The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1874-04-30
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.


A special committee Of Congress will ex.
anime thoroughly into the condition Of affairs
in South Carolina, for the purpose of ascer-
tanning whether Congress cannot interiors to
protect property holders. sbaa'd93o" :" a5ai'H
Governor Dix calls upon the New York
Legislature to contribute all in its power to
prevent the adoption of the iniationist theory,
which he believes to be fraught with widespread
ruin to the industry of the country teal tadf
& The reports from Spain continue to be con-
dicting; all of the indications favoring the final
triumph of monarchy.
Total abstinence pledges are taking the
place of prayer crusades in the West. ilW
Irish, Catholic societies in New, York and
Ireland are cooperating for the protection of
Irish emigrants III the United States. 9''''
Congress passed q bill for the free exchange
of newspapers by q large majority. 5 ia.l7a
The Territorial railroad bill passed the Sem
ate with few amendments.
Charles Kingsley asked for an American to
bury in Westminster Abbey, and the. Boston
Post offered him Butler. ao,g,as a.e., g.fa
A pilgrimage of American Roman Catholics
to Rome is projected. Those participating in
it will sail from New York about the middle Of
May. d e afaa. ss,ls, a.sh slsglalf hs
Bismark's compromise army bill, for 410,000
men passed the German Parliament by 78 ma
jority. = '''.'''
/ A hurricane on the Irish coast, caused the
cable of 1866 to stop working. The break is
twenty. five miles from Valentia. -, -,... r..
Trouble with France is apprehended about
the treatment of the officers of the foundered
French steamer Europe, by the officers of the
Greece who rescued them. !, r...,,.,.., q, ..-.f-
The Senate has passed the currency and free
banking BILL '''' '''' .'o''
New Orleans is inundated The water COW
ers the Mobile railway track one foot. and is
seven inches above highwater mark of 1871.
The greatest bell in the world, destined for
the Cologne Cathedral. and called the Empe
ror William Bell" has just been finished. 1t
weighs about 60 900 pounds, and is 18 feet high
and IA feet wide. 1t was cast at Frankentha,
and the first effort at casting it proved failure
The Portland Ne,cs say s DR.. E. r. Fiske has, by
his own personal efforts, secured the neueleus
of library for the use of the convicts in the
Oregon penitentiary, which is great assistant
in governing them. since the more they read
the more docile they become.
King Kalakua. the new figurehead Of the
Hawaiian Islands, is in trouble. The legisla-
ture which elected himWas assaulted by q mob
and bis swarthiness has neither the tact to al
lay the popular turbulance nor the genius to
direct it.
f. A mine explosion at Durkenfeld, England,
lately, killed Do miners. I So .raf.s es{l u
DIR. Livingstone's remains arrived at South
ampton on the 18th inst .,.,
One thousand Grangers had procession at
Modesto, Stanislaus county, Cal. on the 18th Of
the present month";, gf Il Ie4. .atassfl s,, } yq4
The Sacramento Union of the 10th inst. says
some highly interesting testimony was taken
Yesterday by the District of Columbia 1nvesti-
eating Committee. It appears that contracts
for work were bought and sold by people about
the Governor, like sheep and cattle. r<.,(,