The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-04-12

THE American starch works with
buildings covering ten acres burned in
columbus, Ind. The plant was being
run night and day on account of a
rush. In the dry room on the fourth
moor the flames were first discovered.
Loss. 5000. 900.
MRS. HENRY BURGESS, of Hebron.
Ind, has died. She has been bed-fast
Tor over eight weeks and for forty davs
was unable to take any nourishment
During all this time she only drank
cup OF water. When taken sick she
weighed lS0 pounds, but at her death
she weighed only sixty-fve pounds.
The section round Ell Reno. Ok. was
recently visited by a severe wind and
sand storm, greatly impeding travel.
The darkness of evening settled over
the country and those out could hardly
breathe for the sand flying.
On the Chicago & Alton cutoff. x
mile north of East Alton, ILL.,, freight
train left the track and fifteen cars
were piled on top of one another. -Four
men were instantly killed and two IA
tally injured. The victims were tramps
stealing ride. The wreck was caused
by the train being too heavily loaded
behind.
A TERRIBLE shooting affair occurred
near Morrison. Ok, between Cook,
Bennet and a woman, whose name was
not learned. It seems that the two
men and the woman were claimants
Tor the same quarter section of land
and that Cook bought out the woman's
interest and as he commenced to move
into the woman's house a fight oc-
CURED and Cook was shot by Bennett
and instantly killed. Cook shot Bennett
through the head and he will die and
the woman was shot through a leg.
The woman used an AK on Bennett and
inflicted serious wounds.
A DISPATCH from Foxcroft, Me-,
stated that the dcfalcation of the late
township treasurer, Elias J. Hale, now
aggregated $4,000, and likely to be
increased.
The City National bank of Fort |
Worth, Tex, has suspended.
The United States steamer Marble |
head was ordered from Gibraltar to |
Beyroot, Syria, and the commander-in- /
chief of the European station was in
structed to send the vessels of his com
mand to Adana to confer with United /
States consuls concerning a probable
of Christians and to intimate
TO the authorities that the United /
States would afford full protection to
It's citizens.
The Chicago Post prints a sensa-
tional story about the disappearance
Of $500, 900 subscribed by democrats for
the campaign fund in the Chicago cleo
ton. The reputable democrats have
become so aroused that they want an
and startling develop
ments were promised.
THE town of Carson, New, was full
Df government detectives shadowing
Lhe suspected employees of the mint
The shortage in the melting depart
nent had approximated 500. OO0
You've GRIFFO and kid" Lavigne
nave been matched to fight fifteen
rounds at the Athletic club in Brook
yn on April IS.
Hon. III. G. ST. john, of Oklahoma
Jity, Ok, in a fit Of jealous rage shot
his wife, causing instant death. He
vas arrested. St. John is the SON Of
he noted temperance lecturer and ex-
governor of Kansas.
RoBBERs gained access to the vault
u the Springfield, Ill, post Office by
means Of duplicate keys and stole
Lbout $4,000 worth of stamps and ST.
100 worth Of wedding presents belong
ng to the postmaster's daughter.
WHILE blast was being made in a
tone quarry at Birdsboro on the 9th
90 pound rock fell on George Ream-
tine, fracturing his skull He died
he next day. John Lloyd was badly
nfuwaI