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\ nscELLANEous ITEMS OF NEWS.

Is MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS OF NEWS.
The First Baptist church of St. Paul Official
" forgives Rlddoll and expels him. 81 e.
May land sales of the Northern Pacific
amounted to AZ, 300 acres, at s25S, 472
The grand jury of New York has found an
Indictment against Ferdinand Ward for grand
larceny. -
Near Laredo, Texas, Lieut. SEEKER and sergt
Reilly we're killed by two Mexicans, being mis-
taken for robbers. ltt.'5g, M
{ The friends Of Tufts college in Boston pro.
pose to raise $4,000 to endow the institution
and open it to women. ss55. .s;{ z3
There are $780, 600 bushels Of coal loaded
on boats al Pittsburg, awaiting food in the
rivers to float out on 52E75 i5
The New Hampshire house Of represents
tves organized by the choice of Edgar AID
rich, republican, as speaker. 9955s55IIs3 ;lEfS
( At Charlottesville, Ga, Liberty Hall; the old
house of Alexander Stephens, Is formally
transferred to the Stephens Memorial associa.
ton. i.E' IS
The annual report of the American Congre.
gational Home Missionary Association, now in
session at Saratoga, shows total resources OF
3462, 1873. and liabilities s465, 1Oa Rev. Julius
T. Seelye of Amherst, Mass, was chosen pres.
ident r.fg5 i3sr-z"-15. 80
Officials of the Irish Land league has as
sured Mrs. Della Parnell that they will satisfy
the Judgment under which the old Stewart
homestead in Bordentown, N J., was to have
been sold. The residence will be saved for
the old lady. b i..s5S q.
Minnesota l. Northwestern officials are push.
ing work upon their lire between West St.
Paul and Cascade, Dakota county, 30 that the
Minneapolis L St Louis company will be able
to commence running its freight trains
into West St Paul The route fromsAi-
bert Lea to St Panl, via Cascade, or as it il
now called Randolph, will be seven milea
the Manitoba tracks into 81 Paul The tele.
graph lines from Randolph. to st Paul haa
been completed and instruments have beer,
put III connecting the lins with that Of tie
Minneapolis & St Louia h. tE'ssSSs
The Grand Temple of Honor Of Minnesota
held its ninth annual session at Minneapolis,
The following officers were elected for tho en-
suing year: q. W: T., Rev. W. ". satterles
Excelsior; g. Wv. T., J. E Crane, Rochester;
g. " r z D. Allison, Marshall; G. ". II, a.
apolis; d. ". O., 81 b. Smith, Min I'M, Is
These officers were installed by George W.
Penniman, p. g. W. T. Rev. W. W. Satterles
and ,. = Crane were elected representative
TO the annual session Of tho supreme council Of
e. D. Allison OF Marshal, a. r. Newt and 81 RI
Murch, Of Minneapolis, were constituted an
executive committee for the ensuing year. and
IL was voted to held the tenth annual session al
Minneapolis on tho first Tuesday in June, 1880
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!. Iutorceaaiou 10 :, Rl|lisl.

Winnipeg, Man, Special Riel has written
to his family near 81 Boniface to 60 ont to
Prince Albert and bring In his wife and chill
3drsn, who are on tie point Of Starvation
iRiel's brother started on that mission. Arch:
bishop Tachs' left hnrriedIy for the east, hay
ing received . sudden call Itisreported re has
gone down to endsayor to induce tie gov
eminent not to hang Riel, failing IL which he
will take counsel with French Canadians Il,
Lower Canada to see what can be done for tho
rebel, whom he looks upon as his own child.
having taken him when mere baby and edu,
Gated him. He ID much alarmed for fear Riel
clamoring loudly for his blood ALREADY. i,
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-06-11

MI. Cameron, the special correspond
emf Of the London Standard, Was, when
killed In Egypt, receiving . salary Of
e2, 900 q veal, and the Standard has
provided for his mother.
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-06-11

IL Senator Logan has notified his Washington
friends that y does rot want any public
Poatnastors commissioned: 7. u. Kenen;
Versailles, Iowa; n q. Johnson.t Crowell.
Iowa; Y. Il Mtchell. Walker, Iowa; 3. Phillips.
lMazepPs MINI: n Ghearne, Cascade,
y WIS VIZ: v W. McCab0 Chiffon, Via a. Ali.
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Henry M. Stanley, the African ex.
plorer, in . recent speech in London,
stated that the climate OF Africa was
not half 50 dang erous as that 81 many
parts Of the southern states Of Amer
ica tx RI nt
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The doctors now think Gen. Grant
may live from three to six months. The
disease is still progressing, slowly but
surely. IS

