Show TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS ExCongressman Thomas R Stockdale formerly judge of the supreme court of Mississippi and a prominent confederate officer died yesterday aged 71 years I Miss Sophia Dallas daughter of George M Dallas who was vice president of the United States under President Polk is dead at Philadelphia In her 76th year The annual convention of the Brotherhood Brother-hood of Steamshovel and Dredge Engineers Engi-neers and Cranesmen of America closed at Chicago after a three days session The Oregon legislature will convene at noon today Both houses were organized at the special session in October last and it Is probable that that organization will be continued Former Governor Richard J Oglesby of Illinois is reported to be very ill with grip at his home In Elkhart Logan county coun-ty The members of the family have been summoned home B F FIfield of Montpcller Vt In an Interview said that he had not accepted the appointment as senator and will not give his answer to Governor Smiths offer until he has fully considered it An epidemic of grip has broken out to an alarming extent among tine horses about Lexington Ky Thoroughbreds especially are suffering and many valuable valu-able mares are dropping their foals on account of it C P Perrln has floated bonds for 300 000 on the Watts steel plant at Middles borough Ky and the plant resumes at once This Is the largest basic steel works in the south and employs 700 workmen It was built In iSIS at a cost of 750000 Alexander Bradford Upshaw Is dead at his homo in New York aged 4S years Ho was a native t > f Holly Springs Miss had been connected with the Nashville American Amer-ican and was appointed commissioner of Indian affairs in 1SSO by Secretary Lamar and was afterward Calvin S Brlces political po-litical and business manager In Ohio |