The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-03-13
BRIEFLY TOLD.

The National theatre building in Washing
ton was burned on the Goth.
The nomination of Francis f. Warren, to be
governor of Wyoming, has been confirmed.
The county treasurer of Chippewa county
WIS.,, Fred Becker. is missing, and his accounts
are short about $4,000.
Ben w. Lewis, of st. Louis a wealthy man
and ut times heavy speculator in grain,
has failed for 100000.
Many Americans in the City of Mexico par
ticipated in an excursion to the crater of
Mount Popocatapelt, to celebrate the inau-
guration of Cleveland.
The Irish-American club of Chicago will
hold its st. Patrick banquet at the Palmer
house, and has invited Gov. Oglesby, Gen.
schofeld and Bishop Feehan.
The Methodist Episcopal church at Fro
mont, Ohio, of which ex-President Hayes is a
member, was dedio ated recently, and Mr..
Hayes gave $1,000 toward lifting the debt.
The Transcontinental railway association
has decided that instead of basing business
on the rate between New York and San Fran
cisco. to make Chicago and ST. Louis terminal
points.
cent calling out of the reserves means that
high officials regard he prospects of n war
with Russia as something more than mere
possibility.
A million dollars has been sent by the Ital-
ian government to Massowah for the pur-
chase of cameis. This is thought to indicate
that Italy proposes take steps for the relief
of Kassala.
According to the census of 1880, there were
72.304 boilers In use in manufacturing indus
tries, and 5,4O3 steam vessels in the United
States. Poor also gives the number of loco
motives at 5000.
The legislature of British Columbia has
passed BILL to take effect within two weeks,
imposing.upon Cinnamon attempting to en-
tel that province a fine of $50 or imprlson.
ment for six months.
S. E. Germand, travelling salesman, was
shot, at Keokuk, Iowa, by w. X. Williams. an
influential dry goods merchant four 'times.
One shot took effect in the shoulder. Williams
was jealous of Germand.
At Gainesboro, Jackson Co., Tenn, several
men visited house on Martins creek and Sc
verely dashed Mormon elder, who had been
laboring in the neighborhood. Another elder
eluded the crowd in the darkness.
Mr.. D. Downs, of Henderson, sibley county
introduced a bill in the Minnesota house that
males and females shall not be allowed to oc-
cupy the floor of any roller skating rink OF
that state at the same time. The bill also
provides for licensing Kinks.
The house committee on military affairs re-
ports that Gen. b. F. Buffers accounts as one
q Io Of oobo
a shortage of $4,000. AS no lately mort
gagged his Washington house for $4,000 there
are rumors that he is financially embar-
raised.
George W. Thompson, G. r. Hewitt and L.
Il. Clements have been arrested at st. Louis
and taken to Springfield on charge of TAX
ing forty registered letters containing some
$500 from postal car on the st. Louis and
San Francisco railroad at Pierce City, Mo.
The Susquehanna river is frozen to the bot
tom aud is one solid mass of ice from Tunk-
hammock to Nanticolze, distance of forty
miles. Great fears are entertained that there
will be great freshet this spring. and tina
much damage will be done among the low
lands of the Susquehanna.
william Jackson Moore, of Quidephia, went
" IliloDule ~ a.s W ECt iSS adNiOO SOhOCih
ing some property he claims to have been de
frauded of by relatives. Moore, who is a man
of about 60 years. claims that foreleven years
his stepdaughter and her husband have kept
him locked up in a cellar, only allowing him
to go out occasionally at night into the yard
and being left without food for days.
Judge Robert Logan, of whiteside, dropped
at the lead Ct the house stairs in Springfield
ILL.,, rs he WAS on his way to the chamber
The elevator was not running, and he at
tempted to walk up the long stairway. Logan
has been ailing all session with heart disease,
and could not stand excitement of any kind.
When he dropped on the house floor, opposite
the main entrance to the chamber, he was
picked up by his friends and carried into an
ante-room the. doctors were called and five
minutes later they pronounced him dead.
The Chicago Journals Springfield special de-
clares the death of Logan, while it diminishes
the chances of republican success, by no
means makes certain the election of a demo-
crat, as the law requires 103 votes to elect
The democrats have but 102.
CAPITAL BRIEFS.