The Monticellonian., 1895-08-23
BARON CHRISTIAN BERNHARD vo,

| bAh RUN CHRISTIAN bEhNHAhD NbN TAuCHNITz. the celebrated publisher of Greek and Latin classics In Leipsio, died on the 14th, aged 79 years.
 Ex-MAYoR VAN HORN, of Denver, Col, fell from a window of the Grand Central hote! in that city. on the l4th, and was killed.
 s. $. WALKER, late president of the defunct Michigan Mortgage Co, was arrested at his home near Traverse City, Mich, on the 18th, charged with 1 larceny.
 LORD SALISBURY, on the 18th, said 1 that the existence of the Turkish em- pire depended upon the adoption by the sultan of the reforms for Armenia proposed by the European powers. He added that if these reforms were not adopted the fictitious strength given to the sultans empire would fail 1t, and that that potentate would find that he had made calamitous mis- take.
 ON the 14th one of the most terrific storms that ever visited that section passed over Chickamauga National park and did immense damage. The wind blew gale and tore up hundreds of the finest and largest trees in the park Torrents of ram accompanied the wind, followed by furious hail. storm, after which it turned bitterly cold.
 ACTING SECRETARY MCADOo was, on the 18th, informed of the successful opening of the dry dock at Port Royal, & c. Lieut.. Rockwell, in charge of the works there, telegraphed that the Amphitrite had been docked and that everything was satisfactory
 IT was reported in Sofia. on the 10th. that 100 villagers were killed in the attack, on the 9th, by Bulgarians on the village of Janakli, in the Krd. jali district. The insurgents lost ten men. No women or children were killed
 TIE steamer Mascotte arrived at Tampa, Fla, from Cuba, on the night of the 18th the passengers bringing news of the destruction of train bearing soldiers and engineers of Ha- vana and some volunteers on the 11th. The insurgents placed dynamite on the railroad track at Bolandron bridge The entire train was destroyed, and only few volunteers escaped death.
 THE committee appointed by the Rosebery government to consider and report on the subject. issued report, on the 10th, recommending that the metric system of weights and meas ures be immediately legalized in En- gland, and that the use of the system be made compulsory after two years.
 CHARLES BARBER was carried several hundred feet into the air at Winona Minn., on the 18th, by huge kite, the rope to which he had tied around his waist. He was let down in the river uninjured but greatly frightened.
 A FARM hand named Wilhelm was assisting in feeding thresher, near East Prospect, Pa. on the 18th, when he fell feet foremost into the machine, the lower portion of his body being literally ground to pieces.
 RECORDER GoFF of New York city, on the 10th, sentenced Dennis Null Iins, the owner of four saloons, to thirty days in the city prison and to pay fine of S950 for violating the ex- else law
 Ar Tipton, Ind, on the 10th, Mrs Jesse Hamler gave birth to a female child with two perfectly-formed heads. The child was healthy, and cried just as easily with one head as with the other.
 ON the 18th the St Petersburg Novoe Vremva published advices from Vladi- vostock, showing that the outbreak of cholera is China, Corea and Formosa was becoming serious.