Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-08-10
THE NEWS.

A NJ Glasgow. an old Virginia planter
died suddenly at his home on Smiths river,
Va.-Carl Hoffman, wealthy farmer, OF
Fairfield. near Wilkesbarre, Pa, committed
suicide by swallowing dose OF paris green.
- Mrs Emma Magrath, the wife OF Editor
Christoper S. Magrath, OF the Camden IN o.
Democrat, was struck by train and killed
while returning from the grave of her daugh-
ter az Cold Spring near Cape May.-Ihe
United States cruiser Atlanta was disabled
while ramming wreck near New South
Shoal Light.-Major r. Tucker, prom
inent North Carolinian died at Raleigh
By the explosion OF saw mill boiler, near
Milan. Mo-, John West, the engineer, was
killed and three other workmen fatally in
iured Parts OF Vests body we're picked up
95O feet away from the scene of the ex-
ploslon.-W. B. Melville, the young collec-
tion clerk OF the Bank of California, at San
Francisco, who was recently arrested Tor en-
bezzlement after his fight to Nevada, and
who confessed to embezzlements aggregating
S34, ,OOU, was 6eHteHC0u W O'S"S J 80
San Quentin penitentiary. Mr.. Deos ana
tho American Railway Union have issued an
address to voters, urging them to support
the Populst par. "a warrant Is out loi
the arrest of DIR. J. J.. Brown, postmaster at
Jacksonville, Ind, who is charged with en-
bezzing postage stamps.
An unsuccessful attempt was made to hold
ND a train on the st. Louis and San Francis
co road near Eureka, Mo. robber and an
express messenger exchanged shots, and
both were wounded.-W. H. Metcalf and
W. H. McNutt wire tappers and swindlers,
we're arrested in Chicago on charges OF for
gerry and obtaining money under false pre-
tenses.-There is a colored man in Evans
vile. Ind, whose skin IS turning white.-
The ship Shandon, which had long been
overdue. arrived at Honolulu in distress. -
At Bucyrus, O., west bound freight on the
Pennsylvania broke in two; the two other
parts collided, car OF oil and one OF gasoline
took fire and consumed half the train, also
DESTROYING about 500 feet Of track. Four
tramps were stealing a ride on tho Oil car,
end all were burned to death. Henry
Dohme shot and killed his wife in Chicago,
and fatally wounded himself. Jealousy Is
said TO have caused the crime. Fire al
Marion. Ct, destroyed $125,0OO worth OF
property in the business part of the town
One of the principal losses was the gas plant
and bank building, owned by the Daniels
estate-s4O. 900, with insurance Of $35, 900.
Four hundred employees of the Santa Fe
road refused to appear before the Onlteu
States Court at Topeka.--Fire destroyed
the town of Lamore, North Dakota.--Ihe
Ar II. men are anxious to go to work IN
ST Paul.-Benjamin T. Tufts, head posta
clerk of the Rock Island road, has been ar
rested at Chicago on the charge OF theft
Rev. W. S. Birch, an old preacher, was mar
red Mt Kokomo. Indiana, in bed.--Iht
Noten sawmill at Wilkesbarre, Pa, wa:
burned; loss S15 5OOO.--An unsuccessful
effort was made to rob the grave OF Andrew
Jackson at the Hermitage, twelve miles IRON
NashvilIe.--Thelo loss by the lumber fire
Chicago is 81 1868, O0.--One flremen wal
killed and six injured in planning mill fir'
ot Detroit. Tho Georgia Democrats, II
state convention, nominated full ticket
headed by W. Y. Atkinson for governor. -
Two fremen were killed and five injured II
philadelphia fire.--In the Democratic
urinary at Richmond, Va, Congressman
George D. Wise was defeated for Congress b.
Col Tazewell Elicit, of Richmond. PRO
fessor Carter John Harris, emeritus protesso
of Latin in the Washington and Lee UnlYer
sitv Va. is dead, aged sixty-fve. e.--Majo
Worth. who gave the order for target prac
tice on Sunday at Omaha will be court-maf
tailed
A supplemental bill was filed In the con
tempt case against Debs to include the dlrec
tors OF the A. R. U. in the charge OF yiolatln
the order OF the court. by an explosion
gasin the Buttonswood colliery OF the Paris
Coal Company, near Plymouth, Pa, tw
miners-R II. Roberts and L. X. Lewis
were horribly burned. Fire at Chicag
swept through several large lumber yards
John G. Johnson, for twenty-three year
secretary of the Philadelphia Stock EA
change. died at his home in that city
Several hundred more butchers in the Oman
packing-houses went on strike.--DaYid d
Orr a wel-known architect, committe
suicide in Denver; dependency the Gauss
The executors of Adolph Korse, ,decease et
; of Virginia, found in Springfield, ILL.,, 926, ,OC
I mostly in gold and partly in goyernmel
bonds. in o nail keg in Korse's house, whel
! the latter had kept it hidden. -Korse's estai
. is valued at $50, ,OOO O-The Plttsburg, Akro
and Western Railroad will be sold abo'
August 1.-Maior Elijah Halford was il
iured by horses at Omaha.-At Chicag
e julius Greenburg and Minnie McCan
d were drowned while bathng.-Govern
Waite has Withdrawn the troops from Crlpp
o Creek. Col.-The new mint will be at 81
:. teenth and Spring Garden streets in Phi
v adelphia.
The hot winds are running crops In Colo
@ ado.-John Roper Hodson, an old memb
i Of tho Chicago Board of Trade, is dead
William and Frank Scott were hanged
= Canton, Miss.-Three workmen were kin
r bv an explosion Of dynamitein stone quar-
: near Cbicago.-The wages OF the men ei
9 ployed in the ham department OF Armour
It hacking house at Chicago were reduced I
g teen per cent There was no strike.-l
main building Of the Northwestern Lutner'
q College at Watertown. Wis, was struck