The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1884-06-14
NEWS OF TIE WEEK.

The grand lodge of Orangemen,
now in session at Philadelphia, have
decided not to support Blaine.
The American Society Of Civil
Engineers convened at Buffalo on
Tuesday. Four hundred delegates
were present.
The railway bridge At Ell Paso,
Tex, was washed away on Tuesday.
This cuts off rail communication
with Mexico.
Two Italian tramps who had tie
passes on the Cleveland e. Pittsburgh
railroad were killed by an express
train on Monday.
On Friday last, at Liverpool, Pa,
two men were killed in row which
arose in consequence of the nomi-
nation of Blaine.
Courtney has again shown the
white feather, failing to row in a
race with Wallace Ross which was
set for Saturday last.
The clericals have triumphed in
the election in Belgium and the
liberal cabinet which has been in
power have resigned.
The world moves !! Seventy-seven
members of the House of Commons
signed the memorial to Gladstone
in favor Of female suffrage.
The President has signed the act
fixing the rate Of postage on second
class mail matter, when sent by
persons other than publishers or
news agents.
Two laborers named Kennedy,
who live in Louisville, KY, were
informed on Tuesday last that an
Australian uncle had died, leaving
them $2,O00,0O0.
Henry C. Work, the author of
Marching Through Georgia. y
"Grandfather's Clock" and other
popular songs, died at Hartford,
Conn.,, on Saturday.
It has been decided by the Presi-
dent, on the report of the court OF
inquiry, in the case of General
Swain to order a court-martial for
the trial of that officer.
A cloud-burst in the Humboldt
range of mountains. Nevada, has
done considerable damage, washing
away the track of the Central Pa
cifc railroad and flooding all the
valleys.
L. NJ. Bayless, manager of 4
theatre in Australia, brought suit
on Tuesday in the San Francisco
courts against N. c. Goodwin, the
actor, to recover damages for breach
of contract.
A Boston telegram gives credence
to a rumor that Rev. R. H. Con-
well, of Philadelphia, who wrote
the life of Garfield, is at Augusta
purposing to write Blains's life for
publication.
Congressman Green in his recent
speech on the adulteration of food
and drugs referred especially to
the sale and consumption of soap
stone -four. Thus we ask for bread
and are given stone.
The International Dog Show at
Chicago was opened on Tuesday.
Three hundred dogs have been en-
tered. All the states of the Union,
England, Scotland, France and
Canada are represented.
The St. Paul Union Depot was
destroyed by fire on Tuesday last
The loss is estimated at 200, O,OOO
The depot was not so successful as
it should have been and it is to be
hoped that a much better one will
be erected.
Criminal proceedings are about
to be instituted against John W
Hill late United States Marshall O
the western district of Pennsylva
mia. 1t is said that Hill has failed
to account for from 100000 te
100000.
On Tuesday, in the House, or
motion of the chairman the com
mittee of ways and means reported
a concurrent resolution providing
for the final adjournment of Con
gress on Monday, June 80, at 3. p
M, which was adopted without di
vision.
On Monday George Gibbs an ole
resident of Bismarck was shot a
that place by man named Ansley
Ansley had been buying bones ane
had not paid some men for thel
work, Gibbs among the number
The parties had some angry words
about this which resulted in tn
shooting.
The English government is seri
ously agitated over the defiant att
tude assumed by the Orangemel
since Earl Spencer's letter forbid
ding counter demonstrations agains
Nationalist meetings in Ireland
Mr. Geddes, the secretary of tn
the London organization of Orange
men, says his brethren were deter
mined not 70 submit to Earl Spen
GERS decision without a prolonged
struggle.
A New York telegram says: "Th'
friends of Mr.. Flower, who hav'
been canvassing the political situa
ton in this state, say that of the
1O8 delegates elected outside of tn
city of New York to the Saratog'
convention the first choice of all il
! tho foolino ia for Cleve1and. TIL,