, 1880-04-15
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EASTERN STATES.
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through the straits which are now pracucaly
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WASHINGTON, April 3.-The cabinet to-day,
after discussing Alaskan matters to some
extent, decided to recommend legislation
looking to the establishment of govern
msnt for the territory, ,tE 'H
. ,....t Notable Death. ii
BosroN, April 3.-Goo. Punohard, well
known editor and traveller, died. aged "a.
An English Earl After Montana Cattle.
.E Nav York, April 3.-Charles Adolphus
Murray. Earl of Dunmar, is stopping at the
Breyoort House.. He is on his way to Hell
ena, Montana, to buy cattle for his ranch in
the Yellowstone valley. .....
HiNr0 e sad Result OF Joke.
'- -- OMAHA, April 3.-M. V. Tracy was unin.
taYtionally killed by his father on Wodnes.
day near Ord, Valley county. He returned
home with his brother from hunt and to
play joke on their father they fired their
guns and burst open the door. The father,
who had $1,000 in the house, supposed that
robbers were attacking him. Asking who
was there and receiving no reply, he fired
gun and shot his son, M. Y. Tracy, who
died shortly after.
Nfg Disastrous Storm ia Kansas.
FoRr soorT, April A special to the
Monitor from Girard says that at TP. M.
last night storm arose seven miles south
! west OF Gnard which soon developed fea-
lures of cyclone. 1t followed the valley
OF Thund, rtolt creek to within mile Of
Girard, and then went directly east as far as
the Missouri line. Seventeen houses were
destroyed. s. A. Sanders, q carpenter, was
3p killed, Mrs. Jones, living hear Mulberry
Grove, was killed. and Ave year old child
named Morgan was badly injured, and will
probably die. Many others were badly
hurt. ,t,L @vt grs
AAA Postal Changes i
WAsAMoToE, April 6.--Pos.al changes for
Oregon and Washington Territory were as
follows: Discontinued Lake, Lake
county. Oregon. Name and site changed
"a hrrago, Umstilla county, Oregon, to Cold
Spring, and Andrew @. Bryant appointed
postmaster. Pestmastersap sappointed-Arthur
Mather, Clackamas, Clackamas county, Ore
gon; Oscar kirkpatrick, Island City, Union
county, Oregon; Mrs. Martha A, Getchell,
Mllhmook. Tillamook county, Oregon; Hez.
exert Walsey, Tygh Valley, Wasco county,
Oregon; Geo. w. Carl, Vesper, Clatsop
county, Oregon; Mrs. Mary J. Helms, Wal
dron, Wasco county. Oregon; Dan. Pear
son, Coupville, Island county, W. T.; r.
M. Bacon, Grab Greek, Stevens county, w.
4 IT,; Jeremish5 Ely. Oak Harbor, Island
county, W. T.; David NJ. Spencer, Pioneer,
Clark county, w. 7. iH @ .j
gf) Death Of Asmlrsl rhateher.
Rear Admiral Thatcher, o. s. Navy, died
a3i last night. e'li' ~ l'lsi' i''''' " er
yg. Ia .GgIf Died.
LANCASTER, Pa, April 6.-Gen. James L,
Reynold, the well known soldier, lawyer and
y politician, died yesterday, in bis 58th year.
Preparing GO Help Themselves.
NEW YoRK,S Adril 6.--More than 1000
:. emigrants arrived at this port yesterday, the
largest number for long time. These late
arrivals represent q much better class OF
emigrants than usual, and embrace many
well to do Irish farmers and their families.
Partial Wreck, OF an Express Train.
,MEatDAs, Conn, April 6.-The night ex.
press that left Boston last night for New
York via Springfield, was partially wrecked
rC by he caving of an embankment about three
miles north of this city; nobody injured se-
riously.
n MIySEAPoLIs, Arril 6.-Brackett's block
= was burned this morning. Loss, $l66, 900;
luburance, poa,uuus NOtulIB was saved.
Itisthought to have been caused by spon-
m taneous combustion. ie
Brutal outrage.
PoUaHxEEpsIE, April 6.--Johnson @. Whit
taker, colored, cadet of West Point, class of
'76, was found bound hand and foot In his
room at the barracks, with piece of one
ear cut off The other ear was slit and bis
head bruised. Whitaker says that three
men jumped LoTi and choked him in bed,
threatening to kill him il he made q noise.
and then put him on the floor and tied his
feet to the bedstead. One said, "Let us
mark him like they do hogs down South /"
They then slit his ears. As yet there ia no
clue, but each cadet has been questioned.
n Fighting the SIoux.
~ Is DEADwooD, April Ga special dispatch
from Ferry Point, Montana, unuer date OF
the Sd, says: Captain Hugglns, with three
companies Of the Second Cavalry, who
started out after hostile Sioux on the 25th
ult., overlook them yesterday 35 miles from
this place. The troops charged the camp
and captured As ponies; but the Indians got
into q ravine end could not be got out Ser.
geant johnson, of Co. G, was killed during
the charge. General Miles, who was on
the east, hearing OF the fight, stopped at
Fallon creek, where he now awaits the ar
rival of reiDforcements, which left Fort
Keoeh Friday night under Lietenant Clarke.
A later dispatch says two Indians were
eaptured. and that the remainder got away