The daily enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1884, 1884-08-08
THE LATEST NEWS.

Gov. Cleveland has gone into the Adj
rondacks for a two-weeks' vacation.
Blaine was given reception by the
business men of i Portland, Maine, on
Wednesday evening.
The Catholic Total Abstinence Union
of America is holding its fourteenth an
nual convention III Chicago.
All stock cars and corrais along the
Union Pacific have been renovated and
fumigated, as protection against Texas
fever infection.
Cholera at Marseilles and Toulon is
abating, and the disease is not raging
badly at any place, though cases appear
at widely isolated points.
It is discovered that j. Ogden Wither-
spoon, Wan street broker who commit
ted suicide, had before his death perpe-
trated several frauds and forgeries.
The national committee of the anti
monopolists will meet in Chicago on the
10th inst. to select a candidate for the
yice-prcsidency to run with Ben Butler.
A reunion of ex-confederatc soldiers
was held at Dallas, Texas under the an-
spices of the Confederate society OF Mis-
souri,. About 10000 veterans were IN at
tendance.
The American Political Allianac,
(whatc.er that may be. has concluded to
make a nomination for president and
vice president. The choice will be an
nounced September 5th.
A fire in East Portland, Oregon, de-
stroyed 20 buildings and involved loss
of $75. 900, insured for $4,000. Among
buildings burned was large packing
house belonging to Charles LOCUS.
.Advices from South Africa report an
engagement between the followers OF
| Mousenia and the Beers, in which the )at-
ter were defeated Many warriors were
killed, including several Englislmen.
| A fire was discovered yesterday morn
ing burning i'll a large closet, adjoining
the clerks office, in the Capitol at Wash
ineton Attention was called by the
smell of burning paint, and the fire was
cxtinguishcd before much damage had
been done.
It has been decided by directors at tho
Oregon & Transcontinental Company t(
issue collateral trust bonds for twelve
million. bearing per cent interest, ant
running for ten years, without sinking
fund. These bonds are to be used II
taking up the company's floating debt
which aggregates about eleven and I
quarter millions.
Benjamin F. Butler has published th'
following general answer to numerous In
ouiries. in the New York Sun. lie says
II do intend to stand by the nomination
for the greenback and laboring men ant
anti-n,onopolists, and | hope everybod.
will vote for me who thinks that is til
best thing to do. / will give reasons 70
nv action, which are controlling to til
nnblic. AS soon as | can have the bencti
of Mr.. Cleveland's letter OF acceptance
that where disagree with him | may q
him no injustice
The steamer Amsterdam. bound froi
. Amsterdam to New York with 224 pa
sengers and crew Of 81 men, greunde
on sand bar IS miles from Sable /
band near the coast of Nova Scotia, an
became a total wreck. The passenge
and men were all safely removed to Il
island. but the vessel and the cargo are
total loss. The cause Of the accident y;
foggy weather, which had prevailed
great part of the trip, preventing Il
captain from taking observations. +
was 35 miles out of his course.
It is understood that Secretary Llnco
has decided upon the promotion OF Il
survivors of the Greeley party. SeWal
Reidcrback and Private Carroll will
sereeants, and Seryeants Brainard, Ere
erick and Long will be made secol
l;cutenants. Lieut.. Greeley 1t is unde
stood. has refused to accept promotion
captain except through the ordlna'