The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-05-07
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS OF NEWS.

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS OF NEWS.
Gov. Hill Of New York signed the Niagara
Park bill
The Iowa supreme court holds that an op-
ton deal is gambling contract
prize fight between Ben Arthur of Butte
and Ed McKeown Of Manitoba was won by the
latter
The Ohio legislature passed 4 law fixing 4
heavy fine and imprisonment for offering Or
receiving money at primary Or general cleo
tions.
The drug stores at Lawrence, Kansas, are
now selling three bottles of beer for 81, which
the saloons formerly retailed at 20 cents per
bottle.
Miss Jennie jackson of Topeka is writing a
history Of the famous Nellie Bailey, who has
figured 80 conspicHously in Southern Kansas
and the Indian Territory Nellie Bailey is the
handsome and brilliant woman who was triad
for murder at Wichita this winter and acquit-
ted.
The contested will case of Mrs. Valeria G.
Stone of Maiden, the trial of which q few
months ago resulted in a disagreement of the
jury, has been settled and the case Withdrawn
from the courts. William Il. Wilcox is to be
the constant heirs 200.
The new Catholic university, toward the
founding of which Miss Caldwell of new York
has given $3.50, 900, will probably be situated
at Overlook, near Philadelphia, on the Penn
sylvania railroad The idea is to endow tn !
seminary Of st. Charles Borromeo there, and
elevate it to the dignity of the new university.
The American committee of Bartholdi's
statue Of Liberty Enlightening the World, !" in
order to raise money for the completion of the
pedestal have prepared miniature statuettes
of the colossus six inches high, of bronze, with
nickel pedestal which they sell to subscrib-
ers vt 81 each. They propose also to sell one
twelve inches high at $5 The scheme is q
good one and ought to yield handsome sum.
The address of the committee is 30 Mercer
street, New York.
A complimentary dinner was given at Del
monico's, New York, to Minister George II.
Pendleton, by civil service reformers. The
following were among those present: Senator
Evarts, Hon Wayne Mcveagh, j udge Noah Da-
Wis, Hon. William Dorsheimer, Dorman B. Ea-
ton, Carl Schurz, Oswald Ottendorfer, John
Jay, Senator Warner Miller, Leroy D. Thoman,
Congressman Hewitt Gen. Stewart L. Wood
ford, Collector Robertson, s. B. Elkins, Sias
W Burt, Horace White, and $50 others.
The governor of Montana has issued quar-
antine proclamation, at the request of the
stock commissioners, requiring a quarantine
Of ninety days from Massachusetts, Connect
cut, New York, New Jersey. Pennsylvania,
Maryland, Delaware, District Of Columbia,
Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tenne ssee,
Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois and Indian
Territory, and requiring an inspection from
all other states and territories.
The explanation of the confederate bond
craze q few years ago is that Judah Benjam-
in, confederate secretary of state, and q resi-
dent of London after the war, originated :
scheme for getting hold of the secret service
fund Of tho rebel government, which was de-
posted in several foreign banks. He know
the amount and places. : Tho total sum due the
confederate government ct it's fall was about
1000 ON SO grest was the rebel debt that .
dividend on the principal was impracticable
The balance was therefore, applied IN payment
Of coupons, beginning with those q jan. ],