The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1874-02-26
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

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The ladies' whisky rebellion continues to
spread. At last accounts it had broken out at
.Jeffersonville, Indiana, Covington, Kentucky.
and New York and Brooklin cities, New York.
i A son of Red Cloud, the noted Sioux chief,
was murdered by party Of his tribe lately,
because he compelled them to return some
stock they had stolen from the whites.
A man named j. II. Nichols was shot through
q window and instantly killed, In the house Of
Mrs Miller, Nevada, lately. Frank Rhett
has been arrested as the murderer.
The ship Ryerson was wrecked in late gale
on the coast Of Florida. No particulars
Chief Justice Waite has declined dinner
rendered him by the Bar OF New York City: :.
The Spunish Government has given official
notice to foreign nations Of the blockade OF the
Northern SeapOrts of Spain.
The Gear OF Russia will pay Queen Victoria
a visit in April
The Emperor of Austria arrived at st. Pc
tersburg on the 18th inst.
"Shorty" Hays, Jacob Clark and Charles
Thompson have been convicted Of rObbing the
Shasta stage, and sentenced to twenty one
years each in the penitentiary.
The United Order Of American Mechanics
will celebrate Washingtons birthday in New
York City. and have invited every member OF
the order in the United States to attend
The Sacramento Record says very spicy de-
bate occurred in the Federal House of Repre-
sentatiyes, on the l4th inst. between Nesmith
OF Oregon. Lutrell. of California and Shahks,
of Indiana, on the bill to pay citizens for dam
ages sustained by depredatons Of the Modoc
Indians After the debate the bill was defeat
ed BY striking out the enacting clause.
The Car of Russia says the Emperor OF
Austria. Emperor of Germany, Queen OF Eng.
land and himself. will preserve the peace OF
the world and the Austrian Emperor and the
Prince Of Wales assen's So when they get
their canons in position we may expect an era
of weak piping peace"
| Generals Sherman, Mellow ell. Pope. Meiggs
and Cole. will compose the Court Marshal
To inquire into the embezzlement Of General
O. o. Howard. Major Gardner will act as
Judge Advocate.
The late Indian murders near Fort Laramie,
are said to have been committed by Northern
Indians. The Ogalallah and Brulle Sioux are
doing all they can TO keep the peace.
| A woman of Truckee. New, named Heyman
committed suicide on Feb. 10TH by drowning.
She aud her husband aud son had been arrest
I'D for robbing cars and secreting stolen goods.
which is believed 10 have been the cause OF
the rash act
"Na,chez." the Pu'e chief, who was lately
sent 10 Alcatras AT the insiigaiion OF Indian
Agent Ba;eman. has been released by order of
General Schoiield. Watcher" says the Sac
rainento Union. AYERS that Bateman, the agent
for the piu,es has been abusing his trust; that
he is and has been drawing rations from the
Government for five hundred Indians on the
Trucke" Reservation. where IN tact there are
not more than 60 lndians-,nen. women and
children-therc: and that Bateman makes re-
turns for & 900 Piuics N hen the ahoie number
don't exceed 700. He SAWS ar is credited With
saying (see editorial in the -fltd al the 10th
Instant. that during th" summer ouly seven
men (who are blind REMAIN at the Truckee
Reservation. All the rest 20 out aud subsisi
by hunting But Bairman draws the same
amount 81 rations all the time 5o0'-and that
he distributes little or nothing; that on one oc
casion he distributed six or seven blankets and
made the Indians pay for them in work OH bis
(Ba.cmaus) farm.
The average cost of the Baptist churches IN
the United States il estimated at S3.3i5; Meth.
odist. S32i7; Presbyterian. s. CAS-: Triniiarian,
Congregational. SIS 23!: Universalist. 81, 134
Episcopal. sia,059; Roman Catholic Sl6023:
Unitarian. $50. 266: Dutch Reformed. or Re- |
formed 22.l3o: Jewish. S33.9l6.
Bancroft Is at work on his tenth volume of
his history of the United States.
Cattl. ut the Daes ar. troubled with dis. |
ease in the feet which is said Ia be contagious |
Ii taxes the hoots of. in many instances.
The Changers are making arrangements 10
open a store at Jacksonville, Neosho county, |
Kansas.
Eighty-six families in Davenport, Iowa. are
receiving aid from the county.
Indiana rejoices in the possession Of over
900 Oranges
Wells Fargo e. Co. have recovered the S..
600 stolen from them at kalana renently, but
have not yet succeeded in capturing the thief
Thirteen persons were baptized into the FL
gin, Illinois, Baptist Church. on the 1st inst.
revival epidemic swept over Bloomington,
Illinois. lately, and carried the whole popula.
ton into the church.
Great excitement prevails at Danvillc, Hi.
nois. Five hundred persons have been sum.
moned to appear before the Circuit Court at
that place. to answer whether or not they have
purchased intoxicating liquors as beverage,
since the passage Of the temperance law. The
Suckers will have to repeal that law, or there
will not be enough innocent men found in the
State to imprison the guilty.
Eli Perkins and Victoria Woodruff are lee.
turing in Minnesota
Josh Billings will visit California on lee.
turing tour in March.
Budlong. the individual suspected Of steal.
ing $4,000 from Wells, Fargo & Co.'S treasure
box at kalama, W. T., ia now under arrest for
the third time. The evidence against him is
purely circumstantinl.
Reverend J. +. Devore, Of Portland, charg.
ed with perjury, in swearing to 36 days in the
employment Of the United States, admits that