The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-01-09
DOMESTIC.

children burned to death.
Joseph Is. McCullagh, aged 81, editor
of the Globe-Democrat threw himself
from a window i'm the third story OF
his residence in ST. Louis and was
killed. He had been in poor health for
a long time.
Frank s. Black was inaugurated at
Albany as governor of New York.
The CollinsvilIe Qll.) zinc works.
owned by MeslSer Bros. of st. Louis,
were damaged by fire to the extent of
100000.
Moses Dent and Arthur Clement were
drowned at Faribnult, Mimi. while skat-
ing on thin ice.
The total number Of persons who
committed suicide in the United States
during 1896 is $3.50. as compared with
5.75S in 1895.
There were H. 500 commercial failures
in 1896 in the United States, against
13,l07 last year, with liabilities OF
about S225.00o,O00. against Sl73. $50
last yea
The total number OF mHrders com
mitted in the United States In 1896 was
1O,O52, against 10000 in 1895, and the
total number of hnngings was 1872,
against 1872 in 1895.
Joseph Betz, wife and child were
found dead in bed at Struthers, o., hay-
ing been asphyxiated by gas from
stove.
In u drunken frenzy at his boarding
house near Decatur, Ga, Tom Flanagan
shot and killed q. w. Allen and wife and
Miss Ruth Slack.
The Second national bank at Grand
Forks, n. d., closed its doors with liza
bilities of Sl50.O0O.
AS accurately as can be estimated
2iH.54G persons lost their lives in 1876
by disaster, accident, epidemic, war and
plassacre. against 1889 in 1895.
The five children of jacob vogel. OF
Snnduslxy, o., died in ten days from
diphtheria.
Two close friends, Charles a. Weyrich,
aged "a, and Charles ID. Carpenter. aged
20, ended their lives in the Planters
hotel in st. Louis by taking poison. No
cause is known for the deed.
Ex-Congressman Augustus w. Cutler
died at his residence in Morristown, A.
j.. from the effects of surgical opera
ton, uged Gl years.
Edward Wright (colored) was hanged
at Wilmington. Del, for killing Ida
Crummel (colored). OF whom he was
jealous, on July 30, 1896.
The production of precious metals in
Colorado in 1896 was: Gold, SO, $780,
0,'0; silver. $i2.05S,OOO. In lIah the pro-
duction was: Gold. O3,SDG fine ounce2;
silver. SIPS. 705 fine ounces.
Helen NJ. Cougar. OF indiana, the
pioneer champion of prohibition and
universal suffrage. and member or the
central committee OF the national prolii-
bition party, has been expelled from
that committee.
At the capitol in Lansing llazen S.
Pingree was inaugurated governor OF
Michigan.
The Fiftleth general assembly Of
Tennessee convened at Nashville for a
session 10 last rs days.
A cyclone struck aud almost literally
demolished the town OF MooringspoIt
La, and killed the four children OF Jesse
Goodman. Many other persons were m.
jured. some fatally.
The Omaha (Neb.) savings bank
closed its doors with liabilities of $780,
600: assets, Si.00O,00O.
A Missouri Pacific freight trnin ran
into Il landslide near New Haven, Mo.
killing Engineer llomar Evans. Fire
man Henry Horkup and Brakeman J. r..
Mcqueen.
The State savings bank at Whitehall.
Mich. closed its doors with liabilities
OF 100000.
William a. Hammond. aged IS years
second vice president OF the National
Bank OF Illinois, that failed recently IN
Chicago, committed suicide by drown
. ing himself IN Lake Michigan.
The Citizens national bank AT Fargo.
N. d., suspended payment.
The total government receipts during
December were SIS, 1857, ia. and the ex-
pcnditures S23 ,si2.G64. which leaves a
surplus for the month OF S.. 04i,450 For
the six months OF the fiscal year de-
felt Is shown OF ss7. 0O2. 3O7.
The monthly statement issued by The
comptroller OF the currency shows the
amount OF national bank notes out
standing at the end OF the year To have
been $235. 576.3si. an increase for De
cember OF $264,2TS, and for the IL
months of SCI PAS eco.
Sixteen men persisted In the wrecking
of the filibustering steamer Commo-
dorc, which was sunk about 20 miles
of New Smyrna.
a fire which started In lebcck's dry
goods store in Nashville. Tenn. de.
siroyed ten buildings. the total loss be-
ing 100000.
The public debt statement issued on
the 2d showed that the debt decreased
Sc.s3o,5T7 during the month OF Dcccm-
her. The cash balance In the treasury
was $s53.463,55i. The total debt. less
the cash balance In the treasury.
amounts to 81 .22l .249.001.
In ST. Paul the Germania bank closed
it's doors with liabilities OF $1,000. 900
and the West side bank followed SUIT
owing dcpositors $4,000.