Published bt Koanoke Publishing Co. .
"FOR GOD, FOR COUNTRY AND FR TRUTH.",
C. V. Aubboit, Business Manager. ;
VOL.11.
; "v: PLYMOUTH, N. C, FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 1890.
NO. 12.
' m NEW8,
The new state of Wyoming celebrated her
admission into the Union.- Wt J. Ballard's
Wrding-house in Savannah, Ga., was blown
"P ; Three persons wers killed and six injured.--
-Unknown wen bound and gegged
Watchman, Woodward at . Weeping Water,
Keband stole $1,000 from the Commercial
Bank. The village of Eardvllkv in New
York, was the scene of a fire whieh destroyed
a number of wooden buildings, -The gov
ernment inspectors in Red Wing, Minn., have
, . secured names of 214 persons who were on
board the steamer , Sea Wing. Only 175 per
sons were allowed by law.-i -Two Arabs were
- arrested, in Syracuse, NJ Y., charged with
murdering one of their countrymen.- The
President reviewed the Pennsylvania troops
at Mount Gretna, Pa. Ezra II. Hey wood,
, publisher of (the Boston World, was sent up
for two years . for " sending , obscene matter
through the mails. Twenty lumbermen
were drowned by the raft on which they were
Bleeping going over the rapids in the Ottawa
rivers Two men were killed by a powder
explosion near Patterson, N. J.- Judge A.
J. Davis filed a will in Butte, Mon., leaving
his brother six millions, with annuities to two
illegitimate children. -'Wra.R. Owen, secre
tary of the Newark (N.J.) Steam Generator
Company, was arrested for forgery, and then
attempted his life.-- Deputy Marshal Lind
ey,' wanted at ; Helena, Ark., on the charge
of embezzlement, was arrested in San Antonfo,
Texl- -T. B. M. Cook, a Republican candi
date for Office- in Jasper county, Miss., was
assassinated. Capt- William Ellington,and
his son, W.'E Ellington, were .killed at Fort
; Smith, Arki,yNr D- Nclnturf, a detective.
, Anton Preuderr wm fatally barneifi In Cnii
cago by molten cteel. Vance Safely, of Lon
don, Ohio, died of hydrophobia, after suffer-
. ing terribly. -The Australian Election law
, was tried ' for the first time in Goshen, Ind.,
and worked very satisfactorily. Congress-
man G est, of Illinois, was nominated by the
; Republicans. William and Asa Merrill, of.
' Sandy Creek, Oswego county, N. Y. were
drowned . while ; fishing.- California wine
merchants have been victimized by a ring of
New York sharpers. A cloub-bnrst in Grand
Canon, Col., destroyed considerable property.'
-Unknown parties' murdered a Mexican
named Mile.ua, his wife and daughter, in Wil-
liamson county, Texas. --The. Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers are in secret session
in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Thirty-two Arabs
wao were imported by a New York merchant
to sell foreign goods will be sent back. The
merchant will be prosecuted. A boiler ex-'.
ploded at North Jackson, O., killing two men
and fatally injuring another. -In Center-
ville, p., Mande ville Ault killed his wife and
, then hung himself, -Mrs. Catherine Crane
Halstead, of New York, by will distributes
about $75,000 in charity. The President
visited an. encampment at Fort Washington
and saw the troops drill. The population of
Wilmington, Del., is 61,388, an increase since
1880 of 18,910. John McTague, a locksmith
of Philadelphia, committed suicide by jump
ing in front of a moving train at Mell ville, N.
J. r By the bursting of a' naphtha tank in
New York James Devoe was fatally burned.
-Steps have already- been taken in New
York towards k reorganization of the sugar
trust, which will be reformed in compliance
with the laws of the state as laid down by the
Court of Appeals. The Chicago City Coun
cil adopted the site on the lake front for the
Worfd's Exposition. G. Tate Carr of Coal a,
Fla, shot himself on the eve of his marriage.
An incendiary .fire , destroyed" $180,000
- worth of property in Spokane Falls, Wash..
Mrs. "Wilson 'was ipnrdered in Rnshvilley
111., the first that ever occurred there. r-A
Rock Island train frent through a bridge near
Lyman. The engineer ' cannot beJ found, and
is thought to be dead; r-A family named
Webb have been "arrested at Oskaloosa," la.,
charged with beating a child to death. -Geo.
Olsen.a farmer, was murdered in Granville
county, N. Y. -Fire caused a loss of $24,000 ,
at Poplar Bluff, Mo, -City Marshal Hodge
wa8 fatallyhot at Pontiae, 111. -r Michael
Enriglit, tan " oarsman, was drowned in the
Don river, Canada.- Nine people were hurt
at Redkey Incj-i by an .explosion ot powder.
-Molten iron in' a blast furnace exploded
at Bay Vijpw; Wis-V and fatally hurt, Joseph
Lewis.li-rTh foundry J of , the; Atherton
Machine Company, at Phoenix, Mass., was
burned. Loss $28,000.- The Hill School
building in Pottstown, Pa., was burned. Loss
$50,000. A disease is destroying many black
bass and other fish in the Royston Branch,
. near Huntingdon, Pa. The steamer M. H.
