The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1885-01-10
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

China has just taken up with postal card
5 The London Times celebrated its centena,
!, birthday on January lst.
r While sixchildmn were playing on the ba
1 at Toronto the ice broke and three we,
!; drowned.
The Chicago Herald defines blizzard as
f.. storm where the snow is three feet deep an
all in the air.
!, Col John N. Frye, father of United State
Senator Frye. died at Lewiston, Me, age
eighty two.
severe earthquake shock was felt in til
vicinity of Washington, D. c., on the nigh
OF the Sd inst
The Pemberton mills at Lawrence, Mass
started on full time Monday, giving employ
ment to 1000 hands.
Miss Ophelia Glover, OF Bismarck, Will
temporarily deranged. committed suicide b
taking strychnine. n
The boiler of a steam tug at Marshfeld
Oregon, exploded, killing all on board, six il
number, except the captain.
The New Orleans Exhibition Associatio,
have recommended the building Of stean
railroad from the city to tie tair grounds.
At Goshen, Ind, George Fink and Ev
Miles, aged 90 and is, broke through the ic
while skating and both were drowned.
William Hicks, Goochland county, Va
hnnter, attempted to pull the ramrod out 0
his gun with his teeth. Requiescat in pace.
Mrs DeHotf who. with her child, reachet
Macedon, N. Y, in search of her husband
cut he, babes throat and then cut her own
A meeting of the national committee of tn,
prohibition party and conference of leading
workers was held in. New York city January
| 7th.
Articles of incorporation of an electric rail
road to run from Far Rockawav to the Long
Island railroad have been fled. Capital
100000
An Arab tramp was arrested and lodged in
Jail at White Plains, N. Y, and OF his person
was found money belt containing $40. 900 in
English gold,
General Fremont is going to Mexico at the
head Of al exploring party He is a member
Of a syndicate owning 3,O00, 900 acres Of land
in that republic "r
Recen. floods i'll India have destroyed hun
dreds OF houses and ftty-three persons were
drowned by the overflow Of the Red Hill
lakes at Madras.
The Chinese army has secured the services
OF ifty.fve German drill sargeants, who are
credited with having already made manifest
improvement in the discipline of the troops.
At Cleveland, Ohio, Walker Grossart, four
and half years old, undertook to explain to
little Ruth Giles the use of a revolver. Little
Ruth has no more use for knowledge of that
Sort r
The New York weekly hank statement for
the first week Of the New Year shows the fol-
lowing: Reserve decrease, $9A,O00. The
banks now hold $4O. .OOtl, 900 in excess Of legal
requirements.
Another dynamite hoax has been perpe-
trated on the London public. A bag con-
tanning two pounds of iron filings, with fuse
attached, was found under the arch at the
Waterloo depot
At Fulton, w. ", thefts of s6,Oo0 have oc-
Cured in less than week. The citizens
have taken to arms, and drive unknown and
suspicious persons out Of town. Even the
women carry revolvers.
There were 366 failures in the United States
reported to Bradstreet's during the week,
against 278 in the preceding week, and 282,
257, and l52 in the corresponding weeks Of
1884, 1883 and 1882, respectively.
A monster syndicate with 81 $50 900 capital
with eastern backing, has been formed at
Winnipeg to buy land forced to sale by mort
,ages. The continued depression is forcing
! large amount Of such land to the hammer.
The New York Commercial Bulletin esti-
mates the fire losses in the United States and
canada for December at $l1, ,0O0, 900. and for
he year at $1l2, OO00O. This is 5000 900
more than the average annual loss for nine
ears.
A. M. Trusdell, who few years ago was a
;hicago millionsire, lost his money on the
,oard of trade and took to drink, was arrest
d the other day for eating meal at restau- |
ant and refusing to pay for it. He was sent
o the almshouse
Hereafter all the astronomers of the world |
7ill begin their day at midnight instead Of
loon, and will count the hours of the civil
ay from one to twenty -four, instead of from |
neto twelve. Twelve o'clock at midnight |
ill be their twenty -four o'clock.
An Elmira, N. Y, man claims to hold q
atent for what is called the "soft pedal" At
achment to piano-fortes, and threatens to
ue manufacturers generally for infringe
,ent. Suit has already been commenced
gainst Chickering & Sons of Boston
The movement for raising $l00,o0o to re-
eve the personal effects OF Gen Grant from
Mortgage liability has taken practical effect.
yrus w. Field has received from D. B.
Vesson, Of Springfield, Mass, 2 check for
,O0Oas his contribution towards the fund.
Judas D. Petsch, aged 78,who lied Sunday
st at Charleston, s. c.. was the first railroad
ngineer in the United States, and in 1saot
rove the BEST Friend, ]" the first locomotive
ailt in this country, on the South Carolina
lilway then the longest railway in the world.
A communication from China states that
tive preparations for war are being carried ,
4 and amunitions Of war were being sent to
Drm0sa and elsewhere Enlistments con-
nue. everywhere, and the Chinese authori- ,
IS are Offering 81 900 month for foreign
icers to serve in their feet. =