Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-08-04
NO 2:
CONDENSED TELEaRAMs.

Boston, Aug. 3.-The midnight score
Hart, 800; Noremac, $40; Hamman, 34l;
Campana, $50.
ST. Petersburg, Aug. Fifty houses
and wooden bridge have been burned on
Krestousky in Neva, one of the islands on
which the city Is built.
Cleveland, Aug. IA Millersburg spec
ial to the Leader reports that the damage
OF the water spout yesterday is greater
than was at first supposed.
Council Bluffs, La, Aug. 2.-The
Greenbackers of the new Ninth congress
ional district to-day nominated for con-
gress DR.. j. B. Hallan, of Montgomery
county.
Keokuk, Aug 2.-The Greenbackers of
the west congressional district II sld a con-
vention at Pleasant and Hon. Jas. Cor
man, of Keokuk, was nominated for con-
gressman-
Columbus, Aug. Charles Cole, of
Rising Sun, while working in saw mill
was struck by a saw and instantly killed.
! Thos. B. johnson fwhite), the Oldest
person in Hancock county, died in the
poor house, aged 10.
Omaha, Aug. 2.-Gen Sheridan and
party, including John Mccullough, the
actor, spent several hours in city and left
on the noon train to-day for trip to Fort
Washable, Wyoming, and the Yellow
stone park. They return via the North
ern Pacific railroad
Alden, Aug. 1.-The Russian steame
Moskva reported sunk, and 200 persons
lost by boiler explosion, was wrecked off
Ras Hafur One hundred and twenty per-
sons on board were saved.
The steamer Fleur Castle, running be-
tween Antwerp, London and Chinese ports
was wrecked near Ras Asher.
Frankfort, KY, Aug. l.-Chas. Price
was fatally shot at his cabin yesterday by
his neighbor Frank Stanley. Stanley had
just been informed of an attempted out
rage by Price upon his tStanley'sl
daughter, and the shooting was to avenge
his injury. Prices little girl was also
dangerously wounded by one Of Stanley's
bullets.
Louisville, Aug. IA Courier Journal
special from Glasgow, Ky, says: Bishop
Emberton and Richard Speakman, of
Monroe county, charged with an unspeak-
able crime against Mrs j. B. Garrett. of
Tompkinsvllle, on Tuesday of last week.
while beng brought here 1or safe keeping
were shot to death yesterday thirteen
miles from here.
East Tawas, Aug. 2.-The rain extin-
gulshed most of the fires. Those on the
west side Of TaWas Lake and north of
Wilbur started again Sunday evening,
burning with great violence They are
confined, however, to the back pine tim
Der and cedar. But two farmers have
been burned out since last report j.
Smith, on the East Tawas road lost his
house, barn and crops.
Philadelphia, Aug. 1.-The sugar re-
finlng firm of John Hilgirth s. Sons,
East Front street, has failed Charles
NJ. Hllgirtl who has conducted the busi-
ness under that firms name, cannot be
found. Mortgages to the amount of $780,.
600 recently forclosed by hanson. Lor-
dell & Tates precipitating the failure.
principal creditor
Des MONIES, Ia, Aug. 2.--At the re-
publican state convention held to-day, j.
A. Hall, the present encumbent was NOM e
mated secretary Of state by acclamation.
For auditor J. L. Brown received 229 5.6.
and r. L. Chase l47 1-6 Brown was de-
clared nominated. Attorney General
Smith Mcpherson of Montgomery county
was unanimously chosen for ATTORNEY
General. For Judge of supreme court
Judge Zeaers was nominated by acclama-
ton.
Newport, r. L., Aug. 2.-The attend.
ance at the National Civil reform as.
soclatlon was unusually large. Among
the prominent delegates present are VIM.
Curtiss, Carl Schultz, Sherman, Russell.
Bancroft, G. Davis, aud 2siah Quincy.
The committee held session with closed
doors after the executive session. Geo.
w. Curtiss delivered an address in which
he severely arraigned President Arthur
for the removal of competant officers.
Louisville, Aug. 2.-The rainfall as
shown by the records of the signal service
of this city, for the months of June and
July, is in marked contrast with the
same period last year. During the two
months 9:6l inches tell, and there was
rain on SO of the 81 days. During the
same months last year there was rain on
but Is days, and the total rainfall
amounted to but 500 inches. The con-
trast in temperature Of the two periods IL
equally as much.
ST. Louis, Aug. 2.--Nothing fresh
transpired on change to-day in connect
ion with the July oats corner. The
amount of grain defaulted Is not known,
but is believed to be IN the neighborhood
of 100000 bushels. No demand has vet
been made for an arbitration committee.
but is expected. The markets advanced
in cash oats to-day from 5o1a to 81, which
was occasioned by parties selling q large
amount of cash stuff yesterday, which
they failed to deliver, and to-day it was
bought in on their account aud they will
be expected to pay the difference between
81 and the price yesterday, and 81, the
price to-day.
Minneapolis Journal: The Mlllers'
association to-day decided to establish two
grades of hard wheat on the coming crop.
viz: No. hard aud No. hard, in addl-
ton to the regular No. /, and 8, which
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