Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-03-01

Lieut.. David l.. Bralnerd, u. ,. A., the
second cavalry survivor OF the Greedy Are
tic expedition was married at Walla Wal.
la to Miss Anna, daughter OF II. NJ. Chase,
one of the old pioneers OF Washington
Territory. The wedding was very brill.
liant affair.
The following patents have been issued
Wisconsin,. c. Gomber Milwaukee. pho
tographic accessory; j. Jenson, Racine,
grain car door: J. King, Madison, cylinder
printing machine; f. Reynolds, valve gear;
A. w. Rider, Racine oil can. Minnesota
II. Il. Cornish, Blue Earth City, coffee pot;
f. Cole, Minneapolis, dumping car; }.
McNaughton and A. Bcardsley. Brainerd,
oil cup; II. NJ. Young, Minneapolis, appara-
tus for extinguishing lights of car lamps.
Dakota-C. J. Warren, jamestown, car
coupler.
At Cleveland, in the glove fight between
Reddy Gallagher OF Cleveland and Sam
Bittle OF Toronto, there was no Knockout,
but the fight was scientific and clever and
the Canadian WAS clearly outsparred.
general police alarm was seut out in
New York for Rev. Theodore w. Haven,
pastor CT the Congregational Church nj
Battle Creek. Mich. who was reported miss
ing. The missing man Is twenty-eight
years old and is a son of the late Bishop
Haven, of the Methodist church. 1t is
thought that over study has unbalanced
his mind.
Lieut.. Gerlach has entered on his duties
as regimental quartermaster at Fort
Shaw.
The secretary OF war forwarded to the
senate II report upon the number and or
ganization Of the militia throughout the
United States and territories. The report
shows that IN the aggregate there are SO
pfT 1 ta of
1888 regnnental field aud staff officers,
1885 company officers, S,S31 non-Com-
missioned officers, 2 900 musicians, H.
800 privates, and 1920, 76S unorganized
militia suitable for military duty.
The pope requested Cardinal Simeoni to
advise the Irish bishops TO prea ch to the
people OF Ireland respect for the laws, and
maintain calm, prudent line OF conduct.
The pope announced an intention to send
to Ireland n prominent apostolic le9ate.
A bill has been Introduced and iayora-
bly, reported to the house committee on
postotiices to provide for IA fourth assist
ant postmaster general.
Patrick O. Brien, NJ. p, has been SEN
fenced to three months imprisonment by
Kilkenny court for melting tenants not
to pay rent.
The marquis OF Lansdowne, governor
general Of Canada, will succeed the earl of
Duiferin as governor of India at the end OF
the present year, Lord Duiferin desiring
for private reasons to return home. Lord
Stanley OF Preston will be Lord Lans.
downe's successor.
Charles Tierson, living near Hamburg,
Iowa, found two men stealing his hogs.
Tierson had u revolver and shot gun with
him and unloaded both bari els of the gun
into one OF the thieves, a man named Holt,
killing him instantly. With his revolver he
shot the other man, whose name is Ram
pie, twice, inilicting wounds from which he
has since died. The two men are found to
have belonged to gang Of thieves which
has been systematically robbing hog pens
The Illinois catholic diocese has been d.
vided into two districts, the line running
east and west across the state on the line
dividing st. Clair and Madison counties
The seat OF the new or Southern diocese
will be at BellevilIe. Bishops for both do
ceses have been appointed, but only the
one for the Alton diocese has been an
nounced. Re is Rev. Father James Ryan,
priest OF st. Columbkills church at Ottawa,
ILL.,, in the Peoria diocese OF which Bishop
Spalding Is the head. This is the first En-
glish bishop ever appointed in this do
cese.
October last the interstate commission
sent circular letter to the railroads of
the country which come within the pro-
visions OF the interstate commerce act,
asking them log information as to their
conformity to the law. Answers have
been received from nearly ali the railroads.
very small proportion of the roads ad-
init that they find it impossible tu observe
the law. Some OF them, however, do say
that IL compelled to strictly follow the
law, their roads will inevitably 90 into
bankruptcy. The Burlington, Cedar Rap
ids d Northern takes a very gloomy view
OF the law.
Postmasters commissioned: Minnesota:
Linwood, Abbie NJ. Holden. Wisconsin.
Amherst j. Fen; Middleton, w. f. Piers.
Iort; Montreal. f. Day; Shortville, II. C.
Walker.
The following pensions have been grant.
ed: Wisconsin: Widow OF J. Lintz, Mena
sha. Original. c. Jopson, Mount Ho-
reb; ;. l.. Morris. Scandinavia. Minnesota.
lie Sueur
John Wesser, wealthy farmer of
" nara township Pa, committed suicide
by hanging. He was worth shoe 900.
Senator Stanford has written n letter 70
q CO nstituent who asked his reasons for
the confirmation of Mr. Lamar as n ius.
ice oil the United States supreme CONT
lie says: l voted for him because | CON.
sldered him one Of the best men in Tho
South Tor the place. He Is, in INV ind,
ment broad, liberal minded man of n
great deal OF learning He was nroisssor
oi law in university in Mississippi and 7
Tn INK ne is thoroughly converted Union.
ISL, and do not think II wise to reject anv
one on the ground alone that they were
engaged in the late rebellion. I tbi1k 49,
we want 10 be one peorle-politieally and
soelailS. MT. Lamar's loyalty and inte..
rity to the Union was passed npon ,,,,,s.
conciusiyely when both houses OF congrosS
PROVIDED Tor the succession to the nrcsi.
dency and made him an heir only a few re-
moves from the presidency:
The state department is in recent NJ ,ba
"DETAILS OF the pursuit by Mexican troons
ana a 1nal killing of tho notorious handle
Efacho Bernal, the SLAYER of Leon Baldwin
AT fremont Ohio, the new Methodist
ehureh was discovered 20 be on fire and q :,
hour later all that remained were tho go
walls and the beliry. ''ur
Richard +. Fox, proprietor OF the Police
1azette, Is arrested charged with yiola4in,
ing. Pc i'si''
Another cut on lumber is instituted from,
OF. raul and Chicago to all western and
southwestern points anu
Boston Pilot Among the saints canon.
ized IN Rome on Sunday, Jan. IL. nv Pona
Leo Nil, was Peter Qaver. known ali
over Christendom as the apostle Of the
negroes. Over two hundred wears aoo ~
hyed ont his whole priestly life in tbs
spiritual service OF the negro slaves ~ the
spanish colonists in Carthagena. He was
a jesuit, as were also two Others OF the