The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-03-18
GENERAL NEWS.

| The blizzard in the North West the
last part of last week was very destruc-
tive, many were injured or killed, and
| a large amount of damage was done.
! At Duluth the damage was estimated al
100000. At the town of Badger, Ia, q
man was blown from a wagon, and had
his neck broken, killing him instantly.
Near Willow City, n. D., lady and a
| boy started at about $50 p. N. to go to
the house of a neighbOr, which was
about One-half mile from their home.
| Though it was quite light, they lost
! their way; and, when they were found,
the woman was dead, and the boy so
badly frozen that it was feared for some
time that he would die. Reports from
the wheat regions of the North West
! also state that winter wheat was badly
damaged by the cold and blizzard.
The house occupied by NJ. Benoist,
the Paris magistrate who sentenced the
st. Dennis Anarchist, has been blown
up by dynamite. He was not injured,
but other members of the family re-
ceived trivial wounds.
Among the Indians to the west of
Chihuahua, Mexico, belief in WITCH
craft is general, and for a number OF
years an old woman has held tho
Indians CT that locality in great fear by
her alleged powers over life and death,
and was accused of eating young chill
dren. When the woman WAS known to
be away from her house party of men
went there aud found horrible evidences
that she had indeed INDUCED in meals
of children's flesh. There were not only
the bones to be seen but partly eaten
child WAS also found. When she re-
turned she was burned at the stake,
and the people ate small particles of her
bo1y in order to keep of any evils that
might befall them for killing her.
Last week an explosion occurred in n
cOlliery near Chartered, which resulted
in considerable loss of life.
Senator Hill has refused to answer a
letter addressed to him by Congress-
man Harter, asking him to define his
position on the free coinage of silver.
When interviewed on the question re-
Gently by "A Washington correspondent
he said: ~ will pay no attention what
ever to Harter's letter" "He Is merely
seeking cheap nOtoriety and l do not
propose TO help him. He has twice adj
dressed communications to members Of
the Senate and has each time been
snubbed. "Now 1 happen to be the
target for Mr.. Harter's third literary
effort, and it will give me much pleas
ure to add one more snub, which this
new member is pilling upon himself"
A sentence was recently rendered at
the Old Bailey, London, which will
probably result in the expulsion OF
George WoodgAte Hasting, member for
the east or Broomsgrove division OF
Worcestershire, from the House OF
Commons. 1t was a sentence to five
years penal servitude on his plea OF
guilty to the charge of misappropriat-
ing the sum of 5000 pounds. He is &c
years old.
Geo. II. Daniels, General Passenger
Agent Of the New York Central Rail-
road, has sent the following Dispatch To
0. w. Ruggles, General Passenger
Agent OF the Michigan Central: "There
are at present stranded in this city up
wards OF 300 colored citizens from the |
State of Arkansas, that have been landed |
here in destitute condition by the rail /
roads leading into New York from that /
territory. They claim to he on their |
way to Liberia. The only c0mmunica-
ton with Liberia is by sailing vessels,
The capacity for transportation on which
Toes not exceed from thirty to fifty