Morris tribune., 1883-09-08
AISCELLANHOUa.

Ten thousand people witnessed the inaugu
ration of J. Proctor Knott as governor o.
Kentucky on the 4th inst. The city was
deliberately decorated. Ex-Gov, Black
burn, in his valedictory, repeated his ex
cuses for numerous pardons made before
the demo cratic convention in Frankfort
last spring, and was this time patiently
listened to. Governor-elect Knott followed
in short inaugural address, in which he
said u declare here distinctly and irrevo.
cably that in no case will grant pardon
or remit the penal consequences of convic-
ton for criminal offence, unless l shall be
fully satisfied it would be unjust to con-
vict." After inaugural the oath was adj
ministered by Chief Justice Hargis.
1t seems that about 157 miles below Du-
luth, and near tigeon river, in Minnesota,
are several islands and upon one of these
islands, known as No. 5, small vein of
spar, three inches wide, was discovered
about three years ago, and which has since
been developed until the shafts are down
some 240 feet. and the vein has widened to
nearly two feet of solid ore, yielding, of cop
per, so to So per cent, or 5000 and 1922 to
the ton, the general average of the ore being
not far from $130 to the ton.
An artificial ice company doing business
in Georgetown, D. c., has begun the con-
struction of a number of large tanks, which
are to be used by the company in the es-
Enlistment of an artificial ice factory in
South Africa. Tanks will be built here then
taken apart and shipped in sections to their
destination, where they will he again put
together under the supervision of an agent
of the company, who will go from George
town for that purpose.
Saturday was the 243d day of the contin-
uous session of the Pennsylvania leglsla-
ture, at $40 day for each member, absent
or present, living or dead, and total cost
TO the people of 1923, 600; and the s7th day
of the extra session OF the legislature, at $40
a day for each member, absent or present,
living or dead, and total cost to the peo-
pie of $261, 900.
Bradstreees Journal furnishes the fol-
lowing: There were 156 failures in the
United States reported to Bradstreet's during
the past week, fifty three less than the pre-.
ceding week, sixteen more than the cores
ponding week OF 1882, and % more than
the same week of 1881.
The steamer Garth Castle, which sailed
from Cape Town for England, on the Sd
inst, has on board Mr.. Shaw, the British
missionary recently released from impris-
onment by the French in Madagascar, the
family of the late James Carey, witnesses
against O'Donnell.
The late rains have raised the water in
the st. Louis river sufficiently to allow the
logs to float over the Dallas, and reports
from there say that they are coming down
quite freely. With a little more rain
about IS, GOO, 900 could run over.
In the Arkansas Valley company,s oil
well, at Canon City, Col, at the depth of
1 ,O60 feet the drill penetrated second vein
ofoiI which raised 120 feet in the tubing.
Mrs. Ellen Wright of indianapolis has
brought suit for damages in the sum of $5,-
600 against Rev. Robert M. Turner, colored,
for breach of promsie.
Important nickle ore discoveries have
been made in Churchill county, Nevada.
Specimens assayed yield 30 per cent. of
bure nickle
Warrants are out for the arrest of Alva
Lucks, state attorney for Peoria county,