Clift was burned in Tennessee river. Thirty
passengers escaped. The Woman's Chris-
N tian Temperance Union . Assembly met in
Ash ville, N. C Efforts are being made in
Virginia to extend the Cumberland vauey
Railroad up the western side of the Valley of
Virginia.--Walter Van ' Valkenberg was
arrested in Chicago on the charge of chloro-'
forming and robbing women. Annie Good
win, a beautiful cigarette girl, has been
murdered in Harlem, , N. Y., and Dr. Henry
G. MeGonigle has been arrested, charged with
performing an act of abortion. Augustis
Harrison,' her lover, is charged with being
accessory. ' A n umber of other witnesses have
been arrested.- Clear Creek Canon, in Colo
. nido, was visited by a fierce cloud-burst and
hail-storm.- -The1 woolen mill of Brnrley &
Co.; 'at Allegheny, Pa., was burned. ' Loss
$75,000. By the explosion of .a threshing
machine near Princeton, Ind., Andrew Cret
ti tiger and Charles White were killed. Thomas
Mohan and Hugh M. Narrow were fatally
' iniured.
MB. JOHN COBLEB, of Montgomery county,
Ohio, in moving around a wheat tiektso as to
set a reaper to work, uncovered a n? sc from
which three quail hens flew, revealing ninety
quail eggs. f - ,
A CniNAMAN nnnied Lec-lli has taken fo
farmi"',' near Tniurc, California. Ort H!?y
jers di land he cleared -tl'.OV profit ltut c.
A IPSE BL0V7N OP.
Three Persons Killed and Six Injured
in Savannah, Ga. . ' .
The Victims Went to Sleep, Wbtn Hurled
Into Eternity An Ciplo.lv Placed
Tinder ike Bnlldlng.
W. J. Bui lard's boarding-house, a three
story brick dwelling, No. 203 Congress street,
Savannah, Ga., was blown up at 1.20 o'clock
A, M. ' Three persons were killed and six in
jured, two of whom wili probably die. There
were thirteen people n the house. The explo
sion shattered the walls, which collapsed in'
an instant, and fell a mass of ruins ' Most of
the occupants of the house were asleep and
were hurled from their beds, and either buried
under the falling debris or thrown on top of it.
The killed are: Mrs. W.J. Ballard, Lockley
and Gus Robiei v --The
woundedare: Jhn Roberts, right ankle
fractured and concussion of the brain from the
shock; L. J. Tate, contusion of the face and
chest; Meldon Hy wood, colored, shoulder dis
located and bruised: J. A. Rimes, slightly
bruised: Edward 8. Everitt, slightly bruised;
Mrs. Edward S. Everitf, slightly bruised: Sain
King, colored, badly injured about the body.
The first person taken out of the ruins was
L. J. Tate, collector for the Citizens' Bank,
who was sleeping on the second floor, and was
pinned down by fallen timber. A few min
utes later the mangled body of Mrs. Bullard
was found eight feet under a pile of bricks,
beneath the rOom where she was sleeping.
Robie's body was taken out at three o'clock.
. The body of Lockley was found about four
o'clock. It was the last taken out of the build
ing. J., A.. Rimes, who was sleeping in the
front room on the third flood with Roberts!
was hurled to the6cevnd floor and was pinned
between the bed and floor until he was pulled
out by the firemen.j He did not see Roberts
after the explosion occurred, -The' first he
heard was a groaning noise, and then came
the crash; and then a blank. The next he
knew he was being taken out from under the
debris. He was slightly bruised. Mr. and Mrs.
Everitt, who were sleeping in the front room
on the second floor, were pulled out from
under the ceiling above.which held them fast.
Mrs. John Paige and baby, who were sleeping
in the room back of Mr. and Mrs. Everitt, es-
nped unhurt, and were lifted out by the firemen.-
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The cause of the explosion is a mystery.
There are many rumors of an ugly nature, but
nobody will take the responsibility of making
a direct statement. ; One man insinuated that
there had been a row in the house toward the
end of a jollification in which the inmites had
been indulging. Lamps were used instead of
cas, and it is said that there was no meter in
.he house, though it was supplied with gas
pipes throughout. Most people, therefore, are
unable to see how the explosion could have
been caused by gas. , t -
The falling building was a three-story tene
ment, built in the French flat Btyle, and faced
north and south, the two top floors being used
ns sleeping apartments. The explosion blew
the entire building to the northward, some of
the furniture being blown across St. Julien
street into splinters, while , the flying bricks
went as far as Bay street, the entire structure
collapsing outward on Qongress street . v. -f
The police and firemen keptat work all day
digging away the ruins of the wrecked build
ing, but were stopped at night by a heavy
rain. ' . V. V-, , - ; .. . ; - ,
All doubts as to the building being blown
up with some powerful explosive were re
moved when it was found that the ground
floor on the side of the building, which showed
the greatest force of the explosion, had been
blown away; and there was a deep hole where
the explosion had thrown up the earth under
neath. Thousands of people visited the scene
of the disaster, but were kept away by a cor
don of police. Goorge Maxwell, a negro cook,
threatened revenge on Mrs. Bullard for bis
discharge, is in jail under suspicion of having
been the author of the disaster. Mrs. Paige,,
who was sleeping on the second floor, and was
awake at the time of the catastrophe, heard a
noise in the hall below and heard a door slam.
