The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1881-06-04
ASSAYS FOR THE WEEK.

Mrs. Garfield is rapidly recovering
Dorsey is reported ill from mental
excitement.
Senator Ferry, of Michigan, is
seriously i'll.
Commodore Mutt died of Brights
disease last week.
The great Duke of Sutherland is
travelling in this country.
The monetary conference in Paris
is about to prove failure.
Decoration day was generally OBJ
served throughout the country.
The northern Cheyenne Indians in
the Indian territory are becoming un-
easy and threaten another raid
Twelve people were prostrated by
heat in New Y York City ON May 30th.
The army of the Cumberland will
meet at Chattanooga on September
9TH.
The total immigration into this
country since January 1st is 1872 ,208
against I35, 1886 during the same time
last year.
Bismarck is confined to his bed
with Inflammation of the blood ves-
sells of his eyes.
The public debt of the United States
was decreased during May to the
amount of S11, ,l50,72l.
The Old Pioneer Mail company, of
st. Louis, which has carried mails in
every state and territory in the Union
tor 46 years, has failed.
McGrew, sixth auditor of the treas
ury, and Lilley, his deputy, have
been removed for alleged connection
with the star route frauds.
E. A. Egglestone. the supposed
murderer of Connect at Rosita, is in
Jail in Santa Fe upon a warrant is
sued bv P. 5. Rice, of Denver, one of
his bondsmen.
The steamer Victoria, while carry
ing an excursion party near London,
Ontario, last week, was wrecked and
over two hundred OF the people on
board were drowned.
Iroquois, one of Perrie Lorrillard's
horses. won the Derby race in Eug-
land on the 1st. This is the first
American horse which ever got Il
place in the Derby. Lorillard is said
10 have won So ,o0o, coo upon the race.
Low Dog, a Sioux chief who mur-
dered a mail carrier near Tongue
river. Montana, last summer, is en-
joying government rations at Fort
Buford, the authorities having given
orders tn at he should not be arrested.
South McLennan. Texas, was almost
totally destroyed by terrible wind
storm on Saturday night last. One
woman was killed and two men bad
IL injured. Other portions of the
state were also visited by the same
storm and crops were seriously hurt.
"a law went into effect in Nebrask ka
on june 1st requiring saloon keepers
in cities of 10, ,01e inhabitants to take
out q license of ST 900 per year and
in smaller towns q license of $500
also TO take down all screens. 1t was
not observed i'll Omaha and the
liquor men propose to fight it.
Balloting for United States sena-
tors from New York to fill the vacan-
cies caused by the resignation of
Coukliug and Platt was commenced
in the legislature at Albany on Tues
day. The first ballot resulted in IL
votes for Jacobs (democrat) IN the
house and 6 in the senate. Herman
(demoCrat) also received II votes in
the house and in the senate. The
republican votes were scattered bad
ly, Coukliug receiving 90 in the house
and 3 in the senate; Platt p in the
house and S in the senate. The bal
ance of the votes were scattered
among large number of candidates.
On the second day Conkling only re-
ceivcd "a votes in joint convention
while Wheeler had - aud Jacobs %.
On the third day two ballots were
taken, Conkling getting 81 votes and
Jacobs 80, on the first. On the sec
ond Conkling had IS and Jacobs 81.