The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-20
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
TUE body Of Marie Flood was iuun,
In the ONO river at Cincinnati, on tn,
10th, and identified, She was a promi
ncnt Sister Of Charity and escaped from
Mount Adams convent over a month
ago. She was evidently dcmrntcd
WuuF Harry Flynn was drowning IN
Lake Michigan, on the 9th, IN fun view
Of hundreds Of spectators in Lincoln
park, Chicago, Albert Mnttarl, one OF
the Observers, suddenly pitched for.
ward on his face, dead His death was
aScrihcd Ia excitement caused by
watching the struggles Of the drown,
ing boy.
IIE United States senate, on the
10th, agreed 10 the resolution directing
the IN committee tn inquire
into the cause Of the recent Mississippi
river floods and to report next Dcccm-
her.
CART JosErH kfsu. who said he was
los years old. died. on the 10th, at his
home in Lansing, n. Y. He cluimcd
to be Of lnainn descent,
Tnn supreme court Of the United
states, on the 10Th, denied the petition
for II rehearinR in the Trans Missouri
association case.
l'nE grand jury Of the criminal
branch of the United States circuit
court IN New York city, ON tn" Ilth,
indicted Capt Edward W Reed of the
ship 7. f. nakes for mnliciuusly. aud
without juSttfable cause, withholding
food from the crew of his vessel uu
the voyage from Hong Kong TO New
York.
The statement Of the condition Of
the treasury, issued On the lith,
showed: Available cash balance, s32q,-
COS, 7i3; gold reserve, S1i7, $50, sd7.
llENiH y. CuEAruAM, of North Caro-
lima, was. on the nth, nominated bv
the president TO be recorder Of deeds
for the District of Columbia.
jupGE DAY, of Ohio, qualified and
assumed the duties of his office as as
secretary of state on the nth.
IHE sublime porte has ordered the
mobilization of the fifth and sixth
army corps reserves, stationed at
Syria, and for the immediate
of 30 battalionS to krnich.
AS these troops are not needed To
against Greece, the powers are
anxious to know what Turkey
means by it,
JouN SHERMAN, secretary of state,
celebrated his scyenty-tourth birthday
anniversary, in Washington, ON the
light OF the 18th.
lHE hausas supreme court has af-
irmed the decision of the district court
VI Saline county, giving IL verdict for
Judgment and costs against the city of
in favor Of Wade Adams, the
nthcr OF Dana Adams, colorcd, who
vas lynclcd by n mob in Salina about
years ago.
lr is intimated that the state depart.
is i'll possession of q report from
suiUcneral Lee which, If made
would result IN freedom for
.nba or the biggest kind of IL muss
With Spain.
A DISPATCH from Havana says yellow
ever is increasing daily. Spanish sol
iers are attacked one after the other,
nd train loads of sick soldiers are con-
arriving ut Havana.
The senate committee on foreign
cIations, on the iath, decided upon an
diverse report upon senator Aliens
expressing sympathy with
he treeks in their war with Turkey
n the ground that the subject had
cen covered In former action of the
cnate.
SENATOR BUTLER introduced a rcso-
ntion, on the l2th. requesting the
resident to inform the senate under
hat authority the proposed sale of
he Union Pacific has been agreed on
etwern the executive and any COM
nation Of purchasers"
A SPECIAL dispatch from Cape Town,
outh Africa, on the 12th, announced
hat u serious engagement had taken
lace in Bcchuanaland. Chief Toto had
cen captured and many volunteers
illed.
PERU and Bolivia have submitted
,e!r territorial dispute 10 the arbitra-
on Of Spain.
ArlaAter Springs, Kas., on the 18th.
Alexander Warner, president OF
ne defunct Baxter bank, was arrested,
,gcther with his son, Il. \. Warner,
cashier OF the concern. on q
'arrant charging them with violating
ne state banking law, sworn out by
lmbeaus, an Indian.
The Johnstown pa Flood Corre-
pondcnts' association will hold its an
meeting and dinner at the Wal
orr hotel. New York, on the evening
I the slst
IN the 18th the senate committee on
nance reached An understanding by
men 1t was practically agreed that
he debate on the tariff bill should be-
In on Monday the cath inst.
THE statement Of the condition OF
he treasury issued, on she 18th, showed.
valuable gold balance, SEES 7o7, 29T:
reserve. ei4s. 0&s, 4ol. '
COL Buck. Of Georgia, the new min.
ter to Japan, has received i~nstruc. !
to stop for q week at Honolulu ON
Is way to his post. These i~ns,ruc.
ons are looked upon as significant bv ,
friends Of Hawaiian annexation. ,