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GENERAL NEWS. CONDENSATION OF CURIOUS, AND EXCITING EVENTS. REW8 FROM EVERYWHERE—ACCIDENTS, STRIKES, FIRES, SUICIDES, AND HAP¬ PENINGS OF GENERAL INTEREST. Disastrous storms swept over parts of Austria Saturday. Three persons were killed. Lord Salisbury has returned thanks for America’s congratulations on the escape of the British man-of-war Calliope. The large new machine and repair shops of the Lehigh A Hudson River Railroad at Warwick, N. Y., were burned Saturday. Judge Ermstcn, of the police court of Cincinnati, dismissed 700 cases of ar¬ rests made last year for violation of the Owen Sunday closing law. 1 The claims for damages arising out of the Chefoo riots have been settled by the Chinese. The English and American flags have been rehoisted, the Chinese troops saluting them. A syndicate of Philadelphia capitalists, headed by Thomas Cochran, has pur¬ chased grapahone rights for the world outside of the United States and Canada. The price paid was $500,000. Richard Pigott, the forger of the Par¬ nell letters and who suicided in Spain, had his life insured for $5,000 in the English and Scotish Law life office. The fact that he committed suicide does not affect the policy. The Spanish steamer Emiliano, from New Orleans, La., April 25th, via New¬ port News, for Liverpool, has arrived at Queenstown, England, with cotton in her fore main holds burning. Three seamen were overcome and rendered senseless by smoke and heat. Rockford, Ill., experienced a Several most terrific thunderstorm Saturday. houses were struck by lightning. fish¬ A young man named Keeler, who was ing on the dam, was knocked off by a bolt of lightning and either killed by the shock or drowned. Archbishop Feehan, in the presence of 40,000 people, laid the corner-stone of Dc La flslle institute, at Chicago, Ill., the first Roman Catholic institution in the West designated for exclusive use as a high sphool. The building will cost sw,m lapweld and buttweld Employes of the National Tube Works departments of the Co., at McKeesport, Pa., tried for an ad¬ vance in wages of ten per cent. Two thousand men arc out. Employes of the galvanizing np(| rolling departments also thmiFcR Co join flic strikers. Alioul 0,000 men are employee} in this plant. A disastrous fire broke out Tliursd ly in Saint Sanveur, in the house of Mrs. McCann, on Valuer street, in Quebec, Canada, and spread with great rapidity through the wooden district which sur¬ rounds it. The streets burned arc por¬ tions of Vallier, Chenel, St. Peter and Stc Maria. Nearly 500 small houses K'The were destroyed. family’ * ~ P. Sheretz and W. V. De-' -» the day fish ‘Y, Fla. nham in reached the elevator, Instead or lana jug’on the elevator, he fell under it and was plunged to the ground below, a dis tance of eighty-five feet, breaking Ids neck. WASHINGTON, I). C. MOVEMENTS OF THE PRESIDENT AND UIS ADVISERS. APPOINTMENTS, DECISIONS, AND OTnEIt MATTERS OF INTEREST FROM THE NA¬ TION’S CAPITAL. The postal authorities have been noti¬ fied of the arrest of G. G. Dorsey, or the Greenwood & Jackson, Miss., rail¬ road postoffice line, for rifling a test reg¬ istered letter of $10. The President made the following appointments Thursday: Solomon Ilirsch, of Oregan, to be envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary Clark of lhe E. United States to Turkey. Carr, of Illinois, 1o be minister resident and consul general of the United States at Denmark. Henry W. Severance, of California, to be consul general of the United States at Honolulu. John Jarrett, of Pennsylvania, to be consul of the United States at Birmingham. Thomas H. Sherman, of the District of Columbia, to be consul of the United States at Liverpool. John W. Douglas and L. G. Mine, both of Washington, to be commissioners of the District fo Columbia. ELECTRIC EXPRESS. AN INVENTION WHICH PROPELS A CAR¬ RIAGE TWO HUNDRED MILES AN HOUR. A new scheme of transportation is to be introduced between New York and Boston, whereby large packages of mail and even curs containing passengers, another, can be whisked from one place to a distance of 200 miles, in less than an hour. This would be equal to a speed of four mil< s per minute. An experiment in with the new machine was held Bos¬ ton in the presence of many scientists, including Prof. A. E. Dolbcar, of Tufts college, who announced that he was thoroughly satisfied of the success of the system. The machine consists of a mag¬ netic car hanging from a single rail, where it follows a streak of electricity. With one horse power it is said that one ton can be thus transported a distance of 1,440 miles a day at a cost of thirty cents. 