The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-03-31
TELEGRAPHIC FLASHES.

State Republican convention will be
held in this city August 80.
HARRISBURG, Pa, March 3O.-The
board of pardons has recommended par
dons for Abe Buzzard, the notorious
Welsh mountain outlaw and James S.
DUNCAN, wrecker of the Bank OF Amer
lea, Philadelphia.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, March 3O.-F.
Porterield, cashier of the suspended
Commercial National Bank of this city,
was arrested yesterday afternoon on
charges Of perjury and making false
statements to the treasury department
New York, March 3O.-The Phila-
delphia, Admiral Gherardi's flagship:
baltimore, Yorktown, Vesuvius and the
torpedo boat Cushing sailed this morn
ing for the naval rendt zvous at lamp
ton Roads.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, March 3O.-Mike
Chambers, in Jail here, has confessed
That he is the man who murdered Fred
ROTTERDAM some months ago at Hunts
vile, Tenn. The sheriff Of Scott
county, Tenn, is here to-day to take
him back.
LIVERPOOL, March 3o.-OGeers of the
White Star Steamship Company regard
as hoax the message found in a bottle
on the beach at Ocean View, Va, pur
porting to have an account of the de-
struction at sea Of tho White Star
steamship Naronic, which sailed from
Liverpool February II FOR Now York.
WASHINGTON, March 3O.-Comptroller
Hepburn said this afternoon that he
would appoint receiver for the Com.
mercial National Bank OF Nashville,
Tenn. The failure, that at first seemed
small. has since grown to larger proper
tions and will exceed in amount $500, 900.
PARIS, March 5O.-The grea Ter part
OF the arsenal In Lilo was burned to-
day. All the apparatus used In charging
cartridges and melinite shells was dc.
stroyed. Loss, one million francs.
LONDON, March 3O.-In tho house OF
commons this evening Gladstone moved
that after Easter the government bust
ness has precedence. The motion was
opposed by tho liberals and several
amendments were offered, but voted
down. The discussion was carried to
such length that the government moved
and carried closure. The vote on Glad.
stones motion was 1863 to rs.
PRovIScBrowN, Mass, March 3d.
The fishing schooner Ada X. Damon
lost six men Tuesday. They were set
ting travis from dories when snow
obOi III ~ bn0u lTOu Wow anu tnCV
were not seen again.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 3O.-Fire
started in the Forest City Varnish Com
panys works at the Quincy street cross
ing Ct the Cleveland and Pittsburg rail-
Infiammable materials in the building
burned with such rapidity that the
escape Of employees was attended with
much difficulty. Two men persisted in
the flames, and perhaps more.
NEW YORK, March 3O-The canal
boat Edward Hayes, lying at the foot of
East 37th street, was crushed and sunk
at two o'clock this morning. David
Williams and the three-months.oid
child Of Captain Carman were drowned.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, March 3O.-The
Chattanooga team to-day again defeated
the Chicago club, the score being to 3,
in holly contested game. Chattanooga
scored two each In the second and ninth
innings. Chicago scored one each in
the fifth and seventh
MOBILE, March 30.-Mobile, 4; Pitts
burg, s; batteries, Daniels and frost
Ehret and Stencil.
THOMSON, Ga, March 3O.-Thos.. T..
Watson has abandoned his contest for
the seat OF Major j. c. G. Black in the
next Congress.
ATLANTA, Ga, March 3O.-Cleveland
Q. Atlanta, s. Batteries: Cuppy and
Conner; Keenan, and Dixon.
CHARLESTON, March 80 Charleston,
5. Augusta, 3. Batteries: Killen and
Sudgen; German, Frank and Wilson.
ATLANTA, March 3O.-Dr. IL. C.
llornaday, the well.known Baptis
pre- acher OF this city, died at Montezama
to day.
THE WEATHER.