She called-Mrs.' Bullard, who asked her bus--band
to go down and see what was the matter.
Before he reached the floor below the explo
sion occurred, followed by the grinding crash
of walls. Mr. Ballard went down with the
wreck, and twenty feet away his wife was
buried under a mass of bricks and timbers.
Direct and circumstancial evidence indicates
that the explosion occurred in the hall on the
first floor, and that the explosive was placed
there by some one who entered and left by the
frontdoor. . .. . ., , . , . . . . :
NATIONAL CAPITAL NOTES.
Miscellaneous Congressional and Depart
'. .:' ; " went New.. j
. - The President has sent the following nomi
nations to the Senate: To be Envoys Extraor
dinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary of the
United States, pursuant to Act of Congress ap
proved July 14, 1890, Thomas H. Anderson, of
Ohio (now minister' Resident and Consul
GeneralatLaPazto Bolivia; Clark E. Carr,,
of Illinois (now Minister Resident and Consul
General at Copenhagen,) to Denmark; John
D. Washburn, of Massachusettsnow Minister
Resident and Consul-General at Berne,) to
Switzerland; John L. Stevens, ot Maine (now
Minister Resident at Honolulu,) to the Ha
waiian Islands; George Money, of Tennessee
(now Minister Resident at Montevideo,) to
Pa ragii ay and Uruguay. : , y
The House Committee on the Merchant Ma
rine discussed several proposed amendments
to the Senate Subsidy bill. The sentiment of
the Committee was in favor of it, and there
was a practical agreement to recommend an
amendment striking out the tonnage limita
tion clause of the bill and making its pro
visions applicable to all vessels engaged in the
foreign carrying trade without regard to their
tonnage.
The Appropriations Committee of the House
non-concurs in all the material Senate amend
ments to the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill,
including that striking out the appropriation
of $750,000 for the irrigation project, and ask
for a conference. A.prolonged struggle over
the irrigation amendment is anticipated. 1
FATAL" FEUD IN KENTUCKY.
Four Men Killed at a Political Meeting
In Knox Connty, ,
It is reported that at. Hubbard's Mills, a
small village in Knox County, Ky., the Smith
and Messer factions met a political gathering,
and when the smoke had cleared away four
,were dead. As soon as the speaker was
.through' the crowd repaired to rudely con
atructed tables nearby, which were loaded
with bread, barbecued meats aud home-made
dainties. - ; '
Two of the warring factions got into a quar
rel, and in a moment they were arrangtf, ten
on one side and eight on the other, in line of
battle. Firing began almost simultaneously
mid the crowd fled to shelter in every direc
tion. When the fight was over four had been
iil!td, two on eacliside. The Meters faction
lost two yonii men named Milin, and lha
l-r s iok Dob BuTCuett and one Hubbard.
, FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
Senate Session. -
160TH Day. TheSenate resumed consider
ation of the Sundry Civil Appropriation Bill.
After a long debate the bill was passed. The
larifr bill was taken up as unfinished busi
ness, and laid aside without action. TheSen
ate then adjourned. )
, 161st Day. The Senate proceeded to the
consideration of the House bill to transfer
ihq revenuo marine service. Mr. Sherman
opened the debate, opposing the bill. Mr.
Spooner replied to him. The hill was still
being discunsed when, at two o'clock, it was
laid aside without action and the "unfinished
business," the tariff bill, was taken up for
consideration. . Mr. Voorhees addressed the
Senate in opposition to the bill. At the close
of the speech Mr. Cockrell offered resolutions
(which were agreed to) expressing the Sen
ate's regret at the announcement of the death
of Representative Walker, of Missouri, and
for the appointment of a committee of three
Senators to attend the funeral. Messrs. Vest,
Plumb and Berry were appointed, and the
Senate, as a further mark of respect, adjourned
till to-morrow. , ; . : .; ,v ... ,
F , 162d Da'y. The Senate bill giving a perf.
slon of $2,000 a year to Mrs. Jessie Fremont
was reported from the committee on pensions
and placed on the calendar. The Senate pro
ceeded to consideration of the Indian appro
priation bill.. Having disposed of 33 pages of
the bill (exactly one-half.) the bill was laid
aside. The Senate then adjourned.
