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ITEMS OF INTEREST. St. Francois County farmers sustained much damage by the recent floods. David Allen of Cape Girardeau jumped into the Missisippi river on the 8th and was drowned. Domestic troubles and drink caused the deed. Ellie Eldrige, a woman confined in the Iron County jail. made her escape from the second story of the building a few days ago, but was recaptured next day. Henry Meystadt. of Cape Girardeau, put checks and money amounting to $100 in a drawer one day recently. The mice soon reduced it to pieces, but an explanation at the bank resulted in securing the value of the fragments. The Farmers and Merchants bank at Piedmont has closed its doors. The reason given is that the capital stock has been impaired 50 per cent which in connection with some bad loans made by a former cashier caused the suspension. Rev. D. M. Vineyard, pastor of the Cumberland Presbyterian ;church of Dexter, left town suddenly last week to advoid rough treatment for his lewd conduct while in town. He had been pastor of the church since October at Dexter and Maiden. and was very well liked until his conduct became generally known. In issuing a marriage license last week at Greenville. circuit clerk Meador made a mistake and issued it in the name of the young lady's mother instead of the lady herself. When the preacher was about to perform the ceremony, the girl's father objected and the license had to be changed before the wedding could proceed. According to a decision of the preme court no town or city has a right to give a man a license or permit to sell any ware or merchandise on the streets in front of the property of another person. The streets in front of a man's place of business is held to be an appurtenance to the loton which his store is erected, and for his business against all others except only the right to travel thereon. A very peculiar accident occurred at the residence of John Dugan. night watchman at the shops, Saturday. In the rear of his lot he had a wire clothesline stretched from the barn to a neighboring tree, and on last Saturday night during the electrrical storm, the lightning struck the wire and followed it to the barn killing his milch cow.-De Soto Press. Emanuel Hoffman, of Vineland, who was convicted of desecrating a graveyard at Vineland and tined $600, has paid the same into the treasury. This is the largest contribution to the school fund that was ever paid at one time by any man in the county. Mr. Hoffman would probably never have gotten into trouble if he had not been wrongfully advised by his St. Louis attorneys.-Hillsboro Mirror.