The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-16
Near Roxana- Ala i H HAYES

Inc BANK Oh NOTIn America, Il SldIc
bank with a capital of S25O,OOO. closed
its doors at New Orleans.
At the national convention in Ober-
lin, O., of the nonpartisan W. c. I. L.
Mrs. Cornelia Afford, of Mississippi,
was chosen president.
The 33d congress of the Society for
the Advancement of Women met in
New Orleans, Mrs. Julia Ward Howe
presiding.
The state census compilation shows
that New Jerseys population is 1872
942, an increase in five years of 22S,0 o.
Theninth annual convention of Chris
tian workers in the United States and
Canada begun at New Haven, Conn.
The long drought in the Kankakee
Nnd.) region was broken by rain, the
first which had fallen for GO days. and
/ the marsh fires were eXtingUished.
| The total loss by these fires was $780,
| coo.
Adam Kunkle, a wealthy farmer near
Millersburg, o., was swindled out of
$1,000 by Il couple of men with d gold
brick.
Samuel Kent and John P%olkhinhorn,
both married, were blown to death by
an explosion in a mine neal Calumet,
| Mich.
Susan Parker, IS years old, the
mother of two children, and Jerome
Zimmerman, 81 years old, the father
of seven children, eloped from Logan
town, Pa, but were arrested.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the Sth aggregated
1,121, jO4, 1877, against 81, OS2, sSO,957 the
| previous week. The increase, COM
Pared with the corresponding week in
1891, vas 1872.
The shoe factory of the Bentley Shoe
company at Casanova, y. Y. was closed
by creditors with liabilities of 100000.
In Il railway wreck near Cincinnati
Engene Kelley lost his life and $50 head
CT cattle and 20 hogs were killed.
The birmingham and Gate City roll
ing mills at birmingham, Ala, were
closed, throwing 1000 men out of en-
ployment.
There were $50 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended ON the Sth, against 209 the week
previous and Pol in the corresponding
time of 1891.
William Hawkins shot his wife and
then himself at CanastOta, y. y. Fam
lily trouble was the cause.
\ man known only as Mr.. Bausch and
his wife were found dead in bed in New
York. The gas jet in the room was
turned on full.
Thirty-seven bodies in all were re-
covered from the wrecked Journal
building in Detroit.
After making nine attempts within
IL week to destroy the Speed home for
infants in Cleveland the i~ncendiaries
were at last successful.
Sentence in the case of Theodore Dur
rant convicted in San Francisco of muir
dering Blanche Lamont, was deferred
until November 81.
The presentation of Il large silver low
ing cup, given by the actors and act
resses of America to the veteran actor,
! Joseph jefferson, took place in New
York.
After u five-weeks' journey with a
horse and wagon c. II. Blair and wife,
of Iowa City, Ia, arrived in Macon, Ca,
Il distance of LOO miles.
An amendment to the civil service
rules was approved by the president
whereby all employees of postoitices con-
solidated with free delivery offices are
| IrD,,rht into fIn nlnSSifaI Sarrina
Edward Day and his wife were killed
in a runaway at GAINESVILLE, Wis, leav-
ing seven children orphans.
William Newman, Il prominent
farmer, was hanged at Clinton. Ark,
for the murder of his wife on August Is
last. He died protesting his innocence.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL
James Il. Garfield, second son OF the