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THE CONYERS WEEKLY. VOL. XI. The largest amount of land held in the United States by an alien corporation is that owned by the Holland Company in New Mexico. It embraces 4,500,000 acres. The hardwood production of thecoun try in 1887 was 25 per cent, greater than in 1886. The hardwood trees of the United States are being rapidly ex hausted. A soap mine has been discovered neat Pine Ridge, Wyoming. At all events, if it isn’t soap it’s something that resem¬ bles it very closely, being yellow in color, and capable of making a good lather and removing grease from hands and clothing. The supply seems to be unlimited._ California is proud of her record for 1887. Three hundred miles of new rail¬ road were laid, the assessed value of property increased $132,000,000, the xvine and brandy product was large, 50,500,000 pounds of canned goods and 35,000,000 of green fruit were shipped, and there never was such a year for tourists. __________________ An effort to suppress bull-fighting has been made in Mexico. An attempt to make the powers of Europe disarm would be as likely to win success, sarcastic ally observes the New York World. Take bull-fighting from Mexico aud there would he nothing left save a little pulque, some red pepper and the halls of the Montezumas. The number of women in the French capital who use tobacco is somewhat on the increase, for there are three or lour establishments in the city of pleasure devoted exclusively to the manufacture of ladies’ cigarettes—and they do, it is said, a roaring trade. An inquisitive journalist, however, has ascertained that the cigarettes solely made for the ladies contain a soupevn of opium, which is de¬ cidedly a bad thing for the health and nerves of those who use them, and who thus may be said to doubly narco¬ tize themselves. The Philadelphia Times says it “has been authorized to invite free suggestions from the multitude as to the best public use that could be made of a gift of $50, 000. The authority comes from a gen t eman of large fortune and large philan¬ thropy, and it is his sincere desire to re¬ ceive intelligent suggestions to guide him in applj'ing that sum in any line of pub¬ lic charity or beneficence to produce the best results to society. The mouey is ready, and will be given as soon as it shall be made clear how* it can be made productive of the greatest good. It is not intended that individual or family suffering should be embraced iu the list of causes presented.” Speaking of Mrs. Cleveland, a Wash¬ ington correspondent says: “Her resi¬ dence of a year and a half in Washington has not taken the edge off the curiosity of the people living right here at the capital. When she goes shopping the clerks and customers at any store she may visit drop everything to look and listen. When she takes a seat in a box at the theater the performers lose half the attention of the audience, and when she gives a reception at the White House the men and women pass in line before her and then eagerly rush around to tlie corridor, where on tiptoe there is some chance of catching another glimpse of the fascinating hostess.” “Australia,” says the New York Times, ' has received a set-back by the refusal of the mother country to join her in the : plan of contributing $25,000 each for an | Antarctic expedition. But the objection madeby the British Government, namely, the amount proposed is too small to J® , ,° f ^ iS t0 CUre U Very eaSy ° ne ’ 1 •; ustraha wishes. Still, it is not im probable that any increase in the sum devoted to such an expedition would be so much additional money thrown away. M bile discoveries within the Arctic circle have been pushed to a distance of only a little more than six and a half degrees from the pole, the furthest advance in the Antarctic region is still nearly twelve degrees from the South pole. Practically, nothing of importance has been discovered in that direction for nearly half a cen¬ tury, or since the triple successes achieved between 1840 aud 1843 by Sir James Loss, our American Wilkes, anti the French Dumont d’Urville. Ice and snow ing perpetually cover latitudes correspond¬ to those in which at the north flour i-hing vegetation, many quadrupeds, and even