The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-05-30

Ex-Gov. wv. ID. HOARD wns elected
department commander OF the Wis
consin G. A z. The parade ofveterans
nc Green Bay. ON the Esd, had 1000 In
line IL wAs the last parade Of The
Wisconsin members. as the encamp-
ment voted to abolish the parade here
after, owing to the age OF the members
Of the order.
SOME OF Cape Kidd's treasure has
been found by two Bridgeport Conn
men, Curt Dart and Bin Hodge. The
men are clam digRers A short time
ago they were without wealth; now
they are blazing with diamonds, and
buying bonds and New York city real
estate.
MRS MARY JEAN BRADFoRD, who
died at South Boston, recently, leaves
By viii 1900 in trust for the care and
maintenance OF her poll parrot. The
parrot is 25 years old, and was the joy.
solace and comfort Of Mrs. Bradford's
declining years
The annual convention Of the New
York State Democratic Editorial asso-
citation met in New York city on the
23d.
IN a fight for possession Of slxiff at
Atherton, Ind, on the Esd, two fisher
men, named William Pollinger and
William Snooks, were stabbed in the
back by an unknown assailant. who
made his escape. Pollinger was fatal
ly cut.
A. L. BRAISARD, confidential book
keeper of the live stock firm Of Gar
row, Kelley & Co. Omaha. heb, with
branches in Chicago, Sc. Louis and
Kansas City. Is said to have disap-
peared with $4,000 OF the company's
money.
FIRE, on the cath, destroyed the
building and contents Of the Excelsior
stables in Chicago. Seven horses and
twenty buggies were destroyed, and
Ed Jeffreys. night watchman, who
was aleep in the stable, was thought
to have perished In the flames.
AFTER examining several witnesses
the Louisville (Ky.) grand Jury report
ed. on the cath. refusing to indiet Full
ton Gordon for killing his wife and
Arch Dixon Brown. and he was dis
charged from custody.
FAILURES in the United States dur
ing the week ended the cath. as re-
ported by r G. Dun a. Co, were 207,
against 1s3 for the same week last year.
In Canada the failures were %, against
2s last year.
THE steamer Lucania from New York
arrived at Queenstown, on the 24th, at
6.55 a. m. 2.s77 miles, in 5 days, II
hours and 40 minutes, which estab-
fishes a record for the long route.
Mr. JOHN VI. HARLOW. of St. Louis,
the newly-appointed civil-service com
missioner, was sworn in by Secretary
Doyle, on the 24th, and entered upon
the discharge Of his new duties
CHAs. p. Thomson. aged IS. a sales
man in A. "A. Vantine's oriental goods
establishment in New York city. COM
mitted suicide, on the cath, BY drown
ing himself in bath tub.
THE New York police commissioners,
in executive session on the oath. re-
tired Inspector Alexander Williams on
his own application on a pension Of
81, $50 a year.
AMOSG those lxnighted upon the Oc-
casion Of Queen Victoria's seventy
sixth birthday anniversary were Henry
Irving, the actor, and Walter Besant,
the author.
THE management Of the Ohio Steel
Co. : plant at Youngstown, o., on the
gath, advanced the wages Of all their
employees. over /. 900 in number, 10 per
cent This action was voluntary on
the part OF the company. With tho
laborers the advance dates back to
May I3. and with skilled workmsn IL
begins June !.