Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1885-05-20
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

The German rech5tag has closed Its ses-
sions
twenty-five per cent. of the cattle and
sheep in the upper counties Of Virginia have
died from mysterious disease.
G. N. Couneileo, tho wealthiest citizen Of
Eastland, Tex, has been arrested on sus-
picion Of murderously assaulting his wife.
Jack Corkeck, the champion wrestler of
Darlington, Wis, was defeated at San
Francisco by Tom Cannon for a purse Of
$3.50
An epidemic of diphtheria among horses
prevails in Dubuque AMI Grant counties,
Iowa, resulting in the death of number Of
animals thus far.
The total imports of dry goods at New
York during the last week were valued at
81, 155, 995, and the amount thrown OH the
market at 81, 225, 434.
Manlio Garibaldi, son of the famous Ital-
ian soldier and patriot has determined to
adopt the naval profession. He is said to be
a way ward youngster.
A call has been Issued fer reunion of the
representative organizations of the soldiers
of the United States, to be held in Phila-
delphia from June IS to July o.
Sheefield's elevator at Utica, Mimi, to-
gether with all the buildings in the place
save one, were destroyed by fire Friday,
entailing a loss Of from $25, 900 to S3o, 900.
Mark Twain told the Vassar college stu
dents that his usual price for reading was
$500, but that there he was quite satisfied to
take so cents and get the other $499.50 in
looking at the girls.
Secretary Endicott and army officials
visited the shops and departments of the
Rock Island arsenal Friday, and were ten
dered a reception. The party left for Leav.
enworth in the evening.
Henry CLOVIS writes to the proper COM
mittee protesting against the listing of the
new Georgia bonds in the New York stock
exchange until her repudiated securities are
recognized AMI provided for.
Lewis Crutzman, who represent ted himself
at Centralia, Ills, as agent Of the United
States Mutual Accident association, and
wrote several policies, has decamped, hav-
ing swindled several persons.
Two members of the Turah family, living
in Wheatfeh township, Mich, died two
days ago from eating trichina-infested pork,
and four other persons who partook of the
meat are not expected to recover.
The Dixiana Stakes, one and one-sixteenth
miles, at Louisville Friday were won by
Billy fillmore, Wnlcn SolQ IOr So0 In pool
of $50, in 1;4s2, the fayorites, Pearl Jen-
pings and Tom Martin, failing to get q
place.
League ball games Friday resulted: New
York 4, Chicago 8; Providence 3, Buffalo o.;
Philadelphia 6, Detroit 8; Boston 2, st.
Louis 0. The Philadelphia game was the
quicket on record, being played in eighty
minutes.
The Wisconsin State Historical society
has purchased Of w. V. Webster, of Osh-
kosh, an interesting collection Of 200 arti-
cles of Indian dress, ornaments war imple-
ments, etc, and placed them on exhibition
in the art gallery sf the capitol at Madison.
At Bloomington, Ind, Friday, Cheslay
Chambers, a young man, was identified as
the person who robbed the express car on
the night of April ~, and shot Baggage
master Webber and Express Agent Davis
Wright, the man held on suspicion, was re-
leased.
The st. Louis mails from the country are
full of reports Of Hessian fly and chinch-bug
devastation, while the army-worm was said
to have appeared in the wheat fields Of
farther south. Many farmers in Missouri
and Illinois were reported to be blowing up
wheat-felds because Of the rayages Of the
paota