The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-02-03
MISSW NESDAY
OTHERWISE UNNOTlCED.

Wabbeseka, Ark, was wiped out by
FIRE Sunday.
Betting in New York on the big
fight favors Corbett.
An English syndicate has purchased
l6 breweries at Cincinnati.
Seven persons were burned to death
IN two fires at HobolSen, n. j.
State governors are unanimous in
denunciation Of Nevada's prize fight
law.
The bureau OF animal industry made
55,0l7479 inspections during the last
year,
Italian laborers arc taking the
places of negroes in Arkansas grade
work.
Maiden, Mo, suffered severe loss bv
fire Sunday, Two briolS blocks we're
destroyed.
The exhibition of the Sherman
statue models, in New York has been
abandoned.
James L. Cheney, of Youngstown,
o., will be the new doorkeeper at the
White House.
Mrs. Ruth McEnery Stuart, the
writer of short stories of southern
plantation life, is it St. Louis
The Lindell Avenue Methodist
church, ST. Louis, was formally dedi-
Gated Sunday by Bishop Bowman.
Cardinal Gibbons has left Baltimore
for ten days trip through the south.
His objective point is New Orleans,
Charles Schuerman, 40 years old, out
of funds, without employment and de-
spondentr committed suicide at st.
Louis.
The cruiser Brooklyn ran on sunk
en- ledge in the Delaware river and
stove hole in her hull She is badly
damaged.
Kentucky democrats, both silver and
gold, may call a convention for the
purpose Of uniting the two wings OF
the party.
DR.. J. b. Douglass died at Inde-
pendence, Mo, from injuries received
Saturday night by being struck by
trolley car.
Thomas IL. Stout, forging New
York bookkeeper, who got away with
Sic, 600, was caught in Cincinnati after
a five years search.
Bob Fitzsimmons has telegraphed
Dan Stuart that he will start from
New York to Nevada Tuesday to get
raadu N Grbt Tnrhatt
Capt. S. C. Cobb, Of Pensacola, Fla,
asserts in letter to Senator Sherman
that England is trying to secure con-
troll of the Nicaraguan canal
The terms of Office Of IA presidential
postmasters scattered about the coun-
try expire during February. There
are no large offices in the list.
Tne jury in the case of Ben Huston,
at Lincoln, H., for the murder of
George Kitson on Thanksgiving day,
brought in verdict of acquittal.
Arthur Palmer, the alleged murderer
of his mother, sister and brother, at
Mamaroneck, N. Y, left ST. Louis
Sunday, in charge of an officer, for
New York.
Col. Christopher Trigg Garner, one
in northern Missouri, died at his home
in Richmond, Sunday, in his seventy
second year.
Lady Henry Somerset has undergone
an operation made necessary by the
recent carriage accident in which Lady
Somerset was injured. Her present
condition is pronounced favorable.
Clara Blanche Pierce, formerly of
Medina, n Y, whose husband was a
cousin Of President Pierce, died in pow
erty in Tennessee. The body may be
buried in the potter's field at Nash
Vile.
Settlers living about twenty miles
north Of Lake Charles, La, on Bundick
creek, are in a state OF great alarm on
account of genuine African lion that
is playing havoc among the sheep and
cattle.
The heighth of thievish audacity
was reached Sunday when a negro
thug snatched Mrs. Mary Lambs
pocketbook at the door Of the jail at
the st. Louis four courts and made his
escape.
A. j. Van Sittart, British consul at
Chicago, has issued warning, advis-
ing Englishmen against emigrating to
South Dakota under conditions involv-
ing payments to colonizing agents or
companies.
]. Greenberg and NJ. Berkson, of
Fort Scott, Kas,, managers OF the
Model store for A. Denneheim, of Kan
sas CITY, are under arrest, charged
with receiving quantity of stolen
merchandise.
After trial of ten days at Brming-
ham, Ala, the case of Andrew Feagin,
the alleged leader of the McCombs
trestle gang of train-wreckers, was
given to the jury and a verdict oil
guilty returned.
1t is probable that the extra session
of congress will consider and pass
bill providing for the establishment OF
a department of commerce and indus
trv. If this is done there will be an
other cabinet officer to appoint.
A report from Key West, Fla, says
that is small boats used by Gen. Wey-
Ter in river expeditions in Santa Clara
province, Cubn, have been sunk by the
insurgents. Nearly 100 men, it is added
were killed, and the number OF wound
ed is put at rs.