, 1881-10-12

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NE7 i: IN BRIEF. /:
PARTLY ~! weather and rain, station.
ary Or lt9 +? 8 5mpcrature, for this region
TIE Portuguese CourtwIll 20 Into mourn.
Ink fur tln5s tribute Of respect 10 the
memory. of President Garfield
TttE Mexican Government has appointed
conmissfont to consider the basis OF cotn-
fcrcta| treaty which 1t is proposed to neEo-
tlate With tho uufted States.
Sin CABINET Wo1sE1Er las written a let
ter protesting against the English Channel
tunnel project. lie hopes that 1t will riot
be- pcrsevercd In. 1ts construction lie says,
will be lasting source Of danger to En-
gland.
THE Washington Light Infantry Company
Of Charleston s. e., will take with them
Yorktown Co. William WasEnRton's bnttle-
aaR, which was borne III the cavalry
charges at tlle battles OF Cowpens and Eutaw
Springs.
TnE National Association Of Railway Com+
mfSsioners, in session at Atlanta, Ga,
under the Presidency of Mr Williams, ot
Michigan will today discuss question Of
the large damages awarded by jures against
railroads.
TIEnE was light vote In Iowa yesterday.
It will probably be U. 200 less than the vote
of last year Tile Republicans have carried
the State by little less tlan tic usun ma-
jorlty. LII few isolated the Deua-
ucnts surprised themselves by eecttnE local
officers.
At banquet given by the Lord Mayor OF
London to tile Iron and Steel Institute Lord
Granville said that free trade had been tue
best policy for English Industries, aud though
America ind France have kept up protection
England Inns exported much mors goods
than formerly.
TIE cry lip from Egypt, mt Mace
don. Representative Wilbanks, OF Jefferson,
appeals to 'rIEE TRIBUNE I'll m Interview,
not for charity, but for legislative action.
lie admits that 1.-THE poor haye with
alway' but om!ts to add that the Bourbon
Democrat is also indigenous to Ills SOIL
SrArESESAron WooprN. one Of tic most
prominent antl.ConkIlnG members of the
friend Sessions. lie has failed to secure
denomination. At the Senatorial Convention
Mt 1tl'aca yesterday David II. Evans
nominated. Woodn was not eren lnen-
oned
CEN IolIx b. SANnosN introduced resolu-
tons Into the Minnesota Senate yesterday
looking towards the submission to tie peo-
pie Ut the United States Of constitutional
amendment regulating appointments and IT.
noyal from ofhce, and making good be-
lavtor and competency grounds for reten-
on in Office.
Mn r. T. Wntonr. Of Jersey City,
Superintendent OF Transportation Of the
Ete lsaroad, Inns been offered, aud has
cepeu, the position Of General Suptntenl-
ent Ut the Links Shore i Mich1gan Southern.
Mr. Wright viii enter oil the dutIes OF his
nBw office next Monday. Ills headquarters
will be ut Cleveland.
THERE sharp decline In grain and
provisions III the Chicago market yesterday.
Wleat and declined 314Ge4 cents per
busle, there fal1lnK OF 10 cents
per barrcl In the price OF pork. Lnrd nso
declined. The "slors" were quite happy,
md bought largely The longs. the
"New York clique" closed out
ALTHOUGH ut this writing the news from
OttO Is rather 1neagre, enough !s known to
Indicate the election Of GOV. Foster a1id the
enre Republican ticket by maorites
cling from II, 900 to 180oo Tic Chairman Of
the Democratic State Committee couce1es
Fosters election BY 8000 and virtually
ccdes the Legislature to the Republicans
CHEAT destituion prevails among the
working people on tl8 north coast OF Labra-
dur anl the lslnnd OF Anticos. Many
nmilcs have had no flour for six weeks, and
llayB been living OH lerrngs aud potatoes.
Low feyers prevail In consequence, md
many deaths have occurred. Tile weather
has been very rough for the last two weeks.
MONDAY night tran loaded with build
Ing material the Republican Valley
tension OF the Burlington T. Missouri Rail.
rond, Table Rock, Pnwnce County,
Neb., broke loose aud started on down.
grade. It overlook fatcar OIL whiehwero
fortylve laborers Three Of tho laborers
were killed. Tile others escaped by jump
ng.
IT Is stated tlat tllera Is reason to be*
1.-Two t,ut President Arthur will appoEnt
CI1ief,Justca Gray, of Massachusetts, to tie
vacancy IN the United States Supreme Court
caused by the death Of Justice Clifford Pres -
deut Garfield ul determined oil tho ap' =
p0intneM of Judge G1ny at the Mo he was
shot,
SENATOR M,t1En and Lapham of New j..