Morris tribune., 1881-04-07
CURRENT EVENTS.

The liabilities of the Bank of Rome, Ga, ex-
elusive of stock, are e$165, 900; nominal assets,
1921, 900.
Marion T. Bennett, formerly of the 9th Wis
consin, died at the Milwaukee Soldiers Home,
from having been run over by freight train.
The Connecticut house of representatives de-
feated the proposed constitutional amendment
prohibiting the manufacture and sale of in
toxicatng liquors.
Washkurn, returned few days ago
from the Hot Springs He reports the COVER
nor as gaining in strength every day, though
not able to be out much as yet
Irwin Simonds of Hudson has just accepted
responsible position as stenographic reporter
for Capt. Gere of the Chicago, St Paul, Mime
apols & Omaha Railway company, and enters
upon his duties the 1st of April.
Gen. BENZ. F. Loan, who represented the St
Joseph Mo-, district in congress three terms
during and after the war, and was prominent
Republican politician and an able and success
full lawyer, died at home after sickness of
only few hours.
News has been received of the death, at
Salamanca, N. Y, of Capt E. G. Hall, at one
terwards with the Indianapolis Journal, and la
ter holding responsible position in Erie rail-
road Office in New York city.
The travel on the Manitoba this season is i'm
mense and increasing Frequently, difficulty
has been experienced in getting cars to accom-
modate all. Besides the regular travel, the
company has transported 1000 people in
special trains all going to the north and west,
and to Manitoba, most of them having through
tickets.
Excess of exports of merchandise for the
twelve months ending with February, 1881,
$225, ,453, ,O12; for the twelve months ending
February 20, 1880, $212,3O5, ,O44; excess Of
imports of gold and silver, coin and bullion for
the twelve months ending February %, 1881,
$72, ,6O2, ,365; for the twelve months ending
February 20, 1880, $6S, ,266
An Ottawa. Ill, special says: This evening
fifty gentlemen of this city start for Minnesota,
where they have purchased farms, or expect TO
locate. They will make their future home near
Campbell and Tintah in Wilkin county. They
tie, farming tools, etc. Among them are the
sons of some of our leading citizens.
The death is pronounced of Harry A Brown,
son of Ex-Governor Brown of Nashville, at AL
buquerque, New Mexico. Particulars not Civ
en-, except that he was killed. He had been in
the employ of the company about five years, and
was the man who drove the mail robbers out of
his car at Kinsley, Kan, in January, 1878
Other daring exploits have attested his courage.
In the Pennsylvania House, a joint resolu-
ton, submitting to the people an amendment
to the constitution forever prohibiting, except
for medicinal, mechanical and scientific pur-
poses, the manufacture and sale of all intoxi-
eating liquors, passed it's second reading-9S
to 3S. A number of amendments were reject
ed. among them one to insert the word
'sacramental' after mechanical"
The supreme court in New York has granted
an attachment against the firm of Starkweather
Co., dealers in metals Milwaukee, on appli-
cation of O. W. Graves, broker, for the firm of
Robert Droops & Co., England, for tin plates
sold in November to the amount of S1S,12
The sheriff yesterday could not find any prop
erty to attach. The firm was well known in
New York, the junior partner, F. W. Stark
weather, having been in the wholesale liquor
business there many years.