Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 January 1893 — Page 3

THE NEWS OF THE WEEK

Chicago is threatened with a water famine. The ice in Boston harbor is the heaviest for years. ‘‘Four beer for a nickel” is the result of the brewers’ war in St. Louis. Delaware syndicate will establish big powder mills at Louisiana. Mo. Six cases of smallpox was reported to the Brooklyn, N. Y., Board of Health on Monday. The steamer Maj. Powell was wrecked on her trial trip through Cataract canon on the Colorado river. The National Association of Wool manufacturers have declared against any change in the wool tariff. Six convicts in the Wyoming penitentiary rebelled and attacked the warden. One of them, Tom Medden, was fatally wounded. General Master Workman Powderly, in a speech at Scranton, Pa.. Friday, declared that he was a socialist, and favored State ownership of railroads. Deputy United States Marshal John M. Nabors has just died at Robare, Mont., from the effects of wounds received in a pistol encounter with a cowboy. Memphis (Tenn.) Is experiencing a carnival of crime. Murderers and thieves have captured the city. One murder and five robberies emphasize the daily record. At Pittsburg the Braddock wire-works resumed operations after a five-weeks’ shutdown for repairs. The resumption gives employment to seven hundred men. The projectors of the electric railway from Chicago to St. Louis are asking that Congress will permit the materials for the road’s construction to be admitted free of duty. The St. Louis city treasury has been formally turned over to Martin D. Lewis. Ex-Treasurer Fotrstel will not be sued for no amount of shortage checked up against his son. W. J. Myers, whe, was sent by the Durango (Col.] Board of Trade to investigate the gold field fn San Juan, has returned and says the boom is without any foundation. oThirty-eight AlasHi salmon canneries have formed a trust with >5,000,000 capital under the name of the Alaska Packers’ Association, with headquarters at San Francisco. H. F. Miller, eashfer of the general freight house of the Chicago, Burlington ts Quincy road at Peorii. was killed Monday night by contact wth wire of an electric lamp. The coal magnates of Pennsylvania, acting with the Canadi » Pacific railway, have about concluded deal by which the entire coal fields of Nou Scotia will pass under their control. Nearly thirty moirocrs of the city government of Brookljj, N. Y., have been —lndicted for violation q law -in squandering money for the Coimbus celebration and in tho payment ofjishonest claims. The Northampton bank robbery has been dramatized, and antes Dunlap, convicted for complicity i ihe'cPfftio and sentenced to fourteen years’ imprisonment, and who was pardotid Dec. 29. will bo Ibc star. At Roslyn, Wash., film D. Donetro assarted his wifo with*-hatchet, Inflicting two serious wounds] Thinking she was dead, he put a bullo through his brain. Domestic infelicity 'as the cause of the tragedy. Mrs. Dencro will recover. Whisky was marW up another 5 cents, to >1.36 a gallon, Meday, making an advance of 20 cents a >llon in about thirty days. Tho specula ve feature is still on, and the stock of prduct. seems to be going Into the hands of atsiders, who believe the tax will bo incrascd. The supreme coijt In tho caso of the De La Vergne rofrigetting company against Feathcrstone rulcthat a patent was not void because of thjdeath of the inventor between the times his application for a patent and its iluanco by the patent * office. The prolonged ibscncc of Lester Heidler and Samuel Jece, two young farmers living near Fairiew, Pa., who had gone to work In thi woods, led to a search. They were foununder a treo which they had felled. Hefer was lying under the trunk, crushedout of ail human semblanco. Reports fromariour- parts of the country show that P cold weather is general. Throughout, NV England it is hovering near zero. Frd Pennsylvania comes reports of extmo cold. Pottsville says that the seveift of winter weather is being experience throughout the county. With tho cession of the fall of snow, which continid during tho night until early mornix came a regular blizzard from the norwest, blowing at the rate of fifty milesn hour. There was dramatic termination to a gay social ,'hering at Potts town. Pa.. Saturday nkt. A largenumborof young peoplo hadtthered at thp homo of Win. Pollock antho fun ran high. All went merrily un it was time for the wine. Then Natln Pollock, the aged father of William Pock, took a bottle, poured out a cup of ti liquid, raised it and proposed a toast foils son and the company. He drained t) glass anti groaned aloud. Tho liquid wparbolie acid, which he, partially bfj, had mi'taken for wine. Pollock’wasoud In t're ,hMn half an hour. j FOMfcltaN. The feury in Ontario registers from 35 to SCplow. Mlsafaiices Willard was publicly received' Exeter Mali, Loudon, Monday «vcnli Lady Somerset presided. The <in Insurrection in progress in tho Acntino A large numbor of men on both have boon killed m tho several i ciflrnhc-s that l/avo taken place, Some of twrlsonnni have been shot. SoF Muraga has been appointed Spanish Ulster to Washington and the Duke of ynodavar dol Valley, at first reported to ,ve been appointed to the embassy at ashlngton, will go to the City of M*°pat discontont prevails among the ec minors In tho district surrounding {back, in Lorraine, auda the socialists pc sought to incite tho men to strike, y without success, though great un* /inew Is felt and trouble is feared, fho Mexican government has placed a llltary guard at tho ferries and cross;gs on the llio Grande. All persons are trlctly scrutinized, and those who arc lot known or cannot give an Intelligent recount of themselves are taken to mliltary headquarters. • A calamitous accident occurred Monday

