The daily enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1884, 1884-07-30

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John Shea, near Greeley, COL, killed
his wife and theE himself.
The Virginia Legislature will meet in
special session next month.
Chicago has abolished contract labor
in the city house of correction.
The American prisoners at the City Of
Mexico, have been released on request of
the government.
Cleveland yesterday received formal
notification of. his nomination. Hen
bricks was to have been notified to-day.
Oliver Ames has retired from the re-
ceivership of the Credit Mobilier and S.
r. Shiphen has been appointed in his
place.
The National Labor convention will
not be held until after the publication of
Cleveland's and Buffers letters of ac-
ceptance.
All wells in St. Louis will be closed
and other measures taken to make the
city strong against the infection and
spread of cholera.
At Devils Lake, Oak, forty buildings
were burned, including ten real estate Of
fees, eight saloons. and number of 9th
er buildings. Loss, 100000.
Total expense of the Greeley relief ex
pedition is estimated by officials of the
navy department at about 800, 900. The
original estimate was $5O0,OO0.
It is estimated that 13O persons perish
ed by the wreck of the Spanish steamer
Gijon by her collision with the steamer
Laxham. The wreck occurred in thick
fog.
Upon the return to San Francisco of
the California delegates to the democratic
convention, grand tcrch-light procession
mile long was held and great enthusi-
asm for the nominees was evinced.
The soldiers and sailors in the employ
of the Cuban government have not been
paid in long time, are becoming insub-
ordinate and break into the stores and
supply themselves with provisions. The
government has only $4,000 in its treas
urv and cannot make loan.
Henry NJ Stanley, the African ex-
plorer. has returned to England after es
tablishing trading stations along 460
miles Of the Congo river. He thinks
Gen. Gordon can escape with comparative
ease from Africa by going to either zan-
zibar on the east or down the Congo river
on the west coast.
The National Rife Association has
sent the governor of each state and terri
tory circular requesting that they con-
tribute prizes to be competed for at the
annual fall meeting at Creedmoor, and to
be known as the Governors Match, each
prize to he named after the governor pre-
senting it for competition.
DIR. C. C.O'Donnell, of San Francisco,
who has made special study of leprosy,
and makes it basis of argument for the
expulsion of Chinese from this country,
arrived in Chicago Saturday and announc-
ed that he had two lepers on the way here
and would exhibit them ON the Lake
front. The health authorities warned
him that it would not he permitted, and
they were not shown, the doctor announc
ing that they had not arrived.
Some time ago the commissioner of in
ternal revenue issued an order providing
that on and after Sept. l, 1884, the col
lection of tax on whisky by assessment
shall be discontinued. Strong efforts
have since been made to have him rcscind
this order, but without avail, and to-day
he notified petitioners that the soriglnal
order would be enforced. Under this
ruling tax will he collected on the day 1t
becomes due. and if not paid property
will he dlstrained.
Raiding Reds.
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