The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1874-02-19
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
lw;n Ro,,th the actor, has gone into bank.

Edwin Booth, the actor, has gone into bank
ruptcy. - - h...
appointed one John Mcbride District Attorney
tor that Territory. Wonder lift is "our John !,
Hill has been introduced into the United
states Senate providing that all lands granted
tn railroad companies shall be subject to State
md county taxation. It is good bill, and
should pass.
The illinois legislature will probably abolish
the practice of Furnishing convicts III the Peni
t.ntiarv by "bath" and solitary confinement.
They are claimed to be without disciplinary ef-
feet on prisoners, and to have resulted III more
than score Of murders.
The returns from the late election in Great
Britain are incomplete, as yet; but enough 10
known TO leave no doubt that the Gladstonian
Ministry is defeated. This will restore Disraeli
to power again: and marks a retrograde epoch
in the Liberal movement in that country.
Sheriff Brennan, Of New York city. and his
deputy have just served term OF thirty days
each in the county jail for permitting the es-
cape Of Henry Genet.
The Chocktaw nation protest against ter
ritorial government
Mrs. Nyra Gaines is after Caleb Gushing,
with restraining order. She alleges that she
conveyed to Gushing, in trust, $4,000 acres OF
land which he, after giving her counter deed,
acknowledging her trust, perfidiously procured,
aud had the title conveyed to himself. In his
own name She now asks for an injunction to
prevent him from getting patent from the
Interior Department. Nothing makes the dark
spots on lte's disk SO plainly visible as to be
nominated 10 some high Office, unless 1t is 10 be
elected to similar office
Captain. General Jouvellar has issued proc
lamation declaring the island of Cuba IN a
state oi siege.
One John C. Henry, Chief Clerk of the T..
IS States Revenue Office ut Lynchburg. Va,
has absconded. Ills accounts don't balance by
sl00 900
The Massachusetts House of Representa-
tyes tabled set Of resolutions instructng
their Representatives in Congress 10 aid the
Centennial Exhibition. Massachusetts evident
Is thinks the exhibition should have been held
at Boston.
The Indian Committee Of the House favors
the transfer of Indian affairs 10 the War De-
partment.
President Grant proposes 10 unload some oi
the political debris which has been accumulat
lug upon the Republican wagon for years We
wish Le would do so aud commence III THIS
quarter.
The Philadelphia College of physicians are
going 10 make All examination al The bodies oi
Chang aud Eng i'm the interest al science.
An illustrated life Of Washington has just
been issued in japanese, consisting of forty
TOUR volumes.
The Pope received S25.0o0 from the Caiho-
lies Of Philadelphia. as Peter Pence We
should call that Peters dollars"
The annual routine oi Indian outragrs
moves along with the most monoi"nons even
n~ss in the Territory of Ar.zoua. lhe murder
al transfers aud travellers on the roads. and
the burning up If women and children IN their
houses illustrate. as nothing else could. the
ability with which our Indian affairs are man.
aged.
Charles Sumner refuses Ia put the word
sex" into the las. Of his annual series OF civ
ii rights bull.
The examination 1T j. +. Budding accused.
oi robbne " ellis Fargo n Co.'S treasure box
ak alana. W. 7. of S.. 600 resulted in bis dis
charge. The company now offer $1,000 re-
ward for the recovery Of the money.
The Sacramento TdioH says So Tar 2oi Con.
.eryatiyes and 10 Liberals have been return
I'd 10 the House from England Is Conservatives
and 36 Liberals from Scotland, and II Con
servaiivcs and II Liberals and Hone.rulers
from ireland So Liberalism advances in
Scotland and ireland as il recedes in England.