163d DAY The SenaU met nt 11 A.yM
and resumed the consideration of the Indian
Appropriation bill. After the bill had been
discussed some time, there was tronble in get
ting a quorum, and the Sergeant-at-arms was
sent out,- There was considerable talk which
resulted in nothing, so far as transacting busi
ness was concerned, after which the Senate,
at 6:30, agreed to adjourn till eleven o'clock
to-morrow. . ; ' '.,' : ; ', -
164TK Day. In the Senate Mr; Morgan
introduced a bill to fix the limit of value and
to provide for the free coinage of silver, and
it was read and referred to the committee on
finance. The Senate then resumed considera
tion of the Indian appropriation bill,, and
spent the remainder of the session in debating
the amendments thereto, those providing for
schools arousiug a particularly long ana ani
mated controversy. AH the amendments hav
ing been disposed of. the bill was reported to
the Senate, and all the amendments agreed to
by the , committee of the whole were con
curred in and the bill passed. The tariff bill
was laid before the Senate as the "unfinished
business," and after a short executive session
the Senate, at 5.40, adjourned.
V Hons Session.
169th Day. The House resumed the con
sideration of the Original Package bill. At
five o'clock the House took a recess until
eight, the evening session being for debate
only. . r VvVI -
170th DAY.-On motion of Mr.Dockery.of
Missouri, by unanimous consent, it was or
dered that the vote on the original package
bill shall be taken tomorrow, and the vote on
the bankruptcy bill . on Thursday morning.
Mr. Dockery then made some eulogistic re
marks upon the late Hon. James P. Walker,
whose death he announced. Resolutions were
then unanimously adopted expressive of the
sorrow with which the House had heard of
the death of Mr. AValker and providing for
the appointment of a committee of seven mem
bers of the House and three members of the
Senate to take order for the funeral ceremo
nies. The Speaker appointed the following
gentlemen as members of the committee on
the part of the House: Messrs. Dockery,
Frank, Crisp, Morrill, McMillin, Baker and
Davjdson. The House then at 12.15, as a mark
of respec t to the memory of the deceased, ad
jourued. , . v
1 1718T Day. Immediately after the reading
of the journal the voting began on the original
package bill. The first vote was on the Adams
substitute, defining original packages. It was
lost 33 to 115. The House then proceeded to
vote on the House substitute for the Senate
bill. As the vote progressed it was evident
that the result was very doubtful, and great
interest was manifested. Attheend of the first
call the affirmative had a majority of one, and
ntthe end of the second call that majority was
neither increased nor diminished. Then came
changes of votes. Fully two dozen changes
were made, and in the alterations the affirma
tive came out triumphant, the vote being an
nounced as 109 yeas and 94 nays. The vote
then recurred on the passage of the Senate bill
as amended. It was passed year 176, nays
38.- A conference with the Senate was asked
for, and the House then proceeded to the con
sideration of the bankruptcy bill. The debate
continued until 4.50 o'clock, when the House
adjourned. . .
' 172d Day. Mr- Lacey, (la.) submitted the
report of the Committee on Elections in the
West Virginia contested election case of
McGinnis vs. Alderson. The report, which
finds in favor of the contestants, was ordered
printed and laid over. The bankruptcy bill
was then taken up and discussed by Messrs.
Abbott, McCord, Perkins, Kelly, Peel, Mo
Adan, Catch ings, Wilson of West Virginia
and others. .The bill went over till to-morrow,
and the House adjourned.
' J.73D Day. The journal having been read
nd approved, the House proceeded (after a
short parliamentary wrangle) to vote uymi
the committee amendments to the bankruptcy
bi 1 1. These amendments are principally verbal
and informal in their character, , In view of
the fact that the bill had never been read i
the House, Mr. McMillin,- of Tennesson, de
manded a separate vote on each amendment,
and much time was thus, consumed. - The
committee amendments having been disposed
of, pn motion of Mf. Reilly, of Pennsylvania,
an amendment was adopted enforcing the
laws of the states giving wages for labor a
preference. The vote was then taken on the
minority substitute, which is known as the
"voluntary bankruptcy bill.",,- This was dis
agreed to yeas 74, nays 125. The bill was
then passed yeas 117,nays84 and the House
adjourned. '
A WILD MAN AT LARGE.
He" Terrifies the Farmers, And Has Pis-'
tele Hla Identity a Mystery.
Union connty.N. C, is very much wrought
up over the appearance of a wild man. This
strange being makes the woods his home and
hiding place. He was discovered a few days
ago by a party of negroes that were out hunt
ing at night, and before the negroes had time
to converse with this strange Individual, he
had a pistol in each hand bidding them to de
part. His sleeping place has not yet been
found. He is a terror to the farmers in the
Pleasant Grove neighborhood. At the dead,
hours of night he will come to their houses,
and carry off any kind of fowl, and sometimes
will slaughter a nog, and drag it awhile, and
carry it on his shoulder, so as to completely
keep his place of abode to himself, lie has
been shot at two or three times in bis night
rambles, but on each occasion he has success
fully escaped iujury. It is thought by some
of the inhabitants that he is an outlaw, and
has chosen Union county as his refuge. All
efforts to capture him have proven unsuccess
ful, and the men, women and children are
afraid to go outside their houses at night for
fear they will come in ifitaet with this being.
