Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-02-04
DEW DROPS.

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At Wallace, Mo-, the father and
brother of a girl killed her lover, who
was eseorting her from church; she
has gone crazy over the deed of butch
cry and they are in Jail.
Delegate Voorhees, of Washington
Territory addressed the Senate Mon
day in support of his bill to annex
the panhandle of Idaho to Washington
Territory and Governor Stevenson
spoke in reply.
4 fire destroyed property, Monday,
in New York to the value of 1900
900.
The closing exercises of the Fall
term at st Mary's Academy, Salt
Lake, take place Friday afternoon. A
choice literary and musical treat is in
store for all who may attend.
4 big freight blockade is reported
on the Central Pacific road which is
causing sad havoc among merchants
who have special orders out.
Congress will pension Mrs. John A
Logan at $4,000 year and Mrs. Gen'l.
Frank ?. Blair at the same sum.
John Quinn, New York drummer
has sued an Arkansas & Louisiana
railroad for $500 damages for delay
of baggage.
| j. S. Brown, colored preacher is
in the Mississippi penitentiary for
stealing bible from member Of his
congregation.
| Hugh J. Grant has been elected
Grand Sachem of Tamlnany for the
year 1888.
Gopher farming is one of the indus
tries of Florida. 1t is stated that the
most fastidious cannot tell Florida
gopher from Maryland terrapin.
One hundred and twenty persons
were lynched in the United States
last year.
Henry George and DIR. McGlynn
are at outs and the ranks of the Labor
party are reported thinning out like
hetds in q blizzard.
Blaine, Sherman, Sheridan and q
whole net full of smaller fry are nam
ed as the Republicans choice fol
president while the Democrats stand
solid and pat on one man the initials
of whose name are Grover Cleveland
Speaker Carlisle and wife are al
Fortress Monroe. That grand old
place will renew his strength if it can
be renewed.
The ice gorge in the Mississippi
river in front of st. LOUIS broke up
Tuesday and DESTROYED $1.500,O0C
worth of property. A number of val
liable steamers were crushed and ruined
Tnirty-six cavalry horses were suf-
located by fire in the barracks stable.
at Fort Leavenworth Tuesday even
ing. Loss to Uncle Sam $1l 900.
The buildings of the shoe depart
ment of the Virginia penItcntiary were
burned Tuesday. The Lcssees, Davis
shoe company of Boston, lost $175, 00C
and the state $25 900 on the building
Chairman Culbertson of the House
judiciary Committee has introduced
a bill defining and prohibiting polyg
amy anywhere within the Jurisdiction
Of the United States.
Twelve hundred conyict5 in Sing
Sing prison are idle for want Of mater
lal to work on.
The weather has been, to say the
least Of it, unfavorable to the out
door exercises Of the Salvation army
| An effort is being made to supply
Chicago with natural gas.
4 Pinkerton's men have rounded M
some southern train robbers and have
Lneln ROW I'D prison.
Rhode Island wants an amendment
to its constitution placing foreigners
on the same footing with native born
citizens
ALPHABET PRIDE who acted as
chairman of the Republican Central
Committee called together at Boise
to protest against the ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Of Idaho, got in his work Of denounc-
ing the administration although chair
man Bennett had called the meeting
for another purpose.