Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1879-11-06
GENERAL NEWS.

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was found dead in his bed at the Grand Pa
ciiic hotel this morning. lie had been
speaking in Wisconsin, and last night adj
dressed an immense audience at McCor-
mick's hall, in this city. and spoke with his
usual earnestness. Alter the meeting,
when he and Senator Logan and Hon. Jesse
Spaulding were sitting in his room engaged
in conversation, Senator Chandler com
planned of indigestion. AS he had COM
planned Of the same distressing feeling While
en- route totle city with these gentlemen,
DIR. Spaulding suggested that he remain
over in the city until Saturday night, but he
said that business affairs required his atten-
ton at home, and the order was given to
have him called in the morning at seven
O'clock. His friends then babe him good
night and le1t. That is tie last time the
Senator was seen alive. This morning
when the Office boy called him there was no
response. AS upon a repetition silence pre-
vailed. the clerk effected All entrance
through the transom and found that the
Senator was dead. The body was not quite
cold, and the physician who was present
decided that death occurred about three
hours previous to the discovery. The face
looked tranquil, showing that death was
painless. The coroner will hold an inquest.
John B. Drake telegraphed to President
Hayes the sad intelligence about S o'clock.
A Garden City, e.. H. dispatch of Octo-
Der 81 says: Major-Gene Joseph Hooker
died here this afternoon. General Hooker
had been in his usual health until an hour
before his death and purposed going to
New York to morrow to attend to business
matters. He gaye,a lal ge dinner party at
the Garden City hotel on the 25th, and had
seemed to be in the best of spirits and to en-
10Y social intercourse with his many friends
as fully as at any time in his life. He took
his accustomed walk in the park during the
afternoon, and did not complain of feeling
i'll until abort 4 O'Clock when he retired to
his apartments and summoned his valet,
who helped him to a sofa, where he rested
about an hour and then arose and busted
himself about his rooms until at 5:45, the
valet. hearing the General struggling for
breath, Fastened to his side and assisted
him to lie down upon the bed, at the same
time ringing for help. The hotel superin-
tendent hurried to the room, but when he
arrived the General was dead.
The grand jury nave found a true bill
of assault with intent to murder against
Cl,as. De Young. Of the Chronicle, based on
his assault upon Rev. /. S. Kalloch.
Richard Kuehen, who was arrested at
Buffalo on Tuesday last on suspicion OF
numbering his father, brother and sister, in
Saxony. Prussia, in September last. was re-
leased to-day on a telegram from Prussian
authorities announcing that the real muir
derer had been apprehended.
The London Times in its financial article
saws The India Council has announced
that next Wednesday the sale Of bills will
he increased by five laos of rupees. This
announcement so unsettled the silver mar
ket that it has been difficult to ascertain the
exact value of silver. AT the close of the
market, however, SO far as ascertalnable.
bars were worth about 53Bd@53gd per OF.
The State Department confirms the truth
OF the cable dispatch that Minister Kassor
has been instructed to proceed shortly tc
Bucharest to formally recognize the Rou'
ulanian independence and establish dlplo.
matte relations with the United States.
Cardinal Manning has authorized a gen
eral subscription among the Catholic Tenn
pera1ce organizations of Great Britain fol-
.f3,e relief of distress in the south aud west o.
Ireland.
The Manchester Guardian says: 1t is re-
garded in military circles as extremely
probable that Captain Carey, who was witt
the Prince Imperial when he lost his life
.:1 ,n+;ro fron, hic rapimant. 1t is expect