The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1884-11-29

sailed from Victoria, B. c.. in sloop q
few days ago with nineteen Chinese, whom
they intended to smuggle into Washing
ton territory. The sloop capsized and the
whole party was drowned.
At democratic jolli6cation at New
Castle, Pa, an explosion of sky rockets
occurred killing several persons. One man
was struck on the chin by a rocket and
when picked up the stick was found pro.
tubing from the back of his neck.
Richard K. Fox. proprietor of the Po-
lice Gazette, W. NJ. Z. Harding. sporting
editor, and Charley johnson, proprietor Of
Brooklyn sporting mouse, have been ar
rested ON bench warrants, having been in
dicted for aiding and abettlng in the Sui
Ivan Greenfield boxing match.
Judge Deadly, Of the United States
court at Portland, has issued a mandatory
injunction ordering the Northern Pacific
railroad to give Wells, Fargo & Co., such
facilities as are granted to other express
companies, over all the lines between
Portland and St. Paul, and on all branches.
News has been received at Fort Smith.
Ark, of the killing of John Wood by
Stephen Fletcher (both colored) at Round
Mountain, in the Choctaw nation. Wood
eloped with Fletcher's wife. Fletcher
pursued, overlook them, blew out Woods
brains and returned home with the woman.
P. T. Barnum, who, few weeks before
the election, declared that if Cleveland
was elected he would sell out his entire
estate at 25 per cent less than its assessed
value, has come out over his own signature
announcing his readiness to keep his word.
1t is said syndicate is forming to buy up
the property.
The business failures throughout the
country for the past seven days, reported to
r. G.. Dun & Co., number in the United
States 249; Canada, 30; total, 277. This
is striking increase as compared with last
week. when the total was 236, and the
previous week 214. The increase is
mainly in western states.
The City of Toxic, which arrived at
San Francisco on the 25th brought fifty
six cases of exhibits for the Worlds Fair
at New Orleans, Commissioner Knowfer
and two Chinese accompanying them.
Forty-six other cases were sent from
Shanghai direct to New Orleans by steam
cr.
The commissioner of pensions has noti-
fed the treasury department that $10,-
100000 more will be needed to pay pen
sions during the present year. Seven
million dollars have already been disburs-
ed on this account during the present
quarter. The total of 100000 called
for is about $6,0O0,00O in excess of the
estimate.
A Salt Lake special Of the Gath says:
The Gentle taxpayers began suit to-day
to resist the collection of the special tax
voted by the Polygamlsts of the seventh
ward. They allege that the tax isillegal,
and that the school is conducted in the IN
terest of the Mormon Church, by Mormon
teachers exclusively. This is the first test
ever made in Utah of the sectarian school
laws.
At Lloylsville, O., at u democratic
demonstration Saturday, an explosion re-
suited by which Orville Bowley, William
Barnes and Joseph Loper were fatally in
jured and two boys named Daniels and
Denner were dangerously hurt. The three
young men first named had all their
clothing torn off and their faces and bodies
horribly mangled, and Bowley's arms
were torn off.