Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-08-26
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
An Epitome Of the Happenings Of
Two Hemisphere.
What IS Transpiring in the Congress Of
the United States--0ther Very
Interesting News.
The Grand Army viii soon advance on

The Grand Army will soon advance Q
Boston.
st. Louis is perspiring overa prospec
i've beer famine.
The new census gives Colorado POI
ulation of about 400 900.
The banks Of the Mississippi in the vi
cinity OF New Orleans are caying badly
Orders have been received to remov
intruders from the Fox and Sac reserva
ton.
Jack defeated Palo Alto in the trot a
Detroit, although Palo Alto broke tn,
record In two heats.
The indications are that the new cen
sus will show an increase Of 250,000 ii
Virginia's population.
The Pacific Mail has filed at Washing
ton a claim for $500, 900 against Guate.
mala for the Colima arms seizure.
The exports from Canada during the
last fiscal year show an increase over the
previous twelve months OF $S,375, 1856.
1t is reported that New York cotton
operators are organizing corner in au-
tumn deliveries in the Liverpool market.
Bangor, Me-, will name new park
after Hannibal Hamlin, and in il will
erect a statue of the venerable states
man.
The Mormons are gaining a foothold
~ the Canadian Northwest and, il liz be-
lieyed, will make trouble for the govern
ment.
Ice sells at New York at 80. so per ton
wholesale. An ice famine is threatened
II the heated term continues much
longer.
The Northern Pacific road, 1t is said.
proposes to spend 81 100000 in estab-
fishing its own terminal facilities at Mil
Yankee.
II is not thought that the census sta
tistics OF population will be available for
reapportionment during this session OF
Congress.
The loss to the railroads by the rednc-
ton in the rates on cattle and dressed
beef out OF Chicago amounts to 1850 900
in ten weeks.
The Matthew Stanley Quay Club OF
Philadelphia, composed of colored men.
has declared against the passage OF the
Lodge election bill.
Chicago has gained more in population
in the last ten years than any other city.
but OF the gain PAS, 644 were from the
extension Of the city limits.
The form of real-estate deeds has been
reduced from three pages to one in New
York and the cost of recording from
$l.7b to 80 cents and VI each.
majority of the House Elections
COMMITTEES has prepared its report de-
claring the Clayton-B Breckenridge con
tested seat from Arkansas vacant.
The collapse in the Argentine Repnb-
nc will undoubtedly be followed bya big
increase in the number of immigrants
into the United States from Southern
Europe.
A dispatch from Memphis states that
the Louisville and Nashville road had
mortgaged the entire system to the Cen
trial Trust Company OF New York for
$5,000,0O0.
II is reported at the CITY of Mexico
that jay Gould has purchased the mao
niiieent castle of Chapultepec, the price
paid being 5000, 900 1t is said he will
make 1t his winter home.
The Commissioner OF Internal Reeve.
nue. makes highly encouraging exhibit
OF the business OF the year, which shows
an increase OF $ll 100000 in the receipts
ana saving OF $50, 900 in the costs of
II ~ said to be not ut all unlikely that
the house in which President Lineoln
died viii 20 to Chicago, Western syn
dieate having made an offer for it. The
intention is to put it on exhibition dur :
ing the Worlds Fair. {
A gun-room officer, writing from II !
": ); Comus at Halifax, saws the Ad.
mlrai, Prince George and the whole Brit
lsh fleet were insulted by the Newfound- t
land eolonists ut the recent rendezvous a
near the French shore. v
The total OF gross exchanges for the !,
asst week as shown 10y dispatches from i
he leading clearinghouse of the United :,
states and Canada, is 81 ,077, 163. 7l5. an a
Increase OF l4.3 per cent. as compared
With the corresponding week last wear
i big pile OF money goes through the n
lands OF the Comptroller of the city of !,
'ew York. For the quarter ending lime T.
U he received over $I7 900 (includ- n
ng balance of $1,000, 200 from the pre- +
ious quarter, and spent it all but about il
I, 900, 900. -