The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-12-16

Il. Smith. minnesota: Dora, w. Baer.
Iowa: Moscow, +. Leurkneler. Wisconsin,:
Brookside, c. l.. Arner; Bryant, G. w.
Williams; Chelsea, A B. Gibbs; Downs
vile, A. H. Curtis; Hegg, I. Troudson;
Hixton, Gussie Linnell; Jeddo, d. Dixon;
kingsbridge, f. Christianson; Lapointe, j.
d. Angus; Mapleworks, s. L. Marsh; Ma
son, t. j. Humbird; Norrie, J. Hollister
North Valley, o. Griswold Ontario, j.
Donahue; Phillips, c. G. Kelleher; Wilcox,
f. NJ. Rowe Woodside, A. Mcconnell
Montana: Wilkesvlle. e. Campbell; Wal
lace, Essie L. Mitchell.
- Chicago the recently erected Church
OF st. Paul, Reformed Episcopal congrega-
tion, WAS damaged $4,000 by fire.
At Napiersvile, Quebec, the Roman Cath
Ollie church was destroyed by fire.
At Des Moines, the jury in the May Fos.
ter case brought in a verdict declaring the
girl guilty of murder in the second degree.
Congressman Ben Lefevre is the latest
applicant for the Turkish mission, and
frankly says; II should be nightly pleas.
ed to get the place" Lefevre was consul
at Neuremberg, Germany, under Andy
johnson, and thinks that is diplomatic
experience enough for the Turks.
Pat Sheedy writes from San Francisco
that Ohm l.. Suliivan's share OF the gate
receipts in his fight with Paddy Ryan was
S6,1OO.5O, and Ryan's share was $2,-
293. so.
The ex-Empress Eugene has the mauso-
leum at Farnborough, Eng, almost pre-
pared for the reception OF the bodies OF
the late emperor and the princeimperial.
The prevalence of counterfeit nickels is
becoming Il source of great annoyance to
the subtreasury officials. bank employees
and the public at large. The counterfeits
are such excellent limitations that is is al
most impossible for experts to distinguish
them from the genuine.
Gov. Lee OF Va, has decided not to in
terfere with the judgment OF the court in
the case OF Cluverius, either by commune
cation or pardon. The execution will take
place Friday the 18th inst, unless an
application for a respite is made, which
will be cons idered by the governor.
Volney r. Chamberlain, one OF the largest
pork packers in the east, was arraigned in
the Cambridge. Mass. superior court
charged with having concealed the assets
OF the insolvent firm of Lincoln, Chamber
lain & Co., pork packers, OF which he was a
partner.
At Pittsburg, fire destroyed the spring
and axle department OF Singer, Minnick &
Co.'S steel works. The building destroyed
contained a large lot of valuable machinery.
Loss, $50, 900; fully covered by insurance.
The Chicago Arbeiter Zeitung boldly de-
fends bomb throwing.
Reuben Hill and his three sons were in
stantly killed near Mill creek Ind, by
passenger train on the Grand Trunk rail
way.
Fifteen OF the seventeen societies forming
the Chicago Turn Verein district have now
voted on the resolution calling for new
trial OF the bomb throwers. OF these
eight have voted for and seven against
it. The two which have not voted are
doubtful.
The treasury department has decided
that Canadian postal cards i'm ported in
to the United States are dutiable at the
rate OF 25 per cent. ad valorem, as print.
ed matter not specially provided for.
Col. Bullitt, prominent Louisville law
| yer, made speech before an ecclesiastical
| court the other day, which occupies eight
cen columns OF the Louisville Courier
Journal, solid nonpareil
Mining stocks take big tumble at San
Francisco.
Secretary Bayard can clear five-rail
fence on horse as we'll as the best OF them.
Under the new German military bill there
will be created 6 generals, 65 staff officers,
172 captains, and 46S lieutenants. 1t is
reported that majority OF the military
committee of the reichstag will approve
the bill intact.
| Dispatches from Adelaide state that
| large findings OF gold have been made in
the South Australian diggings in the region
| about Teetulpa. Five thousand men are
| already congregated in that locality. Thu
| largest nugget yet found it is said weighed
| thirty ounces.
| Four more failures of stock brokers have
| been announced. In San Francisco c. F.
| Anderson suspended with $3.50, 900 EabiIi.
ties assets nominal. Fred T. Franks as.
signed with liabilities of $3.50, 900; r
Densmore & Co. and T. P. Gray also as
signed. Densmore & Co.'S liabilities ara
| $500, 900. The assets will be sufficient to
pay the indebtedness.
Father Strubbe, in Notre Dame church
| Montreal, preaching on the feast OF the i'm
maculate conception, denounced toboggan
| ing and snowshoeing, and blamed par
| ents who allowed their daughters to attend
such sports.
| Col. James Forney, son OF the late journ
alist, John w. Forney, was married to
Miss Jane Richardson of Lexington, KY.
Jonn Cline, who recently died at the For
| rest home, was once a celebrated rope
dancer, taking in $4,000 year.
Lieut.. Gen. Sheridan has issued this no.
tice: The Society OF the Army of the Cum
berland will hold it's eighteenth reunion in
the city OF Washington on the 18th and
18th OF May 1887, on which occasion the
statute in memory OF it's lamented COM
rade, Gen. James A. Garfield, will be url'
veiled. As president OF the society, Gen.
Sheridan has appointed the following ex.
ecutive committee to make all needful ar.
rangements for the reunion: Gen. Ord.
way, chairman; Gen. Anderson, Col. Hay
and Gen. Mussey, secretary.
The district commissioners appointed
Col. William G. Moore to be ma or and
chief OF police in place OF Maj. Walker, re-
signed.
John c. Miller, well known stenogra-
pher and patent attorney OF Washington.
who lives in Hyattsvile, Md, was shot on
+ street by q contractor named George N.
Walker, brother OF Maj. Walker, the chiel
OF police.
communication from Gen. Duane, chiel
of engineers, transmitted to the house by
the secretary OF war, shows that the bal.
ance on hand Nov. l last OF the appropri-
ations for rivers and harbors was $16,-
$780, 1862.
Samuel N. Herland, ex- treasurer OF Car
roll county, Ind, is $4,000 short in his
accounts. Against these are offsets which
will reduce the sum to $4,000. Herlapd
says he is unable to account for the short
age as he has never drawn beyond his sal
ary. Herlands bondsmen are good, and
the county will lose nothing.
Col. Luther p. Bradley, Thirteenth in.
fantry, and Col. George l.. Febiger, assist
ant ntpaymaster general, United States army
were by direction OF the president placed
on the retired list, having reached The age
of sixty-four years. Col Bradley's retire
ment will result in the promotion of Lieut.
Col. Robert s. La Motto, OF the Twelfth in
iantry, to be colonel OF the Thirteenth
Mai. William F. Drum, Fourteenth infant
J ~ to be lieutenant colonel of the Twelfth
and Capt. Charles a. Wikofi, Eleventh in
iantry, to be major Of the Fourteenth
The retirement OF Col. Febiger, OF the pay
depar tment, promotes Lieut.. Col. Rodney
Smith to the rank OF colonel and assistant
paymaster general, and Maj. w. R. Gibson
becomes lieutenant colonel and deputy
| pRymaster general.
Senator Palmer Of Michigan will spent
two weeks In Paris.
Joseph Harper, United States consul a
, Munich, died recently.
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