permanent populations are found. To suppose that any commercial advantage c-ould come of another at¬ tempt to penetrate these prodigious ice barriers is preposterous, and there :s only a slender chance of deriving scientific knowledge of importance from the quest,” CONYERS. GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MARCH I), 1888. NATIONAL CAPITAL. interesting dots about our UNITED STATES’ OFFICIALS. C'ossip About t|,c White House—Army and Nii vy Matters-Our Relations With Oilier Countries ami Nations. CONGRESSIONAL. In the Senate the resolution reported oy Mr. Sherman requesting the Presi¬ dent to negotiate a treaty with the em¬ peror of China, to contain a provision that no Chinese laborer shall enter the United States, was taken up, discussed and adopted. The pension bill was taken amendment up, the pending question being on the offered by Mr. Wilson, of Iowa, to add the words “from infirmities of age. Air. Beck said that he under stood the meaning of the amendment to be that every one who served in the late War or in the war with Mexico,on in any Indian war, and who was suffering under the “infirmities of age” would be entitled to tion a pension of $12 a month.... On mo¬ of Mr. Dargan, of South Carolina, the House passed the Senate bill author¬ izing- the Secretary of W ar to transfer to the trustees of Porter academy, of Char¬ leston, S. C., certain property belonging to the government and formerly used as an arsenal. Mr. Belmont called up the joint resolution authorizing the President to arrange a conference to be held in Washington, in 1889, for the purpose of promoting arbitration and encouraging the principal commercial relations be¬ tween Central the United States republics the of and South America and em¬ pire of Brazil. Nobody opposed it and it was adopted. In the Senate several petitions and re monstrancei revision of the were presented tariff against legis¬ any present or industries any lation tending to cripple the of the country. The dependent pension of bill was then taken up. Mr. Wilson, Iowa, moved an amendment to insert the words “from infirmities of age,” so as to pension ail ex-soldiers suffering “from infirmities of age,” or from mental or physical disability. In tin* debate which took place ou the amendment, Mr. Plumb delivered an eloquent eulogy ou the army, referring particularly to the fact that when the War closed, the army could nave placed one of its leaders at the head of the government and could have dic¬ tated its own terms, hut had asked noth¬ ing except to be permitted to disband and return to peaceful pursuits. Mr. Test delivered a long speech saying soldiers that v\f the 2,800,090 men enrolled as during the four years of the War, there were application from 1,200,000 for pen¬ sions on account of disability. Such military execution, he .said, hud never been known in the history of the whole world. The Confederates had thought that they had poor powder aud ordinance stores aud yet making due allowance, for the effect of climate in producing disa¬ bility, it would appear that one Confed¬ erate soldier, half-clothed and half-fed, mid disabled three adversaries.... lu the House, Mr. Holman, of Indiana, from the committee ou public lands, reported a bill to secure to actual settlers the pub¬ lic lauds adapted to agriculture, do¬ and to protect forests on the recommitted. public main. Ordered printed and Mr. Dockery called up and the House passed, the bill relating to postal crimes. It provides for the tine and imprisonment of any person who gives false evidence as to the character of any publication admission for the purpose of securing its and to the mails as second-class matter, for the punishment of persons forging and or fraudulently changing money orders postal notes. Eulogies upon late Repre¬ sentative Moffat, of Michigan, were then pronounced, and the House adjourned. GOSSIP. An order was issued for the diseontinu ante of a number of signal service sta¬ tions. Pensacola, Fla., is the only one discontinued iu the South. Tlie President ha3 directed that the new military post at Highwood, and designated near Chicago, Ill., be known as Fort Sheridan, iuhonorof Lieut.