The Fremont County record., 1881-08-13
ASSAYS FOR THE WEEK.


President Fargo, of the American
express company died last week.
In July there were 9a4 deaths in
Cincinnati, of which 456 were from
heat.
The democrats of Mississippi have
nominated Robert Lowry for gov
ernor.
Names band of Apaches are COM
uniting terrible outrages in New
Mexico.
The product of winter wheat im
Kansas this year will be over %, 10O,-
900 bushels.
Orville Grant, brother of the gen.
eral, died at Morris Plains, New Jer-
sey, on the 5th.
1t is reported that A.vord Palmer
died of real Asiatic cholera in Fenni-
more, Wis.,, last Saturday.
The total production of pig iron in
this country last year was 4, ,a95 ,94
tons of rails, l, ,461 ,SSs tons.
United States is 23,OOO, 900 gallons.
California producing $4,000, 900.
John Dillon, the Irish agitator, imi-
prisoned in Dublin so long. has been
released by the British government.
On the 5th, at Rosebud agency,
Crow Dog, captain of the Indian
police, shot and instantly killed Spot
ted Tail.
The mercury gets up to 120 degrees
in the shade during the day at Quay
mas in summer and to los degrees iu
the night.
The total amount of savings by re-
duction and discontinuance of "Star''
routes from March 4th to August 1st
were 81, ,sSl, ,442.
Taylor Underwood, the leader Of .
band of desperados in southwestern
Missouri, was killed by detective at
Carthage on the 5th.
Franklin Reed has been nominated
by the democrats of Maine for gov
ernor. They refused to indorse tho
grecnback candidate.
Vennor, the weather prophet, SAYS
frost and cold northsrly winds will
be the prevailing weather bctwee ~
the 18th and goth of this month.
Lightning struck a crowd of twenty
white laborers near uartwell, South
Carolina, last Thursday, killing four
and wounding ten, five dangerously.
The ciearings at Chicago last week
WGiC %ps,c0V,oVt, tA'0 ANA SSSs OVSA
known tor one week in the summer,
and sal, ,o00, 600 greater than the sarae'
week last year.
AT the election, held in North Caro-
lima last week, the proposed prohibi-
ton amendment to the state consti-
tuition wss deieatnd by u majority Of
from 10000 to $4,000.
Last week the deaths in Chicago
were 527, the largest number in any
period of that length. The week be-
fore the deaths were 334. Intense
heat was the chief cause.
Last Saturday was q terribly hot
day in eastern cit. 5. In Cincinnati
the mercury WAS up to 9S aud III New
York City 81. There were thirty
nine sunstrokcs in the latter city.
There is an unprecedented amount
of building in New York this year.
The amount so far Invested in new
buildings is Sa7, ,469, ,2a0, as against
sic, 900, ,0i5, at the same time last
year.
Last Saturday Afternoon and Sun-
day morning i4S deaths occurred in
New York City, 60 of them from heat.
Scarlet fever and dipthcria are pre-
vailing there to as great an extent a.
they did In tho winter.
An order has bcen issued by tho
postoffice department ut Washington
instructing subordinates TO send tho
mail from the east for Southern Cali
fornia by way Of the Atchlson, Topc-
ka y Santa Fo and Southern Pacific
railroads.
A new counterfsit Of tho silvcr dol
lar has been detected. Experts pro-
nOunce II the most perfect ever made.
Il Il silvcr plated to rssisl tbe acti0n
Of acids. u Of good weight, e6 per
cont. OF the genoine end her = good
coin ring.
The pses,dsnt'a osndltIsn was asst~
worse suuday, ne - nnt he8t4s
freely. Another opotati0q w44 pr
f6tmed ~ Ds. AG6ew ~ 4. -
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