Morris tribune., 1884-05-21
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Monday, May 12.

Monday, May IL.
The crop outlook in Iowa is of most
cheering character.
The grand stand on the Chillicothe,
Ohio, base ball grounds collapsed during q
game, twenty persons receiving injuries.
A bronze statue of Chief Justice
Marshall, resting on o terrace stairway on
the west front of the capitol at Washington
was unveiled by Chief Justice Waite, in pres
ence of large assemblage.
Harry L. Wells, who testified recently
that he heard Sharon introduce Miss Hill as
his wife, tearfuly confessed at San Francisco
Friday that in doing SO he swore falsely,
and that bride of $100, 900 was held out to
him.
Tuesday. May IS.
Another party of filibusters have left
Key West and vicinity for Cuba.
A harness-maker in Syracuse has just
tanned q piece of human skin which physi-
clan is going to have made into a pair OF
slippers.
Ell Madhi is said to have demanded q
ransom of So, SOC, 900 for Gen. Gordon. AS
his excellency has not yet caught his prey it
seems that his demand is rather previous"
The Wabash road, with $S7, 352, 1858
in bonds and $50, AS, 400 in stock, is to be
placed in the hands of temporary receiver
until the mortgage bonds can be exchanged
for preferred stock.
Wednesday, May IA.
The German parliament has adopted
the anti-Socialist law.
Mr.. Vennor, the weather prophet
predicts cold weather for the first few days
in July.
The elevated short route railway
along the river front al cuisville, b,AU by
c. P. Huntington at a Cost of $1,000, 600 has
been formally opened.
Baker Pasha, for twenty years an
exile from England, has arrived in London,
and was loudly cheered by the people for his
gallant work in Egypt.
Health Commissioner DeWolf, of
Chicago, produces statistics to show that
| Chicago has the lowest death-rate of any
city in the world, being 1885 per 900. This
is reckoning the population at $4,000
Thursday, TTay Is.
The editor of The Century Magazine
received 200 poems last month, of which ol!y
one was accepted.
AAO PStoUOl0 VI L COltes, LIZ, SIuh SAASS
have held a meeting to protest against Sun
day base ball playing.
The house of commons rejected the
censure motion by q vote of 303 to 275 The
| Parnelites voted with tie minority.
Lew, Wallace, United States minister
to Turkey, has left Constantinople on a four
months leave of absence in America.
Thu, extra session of the California
legisls .ture has been concluded, leaving I'M
done the business for which it was called.
Col. Fred Grant said at New York
that his father, brother, and himself had been
| fools in their connection with Ferdinand
| Wartl, and that at present, nothing was too
strong to say against Ward.
the tobacco-growers of New England
have, started movement to secure the repeal
of a Il internal revenue taxes on their product,
I and. they expect aid from southern and west
I erIl politicians and tobacco men.
Friday, May l6.
| The louisiana Democratic state con-
vention is called for Baton Rouge June II.
| Tin in large quantities has been
found in Mason county, West Virginia, caus-
| ing much excitement.
/ The national Republican committee
| has received thus far only two notices of con-
/ tested seats in the Chicago convention.
/ A deed registered in Wyandotte,
4 Kan, called for the transfer of certain
| lot to one civilian Henry Harrison Tyler
| Tippecanoe Coon"
| Dealers who have been selling cider
by the glass at East Tawas Mich, have been
notified to STOP 1t is believed that whisky,
! Sc ,,,&> xl,,, L. s,,,,o
The State Savings bank at st.
Joseph, Mo-, closed upon the suspension of
Dunnell, Lawson & Simpson at New York,
owners of the concern. Statements are made
that the bank received deposits for some time
after it had been telegraphed from New York
to close. 1t is feared that if the concern is
not in good condition number of business
| houses will be affected
The Anti-Monopoly convention which
met ii Chicago Wednesday is tie fist
of six national conventions for the nomina
ton of candidates for the presidency. The
next will be the Greenback Labor convention
at Indianapolis May %, and the others the
Republican, at Chicago, June 3; American
party, at Chicago, June 10; Democratic, at
Chicago, July s, and Prohibition, at Pitts
burg. July 49,
Saturday, May IL.
A Florida fisherman has seen a swamp
snake thirty feet long, so he says.
A cablegram from Vienna chronicles the
destruction of the Stadt theatre by fire.
Early vegetables in southern Wisconsin
have been greatly damaged by a heavy frost.
The Mexican senate Thursday confirmed
the reciprocal treaty between Mexico and the
United States.
Queen Victoria is negotiating for the pur-
chase of the villa at Cannes in which Prince
Leopold died, with the intention of convert
ing it into convent and chapel.
Orrin A. Carpenter, who was tried and &C
quilted of the murder of Zura Burns at Lin
coin, Ills, few months ago, is settling up
his business in that place preparatory to re-
moving to Dakota.
Frank w. Smith, ex-secretary of the To-
ledo Railroad Y. M. G. A, will visit Ander-
sonville and hold services at the National
cemetery on Decoration day. He proposes
to decorate the graves of the Is, FOL soldiers
buried there, and will place flags at the head
Of each.
At Rockford, Ills, when the remains of
Mike Connors were about to be lowered
into the grave his brother Tom tried to take
from the coffin the silver plate which the
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many sacrifices. The wife protested against
the outrage, and her brother promised to
break Connors' head. The plate was buried
with the remains.
While Mr.. Anderson, the treasurer Of a
school district near Bismark, d. T., was in
this town for the purpose of drawing $500
from the bank, his house was attacked by two
men. They pried open the door, and point
ing reviewers at the frighted wife demanded
what money she had. The little son, with
commendable pluck, grabbed the shotgun
and fired, killing one Of the desperadoes.
The temperance workers of Chicago met in
Farwell hall to provide means for carrying
on the crusade commenced by Francis Muir
ply. The announcement was made that
over 5000 persons had already signed the
pledge. Most of those present favored the
erection of temporary tabernacle to be re
moved from point to point in the city, which