Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1886-02-19

bail, but will stick II ont" ii ~
pen until court convenes At Lewixr
ton. George @. Cannon WIS ~
rested by the sheriff Of Humbolt cour,r
ty, Nevada, At Winnemucca last SAT-
urday. The $500 reward did thA
business. Cannon has been furi-.
tive for several months, and until II
reward Of 5000 was offered for lii
arrest he successfully eluded arrest.
Col. John Green, commandant
at Boise Barracks, says the reporA
that ell the troops On the coast are Is
De concentrated at San Francisco +
without foundation. To accomino-
date all the troops would require !
large expenditure of money fo&
building quarters, and as no appropri-
alton has been made by Congress for
Tat purpose no such improvement
can De commenced as has been RS
ported. DR.. Cabiness has not been
appointed superintendent OF the. I'M
sane asylum as has been stated by =
number of exchanges. He doubtless
will be appointed, however, when 4
fund Is available to pay him. As
there is some misunderstanding ii rt-
gard to the law making the approprii-
alton to build the asylum and furnish
the same, the asylum will probably
not pc open for occupation until AZ
ter the meeting Of the Legislature,
when appropriations will doubtless be-
made to furnish the building and fl
IT up for occupancy. i. The Supreme
Court on yesterday decided in the
case OF the sheriff Of Bingham county
against the Governor, treasurer and
controller, that the ssPrison Comm.ss-
ion Act" Of the 18th legislature is in
valid, being in conflict with the Unit
ed States Statute specifying the mar,-
ner OF appointing Territorial officers.
The opinion of the court was deliver
ed by Justice Broderick, who in tho
court below, sustained the validity Ct
the statute. The effect of the decisionia
to increase the allowance of co,npep-
satlon to sheriffs for conveying prison.
ers to the penitentiarv, and abolishes
the office held by Hon. Hosea East
man.. James A. McGee and Jaues
M. Stewart, connected with the ditch
enterprise to cover the Five and Ten
mile creek and Deer fat country
were in the city Saturday on business
with their enterprise. They ara
quiet, unassuming gentlemen, void OF
buster but full of business. Two
men by name of Ball and Wright.
living on Sucker Creek, Jordan VAL
ley, Oregon, got into dispute about
the improvements on piece of land.
one day last week, when Ball shot
Wright killing him instantly. Ban
GRAINS tnat he did the shooting in de-
tense OF his p operty and made no
attempt to get away or evade arrest.
RUMoR has reached here that Jas.
|. Crutcher, of Silver CITY, has re-
celved the nomination for u. S. Mar
shal OF Idaho; also that Jas. Wick
ersham, of the same place, has been
appointed Clerk of the Court-seconA
District. Have learned nothing au-
thentic. The San Francisco Exami-
ner gives a dispatch to the effect that
Garland had recommended the nama
OF Cruteher for Marshal.
THE Inter-Idaho of the 18th saws,
that the ketchum mystery is solved
The body buried with boots on was
that OF a Swede who committed SUI
eide two years ago at the Guyer Hot
Springs. When found he was sup
posed to have been dead about three
days, and the body was placed in a
box and buried as it was found.
The Statesman says a Noh placer
bar has recently been struck by y.
M. Stamper half mile above Glenn,a
Ferry Oh Snake river wh;oh 49,,