The Mineral argus., 1885-02-12
VIEWS OF Tue WEEK SUMMARIZED.


Loss, 5000; insurance, 81, 90
At Montreal the Grand Trunk authorities are
lischarging Irish Catholic employees.
Urea -ury officials at Washington think that
the worst OF the depression Is over.
The residence Of A. T. Gault. Montreal, was
burned Loss &a,~p; fully insured
CB Wright Of Philadelphia gives SO TO tho
Annie Wright seminary at Tacoma, Wash
At Shelton, Ct, Adams Cotton Mill No I
was PARTIAL, burned Loss, s'o,Vn': insured
". H. Emerson, a prominent citizen Of Ma
sillon, committed suicide, the result Of drunk
tiers.
new baby elephant is expected soon at
Bridgeport, Conn, where Barnum's show ie
wintercd.
Mrs Cole, widow Of Judge James !. Cole,
At Plaquemine, La.
Near Glenco, Oregon, James Smith shot and
fatally wounded William johnson, his brother
in law. johnson is still alive but tits said Will
die.
John L. sullivan was fined Sll5 in the NUM-
ipal court Boston for fast driving and cruelty
beating his horse.
L. y Scanlan, dry goods merchant OF Free
port. ILL.,. has failed His assc,s and liabili-
ties arc unknown His preferences amount To
$aOG1
f.. II. Price, grocer was closed mp. Attach
ments sggregating $4,000 were issued upon
his goods. His assets are between 1900 and
s1,UN
Robert Trembling of Blunt OAK, accused
Of land frauds there, has been arrested at
Dwight, I'LL
A fire in tine livery stable of Charles +. Smiths
Philadelphia, completely destroyed the build
ing and thirty nine horses were burned TO
death. Loss, 81 60
Certain charges have been preferred against
Hon. 1. d. Thoman, a member of the civil
service commission rejecting upon him both
personally and officially.
The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance
company of Milwaukee il contemplating erect
ing on the site of tho bnrEel Newhall house q
fine building, to cost s5Oo,OOU.
The Rev. John Armstrong, pastor Of the
Methodist church at Algonac, Mich, has been
detected in pilfering the money drawer of the
store Of 4. J. Dowswell 4 Co Of that place.
At Salt Lake, Utah, Aggie McMurrin was
held in 81 900 bonds for perjury. She falsely
swore she married Royal b. Young, who Is
held in $1,000 bonds for polygamy. in 1851.
The Evening Star building in Washington
was partially burned The paper, however,
was published as usual and the loss will not
exceed s35,0OO; fully covered by insurance
AT swan Lake, Oak, fire consumed jerry
Murphy's store, q. C. Stewards building and
al the records of the probate judge and Il Q
postofficc. Loss, sl5mD: no insurance. II is
supposed to be the work Of incendiarics.
In the New York senate the committee on
commerce and navigation reported favo.ah.y
Arkclls resolution requesting congress 10 ar-
propriate s:,O,OO for the Hennepin canal. Al
ter q long debate the resolution was adopted
lStO5
Osborn d. Seavey of Boston has failed and
gone into insolvency Liabilities unkn own.
Seavey is in the hotel business at Waterville,
Me-, Magnetic, Mais. and ST. Augustine, Fla,
and in summer he managed the Maplewood
Of Bethlehem, n ii.
Col. Morrow, soon to he tried or the charge
n duplicating pay accounts, has decided to
plead guilty to the charge Of conduct unbecom-
ing an officer and gentleman, The ac-
cused denies any dishonest intent IN tho acts
with which he is charged
Fire at Eau Claire destroyed the grocery
store of Cli,,ls 4 Co. sixth ward. The build
ing. valued at 81, 600, is a complete wreck, in
sured tor $500 in the Allemania of Pittsburg,
Pa. Loss on stock 5000 with sl,OU insur-
ance in the Phpnix Of Hartford
Iowa has been awarded gold medal and
sweepstakes for the best creamery butter made
in the world. Iowa was also given the first
premium for the largest and best display of
potatoes and other vegetables, and the first
premium for fruits from Northern states.
"Fathcr" Sabin died at sycamore ILL.,, re-
/ Gently He had been in charge of church in
his town for thirty five years, a member Of the
house and senate of Vermont, secretary OF state
/ Of Vermont and member of congress from that
state. He was in his ninety second year.
While a party Of Italians were enjoying
them selves in the barber shop of Lorenzo
Janero, in brooklyn, yanero unwi,lingiy hand
ed bottle containing poison to his friends.
| Three men drank of it, and Castinzc Terze- OF
Philadelphia aud Eres;e E.Isto of New York
died soon.
Wah Lee, a Milwaukee Chinese laundr yman,
vainly attempted suicide by poisoning, because
Emma Mapcs of Oak field. Wis, violated her
promise 10 marry him and refused to have
| ANYTHING more to do with him. Wah Lee l.
said to have given her $780, besides valuable
presents.
| Eddie Cunningham, fourteen months old
was accidentally set on fire by his three-year
old brother at Omaha with a lighted piece o
paper with which he was playing. he chile
was taken out by his little brother and rolle'
in the snow. but was fatally burned, and sooi
aftcrward died
Nothing il known definitely ny officially Of tn
finding in the Swain court martial. II Is re
ported. nevertheless. that the verdict was al
verae to Gen. Swain by the vote OF TO . OF
all the charges Nothing can be known, how
ever on the matter until the papers have beer
received by the secretary Of war