The Fremont County record., 1883-05-12
DOMESTIC NEWS.


Texas.
The Brooklyn bridge cannot be made a
free thoroughiare.
All private letter deliveries are to be
closed out by the government.
California viii this year produce CO, 6,O0O,-
600 bushels of wheat for export.
Texas stock men are very active. and the
drive will be larger than last year.
A strike of the Pittsburg iron workers,
sJune ], is believed to be inevitable.
Helena, Montana, had a slight shock of
I. earthquake on Friday OF last week.
Three thousand men are Mt work on the
Oregon division Of the Central Pacific rail-
way.
Walsh and Sheridan are in New York,
and calmly awaiting any attempt to arrest
them.
The Massachusetts supreme court refuses
to admit Freeman, the Barns,ablc child
murderer, 10 bail.
In the great bicycle-horse contest at
Boston the horses won. Score-horses,
921 miles; bicycles, 500.
Twenty Dcs Moincs saloon-keepers have
weakened, and have taken out licenses
under the new ordinance.
The Uniontown, Pennsylvania, jurors
who found Duke not guilty of murder are
receiving many threatening letters
; The New York legislature passed bill
prohibiting railroads from granting free
passes except TO officers and employees.
The new two ccnt-stamp that is TO take
the place OF the present three-cent stamp
will bear yignette of General Grant.
The dynamite party in New York will
hold mass meeting next week to express
its views on the Philadelphia convention.
The concert Of war songs. given at Boston
last week, by the Grand Army of the
Republic, WAS attended by 10000 persons.
Fifty thousand dollars has beca sub
scribei nj san Francisco to defTay the ex-
penscs OF Knights Tcmplar's triennial con-
clave.
a Since January / last 10000 passengers
have been landed at Portland, Oregon,
from ocean steamers. The northwest is
rapidly filling up.
The books Of the Tcwksbury almsliouse
indicate long series Of robbcIies perpe-
tra;cd by false entries Of the amounts left
by deceased paupcrs-
George Hearst, California's unsuccessful
candidate for governor, is mentioned as
the coming democratic candidate for the
United States senate.
General Crook received General Sher-
mans dispatch, and replied that he had no
tween the two governments.
Governor Cleveland has signed n bill
which practically rrpeals the Sunday law
recently made obnoxious TO many citizens
of New York and brooklyn.
blundor made in hasty legislation on
postal affairs will be corrected but will
involve deficiency in the salaries of post
masters for the current fiscal year.
The striking Pittsburg caal miners have
called convention, for all interested TO
meet at Pittsburg. May 15. There is no
change in the situation at the mines.
The Hour says Mrs. Lanstry, now that
the curiosity of people to see the favorite
Of the Prince OF Wales has been satisfied.
should find II profitable 10 leave tho stage.
The main line Of the htchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe railroad, in February and
: March, earned s320,O0O more than during
the same months last year, net gain OF
thirty per cent
: Scranton, Pennsylvania, was visited on
the Ith by terrific rain and hail storm.
The rain fall is estimated at five inches.
; Many buildings were damaged by light
ming and water.
The final decree in the case of Mrs Myra
I, Clark Gaines against the city of New Or
leans gives the lady n Judgment for 81 ,925-
667, with two per cent. interest until paid
together with the costs
The Parncll branch of the Irish National
League adopted resolutions recommending
the appointment of commission of Amer
leans 20 20 10 Ireland TO ascertain the true
condition OF the country.
w. J. Carroll obtained a verdict against
The Pennsylvania Railway Company, Civ
ing him $4,000 damages for its refusal
to accept ticket he had purchased, and for
cjocting him from train.
Miss Alice Marguerite King, n grand
nieco of EX-Vicc President King, has sued
the Nashville American for $3.50 dam
ages, for the publication Of letters criticis-
ing her recitations n dramatic reader.
, Major Wcsson, paymaster of the United
States army, was robbed of valise con-
tanning $4,000, while occupying n sleeping
ear ON the Texas Pacific railroad. The
money was intended for the troops at Fort
Bliss.
The explosion in the air shaft of the
Stanton mine, at Wilkcsbarrc was caused
by lightning passing down the bcll-rope
and igniting the gas A similar occurrence
was noted at the Franklin Coal Company's
slope.
The steamship Alaska, of the Guion line
made the trip from Queenstown to New
York in six days and thirty-thrcc hours
and forty y-eight minutes. beating her former
fast record of seven days, one hour and
fifty minutes.