The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-03-30
NEWS NOTES


The new commercial treaty between
Spain and Portugal has been signed.
1t is thought that the strike in the
clothing trade in New York is newt
able.
Ex-Speaker Reed called at the
White House and paid his respects
to the President.
A deficiency of from $4,000 to
100000 is reported in the treasury
of Perth Amboy, n. j.
Lode Houston, of Bloomfield, KY.
while delirious, shot and killed his
friend, Alley Murphy.
F. The New York city authorities sane
/! toned the building of two more
| bridges over East river.
! An exhibition of Professor Gray's
tslantograph for repr oducing manu-
script by telegraph was made in New
| York.
Chancellor Caprivi's organ declares
that the Reichstag will lie dissolved
| il. April unless the army bill shall be
passed.
A bequest by Francis S. Driscoll,
of New York, for superannuated
Methodist preachers has been declar-.
ed void.
Rev. DR.. T. G. Dashell, rector OF
st. Marks Episcopal Church, Rich
moEd, Va, died III Colon, Panama,
on the 10th.
The United Garment Workers of
New York last night rejected the
terms of the manufacturers and a
lockout will result.
Secretary ofthe Interior Smith will
continue to sign all pension certifi
Gates until the appointment OF a PEN
sion commissioner.
An incendiary fire at Zionsyiiie,
Ind, burned five buildings in the
centre of the town The loss is 81 s.,
600; partially insured.
There are on the file in the Post
office Department more than five
thousand resigna lions of postmas
tiers, many of the fourth class.
The directors OF the Rappahanpock
Valley Agriculture Society indorsed
Col s. Wexford Corbin for assistant
commissioner of agriculture.
The Virginia delegation in Con.
gress will hold caucus to consider
the matter Of recommendation for
federal Offices in their State.
Mayor Ellyson will leave in few
days for New Orleans to make
arrangements for the removal of
Hon. Jefferson Davis's remains to
Richmond
President Cleveland told Reprasen-
tative Springer thatan extra session
of Congress will be called to meet
early in September to pass uew
tariff law.
The House. committee Of the Ten
pessee Legislature ordered that the
Senate try Judge Dubose, Of Mem
phis. on impeachment charges alleg-
ing malfeasance..
The Senate committee on privileges
and elections decided, by vote of
to 4, to give the Senator's appoint
ed Ivy the Governors of the new
States their seats.
The Indianapolis Presbytery re-
jected the report Of the committee Ole
the revision of the Westminster con-
fession of faith after a lengthy and
| spirited debate.
A delegation of business men from
Norfolk and Portsmouth, Va, in
vited the President and Secretary
Herbert to witness the naval review
in Hampton Roads.
Its understood that after the close
of the present general term of the
Supreme Court of the District of
Columbia it will never open again
because of the Jurisdiction of the new
Court of Appeals.
Charles de Lesseps, NJ Baihaut and
NJ. Blondin were convicted of corrup-
ton in connection with the Panama
lottery bonds bill and sentenced in
Paris. De LessePs received one year,
Blondin two years and Baihaut five
years.
The American Express Company
has secured exclusive rights over the
Illinois Central Railroad from Chica
go to New Orleans, replacing the
Southern Express Company from
Cairo southwark, and will assume
control on April l..
David S. Baker, Jr., was nominated
! by the Democrats of Rhode Island
| for Governor. The convention met
| in Providence. A full ticket was
I named, and the party congratulated
on the suspicious opening of Mr..
Cleveland's administration.
Evidence taken by the committee
of the Nebraska Legislature which
inquired into the condition of the
State funds on deposit in the defunct
| Capital National Bank, in which the
State deposited 1885, 900, shows the
bank to be utterly insolyent.
| The Evangelical Baptist Benevo-
lent and Missionary Society, the
owners of the burned fremont
Temple in Boston, will rebuild i'm
mediately. adding two stories to tie
present height of the walls. I he
debt on the temple was $4,000.
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