The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-01-23

OTHERWISE UNNOTICED.

The Delaware rump Legislature hai
adjourned.
Mrs Emma Porter, of Colona, H..
has been arrested charged with poison
ing her husband.
The Moline Qll) grand jury cen
sured the municipal officers for licens
ing dens of vice.
Gov. Bradley Of Kentucky says he
will call the legislature to meet in ex.
ira session March or 10.
The nomination of Col. Il. c. Sulli
van to be commissary general Of sub
sistence was confirmed.
Chairman Dngley is looking for. q
compromise wool schedule to please
growers and manufacturers.
Mrs Elizabeth Parker, an early set
tier of Galena, Ill, died Wednesday,
aged s5 years
Uncle Sans new torpedo boat
showed marvellous speed at her pre-
liminary trial.
Mayor Waggener of Wichita. Kas.,
vetoed high-hat ordinance, declar.
| ing it unconstitutional
Commander Booth Tucker of the
Salvation army and wife paid two
! days visit to st. Louis.
j. G. Smith, of Laredo, Mo, was
| found dead in a Spring field (Mo.l hotel.
| He took an overdose of morphine.
Lexow's resolution calling for an in
vestigation of trusts was adopted by
the New York legislature.
A resolution was introduced in the
Nebraska legislature providing for an
investigation of the outgoing admins
traton
William Ruddick, a wealthy citizen
Of Keokuk, Ia, called Charles II. Leas
a thief 1t cost him S., 600 in an action
for slander.
Z John Darcy and Ben S. Dryman,
young Kentuckians, foughta duel over
girl in her teens, and both were
killed.
G. o. Gordon, agent for the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas railway at Lection,
Mo-, has absconded with upwards of
81 600
Neace and Farley, who killed Deputy
United States Marshal Bird, were held
at Jackson, Ky, for trial. The Jail is
guarded to prevent rescue.
The congressional conference have
agreed upon the army appropriation
bill, with the exception of the Hot
Springs hospital provision.
The metropolitan IL" road of Chi
cago has gone into a receivers hands.
Senator Cullom admits that the treas
ury portfolio has been offered to him
Joseph Gray, an American, was mur-
dered by Mexicans near Mazatlan, Mex.
Appropriations made by the present
congress will amount to more than ST.,
900, 100000.
The London Chronicle says: 1t is
believed that Senator Wolcott, of Colo
rado, has found little support in Lon
don for the idea of new monetary
Hon. w. j. Bryan addressed an aud |
ience of 5000 persons at Houston, Tex,
Wednesday night. His subject was
bmetalism. lie did not refer at all to
the campaign of 1896
Rev. j. w. McHorse, aged n, native
of Tennessee, died at Georgetown, Tex.
He was the last San Jacinto eteran
living in Williamson county, and one
Of the few that are left.
Ex-Congressman William A. Harris,
Of Linwood, Leavenworth county,
Kas., was nominated by the Kansas
Oopulist caucus for United States sena-
.or, on the thirty fifth ballot.
Spain's credit in Wall street was
ested Wednesday for the first time in
7ears. One of her indemnity certif-
,ates of the face value of So, 500 was
old for II cents on the dollar.
The three-year-old son of Nicholas
Schlaper, farmer living five miles
forth Of Carlyle, ILL.,, fell into bar
ell of water and was drowned before
ssistance reached him.
Surgeon-General Wyman has re-
eived advices from Havana that shows
startling condition of affairs in that
ity. 1t states that there are 4, 200 cases
# smallpox among the residents.
Tom Rowe, the 16-times bigamist,
ras sentenced at Sherman, Tex, TO
our years Imprisonment for disposing
f mortgaged property. The bigamy
harges still hang.
An item of $10O 900 on the books of 1
le Englewood & Chicago Electric !
treet railway, charged to miscellany, c
nay lead to sensational developments. 6
is causing certain aldermen some ?
neasiness. {
Louisa Harris, who had been police @
Iatron at St Louis ever since the Of
ce was created, died Wednesday after c
oon after a long illness, aged 6G t.
ears.