The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-28
Summary Of General News.

A conflict between the real and the ideal
has arisen in the midst of those charming
songsters the Boston Ideals. Mr. Foster,
the advance agent, engaged Miss. Beebe, as
she says. with the expectation that he could
call on her in her room. Mr.. Wheeler, the
business manager, however was the recep-
lent of this privilege. Disappointment EN-
bitered Fosters good intentions, and Miss
IIeebe and Mr.. Wheelerwere both discharged
and Foster made business manager. As
Miss Beebe has husband lingering in the
back ground a divor2e suit is relied on to
give the Ideals some free and unsavory ad
vertising.
When T. L. keogh succeeded Robert Nj.
Douglass as United States marshal for the
Western district of North Carolina Doug
lass refused to turn over TO his successor
certain official records, alleging that they
were necessary to the settlement of bis ac-
counts with the department of Justice.
Thereupon, the attorney general directed
the United States attorney or that district
to make an effort to have Douglass indicted
on charge OF abstricting government pro-
perty. The presiding judge of the circuit
is father-in-law OF Douglass. An attempt is
being made to bring about a settlement OF
the difficulty.
The long contested suit of O'Neil W.. the
Chicago and Northwestern railway has been
tried before a jury in the United States su.
preme court three times. The last trial was
concluded Friday by verdict in favor OF
! the plaintiff for $4,000, the full amount
prayed for. ONeil is a young man who
lost leg while in the employ OF the North
western company at Dubuque. He was
run over by switch engine through the
| carelessness of the engineer
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
French, in speaking Of the tariff bill, said i,
was evident tn the government would be
| involved in large number of suits on ac-
| count of the doubted meaning of some o
| the provisions OF the bill, Within q few
days questions have been brought TO the at
tentiOn of the department W ich will most
| certainly result in numerous law suits un-
less the decisions are altoge, her in favor o
| the il. porters, which is not at all probable
| Mayor Edison OF New York made ali argu
ment recently before the committee on cite:
| Of the legislature at Albany in favor Of hi.
| bill clothing the mayor with power 10 ap
| point chiefs OF departments and commission
| ers, and depriving the board of aldermen O
| the right to confirm nominations OF the may
| or. He said the present system was demor
diiHAIS oiu uohSeiohs W puuiiC IitSIcsts
The statue of The late Prof Henry, tn.
first secretary and director of the Smithso
nian institute which has been erected on thu
! Smithsonian grounds has been unveiled
with appropriate ceremonies in the presence
| OF large number of spectators, Including
| many persons distinguished in the social
political, literary ard scientific world.
The constitutional prohibitory amend
ment was defeated in the Pennsy lvania
house on third re-.ding. A motion to re-
consider was made, but was r elected by a
vote of 81 to l5l. In the senate bill pro
hibiting treating" passed to its third read
ing.
The site for the new Manchester college
buildings al st. Paul, were located last week
near Summit and Smelling Avenues.
The indianapolis telephone mandatory
is to be removed to Chicago.