-Gen. S1 g‘f“ ary of tte Interior office Vilas employed has re organ i ze d the force of his on the laud appeal cases, with a view to greater efficiency. The office is at pres ent 1,900 cases behind, ^ishinjtou ^ ^ purpose of :iS king Congress to pass l a bill granting an indefinite exten Qn of , h( . bonded period, The Senate has confirmed the nomina¬ tions of T. J. Moreno, United States Marshal for the Southern district of Flori¬ da; Commodore Gherardi to be rear admiral, aud a large number of naval and military promotions; and Ella Lewis, to be postmaster at Gallatin, Tenn. The will of the late W. W. Corcoran was offered for probate. The. greater portion of tlie estate, which is valued at $3,000,000, is bequeathed to his three grand-children. fs The sum of $1,000,000 left to the Corcoran art gallery, the will stating that a million and a half had already been given to the institution;and $50,000 to the Louise Home, a half mil¬ lion having already been devoted to it. In the report of the Commissioner of Agriculture, considerable attention is de¬ voted !o the subject of farm animals in the various states. The State agent in South Carolina reports that live stock are in a normal condition, aud there is a marked improvement in their care and keep. In North Carolina stock-raising is beginning to attract the attention ot progressive farmers, and the result has been the importation of some tine stock, The cattle, horses and mules are better fed and housed than formerly. InGeor gia there is a tendency to increased care in the breeding and general care of stock of all kinds. Owing to the effect of the adoption of what is known as the local option stock law, there has been an abso¬ lute reduction of the number of cattle, but complementary to this result the value has been increased. SOUTHERN PROGRESS. Factorlen. Cotton Mills. Fertilizer Works, Car stoops. Public lluildiiig m Etc. A company is being formed to start a cotton factory at Evergreen, Ala .. W. T. Conn & Co. contemplate starting a cracker factory at Milleilgeville, Ga ... C. C. Slieppersou will start the manufac¬ ture of clothing at Columbus, Ga .. Philip Dohu & Sons will erect a new fur¬ niture factory at Macon, Ga ...W. 8. Walker contemplates establishing a soap factory at Jacksonville, Fla ...There are prospects of a shoe factory being started at Lynchburg, Va .. .Efforts are being made to start a canning factory at Char¬ leston, W. Va... There is talk of a com¬ pany being formed to start a fertilizer factory at Raleigh, N. U-----Efforts are being made to organize a cotton mill company at Greensboro, N. C....Tt is reported that a clothes pin factory will be started by Couch & Allen, at Keyser, N. C... .The Bessemer, Alabama, Cotton Manufacturing Company, capital stock $200,000, has been incorporated to build a factory... Isaac Stephenson, of Wis¬ consin, and others, have lands purchased in Louisi- 50, 000 acres of pine timber ana It is rumored that the spoke and ... handle factory at Calera, Ala., will prob¬ ably be moved to Anniston ... .It is re¬ ported that C. E Price, aud others, con¬ template erecting an ice factory at Talla¬ poosa, Ga.... It is reported that H. W. Wadleigli, of Boston, Mass., is Gadsden, negotiat¬ ing to establish a tannery at Ala ... .T. S. & F. A. C'rapp, of LaFay ette, Ind., will move their saw mill and sash, door aud blind factory to Talla¬ poosa, Ga.... A building to cost $25,000 is to be erected for the Macon, Ga., public library, and work is to be started at once. ....3.' W. Moon, of Muskegon, Mich,, will start a factory to manufacture ice chests at Fort Smith, Ark.... It is reported that the Chattanooga Scale Company, of Chattanooga, Teun., are ne¬ gotiating to move their works to Carters ville, Ga. . TheDe Fuuiak Springs, lurnifure Fla., Lumber Company are adding a Olds A factory to their mills... .N. G. Sons, of Fort Wavue, Ind., are and contem¬ hau plating starting a branch spoke die factory at Charleston, V . Va .. The real estate agency is raising money with the ultimate view of starting some kind of a factory at Fayetteville, N. O....W. C. Scott, and others, have chartered the Mutual Loan and Trust Company, capital stock $50,000, to deal in and improve lauds about Birmingham, Ala.. . .Eighty thousand acres of pine timber lands in Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana, have