The News Condensed

Logan Murphy, desperado and murderer, was hanged near Mt. Sterliiia Ky., by an armed raob oi 300 mcn, who took him from jail by forcé. Three hipfhwaymen held up and beheaded a man at EUensburg, Wash. Vigilantes hanged the hiffhwaymen. Fully three íourths of the villaje of Delmar, Del., vvas destroyed by fire and 300 persons were homeless. In an attack by miners on the conviets' stoekade at Oliver Springs, Tenn., the miners were driven baek, three of their number killed by the guards and many others injured. Conover's opera house and four other buildings were burned at Piqua, O., causing a loss of 3100,000. At Mount Indoes, Vt., fire destroyed the shop and 5,000,000 feet of lumber of the Connecticut River Lumber Company. Loss, 55100,000. At Baldwin, Mieh., John Houk shot and killed his wife and fatally wounded Frank Gray, her paramour. The Mutual Banking Surety Trust and Safe Deposit Company of Philadelphia has failed with heavy liabilities. The schooner Snowflake with fifteen persons on board was reported lost on the Texas coast near Houma. In a railway accident near Coshocton, O., six persons were crushed to death and fifteen others were seriously injured. Pour hundred New York Central switchmen at Buffalo, and the Buffalo, Eochester & Pittsburgh Company's men struck on the 16th, and it was feared that the strike would become general throughout the country. State troops were keeping order at BufEalo. Fokty milkmen in Akron, O., were arrested on the charge of adulterating milk, from the effects of which several ohildren had died. The Lake Shore switchmen at Buffalo, N. Y., and the "Big Four" switchmen at Cleveland, O., joined the strike on the 17th. Sheriff Beek sent a telegram to Gov. Flower requesting him to cali out the whole New York national guard, and his request was granted. Gov. Buchanan, of Tennessee, has ordered the entire national guard of the state and the massing of nearly 5,000 deputy sheriffs at Coal Creek to aid in restoring order among the miners engaged in stamping out the convict lease system. Nancy Hanks, the trotting mare, lowered her own record and broke the trotting record at Washington park, Chicago, making the mile in 2:07}. Dubing a fire m the stables at Mamaroneck, N. Y., of John A. Bost wiek, amillionaire, two men were burned to death, and in the exeltement Mr. wiek feil dead. A buckwheat trust was formed at Trenton, N. J., with a capital stock of 85,000,000. Nathan Ellis' house was burned at Griffin, Ga., and five children perished in the flames. The little ones were looked in during the absence of theii parents. The sides and roof of the Sprague block at Leadville, Col., caved in, killing three woraen and injuring severa! other persons. Ají incendiary fire destroyed the business part of Ashville, Pa. The census office has issued a bulletin piving the number of persons oi school age f rom 5 to 20 y e ars. It shows that there are 22,447,?93 persons of school ag-e, of which 1,844,039 are oi foreign birth and 3,196,827 colored. The number of males between the ages of 5 and 20 years is 11,342,700, while the number of females is 11,204,692. Considerable trouble is being experienced by the governroent officials in regard to the enforcement of the new eight-hour law, and there will be much loss of money in consequence. The world's fair directory in Chicago accepted the resignation of W. T. Bakei as president and elected Vice President Higinbotham to the vacancy. Stanley A. Austen, the paymaster of the Upson Nut Company at Cleveland, 0., confessed to having embezzled $20,000. Carroli. Rutherford, a wealthy negro at Meraphis, Tenn., killed his wife in a fit of jealousy and then took his own life. At Fall Eiver, Mass., Charles H. Peckham, 62 years old, confessed to the murder of Mr. and Mrs Andrew J. Borden. He was said to be insane. Mrs. IIenhy Eberly, of Wooster, O., atteinpted to drown her three children in a barrel of water. Their cries brought men to their rescue. The woman was insaue. Two-tiiikds, the business section, of the town of Delta, 0., was destroyed by fire. At the Washington park race course in Chicago Hal Pointer paced a mile in 2:05 %, the fastest harness record in the world either at the trotting or pacing gait lx a fight with soldiers and miners on the 18th at Coal Creek, Tenn., twelve of the latter were killed and over fifty were wounded. At Fern Leaf, Ky., Ruck Stroud fired four pistol balls into Fleming Williams, killing hirn instantlv. lt was claimed Williams insulted Stroud's sister. The sixth day of the switchmen's strike in Buffalo, N. Y., closed on the 18th with the going out of the NickelPíate men. Eight thousand state troopa were conoentrated in Buffalo to protect the railroad property and a determined effort was beingmade to remove tha freight blookade. At the leading clearing houses in the United States the exchanges during the week ended on the 19th aggregated 11,009,774,883, against 81,000,022,584 the previous week. The increase as compared with the corresponding week oí 1891 was 0.5. Mahy Goodixg, aged 51 years, and Harry Goodvrin, both of Catlin, Md., havo just been married. Theyhad been eng-aged twenty-seven years.' In the United States the business faihires during the seven days ended on the lïtth numbered 172, against 189 the week