Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-30
PERSONAL AND FunITIOAL.


can in France is dead.
Mrs Capt. Daniel Dobbins died at Erie
Pa, Jan. %, in her 100 year.
The number of cipher kilograms in
Gen. Buffers possession is $40.
Gen. Butler says portion of the cipher
kilograms have been destroyed.
The President has signed the bill pro-
viding for the payment of arrears of pensions.
The Senate have confirmed VIM. II.
Clayton, United States Attorney for the west
ern district of Arkansas.
The Senate committe on commerce
have decided to report adversely on the New
York custom house nominations.
Mr.. Potter says subcommittee will
he sent to sNew York to take testimony in
the cipher dispatches investigation.
W. W. Armstrong, of the Cleveland
Plaindedler is mentioned as the next Demo
cratic candidate for Governor of Ohio.
Hon. John Cadwalader of Philadelphia.
Judge of the United States eastern district of
Pennsylvania, died Jan. 26, aged "A years.
Jan. %, Lewis P. Cloner, a survivor of
the Dartmoor massacre, during the war of
1872 died at Brooklyn, N. Y, aged SO years.
In New York city, the jury in the libel
suit of Wallace p Groom against Peter Coop
er, for $4,000 damages brought in verdict
for the defendant.
Matt Carpenter was ovated on his ar
rival at Milwaukee "Lo, the conquring hero
comes" seemed to be the sentiment of his
trends.
The Senate committee on commerce
had long session, Jan. 23d, without dispos-
ing of the New York custom house nomina
tions.
A bill has been introduced in the Wis
consin Senate, prohibiting the sale ofliquors
within one mile of any building used exclu-
sively for the confinement of insane patients.
Rev. G. D. Rirdsell, protestant mis-
sion ,ry at Aspinwall, died January 18th. He
was graduate of Baldwin University, Bereau,
Ohio, and had been on the Isthmus only three
months.
Attorney General Devins has requested
the solicitor general to proceed to Alabama
for the purpose of defending federal officers
in that State recently arrested by the local
court of Selma
Ashland, Va, telegram: r. L. Beal,
conservative, elected to the Forty-sixth Con-
gress, has been chosen to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Representative Doug.
las. The vote was small.
In the Senate of Arkansas the rebel
spirit seems not to be wholly laid. A resolu
ton was introduced to remove the portraits
of Lincoln and Grant, and substitute those
of Lee and Jackson It was rejected 1S to O.
The Gem Butler State central committee
of Massachusetts, recently held meeting and
announced the intention OF conducting an
earnest and aggressive campaign in behalf Of
their candidate. An address to the people
has been published.
In order that members of the Wiscon-
sin Legislature, who wished, might accom-
paLy Matt Carpenter to Milwaukee to partici
pate in the great ovation there, Joint resolu-
ton was introduced to adjourn from Jan. 23d,
to Monday, but it failed.
The Potter committee had long ses-
sion on Saturday, Jan. 25th. st. Martin was
on the witness stand all day, making some
spicy revelations, without concluding his ties.
timony the committee adjourned.
An Albany, N. T., telegram of Jan. 81
says: the legislature nominated Roscoe
Conkling for United States Senator. The
vote stood: Senate, Conkling, 20; VIM. Dor.
sheimer, u. Assembly, Conkling, 95; Dor
sheimer, %; Peter Cooper, O.
A rare incident occurred in the history
Of Pennsylvania Jan. 81. Owing to the in.
auguration Of Gov. Hoyt being delayed until