The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-09-14
GENERAL NEWS.


holding Constitutional Conventions.
President Harrison has decided not to call
an extra session Of Congress.
Searle, the champion Australian oarsman,
defeated O'Conpor, the Canadian champion,
for SIoooa side and the championship of the
world on the Thames, near Lond, n. Monday.
The distance, four miles and the. furlongs
was made in 22:4z.
The Secretary of he treasury has at last
rendered decision in the matter Of the dut,
on ores. The decision made by SecretTy
Sherman years ago has been reversed and now
every ton Of ore, no matter what per cent o.
gold, silver, lead, etc., it contains. that is
shipped to this country will have to pay duty
of $50.
At $50 Tuesday morning, the London po-
lice found the body OF fallen woman lying al
the corner of a railway arch in Whitechapel.
An examination of the remains showed the
head and arms had been cut off and carried
away. The stomach was ripped open and the
intestines lying on the ground. This murder
is the worst OF the whole series of Whi:echape
murders. Themanner in which the limbs are
severed from the body shows the murderer
possessed some surgical skill.
Hon. S. S. Cox, member of Congress from
New York City, died at his home at 8:3c
p M, Tuesday evening. The end was quier
and the dying man breathed his last as peace
fully as if falling into light sleep. Mrs
Cox, who has been scarcely away from the
bedside for the past two days and nights, hello
his left hand, while the doctor held the other
Mr.. Cox's last conversation was about thu
Territories whose Statehood he had hoped L
father. He mentioned New Mexico and Ar
iona, and said me;hing about making {
great effort in their behalf at the coming
Session. In the afternoon, while DR.. Lock
wood was talking TO him, Cox made some wit
ty remark which completely upset the doctor
| dignity.
Deputy Marshal Nagle was examined in TIL
court at San Francisco las, week and related
the details of the Terry silling last month. H
said that when Judge Terry approached JUS
lice Field he had no idea he was going&t
make an attack, but before he could interior
Terry slapped the Justice On the face with hi
right hand spd ,.epeated the blow with the LEI
haai. was on my feet in an instant ant
throwing out my right hand to keep Terry Of
shouted, stop that; l am United State
officer" Terry then directed his attention t
me. His clenched fist Immediately sough, hi
bosom. Believing my life to be in danger,
immed lately drew my pistol and fred tw
shots in quick succession and Terry fell to til
| floor"
AT last man has taken the plunge wit
Niagara's roaring torrent AMI lived to tell til
story of the rooihardy feat. The man is Car
Isle d. Graham, young cooper, who wit
his b rrel-shaped craft, has heen before h
public for some time. At 7:o5 on the morn
ing Of Sept. I, the spectators at the Falls sa,
the barrel coming down the river. 1t turnet
over several times and its red top and dra
bottom made a dizzy kaleidoscope combiaa
| lion, which convinced the onlookers that i:
occupant was having a lively experience
| The boat took smooth course to the Hors
Shoe Falls soon after it came in sight AM
hoated easily down t. the brink and then tool
the awful plunge. ''That.'s the end of era
ham" said man as he barrel failed to ap
pear in the foaming water below, but in les
than two minutes the red top was seen. Tn
barrel was sucked under every alternate mo
ment, until finally it swished off into an eddy
A man Graham had posted below swan out t
the barrel and towed it ashore. The iron
across the top were bent and twisted. Tn
head was broken in and Graham was taker
out insensib,e. Rcstoratives were applied
and he soon regained consciousness. He sal,
he felt Ii tie i'll effects from Inc trip. TIL
barrel is made of Chinese locust wood; is ~
feet long, weighs $50 pounds, is 22 inches il
diameter at the top, 29 in the center, and IS a
the bottom. Fifteen Pinch iron hoops Civ
tirmness tc it and a man-hole in the top, Id b
10 inches permits of entrance to it. To tn
bottom on the outside thirty-fve pounds Q
iron is fastened as ballast. 81 was half sense
less most Of the Trip" said Graham; ''whel
they let go Of me off Of Chippewa crouche,
down in the bottom Of the barrel, secured tn
straps and prepared myself for such an exper
fence as l had gone through in the rapids tw,
years ago The first dose got was a dro
that seemed thirty feet down into nothing.
vas turned upside down several times, ant
finally became so benumbed that did no
realize the position"