been purchased bv A. G. \ an bchaick, of Chicago, III., and associates... .The Mari¬ etta & North Georgia Railroad Company contemplate building a branch road from Marietta to the Georgia Pad fie Railroad at Austell... .The Waco and Brazos Rail¬ way Company, capital stock $1,000,000, has been chartered to build a railroad from Waco, Texas, to Cameron... . W. J. Griffin aud W. O. Temple, of Elizabeth City, and M. J. Sawyer, of Camden, have organized the North Carolina Pine Lum¬ ber Company to deal in and develop tim¬ ber lands. FORTUNE WIPED OUT. The furniture factory of Potter A Stynnis, at Forty-second street and Lex¬ ington avenue, in New York, caught fire and was destroyed, with other buildings adjoining. The losses approach arrived a million they dollars. When the firemen saw wlmt a formidable fire they had to cope with, and Second Assistant Chief McCabe, without a moment’s hesitation, sent out tlie ‘ three sixes” alarm, bring¬ ing to the scene twenty-one engine com¬ panies, eight hook and ladder companies and a water tower. It took the firemen three hours to get the fire under control. Of the entire block bounded by Third aud Lexington avennes, Forty-first aud Forty-second streets, there remains stand¬ ing only a short row of houses on Third avenue. UNCONSTITUTIONAL. The colored university of Alabama, re¬ cently located in Montgomery, received un adverse decision recently from (he Supreme Court. The last General Assem¬ bly passed an act in February, 1887, ap¬ propriating $10,000 for the purpose’ of erecting the university, unu also the sum of $7,500 annually for the support and maintenance of the institution, the money to be taken from that part of the general school fund set apart for the education of negroes. Last Summer, XV. E. Ellsbury and others, as citizens and tax-payers, filed a bill in the city court praying for an injunction against the governor, state treasurer and board of trustees, to enjoin them from using the money appropriated. WHAT CAUGHT HIM. Third-class Fireman Hammond, who is running an engine on the western divis¬ ion of the Hannibal A St. Joe, stated he was $400 in debt and must work. Tlie Brotherhood of Engineers’ committee offered him the amount of his indebted¬ ness and three months’ pay if he would quit. lie was inclined to accept the proposition, but when the superintendent offered him $1,000 and a life-time job he took the engine. “HELD UP !*’ An espregs train on the St. Louis, Ar j-ansas A Texas Railroad was made the ^ject of an attempted robbery smashed at in King- the j ant j y r k *p} le robbers 1;jors and „ ot awa y with $20,000. SOUTHERN GOSSIP. ROILF.D DOWN FACTS AND FAN¬ CIES INTERESTINGL Y STA TED. Accidents on I.aml and on Sea— New Enter prises—Suicides—Religious, Temperance aud Social .Rutters. Plans are ou foot for a city hospital in Athens Ga. Shrevenort Eighteen persons escaped from the ^ la sail ' George W. Barber, of Milwaukee, \V)s., has bought a large tract ot Bartow lands in Georgia. The thermometer at Lynchburg, Va., recently registered coldest eight degrees above zero—the of the winter. The monument to the memory of the late Bishop Pierce will lie erected in Sparta on the 1st of next September. George S. Haines, brother of Col. H. tendent S. Haines, has been appointed superin¬ Western of the Brunswick & Railroad. The ninth annual commencement of the Southern Aledioal College took place in Atlanta, Ga., in the presence of an immense crowd. Peter McCartney, a veteran counter¬ feiter, has been arrested in New Orleans, La., for passing one dollar silver certifi¬ cates altered to fifties. Norman Lawshe, a son of Col. Peter Lawshe, formerly of Gainesville, Ga., committed suicide iu Atlanta, by shoot¬ rifle. ing himself in the head with a parlor Dr. W. II. Tutt, who has recently re¬ turned to Augusta, Gu., ami is building a handsome dwelling, offered to put his valuable residence site iu as $15,000 in stock of a Summerville hotel company. Sales of leaf tobacco in Danville, Va., for February, amounted to 410,000 pounds. Total for five months was 14, - 800,000 pounds, than for or nearly 6,000,000 time last pounds more the same year. The Georgia Alidland announces 1 a re¬ duction of rates between Columbus, Ga , and Atlanta to $2.90. This is about one dollar less than the present rate, and means a war between the Georgia Slid land and the Central system. The wagon aud oxen that were confis¬ cated by United States officers a lew days since at Anniston, Ala., with a keg the of illicit whiskey, were stolen from stables of S. Kelly by unkuowu parties and gotten safely away with. A convention is in session iu Atlanta, Ga., to effect a permanent union of some fifty Congregational Methodist churches, several Free Protestant Methodist churches, with the Congregational churches of Atlanta, is one that will at¬ tract attention throughout the South. The Georgia railroad commission, at its meeting, Issued a circular which will have the effect of bringing the cent into general circulation throughout the state, for after (he first day of May all railroads will collect exact mileage for passenger fares, thus creating a demand for the cent. discussing The Presbyterians of themselves Atlanta, Ga., various are among plans for establishing in. that city a Pres¬ byterian college. The idea seems to be to establish at Atlanta u Presbyterian university of the South of such high character as to attract patronage from other states. Revenue Agent A. H. Chapman, aud Deputy Collector deputies, Colquitt, made assisted raid by iu two Alabama a Franklin and Monroe counties, Alabama. They seized six large distilleries, with six stills and fixtures, and destroyed 102 fermenting tubs, aud 11,000 gallons of beer and other tilings. Dr. John J. Davit, once a citizen ol Carrollton, Gu.. having practiced with medi¬ cine there a number of years ago Dr. W. W. Fitts, was accidentally killed iu Cass county, Texas, where he has been living for a number of years. He was out hunting, and while getting over u fence he fell, his gun was discharged, the contents lodging in his head. The dynamite factory of the Dixie Powder Company, located five miles from Chattanooga. Tenu., was the scene of an explosion, which resulted in serious in¬ jury to George M. Perry, 1he superin¬ tendent and one of the proprietors. Per¬ ry was soldering in a tin funnel used in tin cartridges, when the red-hot iron come in contact with a small quantity of nitro glycerine, causing it to explode. F\ A. Brynner, a drummer represent¬ ing the Celluloid Novelty company, of New York, w as found in room 13 of the Planters’ hotel, at Augusta, Ga., with brains and blood over his face, the pillow ami the sheets, and a Smith A Wesson pistol in his hand. Blood was congealed, occurred show ing that the shooting had during the night. The coroner fouud $15, a silver watch and a diamond scarf pin on the dead body, but no due to the cause of Bynner's mysterious death. Some excitement was reported at New¬ berry, S. C., on account of the presence of R. A. William, representing himself as the traveling agent of the Memphis A Little Rock Railway, His mission was to get negro emigrants for Arkansas and take them over his line. He went about bis work rather mysteriously,and who excited bit¬ the ill-will of the farmers, are terly opposed to any negroes being taken away. He left the place, taking about a dozen negroes with him. A terrible burning occurred near Dean’s crossing, near Greenville, S. C. Robert Perry aud bis wife, two colored people, and their children, left their homes to visit ‘William Williams, a house neighbor. After beiug at Williams’s for a short time the children, accompanied by Joe Williams, went home to build a lire. After a short time an alarm of fire was given. Perry am] his wife ran to their home and found only the burning em hers aud the charred remains ot' the chd drew. FLORIDA ITEMS. Work on Kissimee’s new Episcopal Church will be beguusoon... ,M. Willis, of Maine, has purchased the R. M. Miller place at Altoona . C. II. Board, of Aroadia, thinks of starting a hack line to run from that place to Fort Myers Work is to be resumed ami pushed tight ulong on the Florida Midland Railroad tjll Kissimee is reached... .D. M. Berlin, of Orlando, has assigned to L. M. Auld, of that place, with assets of $1,250, and liabilities of $850... It is generally con¬ ceded that there are more orange blooms on the trees in Polk county now than there has been in a great many years