The weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1883, 1883-02-14
LATEST NEWS.

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Peter Vending, forty-cight years oil
of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, has never ha
hair or teeth. =.
In Chicago, James Anderson smoke
thirty pipesful of tobacco in twelve hour
on wager.
It is rumored in Montreal that Vincen
the defaulting treasurer of Alabama,
in that city under an assumed name.
Smallpox, which has ragged with te,
rible results in the vicinity of Fort Glib
son, Indian Territory, has been stampe'
out.
A petition is in circulation among tn
Chicago lumber dealers asking congress
to admit Canadian lumber free of duty.
John O'Connor, the ex-Catholic prizes
who is lecturing on Catholicism, was rot
ten egged at Hamilton, Ont, Saturday
night.
The Massachusetts house committee on
election laws, reported it inexpedient to
abolish the poll tax qualification for sui
frage.
Charles Dutac de Larschelle, Of a noble
French family, his brother being general
in the French army, died in Montreal in
absolute want.
Abill has been introduced into the
Pennsylvania senate to secure the secre-
cy of the ballot box, requiring all ballots
to be uniform in size, print and color.
On Friday, near Cuba, Mo-, the resi-
dence of William Carr was struck by
lightning, his daughter Alice killed and
the rest of the family knocked senseless.
The ice harvest on the Hudson is now
completed. The crop is the largest ever
gathered and the quality never equaled.
Three million tons are under roof.
Patti was offered $45, 600 for nine con-
certs in California. Her agent replied
that she would sail for Europe Auril Is,
and cannot accept American engage
ments.
Ex-Governor Cornell, of New York has
recently made an extended visit in
Washington, in close association with
Mr.. Blaine, while he studiously avoided
the White House.
A bill has been introduced in the Wis
consin legislature abolishing the State
park, containing O,OOO acres of land in
Lincoln county, ard placing the lands in
the market.
A special election was held in the Sec
ond senatorial district Of Massachusetts,.
John w. Cummings, Democrat, had 700
majority over John C. Marvel, Republi-
can.
In twenty mile yacht race on the
Hudson yesterday, for the championship
of America, E. Harris Lanford's "Ava-
lanche," of the Poughkeepsie club, won
in fifty-seven minutes.
The pope has decided to appoint an
other American cardinal to reside at
Rome. The Roman church is building
nearly all her hopes of a great future In
England and American cardinals.
Citizens of Dubuque have had made an
elegant solid gold medal, which will be
presented to Herman Stauss, heroic
fireman who saved so many persons from
the burning Newhal house.
Hamline University, situated near the
Manitoba short line railroad, about mid
way between Minneapolis and st. Paul,
was totally destroyed by fire, entailing
loss of about So, 900, on which there was
an insurance of about $4,000. A build
ing to cost 100000 will at once be erected
on the site of the burned structure.
Somebody in western state writes to
the St. Louis Republicans: "A lady whose
house is handsomely furnished went east
to visit friends and was shown the nap
lady soon to be married, with the remark,
I suppose you never use such things out
west One man even went 80 far as to
bring an extra set of false teeth, for fear
he should not find dentist"
The exceedingly contagious nature of
is, says the Troy Times, illus
trated by the following: About seven
weeks ago Miss Maria Nelson, while Wis
iting in this city, had severe attack of
malignant diphtheria. She recovered
under the care of DR.. Akin, andsix weeks
later went to her sisters at South Pitts
burg. One week after her arrival there
three of her sisters children were taken
sick with diphtheria and died. As there
was no diphtheria in that vicinity it is
thought the disease must have been COM
nunicated by the girls clothing.
After several days elaboration the
,oroner's jury, in the case of the Newhall
house fire, rendered a verdict. It found
hat the building was set on fire by per
onaunknown; that the night clerk and
obeying previous instructions
# the proprietors, lost valuable time in
to extinguish the fire before
rousing the inmates; and that the pro-
,rietors, who knew that many previous
Tres had occurred in the hotel, were
utility of culpable negligence in not pro-
.iding more outside fre-escapes and not
Employing sufficient number of watch
zen. The jury also found that the net
FORK of telegraph wires surrounding the
otel impeded the work of the firemen.
| grand jury, whose special province will
e to further investigate the causes Of the
ragedy, was sworn in and began work at
nee.
The losses by the foods at Cleveland
re estimated at not less than $500, 600.
'essels have been wrecked, bridges car
led away, and millions of feet of lumber
lied up in confused masses along the
yer front. The Scioto river went on
DOM at Columbus, and many residences
/ the lower part of the town were
rowned out, the. Inhabitants being res
led in boats. Great damage was done
he railroads in the Western Reserve,
lille the news from the oil district in
is one longchronicle of dis
tier. At Pittsburg and Allegheny city
nmense losses have occurred, and re-
)rts from various districts in Indiana