The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-01-03

the Union Pacific to the Yellowstone park
Dec. !, the Forty-eighth congress met and j.
q. Carlisle OF Kentucky was elected speaker
On this 18th the Republican nation Al committee
net ct Washing on and elected Senator Sabin
chairman. TO succeed Marshall Jewell, de-
ccased and Chicago was selected for the next
national convention.
In the STATES several notable changes have
taken place. Jan. a, Coy. Butler was in
augurated at Boston James s Boynton was
sworn in az governor of Georgia, to succeed
ALI xandsr H. Stephens, deceased. Arril II,
H. d. Mcdaniel was nominated for governor,
and on the oath was elected, to succee Bpyn-
ton. May II, Proctor Knott was nominated for
governor Of kentucky, and LATER was elected
Nov. 6 Judge Hoadly. Democrat, was
elected governor of ONO; Buren Z. sher-
man, Republican of Iowa; George d Robin
:on. Republican, of Massachnset 8; Robert Nc
Lane, Democrat, of Ma Wand: Lson Abb
belt, Democrat, of New Jers "; and L. I. Hub
bard, Republican. Of Minnesota.
DRAMATIC.
Tn the dramatic world the year has been more
Or less memorable Mrs Langtry made her
irst appearance in the West at Chicago, on
January /. After an extended tour through
inc country, in which she experienced
Ill the, incidents attendant on o. a
Her earnings are said to have been nea ly
200, 900 IL this country. In October Henry
irving and Ellen TRY landed in New York
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Jan. g. in a billiard match, cushion carroms,
al Nsw York, Maurice Daily def atsd VII lam
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lila. The wrestling match on tue IL b,
at Louisvi le, Ky, between John Ora
ham AMI Clarence Whistler, best two
ou. of three falls, Greco Roman and
catch as catch can, was won By Graham. In
the Graco Roman wrestling match. the 9th.
for $500 aad championship, at st Loul-, be-
tween MulIoon and Bauer, the former won.
Feb. 4 Muidoon downed Bibby in
pa Carver beat Bogardns at Louisville;
score, SO to So. March II the National league
and American Base Ball association. ma lie uD
their differences. The Chicago billiard tour
nament opened on the 18th with victory for
yignaux over DAILY. April 3 Shaefer
az Chicago. May ii, Sullivan knocked out
Mitchell in three rounds il New York July
%. the Pullman regatta opened at Pui man, III.
August o. Sullivan, in a glove hgnt al tho Madi-
out Herbert A. Sade in two and a-haf
rounds On the ID h William Ryan. John
Morrisseys trainer in his ca ~ days, died at
Fort Edward. Boston won tue league cham
pioaship; the Athletic, Of Philadelphia, the
A uei icau and he Toledo nine the Northwest
ern championship.
NORTHWESTERN EVENTS.
The year has been esp c;ally eventful in the
Northwest In Minnesota Senator WINDOW
was defeated for re election. and D. d. saein
Tho capital of Dakots, after q long
and arduous struggle, was removed to
Bismarck by Gov OrLway and the capliai
commission chosen thr nigh his instrumental
itv The Nortaern Pacific road was completed
and f.rmally opened Sept S. St Paul and
Munea noi-, OF Sept 3 celebrated this
event with z msguifcence aud en'hu-
slasm never be e shown in the two
cities President Willard. accnmDanied by
numerous guests, among whom were Gen.
Grant and x-Secre'aries Evarts and SchurZ,
was accorded a grand ovation. ending with Il
banquet given by the city of St Paul at the
Iafavetts hoiel, Lake Miuneonka- The last
spike was driven Sept 8, at point slx'y
niles west of Helena. with appropriate and
elaborate ceremonies. The Yellowstone
park was this year opened to ths pnblic by
railroad, and Rufus Hatch, with special train
b airing large number of invited guests,
spent fortnight there The Canadian Paeihc
was pushed Oh to the Rocky mountains. Rich
discoveries of gold in the C9ur dAene
mines have stimulated crowded emigration
thlther The crops throughout Minneso and
Dakots were generally good. Larry trosra
damaged wheat in some parts OF tue Red River
valley The improvement Of tbs mineral
region north of Duluth was be IN in the
| building OF the Iron Ra rge railroad. which Is
| to tap that hiihereto unknown section OF the
| Stats One of The important events Is the
IN. letlon of the NJ .nltobs railroad vIaducs a.
| MINNEAPOLIS, the first stone bridge across tbs
| Mississippi.
| One OF the most blood urlling crimes of the
| past wear was the killing of Richard Pierce OF
| St Paul the night of Jan. l. Great excitement
| was c,used by the affa T, which was only
| iayed BY the discovery or the supposed dead
| man in the pineries and his return nome. The
! number of murders in the United States is
! probably larger for 1888 than any preceding
| year. OnIy two celebrated crimes can
| be mentioned June s Armlstead Barksdae
| killed his cousin, Scott Clayton, at Lawrence
burg. Va, and d few days later committed
| suicnie in remorse March /, Jimmie Z lott
| the puugilist, was shot and killed il Chicago
| ny Jere Dunn notorious sporting man
| March s. George { oakling shot and Killed W.
| H. Hayerstick, his sisters paramount III New
YORK: Conkllng was let off on bail and Is
| living in Nevada. At Harrudsburg, Ky, April
| o. Congress smau Phil Thompson shot aud
| killed instantly Walter II. Davis, whom ne
| charged with seducing his wife. Thompson
was acquitted. April 81, mob at Devils
| Lake killed the two Ward brothers. At Unlon-
| town. Pa. June Is, James Mutt killed Dukes
1 who murdered his father, Capt Nut, III an
| alteration over a Sian Ter agalnss MISS
lLzzie Mutt Young Nuts trial Is pending III
| Iittsburg Sept 3, the body of Rose Amber
| Clark was found at Sanford Conn. The muir
derer escaped. On the 10Th of the same
| mouth Ada Atkinson was bruiaily murdered
| by Melting at Oxford, lnd. Nelling was suose-
quently lynched. 81,
ne CITY bank, New FORK, of S4S. 900 by
the abduction of Zerelda Garrison at 81. Louis
| the robbery at Panama of $4,000 sent by the
government to the United States feet in the
| pacltic o. B. Ovens stealing 500, 600 from
the ST Louis bank; the robbery of $50, 600 in
diamonds at Springfield, LII; the assault on
La y Fiorende Dixie in lie grounds at Wind
scr; robbery of the Udlted States eN-
pres ), company of $4,000 at Des Moines:
| murder OF two men in the posse that captured
the ,rber brothers in Iowa; the defalcation OF
| Treasurer Polk OF Tennessee to the amount OF
Sl6O,OOO; the murder of Brandy bs
his wife and her paramour at Argyle.
| Mimi; the embezz ement of Phipps.
| he Philadelphia aims house keeper:
| the robbery of Secretary Telier's trunks, con-
aiming $3, 600 of diamonds, at Livingston.
Mont The murder of seven negroes at Dar-
vile. Va on election day, aud the shooting OF
| several persons at 1aZ &c. Miss, Christina re-
suiting in the lvnculng last night of four
| negroes at that place.