The Rugbeian and district reporter. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1882-1883, 1883-02-03

THE RUGBEIAN,
AND DISTRICT REPORTER, !
Entered at the post-ofice at Rugby, Fem
us second -claSs mail matter
Saturday, February 3rd, 1888.
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HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS.
A MASSACHUSETTS Legislative Com
mittee has reported in favor Of municipal
suffrage for women.
PAUL GusTAvE DoRE, the famous
artist, died few days ago at Paris, France,
aged ffty.one years.
THE American Peace Society has
come into possession Of 100000, bequeathed
by Rev. George C. Beckwi'h.
e
In the Hungarian Legislature meas
IRE was recently brought forward to place
Jews on an equality with people Of all other
Creeds.
JAMES PATRICK, SR., said to be the
Oldest journalist in Ohio, died few days
ago at his home in New Philadelphia at the
age OF ninety-one years.
1T was reported from Nashville, Tenn,
on the 9th that the accountant had found
the deficit OF NJ. Il. Polk, late State Treas
urer of Tennessee, to be 1902 1910.
The Judiciary Committee of the
Maine Legislature has reported against
changing the time of holding the State cleo.
tions from September TO November.
THOMAS M. Bowen and H. A. W.
Tabor were elected United States Senators
for the long and short term respectively, or
the 9th, by the Colorado Legislature.
The business failures in the United
States for the seven days ended OH the Goth
were 277, against 214 for the seven days
previous. Seventy occurred in the Western
States.
THE burgomaster of Versa, Austria,
who arrested Oyerdank, the Socialist, wa,
reported lately as so badly terrorized that
he was selling his property and would leav'
the neighborhood.
The British troops engaged in ma
neuvers at Alexandria, Egypt. On the 26th, il
imitation OF the siege of Cairo. The dis
play gave rise to rumors among the natives
creating some excitement.
1t was reported from Paris, France
on the 2Sth that President Grevy had &C
cepted the designations of the Ministers, ant
that Tallieres and Jules Ferry were confer
ring with him about new Ministers.
A CONFERENCE of tenant farmers al
Belfast, Ireland, a few days ago on the liant
question passed resolutions In favor OF al
amendment to the land act, and urged tina
leHSe0OlueTS U6 uulDitt6u I'D us DcncutS.
IT was reported at Washington thu
other day that the claim made by Red Cloll'
for compensation for ponies taken and SOLE
by the Indian Bureau revealed the fact tina
no record could be found to show where th
money Went.
THE Piute Indians in the northern par
Of Nevada and near the fine If OREGON wer
other day. The intense cold bad prevented
them from bunting. There were said to b
about 500 OF them.
A HEAVY gale was reported as pre-
yailing on the English coast on he &c i
causing great damage to shipping and ais
to houses. A schooner was LOST with a
hands at Yarmouth. At Oldham two per
sons were killed and six injured.
LYONS, France, was reported in
state Of great excitement January IS b.
was rumored that Anarchists intended t
storm the prison OF 81. Paul, where Prime
Krapotkine was confined. TrOots and pa
lice were posted in the neighhOrhood of tn
prison, and ohtr precautions were taken.
The number of entries made unde
the forestry laws in the Sta'es and Terri q
res OF the Mississippi Valley for 1882 WEI
17.l57. embracing 256, SOS 8 8 acres. Sine
the pas sage Of the timber culture act Of 1877
the number of filings were 9G,24G, coverin
1867, 1916 acres. One-thrd of these filing
had, however, been abandoned or c,nceled
which leaves about 100000 Of acres unde
the timber act. . ~.
GENERAL FRANCIS A. WALKER, i
company with Secretary Teller, held COZ
ference with Senator Hale at Washington
D. c., the other morning, during which
plan was agreed upon to expedite the clos
ing of the work of the Census Bureau
General Walker would assume charge OF II
Bureau at once, and said that il granite
the necessary money, he would rmg Il
wtole business to close during the currel
year.
The Judge conducting the inquir
concerning tue arrest OF Prince Jerome NJ
poleon at Paris, France, reported on Il
25ih hat sufficient cause for his arrest W,
not shown. Ii was understood that Il
Government would refrain from publishir
the judicial decision until after the Chan
ber Of Deputies should decide the fate
the Government expulsion bill. and VIII