The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-07-29
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THE river and harbor bill was further
considered in the Senate on the Sth, the
question being upon the amendment pro-
viding for an additional survey and report
on the cost and construction, annual main
tenance, and use of the Hennepin Canal.
Adopted-29 to 81. The bill progressed
smoothly until the Potomac fats doomed up,
Mr.. Ransom reporting an amendment ap-
propriating $500, 600 for Improvements in the
vicinity of Washington. The House went
into committee on the sundry civil bill, and
rejected an amendment restricting the pow
ers OF the National Board of Health. Messrs.
White and Willis had an unpleasantnees.
REPUBLICAN, members of the House
of Representatives held a caucus on the 8th
for the purpose of discussing the ADVISABLE
ty of attempting to dispose of the remaining
contested election cases during the present
session and to decide if possible upon day
for adjournment sine die. There were only
about Sc members present. This number
was deemed insufficient to bind the action
of a much larger number of absentees, and
consequently no action was taken.
july opened auspiciously at States
vile, N. C. Ex-Congressman Robbins made
a political speech and commented ON the ad-
ministration OF DR.. J. j. Mott, ex-Revenue
Collector. Mr.. L. Mott, son of DIR. Mott,
assaulted Robbins, iniuring him severely.
From this sprung an assault by William
Stockton, Revenue Collector, on Joseph
Adams, State Solicitor, breaking Adams
! arm. John e. Osborne thereupon expressed
indignation, when G. s. Cooper, brother of
I Thomas Cooper, present Revenne Collector,
abused Osborne. The latter drew q pistol
and fired at Cooper, wounding him twice.
but not dangerously.
TIE Sultan of Turkey has rejected
the proposal of the Council of Ministers to
appoint delegate to the conference, COM
planning of the want of friendship shown
him by England, in unjust suspicious and
erroneous interpretations placed on all his
actions. He also complains of the injustice
who to justify their causing the departure
Of their countrymen made unfounded state
ments respecting security In Egypt.
WILHELM KRAMER, aged 43, keeper
of saloon and lodging house in New York
City, was murdered by his stepssn, Her
man Berto, aged Is years, July s. Kramer
had been drinking to excess aud demanded
the young mans board. Not getting thu
full amount he assaulted his step -son, when
the latter cut him in the neck with knife,
severing the jugular vein and causing death
in few minutes.
CHARLES PENN, farmer living near
Frankfort, Ky., was assaulted the other
other night by some unknown party. Penn
was a brother in law of Mrs. Owen, of the
Owen Nnekols damage suit.
Michigan has very stringent law
for the protection of small birds, which
forbids the killing of robin, night
hawk, whippoorwill, finch, thrush, lark.
sparrow. cherry bird, brown thrasher,
wren, martin, oriole, woodpecker, bobo-
link, or any other song bird, under
penalty of $5 for each bird killed, and
for each nest robbed. ten days in the
county Jail.
"A resident of Brocton, Mass, Of
fered 800 for one pint of brandy the
other day, physician having pre-
scribed brandy to save life, but no
Brocton druggist dared fill the pre-
scription, strict prohibition being the