The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-01-06
GENERAL NEWS.

decided to bring to trial all parties &C
cused of murder who have been adjud-
ed insane and have afterward recover
ed.
Ephraim Hallam, who was mayor of
Stockport, England, at the breaking
out of the civil war in the United
States and did much to organize
public relief funds, is dead.
United States Senator Clay has set
tied political difficulties at Marietta,
Ca, by inducing the recently elected
municipal candidates to resign. A
new election will be held.
Two million dollars has been be-
queathed to the Pennsylvania Hospital
by Mrs. Henrietta r. False Baker, pro-
vided the son and daughter of the
testatriX die without children
The director of the Mint, from in
formation now at hand, says there is
evidence of the worlds product of gold
for the calendar year 1897. will approx
mate, if not exceed, $240, 100000 Al in
crease of nearly 20 per cent. over 1896.
The gold product for the United States
for 1896 was $50, 100000; for 1897 it will
approximate $61 100000, an increase of
IS, 100000
The Populist State executive COM
mittee of Alabama, at a meeting held
recently called a State convention to
meet on the first Wednesday in May
to nominate full State ticket, includ-
ing a candidate for Governor and all
State officers.
The smallpox quarantine at Rock
Hill, S. c., has been raised. 1t was
more the result of scare than of ne
cessity.
While the cotton mills in the New
England States are in very bad way
owing to the keen competition of the
Southern mills, the Canadian mills are
doing, and have done, lively trade.
As the Canadian wool clip was
smaller this year than last, and as the
prices have been too low fer any de-
cent business, for long time, the
wool men have taken advantage of the
shorter supplies and the larger de-
mand to put in prices.
Governor Chas. A. Culberson OF
| Texas, has announced himself can
didate for the United States Senate, tC
succeed Roger Q. Mills, whose tern
expires in 1898.
| In the course of the removal of the
books and papers of the COngression'
al library to the new building. an un'
expected find has been made in TIT
shape of a large box of papers writer
by Thomas jefferson. They are en-
tirely public papers.
Pittsburg and Allegheny are ex
| ho a.
storm, in point of damage to wires
history. The loss to the Bell Tele
phone Company in the two cities alon
will reach it is estimated an aggregat
of $4,000. g
Tammany's OrganiZationXcOm committee
which has been in existence since tn
days of John Kelly's reorganization il
1872, was abolished the meeting of tn
Tammany executive committee on tn
31st of December.
A pair of frightened horses in tn
New Years Eve parade imperiled tn
lives of scores of people on Broadwa!
near Blocker street. The walks wer
crowded with people, aud the horse
taking fright dashed diagonally acros
the street and through the GROVE
. tramping over many in the wild f1gh
: A number were severely injured, som
, fatally.
. John M. Dale, of Bellefonte, Pa, hs
+ been appointed receiver of the Penn
sylvania Building and Loan Associs
ton, of Altoona, by Banking Com
missioner Gilkeson. 1t has an autf
l Orized capital of $30,O0O,OO0, and Al
!. sets of $177 949.71. 1t has been i
! trouble for some time.
e LINDEN, Ind, Dec. 3O.-At Lindel
Oren Stingley, prominent citizel
accidentally shot and killed his age
!. father, John Stingley. Mr.. Single
. had started to leave the house with
E rifle, and in passing through a dot
the weapon was struck against the ca
. ing and discharged, the load enterin
the back of his fathers head, as he s.
between his daughter and CRANE
]: daughter.
: Hugh Mclaughlin, for many veal
(. the dictator of the Democratic Par
q in Brooklyn, has definitely announce
q his retirement from political leade
l. ship.
r President Mckinley has accept
e the invitation of the National Man
. facturers' Association to attend !
:. banquet at the Waldorf-AstOria,
:. January 9th. Phe President will q
= cuss the economic features of t
tariff.
l. The Fusionists of Ohio, have non
l. mated Mayor McKesson for the sht
termIin the Senate, and Governor Bus
, nell for the long term.
r.
u After serious illness, like typht
80 fever, pneumOnia, or the grip, Hoo