The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-01-30
PASSING EVENTS.


Robbery has become so common il
Cheyenne, Wyoming, after night-fal
that it is dangerous to traverse tn
streets. A number of vicious element
have been notified by the authorities
to leave the place.
The president of Hartford fire in
surance company, being impressed b,
the evils of over insurance, ask fol
legislation to forbid the payment, in
any case, of more than three-fourth:
the amount of the loss.
BY order of the city authorities, every
saloon in Abilene, Kas., was closed 8
few Sundays ago. The saloon-keepers
promptly gave expression to the gen.
eral feeling of woe by hanging heavy
folds of Grape on their closed doors.
A shark measuring fifteen feet four
and three-quarter inches was captured
by an italian fisherman in San Fran
cisco pay. Upon being cut open it was
discovered that its stomach contained
boot, an old hat, and a number of
bones.
A hog was recently killed at Bloom
ing Grove, Sullivan county, New York,
and when dressed thick wire four
teen inches long was found in the
lights and pressed against the heart.
Though twisted and coiled in different
shapes and forced into the vitals, the
hog was apparently as hearty as ever.
According to the United States sur
geon generals annual report, the
death rate for colored troops has, for
the first time since their organization,
fallen below that for white troops.
Their mortality from respiratory af-
enthusiastically pneumonia more
than four times as great as that of
white troops.
The Indiana Pharmacist says that
woman, who has her letters directed
10 the New York post office, claims to
cure cancer by means of a direct rev.
citation from her "dear Lord" Her
winds up with praise God,
from whom all blessings flow; four
ounce bottles, So eight-ounce, 49,"
The editor says: ut will be seen that
the financial part of the business is the
big end of the log"
An ingenius contrivance for pre-
serving the records of ships lost at sea
has been invented by Mr.. Duncan
resident of New Zealand.
It consists of an inner and outer case,
The lower ends of which are open and
connected by plate in the form of a
ing. This has cork filling and a
eparable tube attached at its lower |
md to a cap plate screwing into the
bottom ring-shaped plate.
A person writing to an advertiser
# "a lot of stock cheap for speculative
IT schedule purposes" was informed
hat certificates representing an origin
j investment of $4,000 in mining
allure could be bought for 800, and
he purchaser, in case he deemed it
worth while to turn bankrupt, "might
ut them in the place of their face
in cash. and then inform the
reditors that they stood for a loss of
ASH"
Lovers of shell fish ought to emil
rate to Toronto. A gentleman just
ONE from there says that he saw an
.nglish officer give his servant half
overeign, with instructions to s'bring
p some lobsters' to his temporary
uarters. where he purposed making
Terry with some friends. In due
me cart arrived laden with the
esired crustacea, which the servant
roceeded to bring by basketfuls into
le house. "Why, what is all this
DoutP" inquired the puzzled provider.
he servant touched his hat, saying,
Please, sir, l am desired to say the
her cart-load will be up by and BY"
One of the United States topograph-
al engineers says in The Carson DIP
al: Attention was attracted to-
ard the hot springs at Steamboat by
10 discovery that cinnabar was being
owly deposited by chemical action.
he government accordingly sent out !
ur of us to make Typographical
rvey of the locality. The survey
i'll embrace a tract three miles wide
2 four in length. The length runs i
st and west, and the wonderful
rings are in the center of the area. c
EFF nd that cinnabar is being depos- {
ID, and this is the only known place J
the world where the interesting pro- )
IS is still going on" !
Some day, writes a Washington cor e
spondent of The Boston Post, Lieut.. E
,rlisgton will be found to have done s
ave deeds and to have made more J
ccessful fight against the elements Q
an any one else who has been con- =
cted with the signal-service Arctic I
petitions. His retreat over six I
ndred miles in open boats, and the :
saving of the lives of all IL
) men, was pluckier and showed
ore judgement than anything done P
the last expedition. He was prac- c
ally in the same situation and was g
rther north when his ship was lost o
an Greedy was at Cape Sabine. Y
eely, too, had boats, as Darlington 2
d, but the latter took to them, made o.
; journey and saved his men, while a
eely Knocked his boats to pieces for o.
Ell and lost most of his party by Il
lrvation." Ct
In New York there is not much in 81
ence attached to the stage. A play ~
looked on as a advertisement. There =. u
no doubt that good plays create a u u
cd tone of thought, but they are not =
lculated in this self-willed age to eff y"
It a reformation in modes or man. P.'
RS. People in these parts go to the y
eater to be amused and interested, u
to have their propensities infu- ea