Stevens County tribune., 1879-08-14
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

FEhSONAL AND II.
Consul general Bradford, at Shanghai,
has resigned
Hon. T. A. Hendricks, of Indiana, is
at Block Island, RI
The newly appointed Chief Justice
Hunter reached Salt Lake August 4.
Postmaster General Key has returned
to Washington from his eastern trip.
Charles Fechter, the actor, died at
Richland Center, Pa, August 5, aged 81.
Ex-Collector Murphy, of New York,
has obtained his discharge from bankruptcy.
Senator Thurman and wife have been
paying q visit to old friends, in Hartford,
Conn.
President and Mrs. Hayes left Wash
ington August 6. on the Tallahassee, for Fort
ress Monroe
Rev. DR.. Lawrence Mcmahon was con-
secrated bishop of Hartford Comm diocese,
August 10, at St Joseph'S cathedral.
A Boston telegram of Aug.9 says,
Abbott Democrats refuse to unite with But
Ter Democrats in calling State convention.
The funeral of Henry D. Palmer, of
New York, the theatrical manager, took place
August 6, and was attended by a large num-
Der of people.
The funeral of Joseph Standing, the
Mormon elder murdered in Georgia, was
largely attended at Salt Lake. August 8
There was no excitement.
Secretary Schurz will leave Washing
ton August % for Cincinnati, where he will
deliver a speech. Before returning, he will
visit the Indian agencies.
In the English House of Commons,
August 4, after protracted debate, vote of
credit OF 100000 for the Zulu war was
agreed to without division.
A dispatch to the London Times from
Calcutta reports that the cholera is still raging
among the troops and natives in Candahar,
and is spreading towards Herat.
The Kentucky election has resulted in
abost the usual Democratic majority. Legis-
lature, about 100 Democratic majority on
oint ballot Governor elected by some 10000
majority.
Keith johnson, the leader Of the ex-
pedition to explore the heac of Lake Nyassa,
died of dysentery, on June %, at Berobero,
100 miles inland from Doressolaam. The ex-
pedition is to be continued by Mr. Thompson,
the scientific. assistant of Johnson
A Boston telegram of August 6, says,
W. T. Emerson, who attached the property of
Rev. Adirondack" Murray, says he paid a
check on the Yale bank, where Murray had no
funds, and knew he had not when he gave the
check Emerson has been leading member
of Murray's church.
The Secretary OF State, by direction of
President Hayes, has sent letters to England,
Germany and the lesser powers, protesting
against their allowing subjects who are Nor
mons to leave for the United States. It sets
forth that under the laws of this country BIZ
gamy is crime, and that if these people come
they viii be treated as criminals.
A Providen Rhode ce, Island, CORE
spondent. writing on the 9th, has the follow
ing: some sensation is caused about Nara
gansett pier by the report of occurrences last
evening at the summer residence of ex Sena-
tor Sprague. 1t appears that GOV. sprague
returning home under extreme excitement,
ordered the German teacher OF his children
from his house, and it is said he attempted to
shoot him. Senator Conkling, who had stopped
at the house on some legal business, attempt
ed with other persons, but failed, to soothe
Sprague's feelings until the German gentle.
man left. The result of the disturbance is the
removal of the family of Sprague 10 neigh
boring hotel