Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1880-03-18
dent of the National Bank in Baltimore. died

dent of the National Bank in Baltimore. died |
in that city, March 10, aged 50 years.
The House committee on Indian af-
fairs have agreed to report in favor of the es- |
adjustment of normal and industrial schools |
for Indian youth in certain vacant barracks
Kerney was brought before the police
court in San Francisco, March IL. He said he
was ready, end desired neither jury nor coun-
sci. The case was postponed. temporarily.
Col. V. s. Almer, superintendent OF
the new federal building at Little Rock, Ar
kansas, now in process of erection has been
removed, his friends allege because he is not
Grant man.
The comfy convention at Atchison,
Kansas, yesterday, to send delegates to the
Republican State convention adopted resolu-
tons strongly endorsing Blaine for the presi-
Dental nomination.
It is learned from St. Petersburg that
| Gen. Melikoff was saved by chain shirt when
Modetsky attempted to assassinate him. The
bullet tore hole in the coat, but was arrested
by the protecting mail. ..gf
Ex-Gov. Garcelon and his executive
council falling to respond to the invitation to
appear before the legislative bribery investi-
eating committee at Augusta, Maine, a
summons has been issued for them to ap-
pear.
1t is calculated that the expenditure of
candidates in the new elections in England
consequent on the dissolution of Parliament
will aggregate over 92,OO0,0OO which amount
must be withdrawn from London and sent to
the provinces.
March 8, M. ROuher and wife started
from Paris for Chiselhurst. England, to take
leave of Ex-Empress Eugenia, previous to her
departure for the Cape of Good Hope, which
is set for March 26. The Ex-Empress will
stop at St. Helena on her return voyage.
The Senare rejected the nomination Of
William R. Brown as census supervisor, eighth
: district of Illinois. This nomination was re-
jected by party vote upon the ground tha
at least one of the eight Illinois supervisors
should have been selected from the Democra
cy.
Advices from Augusta, Maine, OF Marcel
/, II, state that P. A. Sawyer, recently depat!
secretary of State, refused to testify before thu
legislative committee on the State seal, ant
was remanded to custody until further order
of the house, or until he shall purge himsel
!, of contempt
q Gen. Mcdowell, commanding the mil
/. itary division of the Pacific has been ordere
: to move all available troops to San Francisc
to be posted where they can be most effectu
ally used in case their services should be re
c quired to protect the Chinese from the threat
r ened onslaught of the workingmen led b
| KearnV and kindred SHIRTS
e. The Senate committee, March 10, hear
l. delegation of members of the Creek natio
e in advocacy of the passage of the bill to al
propriate 81 100000 for the payment of losse
d alleged to have been sustained by the Cree
10 Indians who enlisted in the Federal army, an
ID loyal refugees and freedmen belonging to the
o nation who were driven from their home
n, during the war of the rebellion.
lie Senator Sharon in speech In tn
D. United States Senate. March II, in referrin
to his great and continued absence from IL
Senate said, this absence was caused by tt
fact that after the election the operations of
a. friend had involved him to the extent of mi
d. lion of dollars and his duty to the large inte
TT ests depending upon him had demanded h
s. attention. He regretted this, as he shou
have been glad to have taken part in the
< alterations of the Senate. He said he must
ID absent four weeks longer. He is ready to I
sign whenever his constituents choose to CT
49, for it.