The farmers of that si Vn are getting p a
'.3nd of Bien to icour tciVinntry for this pest,
ftud if found, will be rftOjYown. ,
DE1TH II A mm
A Blazing House In Cincinnati, Ohio,
Full of People.
A Family Smothered and Bnrned Before
v Help Coald Reach Them Those .
' Known to Be Dead.- -i
At about a quarter before 11 o'clock P. M.,
a double alarm rang out from box 16. 1 House
No; 44 Front; street was all ablaze. It was a
four-story brick, known as the John Christie
tenement house. , The first-story was occupied
by Solomon Menski as a second-hand store.
All the other floors were occupied as tene
ments. There were thirty people in the build
ing. ; ' . .
" . A great crowd on the outside shouted to the
police and the firemen that the people inside
were burning up. .The police and firemen
went to work in earnest The building was
practically destroyed. In the second-story
were two families of ten persons; in the third
were two more, numberingten persons; in the
fourth were two families, also numbering ten
persons. . , ; i:- ,
The dead and the injured, so far as can be
learned, are as. follows: " u : .
Dead Solomon Menski and Mrs. Menski,
his wife; Eva Menski, their twelve-year-old
daughter; Erran Menski, their seven-year-old
son. ' --, -
Injured Gus Hitswell, Eva Misses and
Mary Kassenuer. . .
Ot the injured, the first two are likely to
die. v -' -.-v. ;.;v, :-
' Solomon Menski and his family occupied
the rear end of the second-story, directly over
where the fire is supposed to have smarted.
The people of the third and fourth-stories fled
to the roof, and escaped to the roof of an ad
joining building, from which they were taken
down the Chicago elevated fire-ladder by fire
men and police. . Many of the women were
found unconscious. One elderly woman wa
on her knees praying, and seemed oblivious
to everything. -:: -'k-1' : ' 1 -i
There was but one exit to the street, and
that was bv an eld. narrow. rick etv Dine stair-
.wayr At the outbreak of the fire the police
managed to save some of the ten people who
slept on the second floor, but no one can state
exactlv bow inanv. The casualties are not
known certainly at this time. Friends are
anxiously ealline at the morgue, at the hospi
tal and at the noliee stations, seeking friends
known to have been in the building, but not
yet accounted for. 'The occupants, of the
building were poor working people, some of
them operatives in shoe factories, some express
drivers, and others laborers on tne puoiicianu
inc. " . ' " "
While the fire was burning, the excitement
in the crowds of sDectators was intense. When
everybody was successfully paseddown the
ladder, a shout went up, ana men iouoweu
deathlike silence. Mot a moan or a scream
was heard from the inmates of the house. As
soon as the dead or the injured were taken out
they were removed to the morgue or the hos
pital, and the living, able to help themselves,
nod precipitately from tne scene. ; .r, ,: i ,
CENTRAL AMERICAN WAR
The. Victory of the Salvador Troop Con
firmed What President Barrlllos Says.
A despatch received in the City of Mexico
from - La Libertad, Salvador, .says: "The
latest news from the frontier confirms the re-
ports in respect to the victory of. Salvador
over the forces of Guatemala in the battle of
July 17. The Guatemalans, 4000 strong, in
vaded Salvador under Command of Camilo
Alvarez, Narceso Avilea and Pedro and Perez
Barillos. The killed , numbered over 200,
with many wounded. Thirty refngeess from
Salvador, among them General Monterrosa,
have given themselves up to the Salvadoreans.
"Geaaral Villaticencio.a Salvadorean traitor,
attacked the Salvadorean forces July 18, and
was defeated. 1 Guatemala commenced the
warfare without a declaration of war. ; " i.
"Many cases of rifles shipped, from San
Francisco for the Salvador Government have
been seized aboard the Pacific Mail steamship
by the Guatemalan Government. It is be
lieved that General Fabio Moran, who was
aboard the steamship, and who isan aspirant
for the Presidency of Salvador, acted as an
informer to Guatemala, and that the Govern
ment seized the arms on information that he
furnished." .- ; -
President Barrillos, of Guatemala, has tele
graphed to Minister Diegnez, saying: "Our
forces of observation report nothing new on
the frontier. The Salvadorean enemies of
Ezeta were met and routed by him.',' ,
A TERRIBLE DEATH. '
Vance E. Safley Dies of Hydrophobia
' After Great Suffering. ....... ;
' Vance E. Sa fley; of ; London,' Ohio, has jusf
died of hydrophobia. Safley was taken to
Columbus for treatment, but the hospitals
refused to take him and he was held at the
city jail till timeto leave.. His condition was
a horrible one, and dozens of physicians called
to witness his spasms, insane ravings, barking
and intense agonies. 1 " Several narrowly
escaped being struck and bitten by him.
He was hauled to the station with difficulty,
and died soon after he had reached the
waiting room. . j . , , .
The remains were taken to London, twenty
five miles West. Physicians have no doubt
of the true character of the case.
