The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1884-04-12

The emigration from Switzerland
to America during the past month
has been very large, and it is BE-
lieved that this years exodus will
be the largest in the history of that
country.
A new Enterprise just organized
in the South by New Englanders is
the Virginia Iron Shipbuilding
company. which, with capital of
81 100000, will build iron and
steel ships at Alexandria.
A passenger train was wrecked
on the Texas Pacific near Calves
ton on Sunday. Two emigrant
cars and smoking car were ditched
aad nineteen passengers injured,
four seriously, none fatally.
Frank Young interfered to pre-.
vent George MUTT from shooting
Henry Hickman in the latter's sa-
loon at Red Wing, Mimi, on Mon
day and was himself very seriously
wounded. Mutz has not been
caught.
Trunk lines have agreed to carry
delegates and visitors to the Repub-
lican and Democratic national con-
ventions in Chicago at one unlimit-
ed fare for the round trip from
principal points in the trunk line
territory.
The steamer Daniel Steinman of
the White Cross line was wrecked
off Sambro Island, near Halifax, on
Thursday last. Of the 100 people
aboard only nine were saved-tve
of the crew, three passengers and
the captain.
Nubar Pasha has resigned the
presidency of the council of Egyp-
tian ministers, which action it is
said will hasten an English protec-
torate. The inactivity of the
Enlish government causes much
adverse criticism.
A fire in New York destroyed St.
Georges flats an alleged fire proof
building of eight stories, really q
fire trap. No lives were lost owing
to the almost superhuman efforts
of the fire brigade. The loss is es-
timated at s15O,OOO.
Howard c. Trip, a popular poet
and magazine writer, was shot and
mortaIIy wounded by an unknown
person at LeMars, Iowa, last week,
since which time he has died:
Some personal sketches of LeMars
people caused the trouble.
Geo. w. Cables April fool joke
upon Mark Twain (Samuel l.:
Clemens), whereby he caused about
200 letters from the most celebrated
literary men and journalists to be
sent to the witty author asking for
his autograph, is causing much
amusement
Gladstone's franchise bill has
l,assed it's secoxd reading in the
English House of Commons. by
vote of 800 to 21O. The Parnellite
members voting for it to the aston
ishment of all parties. Gladstone
defended the extension of the fran
chise to Ireland as an act of right
and justice.
The President of the Western
Associated Press, Joseph Medill,
appeared before the Senate COM
nittee on post-olficcs and post
roads on Monday aud made for
cible argument in favor Of reduc-
ton of the present pound rates OF
postage on newspapers issued from
the office of publication.
The Missouri Wool Growers AS
sociation has appointed a committee
to confer with associations of the
western states and territories with
view to securing equitable rates
from the railroad companies. Their
: desire is to obtain on mutton sheep
the same rates to eastern cities as
are given on beef cattle.
A "genuinc kleptomaniac" has
, been discovered at Davenport, la.,
in the person of the wife Of a
prominent minister. The legal
physician Of that place should ap-
ply the proper remedy, but owing
to the influence of powerful friends
the corrective will probably not be
t used in this peculiar case.
A statement prepared at the gen.
eral land office shows that the num-
Der of acres of public land patented
to settlers under homestead laws
for the six months ended Dec. 81:
, 1888, exceeded by 267 ,227 the num-
: Der patented for the corresponding
period of 1882. The receipts from
cash sales, same period, exceeded
those of 1882 by 81 S,214.
The War Department has instl-
tuted proceedings against Theodore
Stunning Of Chicago to recover
f a balance of s48t.73, alleged to be
, due by him to the government
: since the war. No fraud is alleged,
!. but proper vouchers were not
forthcoming. This is only one OF
some thousand similar cases, several
: million dollars being claimed by