The Washington bee., 1892-07-02
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.

'oo Hihplre Trade League il
SehulnG out protection literature in
England. "
Ihe National Prohibition Convention
convened at Cincinnati on Wednesday
of this week.
lhe warmth of the atmospber,
Matched an egg in Millersburg, Ohio
produce store.
AN insane patient at Elgin, ILL.,, hid
herself under the stairs and remained
there 26O hours without food or drink.
The makers of political banners in
New York report good business which
indicates lively presidential campaign
A. S. Larned, president of the defunct
Admission Savings Bank, at Admission
Ala, has been arrested for embezzle.
ment.
The Detroit religious colony, known a.
the Disciples of the Flying Rail, is go.
ing to pieces since the imprisonment OF
its leader, Prince Michael"
reports from Chickasaw County, Iowa,
indicate that seven persons were killed
and many injured by the cloudbursi
that occurred in that district.
Gertrude Hager and Lizzie Spears,
rival society queens of Lincoln, S. c.,
fought a duel few days ago. Miss Ha.
ger fired five shots at the other.
A. w. Billings, of Chicago, wants ia
bet $40, on Cleveland's election. He
telegraphed Senator Quay, saying he
would take the wager of SO, 900 on Har-
rlson the Senator is reported to have of.
fered.
1t is believed in New York that the up.
turned hull of ship sighted several
hundred miles east of Sandy Hook by
the Dutch Steamship Ocean, is the Nova
Scotlan Steamer Frederick B. Taylor,
and that she was run down and cut in
two by an ocean steamer which also
went to the bottom. 1t is thought this
steamer was the Vega, which is mysteri.
ously missing.
A number of people were taken ser.
iously ill after eating ice cream at the
house of George Woods, at Springfield,
Ohio. None of them will die.
About thirty members of the Second
Baptist Church, of Philadelphia, were
poisoned by eating deviled ham, while
on Sunday school picnic. Twelve is
seriously i'll and one is dead.
Lena Mcmahon, who is one of the
principal witnesses against Foley in the
Port Jervis lynching case. ran away from
home but was caught by her father after
a sixteen-mile chase.
Three documents have been found in
the military archives at Madrid which go
to prove that Columbus was born at a
place called Saona, near Genoa. These
documents confer title of nobility on
Columbus and his son.
The Republican National Committee
met at Washington and, after two ses.
sions, elected the following officers
Chairman, w. j. Campbell, of Illinois /;
vice-chairman, NJ. FL. DeYoung, of Cali
fornia; secretary, Thomas H. Carter, Of
Montana; treasurer, Cornelius N. Bliss,
of New York; sergeant-at-arms, Colonel
III. L. Swords.
A heavy storm swept over many Sec
tions of Pennsylvania Monday. At Viii.
Transport about 200 buildings were dam
aged and several people were hurled
about the street. Much damage was
also done in Lancaster county. A cy-
clone passed north of Greenville, caus.
ing considerable destruction. The storms
took the form of a tornado near Titus.
vile.
Max Clerget was shot and instantly
killed by Edward Divins in Part of the
Court of General Sessions, New York,
Monday. Clerget had just pleaded
guilty to an assault upon Sarah Divins,
the 15-year old sister of Edward, and
was being taken from the room, when
the brother arose in the midst of the
spectators and fired the bullet, striking
Clerget in the breast. Divins was ar
rested.
Lord Salisbury is allowing his friends
to sound the voters on the protection idea.
The mind of Cornelius Vanderbilt has
been seriously affected by the loss of his
eldest son, William H.
Governor Flower, of New York, has
signed a bill which provides heavy
fine for overworking railroad employees.
Ex-Congressman Thomas r. Cobb died
on Thursday at his home in Vincennes,
Indiana, aged 65 years. He was Chair
man of the Committee on Public Lands
in the Forty Congress, and intro
duced the bill forfeiting the lands of rail-
road corporations for non-fulfllment OF
contracts.
The Richmond and Danville Railroad
Company has been placed in the hands
of Receivers F. w. Huidekoper, of Wash
ington, and Reuben Foster, of Baltimore,
being appointed by the Federal Courts.
An Atlanta despatch says it is understood
that this is friendly proceeding, and
that the step is taken for the purpose OF
getting the affairs of the company on
some settled basis.
Terrible Railroad Accident.