Safltey was bitten in the face by a dog some
five weeks ago. Although the wound was
very slight, peculiar symptoms followed. He
went to St. Louis for treatment and came
back apparently cured, but the old symptoms
reappeared agai n a fe w days since and resulted
as given. . . s ; s . ; . j
- DOWN THE CANON.
Work of a Terrible Clond-Barst-A Rati-
road Demolished.
At midnight occurred a terrific catastrophe
that has temporarily isolated the towns u
Clear Creek Cunou, Colorado, from the world
At that hour an immense cloud-burst neai
the forks of a creek poured a deluge of watei
within the narrow walls of the canon. Ii
completely demolished the two iron railwaj
bridges at the forks, and as far as can N
learned annihilated all the structures in tbf
vicinity. ' The restaurant, the depot and thl
outhouses were swept away by the flood. For
tunately, it is believed, no lives were lost.
The immense column of water, laden with
wreckage, went tearing down the canon witr.
the result that from the forks to the Golden,
there is scarcely a vestige of the railroad letti
The greater portion of the roadbed is washee
away and all means of cosmnuuication art
destroyed. "
After the cloud-burst a furious hail-storm
set in, and it is reported that hail a foot deep
is lying iu the cauon. iv
J0H5 and Jacob Weber re still teaching
a school which they opened in New Orleans
in May, 1S4U, at which they have taught con
tinuously, without vacation, and with only
fifteen days' intermission in fifty years to per
mit of the repair of the building.
SOUTHERN ITEMS.
INTERESTING NEWS COMPILED
FROM MANY SOURCES. '
The population of Petersburg, Va., is esti
mated at 22,950.
The population of Shepherdstown, W. Va.,
is a little less than ii was ten years ago.
The property assessment of Norfolk, Va.,
shows an aggregate of about $20,000,000 against
113,400,000 in 1885.
Another nlnir tobacco fnctorv is In contem-
platiou at Durham. N. C by a company with
a capital of 1250,000. . s
The electric street car system was put in
operation in Winston, N.C., amid the general
rejoicing of the people.
The Modern Tobacco Barn company, 'of
High Point. N. C has accepted a proposition
to move their plant to Oxford.
More than 3.000 men are at work double
tracking the Norfolk and Western Railroad
. . T. I .1 li.Ji1 1 T
oeiween XioanoK. anu jvuuiuru, u.
The Lynchburg and Durham Railroad has
been completed to Durham. N. C. and thetwo
cities, are exchanging fraternal greetings.
The barn on the almshouse farm in Shenan
doah county, Va., was struck by lightning and
burned with all its contents, including 600
bushels of wheat. - .' '.!" -";'" :'
- It will require two years yet to complete
the new City Hall in Richmond, Vs., the cost
of which will be over $1,000,000. It is being
put up by day labor. .
Buildings fbr the opening of the Davis mil
itary school at Winston, N. C, are being ra
pidly put up, and everything will be ready
A' -I f I O i - - V, ,i .....
The work of putting six thousand spindles
in the new cotton factory at, Raleigh, N. C,
will be commenced this .week, and operations
are expected to begin in October. - ' '
A terrifichailstorm prevailed inNash county,
N, C, a day or two since doing much damage
to crops. R. H. Ricks, a prominent tobacco
planter, estimates his his loss at $5,000.
The iron for the new bridge over the Poto
mac at Shepherd's own W. Va., is expected
to arrive shortly, and the structure will be
pushed to completion as soon as possible.
A fire at Mount Gilead, N. C, destroyed the
stores of Messrs. Ingram & Haywood, loss
$2,500; McRae & Leach loss $1,800; and the
postoffice lost $600 on building and $80 iu
stamps.-.. -
The commissioners of Uydecounty, N. C
have passed a "declaration of independence"
on the oyster question. They declare the oys
ter beds free and open to all the people regard
less of any prescriptive title. - '
The National Bridge property in Virginia
has been sold to a Massachusetts and Vir
ginia syndicate for $300,000. It was purchased
from H. C. Parsons and Hon. James G. Blaine,
who have owned it for a number of years.
Walter Paxrish, aged twenty-fifi, of Milton,
W. Va, went into the hardware store of A.
Wims, at Catlettsburg, and asked to see a re
volver. One was handed to him, when he
placed it to his head and blew his brains out
People at Wheelinsr. W. Va.. are com
plaining ot the scarcity ot vegetables, rota
toes are selling for four dollars a barrel. Cab
bage, raspberries and apples are not plentiful,
but blackberries are not wanting. Meat is
high. . ; V" . . . ' . "
The wheat crop of Caroline county, Md. is
less than one-half of a crop. The heavy rains
of winter, the wheat aphis, which was preva
lent when it was heading, and the late frosts
all contributed to the poor yield. Aw average
yield is sixteen bushels per acre.
The Roanoke and Southern Railroad has
been graded a distance of twenty-five miles
from Martinsville, Henry county, Va., in the ;
direction of Roanoke, and a large number of
convicts, hired from the State, are at work ou
the line and pushing it with the utmost speed.
