Morris tribune., 1883-10-24
TIL. NEWS IN BRIEF.

Mary Anderson is said to be the
'fashion" in London.
Fenian Stephens favors federation
of England, Ireland and Scotland.
Russia is buying big guns, placing
troops on a war footing and fortifying
A learned English editress is about
to publish book to prove that Bacon wrote
Shakespeare.
Hatton, first assistant postmaster
general, recommends the reduction of drop
letter postage to cent
The engine-house of the Boston &
Lowell railway, at Stoneham, Mass, con-
tanning two locomotives, was burned.
S. A. B. Abbot has been nominated
for lieutenant governor of Massachusetts, by
the Democracy vice f. o. Prince, declined.
The hustle of lady who attempted
to pass the custom officers at New York was
found to be stuffed with fine laces. 1t was
confiscated
Joseph W. Piles, of st. Louis, is the
first colored man to be appointed under the
civil service rules. He gots 5000 place in
the war department.
w. A. Klein, under indictment for
the murder of Mayor Stubs, of Polk City,
Iowa, was fatally shot by his brother-ln-iaw,
John Cools, at Clyde.
James Gordon Bennett will join
Bonanza Mackey in laying two new ocean
cables, one from England to the United
States and the other from France
Surprise is expressed that the
Nihilists in Russia should have permitted the
Gar to lay the foundation OF a chapel on the
spot where they killed his brother
Willard and his friends got even with
their bear enemies on Saturday, by running
the price of Northern Pacific preferred Up to
7S15. There was great excitement on Wall
street.
Lord Salisbury says that the United
States and England are exchanging places
with respect to government-the United
States becoming more conservative and Eng
land more liberal
A Cleveland physician claims to
have restorsed to perfect helth a boy Of Z
years who had been paralyzed since his birth.
The miracle was worked in about week
with the aid Of electricity.
The story of an eX-convict that Char
ley Ross was secretod in a cabin near Ed
wardsville, ILL.,, brought Mr.. Ross out west to
investigate, and he returns home with the
firm belief that there is nothing in it.
King Humbert, of Italy, thinking lie
might want to visit Paris some time, and
having the fate Of Alfonso before his eyes,
respectfully declined an honorary oolonelcy
in Uhlan regiment offered by Kaiser Will
helm.
A determination that promotions in
the government service shall not depend upon
competitive examination is giving the special
correspondents trouble, and they fear that
civil service reform can not stand upon such
rule
Lord Coleridge was surprised the
other day to see workman walk into the
Office of the secretary of war and sitting
down engage that official in conversation.
His loroship thinks the extreme liberty of the
people is remarkable
The mortality from the recent Asian
earthquakes is said to have been greatly ex-
aggerated. Not 100 are reported killed, and
about $50 wounded. Fourteen thousand
people were rendered penniless, however, and
the Sultan is relieving the distress as rapidly
as possible.
The case of Miss Hill, of San Fran
cisco, against ex-senator Sharon has been
dismissed, the plaintiff failing to produce any
evidence of her charges Her lawyer com
planned that the chief of police and entire
police force were working against him by
failing to serve subpGnes, and intimidating
his witnesses; that the alleged Mrs. Sharon
had been dogged, and her counsel offered
money to change his views. 1t is now stated
that Nelson will file an amended complaint,
and also that Sharon will have him and his
client arrested for conspiracy and blackmail.