The Dillon tribune., 1884-02-09
Tribune Agent.
CURRENT NEWS NOTES.

1t the Atlantic Mills, Lawrence, Mass,
1.t.n weavers struck on Mondav
The President has nominated Orlando
Evans to be Postmaster at Reno. Nevada.
The bullion output Of Alaska is officially
given at SIS 200 for 1851, and $4,000 for
l>>..
Kid Wade a notorious outlaw of Elkhor,1
county, Nebraska, has been hung by visi-
An'c>.
Blackburn was nominated for Senator
from Kentucky Monday bv the Democratic
e tuCu
Carlos, the Flathead chief. ard his com
paninns attended the Pre- >dent'> reception
. last Monday.
The Texas Senate indefinitely postponed
the bill to Justify the killing OF fence cutters
caught applying nippers.
Along Copper river, Alaska. deposits Of
rppcritcrous ore have been found, also
considerable masses Of metallic copper
The issue Of standard silver dollars for
the week ending February "a, was $685.
y1I for the corresponding period last year,
>1yS,,Dr.
The Western Press Association on Mon
day mcnorialzed Congress to reduce the
postage on transient newspapers to one
cent for four ounces.
Second Assistant Postmaster General
Elmer resigned his position, to 60 into busi-
ne>, in New York. Henry y. Lyman, his
successor, was Elmer's chief clerk.
In the libel suit in New York by J. Hart.
ol Zi'~th, against George Alfred Townsend,
t" recover $4,000 damages, a verdict was
rendered in favor Of Mr. Hart for SIS.
Captain VIM. a. Kirkland, Commander
OF the receiving ship Colorado, New York.
has volunteered to command the proposed
Greeley relief expedition, and will b. as
s;gned to that duty.
G. F.. Thompson, the Northern Pacific
agent at Ainsworth, arrested on a charge
OF stealing an $lS,coo package, has been
released on account Of insufficient evidence
to hold him.
The United States has purchased the
Dundec whaler, Thetis, to b. used in the
Greeley relief expedition. The Thetis is
600 ton, burden and strongest and staunch-
est of the Dundee whaling feet.
\ Berlin dispatch reports that advices
have been received from Madrid to the If:
,ect that dangerous symptoms Of disloyalty
are nantes,ing themselves in the Spanish
army and another revolt is feared.
Advocates of postal telegraphy in Wash
inyton have received set back by the pub
ii>hcd result Of the experiment in Canada,
where the managers report says the lines
are being run at loss of 50 per cent
The Canadian Parliament has before it
petitions from the British Columbia Legis-
lature asking for measures to restrict the
importation Of Chinese. There are now
10000 of the heathens in that province.
Representative Hammond's bill in re-
gard to the Presidential Office, provides for
The election OF Presiden; and three Vice
Presidents, the latter filling any vacancy
in the higher Office in their respective or
der.
Michael Davitt, in a speech at Glasgow,
Scotland, said Ireland should have selfyov-
similar to that Of Canada. He
declared the government must abolish mud
:.bin>, landlords, grand juries and castle
:liques.
Washington Territory is still clamoring
or admission to the sisterhood Of States,
though it is extremely doubtful if she will
,e admitted this year, for political reasons.
They give in their taxable property at $44.-
10000, and population at $4,000. Cali
ornia was admitted with $1,000. These
acts are made as strong points in the bill.
\ suit was entered in the United States
rcut court at Pittsburg, last Monday, BY
Vim. Lonsbridge, of Maryland, against the
Air Brake company, to re.
train the latter from further infringements
N a number Of patents claimed BY Long
ridge. They are the most valuable used
y the defendants. The suit involves mil
ions.