Morris tribune., 1885-06-24
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Senator Sherman is expected to reach his
home at Mansfield, Ohio, June 25
Bartholdi modelled his statue of Liberty"
after his mother, who was a beautiful
woman.
Fred Lewis, the left fielder of the st. Louis
league nine, was expelled Friday for in
subordination.
In Philadelphia the other day Martha
Washington secured divore from her hus-
band George Washington.
damaged $4,000 by fire Friday morning,
rendering 100 operatives idle
The Lutheran synod of the United States
began its sessions Friday at Rockford, Ills,
400 delegates being in attendance.
League ball games Friday resulted: Chi
cago 9, Buffalo S; New York +, Philadelphia
3: Boston 9, Providence 5; st. Louis 8, De.
troit D.
Gen. Sheridan has invented new dish,
composed of young pigs tail fried in oil,
seasoned with cayenne pepper, and trimmed
with grated celery.
The four-oared race for the G. W. Childs
cup, between crews of Cornell and the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, was won Friday
afternoon by the Cornells.
The special trot Friday between Harry
Wilkes and Trinket, for purse of 81, 900,
at Providence, was won in straight heats by
Wilkes in 2:21, 2:151i, 2:21A.
Senator Sabin is lying dangerously i'll at
Saltwater, Mimi, of typhilitis, and his ply
sicians informed Mrs. Sabin Friday that
there were little hopes of the senator's re-
covery.
Secretary A. H. Smith, of the Victoria
FIGURING company, of St Louis, writes that
he has received information that in certain
sections of Kansas they are cutting the
wheat for feed.
At Plymouth, Pa, there are now $50 cases
of fever; at Sugar Notch and Warrior Run
total Of twenty-four cases is reported.
Many of the cases at Plymouth are in dam
gerous condition.
Wharfage dues on grain at Montreal have
been reduced from ~ to 81 cents per ton,
and grain-carriers between Kingston and
Montreal will cut rates to ~ cents for corn
and 2S cents for wheat per busheL
Three months ago man was killed at the
point where Old Mexico, New Mexico, and
Texas join. His body being in three states
three coroners quarreled over the matter,
and the skeleton still lies there as a monu-
naent to the international boundary line.
Possibly it will afford some consolation to
those who are displeased at having the
Brooklyn bridge opened on the queens birth.
day to know that the prince of Wales has
chosen July as the date for opening the
Albany memorial and other buildings of the
Albany hospital.
Miss Annie Sylvester was accidentally
carried past her destination Thursday by
Chicago. Milwaukee & St Paul conductor,
and engaged in an alteration with him at
Whitewater, Wis, as she desired to be car
ried free to Milwaukee. He attempted to
put her off the train at White water, but she
resisted and drew self cooking revolver.
This was wrenched from her grasp how
ever, and she was landed on tho platform.
The divorce case between Dr. Walter
Kempster and his wife at Oshkosh, Wis,
was amicably arranged Friday, the doctor
withdrawing the allegations against his
wife, and the latter securing the divorce on
the simple ground of desertion. The doctor
binds himself to pay 81, 900 a year to Mrs.
Kempster while she remains unmarried,
with $500 additional for the support of the
only surviving daughter, who has been
com mitted to her mothers care.