The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-02-20
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A BARREL floating iuthe river miles
below Nashville, TenL, was broken
open and found TO conhin the remains
of man.
THE empress Of Gerna6y is suffering
from influenza.
PREsIDENT-ELECT JOIN MCCALL has
notified the directors of the New York
Life Insurance Co. that he will accept
the Office provided he b.given full and
absolute control. The natter is being
considered.
The annual eneampmnt of the Mas.
sachusetts department, q A. R., began
at fremont Temple, Boston, on the
10th.
EssIE AND GEoReIINA CRIswELr,
aged respectively IA and 18 years,
daughters of Williah Criswell, a
wealthy citizen Of Wheeling, w. Va,
were run down and kilhd by a train
on the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, on
the 10th. Essie stumbled and fell be-
fore the on-rushing Locomotive, and her
sister, returning to her assistance,
also stumbled and was Struck by the
cowcatcher and killed. Essie was cut
in two by the wheels.
The verdict of the jur! in the case Of
James G. Wymar, msyor of Allie
ghenY, Pa, charged With extortion,
was handed in on the 11h. The mayor
was found guilty on twdcounts.
The senate in secret session, on the
10th, confirmed the domination of
William M. Grinnell, of New York, to
be third assistant secretay of state.
A COAL famine is threltened in Lon
don, owing to e strike among the coal
| porters.
THE duke and duchessof Teck with
Princess May arrived atpsborme house,
on the 1lth, on a visit tothe queen.
Col. JAMES AUGUSTUS GRANT, G. B.,
c. s. l., the African trWeler, died at
Nairn, Scotland, on the Elth.
TwoMEN held up Freslo (Cal. street
car at late hour on tn, night of the
10th, and robbed the driver of all his
change, amounting to about five dollars.
A passenger who put his had out of a
window to see what was gsing on, was
shot and probably fatally wounded by
one of the robbers.
THE trial of ex-Mayor Pearson. of AL.
legheny City, Pa, ON thecharge of EN-.
bezzlement of commitment fees, ended
abruptly, on the 18th, the prosecution
being unable to producethe necessaly Y
evidence to prove their case. The jury,
after few minutes deIberation, re.
turned verdict of ''n6 guilty." the
county to pay the costs.
DESPITE the refusal of Mai anc
Mrs. H!argreaves to prosecute Mrs. Os
borne, the Bow-street (London) magis
trate, on the 12th, committed her fol
trial on a charge of perjury.
Col PETER H. ALLABACH, of Wash
ington, chief of the capitol police. anG
hero of both the Mexican war and
the war of the rebellion, died on the
night of the 18th.
URUGUAY has not been affected BY
the disturbance on the Brazilian from
tier. The report of the revolt of gar
rison at Montevideo ia wholly un
founded.
The presidency of the New Yorl
Life Insurance Co. was offeUed to ex
President Cleveland and declined.
THE attempt to negotiate treaty O
commerce between Italy and Switzer
land has failed.
A BOMB was exploded in front of the
Spanish consulate in Lisbon on tn,
18th. No damage was done, but tn
shock caused much alarm in the city
The outrage is attributed to sympa
thizers with the Spanish anarchists.
THERE is a rumor in Paris that tn
Russian general, Won Hafsord, who
reported to have committed suicide a
the Hotel. du Louvre, recently, wa
really shot by nihilists.