The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1892-12-29

room bY some one unknown.
The continued prevalence of cholera
In Europe excitcs apprehension In ad-
ministration circles in Washington and
the conviction is forced upon govern
ment officials that, Us predicted by
many scientists, the disease will reap
pear with increasing violence In the
spring. -
ONE of the witnesses In the Surratt
trial, an ex-policemhn named Lloyd,
whose testimony connected Mrs. Sur.
ratt with President Lincolns nssassina.
ton, died In Washington, aged 6s years.
THOMAS b. CABrEH, chief of the secret
service bureau, prediJts that the coun.
try will be flooded with bogus worlds
fair souvenir CONS
MRs. JAMES PRtcE ~ Thurman, O.,
aged 40 years, vasceafned to death by
her clothing catching fire from stove.
OVER 1000 miles of railway track
were laid In the United States during
the past year.
A VERY distinct earthquake shock
was felt at Seymour, Ind,
EDWARD II. HALtrNasR, the negro
who murdered his white mistress,
Mary Patterson, April &, 1891, was
hanged in the county Jail at Jerrey
City, N. /.
DRUNKEN indians engaged In q fieht
at Barker, Mimi, and during the fracas
John Launtery and his sod were shot
dead.
ROBERT II. KuEHNERT, an attorney at
Cincinnati for building associations, Sc
cured $40, 500 by fraud and fed.
THE entire plant of the Home bleach
and dye works at Valley Falls, r l.,
was destroyed by fire. the loss being
slUo, 1oO
WHILE fooliua with n fr,in s,ippossd
to be unloaded Henry Grover, of New
Haven, Ind, shot and killed his two
little brothers.
A QUEER bridal couple Registered at d
hotel Id benison, lex, as Mr.. and Mrs
Friday. The bridegroom lost his left
leg, right arm and right eye in the con-
federate service, while the bride is
minus her left arm and limps on cork
leg,
A STOCK train was wrecked at Gales
burg, H., and eight men were injured
and a number of cattle were killed.
EXCHANGES amounting to sl,5l2,26t,-
277 were reported by the ieadihg clear.
Ing houses in the United States during
the seven days ended on the 2Sd, gainst
1885, 1873, 210 the previous seven days.
As compared with the corresponding
week of 1891 the increase was 243.
The press of the upper peninsula has
started movement in favor of making
that part of Michigan separate state.
SUSAN PORTER, the fasting woman ut
Burlington, Me-, died after going fifty-
two days without food and she drank
nothing but two cups of tea all that
time.
ALBERT WHITAKER, for fourteen
years librarian of the mercantile IL
missed for cmbeEsling $l,a2o.
BUSINESS failures to the Humber of
8Ol occurred in the On tied States in
the seven days ended on the a3d,
against 3O4 the preceding week and
335 for the corresponding time last
year.
THE Chicago express on the Santa Fe
road was derailed near Halstead, Col,
md twentvaohe passengers were in
iured, two fatally
GhoRdE AUsTkAw and his sod, OF Lig-
ohicr, Pa, were struck by train near
Bradenville and fatally injured.
MARTIN A. RIrcHIE, a'wcalthy farm
er residing a few miles north of Litch-
field, ILL.,, was swindled out of IS, 900 in
thrce.card monte game.
A SANTA FE train was wrecked near
La Junta, Col. and eight empty Pull.
man coaches were demolished and
burned.
JOSIAH NJ. FisKE one of the oldest
merchants in New York city and the
oldest director of the American ex-
change national bank, dropped dead in
the bank.
THE renewal Of an old feud over the
location of a country road near Show
homish, Wash, resulted in the murder
of two well-to-do farmers, Foullss and
Smith, by two boys, IA aud IS years of
age, named Lnngston and Robinson.
THE South Carolina legislature has
passed bill providing for state
liquor dispensary with county dispen.
saries, the location of which will he
confined to towns. They will be in
charge of officers elected by state
authorities and only liquors that are
analysed by state chemists and found
pure can be sold They must be sold
in sealed packages and the purchaser
cannot break the seal in dispensary.
FIRE destroyed the Fargusson build
ing in Duluth, Mimi, causing a loss of
tents
THE famous case of Father McGlyun,
of St. Stenben,s church. New York has