Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-14
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

THE centennial of the birth of Washing
ton Irving was celebrated at Tarrytown on
the Sd. Justice Noah Davis, of New York,
presided. Many prominent literary people
were present.
MAYOR MEANS, of Cincinnati, is al
legged to have celebrated the election of his
successor by going on a spree on the night
of the election, in the course of which he
attempted to shoot the county jailer. In
reference by bystanders prevented the ex-
ecution of his design.
THE venerable Peter Cooper died in New
York City on the morning of the 4th, at the
advanced age of n%inety-two years. Enter
ing manhood as a mechanic, his inventions
and industry proved a mine of wealth to
him, and at the time of his death, although
he had given millions for the good of his
race, he was possessed of about $5,0O0.00O.
Ex-Mayor Edward Cooper, of New York, is
a son, and Mrs. Abram S.. Hewitt a daugh-
ter of Mr.. Cooper.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR on the 4th appointed
Judge Walter Q. Gresham, of Indiana, to
be Postmaster-General, and Mr.. Gresham
accepted and would assume the duties of
the position in ten days.
BOTH houses of the Ohio Legislature have
agreed to a resolution providing for the
submission of a Constitutional amendment
giving the State Legislature unrestricted
control Of the liquor traffic by the imposi-
ton of taxes and penalties.
THE Gubernatorial election in Rhode
Island on the 4th resulted in the defeat OF
Sprague, Bourn, the Republican nominee,
being elected by about 1900 majority. The
Assembly is strongly Republican.
THE Wisconsin Legislature adjourned
sine die at noon on the 4th.
EX-SENATOR THURMAN fell on the step.
of his residence at Columbus, o., on the
evening of the Sd, and broke his arm.
The date of he annual meeting of the
Society of the Army of the Cumberland has
been changed from September 10 and 20 tt
October "a and %, at Cincinnati.
THE Monopolists of Indiana will
meet in State Convention at indianapolis
on the 9Th of June.
In an alteration at Baton Rouge, La.
the other day w. A. LeSeur, editor Of TIA
Capitdhdn Adr0c0te, was shot through tn
head by w. T. Sanders, a broker, II diet
two hours afterward.
The President, accompaniedby Secretar,
Chandler, left Washington for Florida OF
the morning of the 9Th.
DR.. JOSEPH K. BARNES, late Surgeon
General of the United States army, died a
l Washington on the 9TH, Of Bright's diseas,
of the kidneys.
: Rev. w. H. H. MURRAY, who was re
l ported to have left San Antonio, Tex.
: heavily in debt, arrived at New York OF
the 9Th, to attend a lawsuit in which he i
concerned. He denies the story alluded tc
l NATHAN S. MORSE, business manager O
the New York Daily Meas, committed SUI!
t eide a few days ago by shooting himsel
through the head.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR and party were re
, ceived at Jacksonville, Fla, on the evenin
of the 9Th by the booming of artillery an
the cheers of the citizens.
THROUGH the carelessness of the Enrol
e ing Clerk of the Wisconsin House of Re1
S resentives, a number of House bills tina
. were defeated in the Senate were sent t
the Governor, received his signature, an
!, were published as laws.
IT has been definitely decided that neitl
!, er Parnell nor any other member of til
Irish Parliamentary party will attend tn
Philadelphia Convention.