The Greenville times., 1894-09-08
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS II BRIEF.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

Juth, investigating the charges against
Postmaster Malone, of Lancaster, Pa.
of violations Of the civil service law.
The investigation was secret and none
of the details leaked out
BUSINESS men from the southern
states met in convention in Washing
ton, on the 30th, to devise methods for
the investigation and development Of
southern investments and resources.
INTERNAL revenue receipts for the
fiscal year up to the 30th, reached
s54. .000. 900. against SD, ZOO, 600 for the
corresponding period of last year.
VIcE-PREsIDEST STEVENSON arrived
at Sorrento, Me-, on the s0th, where he
will spend the remainder of the sea-
son.
THE authorities of Lake county, Ind. ,
have unearthed the existence of fac
tory for the manufacture of sausage
and dried meat from carcasses of horses.
Two Lake county men are the promot-
ers Of the scheme.
RICHARD McAvoY shot and fatally
wounded George Thomas, at Hartford.
Kas, on the Goth, during a quarrel
over chickens. McAvoy was then shot
three times and almost instantly killed
by Fred Rhodes, brother-in-law of
Thomas.
The Pittsburgh Press club has organ
lied a reception and entertainment
committee for the purpose of looking
after visiting newspaper men during
the coming G. A. K. encampment, the
committee including all of the promi-
nent journalists of the city, and prepa-
rations for entertainment and facilities
for press work will be arranged on an
elaborate scale.
HENRY c. TRESEAR, a farmer. resid-
ing near Holton, Kas., was robbed of
81 900 on public street of Topeka, on
the Soth, by a stranger who played the
gold brick" confidence game on him.
The stranger was promptly arrested by
officers who were watching him
Gov. MCKINLEY and his staff were
rendered grand ovation at lronton.
o., on the 3Oth, fully 1000 people greet
ing his address to the Society OF the
Army of West Virginia. The society
reelected Gen. w. II. Powell, presi-
dent; Hon. L. $. Wilson, secretary.
J. NELSON, of Trout Creek, Mich.
threw dishes at his wife and children
and ended by trying to empty a shot
gun at them. He was arrested, but a
gang of about twenty whitecaps took
him from jail and gave him 100 lashes
on the bare back and left him tied to
tree.
A PosT-oFrIcE inspector arrested Rev.
g. X. Mckinney, postmaster at McKin-
ney, Okla, on the 30th, for alleged
with some registered letters
In his Office. Mckinney lisa well-known
preacher and candidate for the legis-
lature. His arrest has caused sensa-
tion.
GEN. ScuoFIELD issued several army
orders on the 30th, of which the most
pleasing to the army was one which
Increased regimental bands from six
teen to twenty pieces. Army men say
that sixteen pieces are not sufficient to
make a creditable appearance.
L. IL. PARMLEE, of Bergen, n. Y, who
was arrested, on the 2sth, on charge
Of transacting a fraudulent business
and released on bail, committed suicide.
on the Both, by throwing himself in
front of the west-bound st. Louis ex-
press. He was 90 years old
JUDGE JonN T.. HANNA, the oldest
lawyer in Ohio, died at his
home in McConnellsville, on the 30th.
He was in his ninetieth year. and had
been an active politician since 1870, and
had held many Offices. the last being
postmaster under Cleveland's first ad-
THOMAS RYAN and Ed Weaver, coun-
terfeiters, were arrested in Windsor,
Ont. on the 30th. A search of their
apartments revealed molds for coming
dollars and quarters, a guam
tity of metal, a melting pot and other
necessary for making spu-
rious coin.
Mrs. WILLIAM THoRP, wife of mer-
chant of Carnegie, Pa, returning from
a trip to Europe, died suddenly of heart
disease while the ship was in mid
ocean. Her death and subsequent bur
ial at sea caused her daughter Etta's
mind to give way.
DUNN WILLIAMS, an Ohio farmer. sud
denly became insane, on the 3lst. while
visiting the state capitol at Columbus
and leaped through a window, falling
upon a stone tagged court. He is
fatally injured.
AT Fort Wayne, Ind, on the 3lst,
c. J. Hamlins wonderful PAGER, Robert
j., was sent against his record of 2:o4L,
and finished the mile in 2:O3s4, the
greatest record in the history of light
harness pacing.
FAILURES for the week ended the
31st were 1888 in the United States.
against 356 last year, and 40 in Canada,
against 30 last year.
1T is asserted by interested persons
that the new tariff law has DESTROYED
the beet sugar industry in Nebraska,
loss of several millions of
dollars.
MAJ. o. L. PRuDEs. assistant private
secretary to the president, left Wash
ington, on the 3lst, for three weeks
in Wayne county, Pa
THE big steamer City of Cleveland,
with l,60O excursionists from
O., to Put-in-Bay, ran at
full speed on North Bass reef. Lake
Erie, during heavy fog on the 1st.
After several hours delay her passen-
gers were taken off by other vessels.