The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-09-17
News Flashes of the Week

Trenton, N. j., has a colorcd woman
1l2 years old.
The trade in babies is a recognized
New York calling.
James Patrick, the eminent electrician
of PHILADELPHIA, is dead.
Nearly 5000 immigrants were landed
at Castle Garden last week.
At Louisville, Sunday, the thermome-
ter touched OIL in the shade.
Jere Dunn, the slayer Of Jimmy FL
lott, arrested at Chicago Monday, Is out
on bail
A New York gambler says it is regu-
lar and very profitable thing to work the
ocean steamers.
Three negroes have been arrested at
Mansfield. La. charged with attempting
to wreck New Orleans Pacific trains.
Cape Cod water lilies are pink instead
of white. In some seasons the owner of
half acre pond sells $500 worth Of
them.
The score in the bicycle-horse contest
in St. Louis at the finish last night stood:
Horses 3l9 miles laps; bicycles, 319
miles lap.
Sixteen business-like girls of Freeport,
L. l., formed a leap year club and took
an equal number Of bashful young men
out for picnic.
WV. Peabody, president ofthe Ohio
& Mississippi railroad, was yesterday re-
elected president ofthe Cincinnati cham
Der of commerce.
Two heartless New York detectives
deceived musical young forger into ad-
hitting them to his home by saying they
had banjo to show him.
All telegraph, telephone and electric
light companies in Philadelphia were
yesterday notified that all poles must be
removed before January 1.
Henry Fink of Baltimore, inventor of
a patent process of manufacturing lubrl-
eating oil, died suddenly of heart disease
while seated in his buggy.
Mormon residents of Lewis county,
Tenn, are notified by posted placard to
leave the country within thirty days, or
be treated us the first batch were.
A three-day celebration is being held
at Chambersburg, Pa, to commemorate
the first white settler in Franklin coun-
ty, one hundred years ago.
The first newspaper ever printed by
electro-motive power was produced at
Philadelphia Friday. Four thousand
copies of the Electrical World were
printed.
The fall arrivals of seal skins from Al
aska at New York for London comprises
LOO casks, each one holding fifty to
sixty skins. the largest number ever re-
ceived in one season.
The Hair Dealers association has re-
ceived charter in Illinois. The prlnci-
pal end in view is to secure uniformity
in the names Of the different styles of
hair-drcssing and hair goods.
A strange disease has broken out
among stock belonging near Clinton, Ill.
1t is supposed to have been caused by
poisonous weeds and plants. A number
of deaths have resulted.
John Herzig, Williamsburg, n. V,
painter aged tiftv-four, brings suit for
breach of promise of marriage against
Mrs. Barrels, a widow two years his sem
ior, placing his damages at $1,000.
Some idea of the immensely of New
York may he gained from the statement
that during the past week there were
F! 6G5 deaths, 624 births, 2O4 marriages and
the police made l,64i arrests.
| The corner stone of the new hall of
the Society of California Pioneers was
laid in San Francisco Yesterday. under
the auspices of the grand lodge of Masons
of California. The building will cost
Sl5O,OOO.
Coy. Hoadly has pardoned Frank J..
Kline, second lieutenant Company A.,
First Ohio National Guard, who deserted
during the Cincinnati riot last March.
Kline had been in Jail more than sixty
days.
The case against Charles w. Mengle
Philadelphia drug clerk, charged with
having caused the death of Annie Car
rol by not labelling box of strychnine
pills "poison," was held under advise
ment.
Ansonia, Ct, has citizen named John
Maher, better known as John.Who-
Never-Sleeps. He is an 1rishman, aged
forty, and works twenty hours per day
regularly, spending only four hours in
bed.
Much indignation Is felt at Elkton,
Ind, because OF the refusal of the mana
gers of John Robinson's circus to do
anything for one of their employees badly
injured by a fall from their special
train.
James Nelson and Peter Reip, young
farmers living near Titusvillc, W. Va,
went hunting together, and, of course,
one miseook the other for squirrel and
killed him. James Nelson was the VIC
tim.