The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-02-06


ing to Grimsby, Eng, is fortnight
overdue at her home port, and it is be-
lieved that she has foundered with
nine men.
THE Chinese government has decided
to found a school for marine engineers
with view to discarding the European
officers of the Chinese feet
A PHILADELPHIA g. READING coal en-
gine blew up at Newcastle near St
Clair, Schuylkill county, forty miles
north of Reading the other morning.
Five men were instantly killed, the en-
gineer, David Zeigler, Fireman N. Baul,
and Jacob Turner, Jack Wintergreen
and Henry Sands, brakemen The
bodies were horribly mangled. One
has not yet been found.
THE suits fled against the estate of
the late Senator Plumb, of Kansas, was
the topic of conversation at Washing
ton recently. The amounts involved
are S347, 296.75 and $4,000. The first
was for stock in a Virginia railroad and
the second was money due for over
drafts on the American Security &
Trust Co. 1t was thought the suits
testimony taken.
IT is practically decided that no more
sky-scraper structures can be erected
in Chicago. A subcommittee of the
city council voted to recommend that
permits be issued for new buildings not
exceeding 100 feet in height. The
maximum, too, will only be allowed on
the wider thoroughfares, or wherc the
highest stories are set back so as not
to interfere with light and air on tn,
street surface.
IT was generally thought at Denver,
Col, that the state supreme court
would favorably decide DIR. Graves
motion for new trial.
GEN. RAUM appeared before a sub
committee of the house appropriation
committee on the 2Sth and asked for an
appropriation for pensions for the next
fiscal year of $144, $50, 900.
Dun & Co. report business larger in
volume, but lower in range of prices
The western cities all seemed to be do
ing well. Increases were numerous
among the clearings of the larger trade
centers for the week. =.
FRANZ SCHNEIDER and his wife have
been convicted in Vienna of the mur-
ders of eight servant girls.
THE Colorado supreme court has
granted stay of proceedings to DIR.
| Graves and the date of his execution
for poisoning Mrs Barnaby is now
very uncertain.
CATTLE and horses in northern Idaho
are reported to be suffering greatly as
the result of the deep SHOWS.
FIRE the other night burned a whole
business block in Jeanette, Pa The
loss on the block burned was $65, 600.
In a collision near Mahoney City, Pa,
between an express and an accommo
dation train one engineer was killed
and five men injured.
MUCH excitement has been caused a
Creede, Col, by the finding in the Jack
pot claim ore bearing 22O ounces O
silver to the ton. There is great rusf
for location.
SUCCI, the faster, on the goth aban
doned his attempt to go without fooC
for fifty-two days. 1t was announced
that he had tasted to within few
hours of forty-four days. He presented
a most shocking appearance.
SIX negroes were killed the other day
by an explosion at Rush Run, Fayettt
county, w. Va. The negroes were en-
gagged in blasting rock in order to put
up a tipple for the Redash Coal Co
The blast failed to go off aud the mel
went back and began drilling again il
the same holes.
ONE man was killed and two other
injured in a collision between freigh
trains near Dewitt, N. Y, the othe
morning. Six cars wore ruined.