2,880,000 This, in mail letters, matter, and by wou|d tins rep¬ resent sys¬ tem packages of mail could be sent off evc-ry five minutes if necessary, thus pre¬ venting large accumulations. The sin¬ gly track is to be carried on tri¬ pods some distance above the ground, and the car will pass through coils experi¬ of in¬ sulated wire at intervals. In the ments the carriage exhibited was rncunt ed on ft wooden truck. on posts about three feet high, with an ascent of six inches in fifty feet, and it ran on one wheel at each end. The scientific which prin¬ ciple involved is said to be that by a hollow coil of insulated wire will draw a magnet into itself, and in the aerial rail¬ way the car passing through a coil cuts off the current, which goes on to one ahead. COLORED MEN APPOINTED. The appointment of John It. Lynch, Scored, of Natchez, Miss., to be fourth litor of the U. S. Treasury, at Wash on, D. C., has created some excite The only other appointment office state to an important J. Spelman, out \ went to Hon. J. n, who goes as special agent ■ Department to Dakota. Hul seacoast towns, being orts for New Orleans, for invalids from the 'z.: Bay St. Louis, Peartingtou, now -s, and it is asser -e the Natchez, appoint¬ or at x appointed credit of x ALLIANCE NEWS. turpentine yield. Jeff Lucas, of Dorminy’s mills, NS il cox county, Ga., got 550 gallons of fpirits turpentine out of 50 barrels of crude turpentine and distilled it in two days. caterpillars. a Sumpter county A a S. n C is infested with small caterpillars which eat the gum leaves, but do not seem to do any ha r m._ A gentleman who las observed these insects states that hogs and fish are about the only things that will eat tbem - GOING TO FIGHT. The Waynesboro, Ga., Farmers’ Al liance hag fallen gracefully into line and has decided to lock arms with their brothers in fighting the bagging trust, And, showing that they are in earnest, they have placed their orders for 5,000 yards of cotton bagging. SOUTH CAROLINA MOVEMENT. A meeting of the business agents of thirty-two Alliances of the Farmers’ Al¬ liance was held in the court-house at Greenville, S. C. The most important matter acted upon by the agents was making a move to establish, in the city of Greenville, a central business bureau with a county agent, to arrange the mat¬ ter of prices of supplies between the merchants and farmers. It is intended that this action shall take effect at as early a day as possihle. FARMERS LISTEN! We clip this extract from the Chicago correspondence to a trade paper: “Oats have improved in value, owing to an urgent cash and speculative demand. The South has bought freely and is still hungry. This has had the effect of re¬ ducing our small stock still fuither, the reduction being 46,300 bus. for the week, leaving only 207,126 bus. as total stock in store. There is a large short interest still in the May option, and unless hold¬ ers of contracts can get a fair settlement, we are liable to see higher prices rule for present month.” HOW TO DO IT. Here is our own state of Maryland, fruitful in hill and stream, but largely attri¬ undeveloped; possessing all the butes of -^oil and deposit for high cul¬ ture, with a climate which ever her own wanderers bless on their return. Her farming, her dairy interests, her cattle breeding, her mining,her manufacturing, her fisheries—all her blessings sadly need the advertising,'to invite emigiation of better class and the development rf hei vast opportunities. The coming exposi¬ tion is a strong, searching, entering wedge, and if properly followed with sledge-hammer blows will be long re¬ membered by this and coming genera¬ tions, as the initial forceful effort of these gentlemen, well worthy our prompt and hearty support,— Baltimore, Md., paper. ABOUT FLAX. Prof. Willetts, the Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, of Washington, D. C., has under consideration a letter from Ireland, which he thinks may offer a so¬ lution of the economic problem: “What shall take the place of wheat on farms where it can no longer be raised at a profit?” The writer, who has been fa¬ miliar with flax-growing and linen man¬ ufacturing since 1840, says in Lis inter¬ esting communication: lltere are only two establishments weaving—one at Webster, Mass., and the other at Apple- and ton, Wis., the latter doing but little, neither weaving anything finer than crash. There is nothing in the climate or soil conflicting with the assertion, that just as good flax and li. en may be pro¬ duced in every state in the American Union as in any country. Germany now and spins and "weaves the linest linen, she has no essentially differing climate from America. Many things become successful in America from the facility with which the people take up and adopt any improved processes and appliances, and this may be the salvation of the linen