June is the month Of college COM
mencements, when thousands of embry-
i olic lawyers, doctors and preachers will
be turned loose upon the world to
struggle for fame and fortune. )
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The public debt was reduced $3.50, 1888 in
Nay. s.. iias : " g5'5,5 Il :s5%l
Il is rumored thatthe governorship of WASH
'mgton Territory has been rendered to John ".
Norris Of Tracy, Ohio. ss
handing ia $31S, 494 422S- "a decrease Of s2l,-
A2,750 since June l, 1884 ,E
William 81 Armstrong, assistant to the So
dcitor Of internal revenue, has rendered his
resignation, to take effect June 80 next
John B. Hussy of North Carolina was re-
sently appointed chief Of . division in the Of
ice Of the third auditor of the treasury.
The detail of Capt Cyrus & Roberts. Seven
eenth infantry as acting Judge advocate for
lie department of Arizona ia announced
It is said that Secretary Lamar finds bad
logical survey, and Maj, Powell is liable to get
The bounceL 49, Ed re 49,
Joseph B. Fowler, one Of the chiefs Of d.
visions in the third auditors Office, recently
dismissed by Secretary Manning, has been REIN
stated as third class clerk.
h Two Of the Oldest doorkeepers were dis
missed from the White House, their places be-
hg filed by friends Of the president one from
ouLd1O duu tIo OSuoE 1IUlu hlUAuys
The Resignation Of A. g. Thompson, inspector
Of public buildings, treasury department, has
been accepted, to take effect June Is He re-
signed by request Of Secretary Manning.
The presidents recently appointed John b.
Farley 10 be collector of revenue for the
Eighteenth district Of Ohio, and Thomas @.
Brenston collector for the Eighth district of
Kentucky h -. tt
Marietta Noyes, Of Burlington, Vt, was5ap-
pointed chief Of the division Of supplies. This
division has charge Of all supplies that are
used be the postoffice department except fur
aishing stamps, envelopes and postal cards,
The commissioner of pensions has stricken
of the List Of pensions the names Of about 200
residents Of the district Of Columbia who are
found not TO be entitled to pensions In some
cases the parties were dead, and the widows
had married again. q 4. II ~ e 5
The president appointed Charles A Robin
son to be collector Of customs for the district
Of Wilmington, N O.; Sully Scott to be re-
ceiyer of public moneys at Oberlin, Kans /;
John @. Bixbie, collector of customs for the
district Of New Haven, Conn st
II is said that tho evidence in the case Of
Paymaster General Smith, of the navy, while
not establishing any coiluaion with contractors
showed such negligence and illegality IN the
matter of contracts that Secretary Whitney
will order court martial 80 < .',
Prof. Baird and the fish commissioners are
worried at the ravages of black snakes in the
government fish pond. The snakes are about
Two feet long, and young fish cannot escape or
defend themselves. An unsuccessful efortwas
made to shoot them with rifles. The snakes
increase nearly as rapidly as the fish. 81
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THE CRIMINAL CALENDAR.

Charles D. Keep, editor Of the Well Street
News. is arrested on the charge of circulating,
false news. tn
Paying Teller Scott Of tho Manhattan Bank,
New York, disappears, leaving deficit Of
$16O, 600 behind him. z! i2.y55&s ~
The trial of Louis Riel will probably COM
mence at Regina about the ed inst before
Col Richardson, stipendiary magistrate.
John Hultgren, the missing Kandiyohi re gis-
treasury theft, and claims to have been labor
ing under temporary insanity. iT
Samuel Eby, the ex- banker of Elizabethtown,
Pa, who failed last January, has been arres-
ted on . charge of embezzling $4,000 belong
ing to the estate Of Edward Sweeney, Of which
Eby was an executor 81 o. fs4s3.sf5f5
At Moorehead, John Berquist charged with
setting fire to his store to obtain the insurance
money was bound over in 81 900 on the charge
TO the grand jury He waived examination on
the charge OF setting fire to dwelling and was
bound over to the same court in 81 500.
Paul Holder and son John, aged fourteen, Of
New York, were murdered atthe sabinas mines
in the state of Nuevo Leon, Mexico, about ons
hundred miles southwesto OF New Laredo. Mr.
-. EtvA.o. :" a. z sho asha6er u tuo Hunes u
Sabinas, and one of the most prominent min.
ing men in Mexico. Fl
Mary Wilson, thirty Ave years Of age and
unmarried, was found dead in well in
tho town Of Leaf Kiver, near Rockford, Ill
She had been to see some gypsy fortune tell.
ers, and they informed her that she was to
have great trouble Rather than meet the
trouble, she decided to kill herself, and while
the family was away abe jumped into the well
C. Beveridge. arrested at Harper, Rams,
is wanted in Omaha for conhdencing Cashier
Hopkins out Of $1,000 He lie the son Of a
prominent and wealthy Chicago man He has
been living at Fremont some time, ostensibly
engaged in stock business, and at one time
was known to have considerable money. It is
said that he has obtained about $4,000 from
acquaintance by false representations.
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wedding Ont tho Pension 1.iata,

