Morris tribune., 1884-07-16
Friday, July 4.

Samuel Young noted counterfeiter of
Indiana, has been lodged in Jail at lndianapo-
lis. He was captured on farm near Barney,
Mo-, after a fight with Winchester rifles.
Miss Kate Shelley, of Ogden, Iowa, has
been presented with the medal of honor
awarded by the legislature of that state for
her heroism IN saving a passenger train from
being wrecked on broken treStle-work.
Monday, July 7.
The new cable street-car company has
asked New York city for the privilege of oc-
cupying seventy miles of street.
Two probably fatal cases Of sunstroke
occurred in Dallas, Tex, where the mercury
registered 102 degrees i'll the shade, and the
water supply is so low as to cause great
alarm.
The chief of police of Louisville has is
sued an order directing all stores to remove
all pictures of nude figures from their show
windows, even though they be copies Of cele-
brated paintings.
Stanley, the African explorer is on the
way to England. The commanders of sew
eral Portuguese war vessels assembled the
Congo and annulled the treaties made by
Stanley with the natives of neutral territory.
The French government has decided to
release the Mines anarchists,
but will not pardon Prince Krapotkine OF
Louise Michel. The communists of Paris
propose to march to the city hall on July II,
with a red flag bearing the word amnesty"
The bull-fght at Dodge City on the
national holiday attracted 5000 persons,
among them being many Texan cowboys.
Two of the bulls showed sufficient combative-
ness to interest the brutal crowd. One of the
Mexican matadores received what may prove
to be fatal wound in the ribs.
tuesday, July 8.
The first copper cent was coined in New
Haven in 1857.
The premature discharge of cannon at
Centralia, Mo-, killed two men.
Alexander H. Stevens library which
cost him 100000, has been sacrificed for $500.
At Laselle seminary two gold miniature
loaNes We're awarded to the girls who had
taken highest rank in bread-making.
Carpenter, the New York wife muir
derer, is troubled nights by the ghost of Chas-
tine Cox. who murdered Mrs Hull some years
ago. The unwelcone shade comes into his
cell regularly.
The Age of Steel publishes ninety letters
cry, steam-pumps, hardware specialties, and
ron-roofng manufacturers east of st. Louis,
showing that trade is in a good condition,
that sales thus far this year have exceeded
those for the last six moIAhs of 1888, and that
wire manufacturers and others are working
to their fullest capacity. The dizziness in
some lines and low prices are attributed to
lack of confidence induced by recent failures.
Hailstorms west of Mitchell, D. t.,
destroyed wheat in some localities. A wind
storm swept over Macon, Sanga-
mon, and Christian counties, which
destroyed much property and severely in
jured number of people. Southwest of
Decatur, Ill, a cyclone ravished the district,
thirty houses and barns being leveled, horses
killed, and orchards and crops ruined Near
Body the Cumberland Presbyterian church
and parsonage were wrecked entailing loss
of S25, OOO Two children were fatally hurt,
and some persons were rendered homeless.
Wednesday. July 8.
The Utica Observer denies the report
that ex-senator Conkling will go to Europe
this summer.
Ex-Secretary Rristow is ready to sup
port Justice Field for the presidency if he Sc
cures the Democratic nomination.
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Montgomery counties, Pennsylvania, deluged
the country and swept away bridges, houses
and crops.
In response to an invitation Gen. B. F.
Butler states that he will probably attend
session of the National Educational associa-
ton, which assemblies at Madison, Wis, on
July Is.
A new counterfeit SO silver certificate
has made its appearance in the west. On the
back of the note where it should read and
all public dues, and when so received" the
word aall" is entirely omitted.
Since the beginning of the organized fe-
male suffrage agitation in England, in 1870,
the official records show that IL, 354 petitions,
bearing 2,542, 1852 signatures, have been pre-
sented to parliament, while over 200 meet
ngs, on a large scale, have been held.
Thursday, July 10.
An aged: niece of Zachary Taylor is a
Michigan pauper.
Senator Bayard is 56 and poor man
with big family.
Philip Hamilton the youngest son Of
Aaron Burr's victim, died at Poughkeepsie.
Mr.. Mapleson is said to have engaged
Patti for the approaching opera season in
America.
The eleventh annual national soldiers
and sailors reunion will be held at Caldwell,
O., September II and IS next.
There have been thirteen cases of small
pox at Leroy, Mich. DR.. Belts a young
physician, died of the malady.
The Baltimore & Ohio company has
purchased the Pittsburg, Cleveland g. To-
ledo road, and will honor the paper indorsel
by Commodore Garrison and the Andrew
brothers.
1t is stated that Adclina Patti is about
to take advantage OF the new divorce law Of
France and get rid of the Marquis &c Can,
with whom she has had no communication
for seven years.
Russell Sage's recent losses on Wall
street. and the severe ordeal which he has
passed through have brought on nervous
prostration, and his physicians have ordered
him to retire from active business at once.
From April "a to June 20 the net profits
of New York city national banks decreased
81, Isl, 200, while loans and discounts fell off
$43, 129, 800, and the amounts due other
banks and depositors were lessened by 49,
737, 300.
The millinery house of s. G. j. Som
merich, of New York, has failed for 500, 900.
The paper of J. de Riviera & Co., sugar
dealers in the same city, has gone to protest,
but they claim that with 100000 in goods
on band they will soon be able to resume.
Senator Plumb, Of Kansas, was printer
once. Now he is worth s1,00o,000.
A number of hogs at Rockford, Ills,
which had been bitten by mad dog, are dy-
ing with hydrophobia.
AS an encouragement to matrimony,
New Jersey has placed the price of mar
riage license at IL cents.
The Rev. w. H. Key, colored clergy
man of Tennessee, made the bricks that were
used in the construction of his church.
Philip Hamilton, youngest son of Alex.