Western cyclone., 1886-09-02
Atchison, who stood 2519 points ahead of
any other candidate.

superintendent of second-class mail matter
in the Chicago postofice, at a salary of $2,-
600 per annum. The property of Colonel
Bolton has been attached by the district at
torney, to cover defalcation of $4,000.
Two erocers on State street, Chicago,
we're held in s., 900 each for selling fraudu-
lent compound as butter. The testimony
was given by an inspector who represents
producers of the genuine article, and prose
cutions are under the law of Illinois.
Ebert p. Cook, formerly banker at Ha-
vana, n. Y, became defaulter for large
sum and fed to Buenos Ayres. 1t has just
been learned that he and his family we're
murdered last May, by man named Gluck,
from Minneapolis, who Immediately COM
mitted suicide.
The postoffice department has issued mis-
cellaneous advertisements inviting pro
posals for carrying the mails in the states Q
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South
'arolina, Indiana, Illinois, Colorado, Ore
gon and California, and in the terrific
ries of Wyoming, Utah, Idaho and Washing
ton.
The demands for minor coin, principally
one, five and ten cent pieces, are constantly
being received at the treasury department
from all parts of the country. The supply
of these coins on hand is entirely made
quate to meet the calls for them, and it has
been found necessary to call on the Unitad
States mint for an additional supply.
The Quakers of Indiana have endeavored
to secure communication of sentence for n.
S. Bates, the Richmond murder. The con-
demned man has just given to the press a
confession that he followed his wife from
Council Bluffs to kill her because she re-
fused to live with him.
The corpse of William Gray, Jr., the
Boston defaulter, was found at Blue
Hills, Massachusetts, where he com
mitted suicide. Gray'S criminal operation
caused the failure of Samuel r. Payson,
heretofore regarded as one of the wealthiest
and best citizens of Boston. His liabilities
are estimated at $35O,OOO.
General Mandlen, of Newport, R. l., who
leaped from the steamer Umbria with his
grandchild in his arms, left 100000 to his
only son, $3.50, 900 to grandson, and like
sum to two granddaughter. The.late R. W.
Ulrici, the st. Louis distiller, bequeathed
$500, 900 to his relatives and those of his de-
ceased wife.
OF the twenty-five members of the Ma
tional Butterine and Oleomargarine asso-
citation, sixteen were in attendance at a
called meeting of the organization held in
Chicago. The bill taxing butterine and
oleomargarine, recently passed by congress,
was denounced as an outrage. 1t was de-
cided to test the validity of the law should
it be attempted to enforce it.
The North Carolina democratic state con-
vention met at Raleigh and nominated W..
N. III. Smith for chief justice and
Thomas Ashe and A. S. Merriman for asso-
ciate justices. The convention adopted no
political platform or resolutions. The i'm
preston is that the republicans will make
no nominations for these offices.
News has reached Nogales, A. T., that
while negotiations were pending between
the Mexican authorities and Geronimo near
Arizpa, the Mexicans quietly surrounded
the Indians and now have them where there
is no possibility of escape. Geronimo has
been notified that the only terms are I'M
conditional surrender. Captain Lawton
has been notified and is moving toward
AriZpa.
A telegram from the governor of St.
Pierre, in Lake Ontario, says, a most violent
storm swept over the island recently
Buildings were blown down and consider
able damage was done to shipping. Vessels
were driven ashore and wrecked, and many
men drowned. Fears are entertained for
the safety of the Grand Banks fleet. The
damage to shipping and property IL differ
ent parts of New Foundland is very great,
The commencement exercises of the Chatu-
tauQua normal department occurred, and
thirty-one persons received their diplomas.
One thousand members of the Grand Army
we're seated in the parquette in the amphi-
theater, and six or seven thousand others
were seated in or around the building.
Louis Miller, of Akron, Ohio, president of
the assembly, introduced the Hon. Roswell
G. Horn, of Michigan, who spoke on the
labor problem.
Patrick Cahill, a Philadelphia crank,
called at the mayors office in that city and
insisted upon seeing the mayor. CahilP S
progress upstairs was intercepted by John
Dunn, the night superintendent of the
Mayors Office, but the crazy man beat Dunn
into state of insensibility. Dunn Is now
in precarious condition. Cahlll was ar
rested. Dunn was for many years connected
with the Philadelphia Press, and was at one
time its managing editor under the late
John w. Forney.
General Lecturer Carlton, of Boston,
Worthy Foreman sGrifiths, George A. Shll-
ling, George Rogers and one or two local
lights of the knights of Labor, held secret
session in Chicago. The object was the set
Element of dispute over the suspension OF
local assemblies 1,037 and 2,039 by district
assembly "a. Both assemblies were restored
to their original standing III the order. IL Il
shown that there was absolutely no sympa-
thy within the Knights of Labor for anarchy
or socialism.
Governor Zulick, OF Arizona, arrived II
Washington from the west, and had pro
tracted consultation with Secretary Lamar
at the interior department, respecting terri
torial matters The chief subject of discus
sion was the Indian situation in the south
west. To reporter Governor Zulick after
wards expressed the belief that the policy
pursued by General Miles is the only true
policy. at is" said he, Ito wear out Geron
imo and his band-hunt them down-glvt
them no rest, and he will win, for human
endurance has limit, even in Chiricahus
Apache Indian"
The California republican state conven
ton met at Los Angeles, United State
Senator A. p. Williams in the chair The
convention nominated a full state and con
gressional ticket and three justices of the
supreme court. The platform which wa:
adopted favors free, intelligent labor, anc
approves cooperation among laborer :
favors the free coinage of silver: denounce:
the democratic national administration TO
seeking to deprive the people of silver as
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