The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1883-06-23
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

II
The NeWHampshire legislature conven-
Ell to-day
Ihe Congregational general council is
IN session at Saratoga.
America is expected to raise Ella, 900 for
the Parnen fund.
The mayor of Topeka is to be impeach-
eo Tor not enforcing the prohibition liquor
law.
Inc Ohio State commissioners of fisheries
nave resolved to prosecute yiolators of the
game law.
The Ohio States commissioners of fish
efles have resolved to prosecute violators
OF the game law.
The spiritulists of New York have begun
a movement to suppress the vicious per-
sonals in the Herald.
At the annual election of the New York
produce exchange, yesterday, j. II. Her.
rick was elected president.
Laura Keyser (Montague) Forepaughs
$4,000 beauty, has secured divorce from
her husband, Paul KeYser.
The probability increases of more trouble
between the boot and shoe makers of Cinci-
natl and the manufactures,
Five steamers landed Sail immigrants
at Castle Garden Saturday, making this
the total number for the week II ,03S.
The United States court, with grand
petit inries in attendance, met at Madison
yesterday and commenced the June term.
Capt. James Bells, fol twenty years
past pilot and master on the the Mlssiss-
ippi river, died 1T Ga!rna, ILL.,. Monday, OF
TYPHOID eyer.
Both Houses Of the Pennsylvania legis-
lature have arpoi,ted commissioners to
investigate the charg.'s against the Stand
ard oil compal y.
The number OF deaths in Cincinnati last
week was o. For the corresponding week
last year the number was l4S, and for the
same week two years ago 80.
Il r
Virginia farmers IRE suffering from the
drought. Pastures are dried up and cattle
raisers have to purchase food for their
stock. Crops are injured seriously.
| The first man to be shot on Brooklyn
bridge was workman, John sweeny,
who received Il serious Wound ia the arm
Saturday. Who fred the bali Is unknown
A suit TO recover $1,000 as damages fol
! an attempted assault has been brought BY
sf nfpae,s ii eIon agaast ksy, f,orene'
church, Brooklyn.
For r,tleting the sunhght from a small
street, Michtel Nickrrtan, aged thirty
two ears, wa committed TO Blackwell
Island for three months.
) Nine barns have recently been bnrne.
in the vicinity of Mnnce. Ind, and M
doubt now exists that it is the result OF ;
conspiracy among the laboring men agains
farmers who use self binding reapers.
The supreme lodge of the Ancient Orde1
of United Workmen convened at Buffalo
n. Y, yesterday. The sessions are secret
The attendance is large, including dele
gates from Oregon to Massachusetts,.
Rev. John Philson, Il graduate OF Trim
ity college, Dublin, and recently rector O
ST. George Episcopal church, New Orleans
died in that city Saturday night in sense
less drunk. He had resigned his rector
ship only two weeks ago.
The liabilities of the Groffton Iron com
pany of Leetonia, Ohio, are S6oo,ooo, ane
assets about $3.50, 900. An extension o
six years is asked The embarrassment
was brought about by carrying the pape
firms that have failed recently.
The Ohio crop report for the month
MAY will be issued on the 7h inst. Secre
tary ChamberIin estimates the wheat crol
this year at 55 per cent of that of last year
f which would make yield of %, 100000
) bushels, against As 100000 for 1882.
The Grand Orange Lodge of Canada
I Ill SESSION dL Ct. Sdtudi ileo' fesA'S
are present from all parts of the Domln
t ion. The refusal of the Dominion govern
t ment TO incorporate the Orange ORDER
0 one of the principal subjects of discussion
r The Massachusetts supreme court h'
! decided that the veto OF the Union Sa1et
e Deposit bill is valid, because il was write
! by the governor and signed when he wa
: i'm the State. aud was afterWard sent i'll
V messenger ut.ler his directions.
The subcommittee of the Barthoit
statue committee III New York yesterda
elected the following gentlemen from Ii
! diana to the general committee: Coy 4
;. G. Porter, Thomas A. Hendricks, Josep
:. E. Macdonald, George B. Harrison an
: E. B. Martindale.
A meeting of gentlemen who propose
!, give yearly exhibitions of horses in Ne
York was held Monday night. The TO
: lowing officers were elected: Presiden
= Cor nelus Fellows; vice president, j.
Hickoper, James r. Keene and W. Pre-
) colt; treasurer, FL. Hamilton; seeretar
: w. T. Wharton.
r Iron ore which, a short time ago, SO
in at 81 at the mines in Pennsylvania, is nc
80 selling for $3, with very little deman
Wages have been reduced in consequen
and there is talk of increasing da,