at Penzance, Cornwall. While a numb** of men were at work in the mine at that place water suddenly rushed in and'drowned many of them. As soon as of the water was heard those who were nearest to the main shaft rushed into tho cage and were quickly drawn to the surface. Others at a distance were overtaken by the water, and their aries could be beard ~ resounding" number of men drowned has been ascertained to be thirty. Chancellor von Caprivl, in a speech to a committee of the Reichstag. Friday, favored an offensive policy - on the part oi Germany toward other European powers, experience having shown that when war is threatened Germany should be the aggressor, holding that it meant short wars, quick victories and lasting results. The speech is regarded as highly significant. The Spanish Cabinet has decided that if England should send & squadron to Tangier to compel satisfaction for the murder of an Englishman by natives in Morroco Spain would dispatch three war ships to reach Tangier at the same time.

WASHINGTON.

H Clay Evans, of Tennessee has begun his duties as first assistant postmastergeneral. Mr. Watson, of Georgia, introduced in the House, Monday, a bill to create the office of National inspector of cotton and grain; to provide for the issuance of certificates of deposits and for the issuance of postoffice money orders thereon; and to provide for the payment of snch records. The senate confirmed the nomination of Henry Clay Evans, of Tennessee, to be first assistant postmaster general. Mr. McPherson addressed the Senate, Monday, fn favor of his resolution authorizing the Secretary of tho Treasury to suspend all purchases of silver under the Sherman act. The prospects for the repeal bf the Sherman act are not good. No vote has been reached ou the quarantine bill. Commissioner of Pensions Raura appeared before the deficiency sub-commit-too of the House appropriation committee, Monday, and explained his estimates for pension deficiencies. His first estimate for this deficiency was over >10,000,000, and the committee was somewhat surprised when he informed them that he how estimated this deficiency at something over >13,000,000. He gave the pension payments for the first half of the year, ana made an argument to show that if the payment for tho second half averaged as much, his tirstdeficiency estimate would have to be increased by over >3,000,000. Senator John E. Kenna. of West Virginia, died at Washington. Wednesday morning, after a prolonged illness, aged forty-five. He was the youngest member of the Senate. The members of the Raum investigating committee have in contemplation the framing of a bill to remedy some of the defects found to exist in the present, system of dealing with pension matters by the Pension Bureau. A member of the committee, who is himself a veteran of the late war, admits that there are persons now fraudulently drawing pensions. The House committee on Indian affairs Tuesday, ordered a favorable report on the bill for the purchase of the Cherokee Strip in amended form. The House committee on commerce Tuesday decided to report two bills to amend the interstate commerce law, so as to meet the Supreme Court decision in the celebrated Counselman case, also Judge Gresham’s recent decision. The funeral services for the late Senator Kenna were held in the Senate Chamber at noon, Thursday. The interment was at Charleston, W. Va. Brief services for Gen. Benjamin F. Butler were held at his Residence, after which the remains were taken to Lowell, Mass., for interment,

POLITICAL.

