The Dillon tribune., 1881-04-16
The Rillor lGribnne.
Published c,ryy SATURDAY.
H. ERf.fDAGE, Prefri:oy.
=. F. KLINE, Locai E.i;.or
lofs and flashes.
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Beaconsiield's condition Is very critical,
although his physicians have not abandon
ed hope.
Four inches of snow fell in Northern
Virginia last Sunday, making the third
snow fall this month.
Sunday morning heavy earthquake oc.
cured at ,:ls, through, the central part Of
California. No serious damage done.
The Land bill is received with more or
less favor by the press. Agitation on the
hill has already begun In the north OF Ire
land, whcr, meetings will be held next
week.
,Thurlow Weed suggests the rroprietv
and necessity Of a subscription for the re-
lief o! sufferers in Ohio--a wise and n,er
ciful proposal. Weed begins the contribu.
lions with one # $500.
The will Of the late Thomas Ca,lyle, in a
paragraph expressing strong feeling and
good will toward America and especially
New England, gives books Of the lives oi
Oliver Cromwell and Frederick the Great
to Harvard University.
A dispatch Of the nth from Highland
Light, Cape Cod, states that vessel was
seen ON fire from that point, at 7:+op. ,n..
Saturday, bearing north about ten miles,
hut owing to the darkness. her class could
not BE- 4: ,covercl. She looked like two
masted steamer, square rugged. and tore
mast. Both nasts were in flames and ut
eight o'clock she disappeared.
The German society at Indianapolis is
c,nvu,scd over the divorces commenced
bv August Richter, formerly Street Com
missioner, and DR.. Baumiller. Each is the
rnamored Of the others wife and it is
learned that compromise has ben effect
Cd to trade, the doctor to pay Richter ST.
ooo difference. Eaum;ller and Mrs. Rich
ter and son have gone to St. Louis to-
get..:r
Sentence Of the Cxar Killers.
\ st. Petersburg dispatch Of the l1tl'
saws: Prisoner Jeliabotf in speech at the
conclusion OF the trial OF the Nifilists,
asked as a favor that his last speech in his
defense might BE- printed ard published
word for word. Sophia Pioifsky asked that
she lie dealt with regardless Of sex The
sentence of death was finally read in the
,wesence of the prisoners. who received Il
with perfect calmness and indifference
They were allowed thirty -four hours to ap
neal. Professor Solovictf caused consider
able excitement among the students Of Tho
C'niverersity at st. Petersburg by con
dsmning capital punishment and express
Ing the hope that the Car would show
mercy. =--..--.... --.-
Officials In Trouble.
There is to be general overhauiing
the land office management in Dakota
General Fcssenden, Of Michigan, practi
cal engineer of high standing, is to be Sur
>.yor-General, Letcher, member Of tn
present Ohio Legislature, will be Register
Both men will 90 out with full instruction
to remedy the swindling Of poor settlers s.
tong carried on by land sharks.
Secretary Suhurz last fall sent out dc
tective who discovered endless Gases c
fraud. He reported as one OF the principal
!. u. Cameron of Sioux Falls, who gre,
wealthy in lands, against whom ten indic
n,ents are now pending. Cameron's co"r
sci is now delegate from Dakota, who ha
e,ade an attack upon the detective by rel
rr>cnting him as drunk all the time viii
in the Territory. The Delegate also toug'
the new appointments, but kirkwood is
earnest. 1t is estimated ut the land ottit
that a quarter OF the public domain alon
the Northern Pacific has ''een Illegally o.
tuincd.
Starvation at Sea.
The steamer Neho just arrived at Ne
York reports having met the bark Tig
from Liverpool to Baltimore seventy
days out and short Of provisions the ere
VAS in dsplorablc condition, having eat'
strips OF leather soaked in lamp oil sever
days, then they ate the captains do
Two vcss,l, passed several days befo
within short distance, but ignored the,
The Ncbo .,ieved them.
\s tn. steamer Nebo came up with I