Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1880-03-25
reproduction works, such as providing beats
nets, ETC., for fishing purposes.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

General Grant and party left Vera
Cruz March 10, for Galveston, Texas.
The story of the retirement of Prince
Gortschakoff is again revived IN European
court circles.
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. -
Robert Bruce, judge of the court OF
Pleasant county, West Virginia, died while
opening the court on Saturday, March Is. He
| was so years old.
The President, March 16, confirmed
the sentence of dismissal of Major Reno. He
| avail himself of it.
The committee Of coinage and weights
and measures in the House of Representatives
have agreed to report fayorably on Forts bill
to retire trade dollars
In Warsaw, Russian Poland, the police
surprised meeting of socialists and captured
two civil engineers, one medical student and
thirteen citizens.
The report that Gen. Melikof, of st.
Petersburg, wore coat of mail when the at,
tempt was made to assassinate him is pro-
nounced to be false.
There is rupture between France and
the island of Madagascar. The French con-
sui has hauled down his flag and appealed to
his government for support.
Judge Hill, of Buckingham, Va, was
acquitted March 20, on charge of refusing to
put negroes on the jury in violation of United
States law. Other cases are to come up.
The Russian officials from Paris will
present documents to the Gear explaining the
refusal of the French government to exlradite
Ha1tm an, implicated in the Winter Palace ex-
plosion.
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
16 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.
u Dispatches from St. Petersburg of
March l6, state that General Melikoff has taken
under his control one division of the third sec.
ton of the privy Chancellory, the General
D'Armerie having the secret agents subject
to the minister of the interior
Mary McCabe, young Irish Catholic
girl, aged 10 years. housekeeper for Father
Thomas Duggan, of Mason, Mason county, Ill
f charges the Priest with ravishing her by force
Right Rev. ]. L. Spaulding, and seveaal Cath
Ollie Bishops of the diocese of Illinois, have the
charge under consideration.
: John Kelly, the Tamany chief in
electing trustees, March Is, of the New York
Express, voted majority of the shares of the
! stock, has the controlling interest in the pa.
per, and will make it an organ of Tamany
Mr.. Brooks, son of the founder of the paper
it is said, will contest the legality of the cleo
ton in the courts.
At the reception of Southern visitors
at Cincinnati, o., March IS, Gov. Colquitt Of
D Georgia, responding for his section said
among other things THAT here and now was
fitting occasion when the dead past should
d be buried forever, and in behalf of those who
! came with him, as well as those left behind, he
I gladly extended the right hand of fellowship
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, tina
{ Spoford was duly elected. The resolution!
will be submitted within few days, accom-
panied with report in behalf of their adop
y ton. The Republican members will submit
minority report.
Senator Edmund's bill, introduced il
q the Senate March 16, to regulate the counting
l. of the Presidential Electoral votes, provide
that the meeting shall be on January instead
of the second Wednesday of December, ant
makes the simple provision for State dis
- position of any controversy under such law
- as it may hold an election PRIOR to its date o
holding elections; provides for later meet
: ing of electors in order that each State ma,
dispose of any controversy that may arise, ant
|, then provides, as the bill of last session did
for a meeting of the two houses and proceed
It ing in conformity with the decisions reached il
the respective States in any case OF dispute.
/, The police judge, Rixe, on the mornin!
of March 16, sentenced Dennis Kearney to 81.
l. months imprisonment in the house of correc
e ton and to pay fine of $1,000. The magni
tude of the sentence was a surprise to Keal
= ney, who had expected to get off with nomi
. nal punishment 1t is probable he will tax
, the case to the supreme court on habeas COZ
- pus. Kearney heard his sentence in silenc,
but his features expressed the utmost indigns
< ton. He had previously stated that he ez
~ pected to get off with fine Of twenty dollar
or therpabouts, and after leaving the cour
y room he freely expressed his anger and cha
y grin, denouncing the penalty as outrageou
and claiming he would beat it. Probably il
the expectation of nominal sentence, hi
!, counsel has neglected to demand jury tria
o and having no recourse in that direction q
E. once filed an appeal to the superior cour
furnishing bonds in the sum of $4,000. D
d1 the street many expressions Of gratifcatio
y at Judge Rixes action were heard on all side
MISCELLANEOUS.
a. Makers of pianos in New York are on
a. strike.
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