The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1884-02-16
NEW, OF THE WEEK.

England in Egypt.
The hazing cadets arc now being
court martialed at Annapolis.
Thomas Kinsella, editor of the
Brooklyn Eagle died on Monday.
Dakotians are hoping that thu
pres mt Congress will open up thu
great Sioux reservation.
And now comes rumor thai
Randall is one of the Democratic
candidates for president.
Appeals for aid to the sufferers
by the floods are being received by
the mayors of the large cities.
The bondsmen of Moorhead's de-
faulting treasurer have agreed te
pay the amount of his defalcation
There are over half q dozen ap
plicants for the vacant judgeship o
the eighth judicial circuit Of Min
nsS ia.
At Norwich, Conn, F. V. Conan1
killed Nr. Alfred Mcclellan, anC
announced the fact to his wife at q
prayer meeting.
The House of Representatives
has denied that ex-Senators are
not entitled to the privilege of the
floor of the house.
Morrison thinks that if the house
would pass a reduction of tariff
measure there is hope that the
senate would follow suit.
At Milwaukee, Telegraph Opera
tor Starnold, formerly of Minneap.
oils, tried to Kill his sweetheart and
sccceeded in finishing himself.
A Washington Chinaman has
been denied the privilege of becom
ing a citizen of the United States
in consequence of the act Of May {
1882.
Suakin which is situated on al
Island 800 miles southwest of Cairo
is the point where interest in the
EGYPTIAN operations centres at
present.
All the Missouri indictments
against Frank James have been Va.
Gated owing to the fact that the
governor wou j not pardon Dick
l.iddell.
Henry S. Church chamberlain
of Troy \. Y. has defaulted and
skipped. The latest reports state
that the lefalcation amounted to
over $4,000.
The appeal taken by Brallaugh
against the sergeant-at-arms OF the
British House of Commons has
been disallowed by the Court OF
Queens bench.
China is negotiating with an En-
slish firm for the construction OF
telegraph lines to connect Canton
with places in Tonquin occupied
by the Chinese.
The striking weavers at Black
burn Eng, are causing trouble. A
riot in which they took part re-
suited in the injury of several in
nUcent persons.
The county jail at Wausau, Wis,
burned on Monday morning. Two
desperalos, Mike Mcdonald and
Ed. Casey, who were confined IN
the Jail, were burnt .c death.
1t is said that Postmaster Cen
eral Gresham will succeed Judge
Drummond, circuit judge Of Hi
nois, Wisconsin and Indiana, who
is entitled to retirement this year.
A Mexican raid is anticipated at
Eagle Pass on the Rio Grande in
consequence Of the American au-
thoritie, haying the murderer Of a
prominent Mexican merchant IN
their possession.
James Laird in fit of jealousy
attempted to shoot Adam Giles
who was dancing with Mrs. Laird
at a party in Faribault, the ball
did not take effect. Laird has been
arrested and in ,'efault of bail ha'
been held ior trial.
Over 4 4,500 bill S, the greater num-
Der of private nature have already
been introduced for the considera
ton of the House of Representa-
tiv.s, and less than 200 have beer
acted upon by committees and re
ported to the house.
The locomtive engineers on ta'
Mexican National Railway have or
ganized and will resign in body
un!ess some proteclien be afforded
them against arrest and indefinite
imprisonment for running over ant
killing careless Mexicans who wall
upon the railroad.
The rise and overflow of tn
Ohio river has done extensive dam
age, at Wheeling W. Va, s5,OOO,oo'
Of property has been destroyed
several lives have been lost, ans
famine threatens the population
At Cincinnati, Toledo, Louisville