The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1886-08-07
NEWS OF THE WEEK

during recent rain.
The anarchist investigation case drags
wearily on at Chicago.
A yellow fever infected vessel is in
quarantine off New Orleans.
The debt statement for July shows a
reduction of nine million dollars.
The nomination of Fitz John Porter to
be a colonel on the retired list was con-
irmed by vote Of 33 to II, there being
very little debate.
The senate committee on public lands
reported favorably the bill which passed
the house prohibiting foreigners from ac-
quiring real estate in the territories.
At Macon, Mo-, Mrs. Ida Graves, young
widow, daughter of Rev. Thomas Wilcott,
Methodist minister, eloped with reform
ed gambler named Forrest, who had been
conducting revival meetings in her faith
er's church.
Alfred Packer Of Colorado, who killed
and ate five of his companions in the win
ter of 1878, while on prospecting tour,
was sentenced on Thursday at Gunnison
to serve 40 years in prison on the charge
of manslaughter.
1t is told in Washington that after GER
tain Senator, noted for his absentminded-
ness, went to that city for short visit, this
memorandum was found in his room
''Things to take along: One pair socks.
one shirt, two collars. one pair cuffs, one
wife,
Samuel j. Tilden will be buried to-day
Among the names mentioned to serve as
pail bearers are Charles A. Dana, j. H
Reed, Smith M. Weed, Hon. Samuel J
Randall, Hon. John Bigelow, Andrew H
Green, President Cleveland and Governor
Hill. The funeral car used will be a
square glass hearse with drapings entirely
removed.
The Cutting case of Thursday in the
Mexican court went against that untortu
nate editor. The prisoner protested
against trial but it went on all the same,
and at its conclusion he was found guilty
Sentence was not pronounced. Under
the laws of Mexico, the court has fifteer
days to make up its judicial mind as te
the punishment to be inflicted.
A Mandan, Dakota, dispatch says
Much concern is felt south and southwes
Of the line over the proposed abandonment
Of Fort Lincoln, one days journey from
here. There are 5000 to 1000 indians
and there are only about 200 soldiers a
Fort Yates. The recent raiding of tht
store at Yates by Sitting Bull during thu
absence of the soldiers shows that Indians
are still Indians.
| Georgia law allows the owner Of COW
which has been shot on land not enclosed
by lawful fence to reco7er three times
its value. In Robertville cows value il
determined by the nunoer of quarts O.
milk she gives at mixing, at the rate
of $15 for each quart. Mrs. Aaron's cow
which gave twelve quarts at milking
was recently shot, and t,e jury in the sui
that followed gave her $3.50.
i Colonel Knapp, of Carson, Nevada,
going suddenly into his chicken yard
found a dead fox lying on the ground
It was still warm. HI took it into thu
house, and the wife he'd the body in hel
lap while the children played with it
Some one opened the window, and thu
fox jumped from the stalled woman's lar
and made a leap for the window. He
fell short, and was captured. 1t was a
remarkable exhibition of playing 'pos
sum-"
/ Donaldson, the swimmer, recently
swan the Mohawk at Schenectady tied
hand and feet. A young athlete thought
he could do the same, md after friend
had we'll tied him he sarted to cross the
river. Half way acros he gave out and
.. went down. His frightened friend in q
boat tried to get him into the boat, bu
, couldn't. Neither coud he unite tht
ropes. Meanwhile the simmer was taker
> with severe cramps. Finally the man il
the boat tied rope arolnd the swimmer
neck, and thus towed the half-drowneo
athlete to shore, where il took considera
bic rubbing and stimuant to reduce the
cramps and get the puth in good con
dition again.
Fl Washington special: Mrs. Cleveland'
: marriage certificate vii, when it i
; finished, be very interesting document
;. It rests on a bed of blue velvet in al
alligator portfolio ab,ut twelve inche.
!. long and eight inches vide. In the up
9 per left hand corner # the certificate j
a very pretty picture d the white house
drawn by o. L. PruGn, the president
= assistant secretary. The certificate is
sued by DR.. Sutherlnd in the portfoli
is now being sent around to all who wer
+ present at the weddinghat they may sig