Morris tribune., 1881-10-20
CURRENT EVENTS.

Some capitalists of Minneapolis are putting
up five story building which will be $50 feet
in length
The Rock River conference has declared Dr.
Thomas guilty upon all charges preferred
against him.
The following gentlemen have been admitted
by the supreme court to practice In Minnesota:
Minneapolis; J. G. Tarbox, Elk River, and J.
NJ. Bronson, st. Paul
The election on the 11th in Ohio for state
officers resulted in the success of the repuhli-
can ticket by small majority, probably not
over 5000. The following are the officers
elected: Governor, Charles Foster; lieutenant
governor, R. G Richards; supreme Judge, N.
Longworth; attorney general, Geo. T. Nash;
treasurer, Joseph Turney; member
board public works George Paul
All the Wisconsin rivers are booming, ano
new alarm is felt at Eau Claire, Wausau and
Portage The Mississippi below the mouths of
the Eau Claire, Chippewa, Black and Wiscon-
sin. is said to be higher thanit has been for fif
teen years. At McGregor travel is almost COM
pletely interrupted, and there is danger of an
overflow of streets and buildings.
The eighth annual convention of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen, held in Boston
last month, somewhat changed the plan of the
| insurance branch of the order. On and after
January 1, 1882, an assessment of fifty cents
brother member loses life or limb. AS there is
now membership of over 900. this amounts
to an insurance of more than 5 500.
At Glendive, Mansfield, who was arrested
for the murder of Cole at Glendive last fall,
has been tired and acquitted Pale and tot
tering from long confinement, he walked from
the court room to the telegraph Office, and sent
a message to his mother in Maine of his re-
lease. During his confinement his father died
Of grief; and his mother though 2, 900 miles
away, has been confined to her room from
sorrow. Justice has been done.
Later returns show that Sherman is elected
governor Of Iowa by SO, 900 majority, and that
15,O0O. In Iowa the returns on the legislature
give the republicans A out of 5U senators, and
| 7S out of 100 representatives. In Ohio re-
turns indicate the election of twenty republican
! and thirteen Democratic senators. II is thought
that the republicans will have from thirty to
thirty-five majority in the house.
J Gen. Daniel Tyler was first lieutenant of
the First al tillery, consisting of LOO men
in 1924, when the regiment received Lafay-
cite at Yorktown. Every member of the reg
iment is said to be dead except Gen. Tyler.
The latter resigned from the army in 1884,
and was until the rebellion leading civil en-
gineer. In the war he served with distinction
until the death of his wife in 1851, which 80
shocked him that he was incapacitated for any
duty and resigned.
The attention of the secretary of the United
States alleged navy is called to the fact that
the Russian imperial yacht Livadia has been
condemned because it's propensity to roll is too
great. and though not very violent, yet Of q
nature to continually expose the crew to the lia-
bility to suffer from sea-sickness; secondly, it's
rate of speed is comparatively slow; thirdly, it
is too weakly built; and, fourthly, the materials
used in its construction are of an inferior quail
| ity. The Livadia should be purchased and
added to its peers of the United States navy.
The descendants of Baron Won Steuben. who
nave come here on an invitation of the United
States government to take part in the York
! town celebration arrived in New