industry, of the importance of which there is no question. There is every reason why the American farmers should produce 1,000,000 acres of flax for both seed and fiber, oyer and above what is now produced, which would give 12 000 000 to 15,0 r, Q,0OO bmhelsof seed, orth as many millions of dollars, and 'O.Ol'O to - at f ix straw, worth $50, which 500,000 tons of ■; obtained, worth l established, Amer would, as in all other in voik up an industry to ".rial. I wish the state s to grow a small e, and such private ’d to do the same. wn on any good, the been manured mieal fertilizers ronable extent. \t the rate ol u au acre of irther atten t any large he flax has , when it v cd for to ner as is taken OFFICIALS KILLED. AN EDUCATIONAL ROW IN ARKANSAS RE¬ SULTS IN SEVERAL DEATHS. For several days excitement has been high over the proposed and A. school M. Neely election and at Fort st City, Ark., colored, have been G. W. Ingram, both making speeches, advocating the ousting of the whites from the control of school afla - rg Nee] hHg been a controlling ekmcnt - n the litics of that COU ntv for t - hivi almost absolute "con ^ flf lhe colored J le An e!ectiou ^ C()nmy (meT broke up in a row that resulted in the death of three citizens—Sheriff B. M. Wilson, Deputy County Court Clerk Tom Parham and Town Marshal Frank Folhre. The last one killed was A. M. Neely, the negro wbo s t ai t, e d the whole trouble. Neely, hig f atber and brother, took refuge in tbe jj voca t e building, where the killing jy ^ Wilson, Thomas Parham and Frank Folbrc occurred the day before. Every effort w r as made to get at the Neebs, but they proved unsuccessful, as the negroes were well barricaded. Sev¬ eral shots were fired into the building, without avail, in the hope of scaring the negroes to surrender. Acting Sheriff Van Belzard persuaded old mun Neely and h’s other son to come out, promising fair them a safe conduct to jail and a trial. A. M. Neely did not appear. The sheriff’s posse was not more than a hundred yards distant with the two pris¬ oners, when a number of other members of the posse raided the Advocate build¬ ing, and A. M. Neely was discoveted se¬ creted under the floor, and was riddled with bullets, at least ten shots being fired into him. It was thought that others of the Neely crowd were concealed under the floor." The posse made an extended search, but found no more. This last killing created a great deal of excite¬ ment, and the people were afraid of a raid on the town by negroes. The act¬ ing sheriff wired Governor Eagle the facts and that asked he thought for help. the The.governor civil author¬ replied could the aud he ities preserve peace, militia did not want to order out the unless other means failed. The feeling was so high against Neely that Ins death was looked for every moment from the beginning of the riot, and now that he has been killed, it is thought that the feeling will subside. COURT-ROOM MURDER. A NASHVILLE MAN KILLS ANOTHER FOR CALLING IIIM A LIAR. Jim Turner and Tom Holton, of Nash¬ ville, Tenn., had a lawsuit to be tried, but Judge Quarles, Turner’s lawyer, was not present, having been called to the criminal court. He had been in the office, Jus¬ however, a few minutes previous. himself tice Brown volunteered to go to the court-house and see Judge Quarles. This he did. and returned a half horn later with the information that he would continue the case, since Turner’s lawyers would be unable, on account of other le¬ gal engagements, to be present. Turnei secured E. T. Holman, and came into the office with the announcement that he had secured another lawyer, and. was ready for trial, but was told by Justice Brown that the case had been continued, and that he was not at liberty to do this, for the reason that his lawyer was not there at the hour when the case was called. “Yes, he was here,” replied Turner, betraying anger and excitement. “He was not"here at 10 o’clock,” said Holton, very positively, and this elicited from Turner the retort: “You are a liar.” Holton flushed a little, but with remarkable coolness, said: “You must take that back.” Turner whipped from like his bosom a double acting revolver, lightning pulling the trigger as the muz¬ zle covered Holton, who sank limp, and apparently lifeless, to the floor. Justice Brown leaped from behind his desk and grabbed Turner. As speedily as possi¬ ble the wounded man was placed home, on a stretcher, and removed to his wdiere he died. STATESMAN DEAD. Allen Thorndyke Rice, the newly ap¬ pointed minister to Russia, hotel, died in .sudden¬ New ly a t the Fifth avenue York, where he was a guest. Mr. Rice had been suffering from throat affection for a few days past, but was not sup¬ posed to be in any danger. He took his bed three or