The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1884-03-08
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

The Kennedy prohibition bill has
passed the Iowa house by a vote OF
50 to 81.
General Pleasanton has been
placed upon the retired list of the
army with the rank of colonel.
The Mexican pension bill passed
the house of Representatives on
Monday by a vote of257 to 46.
Tho bill to create the office of
Attorney General for Wyoming has
been defeated in the territorial
legislature.
The investigation before the
Keifer- Boynton committee will not
tend to elevate the ex-speaker in
the eyes Of the people.
The bust of Longfellow was un-
veilcd in Westminster abbey on
Saturday last, a distinguished
company being present.
Lizzie Mutt OF Uniontown Pa, has
applied to the President to be ap-
pointed postmistress at Uniontown
and it is expected that she will
receive the appointment.
The Senate committee has de-
cided by nearly an unanimous vote
to favor the forfeiture Of the Texas
Pacific territorial! land grant which
has been assigned to the Southern
Pacific railway.
Thomas Crittenden son Of ex-
United States Marshal Crittenden
of Kentucky was sentenced at
Louisville on Friday last to three
years in the penitentiary for kill
ing Rose Mosby a negro boy.
The Post-oflice appropriation
bill as prepared by the committee
appropriates s1O,5OO,0OO as COM
pensation to postmasters. The ag-
gregate appropriation rccommcn-
ded by the bill is So, Psi 800.
Eugene C. Gunnison alias e. C.
Clifford for some time past business
manager of the Northwestern Live
Stock Journal committed suicide
on Monday morning by shooting
himselfthrough the right temple.
Rev. Mcdonald was arrested at
Springfield Ills. on Sunday last
charged with stealing a horse and
suit Of clothes from man named
Foster. The horse and clothes
were found in the gospel sharks
possession.
The British parliment is discuss
ing an universal franchise bill
introduced by Gladstone. The
bill meets with much opposition
from the English members bat is
very fayorably regarded by the
Parnellite and Scotch members.
II. c. Harris, associated press
agent at Hot Springs, Ark, has ac-
ceptej an invitation to depart from
that place. Harris sent kilograms
to the associated press, nisrepre-
senting the condition Of affairs
there in the interest Of the gambling
men.
The New York Herald has pub
lished long interview with
Charles a. Dana of the New York
Sun in which he says, "Notiling is
more probably than that the Demo-
cratic Convention will nominate
Iilden and wait for his reply before
proceeding further"
A desperate character named
Frank Rand who was confined in
the Joliet penitentiary attacked
deputy warden John Mcdonald
and inflicted such injuries that he
will die. In the struggle which en-
sued Rand was shot and killed by
the brother of the injured man.
The extensive works ofthe United
States stamping company ,at Port
land Conn.,, were burned Saturday.
They were filled with machinery
for stamping tin and employed 500
hands, turning out and shipping
six or eight car loads per day.
The loss is reported at s25O,OOO.
The Chemical laboratory of Pow
ers & Wightman, at Philadelphia,
the largest works of the kind in this
country were totally destroyed by
fire last week. Loss 100000.
This firm controlled the price OF
quinine prepared in this country
and the result of the loss will be
an increase in the price of that
commodity.
Prentiss Teller, the money clerk
of the Pacific Express company at
st. Louis arranged with u confed-
crate on Sunday last so that the
two managed to secure bushel of
money packages containing over
$4,000. Teller has not yet been
though $1,000 reward is
offered for his capture with the
The Canadian government has
it's hands full. After voting s22,-
100000 to tide the Canadian Pa
cihc over financial difficulty it