Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-12-08
NEWS IN BRIEF.

The steambarge Minnie burned al
Fort Howard, Wis. Loss, $4,000; insur-
ance, $1,000,
Frederick Ives, president of the New
Haven (Conn.) Palladium Publishing COM
pany, is dead
The Austrian reichsrath has con-
vened. The 1884 budget shows deficiency
of 6,000, 900 forms.
The Australian conference at Sydney
has passed a resolution favoring the annexa-
ton OF the South Sea islands.
The grand jury at Danville, Va, after
two days investigation of tho election riot,
reported with no indictments.
Twenty-one structures and Tho Sen
tinal office burned Lyncnburg, Tenn. ii!e
loss is S35, COO, with $1,000 insurance
At Marseilles clerk of the Credit
Lyonnaise was seized by man in the street,
strangled and robbed OF $1,000 francs
There are beliefs at Madrid that
Sagasta will soon return to power. The
Bourse was buoyant in consequence Of
there rumors.
For eleven months of this year 154,
535 packages of dry goods have been ex
ported against $50 ,3l4 for the corresponding
period last year.
A mine explosion at Stambaugh killed
one man and injured six others. The con-
cussion leveled pillars in the mine, upset cars,
and extiuguished the lights.
S. NJ. Meyerberg & Co., silk manu-
facturers at New York and Hoboken, have
failed. Their liabilities are $3.50, The
firm employed 400 persons.
Prof Mitchell, organist of the NJ. E.
church at Canton, Ohio, has been discharged
from that position for taking woman of
illrepute to all entertainment.
A large meeting WAS held at Chicago
of lumbermen and others determinded 10
resist in courts the claims of Robert Carsley
to royalty On stamp perforators
President John j. Mcdonald, in his
address to tn. Butter, Egg ANA Cheese con-
vention in session at Cincinnati, said the
butter product of the United States annually
amounts to $685., 0OO, 600; cheese, $50, 600, 100,
while eggs and poultry approach the la tier
figures
The suit of Charles D. Gilmour
against Gail Schulz has been removed to the
United States court at New York. Gilmour,
who is lawyer, claims $500, 900 damages be-
cause SEIZURE while secretary of the interior
prohibited him from practicing in that de-
partment.
At Wolverhampton, Mr.. Chamber
lain made speech maintaining that 1T was
the duty of the LIBERAL party to remove the
causes of Irish discomfort, and denouncing
the 90 shame, fraud and transparent impos
ture" of the present system of Irish repre-
sentation in parliament;
An aged party is travelling through
Montgomery, Shelby, Christian, Fayette,
and Bond counties, Illinois, buying sheep
and requesting signatures to documents
appealing for reduction of taxes etc. These
documents he transforms into promissory
notes, and by their sale victimizes innocent
persons,
In attempting to cross Chesapeake
bay i'll a row-b at, Capt. Hugh L. Crockett,
his wife and two children were thrown into
the sea by the craft capsizing. The captain,
with his wife and little ones clinging to him.
regained the upturned boat, and, after float
ing with it two hours, all were rescued, but
half frozen.
Frank James appeared in court at
Kansas City, Mo-. anu has trial AMI that Oh
Charles Ford for the Blue Cut robbery, was
set for January Ii next Bail was fixed at
S., 900, which will be given if James attor
neys think best. II the outlaw is released,
however, he will be Immediately arrested
upon other indictments.