McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-01-24
NEWS OF THE WEEK
GENERAL.


ing of Dukes, in Pannsylvanis, is now in
progress at Pittsburg, having commenced
on the 14th.
The rush to the Guyotoa mines in
Arizona is undated. Water Is scarce and
selling at dollar barrel. Many new dis
coveries are reported, and theh excitement
Is so great that the reports are not consid-
cred reliable.
The powder magazine of the Corn
wall ore hills exploded at Lebanon, Pa,
and q workman named Posey was blown to
atoms.
Reports from twenty-seven leading
clearing houses of the United States for the
week ended on the 18th, gives the total
clearances at SO, AS, 277.57, being an in
oaesse Of 40 per cent. as compared with the
same period last year.
As soon as the weather permits thirty
seven construction trains will be put In
operation over the Canada Southern division
of the Michigan Central railrosd for the pur-
pose of double-tracking the line during the
ensuing year.
S.A. Bridges died at Allentown, Pa,
on the 18th, of dropsy, aged 81. He was a
member Of congress from the Tenth district,
during the years 1s4S to 1855, and 1876 to
1878.
Henry B. Payne was elected United
States senator from Ohio without opposi-
ton from the republicans, both houses vot-
ing blank.
Application will be made to Canadian
parliament for an act to incorporate COM
pany to construct a tunnel under the St.
Clair river, for railway purposes, from
Ssrina to Port Huron.
The Baptist church at Port Norris,
n. j., burned. Two hundred children
were attending Sunday school at the time,
but were removed unharmed.
1t is rumored on change in New
York that several large grain houses are in
shaky condition, one of the principal ones
only putting up half margins.
At the republican caucus of the Iowa
legislature Senator Allison was renominated
for United States senator by acclamation.
Every republican member In the legislature
was present, and the nomination was made
amid great enthusiasm by rising vote, and
every one Of the ninety-one members rose
and voted In the affirmative. Prolonged and
cheers greeted the result.
The statue to the late Senator Nor
ton was unveiled at Indianapolis on the 18th.
Senator Allison was renominated by
reclamation by the Iowa republicans.
The bill for an immediate appropria-
lion for Mississippi river improvement gave
rise to heated discussion in the house.
fourteen people were injured on the
Texas Pacific, near Weatherford Texas.
caused by broken rail.
A consolidation will in all probability
be formally effected by the Hannibal and
Council Bluffs roads with the Burlington, at
q meeting for that purpose early in Febru-
airy.
The Indiana republican state commit
tee has issued call for convention to NOM
mate candidates for state offices June 10th.
The state convention to elect delegates at
large to the republican national convention
will be held here June 18th.
In the case of man injured while
travelling on railroad on Sunday, the court
at Boston instructed the jury that the plain
tiff could not recover unless he should be
on mission ofnecessity or charitys
Invitations have been sent out to all
liberia. members of commons, requesting
their attendance at the opening of parlia-
ment, on the 5th of February.
A young man in Jail at Anderson,
Ind, confined on the charge of bastardy,
nearly succeeded In killing his prosecutor.
The plea of emotional insanity has
been entered by the defense in the Mutt
trial.
No action will be taken on the bills
relating to the Hennepin canal project until
printed reports Of the engineer are re-
ceived.
A joint republican caucus of senator's
and representatives was held to appoint
campaign committee. More
than 125 members of congress were present.
Senator EdmuEds presided. Senator Mill
Ter, of Pennsylvania, was chosen secretary.
In taking the chair Senator Edmunds said
the outlook for the republican party for
1884 was at this early period of the cam
psign better than at any time for the past
fifteen years.
The message of Governor Hale, of
compliments the people on their
prosperity, and predicts a great future.
He reviews the mineral and agricultural re-
sources and advises q radical change in the
laws, in order to prevent the in
trodnctiop of contagious diseases among
horses.
Pittsburg glass workers received