James- Rhea, of Bath county, Va., was
killed by lightning. He and his son were
harvesting oats, and seeing a storm approach
ing they started for shelter in an old house,
and on their way the father was killed in
stantly. . ' "
A Special train over the Shenandoah Val
ley Railroad recently broke the record for fast
running. The trip from Roanoke, Va., to
Hagerstown, Md., was made in six hours aud
eighteen minutes, which is two hours and
seven minutes faster than the time of the ex
press trains. , , . ,; ... .... ,t . , ,-
, A new tomato worm has put in appear
ance in Cecil county, Md. The usual green
worm preys on the tomato vine. The new
worm is smaller, and buries itself in the fruit.
It is like the ordinary cut worm, but unlike
.the cut worm, which is brown or black, it is
a bright green. " - 7 ' ' :
The matter of a great North Carolina state
exposition next year continues to be much
talked about, and will come up for discussion
at the next meeting of the agricultural board.
An appropriation from the coming general
assemply wili be asked for.
A negro girl about 14 years old and two
white boys about 10 and 13 years old went crab
fishing at Brunswick, Ga. Their bait giving
out, the negro girl took a hatchet and chopped
off one of the white boy's toes and used it for
a bait- The boys left and came home. - The
girl, after fishing awhile with the toe for baitj
buried it in the sand. She was arrested ana
'placed in jail. : , ' j - . ' '
-The census returns from Wheeling, W.Va.,
and vicinity are all in. The population of
the city proper is 37,565. Inoluding the su
.burbs, which are virtually a part of the town,
and are included in what is knowu as"In
.dustrial Wheeling," the population is close
on to 60,000. . The increase since 1880 has been
, about So percent-;
'- The returns from Virginia's new assess-
jment have been received from all the State
' except twelve k eountiea and the cities of
.Richmond and Norfolk. The total increase
in the counties and cities reported is about
$15,000,000, and it is believed that the coun
ties yet to send in their figures willshow a
considerable gain. ; , j
Two voune men named Oscar Huffman and
James, Allen were drowned at the mouth ot
iWolf creek. Sumner county, W. Va. They
were in bathinsr. and Huffman, who whs about
Jseventeen years old, got beyond his depth
'Allen, aged about twenty-one, went to hia as
isistance, but was caught around the neck by
Uhe lad, and both were drowned. j '
i A svndicate composed of J. O. Watson. Gov.
'ernor Flerainsr. John T. McGraw and then
have concluded the purchase of coal lands
on the Blue Stone, comprising about 1,20C
i acres. The property lies alone the line of the
'Norfolk and Weatern Railroad in McDowell
; county, W. Va.,and is underlaid with the Poco
j hontas coaking coal. The price paid is under
stood to have been jhu.uw. ,
!--Much excitement exists in the vicinity oi
i Wilmington, N. C, caused by the murder ol
la well-known fisherman named Nathan PsuT
iby highwaymen while ui his way home from
the city. Th county commissioners have of
fered a reward of $250 for the criminals and
the governor received a communication from
. the m ayor of W ilm i ncttm asking that a re ward
ibe offered by the state. . It is said that aband
of outlaws is spreading ierror throughout all
that section ot country.
There is some fear in upper Maryland
near the Delaware line, that a disease which
has attacked cattle in lsrandywme Hundred,
Delaware, inky make lit appearance in thai
State.' Vet' Vnarv Surgevn H. 1. Eves, of
, WUroinjr hiiiks.the jilBCe is Te x as f
A possible explanation Is offered in the fker
that a rabid shepherd dog passed through thai
section recently and bit a number of cows,
of which have died. The cows go dry, lie
down, and are contiuually butting their heads
against a hard surface. They drop dead sua,
denly. .. , : :, ' : '.'.-v.;-,
A most important movement which will un
doubtedly be of much benefit to Eastern North
Carolina, has recently been inaugurated at
Morehead city. . A mammoth land and im
provement company has been rganized, con
trolled by northern and western capitalists,
having for its object the purchaseand develop
ment of large bodies of land in the vicinity of
Carteret and Craven counties. A part of the
programme will be to improve water fronts
and establish other privileges of a similar
kind. The scheme will include the deepen
ing of the bay at Morehead for the largest ves
sel and the establishment of one ot the great
est shipping ports between Norfolk and New
Orleans..-. -. '..,
ABOUT NOTED PEOPLE.
Otto Golpcsumidt is engaged busily In
writing a life of his wifej the late Jenny Lind.
The Irish leader. Charles Stewart Parnell
is a close reader of American newspapers an"
American literature. ' . '
The Prince of Wales is exhibiting horses
bred by himself at the horse shows of Lng
land, and is making a success of it. " , ' '
Miss Maby E. Bart, the second woman
to be elected to the Chicago board ol educa
tion, is the author of several books.
MA J. WisSMANN, ihe German explorer,
thinks that the various Christian missions in
East Africa do good in their way, but cost
more money thau they are worth. ,
Mb. Theodobe Tilton, has been made
master of the Anglo-American Masonie lodge
at Paris, the first American who ever held a
similar position in an English lodge.
