Morris tribune., 1884-04-30
THE NEWS In BRIEF.
Monday. April 21s


western Pennsylvania have been destroyed
by the severe weather.
The cotton mill owners of Canada
held conference at Montreal and agreed to
curtail production so per cent for the next
six months.
DR.. Law, of Cornell university, who
has been investigating the cattle disease at
Neosho Falls, Kan, says it is positively not
contagious.
Tammany hall has secured 222 rooms
in the Palmer house and 1SS rooms in the
Matteson house, Chicago, for the Democratic
convention.
Tuesday, April 90.
Gen. Israel Putnam's wedding ring is
owned and priced by woman in Omaha,
Neb
Two vessels have been chartered in
Chicago to take corn to Buffalo at 215 cents
per bushel.
Parnell, in an interview, emphatically
denies that he is to retire from the leadership
of the Irish national party.
A special train over the Erlanger
road from Cincinnati made the fast time of
43 miles per hour for % hours. "a
Immigrants to the number of 8, ,46O az
rived at Castle Garden on Sunday. Among
them were seventeen Mormon missionaries
and 3:S proselytes.
M. De Brazza has signed treaty
with the most powerful sovereign in western
Africa, by which all the right bank of the
Congo passes under the protection of France.
Wednesday, April 80.
It is reported that cold weather and
rain are injuring the Kansas wheat crop.
The Southern exposition at Louis
vile will open this year A1g. 16, and close
Oct. 26.
It is estimated that 10 per cent of
the live stock in British Columbia perished
during the past winter.
The Massachusetts house has re.
jected senate order for biennial sessions of
the legislature, and also voted down resolu-
tion for prohibitory amendment to the con-
stitution-S7 to "a.
Three weeks ago in the Mexican
state of Guerrero, fifty-two members Of a
band of rebels were killed by the regular
troops at Talpche, and the remant of the
insurrectionists is being hotly pursued.
Commander Schley has orders to take the
Thetis, Bear, and Alert to the coast of Green
land, or further north, in search of Lieuten-
ant Greely and his comrades. All his officers
and men are enjoined by Secretary Chand-
ler to perform any duty at sea or on land to
which they may be assigned.
Thursday, April "a.
At Cincinnati the whisky pool 10
again established, and the price fixed at
$1.lO
The Cook County Democratic club
formally indorsed Tilden and Hendricks fer
denomination.
The supreme lodge of the world,
Knights of Pythias, began its session Tuesday
at New Orleans
An analysis ordered by the board of
health at New York shows that mustard sold
in that city is adulterated with naphthal
yellow, -four, and terra alba.
A committee of the United Presby-
terian church in Pittsburg has decided to ask
the legislature to make the use of instru-
mental music in churches unlawful.
Massachusetts Republicans have
elected eight more delegates to Chicago
favoring Edmunds and Lincoln, their second
choice being John Sherman and Hawley.
An official Of the pension bureau re-
lates the fact that soldier died while his
claim was pending, his wife expired while
the papers were being changed in her inter-
est, and their two children were swept off
by an epidemic before their application had
gone the rounds.
Friday, April 25.
Gold shipments from New York
Wednesday for Europe were s3,427,ooo.
The striking lasters at Lewiston, Me-,
have been indicted for unlawful assembly.
Gen. Butler is their counsel
All ministers and their families will
be taken to the Methodist Episcopal confer
ence at Philadelphia at the same rates as
regular delegates.
The supreme lodge of the world,
Knights of Pythias, in session at New Or
leans, Wednesday, elected John Van Walk
enberg, of Madison, Iowa, grand chancellor
The supreme lodge was given reception by
the grand lodge of Louisiana.
An attempt of twenty-five men to
| take man out Of the Mt Sterling, KY, Jail
| in order to lynch him was defeated by the
courage of the jailer, who got a shotgun and
promised to blow hole in the first man who
| attempted to enter. He was not required to
keep his promise
Advices from Wisconsin represent
that the entire Republican delegation to Chi
cago will be friendly to President Arthur,
but Gen. W. T. Sherman would capture
every VOTE 1t is thought that L. B. Caswell
will be renominated for congress in the Firs
district. E. w. Keyes desires to represent the
Third district in the the national convention,
but will not run for congress.
John W. Ayers, representing pow
erful combination of Boston capital, has pc
titioned the Massachusetts, senate to sell him
four railways connected with the Hoosac
tunnel, together with 200 acres on South
Boston flats, for all which he offers 81 900, 900,
with the promise of extending the system to
Chicago, to connect with the Boston roads
leading to the Pacific coast and the Mexican
capital.
SATURDAY. ApriI 90.