W. J Stone was Inaugurated Govornor of Missouri. Monday. ’Tissaid that every Rtemocrat at Wanatali is a candidate for the postoffice. The Michigan Houso has passed a bill appropriating $50,000 for the World’s Fair. Tho Oklahoma House is in deadlock, but the Republicans have captured the Senate committees, John P. Altgeld was inaugurated Governor of Illinois, at Springfield. Tuesday, being tho first Democrat to succeed to that position since 1857. Susan B. Anthony has been appointed to a position in tho executive department of the State Industrial School at Rochester, N. Y., by Governor Flower. Edward Murphy, Jr., of Troy, was nominated for United States Senator by the Democratic caucus at Albany, N. Y., Tuesday night, by a vote of 85 to 5. The Republicans will make an effort fcc have the Nevada Legislature declared an illegal body, not having been elected on a population oasis. In such event Governor Concord will appoint a Repubiioan to succeed Senator Stewart. TifTexas it is rumored that fn event of a hitch in the balloting for United States Senator the Hogg men and Populists will unite and nominate Hogg. The Hogg men claim that Mills’ defeat Is certain. Senator McMillan has introduced a bill in tho Minnesota Legislature for tho selection of presidential electors in accordance with tlio plan now in voguo imMichigan, whereby each congressional district elects ono and two aro chosen at large. The Populist triumph in Kansas at the November election was consummated. Monday, by tho inauguration of Governor Lewelling, at Topeka. He threatens to reform tuings in general and In his inaugural address, among other things, he said. “Tho State is greater than party; hut tho citizen Is greater than tho State. The problem is how to muketlie State subservient to the individual rather than to become his master Tho Government must then make it possible for the citizen to live by his own labor IT it fails of these things it ceases to be of advantage to the citizen This ts the generation which has come to the rescue. Conscience Is In the saddle, and the grandeur of civilization shall bo emphasized by the dawn of a now era, in which the people shall reign, “when the withered hand of want shall not be outstretched for charity, when liberty, equality and justice shall have permanent abiding places in this country. '

SAME OLD PASTIME.

The Hrpliir Kentucky Episode—A Noon•lay Lynching—Flagstaff Decoration. At Gaston, Meado county, Kentucky, two negroes, Ed and Dick Morman. who hud murdered and robbed a farmer and wore under arrest were taken. Friday, in broad dayllglwtto the center of tho town, where a flagstaff stood in front of the postoffice, and thero strong up to the flag hglyanls. Ed Morman made a jomplote confession. ; 1. . . ;

A GREAT MAN GONE.

Death 'of Benjamin F. Butler at Washington City. Incidents In the Life of the Hero of Now Orleans and Bermuda Hundred. politician and lawyer of two generations, died at Washington city at 1:30, Wednesday morning. Benjamin Franklin Butler was a native of Deerfield. N. H. Capt John Butler, his father, did good service in the war of

i;u2. His mother was from the north of Ireland. At the age of twenty he graduated from Waterville college, Me., and went to Lowell, where he settled down to study law. Two years later he was admitted to the bar, and then he began that remarkable career which brought him as associates Webster, Choate, Fletcher, Curtis, Evarts, Cushman and others, and won for him a commanding place in the very front ranks of the greatest legal minds of the Country. Long before the war broke out he had two offices—one in Lowell and one in Boston—and had built up a practice worth >25,000 a year. His career as a politician before the war is a part of the 'history of that eventful period. It is not necessary to go into details as to his war record. In April, ’7l, he kept Maryland in the Union. In May of the same year he commanded the Department of Eastern Virginia. In August he captured Ft. Hatteras, and on the Ist of May, 1862, he took possession of New Orleans. He governed the city with an iron hand. November, ‘63, found him in command of tho Department of Virginia and North Carolina. After the war he reentered politics, and his varied career is too well known to need recital here, and his services as Congressman and Governor of Massachusetts were distinguished by great ability and unswerving integrity ,He was, altogether, a most remarkable man—a man of iron and of a combative temperament that delighted in strife and exciting campaigns.

THE LAW DEFIED.