four days ago, suffering from tonsilitis. His tonsils had former¬ ly given him considerable trouble and had been clipped. Dr. Fuller says the glottis swelled suddenly and shut off the breath. Such cases are of very rare oc¬ currence, and this instance was unlooked for, though every precaution had l een taken. It is thought that Col. Elliott F. Shepard, editor of the New York Mail and Express, will be appointed minister to Russia to sueceed Mr. Rice. Col. Shepard will ask for the appointment at at once. JUTE BAGGING. The farmers in session at Birmingham, Ala., resolved not to use jute bagging, but, at the request of the representative " f ! h f n eU g The 1 trust was** anxious "to ->ims, but not enter into a contract tire season. The original res tging the farmers to use only 7 , was called up again and opted. It was further re state alliances in each te, would erect, fac facture of the cotton ~>, of A 1 ask a, interior of Ids Dearer Every Day. They say I would cease to love her When her freshness showed decay; They were wrong, f or as the river Wears its channel more away, De per grew my love, and clearer Seemed her beauties in display. She grew older, she grew dearer— Dearer every day. Had I loved her for her beauty, Had her heart been simply clay, Then might mine have ceased its worship But her truth’s resplendent ray Filled my soul and drew me nearer To the fount where sweetness lay. Still the older, still the dearer— Dearer every day. Age has laid its hands upon her— Do I realize it? Nay. Her youth's bloom my heart remembers— Years her faithfulness portray, And it shall be mine to cheer her, So her winter shall be May. Still the older, still the dearer— Dearer every day. HUMOROUS. The worst form of writer’s cramp is being cramped for funds. The real estate man is not a man of words, he is a man of deeds. A dentist refers to his collection of extracted teeth as gum drops. Death is like vaccination; it never takes without leaving a mark. What the fast young man who has in¬ herited money needs is an heir brake. Perhaps if the potato didn’t have any eyes, it would not be so often mashed. If animals had kings, we would know what “reigning cats and dogs” meant. When a man is lost in thought he really doesn’t care to have anyone look for him. The laws regulating the copyright system,merely provide for a form of pat¬ ent right. Most babies are given to chewing gum; but chewing-gum is rarely given to babies. The sentence, “There’s no such word as fail,” can hardly be classified as a “cant” phrase. The barber may not have fought and bled, but he has undoubtedly dyed for his countrymen. Pastoral innocence is not all that it is painted. The gentle shepherds have crooks among them. “See how dusty these chairs are, Mary!” “Shure, mum, it’s because no¬ body’s sot into ’em the day.” Fine Distinction—Western Tourist— “Got much stock on hand? ” Ranch¬ man—“Nope, got a light smart bunch on foot, though. ” One of the latest fads of the fashiona ble world is the wearing of watches in umbrella and parasol knobs. Keeping a watch on an umbrella is an old fashion, however, It’s owner would lose it, if he didn’t. Miss Britely: “Do you like pork chops for breakfast, Mr. Nevergo?” Mr Nevergo: “Pork chops? Oh, ah, yes, much indeed. ” Miss Britely: “If you’ll excuse me a moment, I’ll tell mamma to get some. I think I hear her starting to market. ” Wife (reading from paper): “This paper says that peanuts are injurious to the voice.” Husband: “Is that so? I never thought there was so much virtue in a peanut. I wonder what they cost a hundred-weight?” Wife: “I'm sure I don’t know, Why?” Husband: “I was thinking of laying in a stock of them. Do you like peanuts, my dear?” Rabbit Brains for Teething Infants. The natives of Arkansas have many curious customs and remedies for the ills that man is heir to that few people out¬ side of the State would ever think of adopting. Among others is their relief for the painful teething through which every baby has to go. When their children become fretful on account of prospective teeth the parents hie them¬ selves to the woods, and, if possible, catch a rabbit alive. If they are unable to do this they shoot one, and then they remove its brains. Taking a large quantity of the brains, still warm with the blood of tbe anima ] ) they put it in a pfece of cheese cloth, which they then rub over the babies’ gums. This pos sibly would not appear to t.iose who have not been educated up to it to be a desirable method of bringing . . reuef very t0 the baby, but it is a very effective one, and bas never been known to fail. Gen erallv six or seven mothers who are blessed with teething infants, get to gether and go through in unison. This is supposed to hasten the attainment of the desired result.