THE Rev. Elisha Holland, of Goldaboro, N,
C, is growiag younger as his years increase,
paradoxical as it may seem. He is eighty
years of age and has just cut a tooth.
The Duke of Fife is deeply interested in :
one of the companies now engaged in exploit-
ing Eastern Airica. Besides this he is one of
the largest owners of founders' shares in Lon
don. . v v' ,
The Duke of Fife is deeply interested in
one of the companies now engaged in exploit
ing Eastern Africa. Beside this he is one
of the largest owners of founders' shares in
IiOndon. , .... . , - .
General Managf.b BECK,of the Illinois
Central Railroad, was once a train hand, and
he can still turn a switch or couple freight
cars with an expertness acquired oaly by :
long practice. ' ;
Rita Kitteidge, the champion micro
scopic postal card writer of the world, his suc
ceeded in writing the President's last mes
sage, consisting of 10,000 words on a postal
cord.
: Pkoffessob Daniel Wiixabd Fiske,
who won the $2,500,000 lawsuit brought by
Cornell University, is abroad at present. He
is noted for his Icelandic scholarship and his
big lawsuit. ; .
General Fremont never wore glasses.
His eyes were as sharp and clear as a young
man's. He was perfect physically, and ap
peared at least twenty years younger than
most men of his age.
In ' the past three years Pasteur treated
7,833 persons bitten by mad dogs, and only
fifty-three died.. The usual percentage of
deaths is 15.90, so that Pasteur would seem to
have saved 1,205 lives. . ; :; ,
MABK W. Dunham, of Aurora. Ill- is said
to own one of the largest stock farms in the
world. He started it in 1873 by importing
twenty horses. ' Since that time his annual
importations have reached 300. .
Christina Rosetti. sister of the poet.
lives in London and gets $50 a piece for her
verses, one is a young oia lady, witn wnite
hair, which silver tint is carried' out in her
dress the year round.
Rev. Dr. Talmatre receives $15,000 a year
from his Brooklyn congregation, $12,500 from
a firm for the advance publication of his ser
mons, and $6,500 for his contributions to a
religious journal, besides what he earns ou the
lecture plattorm ana irom general literary
work.
Mrs. Charles Walter Stetson, irrand- -
daughter of Lyman Beecher, and Grace tilery
inonning, granu-mece oi tne rainous uni
tarian minister, have been encaged by Daniel
Frohman to write a play to be produced at
the Lyceum next Winter.
Jay Gould has triven about two acres of land
In Broadway, Irvington-on-the-Hudaon, to
the Protestant Episcopal and Presbyterian
churches, for a long time these churches
have vainly endeavored to get possession of
this property. Mr. Gould bought it and gave .
it to them in equal parts, as it lies between
the two churches.
United States Senator Power, of Montana.
who is a live, practical business man, is about
to start a bank in Helena in company, with
some Chicago capita lists, and is still interested
in some Missouri river sieamDoai companies,
from which latter counection he has long been
k1"?vn as "Commodore" Power. .
Conixgsbt .Disraeli, the nephew and
heir of the late Lord Beaconsfield. is develop
ing into a fluent speaker. In personal ap
pearance be much resembles. the early por
traits of his famous uncle. Barou Rothschild
has announced his intention of defraying all
expenses connected with the political career
of the young man.
KILLED HIS YOUNG WIFE.
He Shot Her and Then Hanged Hint.
elf-The SStory of It.
About three o'clock A. M., at the residence
of Mandaville Ault, near Centreville W. Va
Mandaville Ault, Jr., deputy recorder of Bel
mont county, shot his young wife through the
heart, and then committed suicide. Mr. Ault
entered the recorder's office about two years
ago from his father's farm, but the confining
employment so told upon his health that two
months ago he was compelled to leave the of
fice, since then he has been very despondent.
Two weeks ago he left St. Clairsville with his
lamuy, ana went to his father's home. His
health seemed to improve, but he was con
stantly fretting and longing for the time when
he could resume ! his duties. About three
o'clock the household was awakened by a pis
tol shot, followed almost immediately by
another. Mr. Ault's sister, who was sleeping
in an adjoining room, sprang out of bed, and
was met by Mrs. Au!t,who rushed into the room
and then back, exclaiming: "Oh, Mandaville,
why did you do this?'.' She then foil to the
floor, and at once expired. She had bor n shot
through the heart Mr. Ault was for. 1 Ijing
on the bed. He had shot himself in t - center
of the forehead, the ball glancing an- k.dftins;
under the skin on top of the heed. T. g told
that his wife was dead, he started up f t cried,
"Ob, God, you deadandme alive?" ncd caught
up a revolver from the floor with tlu inten
tion of shooting himself again. Astic ;le en
sued between himself and the Ri-fi ( r th
possession of the pistol,
She succeed
in get-
ttng it and throwing it t
The frantic man then rinln
to throw himself of', hut.
stairs, evading his nr .!
He was found hanging to a
.short! v a if.TwarUi5.
hri'h a w I ndow
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