Kansas Populists and Jerry Simpson Organize the Lower House. Troop. May B« Necessary to Maintain Order—A Tangle that May Result In Bloodshed. The fight at Topeka for the Kansas Senatorshlp is waxing warm and a grave situation confronts the Legislature. Amid the most intense excitement and the greatest uproar two separate organizations were perfected in the House Tuesday. A conflict between the opposing forces seemed for a time unavoidable. Tho Populists objected to the certified roll, and the Republicans proceeded to act independently. The two Houses were both organized at the same time and the same place, and are both in Representative Hall. Tho Republican House organized with tljo following officers: Speaker, George L. Douglass; Speaker pro tem., E. W. Hock; Chief Clerk, Frank L. Brown; Sergoant-at-arms, C, C. Clevenger. The Populist House organized with these officers: Speaker, J. k. Dunsmore; Speaker pro tem., R. H. Semple; Chief Clerk, Ben. C. Rick; Sergeant-at-arms, Ben F. Dick. The Democrats held aloof and enjoyed the fun. The Governor has, as yet, recognized neither House, but will doubtless recognize the Populist organization. Republicans will not resist the State miiitia should they bo called out. Several personal encounters seemed imminent while the rival organizations were being perfected. The members prepared themselves for a long siege, and both sides expected serious trouble. The plan of the Populists is to hold out until Wednesday, when they think their side will be recognized by the Governor and the Senate. Jerry Simpson says it will work, The Republicans will not use force to retain possession of the hall, but will retire if compelled to do so and continue their organization in some other place.

THE CRISIS REACHED.

As a Result of the Great Panama Scandal. The French Cabinet Besign—Great Excitement Bat No Disorder—A New Cabinet Formed. Tho French cabinet resigned, Tuesday, owing to differences in tho cabinet on the arrest ~of ex-Ministcr of Public Works Baihut and other matters. The greatest excitement prevails and people throng the streets. The police are out in force and dispersing crowds. The President charged M. Rlbot with the duty of reconstructing the ministry. It is openly charged that the President and M. Rlbot are not in earnest In the Panama prosecutions, and that they have no intention of bringing tho bribe-takers to trial,and tho prosecution of De Lesseps. Fontaine, Cotty and Eiffel will bo nothing more than a farce. It is charged that offorts are being made to postpone the exposure of certain guilty parties until the law of proscription; shall have taken effect. The ministry which has resigned was the same as the old ministry of M. Loubot. with the relative situations of Its members changed and without M. Rlc&rd and M. Roche. A new cabinet was immediately organized with M. Rlbot as premier and minister of the interior. M. De Froyclnet, who has been minister of war for many years. 4s not a member of the new ministry. The trial of the accused deputies and , other officials is proceeding and damaging j testimony Is'beng daly otic:'.cl

FOUR OF A KIND.

Quadruple Execution at Chestertown, Maryland. Goße From the Biting Frost and Snow No More to Murder Hero Below. Four negroes named Brooks, Comegys. Williams, and Brown, were "hanged at Chestertown, Md., Friday, for the murder of Dr. James H. Hill during the campa gn of last year. The crime was the result oi a long standing feud. Fifteen negroes were at first arrested and eight were eon victed at the trial in October, and sen tenced to suffer the death penalty. The four negroes who were hanged were the principals in the assassination. Foui boys, three of whom were sixteen and on< thirteen years of age. aided them. Op »c: count of iheir youth, and because lie Believed an octet hanging would be a blemish on the States’s escutcheon, Governo) Brown commuted theii sentence to Jm prlsonmcnt for life. Thecauses which let to tho assassination began several year ago. The origin was a quarrel in which neither the negroes nor Dr. Hi 1 were in any way interested. Great ereitemeni had prevailed, and it was Intensified by the clemency of the Governor. The street of the little city were almost entirely deserted, except by the posse summonod a couple of days ago by Sheriff Plummer The scene In the city court-house, however, was quite different from that on th' streets. The rooms in which the eigh' men were tried and convicted were crowded with young and old, armed will all kinds of weapons. They had beei summoned to defend the jail should ai attempt be made to lynch the four prison ers, but no such an attempt was made and the posse contented itself with open ing sundry bottles and telling what i would do if a mob should appear. A hearty breakfast was served to the pris oners. Shortly after 11 o’clock the mem bers of the posse who were inside the jail the reporters and the witnesses allowed b; law, crowded into the corridor, where the\ were admonished by the sheriff to ge ready. Watchman Storks opened tin four doors and two deputies went into eacl cell and handcuffed and pinioned its occu pants. The sheriff ordered the crowd ii tho corridor to stand back, and the shor march to the scaffold commenced. Brook led, with Comegys next, followed by Wil liams and Brown. The sheriff was waiting on the scaffold for the men, and hesitehtljr jnotioned each of them to his position. The heavy, awkward-looking cotton nooses were soon arranged about th necks of the four men, after the black cai had been placed over their faces and thel. legs bound at the ankles. The sherit took a last look at the beam, the rope? the traps and finally at * the men themselves. The people waiting In the yar. below could see.nothing, so effectively wa the gallows boarded up. They heard th< creaking of the traps, nowefer, and waiter with bated breath for the noise of th< lever. In a minute it came. Four of th' murderers of Dr Hill had suffered th» penalty for their crime.

