The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-08-19
GkEENVILLE WASHINGTON COUNTY, MISS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 49,
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED,

qul'e SICK IN The 1t. l. uis Jail
bryan Will make a speech at Balti.
more, Md, September IS.
1t is believed in London that Napsen
has discovered the way to the pole
A farmer near Calhoun. Tex was
shot by men who were stealing corn
from his crib.
Frank Jacobs, an aeronaut. waskilIsd
at Quincy, ILL.,, by fall caused by the
bursting of balloon.
Abraham Nusbaum. for 40 wears ,
prominent resident of Petersburg Ill
is dead, aged 60 years.
Consul General James II. Mulligana at
Apla says that the present government
of Samoa is failure.
Oscar Reed, "A years old. OF Fort
Worth, Tex, shot himself because his
parents said that he was too young to
marry.
Commissioner Of Indian Affairs d. w
browning says the Navajoes and Sioux
are rapidly learning to support them
selves.
Emmanuel church, Unitel Eyapgel.
ical denomination, country church
southeast of Fairbury, H., was dedi.
Gated with imposing ceremonies Sun.
day.
The body Of Miss Clyde Black, the
young lady who mysteriously disap-
peared from Little Rock, Ark, several
lays ago, was found floating in the
Arkansas river near Red Bluff, so miles
away.
The jewelry store of A. Kiser, of
Clay City, ILL.,, was burglarized by
thieves, who effected an entrance
through the rear door and got away
with about S75 worth Of plunder,
Since the advent of the present
broom-corn harvest, Arcola. H., has
been flooded with spurious silver coins,
much of which has been successfully
passed on the unsophisticated Jasper
county "cutter."
Returns from the democratic con.
gressional primaries in the Eighth
Alabama district show the nomination
Of Hon. VIM. Richardson, Of Hunts.
vile, over Gen. Wheeler, who has
served eight terms.
At Dallas, Tex, Prof. Barson, in
making descent by parachute from
a balloon, plunged through a tree and
caught by the chin in fork, breaking
his neck.
The seventeenth annual reunion of
the Pharcs family was celebrated at
Clinton, ILL.,, by 1870 of the descendants
of Samuel Phares, who was ss years
old on the day of the reunion.
The chemical laboratory building at
the University of Illinois at Cham
paign was struck by lightning and
practically destroyed, together with
all of its valuable records.
The fire loss of the United States
and Canada for the month Of July, as
compiled from the daily records of the
New York Journal of Commerce,
amounts to 50, 1888, $50. The total loss
of the year up to August is s1s,999,
500.
The East ward school building at
Knoxville, Ia, was struck by light
ming and almost totally destroyed by
the resulting flames. The loss is
81, 900 to $4,000; insured for $1,000.
The body OF John Miller. an aged
German resident of Aurora, ILL.,, was
found hanging to the limb of tree a
short distance from the house in which
he had lived alone since the death OF
his wife.
Capt. J. w. Gosliu, editor OF the
Winston On. C.l Republican, in step
ping off street car fell and his head
struck the macadamized pavement,
producing concussion of the brain,
and causing his death within two
hours.
Henry Berfield, of London, England
was arrested as he landed at Boston
from the steamer Pavonia, on com
plaint of British Vice-Consul Heating,
charging him with the embezzlement
of els from the London post office.
Bishop Stephen NJ. Merrill, OF the
NJ +. church, had a slight stroke OF
PARALYSIS at Chicago while on his way
to take train for Rockford. 1t al
fected him principally in the left arm
and shoulder.
Michael Ganey inspected herd OF
Texas ponies at Vincennes, Ind, IRON
which he contracted anthrax, and ten
hours later was at the point OF death.
The doctors burned out the afiilcteo
mart with carbolic acid as the only
means of saving his life
Capt. John II. Blassingame' one o.
the oldest and most respected residents
Of Spartenburg, $. G., was shot ano
killed by Chris. Cannon, negro boy
Capt. Blassingame was alone at ms SIS
tsr's home, and Cannon entered th'
house for the purpose of robbery
out along Black creek and surround
;np country in Montgomery county
Ind hogs and cattle are dying by th'
hundreds from the poisonous bites o
swarm of, flies that are somewna
larger that the common house n.y. an'
much more pcstiferous.
FIRE al Rockford, ILL.,, destroyed tn'
block owned by Gilbert Woodruff Z
Goldman occupied the ground fiool
with dc partment store, and MS stoc' ',
of "'',, goods was burned. The total los
on the property and stock VIII eA''e'