Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1895-04-25
THE NEWS.

Six business blocks, comprising six
ty houses, were devastated by fire at
Ardmore, |. T., Friday morning; the
loss will aggregate over half million
dollars.
Agents Of the Cuban insurgents
are said to be preparing to land 20
900 American recruits in Cuba by
May 10.
Many gold miners from the West
are turning to the Piedmont section
of North Carolina, where the discove-
ry OF some valuable nuggets recently
has greatly increased ..the gold-mining
fever.
Mrs. Hannah Darby, aged eighty
four years, who lived alone at Con-
verse, Ind, was found dead with her
eyes burned out and her body badly
burned. The general superstition is
that she had been tortured for her
money.
A Miss Owens, living Inear Hick
msn. Ky, was killed last week under
peculiar circumstances. She had dri.
ven to town in a cart, accompanied
by young man, to do some shopping
and was returning home when the
horse attempted to run away. The
young woman was kicked under the
chin, the force Of the blow dislo-
eating her neck and causing instant
death. - aw,e
Information has Ia received of
the killing at McGufy. in Mclean
county, KY, of c. !. Iglehart, by a
neighbor named McClurg. There had
been trouble between them over cattle
breaking into each others farms.
Iglehesrt, about 3 o'clock went r.
drive his cows out of McClurg's place
when the later suddenly opened FIRE
on him with shotgun, killing him
instantly.
Pendleton., Ore, April 2l.-J. NJ.
Switzler Yesterday sold five thousand
horses to Portland syndicate. The
animals are to be slaughtered at Port
land Mr.. Switzler says the meat will
be packed, and all parts of the carcass
utilized. This is Low the only market
for the thousands OF horses IN Eastern
Oregon and Washington ranges. The
pnce was less than S. a head.
Mr.. Preston, Director Of the Mint,
has ordered the $500, 900 in gold bul.
lion and $50, 900 ounces of silver now
at the United States Mint at Carson
City, Nevada, shipped at once to the
Mint at San Francisco. The infer
ence is that the Carson City Mint
will soon be dismantled and its ma.
chinery shipped to Denver, to be
used in the new mint TO be established
there.
At Ida Grove, Ia, A. Schleiter
shot his wife fatally and then killed
himself. The hired girl was the only
witness. The shooting of Mrs Schlei-
ter was in the dining room. immedi.
ately after breakfast. Mr.. Schleiter
approached his wife from behind and
shot her. He then exclaimed that she
had shot herself. Mrs. Schleiter was
his second wife and the union was not
a happy one.
George w, Carlisle, brother of the
Hon. John G. Carlisle, Secretary of
the Treasury, died at Independence,
Kenton county, KY, on the 18th,
victim of cancer of the stomach. He
was So years old and a practising at.
torney of acknowledged ability. He
leaves a widow and eleven children
we'll provided for.
Secretary Carlisle was here to see
his brother a few weeks ago, but had
returned to Washington. He was at
once notified and will attend the flu
neral.
The DISCLOSURES of a great case Of
differentiation at the custom house
in New York, have caused the Collec
tor Of the Port. James q. Kilbreatb,
much annoyance. The amount Of
differentiation is said to be one hun
dred thousand dollars. The matter as
briefly stated is that o. l.. Sypher, an
importer of antique furniture, has
been importing goods at greatly I'M
dervalued rate. The matter was
brought TO the notice of the customs
authorities through discharged en-
ploye Of the firm, q man named l.. II.
Todd.