The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1888-04-14
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

Thos. F. Meagher has been confirmed
as postmaster at Sprague, W.T..
DR.. Mary E. Walker has been granted
a pension of $25 per month for services
as late assistant surgeon in the United
States army.
Paul Boynton entered the Ohio river
above Wheeling, w. Va. at three o'clock
last Friday, the beginning Of his thousand
mile journey down that stream in life
preserving suit.
The greatest freshet ever known in
Iowa visited the northern part Of that
state last week, doing great damage to
property. One village, Rock Falls, was
completely inundated.
A COW on the farm of w. E. Brown, a
we'll. known dairyman near Waukegan, IL
linois, has given birth to healthy male
which is unique for being covered with
| wool instead Of the usual coarse hair.
The state normal school at Terre Haute,
Ind, was burned Monday morning. Eigh-
teen hundred pupils were in the build
ing when the fire broke out, but all cs-
capped without injury. There was no insur-
ance on the property which cost the state
$4,000.
During the past week Hon. Roscoe
Conkling has been lying at deaths door
from severe illness. Several times the at
tending physicians have been doubtful of
his recovery, but the latest advices pro-
nounce the great statesman as greatly i'm
proved.
Mrs. Mary Sharp, Of Wanemla, Pa, was
manufacturing whiskey, when the pot
containing the same toppled over into a
hot fire. The fluid blazed, setting fire to
her clothing and she was burned to death
in a few moments. Three Of her children
who tried to save her were fatally burned.
The husband and father, John Sharp, who
was at work at the time, is reported to
have become insane.
There is contest between the house
and senate conference committees on the
bill to ratify the agreements made with
! the Montana Indians. In the senate Mr..
Bowen tackled upon the bill an obnoxious
amendment to secure a treaty with the
Southern Utes and secure their removal
to Utah. THIS amendment the house
committee don't want, thinking it will
| make the president veto the bill.
Prof. Hogan made leap from his
balloon at jackson, Mich, last week,
from height Of about 10000 feet. The
parachute failed to work at first, and the
daring pronaut was seen diving to the
earth with lightning speed. A moment
later, however, the parachute opcned Its
wings and Hogan's rapid descent was
checked. From that point he dropped
slowly and reached the earth in four min
utes. He dropped 500 feet before hi'
parachute opened.
Four bills have already been reported
for congressional action, declaring lant
GRANT forfeitures In the cases of the Has
tings 8 Dakota, Ontanagon & State Line
Northern Pacific and Southern Pacific
railroads. One bill agreed upon is in
tended to cover all unearned land grant
not included in those measures, and 1t
estimated that the land recovered unde
all of the bills will amount to abou
50,O00,OO0 acres.
Two thousand people witnessed a
event never before heard of in the hlstor
of Clark county, Ga, last Sunday. Rev
Dr.. Pridges, eighty y-four years ole
,, preached his own funeral sermon in
;; small country church six miles fror
there. He had his grave dug and coffi
: made for the occasion. He and his a:
sistants sung the first song, "Shall W
! Gladly Meet He then gave his tex
t Cor. H., s, and gave the crowd shor
talk in a very faltering manner.
A freight engine Of the Erie road
0 Craigvillc, N. Y. exploded last Saturda..
!, killing three men. The train was standin
at the foot of heavy grade and Engine'
Bodinc, Conductor John Clark and Fir
man Boyce were standing on the groun
beside the engine repairing the sand pipe
which had become clogged. The expl
: sion hurled the boiler several hundre
feet over the stream and into an adjoi
l ing field. The fire box was thrown hil
> into the mir and came down in the streal
A heavy iron bar was thrown distan'
of quarter of mile and other parts
the machinery were scattered in vario
:, directions. The report of the explosi
was heard for miles around and windo
were broken Only the heavy drivi
wheels were left on the track. The cn;
neer and fireman were thrown of
's track and when assistance came they VI
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