Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-11-15
NEWS SUMMARY.
MISCELLANEOUS.


The steamer Oceanic sailed from San
Francisco with 1000 Cinnamon and $780,
600 in coin.
Russell & siesfeldt, agricultural imple-
ment dealres, Sherman, Tex, were attached
by creditors.
The late rains in Virginia made a good
season for handling leaf tobacco, and the
market is opening actively.
There was much excitement in Wall
street the day before election, and large
sums were wagered on the result.
The st. Louis and San Francisco Railway
Company applied to the New York Stock
Exchange to list $2,l80,C00 additional gen
eraI mortgage bonds.
Director General Burkes report on the
progress Of preparations for the New Or
leans Exposition shows everything IN a
satisfactory condition.
Gen. John Newton has submitted his an
nuaI report on coast defenses5 and advises
that principal sea port towns be made i'm
pregnable to attack by the addition Of guns
of heavy caEbre.
The prospects are that Missouri will have
a most creditable exhibit of the States re-
sources at the Worlds EpOsiuOn at New
Orleans. Some money IS wanted TO COM
plete the arrangements.
Plans are perfected for the departure on
the 10th INST. of the commission appointed
by Congress to visit Mexico, Central and
South America in the interest OF commerce
with the United States.
Rumors are in circulation at Toronto
that the police sent to Michipicoten were
attacked by rioters, COnstables DOdds and
Mills being killed and Inspector Ward SER
iOuslY wounded.
Vim. Jones, the guard who attempted to
kill Chas. j. Guiteau on the 18th day Of No
vember, 1881, was recently acquitted by
jury in Washington City. They were out
only twenty minutes.
Several New York bankers have reduced
the interest on balances OF S., 900 and up
wards to two per cent, a reduction of one
half per cent. Thay say this Will be con-
tinued until better rates on money can be
obtained.
James B. Parke, prominent in the iron
business at Buffalo, who mysteriously dis
appeared three months ago, returned with
a statement that he was rendered half in
sane by business troubles and took a trip to
Europe.
The suit of the city of Ft. Scott against
Samuel G. Hickman to recover the amount
of principal and interest on certain i'm
prOvement bonds issued by the city of Fort
Scott, has been decided by the U. S. Supreme
Court in favor Of the city.
1t is now rumored that Mr.. George W.
Ristine, Commissioner of the TransCOnti-
mental pool, will. upon his resignation of
that position taking effect, become Traffic
Manager of the Atlantic & Pacific, and will
have charge of the fast freight line of the
St. Louis q San Francisco, AtChisOn, To-
peka & Santa Fe and the Atlantic & Pacific
roads.
The Burlington and Missouri River road
in Nebraska has issued the following notice:
Your attention is called to the fact that this
company will accept its proper proportion
or division OF through rates via Kansas City
or AtChisOn, on business to Nebraska
river, and south of the lines of the Indian
to the Columbus, Baltimore and Ohio road,
from the city of Columbus to Washing
ton"
The Supreme Court of the United States
has decided in a case wherein the question
presented is whether any right of appeal
exists in patent cases from the decision OF
the Commissioner to the Secretary of the
Interior. The Court, in an opinion by
Justice Matthews, held that an appeal does
not lie in patent cases to the Secretary OF
the Interior; that the Commissioned OF
Patents has the exclusive right to decide
for himself whether or not a patent ought
to be issued, and the Secretary Of the In
terror has no authority to review such de-
cisiOn. If the Commissioner errs the
party aggrieved has statutory remedy, but
that remedy is not an appeal to the Sec
rotary.