The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-06-25
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A DISPATCH from Shakespeare, n. NJ. says:
"Cluzons of Silver City and vicinity are almost
starving for want of provisions. Not one pound
OF Hour, potatoes, bacon or staple nccosSarics of
hfc Is 10 he obtained for love nor money neither
can checks on eastern exchange be converted
INTO cash, currency being unobtainablc BUSH
ness is completely Frustrated in consequence of
both at Silver City and Shakespeare. Nictoria's
raid IL the cause of all thiS.'
The Grocnbackcrs Of Colorado have nomi-
mated Il. A. J. Chittenden for governor, Albert
Campbell lieutenant governor. L. W. King Sec
rotary, John II. Pickett treasurer and IL. Hol-
hnSsworth attorney gcncIal.
The Arkansas GrcenbackCrS have made the
following nominations: For governor. Vim. i.
Parks, of Lafayette; secretary of state, Chas. l..
Iobey, OF Hope; treasurer, Vim. A. Watson, of
Washington; auditor, Chas. L. Cunningham, of
Pulaski; land commissioner, WItheric Riley, of
White; superintendent of instruction, Peter
Erugman, of Pulaski; chief justice, l.. Call
daush, OF Phillips: chanccry clerk, w, T. Halo
way, Of White.
TIM Supreme Court OF Indiana has over
thrown the constitutional amendments chang
Ing the time of holding elections for state off,
GERS from October to the second Tuesday in
November.
TIE Indiana Republicans have nominated the
following ticket: For governor, Albert G.
Porter; lieutenant governor, Thos. Hanna:
for judge Of the Supreme Court, Third district.
Hon. Byron X. Elliott; for Judge Of the Supreme
Court, Fifth district. Vim. A. Wood; for secrc-
tary of state, c. j. HGHn; auditor of state. Col
l.. III. Wolf; for treasurer of state, Col. Roswell
;. HUI; for attorney general, Judge ID. i. Bald
"ln; Tor rCpurtcr of supreme Court Francis NJ
DiI; for clerk Of supreme Court, Daniel Royce;
Tor sul erlntcndent OF public instruction, Prof.
J. VI. BlUss.
JUD"E J. 3. HOWELL died at his residence al
Keoluk, Iowa, on the 18th inst, at O'Clock. In
1851 he was elected 20 the United States senate
% Succeed james W. Grimes. For some years
uaN aud until the expiration uf It's term of
cA.St"uCv ia March last he WAS one If the conf
nlaNiUnrrs Of southern claims.
CWIIcuTE, Alaska. has been visited by In
dams from British Columbia, who disposed of
some $4,000 worth OF British goods smuggled
from Port Simpson, taking furs in exchange.
The Northwestern Trading company has for
warded 10 the treasury department statement
OF the affair, with request that steps DC taken
10 prevent a continuance of the infringement of
revenue laws.
A DESPATCH from Fort Keogh, dated the nth
inst, says 500 of Sitting Bulls band from the
other side of the international boundary came
in and surrendered to Lieut. Whistler, repre-
starving condition and were fed and cared for.
II Is said molc are about 10 come i'll.
JUDGE SAMUEL ID. GOoKINs died suddenly at
Icrrc Iaute on the 15th inst, Of heart disease.
4 DISPATCH from Fort Davis, Texas, says:
Lieut.. Mills arrived yesterday from YcIcta
with a detachment of Pueblo scouts. He re-
ports discovering fresh Indian trail. which hc
followed till night and camped on the NiOpas.
At daylight on the 18th the camp was attacked
by hOstes, and Simon, an Old Pueblo guide,
was killed. The Indians were then thanked and
routed. Lieut.. Reed with a detachment Of
troops is now following the trail"
A MONUMENT costing 800 will soon be
erected i'll the cemetery at Miuouk, H., TO the
memory of Ella Martin, the young lady who in
1879, was rayishcd and murdered by the devil
DeBoers, recently executed. 1t was paid for by
public subscription.
The latest election reports from Oregon i'll
dictate the senate will stand 16 Republicans to
"a Democrats, and the house 81 Republicans to
% Democrats.
LEADyILLE, Col, is in n state of commotion
Just at present, owing ~ tie warpks attitude Of
striking miners. 4 vigilance committee of 5000
citizens has been organized to protect the work
ing mines and warming issued to the rioters,
On the 18th inst, mob gathered in front of
the Clarendon hotel which was promptly charged
by the citizens cavalry and dispersed. Shots
were exchanged but no blood was shed.