A LARGE LEAK.

Remarkable Disappearance of a Mexican Lake— Strange Result of an Earthquake. A special from Durengo. Mexico, on the the 12th, says: The overland mail courier who has just arrived here from Mazatian brings the first news of a most remarkable occurrence—the disappearance of the Laguna Madre, or Mother Lake, one of the most beautiful sheets of water in the State of Sinoloa. This lake was about eighty miles long and twelve miles wide It was located at the foot of the Sierra Madre mountains. The surrounding country is devoted to agriculture. A few days ago there were a series of slight earthquake shocks felt in this section. It was during one of these seismic disturbances that the natives were startled to see the water in the lake suddenly disappear as though the bottom had fallen out. Thousands of pounds of fish were stranded in the former bed of the lake. This sudden disappearance of the water was caused by a large crevis, which is supposed to have been caused by an earthquake. The water evidently found an outlet into the ocean through an underground passage The flow from the springs which fill the lake now passes into this new outlet.

OTHER NEWS ITEMS.

Groensburg Is fuffering as a result of th< scarcity of gas and a lack of an adequat supply of otheFlflntte of 'fjjfel; ' ,s While young people wore coasting 8 English, Friday, a sled bearing James am William Cnrberry collided with anothern which Hugh Costello and a half dozen as sociates were riding. William Carberr received a broken leg and his spine wa injured* and Costello received a brokei arm. Engineer George Smith and Firemai Wm. Warren, of Terre Haute ware crush ed to death by the overturning of an engine at Jessup, Friday. There are twelve candidate* for post master at BlufTton anc, the Democrats wii hold an election on the 19th to settle tin claims of the aspirants. Harvey Debolt and Brent Burkhalter brothers-in-law, of Thorntown. while in toxicated became involvec in a quarrei which ended in the staooing of Burk halter. He received eight dangerou wounds and wtii probably die. Hotel kerp-r Dineen, of Huron, S. D.. has sent a request to Kev. Father Calla ban, of New York, for a car load of mar riageable Iris:, gins, stating that husband are as abundant as blackberries in July i. that region. o Wm. O. E. Markny, teacher in oneof tin country schools In VVells county, was engaged in his usual duties when he wa surprised to see his scholars, one by one tumble over in a fainting condition unti half a dozen or more lay strewn abou‘ Investigation developed (hat the natura gas used as fuel was not entirely con sumed, and that much of it was escaping Into the school-roem. One of the pupils was removed to his home in an uncon scious condition, but the others recovered Wm. Kernoodle. alias “Bullfoot,” of Crawfordsvilie, while attending in 'Squire Cumberland's office, stole a pair of sutctacles. For this he was sentenced to tore years’ imprisonment. Edwin Green, of Valparaiso, is under ar rest at Three Oaks, Mich., charged with having an Illegal allowance of wives Wife No. 2 resides at Valparaiso, a.id No 3at Three Oaks. The address of No. 1 is not given. Many quail have been found near No blesville, frozen and starved to death. Many fatal casualties from diflcren; sections of the State are reported as a re suit of exposure to the extreme cold o last week. Shelley was fond of boating and finally lost his life in an accident to his boat. Dr. Johnson drank Immense quan ties of tea and kept a pet cat Hen IV of France had the "cat ague,” or trembled when a cat wfc in sight D’Audilly, the translator of Josephus, found pleasure in planting trees and shrubs.

