Morris tribune., 1881-09-22
CURRENT EVENTS.


CURRENT EVENTS.
Ed Grassland, ex-member of congress from
Kentucky, died at his home at Maytield, Sun
day evening.
Elder Atwater has adopted the theory of a
conspiracy against him, and has detective at
work getting evidence to prove it.
The Yellowstone excursion party, which left
st. Paul Monday night, numbered fifty five per-
sons, and was one of the finest that ever left
the city.
In an interview with the Philadelphia Press
Judge Holt gives te the public for the first time
a very important letter written to President
Lincoln while he (Holtl was yet Secretary of
This letter shows that Major Anderson as late
as January 80, 1861, was opposed to any st,
tempt to reinforce Sumpter.
Ageneral courEmartial has been ordered to
convene, September Is, at Fort Davis, Tex, for
the trial of Lieutenant Henry O. Flipper, Tenth
cavalry. Col. Galusha Pennypacker, Sixteenth
infantry, has been appointed president and Capt
J. W. Clous, Twenty fourth infantry, judge ad-
vocate of the court Lieutenant Flipper is
charged with embezzlement of 81, 1000.
This year has seen large number of heavy
four and five story brick and stone blocks
erected in st Paul, and during'a good portion of
the building season work has been consider
ably delayed for the reason that brick could
not be obtained in sufficient quantities to SUI
ply the demand. Efforts are being made to
provide remedy before next years building
operation begins.
The effect of imagination is seen in reports
in the progress of the big balloon from Mime
apolis. People thought they saw it from Dodge
Centre on Friday, before it was inflated. Others
saw it in Wright county. La Crosse saw it bright
and early Tuesday morning even! 1t has pro-
tiles ere tbis and still it remains Tuesday night
tied down, after barely getting over the expo
sition fence, and submitted to be anchored six
miles out from the starting point.
A call is issued for national convention of
representatives of the agricultural manufac-
turing and commercial interests of the country,
to be held in Cooper institute, New York, the
30th of November, for the purpose of consid-
ering and recommending such congressional
action as will best promote domestic and for
eign commerce. and afford adequate protection
to American industries. So the call reads but
it is understood that the movement is engin-
eered by the high tariff protectionists.
At a meeting of the Aztec club III Philladel-
phia, Gen. Hancock was elected president, Gen.
Grant vice president, Gen. P. V. Haynor,
treasurer, andi President Henry Coppee, Sec
retary, The club and other dined with G. W.
Childs. Remarks were made by Generals
Grant and Sherman, Mr.. Walters, of the Lon
don Times, and others. Walters closed his
speech by an expression of sympathy for Pres
ident Garfield, and said the heartfelt prayers
of the English people, from the lowest collier
his speedy recovery.
eastern Nebraska. When they were in Wash
ington some weeks ago Secretary Kirkwood
asked them why they were not all engaged in
farming. They responded that they would be
if they were not afraid that they might have to
move on at any moment. They begged that
subject to constant apprehension Of expulsion
by the white man. Secretary Kirkwood will
recommend to congress that the lands be pat
ented to them in severalty. They will be rem
dered inalienable for number of years.
An extraordinary divorce case is ON trial in
Chicago, Mrs. Elizabeth Falvey modestly asks
divorce from two husbands. In 1868 she
married Dennis Falvey at Lynn, Mass, but in
1872 he deserted her. Two years later Ed
ward Hines told her Falvey was dead and per-
suaded her to marry him. Subsequently she
found that Falvey was not only living in Quincy,
Mass, but was married to another woman and
had several children. Mrs. Falvey, therefore
asks to be released from Falvey because of the
gross violation of marriage VOWS, and from
Hines because she could not legally contract
marriage whea she married him. The case is
unique in the history of divorces.
G. Morris, the veterinary surgeon of st. Paul
says that the disease which is so generally
prevalent among the horses of ST. Paul just
now, is febri-intluenza attended with laryngitis
and dropsy. He characterizes the theory thai
the disease is due to the lack of proper ventila.
ton and bad sanitary condition of stables as ri
diculous, and adds that he has over thirty
horses in pasture that have not seen stable il
six months and yet are affected with the disease
He says the disease is not contagious, but il
propagated from the germs in the atmosphere
| The express companies, hack lii es, ice com
panies, water company, business houses which
run drays and delivery wagons, are crippled OIL
account of the disease, which has attacked thei
horses.
Miss Margaret Sophia Bright, the daughte
of John Bright, was married to DR.. Theodor
Cash after the Quaker fashion. lady frient
! made prayer, after which the bridegroom
taking the bride by the hand, repeated thes'
in the presence of this assembly take this m,
friend, Margaret Sophia Bright, to be my wife
promising through Divine assistance to beunt,
her loving and faithful husband until il shal
please the Lord by death to separate us.
Similar words were repeated by the bride
after which Mr. Robinson, of Scarborough
delivered brief but impressive address to tn
newly married couple. The marriage cirtii
cate, which was artlstically engrossed on vel
lum, was signed by about forty of thos
present
The will of Lorenzo Delmonico, the cartere
| which has been filed with surrogate at Ney
York distributes property to the value of abou
$2,0OO,O0O. It is dated June the t, 1881
and appoints his nephew, Charles g. Delmonicc
and his book-keeper, executors and trustees
To his wife he gives $4OO, 900 in cash, pic
lures, plate, horses, carriages, ETC. This in lie
of dover. Two daughters of hisewife by he
former husband he gives $1,000 900 each. T
his nephew Charles O. Delmonico he bedueathe
5000, 900, and to a sister of the latter 800,
900. The interest on the 100000 is to b
paid to his brother Siro, and on his deat
the principal be reverted to his nephe,
Charles. To q son of the late Constant Delmon
leo is-given $50, 900, and to his daughter
Maria and Anne $50 900 each. The childre
of the late Theodore Christ are to receiv
$40, 900 each. To several nieces and nephew
he gives 500, 900 each. He bequeathes S,5, 90
to the orphan asylum of ST. Vincent de Pau
The remainder of the estate is to be divide
between the widow and nephew, Charles
/ Delmonico - 3