The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-01-09

GEORGE FREEMAN was toun1 dead in 8
cotton patch near Denton, Tex. Deputy
Sheriff J. w. Durbin had shot him by
mistake.
BoYEL & Sons, furniture, the Savan-
nah steam laundry and dozen small
buildings in Savannah, Ga, have been
burned The total loss is $50, 900.
AN explosion in Dublin castle caused
great excitement in Great Britain aud
wild stories were set ahoat Later,
however, it was found to be only a
small affair, probably gas
Dun & Co. report the prospects for
the year just opened good, especially
in the west. The grain exports for six
months are 100000 bushels over the
record.
THE business failures Of the past
year were the largest on record as to
numbers, but in amount involved did
not exceed 1890.
THE Interstate commerce commits
sion has decided that the giving of in
ter-state passes to federal and state Of
ficers and legislators is contrary to law.
THE Hungarian town of Dorresma
has of late been the scene of serious
agrarian riot. A crowd of peasants
who assembled in a church to publicly
assert their demands were forcibly
dislodged by troops, and several per-
sons wounded. Troops still occupy the
streets.
FIRE in Mesquite, Tex, destroyed
half of the business houses of the town.
| WILLIAM DONALD, while skating at
Grand Rapids, Mich, broke through the
ice. Walter Dolan attempted to rescue
him, and both boys were drowned.
RALPH WARREN, captain of the Prince
ton football team, who had been visit
ing in Washington, disappeared the
other day, but returned to his home in
New York later in daze. Injuries in
the last game probably affected his
mind
EASTERN building elevator men deny
that trust is being formed.
THE United States steamship Alba
tross, which has been engaged survey
ing a route for a submarine cable be-
tween the United States and the
Sandwich islands, has returned from
| Honolulu.
THE great barrel works of the Stand
ard Oil Co. at Constable Hook, N. j.,
were burned. Loss, $50O,O00.
A GALE from the northwest, travel
ing at the rate of fifty miles an hour,
struck Milwaukee on the night of the
1st and did great damage to the ship
ping along the docks. George P. Zeid-
Ter, cigar manufacturer, while walk
ing along North Water street, was
struck by big water tank and instant
ly killed.
NoN-UNIoN men en- route to Texas
from Indiana to take the places Of the
Arkansas Pass railroad strikers were
mobbed at Little Rock, Ark, and their
ggage cut to pieces
olsaiss'-; A-sa"+owy Nf Emery & Water
parties were rcpcHia,55gT s,.s Me was
delayed
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