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

Rashvflle gas Is weak. , There is a mad dog scare at Paoll. The Delaware river is frozen over at Camden. 3 There are forty-six lady teachers in the Muncie schools. Diphtheria is epidemic at Grand view,on the Ohio river. A new railway is projected from Bedford to Columbus. A Sunday rest league has been organized at Crawfordsville. A severe earthquake shock was felt at Jeffersonville, Thursday night. Edward Fleming, a cigar manufacturer of Shelbyviile,has disappeared. A new gas company with $200,000 capital has been organized at Anderson. Trouble with the glass blowers at Hartford City continues and a strike is feared. The annual exhibition of the Indiana Poultry Association opened at Indianapolis, Friday. W. J. Murphy closed a successful series of gospel temperance meetings at Seymour Sunday night. Fred Keiper, aged and infirm, fell out of bed and was frozen to death at Evansville, Wednesday night. Henry Howard paid eighty cents for an old chest at an auction in Jeffersonville and afterward found $3,000 in it. As the result of a quarrel about a girl, at Anderson, Dudley Mas.on shot off the end of Frank Cranfield’s nose. Mason escaped. William Porterfield became entangled in the hoisting apparatus at the Sholbyville ice houses, Monday, and was dangerously injured. E. D. Bitner. principal oi the Frankton schools, Irritated over village gossip, quietly abandoned his position and disappeared. Mr. Eldred, of Colfax, has a camp chair which was used by General Grant through out the campaign of the battle of the Wilderness. Two hundred cases of measles aro reported at BrazilI’and 1 ’ and children of infected families arc forbidden from attending the public schools. The Crescent Paper Mill at Hartford City was badly wrecked by a natural gas explosion, Monday, and three men were seriously injured. 3 A natural gas explosion in the regulator house attached to the Crescent papermill at Hartford City, badly burned Chas. Dale, Perry Daily and Ed Smith. Emanuel Lutz, near Wabash, has a pet eagle, which roosts in his vicinity and feeds from offal thrown to him. The eagle is very tame and is of unusual size. A well-dressed young man entered the storeof Davis & Bro., at Colfax, in the early ovening, and. after selecting a ring, sprang to the door and his horse, and galloped off before the firm could interpose. 6 Last summer the son of P. H. McCormick, of Columbus, accidentally shot Adam Hill, and Hill has recovered >SOO damages from the boy’s father. Since the shooting of Hill the boy shot Himer Morgasson, crippling him for life. A family, which included the parents and three children, were found camping in a wagon near Greencastle Junction while the thermometer was below zero. The lather was ill of pneumonia, while the children were nearly frozen. A desperate fight occurred at Forest Chapel, eight miles southwest of Anderson. Sunday, as the result of long standing - feuds. Communion services were in progress when the trouble began. Four men were seriously injured and the build- - ing was wrecked.

Governor Matthews t\eld a reception at his parlors in the Capitol, Monday evening, and the attendance was snfficlent to crowd the vast corridors. A ball was given, and the elite of the capital, with a large attendance from other towns of the State, danced in honor of the new Gov- : ernor. — ; — — ; 4 John Singer, of Richmond, suddenly became insane, and after driving his wife and daughter out of the house, he barricaded himself In an upper room and defied the universe. The police made several attempts to capture him, but the click of his rifle deterred the officers from coming within range. At last accounts he was master of the situation. Governor Chase granted a number of pardons, Monday, during the last hours of his term of office. Ellen Waton, life convict from Decatur county, was paroled. Isaac Sanders, life convict, of Clay county, was paroled. Charles Conway, of Delaware county, was pardoned. Jasper Hill, of Clinton county, was released on his good behavior. The farmers along the W’abash and Tippecanoe rivers will retaliate for the recent arrests by State Fish Commissioner Dennis for having seines in their possession, by warning all anglers to keep off their lands. Judge Reynolds, in a decision at Delphi, holds that the mere possession of a seine does not furnish prima facio evidence that the possessors intended to use it for unlawful purposes, and has dismissed a number of these cases. The death of John F. Webster, seventyone years old, terminates the damage suit brought by the deformed half sister of his wife, who alleges to have been criminally assaulted. The plaintiff for thirty years was an Inmate of the Webster home. It Is alleged that she was instigated by outsiders to bring the suit. Webster was a member of the First Baptist church of Elkhart and very highly regarded. Ed McMurray. of Laportc. found his gasoline stove in flames, and he grabbed it and started for the open air. En route the end of the stove struck a chair and a quantity of burning gasoline was thrown over him At the door he gave the burning mass a toss and it landed against his mother, who was entering the house. Instantly her clothing was a mass of flames, but the lady threw herself Into the snow and escaped with painful burns. McMurray was severely burned before the mis chief was suppressed. William Shettcriy and family, of Jackson township, Madison county, wereawakeifod at midnight by the burning of their home, and the parents barely had time to seize their three children and escape to the open air before the roof fell in. Nothing else was saved. The night was cold and the snow was deep, while the nearest refuge was half a mile away The children were badly frozen before shelter was found, and Mr. and Mrs. Shettcriy were also seriously frosted. George Castor, of M uncle, built a new , residence, into which lie was prepanng to I remove his family. While he and his son

