The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-02-20
BRIEFLY TOLD.

General F. C. Barlow, of New York, is beinl
Urged for secretary of war, and has the in
lorsement of Samuel j. Tilden.
The public debt of the Dominion of Canad'
in excess of SIS, OOO, OOO an increase of $1,000,
100 in the past six months.
Justus Schwab, the New York communist
was held 81 800 for assaulting police cap
tain and distributing bloodthirsty circulars.
The New York weekly bank statement is as
follows: Reserve increase, $1,114000. The
banks now hold $54,9S5 900 in excess of legal
requirements.
The clerk of the Merchants bank of Belle,
vile, Ont, who decamped some time since
with $4,000, was arrested at Baltimore, under
the name of Yarwood, and taken to Canada
An improvement in the iron trade is visible
at Philadelphia. Nails will soon be advanced
to 500, no account of the exhaustion of
stocks. Steel rails in large quantities are held
pr S27.
Thomas Morris, a negro aged %, was taken
from the calaboose at Shulenburg. Texas, by
L masked mob and hanged to tree. 1t is al
eyed that he ravished white girl Of thir-
,een.
Lake Ontario is frozen ten miles out from
The shore and the ice is strong enough for
canning. Such a thing is unprecedented.
Several schools in Hamilton, Ontario, were
dismissed on account of the cold.
Herman Kranisch became i'll at Portage,
Wis, upon which a fellow boarder admins
erred fifteen drops of aconite. causing Kran-
lschs DEATH The boarder then hanged him
self, but was cutdown and resuscitated.
a fire in the signal service building at
Washington destroyed and damaged num-
Der of valuable meteorological records and
almost ruled some of the finest instruments
in the office. The fire was confined to the
second, third and fourth floors.
Vice-President-elect Hendricks arrived at
New Orleans on the 18th by special train. In
response to an address he made an appropri-
ate speech, in which he stated that the sole
object of his trip south WAC to visit the expo
sition, and if possible contribute somewhat |
TO its lccess
The merchants of Winnipeg have given for
nal notice that they will take means to Sc
cure rates on lines running through the
United States and bring Winnipeg freights
hat way, unless the Canadian Pacific railway
discontinues discriminating
against Winnipeg in favor of points further
vest
The agent of the associated charities of
Milwaukee accidentally learned of the desti-
ute condition of General Henry NJ. Strong,
Who was a schoolmate Of President Arthur
t Union college, and who commanded q
rigade at GAINESVILLE Although partially
isabled by wounds the veteran would not
pply for pension or ask as assistance
During riot at Eureka, Col, between Chi
ese stray bullet killed David Kendall, a
lember of the city council. Another severe
wounded boy. The news created such in
snse excitement that mass meeting was
allied. Over 1000 citizens responded. Reso-
ltions of indignation at the lawless acts of
lie Chinese were adopted. A committee was
opointed to notify the Chinese that all must. :
ave the city. /
The New York board of trade and trans 4
)rtation passed resolution setting forth !
at the railroads charged higher rates to par u
rs using the canals than they did those ig. Q
,ring that means of transportation, and con- a
INNING the practice as opposed to public in i
rests, and urging the legislature to remedy e
e evil. The board also passed resolution ~
specting the excessive elevator charges, q
Id asked for legislation establishing the rate u
charges, and that, while protecting the
st interests of the canals, they should at
e same time be just to elevator interests.