The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1883-05-19
CURRENT NEWS NOTES.

CURRENT NEWS NOTES.
Wilson made long.winded speech IN
the Star Route trial, in defense Of Brady.
Arrangements have been completed for
opening the Brooklyn bridge on the aoth.
Old Prince Bismarck has got the neu.
ralgia, and old jeff Davis IL suffering from
bronchitis.
The defalcations Of w. B. Carroll, the de.
ceased clerk Of the New York post-office,
foot up $14S,63o.
The Nez Perce Indians are opposing the
building Of the railroad through their res.
ervation In Idaho.
In South Africa the forces Of King Cette.
wayo were beaten by tribe Of Usibebas
aided BY the Beers.
The coal oil trade at Titusville, Pa, Is In
4 very excited condition, and oil has ad.
vanced nine cents.
Lee, the swindling president of the de-
funct First National Bank of Buffalo, N. Y,
Is only short $6ooyooo.
The fire record Of the country for the
past week is heavy and the losses will ag.
gregate over $I,ooo,ooo.
A male and female spiritualist were
Jailed at North Adams, Mass, for stealing
$e,Soo worth of jewelry.
Dion beat the French,nan, vignaux, at
carotn billiards at New York. The score
stood-Dion, 500; Vignaux, 4S4.
TIE Ninety fifth General Assembly of
the Presbyterians of the United States con-
vened at Saratoga, N. Y, on the 18TH.
At Canton, Texas, Rev. Henry Smith,
Baptist preacher, was convicted Of murder
and sentenced to the penitentiary for lie.
President Willard, Of the Northern Pa
cific, has arrived At New York and made
aattering report Of the outlook of the N.
p.
The Lutherans Of the United States are
in council at Springfield, Ohio. Severa,
hundred delegates are attending the coun-
Gil.
Brady, one Of the Phoenix Park murder.
ers, was hung at Dublin on the 1.th. TO-
coo people assembled on the outside Of the
jail.
At Ogden the Union Pacific has enjoined
the Denver & Rio Grande from entering
Ogden on third rail Of the Central Pa.
citic track.
A Tombstone, Arizona, dispatch says
that the Mexican General Torres reports
General Crooks command in the Sierra
Madre mountains.
A. cyclone of considerable magnitude
passed over Indiana on the 18th. At South
Bend it demolished the Methodist and
Episcopal churches.
Mint Director Burchard's annual report
shows decrease in the production Of gold
Of $2,ooo.ooo and increase II. the silver
product Of $a,oooooo.
The wife Of Rev. E. L. Stoddard, rector
ofSt. Johns Episcopal church at Jersey
City, was accidentally shot and killed by
her husband on the 18th inst.
A Miners Convention, representing Co.
600 miners, is in session at Pittsburg to
settle, II possible, the grievances of the
Pennsylvania striking coal miners.
Fully 10000 persons witnessed the Sui.
livan. Mitchell glove fight in New York on
The 14th. Sullivan knocked Mitchell out
Of time in the third round and won the fight.
Dodge City, Kansas, is in bad condi-
ton. One hundred rougEs and desperadoes
have been driven out Of town, which Is
now under the control of vigilance com.
mittee.
Major Martin Maginnis' Grafton at the
reunion of the Army the Potomac at
Washington, was eloquent In praises Of
the valorous deeds Of the boys In blue.
Bully for Maginnis.
The cyclone that visited portion of
Kansas City was very destructive. Several
hundred thousand dollars worth ofproperty
was destroyed, and persons were injured
and a few lives lost.
The Democratic State Convention of
Kentucky is in session. Nearly 500 dele.
gates are In attendance and II Is an enthusi.
astic gathering. Proctor Knott was no'ni.
mated for Governor.
The Secretary Of the Interior decided ad-
versely upon the application Of the North
ern Pacific to withdraw from settlement
and entr. indemnity lands lying twenty
miles or more beyond the original alternate
sections granted in their charter, but has
sanctioned the action Of the commissioner
Of the land Office In withdrawing indemnity
lands adjoining alternate sections.