Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-03-31
aBTYrs nv TBE WIRES.

St. Patrick day WAS celebrated Win
much enthusiasm in many towns in
England. Mr.. Dillon addressed meet
inc in London and Mr., Sullivan IN
Bradford, each speaking to large audi
ence.
The United States marshal sold at
public auction. under orders of the
United States court, the Central Iowa
illinois diyisionl railroad to James
Munson, oil New York. The price paid
was $500, 600, OF which S2j, 600 was at
once deposited.
A prize fight between Billy Owens
and Jack Cotton, for $3.50 side and a
purse Of gees, took place at Hammond,
Ind. few miles from Chicago. II was
witnessed by 200 spectators. Three
rounds were contested, and in the last
Cotton knocked Owens senseless and
was awarded the fight.
James France, of Rawlins, Carbon
county, Wyo., a banker and prominent
citizen. has failed. He claims assets OF
$4,000 France was heavily mulcted
by the defalcation of two county. oti-
rials for whom he was surety, and lost
| considerably in the mines. His work,
6icn are the principal creditors and
/ they despair Of the recovery OF any
thing.
Frank Weekly, an ex-conyict, was
killed in house at ia North Despiaines
street. by his stepson, Joseph Hudson.
Weekly had violent quarrel with his
wife, and il is supposed Hudson came
| Ia tie defense of his mother and struck
his step father ON the head with Hat
| IRON. crushing his skull He fled inn
mediately after the murder, and has not
vet been arrested.
The Missouri democratic state central
committee met at the Lindell hotel, %
Louis. and issued calls for three state
conventions. one at Sedalia, May :, K
nominate delegates 10 the national con
yention: one at Springfield, August 10
10 nominate judge OF the supreme
court and judges Of the courts OF appeals
and one at jefferson City August 22, tc
nominate a state ticket.
The steamer Oceanic arrived from
Hong Kong and Yokahoma on the 18TH
China papers confirm the reports of tn
disastrous earthquakes in the province
az Guyan and Sigechun, and give add
tiunal details. Several cities were q, dc
stroyed and about 10000 lives lost IN,
latest reports from the scene OF the hei
low river floods place the number Q
lives lost nj between million ana MAJ
and two million.
q. V. Morford, q well known railroa
man. was taken to the Chicago Denton
hospital for the insane afflicted with tn
belief that no was vice president OF tn
limited States. Morford was formerly
( resistant superintendent of the MIS-
, sonri Kansas a Texas road and for
iong time lived in Omaha. He was ais
: sn,erintpndent of construction of tn
5 Union Pacific road, and was largely II
j, tnrested in the first construction OF e
l oynted roads in New York. His trounl
I il believed to be largely duo to tamll
q differences.
A special from chihuahua says that
| party of Mexican troops and Souther
; Pacific railway officials overlook til
! STEMS Pass train robbers, Larry She
: han. Dick johnson and Dick Hart, Las
4 niobt Tho robbers barricaded then
r selves in n house. compelling the tamll
4 to remain with them, and stood the, a
! tockinT porty Off until noon to-day, whee
a tbe besierers succeeded in getting q
q family ont and set fire to the house. II
h rn,,hcrs then came out and fought. A
: tbroe were killed and the attacking par
q lost one man.
II occupied in your devotions, ! see
!, said Halves to Miss Brewster, whom
= found looking over her prayer-boc
!. when he called the other eyenln
!. ,sWere You looking up. something i,
, rororenSe 10 Lent?" Eyes, replied Il
y r;rl. ii was trying to figure out ho
!. soon il ended, PUCK.