Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-05-15
NEWS SUMMARY.
MIsCFILANHOUS.

Sullivan, the pugilist. pitched two innings
in base ball game at Pittsburg.
Seven men were fatally injured by boil
er explosion at Watertown n. Y.
James Keene is reported to be coming out
of his financial difficulties all right.
The American Forestry Congress con-
Vened at Washington on the 9TH inst.
The International Exposition at Turin,
Italy, was opened by King Humbert.
The California Legislature in extra
session passed a railroad Commissioner
bill.
The hospital system of the Mo. Pacific
road will be extended to the Wabash sys-
tenn.
Henry w. Cannon, of Minnesota, has
been confirmed as Comptroller of the cur
rency.
The Texas health authorities have the
Rio Grande picketed to keep the yellow
fever out. . - ..-
The remains of DR.. Samuel D. Gross of
Philadelphia were cremated in the LeMoyne
crematOry at WASHINGTON.
Bertha Smith, who disappeared myster-
iously about the same time as Mary
Churchill, has been found in Council
Bluffs.
Several lQOuSaQU trees were planted IN
Cincinnati on May 2, which was observed
as Arbor Day.
j. B. Gentry & Co., of Sedalia, sold GA
head of high grade cattle to Colorado firm
for $4,000.
Heavy damage to crops is reported near
Dayton, Ohio, in consequence of a severe
hail storm.
Thousands of acres of land along the
Grand River in Missouri have bpeO iOnT1-
dated by heavy rains.
Atthe Hamilton library sale, a volume of
Scotch history, containing an autograph of
James " sold for $500.
John F. Slater, who gave a million dol
lars for educational purposes in the South,
died at Norwich, Conn.,, recently.
J. D. Porter, of Monmouth, Ill, has with
in a week lost several ShOrthorn calves
from spotted fever, the animals frothing at
the mouth and dying in great agony.
Five members of family named Werner,
of Appleton, Wis, have been attacked with
trichiniosis from eating uncoOked pork sau-
sage.
Geo. Adams, a burglar awaiting trial in
Chicago, is said to have fallen heir to $40,-
600 by the death of his father at Haverhill,
Massachusetts.
The heirs of Thos. A. Scott sued the city
of Shreveport fol-. $50, 600 with accrued in
terest since 1875, but Judge Boardman ten
dered decision against them.
The Russian government recently called
for loan of ELS, 600, 900 with which to con-
struCt railways, and now announces that
seventeen times the desired amount was
offered.
The Mineral Belt Railroad Company of
Arizona asks the privilege of purchasing
from the government, at $1.25 per acre, a
square mile of land for every mile of track
it may lay.
By agreement of the executive committee
of the Missouri State Prohibition Alliance
the annual convention of the alliance is
called to meet at Sedalia on the 10Th of
August next.
Converse of Ohio will introduce in the
House a substitute for the Morrison tariff
bill. The measure cuts into the internal
taxes, and is intended to reduce the revenue
$70,OOO,OOO.
Alfred Sheldon, agent for the Blue Springs
Milling Company at Kansas City, is miss
ing. His accounts are said to be $40, 900
short. 1t is not known whether he alb
seconded or was abducted.
An expert who has had the alleged Sha-
ron-Hill marriage contract under micro
scopical investigation, testihes that it has
been altered in numerous instances, the
word of in one place being changed to
wife"
The earnings of the Mexican Central
Railroad for the last twenty days in April,
the first computation since the line was
opened it's entire length of 1926 miles,
were $250OOO. The subsidy received to the
first of May was s., 469,900.
Forest fires have destroyed large amounts
of timber in the vicinity OF Mlddletown,
CornWeu, Newburgh and HOOVerstOwn,
NY. Also near Wilkesbarre and along
the Lehigh Valley railroad in Pennsyl-
vania, and in the Blue Mountains in New
Jersey.
A Geargia postmaster has sent to Wash
ington letter enclosing a circular request
poses The circular was shown to Post
master-G General Gresham, who says he will
protect any postmaster who refuses the
contribution called for in this circular.
The American Medical Association at
Washington passed resolution asking Con
gress to make suitable appropriation for
the prosecution OF researches as to infect
ious and pestilential maladies. The next
meeting will be held in New Orleans on
thelast Tuesday in April 1885.
Glenn Davis, a colored citized of Richland
county, South Carolina, apparently fell
dead and was duly laid out for burial. The
colered people gathered at his cabin at
night to pray and sing, when Glenn sud
denly sat up, after being in a comatose
state for tWenty-four hours. The watchers
fled in horror, but came back cautiously
and rendered their congratulations.
A decision has been rendered in the Su-
preme Court of the United States in which
The Pacific Railway Company in Missouri
was appellant, against the Missouri Railway
Company, @. K. Garrison, Jay Gould and
Others, which means, that it is the suit of
the owners of the road before the sale to the
Missouri Pacific, against the present owners.
The decision enables the appellants to take
the case before the court on its merits.
The American Forestry Congress met in
Washington May 7th. Papers wereread by
Messrs. Eggleston, of Washington, F. P.
Baker, of Topeka, and B. F. Fernan, of
New York. on the Value and Management