Morris tribune., 1882-12-14
THE NEWSI IN BRIEF.

EVENTS IN WASHINGTON.
Attorney General Brewster has commune
Gated to congress his views upon the made
quate compensation to United States wit
aesses in the western states and territories.
He believes the present law causes many
suits OH behalf of the government to tail be- |
cause of the ill-win of witnesses, and recon- |
mends the enactment of law providing
that witnesses and jurors in California |
Oregon, Nevada Colorado and the terrific |
ries to be paid actual expenses while attend |
ing court, in lieu of the mileage and per
diem now allowed by law.
The secretary of the treasury estimates
that the surplus of the year will be $780,
100000, of which $44, 900, 900 must be used
for the sinking fund. leaving SIC, 000, 600 to
be used in redeeming other bonds and in
carrying on the great work of paying the
national debt. |
Indian Inspector Pollock has been rein |
stated after ALL He is either valuable man |
or has some information of value CO Com
missioner Price. Perhaps it is in the matter
of beef contracts, where there appears to be
a lamentable lack ofvaluable information.
The house committee on postofhces and
roads has adopted the report of Chairman
Bingham in favor of the passage of Repre-
sentative AndersOn's (kanSaS) bill reducing
letter postage to cents per half ounce, to
take effect Jan. l, 1884.
The Potomac is frozen solid from Anolas-
kan island to Little Falls unprecedented
within the memory otthe oldest river men.
Most of the western members osthe house
favor reduction of letter postage to 2 cents.
The house postal committee will report in
vor off cent postage.
The Dakota bill will come up in the senat
next week.
NEWS OF THE RAILROADS.
From parties just in from Bozeman it is
learned that the track layers on the North
ern Pacific arrived at Livingston on Tues
day, but tarried not. They at once began
The toilSome ascent of the belt range of the
Rocky mountains. The contractors declare
that they have orders from the company to
celebrate the new year in Bozeman at what
ever cost.
Settlers on the line ofthe Larimore extern
sion of the Manitoba, from Larimore to
Bartlett, are anxious to have the road oper-
ated at much as possible during the winter,
and as an accommodation the management
will probably send out three trains per
week
Maj. Rogers, chief engineer of the Cana
dian Pacific, reports that he has found a
route to the Pacific which will require no
tunneing and will be lower in altitude than
any of the American lines.
The positive announcement is made that
the Central Iowa has secured the absolute
ownership of the Peoria & Pennington rail-
road, now almost complete from Peoria to
heithsburg.
The st. Cloud & Hinckly branch of the
St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba will be
open for business shortly.
THE CRIMINAL RECORD.
Belle PLANE Herald: We learn as we 60
to press, that a most horrible tragedy oc-
CURED at Montgomery, LIE Sueur county,
on Saturday last, by which young man
named Moriarty met with most fsightful
death, the head being nearly severed from
his body by an ak. From all the infor-
nation at present available it appears the
sheriff of LIE Sueur county attempted to ar
rest Morlarty; and was shot by the latter
with revolver, the ball penetrating the
shoulder. Moriarty then started to run and
the sheriff in pursuit who called upon a
Swede or Bohemian, who was choppine
wood, % strike Moriarty, which the latter
did, using the poll of the ak While the
wounded man lay on the ground, stunned
by the blow, the Swede, at the request Of
the request of the sheriff, used the edge O.
the ak and nearly severed the head from
the trunk. 1t seems strange that any per
son, even at the desire of a sheriff, should
should constitute himself such butcher
and it Is equally strange how any sheriff
should make such request.
Advices from Baldwin, Miss, gives de
tailed account of the killing of ex-Speake
Tison. Domestic trouble in the family O
Col Tison's brother eliminated in an attacl
on Ed Saunders, a merchant, by the two
Tisons and soa of each, which resulted il
Saunders being badly beaten. During hi
confinement he was repeatedly informed
that Col. Tison had threatened to kill him
Going out for the first time Monday, he car
ned his shot gun and shot Tison on sight
killing him instantly Tison had pistol or
his person when killed.
Detective" Rowland on the wing in Ne
braska has arrested man named Hamilton
near Lincoln, as the abductor of Mis-.
Henecke of Milwaukee, and seeks to es
tabllsh the identity of his man by declar
ing that he mapped out the route that tn,
abductor was to take for 5000, and ha
now arrested him for The reward that wa
onered for his apprehension. Rowland il
man, and, as lawyer, would take fe,
from each side and sell out both.
At Little Rock, Ark, eleven conyicts a,
work on the penitentiary attacked and dis.
armed the guard and escaped. They were
pursued with bloodhounds, but killed tire.
OF them, and hight coming on the pursuit.
was abandoned, The most noted Grimm a.
OF the lot is Monroe, of Cincinnati a SAFE
blower, who was captured in Memphis anG
convicted of blowing the safe of Henry
Peil of that city.
Hong All Duck was executed at San Ra
fael, CAL, Friday. The murderer was IN in.
mate of the penitentiary and in October
1880, stabbed to death fellow Chinese con-
vlct, All Now. The condemned man be
haved with the utmost nonchalence on the
scaftoid, bidding those present good-by and
promising in a jocular manner to return
His neck was broken by the fall.
At Philadelphia Frank McNamer, Dutcf
Pillet, and Levi Chew, the latter colored
were arrested while driving wagon, con
tanning five dead bodies, to medical col
lege. The bodies had been stolen from LIE.
banon cemetery, in the lower part of the
city, The grave robbers barely escaped
1yuChluS.
Charles L. Lamb, son of DR.. G. T. Lamb
wealthy and highly respected citizen o
Hannibal, Mo-, while very drunk late Fri
day night killed Mrs. Hall, with whom, i
Is said, he was formerly intimate.
Under the new New York code a maj
was arraigned Tuesday for attempting su i
eide. The penalty is fine and imprison
ment for two years
RECORD OF CASUALTIES.
The store of Nicols & Dean, corner O
Third and Sibley streets, st. Paul, caught
fire Wednesday morning during the biz
card. The losses of the firm and tenants
are estimated at $4,000. The walls are
granite and supposed to be in good condi
ton.
At 10 o'clock Friday night, near Ply