The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-02-19
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burned.
New York: The Whitaker case has
been adjourned until Wednesday next.
Harrisburg: The conference arrived
at no agreement, and the ballot on
Friday stood: Wallace 50, Beaver 10,
Bayne So.
st. Louis: The woman suffragists
last night resolved to put political
ticket in the field for the spring elec-
tions and effect close ward organiza-
tion.
George Rickett, his daugter. Martha,
and Peter Allen, colored, were
drowned yesterday in Thompson creek,
near Wetherford, Texas, by the fall of
bridge on which they were crossing. |
Raleigh, N. c.: The friends of pro-
hibition have presented to the legisla-
tnre petition containing 1000 sigma
lures.
New York: Chas. T. Floyd, the well
known turfman, died suddenly yester-
day.
Augusta, Ga: Dave Jones shot and
killed Sam Roberts at Lawton, Burke
county; both colored.
East Boston: The table and desk fac
tory of Bardwell, Anderson & Co., was
damaged by fire last night. Loss,
$4,000.
North Bennington, VT; The Essex
cotton mills burned tonight. Loss,
$4,000; insurance, $4,000.
New York: Edwin Biddy easily won
the wrestling match with James DAILY,
the Irish champion, tonight.
Hamilton, Ohio: The new Franklin
paper mills have burned Loss, S35, 900.
Augusta, Ga: Frank Twiggs was
convicted of the murder of VIM. Dris-
coll, Burke county, last November, and
was hanged to-day. Twiggs protested
his innocense.
New York: Thomas Sullivan, bar
tender, refusing to leave the car at the
Third avenue depot, and resisting
eiectment, fight ensued, in which he
fatally shot Conductor Bannister and
had his own skull crushed by heavy
stone thrown by depot employe.
New York: 1t was learned early this
week that membership in the New
York stock exchange was sold for
$31, 900, and the buyer has to pay in ad-
dition 81 900 to the stock exchange.
There arc 1,100 memberships, and at
S3l, 900 each, the present value of the
total membership is s34, 100000. Five
years ago it was difficult to sell a men,
bership for $1,000.
Burlington, Iowa: A heavy snow
storm is prevailing in this section. The
snow commenced falling early this
morning and has been increasing in
force during the day. No heavier snow
storm has ever been known in this
section. The storm extends as far
west as Ottamwa, and fears are enter
tanned of another blockade on the C. b.
81 O., although the wind is not blow
ing strongly. All the trains left here
nearly on time.
New York: The democratic party in
Brooklyn is now decidedly disrupted,
and ex-Congressman Thos. Kinselly,
editor of the Brooklyn Eagle, says the
cause of the break is the determine
tion of a large number of democrats
not to submit any longer to the rule of
''boss." The chances of repairing it
turns upon our ability to disintegrate
the influences which made ''boss'' a
possibility, and the "boss," in time, a
very insolent autocrat.
Harrisburg: In the republican sena-
torial conference this morning three
ballots were taken, Beaver and Bayne
being the leading candidates. Cooper
and Herr announced their determine
tion to stick to Beaver. Stewart, Lee,
Davis, Wolfe and Niles said they were
in favor of conciliation and compro-
mise, which they claimed could only be
effected by swapping Bayne and Beaver.
The Beaver men refused. Pending the
resolution by senator Cooper, that it
was the sentiment of the conference
caucus that all the republicans be held,
and that the candidate be chosen by a
two-thirds vote, adjourned till Mon
day.