, 1884-02-28
TELeeRAPHic NEWS IN BRIEF.

Ex-Governor HuDpard uled at Eta1
ford, Conn, at l:30 this morning.
The German socialists Of Pittsburi
have called a meeting for next Sunda,
to discuss Bismarck's action in rejecting
the Lasker resolutions.
Adelina Patti arrived in Omaha lasi
night in a special car fr"m st. Louis,
over the Burlington road, en- route to
Denver AND San Francisco.
The legislature committee of Massa-
chusetts on election laws will report a
bill providing that poll tax as prerequi-
site for voting. should be abolished.
Harry futile, recently wounded in
the S~toneville fight, was taken from the
hospital at Spearfisb, Dakota, on Tues
day night, by eight masked men and
hanged.
The Ohio legislature have made pro-
vision for the bringing Of the remains
Of the distinguished war correspondent,
J. A. McGahan, from Constantinople
to Ohio for burial.
At Chicago. Alfred Slender, an g.
year.old boy, died late Tuesday night
in great agony Of hydrophobia. He
was bitten on the nose by q dog in jan
uary last while going home from school.
San Francisco advices are that the
steamer Guaymas' passengers from
southern Mexico confirms the existence
OF so-called yellow fever at Mazatlan
and Manzamillo. They say it is far
worse han 1t was last fall.
Lieutenant Rhodes has deposited
$50, 900. received from various sources
In testimonials for bis bravery at the
Gsyhead disaster, and awaits permits
sion from Secretary Folger to distribute
it among his shipmates on the Dexter.
A bridge on the Grand Trunk rail-
road gave way on Tuesday while a
freight train was passing over it, pre-
cipitating eleven cars, loaded with gen.
eral merchandise, into the bed Of the
river. Seven were smashed into splin-
ters.
The house committee on Indian af-
fairs has agreed to report favorably MIR
Morrill's bill for the sale Of. with the
consent of the Kickapoo Indians, the
diminished reservation in Kansas, and
the removal OF the tribe to Indian ter
ritory.
In the senate committee on claims.
Senator jackson, as a sub committee,
has reported favorably the bill for the
relief of the Citizens National bank of
New Orleans. The claim is for $780,
900, money taken Ly General Butler
during h war.
A conference Of officials of prisons
throughout the country begun yester-
day In New York. 1t was gotten up
by the National Prison association and
several state associations for the pur-
pose of learning the views of officials
in regard to the reform needed in
prisons and jails.
After = careful consideration Of the
facts and arguments presented by the
attorneys representing Perryman and
~lspaheehe, rival aspirants for the chief
tainship Of the Creek Indian nation,
the secretary Of the interior has reached
a conclusion that Perryman SHOULD be
recognized as the principal chief.
At Petersburg, Virginia, In the very
curious case Of the state Of Virginia
against the agent Of the Dismal Swamp
lottery company, the jury returned a
verdict Of guilty, fixing TIE defendants
punishment at FIVE minutes incarcera-
lion in Jail and a foe of Ave dollars.
The defendants took an appeal.
The p~ostofice appropriation bill as
prepared by the subcommittee, which
was considered yesterday by the full
committee, ~appropriates S4J,07l, 900;
estimated n for the next fiscal
year. SAT, l04, 600; amount asked for by
department, $50, 062, 1s9; appropriation
for current fiscal year, $44, 4s9, $50.
Near New York city yesterday the
steamer Glendale, Of the Stearin trans
portation company. was run into and
sunk of Robbins reef by the Cunard
steamer Cephalonia. The engineer,
Charles Feltz, and Henry Green, q
deck hand, were drowned. The rest of
the crew were picked up by II tug. The
body OF Feltz was recovered. The
~Cephalonia was not damaged.
Two women yesterday horsewhipped
D. L. Regenberger. a prominent attor-
ney OF San Francisco. The victim was
walking on Kearney street, when the
pair sprang out OF u carriage aud COM
mitted the deed. They re-entered and
drove away. The cause Is said to be
the expressions OF the attorney resent
ing the intrusion OF the women at bis
soeiety's mardi gras ball last night.