, 1882-06-24
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Smallpox at Salem, Dako,s.
Great vstsn at indianapolis.
Denver exposition in August.
Abundant harvest in Colorado.
A 5000 6re NJ Braintree, Masa
Army worm destroying grain crop III
Ohio.
Bonnie, has bought MAui's sister FOL
81. zoo.
The strikes still continue at Cohoss and
Chicago.
Forest hrss raging near Seilsvills, Wis
eonsin.
At list accounts the FIRE WAS raging in
Montreal
The great strike continues At Clsve-
land, Ohio.
Most Of the town of Cabinet Landing is
submerged
The funeral of Gov. Deunison, Of Ohio,
took place on Saturday.
Lieutenant Fhpper has been disr Used
frem further service in the army.
| Against the Law 20 swear in the streets
of Montreal, except during the fire.
George R Comfy, the opera singer,
drowned himself in Spofford Lake. Body
recovered.
Carrie Bradley has entered upon her II
years Of prison life. The way of the
transgressor is hard.
Buildlngs on the corner of First and
Alder streets, Portland, were destroyed
by IRE Thursday morning.
Tie supreme court of Oregon has re-
fused to change the decision of the lower
court in the case of Jack Powers, who
last Fourth of July, killed Col Ben Cor
neliua Only the chances Of pardon are
left
A telegram dated at Montreal, at A.
N, IA, conveyed the intelligence that ter
rible fire was raging in that city. The fire.
men were unable to check the flames, and
| when the report was sent there were fears
that the whole city would be awept away
The loss up to the time of the dispatch
was estimated at million of dollars
When Jack Powers was told of the de-
cision of the Supreme Court in his case,
he said "Well. if they want to hang
me, let them do it. They can't cheat me
out Of many days anyhow" He has
been buoyed up for months by the assur-
ance of friends that the Supreme Court
would give him 4 new trial, and now that
this last hope is gone, he Is preceptibly
weaker.
The President has nominated Alex. r.
Bouteler, Of West Virginia, and VIM. II.
McMahon, Of New York, to I'LL vacancies
on the tariff commission. He has also
nominated OF Senator Alex. Ramsey, of
Minnesota, ex-senator Paddock, of Ne
braska, J. G. Godfrey, of Iowa, Ambrose
b. Carlton, of Indiana, and Jas. r. Pet
tigrew, Of Arkansas, to constitute the
| Utah comm ssion.
Hoar has introduced bill providing
that in case of removal resignation. in
ability or death of the President and Vice
President succession to the Presidency
snail fall on members Of the Cabinet, be-
ginning with Secretary Of State and con-
eludins with Secretary Of the Interior, in
the same order a named In Washingtons
cabinet. and excluding the unconhrmed
cabinet officers.
United States Jail physician, DR..
Young, said Guiteau this morning was
resting quietly on his bed. Recently he
had been indulging in fruit to that ex-
tent that he had become peaked. Ii had
been the desire of the doctor that he
should partake largely Of meats that he
might become strengthened physically
and thereby encouraged. The doctor
deems him a great coward. who will show
| the white feather when the time comes
for the execution. Guiteau, at this time,
could be entrusted with . revolver and
will not kill himself, nor by any method
which costs him pain
A resolution from the House ccmmit-
tee on Judiciary was passed day or two
ago. to bring the question Of the n. p.
land grant directly before the House for
discussion. The minority asserts that
power to declare absolute forfeiture Of
this land grant is In congress, and that
the question of policy Of action to that
end should be eonsidered and decided,
| after careful examination Of existing con
ditions as well a. past transactions, and
with a liberal view Of what hN been done
the disairanrageous surroundings Of pro
noting construction and equipping thsrsll-
road through unimproved sections Of the
country traversed by this road The
questions are important As Involving title
to upwards of 80, SOC, 900 acres of land,
estimated by the company to be wSrth
60 50 per acre, or s99, 75O, ,OOO- The mi
nority and adverse report Of the Judiciary
committee is signed by L. T. PAyson, n.
]. Hammond, D. Culberson, W. A. Mc-
Cord, ]. W. Proctor Knott, Van H.
Manning and R W. Townshend, of Hi
nois. Representative Knott and Town
shend, of the committee, vii also submi:
q Joint resolution declaring unpatented
lands forfeited.
To the assertion that Willard was once
journalist, the New York Sus says
ye. .od a very clever journalist he was