Deputy Commissioner OF Pensions Mclean
says i is the purpose 81 the bureau 70 make :
thorough examination Of the pension lists Of
the entire country and cut of all who are u
legally drawing pensions. He added that there
were no doubts that persons in all the states
were drawing pensions Illegally. iyi 81
III is this dependent List he said, II think,
which contains the greatest number Of frauds.
fathers and mothers who are dependent, or
alleged to be, upon sons killed ID the army.
Now know OF the case of q rich lady who Ii
regularly drawing a5pension for 81 son killed
IN the army. She has been drawing In for
years, aid Of course II Is q fraud on the govern
:nient ahal go through the lists Of all the
states for similar csses and for any others by
which pensions are illegally drawn }:' n
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( Period o. Commercial stagnations I.

Feriod Of Commercial stagnations.
Bradstreet's Journal In its commercial sum
mary will say: The past week shows an In
creased depression in general trade. The
Sstoppage Of the iron mills Of the West cannot
fail to; act as further drag on trade. The
volume Of merchandise moved lie not large, the
demand for, fall goods is below an:
Hcpations, II and in transportation circles
freight rates are lower than ever. Lake
5freights are n az n low &7 IS ever before
The demand for the produce does not exist
even at the very low cost Of delivery. The
banks at Eastern and Western csnters con-
Stinue to accumulate funds Interest rates at
the interior arc lower than ever before, and in
still other ways there are evidences of Sc
cumulating idle commercial machinery. Tho
dry goods market Ia dull, md jobbers do not
express my. reasonabl hope for any improve
ment during the month u: -, 81 s'' e I
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Tho Supreme Lodge A. o. NV.

Tho Supreme Lodge A. o. q W.
The Supreme Lodge Of the Ancient Order Of
United Workmen held its Annual session at
Des Moines, Iowa. }-..zsS, ss{l
a{5 The report Of the secretary showed
The total number OF deaths for the last year
has been l, Ola, an increase Of only IS over last
year. The disbursements of beneficiary fund
for the year amount to 50, 1870, 1860, an in
crease over last year Of s14g, 079. 10. The ro-
rate Of the order-fronl $3.50 in 1884 to Z. 81
for the year 1S34-5; also, similar decrease in
the average assessments-frum II 1-6 in 1884
to 10 1890 in 1834-a To the end OF the fiscal
year there has been total of STA death
losses, total amount paid on the same of SILL
William G. Morris Of illinois was chosen su-
preme master workman by reclamation. The
! honor was declined on account Of business re-
slations, and the resignation accepted & John
"a Brooks OF Missouri was then unanimously
chosen, also the following: I.
foreman; William P. Jordan of California, gu
preme 4overseer; supreme recorder M. w.
Sackett, of Penney lvania, (re-elected) ;suprelne
guide, G. R. Keller of Kentucky; j. Il Lem
hardt OF Pennsylvania, supreme receiver; W.
D. Graham of Iowa, supreme watchman;
3Hugh Doherty Of Massachusetts. supreme
medical examiner; A B. Berry of Kansas, su-
prone trustee. 81 =. I.
The committee on the Iowa litigation re-
ported resolutions unqualifedly endorsing
the loyal grand lodge OF Iowa. and the action
\ Of the supreme officers in upholding it and
giving the latter unlimited authority to continue
1 to upbuild the loyal workmen Of Iowa &
Minneapolis was selected as the place for
the next meeting, and the the third Tuesday in
! June as the date = -
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|, Zig Storm in Dsk ota Y:

Pierre, Oak J, Special This vicinity was ,vis-5
tied Friday the 9th BY the severest hail, rain
e and wind storm known for years. The stones
were % large as hens eggs and came down Ia
8 = s ll from ahowitzer. Windows were bro,
ken by the hundreds, and IL Is feared great
damage will result to crops The rain deluged
We city, filing cellars, and all houses are sur
rounded by one vast sheet OF water, Horses;5
chickens and cows were drowned and outhouses,
sent floating down the streets \ In sWella' ad-l
tdi,ion many small houses were upset by the
wind. benjamin \ McCrossan, II. Nsrup.
Humble, Hoiiister u Aorse, h ]. Stems, Ed.
Webster, lose heavily. their goods being DAM:
aged. When the 9Btorm was at it's height q
large waterapont tore down the middle Of the
the; Chicago q Northwestern railroad, 4 recog-
nized weather prophet Of Dakota, says the
storm has had no equal sGE4s
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Dakota BANKING Asso ataon.

