The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-09-12
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED.

nc NooAaIh hds declined a pro-
posed republican nomination for con.
gress.
Wright Cuney was defeated for
temporary chairman of the Texas re-
publican convention.
Two Leavenworth tRas.) eonviets
scaled 7so-foot air pipe in a mine in
an attempt to escape, and were shot.
David Pfendler. an aged aud wealthy
resident of Shelbyville, Ind, was found
dead in bed by his wife. Heart trouble
was the cause.
IL. NJ, Phillips died at Bloomington.
ILL.,, aged "a, after an illness from
paralysis extending over twenty years.
lie was native of Ohio, and served
with distinction in two wars.
Lord Braye's suggestion that Sep
tember % should be nade a public
holiday to celebrate the fact that
Queen Victoria will then have reigned
longer than any of her predecessors
will not be adopted
Mrs. Della I. S. Parnell, mother of
the late Charles Stewart Parnell, is
seriously ill at Bray, near Dublin.
The prince of Wales bay colt Per-
simmon, winner of this years Derby
stakes and brother of Florizel H..
won the st. Leger stakes at Doneaster,
Wednesday, in eanter by length
and a half.
After being deadlocked for nearly
two weeks, the Fourth Kentucky dis.
trict democratic convention nominated
State Senator d. II. Smith for con.
gress. Exactly 1000 ballots were
taken.
Ex'Congressman W. S. Forman has
been selected to fill the vacancy
caused by the declination of Gen. John
G. Black as the sound money demo-
cratic nominee for governor of Hi.
nois.
| Y. Beatty, editor OF the Galesburg
| Qll.) daily Republican-Register, died
aged n years. His sickness was caused
by the recent extreme heat. lie be-
gan newspaper work in Peoria in
1857.
George paynter, second baseman OF
the Nashville (Tenn.l baseball club,
has become insane from the effects of
a blow on the head bya pitched ball.
In the circpt court at Shawneetown n,
ILL.,, the jury in the Sullivan-Porter
murder trial found the defendant, Sui
livan, guilty of manslaughter, and
gave him Is years sentence.
Fire destroyed the large grain ele'
yator at West Ridge, ILL.,, together
with 10, 600 bushels of oats and corn,
The loss is 5000, with an insurance ol
$1,000
John c. Nieman, aged so years, died
at his home in Mount Olive, Ill. Mr..
Nieman was one Of the original set
tiers in that part of the state, and
owned the first store ever opened N
Mount Olive.
Dan Cubberly, son of W. L. Cubber
ly, a grocer Of Louisiana, Mo-, was in
stantly killed while out hunting by
the accidental discharge of shotgun
in the hands of William Davis.
Among the candidates admitted tc
the naval academy at Annapolis, Md.
as cadets are j. w. Catran, New Mex
leo; d. w. Fowler, Iowa; c. |. Arnold
Indiana; Edwin II. Dodge. Illinois, an'
Charles P. lIioif, Missouri.
While Sam Brooks was packing cot
ton at BRENNAN, Tex, the lint caugh
fire. lie was imprisoned in the pres
and it was several minutes before HI
could be rescued. When taken out h
was almost cooked
A dispatch from Cape Town says tha
, Mai. Watts, who had Makoni, Mata
belle chief, summarily executed, ha
been arrested pending an inquiry int
the circumstances of the affair
| Halsie Ruby, five years old, wa
, smothered to death, and Lucia ketch
! am. daughter of Attorney-General W
, A. Ketcham, narrowly escaped deaf
|, in silo pit on Mr. ketchams farm
q near Mapleton, Ind.
About one fifth OF the town of BicH
nell. Ind, was wiped out by hre. u
Bieltnell Beacon Office and Mason
lumber yard were among the estaolisn
: ments destroyed The loss is estimate
at $40, 900.
e ]. Howard Edmons, agent OF th
+ Union Casualty CO., of st. LOUIS io
: Mississippi and Alabama, commute
i spicide in his room at the residence
@ of Mrs. +. II. Gafford, in birmingham
S Ala, by cutting his throat WIN
y razor A,
h The arrival at Christiana OF IN
Fran. having on board DIR. Nanse
n and the companions of his arctic e.
# pedition, was made the occasion OF a
It extraordinary demonstration OF we
come. DIR. Nansen was accorded
l. triumphal reception =,
l. A train carrying troops from Ii
If vana. who recently arrived from span
/. ont 10 the trocha, going by way
70 Gnaraiav was attacked near tina
nlaee by insurgents and destroye'
The loss of the Spaniards was 100 II me
killed by the bullets OF the a''acN'N
s- party. ,au, rscsi,
y. of a large number of requests lor >
~ yer dollars of this year eoins :, \,
70 exchange for silver cert ficates OF o.,'
l. lawful money. Many of these reques, y,
y come GO from persons who seem to dou'
p tbe truth of the monthly coinage sta'
ment.