Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1894-05-17
CURRENT EVENTS
tpitomized in Paragraphs, Giving the
Cream Of the General News.

registration under The extended Geary
law shows 105, 800 registrations.
Gen. Anvelino Carereo. who was
President of Peru from 1886 to 1890,
has been again elected to that office.
Whitley, the negro who murdered
Policeman Moran in Charlotte, N. c.,
two years ago, has been captured at
Jacksonville, Fla.
Komodore KelIy's Koxeyites kom.
menced their voyage down the river
from Runnels, Iowa, at 10 O'Clock,
Thursday morning.
| Hon. Geo. P. Raney, chief Justice
of the supreme court of Florida, has
resigned, having been on the bench
nearly twelve. years.
Donaldson CafIrey has been elected
by the Louisiana Legislature to the
United States senate for the long term
beginning March 5, 1895.
-Four stores and their contents, in.
Guiding the postoffice and all mail mat
ter and property, were burned at Or
lando, Fla, last Wednesday.
A bin has been introduced in the
Ohio legislature appropriating $3.50 to
pay the expenses of removing Galvin's
division of Coxeyites from the Ba,li-
more II Ohio train at Mt. Sterling.
The colored Methodist conference,
now in session at Memphis, Tenn,
elected two bishops. The choice fell
upon S. S. Williams of Louisville aud
E, Cottrell of Dyersbnrg, Tenn.
Twenty-three of Galvin's common
wealers We're arrested at Elrod sand
carried to Pittsburg, Pa, aud locked
up, They had boarded and taken
possession of an eastbound Baltimore
and Ohio freight train.
Justice w. w. Mansfield, of the
supreme court of Arkansas, has re-
signed on account of age and bad
health, and the governor has appoint
ed Judge James K. Riddick of Greene
county to succeed him.
James Wolf, governor of the Chic.
asaw Nation, has been indicted by
grand jary of his countrymen ON the
charge of embezzling a large amount
of annuity funds that should have
been distributed per capita.
Chairman Wilson of the ways and
means committee, has returned to
Washington. He goes to Charleston,
w. Va, for weeks rest from the
fatigue of his long journey, before
resuming his duties in congress.
1t is said that 100000 will be dis.
tribnted during the present month in
the town of Dyer. Gibson county,
Tenn, and vicinity from the sale of
Strawberries. Seven car loads were
shipped in one day recently.
A SON of Hon. E. w. Butt, of
Blairsville, Ga, seven years of age,
while the wagon In which he was rid
ing was going down a steep hill, fell
in front of the wheels. When picked
up it was found that his skull was
fractured.
A cyclone struck Dalton, Ohio,
Thursday evening. Many houses
were unroofed, some wrecked and the
streets left full of debris. Lightning
and rain accompanied the storm and
one man was struck and killed by the
electric fluid.
Little Tom Marchman, 10 years
old, the little son of w. B. Marchman,
was drowned in little TalIapoosa river
at kingsbury's bridge, near Carroll
ton, Ga. He was bathing in the river
with other boys and, getting beyond
his depth, drowned before help could
reach him.
At Percy, Washington county, Miss.
jim and Ed Sherrard were involved ir
quarrel with some negroes, wher
Mr.. Kirby N. Parish, having beer
called in as peaccmaker, was abused
by Sherrard and upon his resentini
the abuse Sherrard shot and killed
him.
When the oyster season begins al
Biloxi, Miss, people come every fal
from Baltimore to work through the
season, and return at its close. 800
of these oyster openers went north OF
Louisville and Nashville train tn
other day. They are described as
tough looking set, nearly all foreign
crs who can only jabber a littl
English.
The department of state at Wash
ington, ID. c., has received from Mr.
DartIeman Of the United States lega
ton at Caracas, Venezuela, the follow
ing cable message: s'Earthquake Oh
2oth April destroyed cities of Eguid,
ana Merdo and several villages. Los
Of life said to be heavy. Assistance
wonld be appreciated"
The house committee on labor, af-
Ter hearing Coxey. decided by vot
Of seven to two, two members no
voting, to report resolution for
Joint investie by special com
inittce of the senate and house, of tn
Coxcy movement and the depresse,
condition of labor in general. 1t
said that there will be minority +,
i port.
{ The Baltimore and Ohio and South
western express, leaving Cincinna
at r. m, was held up near Wye
; ming by about twenty tramp
: They boarded the train and Above
: it 10 proceed, the terrified passenger