger from the wounds them
selves, but of course fear the compli-
cations which may follow. We hope
for the best. They think sure that he
will recover
A dispatch from Batesville last
night, says about the Congressional
Convention now in session there;
When the convention assembled this
morning lard County changed her
seven votes from Brundidge to Neil
her second choice, on the 649th bal
lot Clebulne also left Drundidge
and voted for Neil, making his vote
thirty-tlve and leaving him only four
votes Of the nomination. During the
day Baxter County left Crockett aud
voted for Fletcher, aud Monroe left
Crockett and voted for Brundidge
Half of Cleburnes vote has since gone
back to Brundidge. The 753rd bal
lot, Just taken, stands: Neill 3S
Brundidge, IL; Crockett 81; Fletcher
| 10.
NASHVILLE, ARK, July 25.--The
Grand Jury of Sewer County indict.
ed S. M. Edwards, citizen of that
county. last week for the crime of as.
sault with intent to commit rape, his
stepdaughter being the object of his
damnable purpose. When the Sheriff
of the county went to his residence
on Friday, with warrant for his ar
rest, he found that Edwards had gone
beyond the jurisdiction of earthly
courts. He was found dead, an
empty shotgun at his side, and his
head literally blown to pieces. A
string was tied TO his toe, the other
end of which was fastened to the trig'
ger of the gun. This tells the story