and 199 for the corresponding- week last year. Fire destroyed the entire business portion of Gene va, O., and it was esti mated that the loss would reach $175, 000. A ci.oudburst occurred at Freeman Pa., a town of 3,000 inhabitants, whicl nearly destroyed the entire place. I was feared that several persons hac been drowned. The Aroalgamated association an the iron manufacturers of Youngstown O., have agreed upon a scale o: wages and over 10,000 men in the valley would return to work at once. It was estimated that 50,000 acres of wheat in North Ualcota had been stroyed by the recert liailstorms. Aftkr a battle lasting two hours the miners at Goal Creek, ïenn., surrendered to Gen. Carnes. Two men were killed and several wounded. At Hillsboi-o, Tex., Warren Fisher slapped his 13-year-old sister for some petty ruisdemeanor, and she picked up a carving knife and fatally stabbed him. She would not be arrested on account of her tender age. The board of control of the world's fair have decided to issxie over 120,000 invitations for the dedïcatory exercises in üctober. I!y the explosión of a gasoline stove at Chino, Cal., the house of anenineer named Wrigbt was destroyed and his wife and 8-year-old child were burned to death. State Treasurer Mobkison has thus f ar paid out 8152,000 on account of the service of troops at Homestead, Pa. Charles Evans, the murderer of Sheriff W. H. Cook, of St. Tamrnany parish, was hanged at Covington, La. Dan Moriarty, an old man, was locked up at Mondori, Wis., for being drunk. His pipe set fire to the jail and he was burned to death. Officers have been compelled to guard the Yaston coal mines at Pairmount, W. Va. , on account of the replacing of union men with non-uniou labore rs. As the result of poor patronage the Des Moines (Ia.) trotting races were declared off and claims for 855,000 were filed in court against the Driving Park association. PERSONAL AND POLITICAL. Gov. Buchanan, of Tennessee, has issued a letter bolting the late democratie convention and annouucing1 himself an independent candidate for reelection. Nominations for congress were made as follows: Michigan, Third district, L. E. Lockwood (people's), Seventh, J. E. Whiting (dem.); Wisconsin, Ninth district, H. H. McCord (rep.); Arkansas, Fourth district, W. L. Terry (dem.); Texas, First district, J. C. Hutchinson (dem.); Kansas, Seventh district, Jerry Simpson (dem.). Delaware democrats held their state convention at Dover, renominating- John VV. Causey for congress, and choosing E. T. Cooper and W. H. bui-n as presidential electors. lx convention at Raleig-h, N. C, the democrats nominated a full state ticket with W. P. Exum for g-overnor. A. Hunteb, the people's party candidate for governor of West Virginia, declined to run, and the executive eommittee has substituted James Eussell, of Letvis county. The democrats in convention at Grand Rapids, Mich., nominated the following ticket: For governor, Alian G. Morse; lieutenant g-overner, Joseph T. Edwards; secretary of state, Arthur M. Clark; state treasurer, Frederick Marvin; auditor general, James A. Vannier; attorney fieneral, Adolphua A. Ellis; superintendent of public instruction, Ferris F. Fitch. The platform denounces the McKinley law, favors making silver on a par with gold as the coin of the nation, and demands that the issuing of all circulating medium be made under acts of congress as the business wanis of the country require. In convention at Mihvaukee the Wisconsin republicana nominated John C. Spooner for governor, John C. Koch for lieutenant governor, R. W. Jackson for secretary of state, A. Peterson for treasurer, James O'Is eil for attorney general and W. H. Chandler for superintendent of public instruction. The platform indorses President Harrison's administration and reaffirms the declaration of the republican convention held in May last upon the educational question. The state convention of the people's party of Ohio met at Massillon and nominated the ticket: Secretary of state, S. C. Thayer; judges of supreme court, E. D. Stark and J. D. Payne; clerk of the supreme court, W. R. Boiles. Presidential electors were also chosen. The platform indores the Omaha platform and the national candidates, opposes convict labor, favors the furnishing of free school books to public school pupils, and protests against Senator Brice his seat on the ground of non-residence. The nominations for congress were made: Illinois, Eleventh district, B. F. Marsh (rep.); Michigan, Fourth district, HL F. Thomas (rep.); Georgia, Fifth district, L. T. Livingston (alliance); Michigan, Fourth district, G. L. Yaple (people's), Seventh, J. E. Whiting (dem.), Seventh, A. Podgett (people's), Eleventh, W. N. Ferris (people's); Kentucky, First district, W. J. Defoe (rep.). The Iowa democrats in convention at Davenport nominated J. H. McConlog-ue for secretary of state, Charles Rueg-nitz for treasurer, Ezra Willard for attoruey general, S. P. Van Dyke for auditor, VV. G. Kent for railroad eommissioner, and Nathaniel French and W. W. Witmer for presidential electors at large. The platform indorses the national convention held at Chicago and the nominations made, favors the election of United States secitors by the people, tariff reform, and favors the movement for better roads. At the state