The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-12-30
BRIEF TELEGRAMS.

Mining stocks in New York on Thurs
day were fairly active.
In libel case at Paris, against Roche
fort, the latter was acquitted.
Southern republicans are making q
strong fight for the navy department.
w. G. Purcell declines the appoint
ment to the supreme court of Massacbu-
sets.
The secretary of tbs interior has de-
ciined to reopen the Valentine lsnd scrip
| cases.
Page has not suspended mis- efforts Il
get Burchurd, director of the mint, re-
placed.
The Garfield professorship ut the vii.
liams College lacks S 5 coo; $50, OoO Ia,
been raised.
Ex-senator Mitchell says ne is salts
fed Sargent will be appointed secretary
Of the interior.
Southern republicans discredit the re-
port that w. E. handler will be over
the navy portfolio.
1t is reported as practically settled ths
Sargent will succeed Kirk wood as secre.
tary of the interior in January.
Page says every respectable repu blicsr
in the west favors the appointment Of
Sargent as secretary Of the interior.
The arsenal at Vancouver's, W. T.
is about to be discontinued, and the build.
ings turned over for the use of troops.
The billiard match between Scbae fer
and Sextos for $1,000 side commenced
in Tammsn Hall on Thurtday evening
The new Chinese minister paid the
customary visit TO the secretary of state
at Washington, on Thursday, prior to d
formal virit to the President.
Grant thinks commercial reciprocity
treaty with Mexico will be advantageous
to both countries, but that the United
States will gain more than Mexico.
Page, in an interview about the FORMS
ton OF the House committees. says be
thinks mistakes were made, but that
Keifer had on the whole done we'll.
Carver beat Graham in q shoot nj
match in England On Thursday, killing
sevsoty-six to the latter's sixty four
birds, being TWO yards farther swsy.
Since the pr.nulRation Of the anti
socialist law in Germany, 10 1873, 225
socialist societies have been dissolved,
and 75S socialist publications suppressed
The Spanish minister OF foreign affairs
said, in reply to g question, that SO far as
he Was aware no power intended taking
the rights Of the Pope under its special
protection.
Henderson, of Illinois, says he will
devote every possible energy to the pass
age Of his bill regulating interstate cem-
merce, or FOR the passage Of some other
which will regulate railroad tariffs.
Rev. a. o. Hoffman, of Bloomington,
H.. is charged with being the father of
the illegitinsts child of fsrmer demes-
tic. he denies the charge and has
resigned his passorate pending an investi-
Cation.
Corkhill says DaVidKe will make the
opening speech TO the jury in the Gui.
teau eafe, and Scoville will follow. He
does not know whether Reed will speak
or not. Judge Porter will close the case.
Corkhill will not speak unless the gues-
ton Of jurisprudence is raised.
In response 10 8 letter of Col. Blis,
Attorney General Brewster has written
approving the course pursued by Bliss in
the star route cases, end urging the most
energetic prosecution Of the civil suits in
She star route cases, rs we'll as the GRIM
inal prosecutions, the latter to be con.
Quoted By Brewster in person.