The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-12-19
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED.

PAoe W uteak out OF the Macon |
MOL jail was discovered and frus-
trated.
The secretary Of war has authorized |
a contract for the Improvement of |
Sabine Pass harbor.
The steamer Laurada has gone to
Gibraltar for her cargo. and will not
stop at Valencia, Spain.
A call has been issued for couven-
tion Of all the free silver advocates in
Iowa, to meet 1t Des Moines on De-
eember 90 /.
An adventures named Comtesse
Rossi. who was bora in America, has
been arrested In Paris for series OF
barglaries.
Thomas j. Gaskill. prominent citi-
zen of Nokomis, ILL.,, was accidentally
shot while out hunting, and died few
hours later.
Revenue officers at St Louis have got
next" to the latest scheme of moon
shiners-the shipping In OF whisky in
barrels labeled ''cider."
The big prize ia the French Panama
lottery. amounting to eco, 900 (sl0O, 600,
has been won by a Marseilles market
woman. the Widow Boissiere.
The American Federation OF Labor
adopted stirring resolutions OF sym
pathy for Cuba. and called upon con-
gress to recognize the Cubans.
The supreme court of Nebraska de-
clared as unconstitutional the act
passed by the legislature OF two years
ago providing for bounty on sugar.
Charles d. aud Frank ID. Boyston, of
Chicago, think they have discovered
method of turning human bodies into
stone and preserving them indefinite
ly.
Ex-County Treasurer Joseph 7.
Rainey has been lodged In Jail at
Marion, ILL.,, on the charge of forgery.
He is said to have been disciple Of
poker.
Senator Aliens resolution providing
for an Investigation Of expenditures of
moneys in the recent election is said
to be. favored by majority Of the
senate.
The United States cruiser Boston has
been SO badly strained by running
ashore on the Corean cost that 1t is ex-
pectcd she will have to return home
for repairs.
The burial of the remains OF May l..
Collins. the 2o-year-old infdel lecturer
Of Midway, KY, who died in Boston
last Friday night from asphyxiation,
took place at Lexington, Ky.
Warden Sage Of Sing Sing IN. "
prison, intends to introduce military
drill among the idle convicts as a
means Of preventing the men going in
sane for want Of something to do.
A son was born to Mrs. Bertha Smith,
Of Houston, Tex. BY that event the
son and mother came into an estate
valued at $4,000, in accordance with
the will of the child's grandfather.
The police OF st. Louis are puzzled
over the sudden and mysterious disap
pearance of two daughters OF William
| Cover, one aged "A and the other sew
en-. The parents are almost crazed.
The Three Friends Is said to have
landed her cargo ON the. southeast
shore OF Cuba after running fghi
with two Spanish vessels. A guard
from Gomez army received the cargo
safely.
Two indictments charging embezzle
ment have been found by the Clinton
county 1ll.) grand jury against d. II
Niehoff, who was for seven years cash
Ter OF the bank Of Rufus N. Ramsay. a
Carlyle.
Certain members of the New Yorl
stock exchange, acting In concert will
board of trade interests In Chicago
have recently "milked" the bucket
shops OF the country to the extent o
| $500, 900.
The president and party spen
Wednesday morning hunting ducks o.
the southern extremity OF South Is
| land, S. c., their reward being 10
birds, of which the president brough
down e1.
| The United States grand jury q
Helena. Mont, has returned four In
dictments against officers OF the lat
First national bank. They are charge
| with about every crime In the ban
category.
The Patriotic League OF America ha
been organized in New York city :
.rekindle the sentiment OF patriot
lam, not only among the people OF thi
republic, but Of the entire America
continent"
| Joseph d. Keebaugh, collector an
salesman for the johnson Coal Go
died at st. Louis from the effects OF a
overdose of morphine and the indics
tions are that he took the drug wit
suicidal intent.
A special election held in the Thir
concressiona al district OF Georgia, to Il
the vacancy caused by the death
Charles Il. Crisp, resulted In the ele'
. tiop OF Charles r. Crisp, eldest son
the late ex-speaker.
Three men entered the Frisco sti
tion at Carthage. Mo-, and at the poll
Of revolvers, held up Night Operate
Carter The amount obtained is 0
lieyed to be over $40. They also toe
two revolvers, but failed to get into u
, safe.
All previous records for speedy 1u
tice were broken at Little Rock, ARK
: Wednesday, when win Howard, co
ored, was landed In the penitentiar
to serve term for grand larceny Wit
in a period Of nine hours after u
theft Of yoke Of oxen.
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