oonvention in Springfieltl, HL, of the republiean leag-ue clubs W. 7. Tracy was reelected president. Tuk following' nominations for congfress were made: Michigan, Seventh district, P. L. Wilson (rep.); Illinois, Tenth district, A. D. Metcalf (pro.); Mirsissippi, Sixth district, T. S. Stockdale (dem.); Georgia, Eleventh district, B. E. Russell (dem.); Maryland, First district, G. M. Russura Iron i. t_' Fifth district, John H. Worrell (rep.) Minnesota, Fourth district, J. N. Castle (dem ); Tennessee, Third district, H. Clay Evans (rep.). PbebidENT Harbison has appointet William Harrison Bradley, of Illinois, to be United States consul at Copenhagen, vice Ryder, dismissed. The prohibition party of Nebraska in convention at Hastings nominated a full state ticket headed by C. E. Bentley for governor. The people's party in convention a NashvIUe, Tenn., adopted a resolution Gov. John P. Buchanan as an independent candidato aDd pledging him support. Rival democratie state conventions were held at Houston, Tex., each full tickets, one headed by James ís. ílogg lor g-overnor and the other by George Clark for the same office. The democratie Datkraal campaign committee decided to lócate branch headquarters in Chicago to look after the states of Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Wiscousin, Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa. The republicana in state convention at Moscovv, Idaho, nominated United States Senator W. J. McConnell for governor, I. N. Snllivan for suDreme court judg-e and AVillis Sweet for congress. FOREIGN. Mr. Gi.adstoxe, aeeornpanied by Sir Alg-ernon Edward West, visited Queen Victoria, presented to her the narnes of those chosen for his cabiret and kisscd her hands in aocordance with the established usage. Morocco's sultan has given the rebel Angherites the alternative of surrendering their chief dead or alive or beinsr destroyed, villages and al). In a storm which struck Nijni gorod the cholera hospital was partly destroyed and a number of patients were killed or died frora fright. Four thoüsand of the cab drivers of Paris went on a strike for higher wages. Nkaely 8,000 new cases of cholera were reported on the 17th in Russia, but the plague was decreasing in Persia. Eleven lives were lost by the burning- of a lodging house at Monmouthshire, England. A dkcrek has been pronnügated removing all existing restrictions on the exportation oí cereals from the Russian empire. A fire in the town of Sardovsk, Russia, destroyed 300 houses and made 2,500 persons homeless. Extbemely hot weather prevailed throughout Europe, the thermometer in some places reaching 107 degrees. Tue British bark Aslibank, Capt. Oats, which sailed from Algon Bay May 31 for New Castle, New South Wales, was given up as lost with the crew of thirty-two men. Pive severe shocks of earthquake were feit at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales. McDoxnei.l and Hill, the accoraplices of the Bidwells, the Bank of England orgers, were released froui prison on condition they leave England forever. HUI is an idot, and his hair had turnad white. LATER. Tudge Jesse LtNCH died at Peoria, 111., aged 75 years. He was the fathei of the republican party, having intro duced resolutions in the convention held at Mayor's hall, Bloomington, 111., May 81, 1851, that the new party be calledthe republican party, which were adopted. The judg-e ser%'ed one term in congress. 1'ire in the furniture house of Shive, Riek & Co. at Omaha, Neb., did damag-e to the amount of L100,000. At the farm of Jacob Bayless in Mississipoawa township, O., William Jones ;uui Cal Armstronüf were struck by and instantly killed. The body of the f amous Cardiff iiant, which has been buried under a livery sta blo in Independence, Ia., fortwenty years, has been exhumed. The Frisco east-bound passenger train was held up a bout 2 miles east ol Augusta, Kan., and two valuable safes of the Wells-Fai-g-o express robbed ol all the contents by four masked robbers. Whii.e resistinj arrest at Bedford, Ind., Constable Stultz fatally shot two brothers naraed Lentz and seriously injured another. A LlöHTNIKS bolt near Grant, Neb., killed James Mcliugh and L'evi Gastineau and rendered uneonselous saveral others. Abraji Smith (colored) died at Alexandria, La., aged 110 jears. Únele Abe reraembered Gen. Jackson well and ofteu spoke of him and the battle of New Orleans. Mus. Lizzie Hicks, a vridow in the suburbs of Richmond, Va., s.hot and killed her 16-year-old daugher, an only child, her for a burglar. Seven 5-housand new cases of cholera were reported throughout Russia on the 20th and 2,376 deaths. Rkv. John V. Talmage, brother of T. De Witt, died at his home at Bound Brook, N. J. A proclamation was issued by President Harrison suspending the right of free passage through St. Mary's canal on cargoes for Canadian ports. President Harbison celebrated hia fifty-ninth birthday at Loon Lake, N. Y., on the 20th. In the second series of the National league the percentages of the baseball clubs for the week ended on the 20th were: Cleveland, .710; New York,. 586[ Philadelphia, .581; Brooklyn, .581; Boston, .533; Pittsburgh, .533; Baltimore, .500; Louisville, .487; Cincinnati, .419; Chicago, .387; Washington, .367; St. Louis, .333. - - .-.-_-. J_.. r.-ll ...IIM „