The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-04-29
The senate has passed bill to grant a


pension of S100 a month to Gen. b. F.
Kelley OF West Virginia, late major general,
United States army. Gen. Kelley raised
the first regiment OF loyal troops south OF
Mason & Dixon's line during the late war,
and was commissioned colonel OF the First
regiment OF Virginia volunteers on May 20,
1861. Gen. Mcclellan directed him to as
sume command OF all the local troops in
West Virginia. and on June l, 1861, he
fought the first battle OF the war, near
Grafton, w. Va, with q Confederate force
under Col. Porterfield. The enemy was
routed, there being large number killed
and captured. He was twice wounded and
is seventynine years old.
Senator Mcmillan introduced bill to
pension Archibald Money, formerly a cor
poral OF the eighth Minnesota regiment.
Postmasters commissioned:-Mon
Albrite, A. L. Simpson. New office estab-
lished: Iowa-Shady Grove. 0, NJ. Kenney;
Reedsboro, Alger county, A. Gibbs.
Capt. E. f. Dougherty, who was in COM
mand OF the party that captured John
Wilkes Booth, was licensed as trader at
the cheyenne Indian agency, Oak.
Among the nominations confirmed were
those OF Indian Agents w. H. Black, Sac
and Fox agency, Iowa, and James Nc
Laughlin, Standing Rock, Oak. The nomi-
nation OF A. B. Keith, postmaster at Deni-
son, Iowa, has been rejected.
Senators Edmunds and Hoar publish a
card TO the effect that they have never de-
nounccd the G.. A. R., or objected to the
statute giving preference to soldiers.
The charges filled against the nomina-
ton OF G. Wise, postmaster of Hamburg,
Iowa. which caused an adverse report and
re e,tion by the senate, are quito numer-
Gus,
The house committee on the judiciary
laid on the table q number OF bills to pre-
vent the adulteration or imitation of food
products. This action WAS taken for the
reason that the committee believes the
bills to be unconstitutional.
Among the combinations announced
were those of E. G. Ross, governor OF New
Mexico; w. S. Rosecrans, register OF the
treasury, and r. E. Withers consul to
Hong Kong.
The house of Charles B. Kimhell in Chica
20 was burned recently, nearly causing the
death OF his wife and son. Loss Sc, 600. Ii
is now believed that the fire was caused by
the throwing OF ~ bomb. Mr.. kimbell is
the treasurer OF the Singer & Salcott com
pany, which firm had considerable trouble
with it's quarrymen at Lemont a year ago
Kimbell has all along refused to discharge
his non union men.
The switchmen on railroads at Chicago
are on u strike. There is a good deal 81
excitement but thus far no VIOLENCE,
The government will compel the Sierra
Lumber company OF California to pay w
$2,21S, 900 for stolen timber.
+. ID. Commann, in the Mitchell, Oak.
Jail for obtaining money under false pre-
lenses, gets out on straw bail and disap
pears.
A shower visited Fargo. Dak., the first
since last fall The ground was very dry
but no damage had been done by ths
| drought.
Peter B. Nissan died at the village o
Marshall, Wis, where he went few days
| ago to recdperate. Death was hastenec
by dropsy. He was about sixty years o
age, and thirty years ago came to Madison
| and became a member of the powerful Law
| firm OF Collins Smith & Nissan.
Edward T. Shaw, who for twelve years
has carried the mail between the local post
office and the railway station at Beverly
Mass, was arrested. He confessed to hav
ing robbed the mails for several years, tax
ing between 1000 and 1000 letters anc
obtaining upwards OF $1,000.