The Monticellonian., 1895-08-09

COMPETITION for the location of the National college of mechanics and fine arts, to be erected by the Knights Templar, has narrowed down to Pitts burgh and Chicago. The knights will decide on one of these cities In their convention at Boston, August 24
 NM. PICKLEK, who was awaiting trial for implication in the mint bull lion shortage. was found dead in bed at Carson, New, on the morning of the 31st. A clot of blood in the heart was the cause Pickler was confidential employe in the Carson mint for many years.
 ELLA JENKINS, aged 25, while stand ing in the door of her house in the suburbs of Jacksonville, Fla, on the 31st, during a heavy storm, was killed by an electric bolt The babe she held in her arms was unharmed.
 A FIRE at Menominee, Mich, on the night of the 3lst, swept over a terri tory of nearly forty acres and destroyed 35. 900, GOO feet of lumber, the property of A. Spies, the Girard Lumber Go. and Bay Shore Lumber Co.,, together with offices and buildings. one wood mill and about 6,000 cords of slab Several firemen and some citizens were in- jured.
 AT Potts Camp. Miss, on the night of the 31st, J. A Gatlin, prominent local politician, shot and instantly killed Ed West, telegraph operator, who he thought was too slow in re- ceiving a message which Catlin wanted to send off
 JULIUS A. TAYLOR, United States dis trict attorney for the western district of Tennessee, died in Memphis on the 1st.
 EARTHQUAKES have been prevalent of late on the Tonga islands but no serious damage is reported
 ON the lst the Greek chamber ap- proved the budget and the parliament tary session closed.
 Ex-MAYoR HUaH O'BRIEN, of Boston, died at SomervilIe, Mass. on the 1st.
 AERoNATr BURKE made an sscen- sion by moonlight at Phoenix, Ariz., on the 1st, in hot-air balloon, but in descending in his parachute he fell on top of house, sustaining injuries from which he shortly died. His partner, Nelson, got a fall the same evening, sustaining broken arm.
 THE Goulterville stage was held up and robbed about 12 miles northeast of Merced, Cal, on the 1st, by a masked highwayman. There was only one passenger, who contributed what he had-a Sl0 gold piece. Several pack ages of coin were taken, the value of which is not known.
 MRs. ELIZABETH DAVIS, aged 1o4 years, died, on the 1st, at the Dela- ware Qnd.) county infrmary. where she had been for twenty-five years. Up to the time of her death she WAS agile and possessed all her faculties.
 FouR tramps were killed near Can ton, O., on the 2d, by collision be- tween two sections of broken freight train on the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne < Chicago railroad, upon which they, with others were stealing ride.
 LIGHTNING struck company of Ger man soldiers at drill in the district of Die Senneya, Westphalia, on the 2d, and most of the men were prostrated. Eight of them were left in dying con- dition.
 THE Taylor brothers, on trial at Car rollton, Mo, for the massacre of the Meek's family, were found guilty by the jury, on the 2d, after two hours and thirty-seven minutes deliberation
 A DISPATCH from Majuna, Madagas- car, on the 2d, said that the Hoya sol diers were deserting en masse, after be- ing routed from day to day by the steadily advancing French army.