Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-19
Yesterdays P. n. Dispatches
a DOUBLE TRAGEDY IN
I.EADVILLE.
WHITTIER CELEBRATES
HIS 18th BIRTHDAY.
TERRIBLE DEATH OF A
NEBRASKA LAWYER.
THE PHOENIX PARK MUIR
DERERS.

OAAaA, Oec. Ia aispaIcu re-
ceived here this morning from Alton,
Iowa, states that Judge Cnnton Briggs
of Omaha was found dead on the rail-
road track near that place, having fal.
len from the train last night and being
instantly killed. He left Omaha yes.
terday on the Burlington train for Chi
caso. He was subject to heart disease
and vertigo. and it is supposed that
| while on the rear platform he was at
tackled by one or the other and fell of.
| Judge Briggs was lawyer and one of
| Nebraska's prominent men. He was a
candidate for United States Senator at
the coming session OF the Legislature in
January. He was candidate for the
same position in 1877 and lacked only
few votes of being elected. He has
held several important positions IN this
State. He leaves wife and sor. His
! estate is quite valuable. He had lived
in Omaha siuce 1868.
New YORK, Dec. lS.-The World
publishes a portion OF the correspond
ence of President Garfield with Senator
Dorsey at the time of the election in
1880 which affords specific proof of the
warm cordiality which existed between
them and led them into the most con.
fidential intercourse. These letters de-
feat the attempts which have been made
to refute the statements made IN Dor
sey's recent Star-route card on the
ground that his persistent association
of Garfield with himself was imprudent
and unwarranted. 1t is plain that Gar.
field sought aud solicited his counsel
aud help.
BesToS, Dec. iS.-Whittier, the poet,
on Saturday celebrated his birthday au-
niversary. He said 1T is rather
queer thing to congratulate man upon
the fact that he is seventy five years
old" Then he smilingly added "Per-
haps it Is something to live 80 long
in this wicked world" He thought
the New England climate somewhat
trying. and quantity said: Il am
New Highlander and love New England,
but my seventy-ive years of living here
have failed to fairly acclimate me-" He
says he is doing very little literary work
this Winter. He had many tokens of
the occasion, including a number from
England.
DUBLIN, Dec. iS.--Appiicstions to
the Westport Poor Law Union for
assistance to emigrate number 1000.
Many desire to 60 to Australia
The Lord Lieutenant has issued three
new prociamations ofsring reward for
information relative to the Phenix Park
murderers. namely, Is. 900 for informa.
tion leading to the conviction of the
assassins, the authorities promising to
in nsure that the names of the informers
will not be divulged /; LOCO to any
accomplice in the crime. not an actual
murderer, who will give information
leading to the conviction of any of the
actual murderers oc accomplices; f5OO
for information leading to the capture
of any accomplice or the driver Of the
car on which the assassins rode, or of
those who furnished the assassins
clothing or weapons. The money will
be paid on corroboration of the informa-
ton given by that in the possession of
the authorities. Even should no person
be convicted, persons desiring to tender
information can communicate with the
police and will receive an answer by
advertisement. The proclamations al.
though issued last night are dated Nov.
ember IL.
Wessgate fatty denies that he ever
made confession duplicating himself
in the Phenix Park murders, or that
he knows anything whatever about the
crime.
The police believe they have evidence
sufficient to sustain the charge Of con-
spiracy against the persons now in Gus.
tody on suspicion of being concerned
in the Phi .nix Park murders.
Cork, Dec. l6-PArnell in a speech !
yesterday said he would always oppose
any attempt Of the government to land
emigrants in q penniless, homeless con-
dition on the shores of America. If /
desired to promote the emi
grafton of Irishmen, let them be placed |
on land in America, provided with
houses and means to raise a crop the
first year of their residence. He advo-
Gated relief for thickly.settied districts
by Purchasing for the people the vast
tracts of grazing land in Ireland which
were peopled before the famine. There
is no reason why they should not be
peopled again.
LEADv1LLE, Dec. lS.-A shooting af.
fray occurred in a State street dance
hall at two o'clock this morning, in
which two mon received fatal wounds.
The trouble arose between parties named
Miller and Cummings, over dispute /
about paying for drink, when both
drew pistols aud commenced firing
Cummings received one ball in the |
shoulder and another in the mouth,
whiie 1 third struck looker.ou named
Rearek, from Victoria, the ball passing |