The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-05-02
OTHERWISE UNN01'ICED.
Georgia republicans split and elected
tNo delegstienssatIarge TO ST. Louis.

Georgia republicans split and elected
two delesatiens.atIarge to st. Louis.
Hsrdtuer's mill; AZ Enterprise, Ala,
vas damaged 10 tie sxsspt Of sa,ooa BY
fire.
The Tennessee prohibitionist con-
vention nominated Josephus Hopwood
for governor.
Senator Irby says South Carolina
democrats will not follow senator Till.
trah Id bolti
Friday. May 8, has been set apart for
discussion Of the immigration bills be-
fore the house.
Montreal, Can, has imposed two
dollar annual tax on bicycles, aud
syrscuse, n. ", viii fellow suit.
The Poe Memorial association oi
New York wants park made around
the poets old cottage at Ferdham.
Az Hot Springs, Ark., Mike Haley
was convicted OF abduction and sen.
fenced to five years in the peniten-
tiary.
Robert Harris. one of the large straw
berry growers, dropped dead on his
farm near Van Buren, Ark, OF heart
failure,
llooth. Tucker was warned to be more
careful about masquerading In his ex-
peditions through the sluGis df New
York city.
Senator Teller, Of Colorado, fatty
announces his intention to bolt the re-
publican party ifisilver is ignored at
st. Louis.
'idst ufliversitf ct Holly Springs,
Miss, was struck sby lightning and the
west tower nearly deprived OF its slate
covering.
The Illinois republican convention
nominated John II. Tanner for gov
ernor and w. A. Northcott for lieu
tsnsnt'Ecvernort
Arthur Mayhew, negro, was con-
victed, Wednesday, of the murder Of
Stephen Howell, In Hampstead, L. L.,
on March last
Gov. Stone OF Missouri has granted a
pardon to jefferson llurd, serving five
years sentence for forgery committed
in Dallas county.
Sam b. Cook. OF Mexico, has been
elected chairman OF the Democratic
state central committee OF Missouri te
succeed c. G. Mntiitt.
nar Nc .,i.s.a fle,.,sx 18th ~ nno ~, r, ,,
Is now in the province Of Matanzas
Cuba, hurrying by forced marches e
the relief Of Gen. Macco.
| r. n. Belden, engineer on the Mis-
souri,, Kansas 4 Texas railway, was
knocked from his engine by bfidg'
near Saver, Tex, aud killed.
During a thunderstorm J. Holland
store at Peggy, Mo, was struck b,
lightning and harmed TO the ground
Loss, $4,000; insurance, $1,000.
Pollen, who killed his wife and moth
er-in-law at Clinton, ILL.,, has been pro
nounced sane ~ DIR. Mcfarland, tht
well-known specialist on insanity.
Brig. Zen Brooke has been directe,
to take charge of the military cere
monies in connection with the Han
cock statue unveiling at Washington
Col. W. II. Bolton died In the Stat
Soldiers home at Quincy, ILL.,, aged Q
years. lie organized and commando
Bottoms battery during the late wa
The city council of Franklin, Ind
has passed an ordinance forbidding tn
sale of cigarettes to persons under 2
, years of age, under penalty of 81
fine.
A collision occurred at Woo-Sunf
China between the steamers Ne,
Chwang and On Wo. The latter san
and over 200 persons, mostly Chimes,
were drowned.
Gov. Hastings of Penns ylvania r,
fused to grant a respite in the case {
II. II. Holmes, who is TO be hanged
/, Philadelphia on May for the murdt
{ OF BENZ. Il. Pietzel.
r Jeu Jung, the St. Louis Chinamal
says he wrote his name on blan
piece of paper, and that the poll,
/, filled the paper with what purporl
to be confession that he killed Dol
. Wagner
. Robert Tolbert, an employe OF u
ore mines at lshkooda, Ala, was sht
and fatally wounded, just for fun, |
two brothers named Morrison. II
Morrison brothers are said to ha'
been intoxicated and made their g
cape.
v Gov. Altgeld of Illinois has pardon'
/ Isaac D. Maybcrry, of Greene count
Q out OF the penitentiary. lie was sc
: fenced from Macoupin county in Fe
ruary, 1896, for term of one year +
: perjury in swearing that the girl
r married was of age when she WASH