The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1884-01-26
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

gobble the charters of both Hudson
Bay railroad companies.
A gas explosion at Boston or
Friday night demolished build
ing and injured several persons.
The government of Manitoba has
applied for the extension of the
Manitoba boundary line to Hudson
bay.
At Rochester, N. H., on Friday
an exploding boiler caused the
death of four men and serious in
jury of several others.
Mrs. Leila J. Robinson appeared
in case in Boston COURT recently,
the first lady lawyer that ever con-
Quoted a case in that state.
The First Nation Pank of Lead
vile has closed it's doors after a
heavy run. 1t is thought the de-
posits amount to 81 100000.
The democratic district conyen-
ton, held at Philadelphia, Tuesday,
indicates that Randall will have
the solid Pennsylvania delegation.
Edward Tappan confesses that
his brother, John D. Tappan, is
guilty of. the murder of Mrs. May
bee and daughter at Hunters Point,
L. /.
At Louisville on Saturday seven
of Henry Kendall's family
were poisoned by trough on rats, D
which had been put in biscuits by
mistake.
Sir Stafford Northcote, Conserva-
tive leader of fhe house of com
mons. has issued the usual circular
summoning supporters to meet,
Feb ). for important business.
Kid Wade, the notorious captain
of the .Niobrara gang of horse
thieves, has been captured at lie
Mars, Ia, by vigilantes who have
been on his track since last fall.
Mike Cuddeck AMI wife were
were hung by vigilantes at Ouray,
Colo, on Saturday. They were ac-
cused of the unhuman crim9 of
beating an adopted child to death.
A despatch from Ottawa says:
There is a rumor in circulation
that the Canadian Pacific road has
asked the government for additional
assistance in the amount of s14,-
100000.
On Tuesday young Mutt was ac-
quilted of the murder of Capt.
Dukes, the plea of insanity being
He will now be exam
ined by experts to ascertain how
long he should be kept under res
traint by'reason of his insanity.
The Interior Department people
were very much excited the other
day regarding the loss of the orig
inal documents filed by Newell in
relation to to the bribery of con-
gressmen to pass the Southern
Pacific bill. a copy, however, was
found.
The officials of the Northern Pa
cifc report contract for the trans
portation of 1000 people from
tiles City. intending to visit the
mines at (pur fAlene, Idaho.
They will come mostly from Dead
wood when the snow permits ira
vel from Rathdrum on the Northern
Pacific
A Lisbon special to the Fargo
Republican states that the Dakota
e. Great ~outhern railroad will
cross at that point and that Lisbon
will donate forty acres of land to
the company for depot grounds
etc. Lisbon is now the winter
Terminus of Fargo & . outhwestern
trains running daily.
Leroy Donovan, convicted of the
murder of VIM. Leighton at Rock
Springs, Wyoming, IN May last,
was hanged at Rawlins on the 18th.
Donovan was twentythree years
odd and was also known as John
Lee, and by some supposed to be q
son of John d. Lee, the Mormon.
of Mountain Meadow massacre
He killed Leighton for
his money. Donovan is the first
white man ever executed in Wyom-
ing by process Of law.
The steamship City Of Columbus,
owned by the Savannah Steamship
company, was wrecked on a ledge
of rocks known as the Devils
bridge, aft Gayhead, Mass, on Fri
day last. The i'll fated steamer left
Boston at 3, o'clock Thursday af
ternoon. having on board 50 first
class and 22 steerage passengers,
with crew Of 45. At 3:45 a. m.
on Friday the vessel struck on the
rocks outside the Devils Bridge
buoy and rapidly went to pieces:
The steamships boats were cleared
away but We're rendered useless, be-
ing swamped by the heavy sea
which was running. Despite the
efforts of the life boat service, as
sisted by the revenue cutter Dex-
ter, So tirst-class and 15 steerage
po.oourorc ond 91 oficorc onI crow