The Monticellonian., 1895-08-02
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL


 tive. The vote stood: Harcourt, 7,243; Williams, 1856. In 1892 the liberal majority in this district was 5,819.
 DR. THOMAS N. MUNN died at Chap man, Kas., on the 23d, as the result of fall down his office stairs the even ing previous. His skull was crushed and back broken. He was leading democratic politician, and was to have been appointed surgeon of the Leayen worth military prison.
 GEO. NJ. MAVERICK, an attorney liv- ing at 272s Locust street, St. Louis, and who is visiting at Aransas Pass, Tex, holds the record for the biggest catch of tarpon this year One day he landed four large fish, measuring feet 9l inch, feet 111z inches, feet inches and feet 6 inches. In the same party were four other gentlemen who landed tarpons measuring more than feet.
 THE Ironton (O.) waterworls were burned, on the 24th, from spontaneous combustion. The boiler burst and wrecked the building. The city is left without protection in case of fire, and many industries will be compelled to shut down; loss, over S100 GOO.
 INDIAN COMMISSIONER BROWNING re- ceived a message from Agent Teter at Fort Hall, on the 24th, stating that very serious condition of affairs ex- isted among the Bannock Indians, and urging that troops be sent to the scene at once.
 AN official report from Havana, on the 24th, said that Navarro's and Al dave's columns, under command of Gen. Lechambre, comprising 4,000 in fantry and 300 cavalry, with three guns, arrived at Nuevitas on July 21.
 CEoUD-BURsT swept over the vil 1age of Breeon, O., on the night of the god, and many buildings were dam aged, and large number of cattle and sheep were drowned. Crops suffered severely in the southern part of the state.
 THE American schooner Carrie E. Lane had thrilling encounter in Cuban waters, on July IA, with a Span ish gunboat. Two shots were fired a the Lane by the man-of-war, and one of the schooner's crew narrowly es- capped being killed by one of them. The vessel vas made to heave to and give an account of herself before being allowed to proceed.
 MR JAMES N. FRENCH. for five years warden of the Northern Indiana penitentiary at Michigan City, has been selected by Attorney-General Harmon as warden of the United States peni- tentiary at Fort LeaVenworlh, Kas. Mr, French IS well known as prison reformer.
 Gov RICHARDS of Wyoming re- ceived telegram, on the 18th, from Gen. stitzer at Market Lake. saying that notwithstanding reports of sensational nature sent out from that point there was nothing new in the situation, and no authentic news of further trouble.
 SECRETARY LAMONT has issued an order. by direction of the president, transferring to the department of the Platte, all that portion of Nebraska lying between the forty-fourth and forty-ninth parallel and west of the Missouri river
 THE engagement is announced of Miss Pauline Whitney, daughter of ex- Secretary Whitney, to Mir. Almeric II Paget of St. Paul, Minn. Ex-Secretary Whitney is away on yachting cruise, and Miss Whitney is sojourning in New England.
 AT the conclusion of the inquest at Toronto, Ont, on the 24th, on the body of Alice Pitezel, verdict of willful murder was returned against H. H. Holmes.
 DR. ALEXANDER MCFARLAN, profess or of physics in the University of Tex as, has been appointed lecturer in cleo trical engineering at Lehigh (Pa.) uni versity Dr. McFarlan's reputation as an investigator in physics is world wide.
 WILLIS, the presidents coachman, who succeeded the more famous Albert Hawkins about four years ago, was stricken with paralysis, on the night of the 24th, and is believed to be in serious condition.
 TIE governments expenditures on account of the collection of income taxes were $Ss,739; taxes collected, ST, 131, which will be refunded.
 TIE work of the post office inspec- tors who have been sspotting" the let ter carriers in the free delivery offices throughout the country continues to bear fruit. First Assistant Postmas- ter-General Jones has sent orders to the postmasters at Indianapolis, To- ledo and Syracuse, N. Y, to suspend or discharge a number of their car riers on charges of loafing and intem- perance.
 A SHOCKING accident occurred dur ing battery drill in honor of Gen. Rug gles at Camp Douglas, Wis, on the 26th. Gun Corporal Thomas, of piece No 1, after having fired one charge, was loading a second time, when the breech block of the piece blew off, all most severing the right arm from the body. His eyesight was also de- stroyed.
 ACCORDING to advices brought from Japan by the steamer Empress of In- dia, there were 224 cases and 124 deaths from cholera through out Japan during the twenty-four hours ending at noon of July 21. This brings the total this year up to 3,35s cases 1899 on steamers chartered by the army) and 2,S9i deaths.
 A REGENT addition to the portrait gallery of the navy department is a rare old oil portrait of Commod ore Macdonough, the naval hero who ren- dered Perry such valuable assistance in his memorable engagements on the ln1 i, ba Af The rtfa f