Dodge City times., 1888-11-29
NEWS BREVITlES.
Imp0rtant News Items in Pithy
Paragraphs.

George W. Thsyer, of DoriphaD. Kan. Is
missing.
Mr. John Bright, the English comnone-.
ia worse. His condition is considered crii-
ical.
J.P. Baden, of Winfield, has inst shipped
three car loads of live poultry to San ffan-
cisco.
A constitutional convention has been
called TO convene at jamestown, Dskota,
on the 5th of December.
The third wife of II. W. King, liied ct
Omaha by his second wife, is recognized In
Chicago as his lawful wife.
Albert R. Graves has been appointed su-
perintendent of schools for DoEip san county
in place of Oliver Edwards. deceased.
The state bank of Valparaiso, Nebraska,
has closed its doors and It's proprietors, +.
Scoville and G. A. Crafts, have skipped.
Lucy Parsons, wife of the anarchist muir
derer hanged at Chicago,is making speeches
in England, advocating the use OF bombs.
Sam Segrist, cattle buyer at Columbus,
Kan, went to Indiana and a Kansas sherif
has brought him back on charge OF steal
ing hogs.
Proceedings have begun in the state courts
of Virginia attacking the right OF the pre5l-
dental electors of that state to cas-. their
vote for president.
d. G. Goodrich, late cashier of the Sol
diers' home at Leavenworth, has been ap-
pointed commissery, the position offered to
and declined by Major I. j. Anderson.
The Osborne board of trade will endeavor
20 meet the proposition of the Omaha,
Dodge City & Southern railroad by giving
that company $4,000 city bonds and ;s54,-
0C0 bonds of six townships.
Chief Dispatcher Garvin took switch
engine and went from Nulyane to wichita
where he bounced Lindvall, the Wichita eis-
patcher, by throwing him through WIN
dos. Lindwell had been saucy over ihe
wire.
The Haytien government Is negotlating
with the Insurgents fer peace.
A general strike of switchmen appears
imminent ON al the trunk lines between
New York and the Mississippi.
Grand Master Workman T. V. Powoerly
IVES reelected at Indianapolis by lli TO -.
Not q single switch engine moved IN In
dianapols on November %.
A new republican daily newspaper is an
nounced to be started in Washington, ID. u,
with g. w. Fox as editor.
General Harrison's father-in-law. DIR.
Scott, Of Washington, ID. C., states that he
n6u DOpeu 10 nave tiic NC" PicSiueHs o.
his family in Washington as early as De
cember, bur that he will not be likely to go
there until his inauguration.
Governor Palmer, of Illinois, has applied
FOR an honorable discharge from the Grand
Army.
The indications are increasing that the
democrats may organize the national house
of representatives.
Private Secretary Halford has entered
upon his duties, occupying desk in Genar-
al Hsrrison's library. He is said TO be
rapid worker.
A brakeman named Inman fell from
freight train. between Clinton and ladne,
on the Missouri, Kansas & Texas road and
was killed.
Seven acres of land in New York city near
Central Park which was purchased eighty
years ago for s., 70 having been cut up into
lots and sold brought nearly :2,OCOoOo.
The supreme court of New York has de-
cided that the Bel, Telephone company must
pay local taxes when assessed on rental
earnings received through local CORPORA
tions.
J.F. Barker. IN Argentine banker, was
robbed of $1,000 in a Kansas City, No.,
cable Ger. The robbers are suppo:ed 10 be
the same who took $50 from Joseph Porter
on the street.
review of the troops at Fort Leaven-
worth was had in honor of Senator j. j.
Ingalls,, who was present.
Brigadier General Nelson A. Miles has as
sumed command of the division of the Pa
cific,