The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-12-30
BRIEF KILOGRAMS

The snowstorm on the Potion C has
been unequslled since 1857.
The Greek frontier arbitration Gu stion
Is still aglts ting the powers.
The reported wreck on the Texas
Pacific Railroad was u canaId
The menacing attitude of Greece is
causing Turkey TO take precautions.
The attempt to ra Sc the rate on freight
east Of chicago has failed for the present.
Th9weather is moderating at Chicago;
the cod spell there has been the severest
in eight years.
They Beers are walking away with the
British, and steadily ad Sancing; all who
refuse to j9imihem are being shot.
The Albanian League has summoned
all males over is years of age to arms;
war with Montenegro has been approved.
A block of buildings at NJ site River,
Conn, burned on Wedne.day. Loss
$50, OO0i over halt. covered by insurance.
The chances of passing Resgan's inter
stste commerce bill this session of Con-
gress are poor, because it cannot be
brought forward.
Ali proceedings against persons
charged with completely in the Cuban in
sure ton, have been ordered susp snded
by the Madrid Council.
II is thought the only bills that will be
passed by,COngress this session are the
appropriations, refunding and Chinese
immigration bills.
Ii mem bers of Congress should take to
discussing the counting of the electoral
vote. 1t is thought the hou es will remain
In joint session fully a week.
It is reported that the Homestake
Company, at Deadwood, D. L, has
purchased all the property belonging to
the Desmit and Gopher Mining Com
paines.
The topic of the speakership Of the
next House is being discussed now.
Burrows, Conger, Frye and HIscock are
prominently mentioned In connection
withit.
The sale of tickets for Bernhardt's en-
gagement closed on Wednesday night;
81 900 had been taken in, the heaviest re-
;eipis of the kind ever taken in at
Chicago.
At New Albany, Ind, twin children,
months ola froze TO death, on Wednes-
lay; the parents rad neither food nor
.uel, and the mother was unable t. keep
hem warm, while the father was seeking
work.
The clearing house returns for the
week show gains in all cities but two,
md indicate that the volume of BUSINESS
n all parts of The country is larger than
aver before.
In the interview with the Sioux In
ilans Schurz has been very impatient
md imperious, and has worked hard for
he railroads to get them 10 sign to the
ailroads the right of way through Indian
ands.
General Walker will have the census |
eport % which is to be based the reap |
,ortlOnment by Congress, ready for con- |
liberation on the Resembling of Con- |
ress. Il is thought that the reapportion- |
nent will not be made until the next
ession.
Rev. Isaac Moses, jewish rabbi, of
editor of paper, has had q
ut Instituted against him by Samuel
iirsch, a wealthy Hebrew, for calling
1e latter q lying old thief the damages
laimed are $1,000.
a correspondent of the Inter-Ocean
iys congress Will not much longer en-
ure Interference with the rights of peo-
lie by railroad managers and thieves,
nd that a measure giving government
'ntrol of all railroads would pass Con-
-ess now.
In the hills about Deadwood. the
thermometer, during The week, hiss
.nged from 50 to 800 below zero. Many
amsters are reported fruzen to death,
Id cattle In large numbers, and little
lsiness of any kind Is doing. Thu
Gather Is moderatiDg.
The state dinner set of 1000 pieces,
'mplete, was received by Hayes on
ednesdsy, and will be Us d for The ,
st time next week, when Hayes will J
We dinner to the diplomatic corps. It
the most extensive and valuable in
ne county, and rivals those of Euro ,
IAN pOtenIstes.
Two conferences with the Sioux In t
ans were held at Washington on
'ednesday, regarding the purchase OF
e right of way for railroad, through
cir lands. The rosds offered IS an acfe:
I'd WIN told they could not get the
!, 600, 600, the Indians said they would
} home and talk with their people. No
was arrived st.