The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1889-08-24

A fight at Richmond. Texas. on Satur
day last, between the "Jaybirds" ant
''Woodpeckers," rival political factions
resulted in the killing of Sheriff Garvey
| Deputy Blackney and mulatto cir
and the serious wounding of several 9th
ers. Jaybirds is the name given to the
white democrats of Fort Bend There
are about four hundred members. The
whites, the negroes being vastly in the
ascendant. 1t is renewal Of the race
war.
| The south bound passenger train on
the Butler branch of the Western Penn
sylvania railway, on the 10Th inst.
jumped the track at Sarver's station and
the entire train. consisting of two pas
senger coaches and combination smoh
ing and baggage car, went over the EN-
bankment and was totally wrecked.
Three persons were killed outright and
twenty five others injured, a number of
whom will die. The killed are: W.
Powers, Lawrenceville, Pa; child of
Mrs. Farrell of Butler, and Mrs. Duff,
an old lady, residence unknown.
- Acting Postmaster General Clarkson
has awarded the contract for furnishing
postal cards to the postoffice department
for four years. beginning October 1st
next, to Albert Daggett of New York.
the lowest bidder under the recent call
for proposals. The estimated number
of cards to be required during the four
years OF the contract term is two thous-
and million at a cost of about SS0OOOO.
The reduction in cost for the four years
will amount to fully s15o,oOO as com
pared to the prices i'll the old contract
The postage on the estimated quantity
of cards to be called for during the four
years will amount to S2O.OOO.eOO. The
contract will require nearl y seven thous-
and tons of paper, OF an average of about
six tons for each working day.
The recent application of the civil ser
vice commission to have chiefs of divis-
ions in the various departments placed
under the civil service rules, and requir-
ing that none but those who have earned
promotion in the departments be APP
pointed, is said to have been fayorably
considered by the president and that he
will issue an order to that effect from
Deer Park. The report has caused con
sternation among the applicants for
places of this kind, and every effort will
be made to prevent any such action be-
ing taken.
At a special meeting Of the Northern
Pacific directors, held in New York We'd
nesday, Wizards scheme for placing a
consolidated mortgage of 5160,O0o,oGO
was unanimously approved. and spec
ial meeting of the preferred stockholders
will be held on October 18th to formally
ratify the mortgage Twenty millions
OF the new bonds will be expended on
terminals at Tacoma, Superior and else
where and on additional equipments, and
the balance of the bonds will be substi-
tuted for the obligations Of the company
and branch lines now outstanding. No
action was taken in regard to dividend
on preferred stock
The three commissioners to negotiate
with the Sisseton Indians have been
selected from among the employees of
the interior department, but their ap-
pointments have not heeh made public
by Secretary Neble It is said by the
Indian office that the commission will
',e announced about Sept 20. The
deeds of allotments to the Indians have
all been made and recorded, and nothing
further remains except for the commiss-
ion to negotiate the cesslon of the lands
and to reach an agreement in the settle
ment of the claim Of Renville against
the government The whole matter will
then he submitted to congress, and the
opening of the reservation depends upon
what action is taken.