be¬ fore .... J. 1). Brownlie, of San Diego, Cal., is at Panasolfkee purchasing orange trees for parlies in California The re¬ cent rains have filled the creeks and branches in Gadsden county with water, and some of them have been impassable. Little River has been on a boom, but no bridges have been Hashed away as yet. ... .The starch plant aud grist mill be¬ longing to C. K. Dutfor, aud located at Seymour, one of the convict camps, about ten or twelve miles south of town, was destroyed by fire.. . . The Casino at house... Huntington .Charlotto is to be used as a school Harbor desires to he incorporated... .The Sparkman grove near Orangi City yielded 700 boxes of oranges from 200 trees.. . . The Ocala Banner makes the statement that u year ago Mr. F, B. Jordan, who owned quite an extensive nursery and grove near Ocala, offered the same for $10,000. He fouud no purchasers. Snce then he has sold $11,000 worth of slock, estimates fully $10,000 more in sight, besides the ten-acre grove, which is doing splendidly, iftul is not half as anxious to properly as was a year ago. . . .Marion s tax collector gives bond in the a*im of $80,000, and receives about $700, out of which he pays all the expenses of hid office, etc... .The Govcr n* r has appointed Messrs A H. Wilson im ! .i l, e L ’ " • Escambia. S. B. W. Hteveus, q. neai ... Fellowship, lost two of his horses in one day recently, both dying In in a short time after being attacked by unknown dis ease... .The drill in the Ocala artesian well has stun k a Hint rock, on which it can make no impression. Dynamite will he resorted to. ‘The water basin is about I-** mDieted. It will hold 200,000 gallons. .... A New York capitalist is erecting a fine building 40x00 feet, two stories high, at Silver Springs Park. STILL FIRM. Tlie Kn«int*4*r» ot I lie C. M. A Q Kollrond Unyiehliutf Proli tole. Twenty-five engineers from (lie Read¬ ing Railroad arrived at Chicago, Ill., iu charge of Pinkerton detectives, to tuke the places of the strikers. Dispatches lines and from points on the main branches of the Chicago, Burlington A Quincy Railroad are all of the same tenor. They show* that the movement of freight trains has ceased, no attempt in that direction being made by the company. Passenger trains are being rim irregularity. on many of the lines, hut with great On some lines men cannot be found to man the engines, and even passenger traffic has been blocked. The Brother hood of Engineers remain firm, and the men at the throttle were as a rule, shop hands master mechanics, yardmen and others of little or no experience. Asa result the running of trains was attended with great difficulty. Notices have been posted at all the leading points notifying the strikers that unless they apply for work at once they discharged may from eon sider themselves There is the company’s employ. considerable no report that any num her have complied with the order. The great strike on the Chicago, Bur linoton & Quincy Railroad will be ended soon according to the latest C E Perkins president of the road, per sonally met P. M- Arthur, chief of the engineers’ Brotherhood, and reached a partial understanding. When they sepa rated, it was with mi agreement that they should come together again, and in a to a quick and mutually « I”-";, satisfactory rr < on elusion. The only persons present at the meeting besides Messrs I erkms ai d Ar Mr" Mr. PerkinS rerKins zeigzJLifSL s private P“ Secretary Tt L under and a sss Burlington road. F y g Labor from Reading, Fa. HE VETOED IT. Governor Green, of New Jersey, has vetoed the ldcgl option high license bill, The governor says his objections are pre- di sented in obedience to constitutional rection, but with no idea that any reason which can be urged will have any effect upon the final passage of the bill The biR classifies licenses with three grades— for towns of 3,000 and less population. between 3,000 and 10,000, and 10,000 and above. The license fees are graded also -$100, $150 and $250. Prohihi.ion, he says, interferes with personal liberty, money is invested and thousands of citi re ns employed. NO. 2. WORLD AT LARGE. PEN PICTURES PAINTED BY A CORPS OF ABLE ARTISTS. VVImt U failing- on North, Eait anil W**t ioi*l Aero** I li ( , W'ntt-r-TUe