Griggs courier., 1890-03-14

The Utah Legislature ON the 5th
killed the Australian ballot bill
THE funeral Of Edwin Cowles. editor
Of the Cleveland (O.) Leader, was held
In that city on the 9th.
ILLINOIS Democrats will hold their
State convention at Springfield June 4
next.
EZRA L. STEVENS, Of Washington,
died on the 9th at Asbury Park, N. ].
He was for nearly thirty years chief
clerk of the Indian department, and
originated the present system Of schools
for Indians.
Rev. CLEMENT M. BUTLER, d. d., at
one time chaplain Of the United States
Senate, and an intimate friend of Web
ster and Clay, died in Germantown, Pa,
on the 9th, aged 80 years.
WILLIAM BUcKNELL, q noted philan.
thropist, who had given away over
$500, 900 for church purposes, died sud-
denly in Philadelphia on the 9Th, aged
20 years.
JOHN G. McGREaoR, reading clerk Of
the Ohio House Of Representatives, died
at GAINESVILLE on the 7th, aged 43 years.
This made six members Of that family
who had died Of diphtheria in less than
three weeks.
Mrs. ELIZABETH SANDS, widow Of one
Of the ''Old Defenders" celebrated her
1o1st birthday on tho 7th at Baltimore,
Md.
FOREIGN.
The Governor Of Senegal notified the
French Government on the Sd of bat
tie between the French forces and the
troops Of the King Of Dahomey in which
100 Of the latter were killed and
wounded.
In the British House Of Commons on
the 3D. Mr.. Gladstone made an eloquent
plea for Justice to Mr.. Parnell and the
other Irish leaders.
The ewly-constructed great railway
bridge over the River Forth at Edin.
burgh was opened on the 4th by the
Prince Of Wales. The bridge is 8, ,29e
feet long and $50 feet high.
In the Canadian Parliament on the
4th the Minister of Customs stated that
the total Chinese immigration into Can.
ada last year was s94.
Four persons were killed in railway
collision at Carlisle, Scotland, on the 4th,
and fourteen were injured, some fatally.
A BILL was introduced in the Canadian
Parliament on the 9Th for the suppress
sion Of polygamy.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN, the 17-year-old
son of United States Minister Lincoln,
died at London ON the morning of the
5th. The long and painful illness that
resulted in his death was caused by
carbuncle under the. armpit.
SEVEN employees of shoe factory at
Weissenfels, Saxony, lost their lives by
the burning OF the building on the 5th.
IT was announced on the 5th that new
beds Of guano had been discovered ON
the coast of Peru which, it was esti.
mated, would yield 1900, 900 tons. of ex.
cellent quality.
ADv1cEs OF the 9th say that many
deaths from starvation had occurred
among the Indians at Dunoegan, Man.,
and several cases of canniballsm were re.
ported.
The house Of William Robinson at
Parry Sound, Ont, was destroyed by fire
on the 9Th, and three of his children.
aged 1s, 16 and years, were burned to
death.
A ADv1cEs Of the 9Th say that another
fight had taken place in Western Africa
between the King of Dahomey's troops
and the invading French force in which
400 of the former were killed.
The United States nlen-of-war At.
lanta and Boston Of the evolutionary
squadron sailed from Genoa on the 9Th
for Naples.
SEVERAL earthquake shocks occurred
on the 7th in Asiatic Russia and three
villages were destroyed.