The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-03-24

exploded setting fire to the carpet: bnt the
fire was extinguished before any serious dam
age was done. Intense excitement prevails
throughout the neighborhood. 1t is not yet
certain that all the injured will recover.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
General Grant and party left Vera
Cruz, March 10, for Galveston, Texas.
The Connecticut Senate has rejected
the bill providing for woman suffrage on the
license question.
A state convention of Greenbackers
was held in Detroit, Mich. March II. The at
tendance was small.
The Washington papers say it is settled
that the committee will report in favor of un-
seating Washburn and giving Donnelly the
seat.
The President, March 16, confirmed
the sentence of dismissal of Major Reno. He
was given permission to resign, but did not
avail himself of it.
The report that Gen. Melikoft, of St.
Petersburg, wore q coat of mail when the at
tempt was made to assassinate him is pro-
nounced to be false.
Judge Hill, of Buckingham, Va, was
acquitted March 90 on charge of refusing to
put negroes on the jury in violation of United
States law Other cases are to come up.
The lady to whom the eldest son
the crown prince OF Germany is betrothed, is
Princess Augusta Victoria, eldest daughter of
the late Prince William Frederick of Schleis-
Wig Holstein.
Judge Beardsley of Hartford, ct. March
l6 denied the petition Of b. L. Goodwin for an
injunction to prevent the use OF free passes on
the New York, New Haven & Hartford rail-
road by members of the legislature.
Dispatches from St. Petersburg of
March 16, state that General Melikoft has taken
under his control one division of the third Sec
ton of the privy Chancellory, the General
DArmerie having the secret agents subject
to the minister of the interior.
Mary McCabe, a young Irish Catholic
girl, aged 10 years, housekeeper for Father
Thomas Duggan, of Mason, Mason county, Ill.
charges the Priest with ravishing her by force
Right Rev ]. L. Spaulding, and seveaal Cath.
Ole Bishop of the diocese of Illinois, have the
charge under consideration.
At the reception of Southern visitors
at Cincinnati, o., March Is, Gov. Colquitt of
Georgia, responding for his section said,
among other things THAT here and now was
fitting occasion when the dead past should
came with him, as we'll as those left behind, he
gladly extended the right hand of fellowship
At the sand lots or Sunday March 81,
Kearney, the San Francisco agitator backslid
from his conversation of last Sunday, and
launched out in denunciation again, attack
ing the police Judge, prosecuting attorney and
a number of prominent citizens. He was
however careful not to overstep the bounds
and indulge in language that could be con-
strued as iacendiary.
The Senate committee on privileges
and elections, have by strict party vote de-
cided to report to the Senate two resolutions
on the Spofford Kellogg case: First, that Kel-
logg is not entitled to seat, and second, that
Spofford was duly elected. The resolutions
will be submitted within a few days, accom-
panied with report in behalf of their adop-
ton. The Republican members will submit a
minority report.
A telegram from Cork, Ireland, of
March 81, says Parnell arrived at Queenstown
that day. He was enthusiastically received on
landing, and was at night entertained at din
ner given in his honor by the Farmers
club. Among those present at banquet were
Beggar, Finnegan, members Of parliament, and
Davitt and Daily, indicted agitators. A large
crowd with bands Of music and torches &C.
companied Parnell to the station on his de-
parture for Dublin. The demonstration was
much smaller than anticipated and there was
marked!absence of persons of local influence.
Senator Edmund's bill, introduced in
the Senate March Is, to regulate the counting
of the Presidential Electoral votes, provides
that the meeting shall be on January instead
Of the second Wednesday of December, and
makes the simple provision for a State dis
position of any controversy under such laws
as it may hold an election prior to its date Of
holding elections; provides for later meet
ing of electors in order that each State may
dispose of any controversy that may arise, and
then provides, as the bill of last session did,
for meeting OF the two houses and proceed
ing in conformity with the decisions reached in
the respective States in any case OF dispute.
The police judge, Rixe, on the morning
of March 16, sentenced Dennis Kearney to six
months imprisonment in the house of correc-
ton and to pay fine Of $1,000. The magni-
tude of the sentence was surprise to Kear-
ney, who had expected to get off with a nomi-
nal punishment. It is probable he will take
the case to the supreme court on habeas cor
pus. Kearney heard his sentence in silence
but his features expressed the utmost indigna-
ton. He had previously stated that he ex-
pected to get of with fine of twenty dollars
or thereabouts, ana after leaving the court
room he freely expressed his anger and cha
grin, denouncing the penalty as outrageous
and claiming he would beat it Probably in
the expectation of a nominal sentence, his
counsel has neglected to demand a jury trial
and having no recourse in that direction at
once filed an appeal to the superior court
furnishing bonds in the sum of $1,000. On
the street many expressions of qualification
at Judge Rixe's action were heard on all sides
MISCELLANEOUS.