The Red Cloud chief., 1884-11-21
MISCELLANEOUS.

herself soon afterwards by shooting herself
through the heart.
ONE Of the saddest sights witnessed for
| some time was the recent flight of the emf
| nent tragedian, John Mccullough, at Chi
cago. He went to the depot and d :manded
his baggage. He was dazed and would
point To a big black trunk and say ''There.
my trunk is like that one: find q trunk like
that and you will nave mine" Then he
would rvn across another trunk which he
took for his and claim il. On investigation
il was found that his sole baggage consisted
| Of a hat box and valise. He said that he
had an engagement to play at 81. Louis
| and had just an hour to get there in. In
| due course of time he arrived in 81. Louis
and was taken charge of by friends. No
Of him and he wandered aimiessly where
ever he desired to go.
THE cotton crop of the United States for
the present year has been estimated TO be
$4,000 bales. This is somewhat larger
than last year.
Z. n. FITZGERALD, lately tried for trea-
son-felony in organizing branches of the
Irish Republican Brotherhood, was acquit-
ted n few days ago.
THE Franchise ill was passed to the
committee stage in the British louise of
Commons a few days ago amid Liberal
cheers.
THERE was lately n movement in Wis
| consin i'm favor of high license. Petitions
in futherance of such n policy We're circu-
lated quite freely.
THE Norwegian bark Naura was lately
| wrecked off the Caribou Islands, and two
of her crew were drowned. All on board
the schooner Emile, which had picked up
the passengers of the wrecked steamer Tyi-
gia, were lost.
THE Duke of Cumberland lately ad-
dressed a circular to all the sovereigns of
Europe except the German Emperor, i'll
which he proclaimed his right to the Duchy
of Brunswick.
LATE advices from Turks Island stated
that the brig Julia f.. Haskell, Captain
Paine. sailed from Wavassa October IL, for
Baltimore, with guano. She encountered a
hurricane October IL, and sprung a leak,
which rapidly increased, and the brig was
abandoned two days later, and the crew.
eight in number, took to the boats and made
Calcos Island, and, in attempting to land
the boat capsized and all on board, except
the Captain and one sailor named Grant,
were drowned.
ALL but six of the law students at the
Naval University, Montreal, were lately
expelled for not submitting to the rcgula-
tons prohibiting attendance at theaters
and political meetings.
AN earthquake shock was recently felt at
Salt Lake City, Utah. Many people arose
in fright, but no damage was done. The
tremors lasted about ten second3. At Par
is, Idaho, six shocks were felt about the
same time. Considerable damage to houses
was reported, and people were affected rs
by seasickness. The first shocks We're from
northeast to southwest, then a swaying
motion from north to south. The succeed
ing shocks were from east to west.
ABAND of Indians lately attacked Deputy
| Marshal Mershor on his return trip from
the Indian Territory, and liberated thirty
United States prisoners. Two Indians
were killed and several wounded. Mer-
| shor got into Fort Smith, Ark. with nine
teen prisoners and lodged them in Jail.
THE Mackay- emmett cable was lately
rendered useless by icebergs of New
~foundland.
A NAN named T.. Poppethawer, who did
business under the firm nam of the Boston
Diamond Cutting Company, was lately
missing with diamonds which belonged to
various Boston firms and private custo-
mers, valued at a large sum. P~oppethawer
was trusted by jewellers of that city almost
implicitly. 1t was his custom to call upon
first-class jewelry firms and request the
loan of some diamonds, which he said he
could sell to good advantage.
THE Austrian Minister of Finance has
prepared a measure to restore cash pay
ments throughout Austria and Hungary.
A NORTHWESTERN association of archi-
tects was formed in Chicago a few days
ago, and a permanent exhibit of building
materials and specimens of the latest i'm
provements and patents of interest to ar
chitects opened in conjunction Herewith.
DIPHTHERIA in its worst form has been
prevailing at Oil City, Pa, and adjoining
towns.
GOVERNOR CROSBY, of Montana, in his
late annual report estimated the increase
of population in the Territory during the
year at 4,0oo, and the present population at
about $1,000. He aid the cattle in the Ter
ritory numbered over 10000, and the
value of taxable property, which he said
did not represent one-quarter the wealth
of the Territory, was between S~5O.Ooo.0O0
ard S5o,0eo,o0o. In other directions Mon
tana is steadily increasing in the value of
her material resources and she viii a. an
early day apply FOR admission 20 the Union
as a State.
CHIEF SALMON, OF the Bureau OF Animal
Industry, lately submitted a volumiaous
report on the subject of contagious diseases
! among animals to DR.. Loring. Commits
sioner of Agriculture. The recent out
break among Kansas herds was attributed
to ergotism, due to eating fungus known
as ergot. The con of treatment which
DR.. Salmon laid down for cattle afflicted
with the disease will be consulted with in
terest by stock-raisers everywhere.
A FEW dozen working days viii see the
Washington monument completed, and
February - next will witness its public
dedication. Standing $50 feet and ten
inches above its base, it now ranks as the
highest structure in the world. its nearest
rival being the lofty spire of the Cologne
Cathedral.
MONTREAL, Cam, lately underwent a lou
bic afiic:ion-diphtheria and typhoid fever
the result of defective sewerage.
ArRAIN-LoADof emisrants had a narrow
escape from destruction at Cornwall Sta
! ton. n. Y. on the New West Shore Road, .