Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-09-15
THE NEWS ABROAD IN BRIEF.

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THE NEWS ABROAD IN BRIEF.
ALEXANDRIA, Sept. IA, $40 p. n.-Ara
bi Pasha and Toulba Paslla arrived Ut
Cairo last night. They are both virtually
prisoners. I
MIsNEAPoLIs, Sept. IL. AEdward Ost.
man, q Finelander aged twenty-one was
killed to-day by the caving in Of clay
pit at Baker & Brlghts brick yard IN
which be was working.
PoKT SAID, Sept. 1.-THE English I'd
vance guard arrived at Carlo by rail to-
day and were received with enthusiasm.
All personages of ranks concerned in the
| rebellion made submission
PoHrLAsD, Nc, Sept. I3.--The advcr-
| tiser estimate With latest returns, make
the house of representatives as follows:
| Republican lo2, Fusion 40. Last year it
was republican 81, fusion $40.
SIDNEY, Neb.. Sept. 14.--Large prairie
fires are raging fifteen miles westsof here,
/ piaciug meny rancho. and also this town
/ in immediate danger \ party organized
F, 10 eStinguish the lire, left on special
| tram tonight
PEiScEroN, Mnn., sept. 13.-Ln the
Campbell murder case motion for
change Of venue was over-ruled. The
prisoner pleaded not guilty and the case
/ was continued until Get 18th, and the
! prisoner was committed to the st. Cloud
| jail till then
New YORK, Sept. l3.-At Creedmooe
to-day J. Ii. Brown won the champion
medical. Halford aud McNittie of the
British team were among the contestants.
The Thirteenth Pennsylvania regiment
won the Army and Navy Journal silver
| trophy.
| ST. PAIL, Sept 15.--The. tariff COM
mission met at the Metropolitan hotel to-
day, and listened to arguments on the
| tariff by Gen. John b. Sanbcrn and
| others, but nothing Of general interest
was done. 1t adjourned to meet in Nun
neapolls tomorrow
New ORLEANS, Sept 1.-THE yearly
statement of the national cotton exchange
of the United States for the season endin.
August 81. shows that the cotton crop Of
| United States was 545 ,tsS bales The
stock carried from last years crop
amounts to l25, ,5s2 bales.
CINCINNATI, o., Sept. l5.-Despatch
from Troy, Indiana, says John Neehans,
farmer living near that aplace, was called
to his door last night and shot The
| house was then robbed of $500 His wife
escaped by Jumping from second story
! win linn IN, fall
AUGUSTA, Me-, Sept 13.-The Journal
4 has the official returns from 395 towns
| and plantations. The vote is as follows:
Robbie, 66,3O6 Plalsted, 81, ,o35; Chase.
| 1881; Vinton, 2l5: Eustis, 95. Robble's
plurality of 926, will probably be some
what increased by the returns yet to come
in.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13.-Foreman
Dickson of the star route jury sent let
ter to Attorney General Brewster this
evening in which he stated the facts Of
the attempt to corrupt the jury, and call
ed upon him for protection against alleg-
ed venomous and contemplate assaults
upon his character for daring to do his
sworn duty according to his honest con-
viction
MEXIco, n. y, Sept IA heavy
wind and rain storm swept over this place
about , p. m 5000 people were on the
fair grounds at the time. The liberty
pole was blown down killing one horse
and seriously injuring several people.
Horses ran away and women and children
Were panic stricken, and the cupolas of
the main building were blown down.
Thos De Long, of Mexico. and Fred
Minkler, of Richland. were seriously hurt;
Minkler's horse was killed. Much dam
age was done to fruit and crops.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. Sept. 14--Sheriff
Cate and Deputy Conway started to take
prisoner named John TAYLOR from this
place to Knoxville to-day. The train
was boarded nj Sweetwater by several
men, and while it was between Phiiadel-
phia and Lyndon they deliberately shot
both the officers and took charge of the
tram, running it through Lyndon. At
Lemons station Taylor and his two broth
ers got of, and forcibly took horses aud
escaped TO the mountains. TAYLOR had
been sentenced to ten years Imprisonment
for the murder of Captain Fletcher, of
the steamer Tennessee The excitement
is lnteuse, as the murdered men were very
popular, and large parties from all the
towns in the vicinity are in pursuit of the
murderers.