The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-08-14

L.. S. Porter, an attorney, and Phelps Fe
rir, an employe of the bank at New Londol
Wis, and son of the cashier, we're arrested
New London. 1t is alleged that Vim. Graf.
an OLD soldier presented check for his per
sion money at the bank TO be cashed, and tha
defendants demanded and collected paymen
on notes payable to them Of $3.50 each. Graf
disclaims all knowledge Of the notes, bu
says that he may have signed them while in
toxicated. The parties stand high In socia
circles.
at New York City. July 3lst, nine men gc'
into bucket to be hauled to the top of shat
connecting with the New traton aqueduct
when sixty feet up the bucket caught on pro
lection and tipped. Four OF the men werethrowr
out, two chung to the bucket aud the othel
two, William Cunningham and Tim Harrng
ton, were dashed 10 death. OF the men who
clasped the bucket John Carr had his left
thigh broken and his scalp injured in several
places, and VIM. Ryan suffered injuries
about the head besides probable internal in
| juries
A Papal Allocution during the corsistory
hibiting the carrying the sacrament through
the streets t. the sick and for permitting an
assemblage in the name Of the anti Clerical
Congress recently held in the Holy City. 1t
also removes the Papal protest against the
Governments occupation OF the City Of
Rome. The Pope regrets French obstruction
which he says has increased the difficulties
With France
Trouble is brewing among the brakemen on
the Pittsburg and Wheeling divisions of the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad over the running
OF double header freight trains. To reduce
txpS Ises the company has lately been send
Ing out an occasional double header'' but
there was no trouble until July 30, when two
refused to run train and they were prompt
ly discharged. A meeting was then called
and the action Of <he company severely criti-
cised. Some OF the men favored the strike,
but no decision was reached. The expression
however, was general that any attempt to r1a
s'uouble-h- aders" would meet determined OPP
position.
The difficulty between the Pacific mail and
Was Lington postal authorities eliminated
August LIST in the absolute refusal by the com
pany to carry mails for Central America and
Southern American posts excepting those for
Mexico and Costa Rica, from which countries
the Pacific mail receives subsidy. herefusal
was brought about by postmaster Backus send
ng mail consisting Of twenty-five bags to the
office in charge OF a clerk who had
been instructed to proceed aboard the steam
n Colems with them as baggage. This action
vas taken by the directors of the postmaster
general. who sent the following cispaach
Washington, August 1,-Samuel II. Backus
at San Francisco; offer Jour entire
nail to the company, II refused, send an agent
o take mail with him as baggage. Answer.
signed.) William B. Villas, postmaster gen.
ontents of the bsgs, declined to receive them
S baggage unless they were separately |
hecked and the passage Of the agent paid to
ach point of embarkation.
destructive fire occurred in MemphiaL
'enn. 1t broke out in the planning mills Of
VILLAINS & Co. The flames spread rapidly
nd consumed large yard of the same firm,
warehouse of the Cole Manufacturing com
any and several tenement houses. An oil
|
lso destroyed. Loss 100000; insurance not
nown.
An explosion occurred in the still room of
lie Willow Springs distillery in Omaha q
-ass kettle containing 200 barrels of alcohol
eing destroyed The blazing spume set fire
} the building and it was damaged to the ex-
mt of $4,000. o. N. Woodward, an em-
oye, was badly burned and died.
The committee of investigation inquiring
to the aft irs of the Munster bank reports
at Farquharson, the joint Dublin man
Ter, who was unmarried, was
eat Spectator on the London Stock ex-
ange and on the Continental Bourse He
ed stylishly, and recently bought subur- j
n villa near Dublin for s25.O01 The DO
e traced him to Northwall, when they
armed he departed for Holyhead His hay ,
: absconded prevented the Bank of Ireland |
,m advancing to the Munster bank desired 8
In which would have enabled it to tide over
= crisis, by refusing to give to the Bank of !
land the securities entrusted to him with q
ich to obtain credit, and upon which the q
nix Of Ireland had decided to loan.
yum VI. luouipsou, oi Onio mas Dccn hp- 7.
inted special agent of the land Office, to
7estigate fraudulent land entries in the b
rthwest h
A fatal accident occurred near Summit, n. -
Oh the d. L. 81 w. r. r. A party of three n
lies, servant and two children, went out p
wing. While crossing the track between s.
atham and Summit the horses became e
shtened and before the wagon could be Il
wn across, the north bound train struck it Y,
hurled its occupants to the ground. The p
lway employees lifted the women and found W
} of them had been instantly killed, and :,
other two seriously injured. One of the a,
ldren was also killed. and the remaining W
is not expected to live. The ladies were II
he family of Chas. II. Brown, doing bust IL
5 on Broad Street. n. Y. ~
n Chicago, while under the influence of h,
Tor, John Flaherty provoked a quarrel with or
rick Clarity. Flaherty drew pistol and 10 10
Clarity in the stomach. The wound will IT
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