Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-08-14

The receipts of live cattle at New
York have been steadily increasing
lately and now average $1,000 head q
week.
The total receipts from customs dur
ing the month of July were So, 4s5, gag
less than the receipts during the same
month last year.
Near Mount Vernon, KY, John d.
Mullins, an election officer, was kille d
by Jones Durham and William
Demeron.
The United States Treasurer con-
tinues the daily shipment of small
notes to the West for use in MOVING
the crops. The total amount sent SO
far is 81, 800, 900.
Henry Irving has had his throat on
Grated on by Sir Morell Mackenzie.
Emperor William, on board the i'm
perial yacht Hohenzollern, has arrived
at Bergen, Norway, on his way home
from North Cape.
Gladstone, commenting on the recent
Wisbeck election, says: Even the
conservatives and the unionists recog-
nize that their game is up"
The postoffice authorities have di-
rected postmasters to detaln all money
orders or registered letters addressed
to the Home Fascinator company of
Montreal, Canada, and return the same
to the place of origin. 1t is alleged
that the company is a frau dulent con
Germ.
Smallpox is epidemic at Acapulco,
Mexico.
Vera Cruz has been partially flooded
by rain, and the American Consul there
is sick with yellow-fever.
Citizens of Birmingham, Ala. have
subscribed S1o2, 900 of the 81 200. 600
necessary to start steel plant.
The editors Of all the New York
morning papers except the Tribune
have been indicted for publishing the
details OF the recent electrocutions at
Sing Sing.
Gen. John w. Foster. who nepoti.
ated the reciprocity treaty with Spain.
said in an interview that the admins
tration was not in favor of the annex
alton of Cuba.
The Iowa Photographers association
is In session at Des Moines. L. Kilborn
of Cedar Rapids, is president, and j.
Verran, of Des Moines, secretary.
The Chicago and Eastern Illinois and
the Terre Haute and Peoria people adj
Justed their troubles over the CROSSING
of the the former road at Arthur, Ind
and the work will be proceeded with.
John Corners escaped from Deputy
Sheriff at Indianapolis, Ind. He had
just been sentenced to two years in the
State prison for robbing drunken
soldier of his pension money.
DIR. E. p. Spaulaing of Metropolis.
III, committed suicide by shooting
himself in the head. lie leaves wife
only. Financial troubles and the ex-
IRENE use of opium are said to be the
cause.
One attendant of the South Dakota
Insane Asylum died with diphtheria,
which is prevailing IN the institution
ut Yankton. The disease has been
placed under quarantine.
The body of young man. over
which several Chicago & Alton trains
had passed, was found near Lexington,
Ill. The mans coat and hat were found
1T distance, and it is thought that
,wo tramps in whose company he had
been seen killed him and then placed |
ais body on the track.
Wallas Englewood, a confidence man
md forger for large amounts at Big
Rapids, Mich, was arrested at the |
lome of his father-in-law in Union |
Township, near Peru, Ind.
Alderman Michael j. Riley, of |
Menasha, Wis, has been sued for 81 900 |
manages by Joseph Monaghan, who was |
struck by Riley recently in saloon.
Wesley Powell, under indictment for |
Killing a man in Carroll county, Ind.
la3 been captured at Lebanon. Ind. |
Ills father and brothers, who defended |
Inn with shotguns. were arrested by |
he sheriff's deputies.