Morris tribune., 1883-01-27
GENERAL NEWS GOSSIP.

The grand jury ofRamssy county made
the following terse report on the jail. 1--WE
find it overcrowded, and in consequence in
most filthy and sickening condition.,
badly ventilated and full of bad smells and
foul Civilizations We think the Jail of
Ramsey county totally Unfit for the tonthe-
ment of any human beings, however great
their crime; and In the case of fire we can
see no other result but the general roasting
to death of the inmates. Ii would be
mild criticism to pronounce the jail I'M
worthy of Ramsey county. We think it
would be disgrace to any civilization.
Christian or heather"
Postoffices established Coopertown
Griggs county, OAK, special rom Mardelli
Underwood, Pottawottamie county, Iowa
Postoffices names changed: Nugent's Grove,
Linn county, Iowa, to Nugent. Postmas>
tiers comm issioned: John L. keran, New
Boston Iowa; Joseph +. Labriae, Jr.,
Sumner, Oak; Gustav Neueselle, Spring
field, Mimi; Michael Feley, Hughesville,
Mont; Ole Hansen, Blue Mounds, Wis;
Andrew P. Merner, Ogema, Wis; Otis J.
Nugent, Nugent, Iowa. New offices: George
w. Barnard, Cooperstown, Oak; Brigham
Gray bill, Underwood, Iowa.
A telegram from Fort Maginnis, Mont,
says that last Monday night the post traders
store at that far-off fort was destroyed by
fire. The store was owned by Broadwater,
Mcnamara & Co., the senior member OF
which firm, G. A. Broadwater of Helena, is
we'll known in Minnesota, and is also large
ly interested in the traders store at Fort AS
sinniboin. The loss is given at $40, 900, tpl-
ly covered by insurance.
The mixing house and six pscking-houses
of the giant powder works at Point Clement,
near West Berkeley. California, exploded at
O'Clock sunday afternoon. Shocks of sew
en- explosions were felt at this time. One
white foreman named Conk and between
forty and fifty Chinese are known TO be
blown to atoms. Nearly the entire place
was destroyed by fire, which began immedi-
ately after the explosion,
A bill was introduced in the Florida as
sembly yesterday incorporating the Flori-
ia Ship Canal company, contemplating the
construction Of a ship canal from the AT
lantic to the Gulf of Mexico, across the pen
insula. The bill names as incorporators,
Townsend Cox, William Fullerton, William
Lawson, s. 7. Meyer, Michael Jacobs and
David McAdams CT New York.
A Sun River, Mont, special to the Helena
Herald says: A party ust arrived from the
Northwest Territory, Canada, reports very
severe winter In the Bow river country
and vicinity the snow is over two feet deep
on the level and frozen solid. The cattle
are in deplorable condition and dying in
large numbers
At Winnipeg the thermometer the 10th
instant registered Is maximum, Is min
imum; both, 81 maximum, al minimum;
the Dist, 26 maximum As minimum. There
was an indicated moderation yesterday, and
the storm is subsiding. The railroads are
open, with nc casualties.
Owing to the falling off in freight to Eng
land from Boston and the increase of Can
adam freight the Allen line has withdrawn
from Boston for the winter and ships will
run from Portland and Halifax. A fort
nightly steamer will run between Boston
and Glasgow.
The Winona carriage works will be inlrne-
diately organized as a stock company with
a capital of $2s, 600. ALI of the stock has
been subscribed. This gives Winona three
frst-class establishments engaged in the
manufacture OF wagons, carriages and bug
gies
The select and common councils of Phil
adelphia recently elected William NJ. Tag
CART city controller, in place of Coy. Patti
son. The governor had already sent to the
senate the name efs. Davis Page for that
Office. A legal contest is expected.
The Iowa railroad commissioners have
been sitting in judgment on victim of dis
elimination, and decide that the long haiti
should not be done cheaper than the short
haul The decision effects nearly one thous-
nd roll statioDs in 1oura
The increase of assessed valuation of real
estate in New Yorh y, the asst year has been
$58, 500, oec. it is estimated that this adds,
s., rs, 900 to the tax collections of the city,
assuming that the same shall be paid in.
In the case of the State Of Pennsylvania
against the Gas company Of Butler county,
Judge Mcpherson holds that the company
is not mercantile partnership, and dscides
it must pay tax on capital stock.
D. M sabin has secured 10000 acres of
hard wood timber land in Bayfield, and
Ashland counties, Wisconsin, for use in the
manufacture of machinery at Saltwater.
A school of pharmacy, for the education
of women only, has been organized in
Louisville, under the auspices of the Poly
technic society," of Kentucky.
The Massachusetts, house, 81 to as, reject
ed the resolution to print 10000 copies of
the governors message.
The Vicksburg Herald says there are forty
pistols to every subsoil pillow in Mississippi.