The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-07-27
NEWS SUMMARY.

/ The Pope In a recent address TO the Papal
Consistory, says that in all the troubles which
have Overtaken him, he has received only the
empty professions of sympathy of monarchs
who refuse to make good their professions by
any substantial act in favor of the church.
The British Cabinet have resolved 10 abolish
/ by royal warrant the army commission pur-
chase system.
Edwin Forrest, the tragedian, has arrived in
San Francisco and will appear at the Califor-
MA Theatre.
Tenne c. Clahn has announced herself a
candidate for Congress in the Eighth New
| York District
The Radicals in California are organizing
Brodcrick Clubs throughout the State.
| A traveller stopping ut the railroad depot in
Harrisburg. Pa, July goth. was robbed of a
satchcl containing Sl50,000. He had left 1t
under his seat in the car while he went out for
refreshments.
Phoebe Cary. sister of the late Alice Cary,
the poetess, is lying dangerously i'll at Newport
Rhode Island. Her physicians have no hopes
I'Ot her recovery.
Rev Mr. Phipps, Unitarian minister at
Kingston. cut his throat at Plymouth, Mass,
on July 10Th.
The leading English papers dcnounce the
action of the British Cabinet on their course
in abolishing the purchase system in the army
The San Francisco Democracy have har-
monized and settled all their differences The
proposition To call primaries is abandoned; the
County Committee will appoint one-haf of the
delegates to the nominating Convention, the
Citizens Committee appoint onefourth, and
the Independents (the Friedander wing) one
fourth This settles all the troubles and unites
all factions on the general ticket
On July l9th,.n San Francisco, Hale 81 Nor.
cross stock went up to $l70, and on the next
day could not be sold for $50.
Truckee was visited by another destructive
fire on the evening of July DIST. 1t broke out
in the roof of the Virginia saloon and made a
complete sweep of the front and back streets
from Wellers store east to the Round House.
About seventy five buildings of the best part
of the town were burned.
The telegraph reports that General Crook
has received orders to stop fighting the Apa-
ches until the Indian Peace Commissioners 90
to Arizona and try their hand at pacifying the
red devils.
In Baltimore the grand jury has found two
indictments against Mrs. 4. G. Wharton, one
for murder, charging her with poisoning Gen.
eral w. Scott Ketchum, on or about June 28th
last, and the other for the attempted poisoning
of Eugene Van Ness. She was arrested on
bench warrants and committed to JAIL
Senator Upton of Nebraska has publicly
announced that if Grant is renominated he
will take the stump against him and advocate
the election of Mr.. Hendricks, should the lat.
ter receive the Democratic nomination.
The work of deepening the Illinois and
Michigan canal, SO that the waters Of Lake
Michigan may flow through Chicago river into
the canal and thence into the Illinois river and
finally into the Gulf of Mexico, has been com.
pleted. The water has been turned in and the |
Chicago river purified of its horrible stencil
by the clear waters of the Lake, and the ILL |
noisans complain that the filthy waters of the |
Chicago river flowing into the Illinois river
kill all the fish in that stream.
Harry Meiggs, the great railroad contractor
10 Peru, has contracted with San Francisco
firm to ship him 600 Cinnamon to work on his
railroads. /