The Dillon tribune., 1882-02-18
Qofs and Asxtss.

Baron Won Scl,oefer, the newly appoint.
ed Minister OF Austria to the United States
has sailed for America
John Hudson. Of Piqua, while attempt.
ing to jump from motive t, ain, was
caught between the trucks and killed.
A Jewisl, family, consisting Of the moth.
er, a daughter aged II and son aged -,
nave been nassacred by peasants in the
.iistrics Of Ananieff, Russia.
The ship E. B. Carnor, which arrived In
New York yesterday from, Java, lost the
c,,,tain's wife, the first mate and three sea.
.u.n from typhoid malaria fever contracted
in Java. j..
An eight.year. old boy has died at Point
St Charles from the excessive use Of liquor
The Coronsrs jury brought in verdict Of
wi'lfu murder against the persons who
gave him the liquor.
Two explosions took place, ON Monday,
in the Rhondda Valley mine. Tn. first
killed two persons. While an exploring
purity was descending second explosion
occurred, s',attering the shaft and killing
t,ur persons.
The Missouri river is open at Omaha
and tn. ice is running freely, showing that
it Is opening all alon, This is the earliest
opening ever known. Ice men at that
point had barely time to get il their sup.
plies. The ice was not over eight inches
thick.
a. d. Billings. a we'll known actor, died
IN New York Monday morning from an
over dose Of laudauum. Billings suffered
severe loss short time ago in the death
ut his wife. and there is a, impression that
he may have swallowed the poison with sui.
ci,ial intent.
Tn: Denver Republican, Lake City
special says: At few minutes past
O'Clock SUNDAY m1rning an earthquake
sio:k Of five seconds duration was felt in
Lake City, Cal Cit;zens were awakened
and many thought a ,nwder magazine near
town had exploded. The shock was v;o
lent at Capital City.
The House Committee on Elections
Tues lay began the hearing Of argument in
tn. contested election case Of Campbell VS.
Cannon from Utah. Mcbride appeared
a attorney for Campbell and General
Payne represented Cannon. The commit.
tee will hold an evening session for the
purpose OF hearing further argument.
Scoville is back from Chicago and is hard
at work on his bill OF acceptions, which he
thinks he can prepare in a week. lie will
then return to Chicago till the case is ar
;,ued before the Court in banc, toward the
middle OF April. He speaks ch. .ertullv,
bnt it is plain to sec that he has small
hopes ri securing u new trial for the assas
sin.
The House Committee on Post Offices
and Post Rods have agreed to report
tavor;,ly Of Binyhams hill for increasing
the pay of auxiliary letter carriers from
$500 to 500, and providing for a subse-
q ,ent advance upon promotion, to $500
and 1000. The regular carriers are Il,
come from this class, new men serving
first AS auXiliares.
Ex-United States Minister Pierreront,
John S. Stokes, W. G. Stokes and a. H.
Holmes, solicitors for the Northern Pacific
Railway, have arrived at Ottawa, Canada
II interview the Government on the sub
'ct Of obtaining connection for the North
crn Pacific with the Manitoba line. Mr.
McD uyall has been retained as their
counsel in Canada.
George Jari;nc, an organ builder, died
II New York City Sunday. He was '"rr
to this country in 1897 and established at
organ factory. Among the instrument.
h. has built are those in St. Patrick
Cathedral, the Brooklyn Tabernacle, il
Trinity Church, San Francisco. and St
Georges Church in New York City.
Subscriptions are pouring into the Lore
Mayors Jewish Relief Fund. which o,
Monday night amounted to nearly 10000
Refugees are arriving in London al nos
every day, telling iriyhtful tales aud TN
benevolence of the English will b: take.
tn the utmost to previde for them. Tn
committee expect the New York commit
tee to see that the unhappy emf grants ar
d.ccntly cared for on their arrival in Amer
ia.
\ Mineol,, Texas special SAYS: The re
cent great storm is apparently abatine
Two bridges on the Texas Pacific, easter
stopped. Orders have h.en issued to sto
a traits, ex:.?t on the Missouri Pacific Il
Dallas to- night. the 18th, Serious wash
outs are reported on the Texas Central !;
Chambers Creek ard the r.,nnn. of tr:.i,,
his been temporarily abandoned. There
Great damage AMI much delay on ol! tn
Te >as TO .ds.
The Star Route case opened on Tuesda
With Fred f C'earv, postmaster of Sidne,
o' the 1t md. IL. refused t. testify lest h
might crilninatc himself. The prose utio
spent the greater part Of the for II 'on Al
Euing t. compel C.earv to te s'itv. Til
Court ovcrruled the attempt, as Clear
was . ~ Of The cons ,ira'ors indicted Tla
testimony tf persons who Travelled the Sit
nrv and Deadwood route at the tim
c'vcrd by the indictments, and also of III
Deatwood postmaster were taken. 1t
Thought that the case will so to the Jun
on SATURDAY..
The funeral of Henry Tucker. the M
steal c''mp,> and writer ot ;,o2llir SON.;
tnk place Moadlv from, III" residence
his family in Brook!,n. Ills death "
r,usei by ',r III, all. ton from which /
h.t been a sufferer TOR years. lie leaves
wife and three duyhttr>. Tucker w
bora December 18th, 1896 in king>to
canada West, where his parents had r
moved from Connecticut. H., compo>'
IN. music for "Whrn this Cruel War
Over" "Dear Mother I've Come Hon"
De, Sweet Genevieve" and many othc
'ln''lv popular,
The New York t;raptic's special tro
WlMnepM. Mlnit oha. saws: The Solll