Coining Eu rone.in storm. Snow storms of unusual severity are prevailing in northern Italy. A slight shock of earthquake was felt at San Francisco. Iu the New York Court the complaint against Gould and Sage have been dis¬ missed. decided Judge Gildersleeve, of New York, lias that Dynamiter Mooney must go to the Utica insane asylum. The Gloucester, Mass., Council has passed resolutions protest ing against the ratification of the fisheries treaty. Clara Louise Kellogg is suffering badly, at Fishlrill, N. Y., from bronchi¬ tis, complicated with whooping-cough. .Surgeons at San Remo now take a gloomy dition. view of the Crown Prince’s con¬ by him, owing to the depression exhibited An avalanche in the valley of Morobia, Switzerland, has killed ten persons and many cattle and destroyed a large number of houses. Five shares of the New York Sun Pub¬ lishing company, par value $1,000 each, were sold at the New \ r ork real estate ex change for $3,850 each. The roof of a nearly completed hotel at Kansas City collapsed and crushed through eiaht stories and to the ground. One workman was killed about a dozen injured. The Wisconsin Supreme Court lias de dared inoperative the law enacted by the last Legislature, which permitted habit tial drunkards to be continedinun asylum not to exceed two Dispatches from Massowah gays King John, with Rasslula aud a large army, is advancing upon the Italians, and that the advance grard arrived at Osinara to pre¬ pure quarters for Kin" John, Th Dcmocratic NationaI Convention having been culled for the same date Conven- upon which the National Prohibition tluU . .. 1 d ,• V. • . f , ^ “ 0 ‘ ,m P'^ble . that the date ot the latter will ke changed to a week earlier, The Venezuelans are expecting at armed expedition of the British to thi gold fields of the \ urnari, aud that thej are preparing to resist the invasion Of their territory. The richness of the gold mines in the disputed territory is almost marvellous. M. Wilson, son-in-law of ex-Prcsideni Grew, of Frame, who has been on trial for complicity in the legion of honoi decoration scandals, has been convicted. He was sentenced to two years’imprison¬ ment, to pay a fine of 3,000 francs, anti to be deprived of his civil lights for five years, The sentence is generally ap proved in Franc*. 'I'lie Union Square theatre, with all its contents, in New York City, was des¬ troyed by tire. The Morton house, ad¬ joining on two sides, was badly damaged, imminent and the Btar theatre was in danger for some time, but it received no damage, except to its interior decorations from smoke. Five firemen were injured The by fulling timbers, but not fatally. rehear¬ Henrietta company hail finished a sal only a few minutes before the fire broke out. A Southern Pacific fast train, running at a high speed, struck the bridge over the Condo creek, iu Medina county, eighty miles west of Ban Antonio, Texas, The structure was apparently further all right, end but as the engine reached the the timbers gave way, and the remainder of the train, consisting of a heavy loaded freight car and the caboose, went down, crushing into the creek. The cars fell fully fifty feet before they struck bottom, and were shivered into splinters. G. F. Etheridge, a well known stock man. was instantly killed as well as George llardostey, brakeman, the latter beiug mashed to a pulp. Conduc tor George Davidson and Brakeman L. Hall, had their legs brokeo. A GREEN HAND. |- - - tbe Meadola branch frei „ ht 0I1 jf Burlington A Quincy, at ^ nillU rt mlle sout h „f Fniton Junction The Milwaukee engine and mail and express cars were all demolishes I ported fatally hurt. The cars were piled ^ over tll( . an( i the telegraph wires were all broken, Blame for the accident is laid on the “Q” engineer, a green hand, who lost control of his eu cine and did not stop at the crossing. AT LAST. Oscar F. Beckwith was hanged at th court house in Hudson, New Yora, < the murder of Simon V undercook, at Au sterlitz, on the 10th of January, 1 • This case has become celebrated from fact that the condemned man had been sentenced to death six •lines. He as bad two trials and his case has been twice passed upon by the general tei m of e governor for executive clemency, which (ienR-d -