The Hope pioneer., 1886-03-26

the duties OF which are practically execut-
ed by clerks.
Representatives OF the female suffrage
association will petition the House terri.
torial COMMITTEES to protest against the
provisions in the anti-polygamy bill dis.
franchising women.
The linseed oil mills OF Varney, Taylor &
Co., on the middle grounds along the rive,
above the Union depot at Toledo, burned
The loss is coniectured to be$75, 900.
What those who witnessed the encounter
designate as the greatest middle-weight
fight on record, WAS fought at Rye, just on
the border line between New York and Con.
necticut The contestants were George LIE
Blanche OF Boston, Mass, and Jack Demp-
sey OF New York. The stakes were 81, 600
q side, and about 900 made up by Ger.
tain well-known gentlemen OF that city.
Jack Dempsey was the winner, thirteen des
perat rounds being bitterly contested and
it is declared that O better and more man.
fully fought fight was never witnessed.
The government, it is learned ut Ot-
tawa, decided not to send a flying column
through the Northwest Territory for the
present.
Preparations for an imposing celebration
OF Emperor Williams birthday are making
in Berlin.
George Kennan, the American traveller,
who has been roaming around the KANT
chatkan corner OF Asia, has reached Irkutsk
on his way hither.
"A member OF congress from Maryland Is
the subject OF much ridicule for having
printed in the Congressional Record
speech that was never delivered, but ap-
peears with the words Applause and
'laug liter" and cloud applause sprnkled
through it literally.
A special agent OF the postoffiee has been
sent to Madison, Conn, to look into
case OF boycotting. 1t appears that the
inhabitants OF that place are displeased
with their new postmaster. and as his sal.
AIRY belongs to the fourth-class it Is reg.
ulatcd by the number ofstamps he cancels.
They are determined to starve him out
Every merchant in tho town is q republi.
can, and they have posted notices in their
stores requesting people to purchase stamps
OF them and leave theirletters to be mailed.
It is estimated that the funeral OF Sena.
tor Miller will cost the government $40.
900. A special train has been employed to
take his remains, his wife and daughter
and committee OF one senator and five
congressman to the Pacific coast, IL train
OF four cars for ten persons, and the gov
ernment foots the bill.
1t is said that J. J. Hill and P. H. Kelly
have induced the president and the secre.
tary OF the interior to revoke Sparks or.
der regarding patents to settlers.
In addition to the six candidates recent
~ applying for admission to the United
States naval academy, over one hundred
vacancies remain to be filled by the ap.
pointment by members OF congress. There
is vacancy in the Fifth Minnesota dis.
tricts represented by Mr.. Nelson. Iowa
has five vacancies, us follows Second dis.
trict, represented by Mr.. Henderson,; Fifth,
represented by Mr.. Frederick; Sixth, rep.
resented by Mr.. Weaver, and Tenth, rep
resented by Mr.. Holmes. Young men re.
siding in the districts named who have not
reached seventeen years, and who desire to
enter the naval academy in June next,
should address their respective members
OF congress.
Mrs. Mary L. Campbell, mother Of the
late Lewis D. Campbell and grandmother
reach her one-hundreth birthday on the
goth inst.
Frank James is reported to have declined
IN offer OF $25, 900 year to travel with
Forepaugh's circus, saying that he prefers
to remain a clerk in Missouri.
The state railroad commissioner OF Mis-
souri, thinks the great strike in a fair way
for settlement.
DR., Austin Flint, Sr., one OF the leading
physicians OF America, and well known in
Europe as well as in this country, died at
his home on Fifth avenue New York from
cerebral apoplexy.
A bill for a school OF military instruction
on the Fort Riley reservation is prepared
by Gen. Bragg.
Samuel J. Randall has been notified by
1000 voters that in case Mr.. Cadwalader
is confirmed as collector at Philadelphia
they will vote and work against his re- elec.
tiun.
The appointment OF Civil Service Com
missioner Trenholm as controller OF the
currency is said to be a direct blow to the
Louisiana lottery. He was strongly sup
ported for the place by both the South
Carolina senator's and by the entire delega-
ton OF that state in congress- 1t is well
known that Senator Wade Hampton ia
strongly opposed to the lottery.
Senator Dolph has taken the seat for.
merly occupied by the late Senator Miller
OF California, and Mr.. Teller has chosen
the seat vacated by Mr.. Dolph.
Brig. Gen. Stanley, commanding the de.
partment OF Texas, has ordered the estab.
ilshment OF u permanent camp at Eagle
Pass, which will be a substation of Fort
Clark: The garrison will be accompany OF
infantry from Fort Clark.
az IirOt Nls., Ine jury IN Gne cage OIL
Robert C. Niccolls, tho would.be express
robber, who secreted himself in O box, but
was captured in the express car at Elroy,
brought in q verdict OF guilty. He was
prosecuted for entering q car with intent
to commit burglary on the goth OF last
August.
The greater portion OF the officers and
crew OF the wrecked Oregon shipped ior
England on the Catalonia, which sailed
from Boston recently.
Rhode Island has grown weary OF beins
dubbed the Indiana OF New England,H
and hence the legislature has passed a
stringent divorce law.
Jefferson Davis has written letter off.
cially accepting the invitation to lecture in
Montgomery in behalf OF the monument tc
be erected on the capitol grounds in
memory OF Alabama soldiers who died in
the civil war.
In mitigating the sentence OF ofdismissal to
one years suspension in the case OF Second
Lieut.. Edward S. Avis, Fifth infantry, who
was tried by court martial at Fort Keogh,
Mont. some time ago on charges OF Malicious
accusations OF perjury against brother
officer, the president says: Lieut.. Avis is
seriously admonished that in charging an
alleged crime upon brother officer in tho
civil courts he should be above even the
suspicion okimproper intentions; that he
should not be carried away by his zeal and
his feelings; and that he should not, in so
doing, seek the punishment OF a person,
but simply the vindication OF law and JUS
tice.
A memorial service was held Sunday the
21st inst, at Davenport Iowa, to kellogg
Nichols, the murdered express messenger.
There were, in Attendance besides number
OF railroad brotherhood members. the
lodges OF the A. o. y. W. society OF Davcn-
port and Rock Island in full regatta.