, 1882-06-09
l61,200
By Telegraph.

New ORLEANS, June 2-The Missis-
sippi river is very full, and declining slow
ly at Vicksburg. The decline here since
the highest, March 9th, is only 26 inches.
The water is still running through every
drawing crevasse in the State, and very
extensive areas of plantations are still in
undated. Alarm is occasioned by reports
of rise in the tributary rivers between
st. Louis and here.
New JUDGE.-A telegram to the Colo
mist, from Ottawa, May 31st, says: 1t is
now certain that Sir John Macdonald,
yielding to the opportunities OF Mr.. Wal
kem's friends, has at last consented to
appoint him to the position of Judge of
the Supreme Court in British Columbia,
with the understanding that he will go to
the interior to reside. This information
is semi-offlcal and may be relied upon as
being correct. The new Judge will take
up his residence at Kamloops Immediate
ly.
MINNEAPOLIS, June 3.-President vii
lard, of the Northern Pacific, has an
nounced that his company has closed the
purchase from the st. Paul. Minneapolis
Il Manitoba Railroad Company of the
latter's line along the east bank of the
Mississippi, between Wataba and Anoka.
He also states that the Northern Pacific
Company will now proceed to bridge the
Mississippi at Anoka, and from that
point extend their purchased line into
Minneapolis The changes assure to the
Northern Pacific continuous line own
ed by itself from Minneapolis to Brain
erd on its trunk line, and from Mime
A.n III ca D,,,l
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul. The
Manitoba company having disposed of
its line on the east bank OF the Missia-
sppi, will now complete its west side, or
st. Cloud & Minneapolis branch, which
will thus become their main line
WASHINGTON, June 5.-In the Senate
Lapham reported fovarably the bill Civ
ing women the right of suffrage.
George made minority report.
WASHINGTON, June 5.-Chief Justice
Carter, Judges Jacques and Hagoer,
constituting the Court in Banc, render
ed decision on the last motion filed by
Reed in the Guiteau case. The Chief
Justice delivered the decision, rs follows:
In the case of Guiteau. the Judges who
listened to the argument in that case
have come to the conclusion they have
exhausted their powers on it; that they
have heard it patiently and fully and
fairly; that the argument would bring
no other conclusion than that already
arrived at. They defined to reopen the
case for argument.
SALT LAKE, June 6--The Western
and Denver 4 Rio Grande is nearly
completed to Salt Lake. All force pos
sible has been put on to have through
trains running from Denver to Salt
Lake by the first OF January.
PETERSBURG, Va, June Ga storm
prevailed in Northampton couty, North
Carolina, yesterday, which ruined the
cotton, wheat and corn crops. Felters
Academy and many other large buildings
were demolished by the wind
WASHINGTON, June Representative
George, OF Oregon, was warmly congrat-
ulated today by his Republican associ-
ates upon his reelection Mr.. George is
the first member elect to the 4Sth Con-
gress and he is the only representative
for that state elected for two terms since
Oregon was admitted into the Union.
This morning Congressman Hubbell,
Chairman of the Congressional Cam
paign Committee, received q telegram
from Mr. j. B, Montgomery, a citizen Of
Portland, saying that George had run
ahead Of his ticket and would be elected
by handsome majority.
CHICAGO, June 6.-Journeymen black
smiths here have gone on n strike TO the
number of $50, the bosses having refused
to abandon the use OF machine made
horseshoes. The Union demands an
increase in wages of % cents a day,
which could be acceeded to il not
coupled with the other demand. The
strikers say they are certain they will 90
to work in few days.
PORTLAND, June Pete Sullivan,
jointly indicted with Carrie Bradley,
pleaded guilty this morning to man