The Dillon tribune., 1882-02-11


received to day In a private letter dated
jan. goth, that about half the ponula.
tion OF Port Prince is suffering from velIow
iever. A son Of the United States Minis.
Ter was dangerously III with the fever and
i was spreading throughout the island.
Port au Prince is rigidly auarenaned and
the regular steamers cannot enter the har.
Dor. Wv ''~'
CHICAGO, Feb. 8-Anti-polygamv meet.
ings continue 10 be held ali over the coun.
Try: Last night one was held At DUBUQUE.
which was equal In size to political mass
meetng. There were several fine address.
es and much enthusiasm.
CHICAGO, Feb. S.-One hundred and AZ.
~ blast furnace workers In the Union Iron
and Steel Company's works struck yester.
terday for an advance Of Il to 10 per cent.
In their wages. The company stubbornly
refused to compromise.
As an Offset against the stories Of famine
IN Southern Illinois, reports come daily Of
nattering prospects Of the growing wheat,
which, though far less in acreage than last
year. is in splendid condition, according to
the reports.
Dublin, Feb. 8.-Six of the persons
charged will, the murder Of the process
server, Huddy, and his nephew, have been
discharged. The remaining eleven were
remanded.
The lady Land Leauers announce the
receipt Of Ea,sl6 since their previous meet
ing.
ST. PAUL, Feb. S.-Dispatches have been
sent BY General Terry 10 Colonel Hatch at
Fort Custer, directing the removal from
the Crow reservation Of the men engaged
In cutting railroad ties. The Crows a, 50
uneasy at the presence Of these ,awless for
ayers that rebellion against them is threat
ened. AS the Crows have tnanv rich lands
and mineral deposits, efforts will be made.
In the spring to drive them off,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.-Guiteau is be.
coming very much depressed. The Jail
warden says he no longer assumes the con-
t,dent afr which he always has had, except
In the presence Of newspaper people. He
Is to be cut of from all outside communi.
cation and that fact depresses him very
much.
CHArrANocA, (Tenn.) Feb. S-Mormon
missionaries are hard at work in Union
county, East Tennessee, have secured a
number Of converts, notably some negroes.
The community Is very much worked up
against them and there are threats Of lynch.
ing.
LONDON, Feb. S-Forster, Secretary oi
Ireland, has contit med the statement that
an explosive letter had reached Dublin
Castle after his departure for London. II
he had opened It as the senders desired, he
would certainly have lost his hands and
might have been killed.
LAWRENCE, (lll) Feb. S.-A colored
man reached town yesterday afternoon
breathless with fright and excitement, and
stated that he had found three dead bodie,
in the woods seven miles above here, neai
the banks Of the Embarrass, all the mer
lying face down. The bodies were decom
posed and unrecognizable. A posse Of cit
izens Immediately Ief, for the place.
WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-Delcgate Can
non writes letter to morning paper herr
denying that he had threatened to expose
the private escapade Of member Of Con
gress in order to show that the Mormoi
practices were no worse than those Of soci
ETY. generally. He says he attends strictt.
to his business. 1t Is q fact that some Con
gressmen have been somewhat wOrrie,
over the reports Of what Cannon was goinl
to publish.
New York, Feb S.-The Times says
Congress should make short work Of tn
attempt to admit New Mexico into the Uu
ion as a State. The Territory Is unprt
gressive and is incapable Of progress. Iti
one Of the few communities in the Rcput
lie in which It Is necessary to print the law
the reports OF the Legislative proceeding