a Dakota Bankers association was formed
ct Aberdeen recently, delegates being present
from all the principal banking Institutions ii
Central and Southern Dakota The call did
not originally extend to Northern Dakota, but
after the association was formed it was de-
oided to make it general for ali Dakots, and
consequently several members Of tie various
committees hail from the north b +. !. !
3@, The following permanent !. officers were
chosen for the ensuing year; " "a &
MI, nlggs Of Millbank, president; Wade Of
& GARY, vice president; ,Steere Of Pierre. score
taIy and as members Of the Legislative COM
mittee, Anderson Of ST. Lawrence chairman,
Cannon OF Glendale, Judd Of, Canton, Sweet Of
Fargo, Fairchild Of Bismarck, Hutton Of
Grand Forkss besides an executive committee
After deciding upon q schedule Of charges
for exchange machine and sight drafts. col
notes, etc, and failing 10 agree Is to- whether
interest on time deposits should be- allowed,
The n1 association adjourned to convene On
& We dnesday Il june 16, 1t. Huron. Over fifty
4 d elegates were in attendance i3 -,
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( Idss About Senator snarou -

0en ABOUT b0netof sharon. G "a
In the case Of Worth Wilson (coloreG, now
on trial ct San Francisco for perjury SinS the.
Sharon divorce suit Miss Netie Bracket, who
was Of iirst an important witness for Miss Hill,
and later for Senator Sharon, testified few.
days ago. She acknowledged also havi ng
committed perjury on behalf Of MISS Hill, and
said 49, 81; 55-t q AK
. knowI have told lies against Mr.. Sharon. I
knew it vas blackmailing caseagainst him 4
entered into . conspiracy with Miss Hill TO-
tblackmal and defraud Mr.. Sharon, but now
want to tell the truth Miss Hill promised mo
S10. 600 in case she won, and q trunk of un-
made garments il she did not I have, not
been promised q cent to change my testimony,
and don't expect to- receive anything. I was
led to change my course Of action because
found Miss Hill had given the business away,
and did not want to be left Miss Hill began
her forgeries just after sharon WINS arrested
When I swore that I hid behind the bureau in
sharon's bedroom and heard him admit that
Miss Hill was his wife, it was all false I
knew Miss Hill TO- be at the time In q delicate
sltuation, and that she intended falsely to lay
it on Sharon. z IL 81
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Justice, and not having any money to pay
his fine, was allowed to 90, after promis-
ing to,send the money as soon as he got
home. Instead OF going home he re-
manned and continued his spree. Re.
Gently he was seen by the proprietor 81
the Bnrrell house, stage ering along the
track and his manpled remains were.
found on the roll way track having been
run over by astrain. 3ss;ss3
a dispatch from Canton, says:s One:
OF the heaviest thunder storms that has
visited this section for years ragged q few
days ago. The summer house Of VIM.
EBntler, g market garde ner, was struck
BY the electric fluid and torn to- pieces.
About twenty miles north and west from
here, Frank Elliott who was corrallinr
his stock, was struck by lightning and
instantly killed. When found d few
moments later he was lying npon his
face, which was burned by the bolt. and
his clothes were torn to N ahreds. and
were on fro. Mr.. Elliott was unmar-
lied. I n!the same neighborhood barn
was struck, and q Mr.: Erickson, who
was attending q sick horse, rende Tered in-
sensible The horse was killed, and
the barn oct on Are and destroyed, to-
gether with several harnesses and sou,e;
machinery. MIR. Erickson was dragged
from the burning barn and wilIrecovsr.
fA little further away d horse belonging
to George Skinner was killed by d
stroke Of lightning while in the pasture,
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THE BAD LANDS COW BOY.
a 7. PACKARD, puB,iaher..

MED ORA. DAKOTA.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-12
A FEMALE DEVIL iNCARNATE.
Her Horrible and Atrocious Vengeance
on an Enemy.


