Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-05-25
LATER NEWS.

EUGENE BRADY, a maniac, killed HE
mother, aged sixty-nvc, at Albany, N. Y, and
attempted to kill four other persons. With
knives in his hands he ran wildly about tho
streets cutting right and left, assaultinS
every one he met.
FRosr over New York state and Massa-
chusetts damaged fruit beds and strawbor-
ries. Ice formed at Monticello, N. Y.
A SUCCESSFUL test of armor plato for tho
Monadnock Puritan and Maine was made at
tho Bethlehem (Penn.l Iron Company'S
proving ground.
BISHOP LIrrLEJouN's twcnty-flfth anniver-
sary of his office was held In the Cathedral
in Garden City, Long Island, N. Y, and the
presentation of the pastoral stan was Il most
imposing affair.
THE eighth Brooklyn Handicap, n milo and
a quarter worth 81, 900 to the winnor, $4,000
to the second horse and $1,000 to tho third was
run over the Gravesend IN. Y.) raco course,
in the presence Of over thirty thousand poo
pie. 1t was won by Fred Fosters four-ycar-
old chestnut colt, DR.. Rice, ridden by Fred
Taral, with Byron McClelland's three-yoar-
by A. Clayton, second, and Oneck Stables
bay colt Sir Walter, ridden by Doggett, third.
The time was 2.07H.
JACOB S. CoxEY, tho originator Of tho
Commonweal, was nominated at Canton by
the Populists for Congress from tho Eight
eenth Ohio District.
JUDGE MILLER denied tho motion for
new trial In tho cases of Coxey, Browne and
Jones, the Commonwcalers, and ordered tho
defendants to appear for sentence.
THE excess of Government expenditures
over receipts for the ten and half months
OF tho fiscal year to date is 100000 600, the
round figures standing Receipts, $257 ,OOO,-
900 expenditures, 1927 900, 900.
TAILOR DOVES bullet proof armor was
subject to further tests, a few days siuce, ut
Spandau, Germany, with satisfactory re-
suits.
The Brazilian Congress unanimously ap-
proved President Peixoto's action IN sever
ing diplomatic relations with Brazil it was
believed in Lisbon that the trouble would DO
amicably settled.
THE levy of an extra assessment of S525
in Philadelphia by the Supreme Council OF
the Order of Tonti was followed by an ap-
plication there for the appointment OF re-
ceiver for the Order. The compliments al
lege that in a year henco the obligations OF
the Order will amount to about 81 BOO, ,OO0
and that its assets will not exceed 81, ,OOO, 900.
Tue pavilions and other buildings oI
Jones's Woods, u pleasure resort in New
York City, and three blocks OF surrounding
houses were burned and fifty horses roasted
to death. causing a possible loss OF over
800, 900.
Two men were killed and two hurt by a
cave-in in the Owensburg Qnd.) tunnel.
The Naval Inspection Board severely criti-
cised the equipment of the new cruiser
Marblehead.
CHARGES that money was offered by n
LOBBYIST to Senators Kyle and Hunton fot
their votes on the Tariff bill may be- investi
| gated.
CouSr PARATY, Portuguese Minister to
Brazil, turned over the archives OF his lega-
tion TO the British Minister in Rio Janeiro
AMBASSADOR BAYARD intlmated 20 thu
British Government the desire Of tho Al
mnistratlon to withdraw from tho Samoan
| agreeemnt.
The United States Consul-General, Will
lam Hayden Edwards, died at Berlin, Ger
many. of brain fever. He leaves widow
IL -,,1a -
| Potsdam. Mr.. Edwards was appointed iron
Ohio, and had been for almost seventeen
| vears in the service of the State Department