Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-02-21
NEWS SUMMARY.
MISCELLANEOUS.


&c. Case has been appointed receiver of
the st. Louis, Hannibal and Keokuk rail-
road.
An attachment has been granted in New
York against the Mexican National rail-
road for $4,000.
Fifteen thousand men are thrown out of
employment in the vicinity of Pittsburg in
consequence of the high water.
A boy who sued the New York Central
road for damages for the loss of a foot, re-
covered SIC, 800 at Auburn, n. 7.
The gross receipts of "a matinee given by
Patti and Gerste in Chicago, in aid of suf-
erers from the flood, were $1,000.
An open winter in the arctic circle isindi-
Gated by the vast fields of ice encountered
by steamers crossing the Atlantic.
The Peoples church in Boston, which is
built in the form of theater, and seats
$500 persons was dedicated, recently.
The business failures of the'United States
for the week ended Feb 8th were 232; Can
ada 46; total 278, and for the previous week
S73.
Advices from Arizona are to the effect
that GeronimO's band surrendered at San
Bernardino, and are now on the way to San
Carlos reservation.
A suit of citizens clothing has been de
liyeTed to Major Watson, the paymaster
now serving term in the Kansas peniten-
tiary, and he was released on Feb. 10th.
Investigations at Washington by the
Springer Committee show that it cost the
Government 500, 900 to beat back the bogus
claimants to 81, 500 600 bequeathed to the
treasury by Mr.. Lewis of New Jersey.
On account of the food, Mapleson de-
cided to postpone the opera season at Gin
cinnati, and at the suggestion of Gerster and
Patti will give a special performance in
Chicago to relieve the sufferers by the flood
John Faulds, who recently escaped from
the Illinois insane asylum at Kankakee has
filed in the circuit court at Chicago peril
tions for the release of E. Wright and James
C. Peacock, on the ground that they are
sane.
The autopsy held on the remains of Wen
dell Phillips showed the terrible nature of
the heart disease that caused his death.
His sufferings must have been most acute,
and his fortitude in the light of present
developments was something remarkable.
The Commissioner of the General Land
office claims that 274 900 acres of land have
been patented to the Burlington & Missouri
River Railroad in Nebraska in excess of the
quantity the road was entitled to receive,
and the Commissioners has given the com
pany Sixty Gays TO snow cause why the
land should not revert to The Government.
The directors of the North American
Galloway Breeders Association of Canada
and the American Association Ofthe United
States, after a two days session in
Kansas City consolidated under the name
OF the American Association, with a new
herd book and thirteen directors from
the East and seven from the West. David
McCrae, of guelph, Canada, was chosen
President, and Walter G. Weeden, of Kan
sas City, Secretary Treasurer and editor of
the herd book.
To settle adispute as to whether the Army
of the Potomac refused to charge the enemy
the second time at the battle of Cold Har-
Dor, General Grant was appealed to, and re-
spOnded, saying: Il never gave any order
TO any army that commanded during the
Rebellion TO make any attack where it was
disobeyed. 1t is possible, but do not re-
member the circumstances, that L gave an
order for an attack at certain hour, and
afterwards concluded that it would be better,
possibly, not to make it, and sent orders
countermanding my order for an attack, but
/ do not remem Der that any such circum-
stance rs that took place at Cold HarbOr."