The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-06-29
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LONDON, June 2S.-The Queen has
signed the decree dissolving Parliament.
Mrs. Boutelle, wife of Congressman
Boutelle, died suddenly at Bangor, Me-,
on Monday nigt, of heart failure.
Fire Monday night at Seattle, Wash,
threatened to sweep the town as it did
three years ago, but the progress of the
flames was checked after a loss of a half
million dollars.
The general assembly, of louisiana,
has passed a bill whereby lotteries will
not be allowed in the state after Deem
Der 81, 1892. The act exempts from its
operations the premium bond drawing of
the city.
While Mrs. John Skillman, Of Phillis-
burg, N. j., was playing with a rifle, on
Monday afternoon, the weapon was dis
charged and the ball passed through the
heart of an 11-year-old daughter, killing
her instantly.
C. n. Grandson, president of Benton
college, at Greensboro, colored delegate
at-large to the national prohibition con-
vention, was refused entertainment at
the Gibson house, Cincinnati, yesterday.
lie threatens to sue the management.
The News and Observer says the
North Carolina delegation to the third
party national convention at Omaha,
left Greensboro in a body last night.
Mr.. j. w. Denmark, and Mr.. S. Ohio
Wilson, who are delegates, went up to
Greensboro yesterday evening, and
others passed through.
The Charlotte News says at the office
Of Major Turk everything is hustling
around getting ready for the removal Of
the office from this place to Washington.
The move will be made on the first Of
July. Most of Mr.. Turks force will
follow him to Washington, but some will
go to Atlanta. Charlotte reluctantly
gives up Major Turk and his force.
A man named Odell, at S%ciotoville, o.,
was bitten by a mad dog two months ago.
Yesterday he went mad and commenced
biting trees, posts, and everything he
came to. Near his home he took after a
boy who had been hunting, and while
Odell was gaining On him the boy turned
and fired his rifle. The ball took effect
between the eyes, killing Odell instantly.
A. W. Billings, of Chicago, who owns
all of the street railway lines in Memphis,
has offered to wager $4,000 that Cleve-
land will be elected and that he will carry
New York, Illinois and Wisconsin by
large pluralties. Mr.. Billings has heard
that Senator Quay made the remark after
hearing the result of the Chicago con
vention that he would wager $4,000 that
Harrison would be reelected. He has
telegraphed the Pennsylvania senator to
put up.
News has just reached S~partanburg of
a most diabolical crime committed at
Gaffney, s.. c. w. G. Carpenters little
girl, 10 years old, was'given carbolic acid
by her nurse, a negro girl named Millie
Brown. The girl was veXed with Mrs.
Carpenter and took this means of vent.
ing her spleen. The unfortunate child
died shortly after the most terrible suf-
fering. The girl was carried to Spartan
burg and committed to jail. She con-
fessed her guilt.
The News and Observer says: An in
stitute similar to the Kelley institute at
Greensboro is to be established in Raleigh.
DR.. Palmer, recently of the Kelley insti-
tute of Greensboro, has arrived here and
will in a few days establish the Biddell
institute for the cure of drunkenness.
The method of treatment is said to be
similar to that Of the Kelley and the gold
fluid is used. Three patients for the
treatment have already applied and the
institute will be in operation at an early
date.
The Charlotte News says: A horrible
tragedy occurred about nine miles from
Lumberton last Monday, which resulted
in the serious, if not fatal, injury of a
family of five children, age from one to
nine years. Frank Meares returned from
town about noon, where he had been
shopping, and finding his wife sick in
bed, seized a ~scantling and began to beat
his children, declaring his intention to kill
them all. Mrs. Meares seized her infant
and fled from the house, but not before
he had dealt the latter one or two blows.
lie came to town and is now in custody.
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