The Dickinson press., 1883-05-05
county, Mont, has do. in its recent session

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was 10 find fortv-one indictments against
members of the old county board. ALI of
the indicted members are charged with de-
fraudipg the county, and securing fraudu-
lent election. Some of the member fled
eastward but were caught again. Briggs,
the man who ran away with "a, 500 appro-
priated to turni h the court house has not
been seen since his departure.
The statement is published in Chicago
that at a recent cabinet meeting the action
Of Collector Spalding of Chicago in the re-
moval of A. H. Wright, deputy on charge OF
the customs inspection, and the appoint
ment of ]. H. Gilbert to that position, was
sustained. The matter has been of consid-
cradle interest locally, because the removal
of Wright was antagonized by Senator
Logan.
Agent Wilcox at San Carlos is charged
with rrnning the post leadership SO as to
make all the profits himself. His predc-
cessor swears he sold his businessto Wilcox.
But worse than this is the charge that he
bought q young Ylaa woman for S23 and
kept her at his house for immoral purposes
until IT, e scandal grew too large to be kept
under the sam = roof with him. Other SIM
liar charges are also made.
The daughter ofC tiefof Police Paratex of
Richmond told a wild story some days ago
of how a burglar entered her fathers house
by a window in the roof, gagged her, and
cut her clothes with q razor. Her corset
was literally hacked to pieces. The city be-
came alarmed, and the police we're al a loss
to know how to catch the offender. The
girls physician declares she is slightly III
sane, and the story was all Imagination.
Apeculiar notice appeared in the marriage
column of al Albany paper recently, to the
effect that a certain young couple were mar
ri.d Oh a certain day. but the bride regar-
ded the ceremony illegal. The father of
The girl repudiated the marriage, against
her wishes and will not let tine alleged hus-
band take his daughter from his house.
The city of McGresor, Ia., is asked to pay
$780, 900 o. h~alf-repudiated debt with $50, 600
of new bonds at 5 per cent. but proposes to
pay but $225, 600, claiming the law Will not
allow Il levy OF taxes sufficient to pay inter-
est on the first sum and the running ex-
penses of the city. The bondholders will
80 to the courts.
The body Of Alexander Nillers is now in
possession of the university of Pennsslva-
nis awaiting consent ofhis widow to its dis
posal according to the terms ofhis will, by
which tn. uody was to be dissecled and
the fraanents c.emated at the university,
out Mrs. Vi'lers seriously objects:
The Central Labor union of New York
favors the use of dynamite, the argument
being that kings and potentates have used
al,d particularly against the people when
revolutionary outoursts took place.
The Indiana State Normal school inaugu.
rated the Arbor day idea in that state, by
planting two trees in the Campus at Terre
Haute, naming them William Cullen Fry
ant and Margaret Fuller. The ceremony
was witnessed by a large crowd.
The new land office at Haley, Idaho, will
be organized aboutthe LIST ofJune next. Mr..
l.. Found, son of Hon. Thad c. Pound of
Wisconsin, will be %renister, and John s..
Waters OF Kansas, receiver.
Fifty-tive infantry companies, five batter
les of artillery and several noted military
hands have entered for the competitive
drill at Nashville, May 81.
The fist gold brick from the Lake of the
Woods gold mines is in Win ipeg. 1t is
worth $3.50, and will not be extensively used
in building.
William Goedeke of Sheboygan, Wis.
has been sentenced to seven years in the
p~enltentiary for the murder of his brother
Herman.
Chief of Police Byers of Lincoln, Nebr.,
has been asked by the mayor to resign, for
flirting with ladies on the street.
The coinage n'the Philadelphia mint in
April aggregated 6 1856. QUO pieces, valued at
81. 575, tvs.
Nearl, 1000 persons get passes and walk
over the rookiyn bridge daily.
The New York cigar manufacturers con-
cede the 50 advance per 1 1000.
St. Louis is to have a grand wrestling
match in June.
Nebraska s%portsmen are sowing wild rice
in their streams.