The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-01-04
TELEGRAMS IN BRIEF.

New ORLEANS, December, I.sArchbish
op Pcrche died ut 80 tonight.
NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-G. w. Lane. Presi.
dent of the Chamber of CONNIE. ~, ,Iiad sud
denly yesterday.
HARTFORD, Conn, Jan. Rev. Franco.
Hawley, father of q. $. Senator Hawley
died to-day, aged 81.
BosToS, December 2s-Jay Gould resign
ed the dictatorship of the New York and
| New England Railroad.
Boston, Jan. Am election for Con
gresham is ordered January 18th, owing
TO the resignation of Governor.elect Robin
son.
HAVANA, Jan. 1T is expected Gen. Grant
will visit Havana during January as the
guest of Gen. Badeau, U. s. Consul General
of Cuba.
MILWAUKEE, December 2S.--Lucy Burel
colored, died to-day, aged ITO years, months
and days. Her husband died twenty years
ago, aged 80.
New YORK, Dec. Sit is rumored the
Herald has given up the fight, and will go
back to a 3 cent paper. The Herald itself
gives no such intimation.
TORONTO, Dec. 27-The Trades Congress
fare of the working people of the Dominion
required prohibition of the importation of
Chinese laborers.
PHILADELPHIA, December 2S.-Jay G ould's
steam yacht Atlanta, which has been refit-
ted, goes to Charleston next week where 90
will be joined by Gould and family fora trip
No Mexico ana the West indies. % -. :
New YORK, Dec. 2.-Captain John John
son, who at one time commanded the steam
ship Washington, the first American steam
ship to make regular trips to Europe, and
several other ocean steamers, died Thursday
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 30.-In three hours
struggle Muldoon won the wrestling match
with Bauer, for 81 900 n side and the cham
pionship of the world Muldoon was carried
In triumph on the shoulders of an admiring
crowd.
New HAVEN, Conn, Dec. 31.-Rev. NJ.
Stansberry, new pastor of the Bethel African
NJ f. church, was yesterday forcibly elected
from the pulpit by two deacons, who have
secured a minister more to their liking.
Prosecutions for assault will follow.
SAN Francisco, December 23-Frederick
b. Burchard, who testified yesterday In the
Hill-Sharon divorce case that he was in
April, 1881, engaged to be married 10 Miss
Hill, was on complaint of that lady arrested
this afternoon for perjury. He was released
on bonds.
pITTsBURG, December 19-Tn accordance
with the sesolutIons adopted ut the last meet
ing of the Western Nail Associations all
manufactures will close down tonight for a
period of six weeks. The manufactures
hope TO improve the trade by restricting the
production of nails The suspension throws
over five thousand men out of employment.
The Secretary of the Navy has issued au
order to suspend work nj the Boston Navy
Yard January 18TH and Diminishing half the
force. Breaking up of condemned vessels
continues, and the yard will be converted in
to rope-walk The order closing the League
Island Navy Yard and converting it into
n contraction yard for steel vessels will be
issued soon.
1t is reported that the French loss in kill
ed and wounded at the capture of Sontay
was thirty six officers and nearly one tho U.s.
and men. Loss of the Black Flags in the
same battle, 5000; but the Black Flags army
after the defeat at Sontay retreated to Hong
Hoa and Namdinh. The French found 81 ,0GO-
900, in Sontay. 1t is reported also that China
acting under advice of European powers
has withdrawn her troops from Bachninh.
New YORK, Dec. 39.-At three o'clock this
afternoon six United States army officers
and welLknown bridge-builder, who was
conspicuous in connection with the building
Of the elevator railroad in this city. left on
the Pennsylvania road, their ostensible
destination being San Francisco; but it was
learned that they were under commission
from the Emperor of China, and would
leave San Francisco to take part in the pros
pective war between France and China in
Tonquin.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. Judge Krekel, of
the e. s. court to-day, announced his decis-
ion on the question of the right of the Fed
eral Government, TO hold in custody Frank
james on the charge of committing the Mus
sci Slough robbery in Alabama. The court
orders the prisoner remandsd to his bonds
men for the Blue Cut robbery, holding that
the State tribunal first gaining possession IL
consequently entitled to his custody until
the disposal of State cases. This leaves
James at liberty on his bond. >
WASHINGTON, December 21.--Johu N
Irwin, governor of Idaho Territory, returned
to the Treasurer of the United States n draft
for $3.50, which had been sent him rs his
salary due him for the quarter ending Oct.
Both; he declined also 10 receive salary due
him for the quarter ending December 3ist
He stated that he had been unable TO attend
to the duties of his office since July lst and
does not consider that he cal conscientious
ly accept pay for it,