The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-03-08

1Hh municipal council of HAvre,
France, resolved, on the 9sth. to board
the steamer La Gascoand immediately
upon her arrival In that harbor and
congratulate Capt Baudelon and his
staff officers upon having safely
brought the ship into New York aftet
her last perilous Voyage westward.
THE Colorado senate, on the 2sth,
passed bill prohibiting capital pun,
ishment in that state.
The rear wall of an old six-story
malt house on the corner of Forty,
third street and Tenth avenue, New
York city, In course Of demolition, fell,
on the 1st, carrying with 1t and bury.
ing in its debris "a dozen workmen.
Three men were taken out dead, and
two were believed to be dead In the
ruins, while eight others were rescued
alive. but more or less injured.
BHa double accident on the Royal Blue
line, Philadelphia A. Reading railroad,
at Bayonne, N. j., on the 1st, two men
were killed and four injured. The ac-
cident to the express train was caused
by collision, a few moments before,
between the parts Of q broken coal
train on another track, ono Of the coal
cars being thrown directly Ia front OF
the rapidly-moving express.
BY the collapse of the interior OF
four tenement houses in course Of con-
struction in New York city, on the
lst, one man. who could not be found.
was believed TO have lost his life, and
nine others were more or less seriously
injured. The owner of the building
and the two contractors, who were on
the ground at the time, were all ar.
rested.
THE nomination OF Hon. William l..
Wilson, of West Virginia. to be post
master general, vice Bissell, was con-
firmed by the United States senate on
the lst.
MEXICAN farmers in the vicinity OF
Paso del Norte are complaining Of a
scarcity OF water for irrigation and
are begging the government Of Mexico
to present claims against the United
States because almost all the water OF
the Rio Grande is used by the people
of Colorado and New Mexico.
TORONTO. Ont, was visited by an
other great fire, early on the morning
Of the Sd, the third serious conhagra-
tion that has occurred i'm that city
within two months. Some of the
largest and finest stores in the place
succumbed to the flames, causing
losses the aggregate OF which will
figure mp near 81, $4,000
THE officers of the United States
cruiser Alert, who arrived at Guate-
mala, on the I'd, on a special train rs
guests Of President Barrios, were roy
ally entertained. They are under in
structions TO protect American inter
ests in case of war between Guatemala
and Mexico.
The Italian emigrant authorities
have heavily fined two agents of
steamship companies who sold tickets
TO emigrants who had previously been
debarred from landing in the United
States.
The Spanish government has de-
cided TO send reinforcements to Cuba.
consisting OF eight battalions of in
fantry armed with Mansur rifles.
THE Grand Duke Alexis, second
cousin of Emperor Nicolas III. of Rus
sia, died at San Reno, Italy, on the I'd
lie was 20 years Of age.
BARON IlIRscH has purchased very
large tract Of land in the province Of
Buenos Ayres, Argentina, upon which
he intends To establish "a new Hebrew
colony.
THE coinage executed at the mints
Of the United States during the month
OF February was as follows: Gold, s6,
l4s, 500; silver. $491 200; minor coins,
81, 800. Total coinage, S6,692, 100.