Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1881-06-24
THE DAYS DoI1
Potter and Kernaa u H. L1al Is 80
Albany Race. 55iS sg
The Cornell Crow Preparing = IN. :
. Victory.
The New Conet Puts n a ARle1aansos 1.
With Lang Tail
star Routes s-YelleM Fevsr- -G6anlEs1pss
Navy Changes.
PREPARING 10 WIN. !

PREPARING TO WIN.
London, June 24-The Cornell
crew rowed on the Hanley course
! yesterday, making forty strokes :
minute for the whole distance. Cook,
who rowed with the Yale crow
against the London club 1t Philadsl-
phia in 1876. is assisting the Cornell
crew in training. The men ars u
good health and spirits.
BRIDE AND GROOM. DROw1ED.
! New York, June 2t.-A Savannah
dispatch announces the death 1t R0g-
er's Mill Pond. of John Middleton md
bride. They were crossing the ferry
af,er their wedding when Mrs. Mid
.lleton fell into the water. Her hus.
band attempted her rescue and both
were drowned. When their bs1ies
were recovered they were looked in
each others arms.
SUN STROKES.
New Orleans, June 24.-There
were eleven cases of sun stroke -.
day. Seven were fatal.
STILL AT IT.
Albany, June 24.-The agony.
still continues, and the legislature
is seemingly no nearer an election
than week ago. The stalwarts
are anxious for an adjournment size
die, but scarcely dare attempt to
make such move, as they are not
centain of success, and the attempt
might create q revolution and Sc
cure the election Of half breed cam
didates. The ballots to-day result
To 70 succeed Conlling: Wheeler,
so; Lapham, II; Potter, So; Conk.
ling 80; Balance, scattering.
TO succeed Platt: Depew So;
Herman, So; Platt, -; Balance,
scattering.
THE SOUTHERN scoURG1.
|. Havana, June 24.-There have
been eleven deaths from yellow
fever, and twenty from sma a1lspax
during the week ending to-day.
HAvY CHANGE.
Washington, June 24.-The navy
department. decides to substitute
shoulder straps for shoulder knots
worn by all officers of the grade Of
ensign. Officers of thissgradeswill
also be allowed to wear chapeaux
and epaulets on dress occasion.
THE NEW coHET.
Erie, June 24.-The new comet
was plainly visible here s:little be-
fore three o'clock this .. m. II ap-
peared Is degrees above the horizon
in the northeast. Its tail, which is
large and luminous pointed toward
the zenith.
OUT oPssEnrLoYns11.
Pottsville, Pa.-Two hundred
employees of the Bear Run colliery
are thrown out Of work BY the
burning Of the slope house, and the
woodwork at the head of the slope.
ANXIOUS FOB TRIAL.
Washington, June e24.--This
morning in the criminal court be-
fore Judge Cox, Second Assistant
Postmaster General, Brady, through
his council made application to the
grand jury 10 examine at once tho
subject in which his name is con.
nected with the alleged Star Route
frauds. Col. Cook, Attorney Gener.
al, and District Attorney Cockrill,
were notified this morning BY Shell
abarger & Wilson and Col. Totten
that they would call up the motion
to-day.
LOOK OUT!
Ottawa, June 23-An astronomer
writing to the city papers says: Az
the moon will be at her inferior con.
junction on the 25th, and the planets
will be but few degrees out Of con.
junction, would advise seamen 70
get their vessels into safe harbors BE-
fore that date. Terrific gales accom-.
panied by hail, will blow from tho
south least and Atlantic coast. Bril-
liant showers Of meteors will occur,
especially within the tropics. Tides
will be unusually high in the west.
Winds and hurricanes will prevail
on the east side Of the Rocky Noun.
tains. The month OF July will be
excessively hot, owing to the heated
atmosphere returning from the equa-
torial regions.
WASHINGTON wAIFA
Washington, June 2S-Secretaries
Hunt and Window and Postmastee
General James, with members Of
their families, left to-day for Long
Branch. Attorney General Mcveag6,
now in Philadelphia, goes to Long
Branch tomorrow. Secretaries
Blaine and Kirkwood are nov the
only members of the cabinet left in
the city. The former expects to
leave the latter part Of next week
| for his home in Augusta, Nc.
The Chinese government having
requested the services Of officers .
organize the navy marine corps simi-
lar t. our own. Lieut. q. Pratt, mana.
ger Of main corps, has been selected
and granted permission to enter N
der the service of the Chinese govsen.
ment for that purpose.
| II the Puh1ie.
Having concluded to eeeablisA q eeoefl
banking business in Janeseovn, ve taks
occasion TO inform the citiseGs II SeatD.
man and surrounding counties ts,ae -
shall be in readiness to operate the -
upon our return freO the east, which Will
be at an early date. Soliciting shass e
the patronage of the public We feunsn