NASHVILLE Tenn, Aug. IL One of the
most horrible crimes ever perpetrated in
Tennessee was committed here Monday
night by negress named Anna Daven-
port. She had had a fight with an.
other woman named Millie Piummer, about
week ago, and had since been heard
to threaten to kill her. Millie be-
came frightened and moved to another part
of the city. Early Monday evening Mille
left her 4-months-old baby at home and
went to ball. About 10 o'clock police
man passing her house heard the infant
screaming and broke in the door Anna
Davenport was standing over the child,
which was half covered with a quilt.
The policeman threw back the cover
ing, and found that the head.
face, and neck of the child
were covered with blood. The skin was
peeled off in great blotches and half of its
lip was eaten away. Tue woman was ar
rested and physician called. Anna Daven-
port had forced the baby 20 swallow concen-
trated lye, and had poured the stuff over its
body. The cap in which the lye was carried
was found un'Ar the bed. The woman was
hurried to jail as threat, to lynch her were
frequent The child is dying
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-12
THEY TOOK THE RISK
AND THE RESULT IS NINE DEAC
MEN
Golfers Who Went Right Into the Jaw,
of Death with Their Eyes Open
Fatal Accident at a Fire-Two
Men Crushed by n Wall.

CHICAGO, Aug. 12-The following tele
grams have been received:
NTLKEsBARRE, Pa, Aug. 11.-Re!iable
information has just reached here that a
terrible explosion of gas took place in the
West End Coal company's mines this morn
ing, at Macanaqua, fifteen miles from here.
As far as can be learned, several of the
miners were instantly killed, and several
others dangerously injured.
Noon. Further Intelligence of the diSas
ter says the engine that supple! air to the
West End mine, at Mocanaque, broke, de-
privng the mine OF air. Four men have
been brought to the surface dead. and four
OF five more are yet in the mne and can
not be reached owing to the impure air.
| o'clock-Just before the night shift went
off duty the fan broke The boss knew of
this and so did the men of the day shift be-
fore they entered the mine. but notwith-
standing, they went into the mine, taking a
great risk. There were about thirty
men in all who were supplied
with safety lamps, as it was well
known that the gas would accumulate
About seventy five men were in the mine
at the time. The workmen who were re-
pairing the fan, were the first who were
overcome with the gas, and but an hour
later the same fate happened t.
many more in the mine. Be-
fore the mon fairly realized
the danger more than twenty were uncon-
seious Those who could escape did so.
Superintendent John Teasdale and several
of his men became unconscious and were
with difficulty rescued Others went down,
and in the face of immense difficulties. and
IN spite of being continually over
powered with gas, got ont all but ten men.
Three of them brought out were dead, and
the other six are, beyond doubt, dead. The
dead, as far as can be learned, are; James
Whalen, William Vineby, Peter Barnizki,
John Dilday and Hiram Mead
Among those who are seriously overcome
with gas and badly injured are: Birt
Tromer, Thomas Hutchinson, John An
drews. John Teasiale, Jr., Henry Group,
John Eastry, William Good, Fred Howe.
Several others, whose names cannot be
learned at the present writing, are also in
jured
DIR. Hughes, prominent physician of
Shick benny, went down into the mine to
assist the injured men and was overcome by
gas. He was rescued with difficulty, and
was brought to the surface senSelesS AT
PIP. m, Tuesday six hours after the acci-
dent, Superintendent Teasdale, who is alsC
part owner Of the mine was still uncon-
sctOus
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-12
Value Of Illinois.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Aug. l2.--The new
state board Of equalization held its first
session here Tuesday. anl effected an organ
ization by the election OF Hon. c. F. Swi-
CERT, PRESIDENT W. H. Henkle, secretary.
and J. Morlan, of Wayne county,
door-keeper- The comparative state
ment of the assessments Of the
local assessors Of the various
counties of the state was presented to the
board for their consideration, from which
the following intere. ting facts are cleaned:
The total assessment IN the state for the
year lSS5 Is S1@3, 53j 9jl, against S746 547.-
5Ol for lSS4.-a net decrease Of l3,OlS $50
In Cook county the assessment for 1855 is
Sl45, ,3O9, IA, against Sl4l, ,296 so for lSS4-
an increase of S4.0I3, PSI
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-12

WASHINGTON CITY. Aug. l2-It is very
clear that Mr. Carlisle is not to have any
opposition from Mr. Randall in his race for
the speakership This can be considered
as conclusive, Governor Curtin has
called upon Carlisle and requested,
on behalf OF Randall, permission
to nominate him Carlisle IL
the Democratic caucus Mr. Carlisle said
that lie would be compelled 10 con nsuIt
friend before coming TO any agreement
Curtin, also, it is understood, on behalf #
Randall, has written 10 Blackburn urging
him to u1e ms influence with Carlisle to per
mt this act of courtesy 10 be performed by
RandalS friends.