•i ~ r John, nine years old, were lighting the fires, preparatory to wanning up •' rooms, there was an explosion at nat gas. The lad was blown through a second - story window, but he fell into a snow-drift and escaped material hurt. The clothing of Mr. Castor was set on firs, and the flames were not extinguished anti] he ran out and buried himself in the snow. He was aesereiy burned.. The building was badly wrecked by the explosion. A fine dwelling belonging toGus Vernet, south of Bourbon, was entirely consumed by fire, Friday. Among the burned articies were thirty fine quilts, which were valued at #2O each. Mrs. Vernet, being a German, had a large amount of fine “crazy work,” which was all destroyed. She valued fit alone at£s6oo. The total loss t» *3,600, partly insured. The cause of tbs fire was a defective flue.

BIS BOSTON BLAZES.

A Conflagration From a Gasoline Stove Causes $1,655,000 Loss at the Hub. The most extensive fire so three years broke out on Federal st., Boston, Tuesday. The fire started in a large building. No. 19, occupied by Hecht Brothers, wool dealers. The cause is not definitely known, but the fire is said to have originated in the explosion of a gasoline stove. The fire quickly spread through the entire Hecht building, and when the firemen arrived the whole interior was a mass of flames. Adjoining Hecht Brothers, in the same block, were located Patterson Brothers and J. Koscht & Co., wool dealers, and the fire spread rapidly to their premises. The building is six stories, high, of brick, faced with stone. Next south, on Federal street, were several old brick buildings, occupied on the first floor by Chris Carven, liquors, the Carrolton Case, and McGarry & Murphy, liquors. These were wrecked in succession by the flames. The structures were four stories high. The firemen made heroic efforts to save the buildings, but without avail. A tangle of trolley and telegraph wires was an added element of danger. The loss will aggregate $1,655,000, and the insurance is ample.

"SO THEY WERE MARRIED”

“Rank is but the Guinea's Stamp, Gowd is Gowd for a’ That,” Nuptial Ceremonies of the Crown Prtoeo of Ronmania and Princes Marie, eg Edinburg. At the castle of Slgmarlngen, Tuesday morning, the marriage of Crown Prince Ferdinand, of Roumanla, and Princess Marie, of Edinburg, was solemnized. Over 1,000 guests had been Invited and it had been found necessary to build an entirely new wing to the castle for their accommodation. The royal guests inelnded King Charles, of Ronmania, Emperor William, of Germany, the cDuke of Genoa, representing King Humbert, of Italy; Archduke Leopold, representing the Emperor Francis Joseph, of Austria; the frown Prince and Princess of Greece, the Grand Dukes Vladimer and Alexis, representing the Czar, and the bride’s parents, the Duke and Dnchess of Edinburg, with her brother ‘Alfred and her sisters Victoria, Alexandria and Beatrice. The ceremony was performed by the Roumanian Minister Plenipotentiary at Berlin, Prince Gregory Chika. The honeymoon will last two weeks and then the royal couple will go to Roumanla. 8. 1 L.-11BA

THE MARKETS.

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