Western cyclone., 1886-11-04

wears existence of the order. Matters
said one of the delegates, affecting all the
people Of the land will be acted upon but
we cannot divulge their purpo until they
are actt upon" He said the work is so i'm
portant that the session will last two weeks.
The president has made the following ap-
pointments: Daniel n. Lockwood, o. New
York to be attorney of the United State-
for the northern district of New York;
Lucius NJ. Lamar, of Georgia, to be mar
shall of the United States for the southern
distric. Of Georgia. The following to be
consuls of the United States: Seth Pratt,
of Massac chusetts, at Zanzibar, G. Z. Nc
Call, of Alabama, at Santos; VIM. r. Great
house, of Louisania,s at Tampico; E. j..
Smithers, Of Delaware, at Tiep Tsen; John
L. Campbell, of California, at Tamatare;
Leopbid Moore, of New York; al Hull.
Major O. II. Earnest, chic United
States engineers of this City anu who has
had charge and direction of the Mississippi
improvements between the mouths Of the
Illinois and the Ohio rivers for several years
past, has been transferred by the secretary
of war 10 Galveston, Texas, to plan and di-
rect the harbOr and river improvement of
that district. Major Il. S. Miller, who has
charge of the snag boats on the Mississippi
and Missouri rivers, and of the improve
ment of several small streams N Indiana
and Missouri, will succeed Major Etneet a
his point
In the case of Maria Good, nee Wilcox, of
KirWin, Kan, on appeal from the decision
of the commissioner of the general land
Office, the secretary of the interior has de-
cided that III accordance with former Iul-
ingS of the department, the marriage of
single women, who had made q homestead
entry, will not defeat her right to make
final proof and receive 4 title 10 the land
under the homestead law. This decision
reverses that of the commissioner of the
general land office, who held that "a woman
who makes homestead entry and subse-
quently marries before completing the same,
forfeits her right thereby to acquire title
to the land"
Jeannette Candrie, the 19-year-old girl
who, it is alleged, was assaulted by Charles
Theron, proprietor of the Hotel France, in
New York, last August, has, it is said, been
kidnapped. The girl, who has since the
time OF the assault been residing with her
parents in Ottawa, Ont, was to have left for
New York to give evidence III the case.
One night, however, after eating supper, she
went to her room for the purpose of aTrang-
ing selection of music. Her father and
mother left the house for short time while
she was engaged, and on their return found
that sheha been abducted. The opinion pre-
walls generally that the girl was taken away
by friends of the hotel keeper, who will
keep her confined until after the case comes
on for trial, and she being absent acqulttal
will be the result.
Rev Mr.. Powell, Baptist minister of
Orangeville Pa, has been giving that vicinl-
ty very luri1 tint, to the great mOrtltca
cation of his flock. After drlnEjng large
quantity of unadulterated alcohol he procQr-
ed two butcherknives and proceeded to make
his wife and small daughter the victims of a
tragedy. Fortunately he, In his maudlin
condition, SO openly professed his murder
Gus Intentions that a posse of cistlzens was
on hand just in time to stay Powell's hana
and arrest him. Owing to his condition and
the loss he had already suffered by disgrace,
the magistrate exercised clemency, ana ne
was released on condition that no leave town.
He did, but 10 an abs5nI-mIuded manner
took with him horse and buggy owned by
his wife. Rev. MIR. Powell Is we'll known III
st. Louis, and had il not been for liquor
would have been Il great church authority
before this. His wife feels heartbroken.
Commissioner Sparks has made his report
to the secretary of the interior upon inform
tion received at the general land othc9 to the
effect that the Montana improvement com
pany is making extensive depredatlons upon
public timber on unsurveyed lands along
the line of the Northern Pacific railroad
uuder an agreement with the railroad COM
pany, and that private surveys are beln2
made by the timber company with view ot
claiming that the laLds depreda ed upon are
odd sections belonging To the railroad con-
pany, and not to the United States. The
commissioner in his report urges vigorous
pr usecution of both companies. de says
that the public lands in portions of Montana
Idaho and Washington Territory, are being
rapidly denuded by it of all tAeir valuable
timber, and unless the full force of The gov
ernment is exerted to put an immediate stop
to these depre6 ations, much of the public
timber land in said territories will soon be
but barren waste.