The Dickinson press., 1884-03-01
Miscellaneous News Notes.

The Democrats will hold their national circus
Aug. S.
Norfolk is the first Virginia city to have tho
electric light
William j. Sullivan has been nominated post
master at Leon, Iowa.
A National DECENTRALIZATION convention is
to be calleL for May q.
A Maine Republican state convention will be
held at Bangor, April 30.
March 25 a convention of Americaninventors
will be held in Cincinnati.
The Iowa senate decided to locate the su-
preme court at Des Moines.
The Lonsview private insane asylum at Gin
clnnatl IS offered to the State of Ohio.
At Metropolis, ILL.,, the tlopds destroyed the
National hotel, made famous by Dickens.
The New York assembly has passed a bill
vesting absolute appointing power in the may
or OF New York-Ayes 20, noes 81.
The Virginia senate and house passed over
the governors veto the bill reapportionting the
state for representatives in congress.
The republicans of Massachusetts will hold
a state convention for the choice of delegates
to the national convention in Boston, April 80.
Sypher g. Co, the New York bric-a-brac firm,
is putting in a branch at Chicago in charge of
Mrs. Herbert Aver, wife of the bankrupt who
fled to France.
The defaulting city treasurer of Chicago,
Dave Gage, befriended a poor miner in Colo
RADIO. The miner, William p. Linn, prospered,
and at his death left $40, 000, COO, %one-quarter of
which was bequeathed to Mr.. Gage.
Keziah B. Blackburn of Brooklyn deniedher-
self comforts for fifty years, that she might be
extensively buried and that her grave might re-
ceive daily attention. Her parents had been
buried in paupers' graves. Her funeral cost
$1,000.
Hugh ]. Jewett is a director in twenty rail-
road companies, Samuel Sloan in twenty-three,
Jay Gould in twenty-four, GeorgeB Roberts in
Sidney Dillon in thirty-six and Frederick I.
Ames in fifty-two.
DR.. Roe, u well-to-do citizen of Birmingham,
Ala, was at Fort Payne, Ala, recently, making
a settlement with Samuel HARRISON, a brother
of Judge HARRISON. A quarrel resulted in Roc
cutting Haralson's throat, killing him instantly.
Roe escaped to the mountains. A large posse
is IN pursuit.
The Massachusetts Democratic state conven-
ton will be held in Worcester. The date is
fixed. Members of the state committee and
friends to the number of 120 enjoyed the ban
puet in Boston last night. Ex-Mayor Palmer
y"Ao O WaiAl tTlDutO 10 Ncnuell illllllpS. EX-
GOV. Butler was not present
There were e1s failures in the United States
reported to Bradstreet's during the past week
twenty-five less than the preceding week; four.
teen more than the corresponding week in 1868
and IS more than the Same week of 1892
About So per cent. were those of traders whose
capital was less than $1,000.
John H.. Kinley, ounsel to the Real Estate
Owners Protective association, New York, has
been arrested on a charge of Matchmaking. L
is alleged that he extorted money from owners
Of property on the East side, telling them theil
houses were used for improper purposes, anG
threatning to bring actions against them.
The steamship Frisia, from Hamburg, arrived
attn. y, the Goth, with bodies of Lieut. belong
and comrades IN board. Lieut., Ward, U. S. N.
representing Commodore Upshur, met til,
Frisia at quarantine and came on it to the docl
at Hobo ken and transferred the cases of bodie.
to an undertakers Woodlawn cemetery.
The surrogate of New York has given o decis.
ion in the case of the will of Sarah Burr, WIFI
disposed Of her whole estate, valued at So, co.,.
OOO. for charitable purposes. The surrogate