Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-01-17
GENERAL NEWS.
MISCELLANEOUS.

A special from Austin, Texas, says: Re
garding the Jersey cattle recently brought
! here from Kentucky, the inspection papers
exhibited bv the owner cOnclusively show
that the Federal Government officials have
examined the herd and found them free
from all signs Of eurO-pneumOnIa. As
matter of precauiOn the owner has con
cluded to isolate the cattle for thirty days
before selling them.
Judge Lawrence, in the New York Su-
preme Court, directed that the suits of Ste
Wart. Aspinwau g. HattOn against Collins
P. Huntington. which involve e large
amount of money, must be tried at Onca or
sufficient security be given. 1t was then
settled that the trial Of the suits will begin
Monday next.
Paddy" Ryan has for the past month
been quietly training in Chicago for soft
glove contest with John l.. Sullivan IN
New York January 10. He expects to re-
duce his weight to 200 pounds, and promises
to recOver.the prestige lost IN the Misslss-
ipPi fight.
The Bank of Augusta, chartered by the
State many years before the war, made an
assignment to Harper Bros, attorneys, for
the benefit of their creditors. Capital
stock $4,000. The depOsitors viii be paid
in full
Mayor Harrison vetoed the apPrOpria-
ton of $500 to the widow of Patrick Muir
DuEt q Gl4Cds2O uEGALlsLs Oh the kLOu-A4 LLlGb
the council had no right to vote money for
charity, nor had he the right to approve
Agents of the Hooking Valley mines are
at work at Lynchburg, Va, securing Ne
grOes to take the places of the striking
miners. They sign one year contracts be-
fore leaving.
1t is estimated the cost of collecting the
revenue at all ports of entry, for the fiscal
year, is: For salaries, SIS, 295, 139; misceI-
laneous, 81, 100, 623; the employees number,
A, All.
Over one hundred citizens of Hazelton,
Indiana, are searching the woods for a Mex
lean lion which escaped from circus last
Summer, at Auendale, Illinois.
The renting of pews in Plymouth Church
Brooklyn, realized S27, 256, as compared with
$34. $50 last year. Mr.. Beecher was cheerful
at the conclusion OF the sale.
It is understood that Pat Sheedy, the
hacker Of John L. Sullivan, will take the
champion to England after his appearance
in New Orleans in April.
The Civil-service Reform League of
Chicago will have a delegation at Spring
field to urge the Illinois Legislature to pass
a Civil-serVice law.
The American Iro and Steel Association
elected B. +. Jones, President; James M.
Swank, Vice President, and George W.
Cope, Secretary.
Staab Bros, Herman & Co., New YorES
cloak manufacturers, have filed an assign
ment to Henry Rice. Preferences $4,000
Potters at Trenton, New Jersey, to the
number of one thousand, have resolved to
strike if a reduction be made in wages.
A fearful storm occurred in the vicinity
of Helena, Montana. The thermometer
registered 81 degrees above zero.
The Standard File Company of North
Hanson, Mass, has been pet toned into in
by creditors.
A prohibitOry liquor ordinance has gone
into effect at Hot Springs, Arkansas, with
a limit of two years.
Before returning to work the Hooking
Valley miners are requirsd to sign an iron
clad contract.
The Irish Republican League has issued
an address unfolding the protective tariff
system.
The charity ball at Buffalo was a great
success. President-elect Cleveland was
present.
Western Pennsylvania millers are form
ing as association to regulate the price Of
-four.
The number of schooI-children in Iowa
is 626, OOO-318, 600 females and $685. 900 males.
Levy, Heineman & Co., wholesale lace
bearers, Boston, made an assignment.
Genial weather at New Orleans has swell !
ed the attendance at the Exposition.
The Susquehanna river is very high, and |
the water if flooding the lOW-lands.
A return of Ericke's comet is announced |
from the VANDERBILT University.