The Dickinson press., 1883-09-08

Aue washington SGar says 1t is moi
that an investigation will be made shortly
in the interest of the government, and there
will be some startling and sensational devel.
opnents as to how the verdict in the star
route trial was secured.
Lieut.. Robertson, of the First United
States cavalry, charged with duplicating
pay accounts, pleaded guilty at Vancouver,
but denied lie had fraudulent intentions,
The court martial reserved sentence until
this week.
The August decrease i'll public debt was
$6,691, 951,
RAILROAD RUMBLINGA.
A deed OF conveyance from the Mime
apolis d Northwestern Railroad company to
the st. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Rail-
way company, being a transfer. of the line
from Minneapolis to st. Cloud, a distance
OF sl1ty-three and a halfmiles, with right oi
way, depot grounds, ETC., torthe sum Of ST..
1872, 100 25, was filed with the secretary OF
8 ate recently, as was also a deed OF transfer
tor a nominal consideration of the Casselton
b anch railroad to the St. Paul, Minneapolis
d Manitoba company. The latter road is
being constructed from Everest, BY the way
OAoAAS y oAA Hlllc u IlV
International line at a Boint on the north
line OF Pembina county, in Dakota Terri
tory. upon which $4O8, 8O7.59 has air lady
been expended for construction.
General Freight Agent Bird, of the Chi.
cago, Milwaukee and st. Paul railway,
states that the railway companies to whom
the requests of the millers have been pre-
sented had decided thu; they would no,
make concessions in the matter of rates
chat were desired by the Minneapolis mil.
lers, who had o conference with the rail.
road men in this city a few weeks ago, The
m1llers are now allowed to accompany
grain in transit, Mr.. Bird stated, and this
was all the privilege that would be granted
them.
The Northern Pacific Railroad company
has issued its first through freight tariff. 1t
quotes rates, per 100 pounds, to Portland,
as follows: From st Paul, Duluth. MiDreap-
OILS and superior-First class, S. IS: second
class, 1915; third class, SO: fourth class, ST.
go; class D, 81. IS.
Owing to trouble b!tween the Des Moines
q Fort Dodge railroad and the Minneapo-
lis q st. Louis, the latter trains DULY run
to Angus, u no connection is made with
Des Moines. The trouble will probably be
adjusted, and through trains resumed in a
few days.
Fond du Lac, Amboy & Peoria railway
has fallen to the possession OF the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul company. There
are only thirty miles OF track rum ing from
Fond du Lac to Iron Ridge, Wis.
GENERAL NEU1S GOSSIP.
Duluth dispatch: A party OF $50 Iceland.
ers came in on the United States Empire
on the morning of the Both inst, and after
remaining in Duluth all day left for the
vicinity Of Crookston, Po'k county, were
they will settle. They are about as cleanly
a lot OF immigrants as have paid Duluth a
visit. The party attracted considerable at
tention on the streets. The head-dress OF
the women was especially peculiar. 1t con.
sisted OF a piece of black cloth, to which
was attached a large tassel, which dapgled
by the side of the face. 1t affords absolute
~ no protection to the head. There was
no variety of styles, all being of a similar
pattern.
oystermen in New York promise a large
clop. A new kind of oyster, small, and re.
sen,bling in its r~oundness and plumpness
the English native, has recently been re.
ceived at Fulton Market from Pequomic
Bridge, Conn.,, where, instead of being
planted on the ground, they grow on stakes,
to which they adhere. They average a peck
to each stake, but as yet are very scarce.
A business meeting of the Free Thinkers
association or Rochester elected the follow.
ing: President DR.. T. L. Brown of Bing.
hQmnfnn. frQasnrap Ns11:o~, nv D.u =
Boston: recording secretary A. B. Stebbins
OF Canlstlo. steuben county; corresponding
secretary, Fl. L. Green of Salamanca. Sam.
uel r. P. Putram of New York CITY was
chosen chairman efthe executive committee
Reports from the vermillion. Lake Indi.
an reservation say that the establishment
ofthe government school there, for which
teachers were first secured this year, il
proving to be a great good. The school has
between twenty and thirty pupils, and most
OF them are said to be making good pro
gress.
Col. Thomas b. Hill, cashier of the city
bank OF Leadville, has commenced a libe
suit against the Denver Republican, fol
$25,0W damages Oh account of a libelous
article which stated that Col. Hill is insane
The ex-president of the bank G. q. Howell
is said to have inspired the article to retail
late for a suit to recover $89, 900 of banl
funds.
AT Brenhanl, Tex, Thomas Hoxsie, aged
twenty-one, son ofDr. Hoxsie, while pas.
sing Oh horseback through one of the princi.
pal streets, carrying a double barreled shot
gun, was shot dead off his horse BY William
Lestard, about the same age. The young
men bad q personal difficulty.
The largest walnut log that ever came in.
to New York lies in Elizabeth street, N. Y
Il came from Perigeans, il the French
Pyrenees, is nine feet in diameter, twenty.
seven feet in circumference, twelve feet long
AMI weighs 23,UOO pounds. L. is worth ST..
600, and cut in veneering, S., 900.
The first appointment under the civil ser.
vice rule in Chicago was made on the 31st.
inst. this examining board certifying tour
names and collector, selected John A. Gear.
lett, the highest on the list, for q 81 OOOclerk-
ship in the custom house.
Charles 8. Fisher, the we'll known New