The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-04-11
BRIEF TELEGRAMS.

The Nova Scotia Legislature has
extended the franchise in municipal
elections to wido Rs and unmarried
women.
4 genty-ninth Republican Con-
vention of Pennsylvania. elects a
Blaine delegation to Chicago. One
OF the alternates favors Edmunds.
COMPTROLLER Knox has accepted
the presidency OF a New York City
bank and will shortly resign his
present position.
The mail and passenger service to
the United States from Mexico
over the Central railroad was in.
augated yesterday.
Washington atvices last night
say: Indications fer North Pacific
coast, light rams and partly cloudy
weather; Cahfornis, fair weather.
Earnings OF the Northern Pacific
for the first two weeks Ia April
were S317, 900; increase of $152,000
over corresponding week last year.
Messrs. John 0. Crsvens and
Eugene G Hay were elected dele>
gates to the Chicago Repuo licao
convention, from the Fourth DIS
trict of Indiana. Personal prefer
enCe, Harrison.
A dispatch from London says the
Queen arrives at Darmstadt on the
17tn inst. The Emperor Of Ger
MANY leaves Berlin on the 18th for
Wiesbaden and meets the Queen at
on the 2Ist.
A dispatch from Los Angeles says
a perfect deluge of rain has fallen
the last thirty six hours. Three
inches fell during the night. Trains
east and west are blocked by wash
outs.
The Brussels, Belgium, Chamber
Of Representatives-61 TO 21-passed
4 bill forbidding soldiers to vote at
elections, and allowing clergymen
to vote only at places where they
lived before entering the priesthood
Major j. G.. Dirkey, of the
Twenty-second Infantry, U. S. A,
now stationed st Santa Fe, n. M,
was married at Indianapolis last
evening, to Miss Lavette Davidson,
granddaughter Of the late Governor
Foot Noble.
The Republican Congressional
convention at Poughkeepsie, N. Y,
elected Hamilton Fish,
Jr., and B. Piatt Carpenter dele
ga .es to the Chicago convention,
and voted down resolution endors-
ing BlaiLe.
The Republican convention OF the
Twelfth Congressional district OF
Indiana chose o. A. Simons and 0.
delegates to the Chicago
uninstructed. Carver
will support Blsine; Slmons has no
preference
Before proceeding in the Sharon
divorce suit, yesterday, all persons
admitted to the court room, Includ>
ing counsel, were by order of the
Judge examined TO see whether they
carried dangerous weapons. None
were found. The day was consumed
in arguments. Adjourned to Mon-
day.
Charles Croker, president of the
Southern Pacific, says that owing to
legislative agitation on railroad
matters and difficulties consequent
thereon to obtain the necessary
funds for construction, he has Or
1ered work on the California & Ore
yon Railroad stopped.
at Texarkana, Ark, yesterday,
Mike Berry, a barkeeper, was shot
and killed by Deputy Sheriff j. F.
Clarke. Berry had frequently
to kill Clark on sight,
and when they met yesterday
Clark opened fire and
several shots were fired by both
,1des when Berry fell dead. Clarke
was arrested.
No tidings have been received last
hight of ASCENDING Cashier Hub
3ard. Many receipts are turning
10. which read, "Received sums
blank) dollars for investment
B. T. o. Hubbard; aggres
rate not definitely known but it is
thought to be over $4,000. The
states that he embezz.ed
money to the extent of silly 400; Is
80 loov,n Iuhather the hank will