Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1894-06-14
CURRENT EVENTS
Epitomlzed in Paragraphs, Giving the
Cream Of the General News.

At Horn Lake, Miss, George Nose
ley, a negro, was shot and killed by
r. T. Dodson. The killing is said to
have been in self defense.
II is annnounccd that the assessment
of property for the city Of Chatta-
nooga and county of Hamilton will be 4
millions less this year than last.
Brazil is still having trouble with
insurrectionists in the Province of Rio
Grande Do Sui, and has been com.
PEELED to send reinforcements into the
State of Paranagua.
The Salvadorians have revolution.
lied again and taken unto themselves
new president. The United States
consulate was refuge for foreigners
during the trouble.
The penitentiary board Of control
OF Mississippi has cited VIM. Spain, .
contractor, of Washington county, to
appear and answer to the charge OF
unlawfully shooting convict.
Dallas county. Texas, boasts the
nnest crop of wheat grown in forty
| years. 900, 200 bushels, the CONNER.
cial value of which is $500, 900. The
crop Of last year was 100000.
Ex-Lieut. Gov. q. D. Stands has
been elected to the chair of law in the
University Of Mississippi, to succeed
Hon. A. H. Whitfield recently ap-
pointed associate justice of the su-
preme court.
A fire lasting from to IL O'Clock,
last Saturday evening, ragged through
the lumber yards of DUBUQUE, la
$4,000, 900 feet of lumber went up in
smoke, involving loss Of half q
million dollars.
The California orange crop is re.
ported short on account of late frost.
The total product of southern Califor-
mia is estimated at 10000 car loads,
which is said to be 20 per cent below
the yield of last season.
Gov. Northern, of Georgia has of.
fered reward of 5000 for the arrest.
with proof to convict, of tho person
or persons who attempted to blow up
the houses of w. c. Wall and Rev.
j. H, Fakes Atlanta on May 81.
Dick Girard, negro, was severely
cowhided and run out of Langly
school, Augusta, Ca, by trial Justice
Edison and his son-in-law. The negro
was caught second time peeping
into the private apartment of lady.
Ed Patton, convict employed on
the Wilczinski place, Washington
county, Miss, has been recommended
for meritorious, conduct, He pre-
vented the escape of several convicts,
in doing which he was forced to kill
one.
Cholera is epidemic in Poland. As
Warsaw 4S new cases and 81 death in
twenty-four hours have been reported.
Eighteen cases and nine deaths were
reported at Flock and fourteen cases
and six deaths at other infected
places.
Frank Middleton, the 10 year old
son of Mrs. George Middleton, of Sa-
vannah, Ga, was drowned while bath
ing in the pond at the old water works
of that city. One of his companions
tried to rescue him and YVES nearly
drowned himself.
In the graduating class of the Unit.
ed States naval academy this year, Will
liam Pierce Roberts of Mississippi,
stood first, and Thomas Gaines Rob.
erts, Of Alabama, fourth in class of
"a. u. X. McMorrjs, of Alabama,
was second in the engineer class.
c. s Laundsbery, of Victoria, Tex,
has been arrested on the charge Of
murder committed at Milton, Fla, in
October 1890. He says the murder
was committed while he was on
spree with four others, who have
sworn the crime on him to clear them.
selves.
George Ladd and Newton Laid,
uncle and nephew, of Maury county,
Tenn, meeting in the road last Thurs.
day morning, began shooting at each
other with pistols. Newton was NOR.
tally wounded and George severely.
The cause of the difficulty is unknown
to the public.
The big coal house at West Point,
New York, a structure 200 feet long
by so feet wide, and containing $50
tons OF coal, was burned last Saturday,
with 200 yards Of the elevated rail
road trestle work. The: fire is said to
have been caused by the explosion Of
. barrel Of oil.
Passenger train going west and al
east bound freight on the Georgia Pa
CHIC collided near Nicaiack. 10 miles
west Of Atlanta. Eli Nealy, coloreo
fireman on the freight was killed,
The engines were badly damaged and
three box and one mails car thrown
from the track.
A day or two after the event oul
news columns contained ain account Of
the peculiarly atrocfons murder and
mutilation on the 28th April, near