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and instantly killed.
The fishing schooner Falcon. which
sailed from Gloucester. Mass. with o
crew Of 1c men November 20. has been
given up for lost
John Goodwin, an aged md wealthy
| PLANTER of Birmingham, Ala, while
| temporarily insane murdered his wife
and committed fuicide.
Ia an opinion rendered to Gov. Hol-
comb Judge Advocate General w. l..
Stark declared the Nebraska statute
exempting state militiamen from fed
eral services void In that IL violates the
constitution.
The coinage of gold at the Philadel-
phia mint since January amounts TO
s., s0s.70O, mostly iouble eagles.
While insane Patrick Mcmahon In
ally injured his uncle and aunt. named
Sexton. with an ax m New York.
A bin 70 be introduced In congress by
Senator Hansbrough On. d. will make
IL unlawful for any person or persons,
corporation or company to use the ma
tional flag or the coat of arms OF the
United States. or any pattern, imita-
ton or representation thereof, upon or
IN connection with any advertisement
for private gain"
AS the result OF an investigation into
the accounts of the state department
in Washington treasury experts were
said TO have found deficiency of $61,-
600.
Fire destroyed the rubber company's
mill at Lambertville. n. j.. the loss be-
Ing 100000.
A woman's six-day bicycle race COM
menced In Chicago with ten starters.
Frce-delivery mail service will be ex-
tended 10 1s post Offices on April l..
swelling the total number Of free-de-
livery offices 10 633.
james Morgan q Co., dry goods deal
crs in Milwaukee, failed for $4,000.
Mrs. Fanny Bacharach. aged SO years.
and Mrs. Bertha Einstcin. aged so. sis
ters. both fell dead at the same time
Ct the home of the latter in Philadt l.
phia. Heart disease was the cause.
A urge part of the business portion
Of Green City, Mo-, was destroyed by
fire.
William ID. Wheelwright a. Co.. lum-
Der merchants in New York. failed for
100000.
George w. Baxter. aged 30. killed his
wife In Minneapolis with hammer and
then cut his own throat with razor.
Jealousy was the cause.
w. 4. Jacobs, George Props and
Thomas Higgins were drowned at Sew
all. w. Va, while crossing New river in
q boat.
Two babies dead and their mother
dying was the resultof fire at the home
of John Steele in Pittsburgh, Pa.
The schooner John W. Bray and crew
OF IA men, of Gloucester, Mass, was
given up as lost. Her captain was Al
cxander Mcleod. of Cape Benton.
The visible supply of grain in the
United States on the 27th was: Wheat,
C7,523,000 bushels; corn, 1885, 600 bush
els; onts. 6.253 bushels; rye. 100000
bushels; barley, 3,l30.000 bushels.
In q conflict between farmers near
Jefferson, Ia, John Brown, Jr., and
John Fleck were killed and Mrs. John
Brown, ST.. George FleclS and Miss Mary
brown were Dddlv WounutQ.
Miss Susan B. Anthony was reelected
president of the National Woman Suf-
frage association at the annual meeting
In Washington.
In family quarrel al Kyle, w. Va,
Mrs. LIZZIE Savage was shot ard in
stantly killed by Thomas Burns. her
stepson, who also took his own life.
The 6dumH.Aiarsciiies Mauufnctur-
ing company at MarselIes, H.. made
an assignment with liabilities Of $780,
900.
Gen. Alfred Baker Smith, well known
as n soldier and lawyer, dropped dead
while leading cottage prayer meeting
in Poughkcepsie, n. Y.
Alex Jones. "A negro who boarded
train at keystone. w. Va. while drunk
and fatally shot three men, was hanged
by mob.
The steamer j. w. Hawkins. bound
from New York for Cuba on q filibus-
tcring expedition. was abandoned at
sen OF Long Island and ten persons
were known 10 have been drowned and
" was believed IS others met q like fate
The annual meeting of the National
Hoard of Trade was commenced i'm
Washington.
Detectives arrested Express Agent
Krout, OF Colorado Springs. Col, and
hic father on the charge of being inn
psicatcd In the theft of $4,000 from
the Weils-Fargo company November
II last.
II was said az Salvation Army head
quarters In New York city that Conn
mander BallinRton Booth would give
up command of the army In America
the first week IN April.
Crick Atmore and Willis Mason killed
each other In quarrel over the owner
ship OF section OF school land Mt
Shelters Lake, Tex.
At the annual meeting in Washing
ton of the National Woman Suffrage as
sociation resolutions were adopted de-
handing suffrage for women and de-
claring that the association Is nom
n.