The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-04-03

The senate confirmed Daniel McConville of
Ohio as auditor o.; the treasury for the post
Office department.
Hon, Jacob Thompson, secretary of the in
terror under President Buchanan, died at his
residence in Memphis, In his seventy-ffth
year.
Rev. William Harris, a prominent Presby-
terrain minister of Princeton, \. j., and treas
urer of Princeton college, diedin the Savannah
CGa) hospital e. apoplexy.
The jury returned a verdict ~acquitting Ortiz
! Stein. city editor of the Evening" Star, who shot
and killed George Fredericks, proprietor Of a
! variety theater in Kansas City, in June, 1883,
Five distinguished German artists are in
Chattanooga, Tenn, preparing a grand pano-
rama Of the battle of Chickamauga for a Phila-
delphia company, who will pay them $685.
600,
! Both chambers Of the Prussian landtag depu
tied their presidents to wait OIL Bismarck and
tender him congratulations on his attaining his
seventy-6 rst birthday, April | next The action
of the landtag in this matter is unprecedented.
Dr.. Frank Powell Is being frequently mem
toned by his hosts of friends as a candidate
l. IOI uGAEL ldNON vi In NlODENS tfAs AN NOSNC
would be a hard man TO defeat because Of his
great popularity among the working classes.
Prof. R B. Anderson, of the University of
Wisconsin, who has been an applicant for the
Swedish mission, has, by the advice of Col
Villas, transferred his wishes to the Danish
mission. AT present accounts, DR.. Heenan OF
Minnesota is likely to be appointed to Sweden.
Recently a young man named Pearce, OF
1 ID -. N.nolx QToo, rNo1raJ a ~ rNta ma 1iaanaa
to marry Miss Alice Penny. The young lady
objected to having the ceremony solemnlzed
on Sunday. Pearce became very angry, and
exclaimed: "Marry me or / die" Miss Penny
refused, and Pierce drew a pistol and shot
himself through the heart
The president sent to the senate the follow
ing nominations: Thomas c.. Crinshaw, Jr.,
collector of internal revenue, district Of
Georgia. Postmasters: Aqnilla Jones, Sr.,
Indianapolis, i nd 0sbun Shannon, Lawrence
Kan. John Meleham, Topeka, Kan; Y. G.
Ridenam, Clarinda, Iowa; Vincent J. Lane,
Wpandotte, Kan Mrs. Lizzie II. Ficlen
Charlestown, Ill Claiborne Bowman, Yazoo
City, Miss.
Harcourt, home secretary in Westminstei
hall, London, has presented Policeman 20,
the Albert medal in recognition of his drawer,
in attempting, at the risk of his life, TO carr,
H. OuN lAOIl w A0A tAAC 80 IN@&A
age Of dynamite which caused the recent ez
pIosion there. The home secretary at the SAM
time presented an address of congratulation Z
Policeman Cole, who was on duty with Cox q
The time. and who also was dangerously inlur
ed by the explosion.
Edwards Pierrepont presided at a dinner Q
the Yale alumni in New York. Among the EN-
inent guests were Edward J. Phelphs. ministe
To England. President Noah Porter, of Val
] College, and William Walter Phelps. Presi
|, dent Porter, speaking about the college, alluc
, ed TO the additional honor attained by her !
) having a member of the faculty selected I
represent the American people at the courts
ST. James. He said Prof. Phelps had been
great gain to Yale, and had left his infuenc
IN q healthful and beneficial manner on th
minds Of all the students.
J London speciai:-The phenomenal vigcr {
y England's preparations for war with Russ
4 haa bolstsred up consols and fayorably affec
ed business on change. There Is Q strong in
precision among the operators that Russia w
: Weld and they are now discussing the advent
= peace. The hnanciere know that Russia III
, been trying for q long time to negotiate q 10,
sufficient 70 carry her through at least Il
preparations for 4 big war, and that her effor
" have failed. The calling out Of the reserves o.
n militia will enable the war Office to satisfy 8
request made by Earl Dufferin, viceroy I
> India, for reinforcement e the extent Of 2 q
men,