The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-03-01

-FOUR men who set out from New
orAeanN, on the 18th, under the puid.
Ance Of John Barminster. IA eolorad
nimrod, for hunt In the Alliance
WOODS, were found, ON the ED, frozen
uAhD McALLIsTER the late loader
or the New York "Four Hundred lcFt
mo real estate, and his personal prop
crty,lt H. said, does not exceed $40. 600
EIGHT valuable pet dogs were poi
soncd by means OF strychnine udminis-
tered by some person or persons nm
known at the Westminster club doc
show on New York city on the 9od
Inc animus for the deed is thought To
iie IN jealousy Of other owners, the vic
TINS being prize winners.
The dwelling Of L. ID. Hayford. at
hhinelander, Wis, was DESTROYED bv
1re, on the 22d, and a child aged q
years was burned To death. Two older
children tried TO take the unconscious
child to window. but were unable 10
DO 80. They jumped TO the ground and
reused their mother, ON the first floor
put the roof fell before they could save
the little one.
nj. DE WIITE, the miuister of finance.
II taking measures for the promotion
OF cotton growing in Russia. By his
plan the state bank will advance to
growers working capital, and will
grant loans to enable them to pur-
chase raw cotton for manufacturing
purposes.
A DEPUTATIoN Of French senator's and
members of the chamber of deputies
waited upon the minister OF husbandry,
on the ed, and discussed with him the
question of the importation OF Amer
lean wheat. They also urged upon him
the prohibition of the importation OF
American cattle
Gov MORTON of New York celebrated
Washington's birthday anniversary by
signing the bill prohibiting the display
of foreign flags ON public buildings in
the state.
THERE was unveiled at Baltimore,
Md, on the ed, a tablet to mark the
site OF The old Courthouse from the
stairs of which was first read to the
people Of Baltimore the Declaration of
independence.
CAPT. HENRY w. HoweArE was
acquitted. on the cath (after the jury
had been locked up nearly seventy
two hours, OF the charge Of embez-
zling sl1,s00 from the government
while holding the position Of disburs-
ing officer in the United States signal
service fifteen years ago, and of forg-
inga voucher for that amount to even
up his alleged wrongdoing. He was
remanded to answer further charges
THE statement Of the associated banks
of New York city for the week ended
the 23d showed the following changes:
Reserve, decrease, 81, 600. ZOO; loans. de.
crease, S76G. 700; specie, decrease, So,
0s6,GO0; legal tender notes, increase,
81, 370, 600; deposits, decrease, SO, ,674, 800;
circulation, increase, S2S7, 900.
GEORGE w. McBRIDE, ex-secretary Of
state Of Oregon, was, on the night Of
of the 2Sd elected TO succeed Senator j.
N. Dolph i'm the United States sem
ate. thus breaking tho deadlock. which
had lasted for weeks, but few min
utes before the final adjournment, by
limitation, of the Legislature.
ON the Esd ex-State Treasurer Will
liam r. Woodruff, OF Arkansas, was
found guilty OF embezzlement OF state
funds, and his punishment was fixed
at one year in the penitentiary.
ON the 23d the associated banks OF
New York city held S2o, ,s22, TBS in ex-
cess of the 25-per-cent. rule.
MEDICAL INSPECTOR FRANK l.. DU-
Bors, T.. :. ~, stationed at the Ports
mouth On. H.) navy yard. died sud-
denly. on the cath, from the effects Of
an apoplectic shock, aged 81 years.