Democratic Sentinel, Volume 10, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 December 1886 — LATER NEWS ITEMS. [ARTICLE]

LATER NEWS ITEMS.

W. T. Price, representing the Eighth Wisconsin District in Congress, died at his home in Black River Falls, Wis., aged 62 years. The coarts and county officers at Cinciuuati have been removed to the courthouse erected in place of the one destroyed by rioters in 1884 The wine product of California for 1886 is of such excellence, both as regards quality and quantity, that the year’s vintage, estimated at 19,530,030 gallons, will be accounted a famous one. One-fourth of the product will be turned into brandy, and, owing to low prices, the output of sweet wines will be restricted. The South is experiencing unusually sevore winter weather. Last week snow feil continuously for over sixty hours in North Carolina and Virginia. At Asheville, N. C., “the beautiful” was twenty-seven inches deep on a leveL The roofs of the Asheville Tobacco Works, the Shelton factory, and of Dickson & Watson’s wholesale provision house were crushed in, entailing heavy losses. In Virginia the depth of snow ranged from twelve to twenty inches. In the vicinity of Columbia, 8. C., sleot fell [for three days, and the ground was covered with ice from three to six inches. The schooner Edith foundered on a reef near Miguelon Island, off the south coast of Newfoundland, the crew, numbering thirteen, perishing. At Pittsburg, Harry M. Johnson, champion sprinter of America, was defeated in a 125-yard race by George H. Smith, who covered th»distanco in 12}£ seconds. The President has appointed George Allen to be United States Attorney for tho Western District of Pennsylvania, vice William A. Stone, suspended for offensive part - sanship. Attorney General Garland, in a published letter, intimates that when he retires from the Cabinet he wili cease to serve the public. A telephone invented by two young men at Houston, Texas, has been tested on a circuit of 830 miles, and proved thoroughly practicable. Charles Snodgrass, a clerk in a clothing house at Louisville, poisoned himself because of a charge that he stole #5 from his employers. The Sultan assents to the candidacy of Prince Nicholas of Mingrelia for the Bulgarian throne, and invites tho powers to cooperate for a settlement of the Bulgarian question. The galleries of the Senate Chamber wero filled with spectators, when, at 12 noon on Monday, Dec. 6, the second soßsion of the Fortyninth Congress was opened. The presiding officer, Mr, Sherman, laid before the Senate several of the annual reports of the heads of departments, wnich were ordered printed. Resolutions were adopted fixing the daily hour of meeting at noon; informing the House that the Senate was ready to proceed to business, and for the appointment of a committee to wait on tho President for the like purpose. Messrs. Edmunds and Saulsbury were appointed such committee. The credentials of senator Williams, of California, were presented and the oath of office was administered to him. Several bills were introduced and referred. At 2 o'clock the President’s message was received and read, shortly after which the Senate adjourned. The House was called to order precisely at noon, 241 members responding to their names. On motion of Mr. Morrison, of Illinois a resolution was adopted directing the Clerk to inform the Senate tnat the House was ready to proceed to business. On motion of Mr. Reagan, of Texas, a resolution was adopted for the appointment of a committee of three members to join a similar committee appointed by the Senate to wait upon the President and inform him that Congress was ready to receive any communication he might desire to make. Mossrs. Reagan, Breckenridge of Kentucky, and Reed were appointed as such committee. At 12:40 a recess was taken. Upon the reassembling of the House the committee appointed to wait upon the President announced that it had performed its duty, and that the President would communicate in writing with Congress forthwith. Mr. Pruden, the President’s Assistant Secretary, was then announced, and presented to the House the President’s annual message. It was immediately read by the Oleik. Shortly afterward the House adjourned.