The Dickinson press., 1885-03-28

- A"S WAX P1C5CIsdCu IAc lluille
OF M. Bayard to national Democrat con.
v%entlons as a candidate for president, the
hrst time at Cincinnati in 1880, and again al
Chicago last year. Politically, Mr.. Gray repre-.
as Mr.. Lore does the business end. Personal.
" ne Will be an acquisition to the senate. He
10 a man OF line presence, of gentle and engag-
ing manners. of a genial and obliging DISPOSE
non. He will be easy-soing, luxurious, court
ly and honest. Within the limits of his politi.
cal comprehension he will be fair and lust
At Kalkaska, Mich, recently, the thermom.
eters registered II deg. below.
NJ. W. Klein & Co., private bankers of Johns
town, Pa, have failed for $4,000.
1t is declared that Senator Leland Stanford 10
IN falling health and has become a spiritualist.
The village of South Evanston, Ill, brings a
$1,000 ejectment suit against Archbishop Fee
han.
Gov. Sherman of lows called out the militia
and took possession Of the auditors
office
Gen. Hatch telegraphs that Couch still
threatens to invade the Indian Territory, but
his strength does not exceed GOO should he at
tempt it
Mr.. Joslyn is still acting as assistant secre-
tary to Mr.. Lamar, his successor, Mr.. Clark,
who ls suffering with chills, not being able to
assume his new duties.
J. l. Weed, a prominent society man OF
Binghampton. N. Y, has been assested on .
charge of forgery. 1t is thought that many
worthless notes are out
1t is emi -officiaily stated in Paris that Bis.
marck has offered to arbitrate for q settlement
OF the dispute between England and Russia ir
regard to the Afghan boundary.
David Allen, one ofthe wealthiest men in
Monroe county, Ind, shot w. w. Pitts twice,
near Bloomington. Pitts is MORALLY wounded
1t was the elimination of an old quarrel
The highest figure obtained at the auction
sale of Charles O'Conor's library was SIS per
volume for Wallace's three volumes of Third
circuit reports. The sale will realize about
SS,lW.
Hon. Bayliss ". Hanna of Indiana, who was
said to be an applicant for minister to Mexico,
has turned his telescope toward Japan, andheis
being urged for the place now filled byJohn A.
Bingham of Ohio.
The late Q. W. McCune, of the Buffalo
Courier, left his residence and a life interestin
Sluo,0uO to his wife, the interest on $50, 900 to
his sister, and $4,000 to his private secretary
and business manager.
Gen. William Preston of Kentucky is a can
didate for the Spanish mission-a position he
held under a former Democratic administra-
ton, long ago. He is seventy years old, but
vigorous and straight as a piue.
Louis HubbeIl, living in the country near
Elkhart, Ind, was about to be removed to an
asylum on account Of alterations of the mind,
but, taking advantage of his watchman, he shot
his wife and then himself dead.
In the court martial, Gen. Hazen's friends
manifested their sympathy with HIM not only
by their presence, but by loading the table at
which he and his counsel sit with baskets and
bouquets of choice cut flowers.
A certificate has been issued to Director Gen.
eral Burke, of the New Orleans exposition, by
the controller of the treasury, showing thatths
returns, vouchers, ETC., made to the govern
ment by the exposition management, as to the
disposition of the ST, 100000 government loan,
are correct
At Quincy, III, a young colored man, J. c.
Hensen, swore out a warrant charging Elder
i. q. Henderson, pastor of the African Metho-
Dust church, with having committed rape upon
Henson's sister on tho 18th of October last.
henderson, whose standing in the community
is above reproach, gave bonds to appear at the
examination.
Ed Dolittle and John Schonbach, the two
railroad strikers arrested at Hannibal, Mo-, .
few days ago by United States Marshal Couz.
ms for interference with the operations of the
MaDash railway, had a Tearing before Judge
Brewer, OF the United States circuit court, and
were each sentenced to sixty days in Jail.
Tue Senate confirmed the following appoint.
ments: Col. Nelson H. Davis, inspector general
with the rank of brigadier general; Lieut.. Col.
Absolum Baird, inspector general, with the
rank of colonel; Edward d. Clark, Mississippi,
assistant secretary of the interior; Sidney b.
Jackman, Texas, United States marshal West
ern district of Texas.
When Miss Cleveland, now lady of the White
House, left her position as teacher in the Leb.
anon high school some years ago, the pupils
gave her a surprise in the course of the chorus
sung at the concluding exercises. They amend
ed the lines, eve are ready to fight, ready ia
die. for our fatherland, and sung, eve ara
land"
Il. W. Henderson, the colorcd pastor OF
Quincy, Ill, who was charged with rape,
proved an alibi, and the prosecuting attorney
dismissed the case. Henderson was then OK.
amlnel on a charge of bastardy, sworn out by
the woman Henson. Although the same evil.
dence was given, the justice bound the accused
over to the June term of the county court in
$4,000.
The principal gift of the Emperor William
to Bismarck on tho OCCASION of the %latter's
seventy-first birthday-the LIST proximo-will
be a copy by Won Werner of his famous his
torlcal picture entitled "The Proclamation of
the German Empire at Versailles. The original
was presented to the kaiser by the reigning
soVerelnSns of Germany at the time Of the
unltication.
Mary Baker, the sixteen-year-old daughter
of William Baker, a German comedian, and
Justin Segrist, both of Buffalo, were arrested
in Cleveland while on the way to st. Louis.
Segrist is nineteen, and was a clerk in q Buffa.
10 Wholesale house. Segrist lamented his fate,
and accused the girl of getting him INTO trou-
bic. The girl says she is determined to marry
SeSrist. She was taken back to Buffalo, and
the young man, being released, proceeded to
Two new senators-Gray of Delaware and
Wilson of Malyland-wcre sworn in the senate.
Sepator Wilson is about five feet eight inches
tall, looks to be about sixty years of age and
has q scant head of hair, which is as white as
snow. HIS face, which is very pale, is smooth
shaven. He Was given a seat in the second tier
from the rear andto the right of the vice pres
ldent. There are still vacant chairs in the SEN
ate to be filled by senators chosen from Iii
nois, Arkansas and Oregon.
Joseph Shelton and George K. Osborn were
shadowed by United States detectives at Chi.
ago, and arrested while passing counterfeit
quarters. In some part of the house Capt.
Hall unearthed $l3O in counterfeit quarters,
IS in imperfect silver dollars, put aside to be
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