Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1880-05-27
Personal and Political Notes.

Col. Charles II. Lewis, ex- United States
minister to Portugal, died at Harrisburg, Pa
May II yr~ ~, l-.sv. ,-,-v~,-.g~-,-.
Brlgadier General zeiln of the Marine
corps. was stricken by paralysis at Washing
ton City, May II.
The President has appointed the joint
resolution authorizing him to call an interna.
tional sanitary conference
The President has approved the consul
and diplomatic appropriation bill and the bill
for the relief Of settlers on the public lands.
The second assistant secretary of state,
Hunter, at Washington d. G, is reported bet.
ter of his paralysis and the physicians think
he will recover.
Hon. William Hunter, assistant secre-
tary of state, had stroke of paralysis at his
esidenee in Washington City, May 10. It
was feared he would not live through the
night
At the cabinet meeting May 1S, the
President announced that he had decided to
appoint Horace Maynard, now United States
Minister at Constantinople, to succeed Judge
Key as Postmaster General.
The suit at Williamsport, Pa, of Faith
er Slack against Bishop O'Hara for 100000
was decided Saturday in favor of the Bishop
The suit grew out of the removal of the father
from his pastorate in 1871. A bill OF excep.
tions was taken, and the case will be carried
to the superior court. g.. ....:-.- nuE
Rev. W. F. Dickerson, N. Y; Rev. H.
NJ. Turner, La; Rev. o. H. Cain, 8. c.. the
newly elected bishops of the African Metho.
dist Episcopal church, were ordained with
imposing ceremonies, in the African NJ E.
conference, at st. Paurs church, st. Louis, May
90 Bishops Baye, Wyman and Campbell
were the chief officiating officers in the ordin.
alton. = 3 ---G
The revenue cutter, Thomas Cariveau
will sail from San Francisco, May %, for the
Arctic regions for the relief of the crews oi
the ice bound vessels when found. The voy.
age was expected to last eight MONTHS 1t is
provisional for forty miles for one year. The
merchants of San Francisco have donated
some three tons of wines, cordials and dele
cacies for the relief of the ice bound vessels.
Ex-Gov. William r. Marshall and Gen
c. c. Andrews have bought majority of thu
stock of the st. Paul Evening Dispatch, ant
thus have a control of the establishment. i
Is understood that they iatend to purchase the
remainder of the stock, and hereafter viii
conduct the business rs partnership and no
as stock concern. Capt. Castle is to con
tinue in charge Of the editorial department
for the present.
Some new sensational publications
have been made relative to the bill for divorce
brought by ex-senator Christiancy against hi
wife, but the lawyers for Senator Christianc,
say that nothing has been given out about tn,
bill, and that the stories that have been pub
lished are untrue. 1t is not true that Mr.
Christiancy alleges any act of adultery Will
| any person. The most that he does is I.
charge Mrs. Christiancy with improper con
duct. There is some possibility that Chris
tiancy's application will be thrown out O
court on the ground of want Of jurisdic
tion, inasmuch as Christiancy is not lega
resident of the district
Chief Justice SANFORD E. Church diet
at his residence 10 Albion n. Y. of apoplex,
at nine o'clock in the afternoon of May ii.
dispatch says: He had been slightly indie
posed for several days and last evening com
planned of feeling quite unwell. He went t
his Office as usual in the morning, writing al
opinion after dinner. After returning to tn
Office he stepped in the Orleans County Ma
tional bank and while there was taken with
pain in his chest He was driven to his res
dence and alighting from the carriage, wen
to his room without assistance. physical
was at once summoned, who found him i
terrible pain, aRd before medicine could b
administered the judge struggled somewha
turned slightly purple, fell over on his sid
and died. His last words were about his pair
Never has the community experienced sue
a shock as Judge Church was beloved by all