The Fremont County record., 1883-04-28
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

A severe and disastrous storm on Lake
Michigan on Sunday.
A cyclone passed across Iowa ON Mon
day, doing immence damage to stock, build-
ings, frrms, etc.
1t is claimed that anthracite, equal to
the best Pennsylvania" has been discov-
| cred in California.
The scouting cavalry in Montana had
brush with the Cree Indians, near the Bri-
tish line, this week
Some of the Chicago delegates to the
Philadelphia Land League convention are
| instructed to advocate dynamite.
Throughout the country at the head
| waters Of the Mississippi all streams are re-
ported swollen by the heavy rains.
To add to the flood at Helena, Arkansas,
heavy rain storm set IN on Monday, which
inundated q large portion of the city.
The State Board OF Agriculture is en-
deayoring to make a satisfactory arrange
ment for opening an Indian school at Fort
Collins.
On Saturday Wyoming and W estern
Nebraska had a blizzard. A heavy snow
fall blockadsd the Union and Pacific for
day or two.
Mitchell, the English champion, and
Slade, the Maori, are to fight with in 200
miles of Kansas City, September IL, for
S--tsV
On Monday, Ella Weeks, convicted of
keeping house of ill-fame at Greeley, was
fined $50 and costs aud given until Thurs
day to leave town.
Surveys have been made for an extern
sion of the Denver & Rio Grande to Red
Mountain district. Chattanooga will prob
ably be the terminus.
A new route over the range is sstid to bc
contemplated by the Union Pacific. En-
gineers are now at work surveying from
Fort Collins through tho Poudre Canon.
pair of slippers made of woman's
skin were offered in evidence before the
Tewksbury Investigators, and the tanne
told of tanning such skins for actors an
students.
The body of w II. Andrews, cashier g
the Windsor hotel, at Denver, was foun4
floating in Lake Michigan, near Chicago
ON Wednesday of last week. lie was en-
on vacation.
Mrs. Emma Davis, the divorced dea,
wife of C. l.. Davis, of ALVIN Joslinn
prominence, was buried by the actors g.
Lcadville. Her late husband refused I
contribute to her interment.
postofficc has been established at Cleve
land, Eagle county. (Diseontinued-S
Gunnison county y way, Weld county
j. II. Sinclair has been appointed postmae
ter at Blackwell, Bent county.
The receipts of the city of Leadvill.
during the last fiscal year were S129, ,0ST.71
and the expenditures S122 1886, with
SO, si2.25 still on hand, which is to be paid
out at once in hquidating outstanding i'm
debtcdness.
Heavy storms all over the northwestern
territories last Saturday. Much de-
struction to property was caused in Mani
toba, Montana and Dakota. The track of
the Northern Pacific was washed out in
many placs.
Mr.. J. G. Sullivan, . well-known citizen
Of La Plata county, has bought half in
tcrest in the Durango Herald, taking the
place of j. l.. Aiarsh Mr. Sullivan will be
the business manager of the concern, wbils
Mr.. George Marsh remains in the editorial
chair.
Authorized pension examiners nrc pro-
videtl with certificates signed by the eom-
missioner Of pensions and the secretary Of
the interior department. All other alleged
examiners ARE frauds, and Pension commia-
sioner Dudley asks that description of
such persons be furnished him.
A mob Of citizens At wilmipeton, Dali
aware, dissatished with the show given by
OBricnaH ciruun, ou Saturday nivht, op<nas1
fse ON the wagons whils they wess % tke
way 10 the d<pot, sccoapanasd ~ esd
of showusen. Eight = ~ siFeus -
picyes were shot, sonss quite sesisslfy.