Stevens County tribune., 1879-02-20
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.


Mons Despress, Archbishop of Tolonus
and Norbunee has been created Cardinal.
Ex-Goy. Pinchback has accepted the
Office of revenue agent for the Louisiana dis
trict.
Ex-Chief Justice Chase of the court of
claims, Washington city, died Feb 10th, aged
"a years.
Senator Chistaincy of Michigan, sent
his resignation of his Senatorship to the Gov
ernor, Feb. 10.
At Pensance the birthplace of Sir
Humphrey Dayy, the citizens celebrated his
centenary, Feb 18th.
The Princess Lousie occupied seat
on the throne at the opening of the Dominion
parliament, Feb. 14th.
Commodore Howard R. Thompson on
the retired list of the United States navy died
at Philadelphia, Feb. 18th.
G. F. Simmons, of Troy, n. Y. crazed
by the elopement of his wife, poisoned his
three children and cut his throat.
The Reno inquiry at Chicago, has
closed. The report Of the court will not be
known till made public at Washington.
A Washington special OF Feb. 10th
says, Senator Johnson Of Virginia, is alarm
ingly i'll. His family has been sent'for.
W. B. Flemming has been elected to
congress from Savannah, Ga, district in place
of John Hartridge deceased. No opposition.
Gen. Grant reached Bombay Feb. 14th.
lea military Gordon is ordered along the
entire course of the Volga to prevent tile
spread of the plague
The SEVENTEEN anniversary of the birth.
day of Abraham Lincon was celebrated on the
evening of Feb, 18th, by the Licolon Club ot
New York city. the rooms were crowded.
Caucuses were held in Washington
Feb. 18th by both Democratic and Republican
Senators, to consider the order of proceedings
III regard to the unfinished busines of the
session.
The Kansas Senate has passed the
House resolution, for investigation of charge:
Of corruption in connection with the recent
senatorial election in which Ingalls, was the
successful candidate.
DR.. George 81. Gray, of Denison, Texas
who distinguished himself last summer a
Holly Springs as a yellow fever physician
committed suicide by shooting himself Feb
18th. No cause is assigned.
United States Senator Bruce was calleG
to the chair theRother day and presided owe
the Senate aportion of the afternoon, the frs
time in the history of the governments coloret
man had occupied the chair.
The German reichstag was opened Feb
18th, by Emporer William in person. In hi
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the members for assisting in the suppression
sfsocialist agitation, and hoped they would
ontinue to support the government as far a
was necessary for the cure of the social evil
The river and harbor appropriation
bill reported to the House contains the follow
ing: Snag-boat for the upper Mississippi
$4,000: The Mississippi river from st. Pau
to Des Moines Rapids $4,000; Duluth harbo
$4,000; Ontonagon harbor $1,000; Wiscon
river. Wis, $4,000; Port Washington harbor
Wis, $500; Milwaukee river 81, 500; Slucewa,
st. Anthony Falls, $4,000.
On the morning of Feb. II, at abou
7:30 O'Clock, Col. George Bradley. of Mime
apolis, Minn., Was found at the foot of tn
stairs leading from the street to offices owe
Miners hardware store. He was living Of
his face, in a pool of blood and unconscious
and SO remained till his death, which occurre
few hours later. The physicians give it a
s- heir opinion, that he fell from the top of tn
stairs in fit Of apoplexy. He was bruise
slightly about the face, but death was NO
caused from the fall but by apoplexy. Co
Bradley was in the Gath year of his age, Law
yer and unmarried. He leaves an estate est
mated at $4,000. He has brother and siste
in Bangor, Maine.