The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1886-12-04
NEWS OF THE WEEK

The public debt was decreased $o'ooo'-
249.57 during November.
Four negroes were lynched at Dekalb,
Texas, for the murder of farmer named
George Taafe.
The revenue from the tax on olcomar-
garine for the month of November
amounted to about 100000.
J.&T. B. Sochs, boot and shoe manu-
tacturers at Cincinnati, have assigned.
Liabilities, 100000; assets, 100000.
AT general convention Of the Fenian
brotherhood at New York, it was decided
to dissolve all connection with O'Donovan
Rosa.
Two boys, Willie Heskell and Walter
Budd, of Maple Plain, Minnesota were
drowned in Lake Independence while
skating.
Nine youths of Sydney. Nova Scotia,
have been sentenced to death for commit
ting an outrage on sixteen year-old serv-
ant girl.
George X. Shaw and c. A. Nimocks
will start new evening paper in Mime
apolis in the spring. 1t will be independ-
ent 10 politics.
George E. McNeill has been nominated
bv convention Of the Knights of Labor
and Trades Unions of Boston as their can
didate for mayor.
By the capsizing Of a life e-boat, near
Ludington, Michigan, Captain Flynn, Or
rim Hatch and John Smith, three OF the
crew, lost their lives.
The English postoffice department in
London has decided that American postal
cards addressed by label machine, can
not be delivered in that country.
The boiler of the tug Sunbeam, lying
near the pier on East river, New York,
exploded, and the owner and three men
on board were blown up and killed.
The Union Pacific hotel at Cheyenne,
Wyoming, was burned on the goth. Loss
$4,000. A man named McElroy was
killed and several firemen were severely
injured.
The municipal council Of Paris has re-
quested United States Minister McLane to
intercede with the governor of Illinois in
behalf of the condemned anarchists of
Chicago.
Engineer Little. whose heroiom at the
time Of the Rio disaster undoubtedly saved
many lives, has received beautiful gold
medal, a gift from Bishop Whipple, who
was passenger.
The loss of the bark Sara Anderson,
while on a voyage from Coquimbo for
England, has been confirmed by advices
received at Valparaiso. The captain, his
wife. and the crew were all lost.
The dead bodies of three Indians who
had perished in the storms, were found in
the woods near Ashland, Dakota. Several
more Indians are believed to have been
lost and met with the same fate.
VIM. Herbst, late president of the First
National bank of Glen Rock, Pa, his
two sons, Jacob and William, and the
late cashier, Henry Seibert, have been ar
rested on charge of embezzling $780,
900 of the funds of that bank.
A German newspaper asserts that the
German ambassador at Paris has been in
structed to notify France that an applica
ton to the chambers for large military
and naval credit would be regarded by
Germany as declaration of war.
A collision on the Missouri Pacific rail
road, near Greenwood, Missouri, wrecked
both engines and one mail car. Elljaf
Maguffin, postal clerk, was killed out
right and E. O. Hibeebe, another clerk
J was seriously, if not fatally injured.
Twenty-Five sacks of mail from Eng
land to Germany, Russia, Austria and TIN
east, in transport on the train to Belgium
!, were cut open and plundered Of all regis
a tered letters On the 9th. Letters from
America were among the number stolen.
: Two children named Meisal were frozel
to death, during the recent storms, Will
looking for lost stock in the vicinity O
Mandan, Dakota. Two young mer
brothers, named Sims, were also froze
to. death near that place, while returnin
from work.
Another fatal explosion occurred o
the 9th at the Wyoming colliery, nea
Wilkesbarre, Pa, caused by the careles
burning Of fuse in the hands Of mine
VIM. Cosgrove was instantly killed an
John Vaudling and Henry Park seriousl
and perhaps fatally burned.
Elevators @ and A and the annex
elevator @ burned at Duluth on the nigf
of the 9th, together with row of mir
small frame buildings. Loss on graf
and buildings. $4,000. Charles Moor
was killed IN jumping from cupola an
two firemen are reported missing.