The Greenville times., 1897-08-18
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED.

: Nose Brown, horsethef, was killed
near Mexia, Tex, while resisting ar
/ rest,
Percy, H., and vicinity were visited
by damaging storm Of rain, wind and
hail.
The visible supply of cotton at the
presen time is the smallest in seven
years.
Louis Herbert tried to brain his wife
with poker and then shot himself at
St. Louis.
Miners Of Mount Olive and Staunton,
ILL.,, have gone to Coff cen to reinforce
Gen, Bradley
Hon. John w. Fosteris confident that
a sealing treaty with Great Britain will
be made before December.
Fighting has been renewed in India
and women and children have been re-
moved to places of safety.
Burglars entered the hotel at Column
bus, Miss, and took away quite lot Of
valuables belonging to guests,
Col. James Il. Haskell, inventor Of
the multi-charge gun, died at his home
at Passaic, n. j., aged G5 years.
Z The remains of Senator George were
taken to jackson, Miss, Sunday and
were laid in state in the capitol.
At Palarm, Ark, during a fight be-
tween a criminal and an officer, three
men were killed and two wounded
A compromise has been reached by
the miners at Pittsburg, Kas., and the
operators, so there won't be any strike.
f. L. Brewer, forger and bicycle
thief, was caught by deputy sheriff
of Sedala, Mo-, after desperate fight
on the train.
Residents of the vicinity of Kensiug-
ton, Ky, have declared war ON white
caps who have been committing nu-
merous outrages,
While picking wild cherries near
Evansville, Ind, Sunday, limb broke
ranq Joseph Livingood fell % feet, re-
c6iving fatal injuries.
Sparks from an engine set fire to
span of the Merchants bridge at st.
Louis, The flames were soon eXtin-
guished loss, about $50.
A potato blight is ravaging the coun-
ties of Clare and Limerick, Ireland.
Prices have quadrupled and there is
only supply for two months.
An advance of S2 a ton in structural
steel has been made at the mills in
Cleveland, o., within the past few days,
and another advance is looked for.
Joseph Stewart Irwin died at Louisi-
ana, Mo- OF paralysis, aged rs years.
lie WIS a native of st. Louis and for 90
years had been resident of Louis
lana
Prince Henri d'Orleans and the count
OF Turin fought a duel near Paris, Sun
day. The prince was wounded serious
ly, and the count got a scratch on the
hand.
The steamers Bristol and Islander
sailed from Victoria for Alaska, both
well-loaded with gold-seekers, horses,
supplies and Canadian mounted police
and their outfits,
Thomas c. Lasswell, timekeeper on
the Louisville, Evansville & st, Louis
railroad at Princeton, Ind, was
drowned at Atlantic City, n. j., Sun
day, while bathing.
The passenger department of the ell
tire Baltimore S Ohio system is stirred
up from Chicago to Baltimore over the
discovery that ticket forgers are again
at work on their line.
The South JOnlin (IoO Load and
Zinc Co. has made second rich strike
of ore that is the talk of the town, and
is said to be the finest zinc ore ever
taken out in the district.
R, Frost, of Avoca, Pa, has shipped
his third ear of fancy butter to En-
gland. Reports from the first two cars
indicate that the butter is regarded as
superior to anything produced across
the water.