The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-01-29

department., calls the attention OF American
Hour producers to the inviting market nov
presenting itself in South America
Capt George W. Davis, U. s A., assistan
!, engineer in the construction of the Washington
monument. has been appointed by the score
, for the electoral vote Of that state.
Parnell. in speech at Cork, said he believed
J the olgarchy of the city would never again
contest parliamentary seat The Irish party
! would oppose every government that refused
to concede Ireland her just rights
, The recent arrest of three men at Odessa
Mo-, for robbing freight cars of the Chicago a
Alton railroad has revealed the existence Of a
large gang Of men which has been systemati-
cally plundering the company's cars.
The steamer White Eagle, of the St Louis 4
St Paul Packet company, lying in winter quar-.
ters ct the floating dock in St Louis, took fire
recently. All her upper works were destroy
ed. Damage about 81, 600; no insurance.
James Wilton Brooks, lawyer, formerly pro-
prietor of the New York Evening Express, has
made an assignment His obligations amount
to $44, Ago, while his nominal assets are 1921,
4S9 The actual valuation of the assets is $780,
ora
Minnie Moore, aged II, daughter Of William
Moore, wealthy knitting mill proprietor OF CO.
hoes, N Y, eloped with Thomas Michigan, aged
eighteen. Moore has taken his daughter home
and says he will take proc ceilings to annul the
marriage.
Sheriff jerks of Grand Forks, Oak, has ar
rived at Newburg, N. Y, with requisition for
George Upright Last fall Upright stole .
check for $500 from his employer, Albert N.
Collins, a wheat grower of Dakota, forged the
name got the check eaehed went East and
spent the stolen money.
Judge Stewart, of the circuit court Mad.
ison, Wis, sentenced Nels Pearson, alias
George w. Wilson, William Needham, alias
William Farrell; and Henry LutZ, alias @Slim
jim, to two years each in the state prison for
burglarizing, on Oct s, Hudson's store at
| Waunakee and the postoffico contained there
| in.
| The president of the Pictou IN. s. bank,
Senator Il P. Grant, charges that Logan, tan
ner of Pictou, secured an advance Of 1925, 600
on bogus drafts from the cashier of the bank,
| unknown to the directors. The cashier after
making good $12, 700 of the amount was dis
missed. The bank will suffer q loss of at least
| $50, COO
George A. Blakslee, proprietor Of the Bos-
ton grocery store, Watertown, Oak, has made
an assignment for the benefit of his creditors,
of whom Reid, Murdoch and Fisher, whole
sale house in Chicago, are understood to be the
heaviest The amount of liabilities has not yet
been disclosed, but is probably between g, 0OO
and IS, 600.
Funeral services over the remains of Ed
riund About, the distinguished author, were
celebrated at the Cemetery Pere la Chaise,
Paris, Monday, the 10th. Jules Ferry; prime
mlniatar and ofhor mar Of o1ificAI and
lltery note were present: A deputaton of the
French academy appointed to act as pail bear
ers, refused to act because there were no re-
Hglous services.
A military investigation is in progress at
Halifax regarding charge made by Mrs. Tai
bot, wife of Sergeant Talbot, against Rev. vii.
liam Tough, assistant garrison chaplain. Mrs.
Talbot declared that during her husbands alb.
sence the chaplain, who had been drinking,
made indecent overtures to her and fnishsd by
exposing himself.
Col Miromondi, the French officer who was
sent in pursuit of the insurrectionists in Cam
bodia, surprised and attacked the camp OF
Swatha, leader of the revolt After sharp
fight the rebels dispersed. Twenty insurrec-
tic nits were killed and the baggage Of the band
was captured. Swatha received a wound in the
encounter. The troops are in pursuit OF him.
Gen. Hatch has surrounded the Oklahoma
boomers at Saltwater, with the intention Of
starving them out He allows no one to APP
proach them, but lets any one leave who de-
sires courier. just IN reports several leav-
ing already, as provisions are running short
The Oklahomftes have been trying to raise
money here for relief, but without success. No
firing has been done
After several weeks discussion DR.. Rankin's
old church here, the Congregational, has de-
cided to extend call to Rev. s. N. Newman OF
Ripon, Wis. A considerable number in the
congregation were DESTROYS of securing DIR.
Dana of Plymouth church, St Paul, and some
correspondence was held looking to his invita-
ton to this pulpit A call had previously been
given to DR. Goodell of St Louis, which he was
obliged to decline
The Northern Pacific will in few days issue
new tariff showing reduction in rates on emf.
grant movables, in car loads from St Paul and
Minneapolis to all points on the main line in
Washington Territory and Oregon, amounting
reduction of 800 per car load to some points.
This is claimed to be one of the results of the
efforts of Messrs. Cakes and Hannaford at the
meetings of the Transcontajnsntal association
The argument in the Swain case ended .
low d6O duu tuo COutb duJOuIu0u Vu0u
it convenes again it will consider the case with
closed doors The findings of the court, when
reached, will be transmitted through the war
department to the president 1t is understood |
that he will submit them to the attorney gener-
al for a review. Until they are reviewed and
approved by the president they will not be
made public.
Some time during the last campaign the
Council Bluffs Globe charged s. D. Street, the
county clerk and candidate for reelection on
the Republican ticket, with being defaulter
in the sum of $4,000 This was only day or
so before election, but it was used SO vigorous
ly by the Democrats that Street was defeated
Experts have examined the books and find he
is nearly $40, GOO short IN his accounts. Street
was arrested on the charge Of embezzlement
The treasury available balance was on the 22d
nearly 1882, 0OO 00O-a gain of SIC, COO 900 since
the first of the month. The receipts thus far
for January shows q marked increase over
those for the preceding months, both in Gus
toms and internal revenue; the increase in the
nual taxes from banks. The available cash bal
ance on Feb. l gives promise of exceeding
$l45, 0O0 900, surplus sufficiently large to war
rent the secretary Of the treasury to issue
call for per cent bonds.
The Weekly Pioneer Press of JAN Goth, pre-
sents in its Galaxy Of Genius" series papers
on 'The Future Of the Arctic Exploration" by
Lieut. Greedy of the recent Franklin Bay ex-
petition; on Chinese Gordon, now be-
sieged by the Mahdi's forces at Khar-
toum, by Charles Chaille Long, his former
chief of staff, and on the neglected but impor-
tant battle of Sailors creek, at the close of the
q out Richmond, by ex-Speaker
Keifer. The installment excels in current and
permanent interest any yet printed in the series
which has attracted so much attention
John L Sullivan of Boston is laid up with
broken head and bad bruises received whileon
. spree. He continues to keep more or less
drunk most of the time and on his return
from New York he INDUCED in an uproarious
debauch. He visited several saloons during
the morning, and Patrolman Underwood reports
that in the afternoon he hired span
Of horses for drive. While on Beacon street
the horses besame frightened, and a. he was
not in fit condition to manage them they ran
away, throwing him from the vehicle. He wss
severely cut about the head, and receivid other
iniurie6 The vehicle WAS am n had 1ov,c, hofcro