The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-03-17

1 risburg for the pardon Of the convicted legis-
lative bribers in Pennsylvania.
The Wisconsin Senate, March 10, con-
CURED in the Assembly resolution providing
for female suffrage in that State by vote of
10 to H.
Count dc Lesseps passed through St.
Louis March II, en- route to San Francisco.
He will return to New York and sail for Eng
land March 81.
In the House of Representatives, Mr..
Kelly said that for the first time in 10 years he
had been corruptly approached for the pur-
pose of controlling his vote.
The Republican convention of Arkan.
sas to nominate Presidential electors and Sc
lect delegates to the Chicago convention, will
meet at Little Rock April %.
Gen. Henry A. Thompson, a graduate
Of West Point in the class of 1919. and Presi-
dent of the National Bank in Baltimore, died
in that city, March 10, aged 80 years.
The House committee on Indian af-
fairs have agreed to report in favor of the es-
tablishment of normal and industrial schools
| for Indian youth, in certain vacant barracks
Kerney was brought before the police
court in San Francisco. March 49, He said he
| was ready, and 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 cow entlon 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.
| Ex-Gov. Ga1celon and his executive
council failing 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 ever e2OO0,OOO which amount
must be withdrawn from London and sent to
the provinces.
! March 9, NJ. 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 Elk Empress will
stop at st. Helena on her return voyage.
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William R. Brown as census supervisor, eighth
district of Illinois. This nomination was re.
jected by a party vote upon the ground that
at least one OF the eight Illinois supervisors
s SHOULD have been 'e's' ed from y Dsnoera.
Advices from Augusta, Maine, OF March
II, state that P A. Sawyer, recently deputy
secretary of State, refused to testify before the
legislative committee on the State seal, and
was remanded to custody until further orders
of the house, or until he shall purge himself
of contempt.
Gen. Mcdowell, cemmandingthe NIL
itary division OF the Pacific has been ordered
to move all available troops to San francisco
to be posted where they can be most effectu-
ally used in case their services should be re-
CURED to protect the Chinese from TIA threat
sned onslaught Of tie 'Mofasaiigme led bys
Kearny and kindred spirits.
The Senate committee, March 10, heard
a delegation of members of the Creek nation
in advocacy of the passage of the bill to ap-
propriate sl,s0o00O for the payment OF losses
alleged to have been sustained by the Creek
Indians who enlisted in the Federal army, and
loyal refugees and freedmen belonging to their
nation, who were driven from their homes
during the war of the rebellion.
Senator Sharon in speech In the
United States Senate. March II, in referring
to his great and continued absence from the
Senate said, this absence was caused by the
fact that after tie election the operations of a
friend had involved him to the extent of mil
lion OF dollars and his duty to the large inter-
ests depending upon him had demanded his
attention. He regretted this, as he should
have been glad to have taken part in the de
alterations of the Senate. He said he must be
absent four weeks longer. He is ready to re-
| sign whenever his constituents choose to call
| for it,