The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1886-03-27

A cylone passed through the norther
part of Allen county, Indiana, Monda
night, visiting the village Of Williamspo1
with the greatest effect. The Method;
church and United Brethren churche
: were destroyed, many dwellings damage
and every barn in the village overturned
A number of cattle were killed.
A conference was to have been held o.
Tuesday between the Knights of Labo
and the morocco manufacturers of VII
mington, Delaware, for the purpose Of ad
justing wages, ETC., for the coming season
The Knights committee repaired to til,
place of meeting, but no manufacturer
put in an appearance and general sus
pension of work in all the city shops wa.
ordered and promptly obeyed.
An ice gorge in the Missouri river al
Elk Point, Dakota, on the 21st, flooded
the bottom lands for distance of twenty
five miles. The inundated district is six
miles wide and was covered to depth OF
twelve feet. The water flowed from the
Missouri across to the Big Sioux and
washed out nine miles of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul road. Immense
loss to live stock is also reported.
Quite sensation was produced in the
house Monday morning when the chaplain
devoted his opening prayer to an invoca-
ton to God to rid the land of gamesters,
whether in billiards, dice, chips, stock,
wheat, bucket-shops or boards of trade,
and to lead the people to know that money
making, other than by the sweat of the
face, was contrary to his laws. The pray
er was ordered to be inserted in the record.
The question of having the governor
appoint a successor to Senator Jones of
that state is being agitated in Washington.
Jones has been in Detroit for several
months trying to win the affections of a
woman who has persistently refused to see
him. The absence of Senator Jones dur
ing the entire session and his refusal to fill
the duties of his Office are urged as Great
Ing vacancy, and leading democrats
have suggested to the governor of Florida
to make temporary appointment until
the Legislature meets.
Christian Glausscr, residing at Reading,
Pa, is engaged in curious business. 1t is
that of killing dogs and furnishing the
meat to certain families who cat it. They
consider it very palatable and healthy.
He keeps in his yard number of dogs
which he fattens and kills kills extracts s the fat
and sells it to persons afflicted with colds,
rheumatism and affections of the chest.
He SAYS that 1t is better than lamb, veal,
beef or pork. The meat of fat dog has
a rich delicacy and flavor that every
body relishes who tastes.
Hon. Charles p. Mathewson, president
of the Norfolk National bank, Norfolk
Nebraska, has absconded, and probably
gone to Canada. His trouble was chiefly
of financial character, involving the es-
tate of Kenneth Matthewson, brother
in-law and banker, who died about year
ago at Oakdale, that state. Speculation
IN wheat ON the Chicago board of trade
ruined him. He had served two terms in
the Legislature and was speaker of the
house of representatives one term; was
delegate to the last National Republican
convention, and prominently mentioned as
candidate for governor in next falls cam
paign.
The longest fight ever known under the
Marquis Of Queensbury rules took place
in the open air at Mill Creek, Kentucky,
Tuesday morning last, between Tommy
Warren of Louisville and Tommy Barnes
of England. The fight was with three
ounce gloves, $500 gate receipts and the
feather-weight championship, and it took
three hours and quarter and forty five
rounds for Warren to knock Barnes out.
The fight was scientifically contested with
sparring results to the 9th round, when
the slugging became sharp. Warren
slugged on Barnes face, who retaliated on
Warren's body. Warren knocked the
shape out Of the Englishman's countenance
and won the fight, when Barnes, who was
still game, could not get up for the 10th
round.