, 1881-02-04
LATEST NEWS SUMMARY.
BY TELEGRAPH TO DATE.

sitting Bull WIN ~ lodges OF MS lOllOW-
ers have got back into Canada
Gen Grant was enthusiastically received
by the New York legislature on the 18th.
Mrs. Sutter, widow of the late Ger.
Sutter, died Wednesday evening at Ltz.
A fire at Milton, New Hampshire, on
the Goth destroyed nearly the entire
town.
Frederick Kester for the murder of his
wife in August, 1879 was hanged at Dan
vile, Illinois, on the 2lSt.
Gen. Sheridan has gone to locate two
military posts on the line of the Atchi-
son, Topeka, and Santa Fe and Southern
Pacific Railways,
VIM. K. Van Blarcom, farmer living
near Geneva, Michigan, shot his wife
dead and then killed himself; cause, drink
and family troubles.
Representative Whitaker has intro
duced bill to authorize the construction
ola bridge on Snake river between Texas
Ferry and Grand City.
At Climax, Michigan, on the 18th one
hundred pounds of powder exploded in
the store of J. P. Andrews & Co., injuring
70 persons, several fatally.
Sixty thousand pounds of powder was
shipped on the 2lst from the government
powder depot at the arsenal, IA miles
below st. Louis for Benicia, Cal.
On the llth inst, at Philadelphia, a boy
three years of age forced red hot poker
down the throat OF child two months
old by which the infants life was instantly
destroyed.
Francis B. Booth and wife an aged cou-
pie living on Bleecker street, New York,
were found in their dwelling on the night
OF anuary 2lst in dying condition hav"
ing eaten nothing for nine days.
Father Edward Purcell, brother to the
arch bishop and manager of the disastrous
church banking house here, whose failure
cost depostors over a million dollars, died
OF apopexy at Cincinnati on the Goth.
A Triple murder was committed at
Plain City, Ohio, on the night ofthe 18th,
the victims being Mrs Matilda Scott
aged 40, her daughter aged 22, and boy
"A. There was no clue to the murderer.
Leland Stanford answering the New
York chamber in three column article
says in effect that ownership and control
of the railways should go together; that
neither state nor congress has power to
regulate fares, and intimates that the Gen.
tral Pacific will be run in the interests of
the company.
A Fort Assinibone dispatch ofthe 10th
says: four companies Of the 18th infantry
and two of the I'd cavalry left Friday to
\ move down Milk river to the vicinity of
Sitting Bulls camp. Probably cooper
ative movement will be made by Mai.
Dges from Poplar creek. Unless Sitting
Bull surrenders stirring news may be ex-
pected.
One hundred commission murchants of
Chicago have signed pledge not to sell
olemargarine, butterine or any other viii
famous compound of that class, and do all
in their power to dscountenance and
prevent their sale by others. The war
against the deleterious and unsavory
compound seems likely to spread and be-
come extremely vigorous.
Eugene Hale has been elected U. S.
senator from Maine, J. r. Hawley from
Connecticut, Ben. Harrison from Indiana,
John Sherman from Ohio, 7. +. Bayard
from Delaware, Mcmillan from Mime.
sofa, Baldwin from the short and Conger
for the long term from Michigan, James
G.. Fair from Nevada, John +. Miller from
California, and T. c. Platt probably from
New York. AT the last date, the 18th, the
Tennessee legislature was still balloting.
General Walker has sent to the two
houses of congress the complete census
returns of the whole country. The cen.
sus of the states shows population of 49,
369,595, and territories 1921, making a
grand total of50 152 ,S66. General Walker
furnishes official figures of the population
OF the following states: Colorado, 1914 $40;
Florida, 266,566; Louisiana, $40 ,263: Ken
tueky, l,64S,599; California, S6i ,6S6; Con-
recticut, 622,6S3; Idaho, 32,6l4; Georgia.
1,53S983.
Sugar cane growers of Minnesota IN con-
vention unanimously adopted the follow
ing: Resolved, That as proof of the en-.
couragement we feel, and as indicative of
our prospects of success barrel of sugar
on exhibition be sent to president elect
Garfield with our compliments, suggest
ing as it does, not only the care and pro-
lection which tie government should ex-
tend 80 great an industry, but the now
famous maxim Of the distinguished recip-
lent, nothing like success"
The senate in executive session di.
recteu its committee on elections to inves-
tigate by what means the full text of the
Chinese treaties and accompanying docu-
ments, printed in confidence for the use
Of all members ofthe senate, became pub
lie last week in twelve or fifteen news
papers throughout the country. The
resolution ordering this investigation was
presented by Edmunds in a speech, in
the course Of which he expressed hope
that the senate will subject any CORES.
pondent who refuses tc disclose the source
from which he obtained the document to
imprisonment in Jail for as long time as
ne NAV continue to refuse the committees
question. The resolution rs adopted en-
powers the committee to send for persons
and papers.