The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-08-12
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Michael Davitt has gone to Chicago.
The capture of Lawton by Mexicans
is denied.
Rev. Moses Hopkins, Minister to
Liberia, is dead.
All mails for Mexico will hereafter be
sent via II Paso. Texas. -
The present suspense caused by the
Cutting afiair Is paralyzing business ON
the border. -. "a /
Robert iDTakely, Woodbury.. Conn,
tempted suicide. He's in Jail.
The New York Republican State COM
mittee on Wednesday decided not TO
hold any State convention this year.
A hurricane at Nancy, France, ON
Wednesday, did an immense amount of
damage. One soldier was killed and
many were injured
A private telegram from Saltillo says
that brigade infantry arrived in ;tat
city Wednesday morning. Their future
destiny was not known. aTsr|
Importers in Nuevo Laredo are
couniermanding orders for goods, in
contemplation OF trouble. as they are
confident that Cutting will never be
given up. -
The Governor Of CoahuiIla seems 10
be more conservative than either OF the
others OF TamaUlipas or Nuevo Leon;
and is said 20 be in favor Of peace and
conciliatory measures.
Secretary Lamar has instructed the
Governors of the Territories to expe-
dite as much as possible the prepare
ton OF their annual reports, with a
view to having them submitted earlier
than heretofore.
The Governor of Tamaulipas is said
to have asserted that If he were IN the
position of the Governor OF Chihuahua
he would never give Cutting up, and
the people Of his State appear TO uphold
him in his opinion.
Stockmen arriving from Mexico state
that the news Of the trouble with the
United States has Just reached the re
mote regions in the interior, causing
great excitement. and making il dam
gerous for stock buyers 70 stay in their
midst.
lit is asserted that the revolutionary
party in Northern Mexico are in for
crossing swoards with the United States.
Ii is reported on good authority that
General Casas. who has recently depre-
dated in the vicinity of Sabinas, has Of
fered 20 Join hands With the federal
government and clean out the Yankees.
The President, Wednesday, appointed
William G. LSngford TO be Associate
Justice OF the supreme court Of Wash
ington Territory, vice S. G. Wingard,
suspended, and g. Vanhootebaka 70 be
United States attorney for the southern
district Of Illinois, vice J. G. Connolly.
supended.. These were among the NOM
nations left over.
From Panas, LimAs, news comes that
the prospect Of war with the United
States i. hailed with delight, as mknv
in that section wish 10 aid in
Eiping out the remembrance Of
their defeat at Palo Alto, Monterey
and Buena Vista. Their Unborn anti
patty and intense hatred for gringoes
lcrops out daily, as is shown by their
insulting and annoying treatment of
Americans who are so unfortunate IS
TO be living IN ther midst. .es-it
A banquet was given the Lord Mayor
OF London. Wednesday. Lord Salisbury
spoke, and referring 70 the recent cleo
ttOus ana the result, SAM We
bear q mandate from the people
deciding finally that, IN my
/ opinion, xrevocabiy the question
which has wrecked the peace ef
ireland. (Cheersl. The question Of an
independent government for Ireland,
after deep discussion and advocacy by
the most powerful statesman this
country has ever seen, has been re-
jected, emphaticaliy and unequivocaliy.
BY an Ell ornous majority Of the people
OF the kingdom loud cheers). It Il moi
unworthy 70 remark that most Of the
votes IN favor Of separation have been
obtained by the personal influence Of
that great statesman and upon othef
considerations apart from the merits Of
the question. 1 believe that our ep-
lponeRts viii eventually admit that this
lis England's final decision, armed
with which it IS our duty 70 restore in
Ireland that social order, the loss OF
which is the only Just cause OF IFS DIS
content. ! am convinced that in such
q policy we shall End the strongest sup
port in the enormous populstion Of
Ehirh Won are the true represeu fatiyee ~