Morris tribune., 1881-12-22
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.

The funeral of Col Forney at Philadelphia
took place Monday. For several hours lines Of
men, women and children entered the house
and viewed the remains. Many prominent
cock, Sickles and Ruff, ex Speaker Randall,
Mayor King and city officials generally, Geo.
W. Childs, John Russell Young, A. X. Mcclure,
and many other well krown journalists. The
interment took place in the West Laurel Hill
cemetery. Newspaper publishers and editors
passed resolution Of coincidence with the
family and attended the funeral in body.
Mrs. James S. Hale, mother of Senator Eu-
gene Hale, died very suddenly last week at
Turner, Me. She had been quite feeble for
some time, and DR.. Cushing, her son-in-law,
had sent a message to Lewiston to telegraph to
her sons, Senator Hale and Clarence Hale, that
she was liable to pass away at any moment, and
dead. Her husband, James s. Hale, ESQ.,, was
accidentally killed while logging last winter.
Mrs. hale was very superior woman.
An advance statement of the exports Of
bresd-stuffs for eleven months ending Novem-
Der 80 last shows that compared with the cor
responding eleven months Of 1880, there was
falling off in the aggregate value Of $47,-
a falling off of IA ,0t O.00O bushels. Indian
corn 39,00O,000 bushels, rye 100000
bushels and barley 900, ,OGO bushels. In -four
there was an increase Of about SOC, 600
barrels.
Edward s. Stokes, the slayer of Jim Fisk,
having met with great pecuniary success in
California, is living in very extravagant man
ner in New York. Two large houses which he
owned on Twenty-fourth street have been add
ed to the Hoffman house, of which he is said to
have become part proprietor. Josie Mansfield
is in New York, leading quiet life on her own
means
The American dramatists in New York have
appointed committee to memoralize congress
for an international copyright law; that the
British parliament be asked to pass similar
law, and the dramatists OF the two nations con-
fer on the subject.
The city council of Chicago has passed an
ordinance requiring the law department to pre-
pare an ordinance assessing an annual license
of ST. 5 on each freight car, and 800 on each
passenger car, OF roads doing business ID
Chicago.
The Garfield monument committee report
that half of the $3.50, 900 has been raised and
announce that when the sum required shall
have been subscribed negotiations will be en-
tered into for the finest piece Of monumental
work to be had anywhere for that amount OF
money and that the means will be disbursed by
a company organized under the laws OF
Ohio
The fact of a conspiracy to defraud the
government IN the matter OF pension claims,
with the principal conspirators among clerks
in the pension bureau, was admitted by Secre-
tary Kirkwood ON Saturday.
Atthe minister's meeting at Appleton, Wis. F.,
the other evening resolution was adopted de-
nouncing the course of Rev. Fl. W. Thomas, and
declining to recognize him in the future as a
member Of the cloth.
The last paragraph written by the late Col.
Forney was penned for the Progress on the
death of his old friend Jere McKibben Of the
Worlds hotel, St Joe, and formerly Minnie
apolis hotel manager.
The annual report of the commissioner of the
Freedman's Savings and Trust company show
that the depositors will receive 60 per cent. OF
deposits
II. S Smith, ex-mayor Of Grand Rapids,
Mich, and Greenback candidate for governor
of the state, died Sunday night, aged 81.
Capt Thomas H. Hay, retired officer, was
! found dead in hls he'd on the morning Of the
9Th inst at his residence in Boston, Mass
John R. Mclean has purchased the interes
of Hon. James ]. Faran in the Enquirer OF Gin.
cinnati, and becomes sole proprietor.
Erainerd voted 296 to "a to become city
The first election Of officers will take place or
| he second Tuesday in January.
Parties in the interest of the Republican
Milwaukee, have purchased the controlling
| stock OF the Sentinel.
The vote for mayor in the city OF Boston II
| 80 close as to necessitate re- count