The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1872-02-08

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At tho recent disaster in the Lshigh
Valley mine, Pa, seven were killed and
nineteen wounded.
On the morning of the Sd inst, Pres
ideDt Grant and Vice President Colfax
left Washington for Baltimore, to attend
the fair for the benefit of the soldiers
and sailors orphans.
The Congressional committee at New
Orleans continue in exposing and ferret
ting ont the evil deeds Of the Legisla-
ture and State officers.
In the Criminal Court Of Chicago, on
Saturday, Judge Free Overruled the mo-
ton for new trial tor Alderman Bush
and ex-Alderman Montgomery, but were
sentenced to six months imprisonment
and fined one thousand dollars each.
Suit has been brought by the children
of John Slidell for the recovery of the
property which was confiscated during
the rebellion.
The Treasurer OF the Santa Cruz Co.
while turning of the gas, was caught
and gagged by armed masked men, who
demanded that he should Opes the safe
of the company, which he did, and they
took thercfrom $4,000 in gold coin,
locked the Treasurer in and left him. No
che can be obtain Of the robbers. So
says San Francisco dispatch.
! The U. P. Railroad, between Laramie
and Rawlins, is blocked with snow, and
west Of the latter place the snow is still
drifting and little prospect Of it "letting
up" for some time.
On last Thursday man by the name
of Slough brutally murdered his wife at
Richmond. Ky. He was arrested and
confined IN the Jail. The day following
an armed masked mob of twenty-five
men went TO the Jail, overpowered. the
Sheriff, proceeded to Slough's cell, took
him out and hung him TO thenearest tree.
The mob then quietly dispersed, and
left Lin looking up the tree.
The grand jury of New York have
filed twcnty-threc indictments against
men charged with defrauding the city.
The parties names have not been asccr-
tanned, but i, is reported that six Of them
are against Tweed, and the rest against
Davidson, Genet, Hugh Smith, Peter
Band, James VI. Sweeney and Mayor
Hail. The arrests We're made last Mon
day and created considerable excitement
in public circles.
: y dispatch from MatamorHs of Il recent
date says: Gen. Quierago cannOnaded
Camargo last night, rendering the place
uhtenable. Cortinas ,elesraphed this
afternoon that he would fall back upon
! Rcynosa. The National Guard has been
called out here and will be !.rmed to-
morrow. Gen. Palacid i: using every
means to strengthen the Notifications
and to put tins city in state OF
defense. These is, however, no enthu-
siam amongst the people indicating
disposition to volunteer and assist the
regular troops.
II. ID. Hubbard, of Hartford, w.s pom
mated for Governor of Connecticut, by
the Democratic State Convention, on
last Tuesday.
The clerk of the Boston postofficc L.
dcfaulter to the amount of $4,000.
An explosion of fire damp occurred
IN one of the mines, four miles below
Pittston, Pa, on the morning of the 9th.
Three were killed and fifteen suffocatcd.
At st. Joseph, on the 9th instant, two
laborers, named John Kearns and Pat
rick Orally, were almost instantly killed
by the falling of bank which they were
excavating. Their lower extremit,es
were crushed to jelly.
Garrett Davis has been FRUSTRATED
Wit. severe sickness. Fears are enter
tained Of his recovery.
Mrs. Gen. Custar, Miss Sturgess and
other ladies accompanied the ducaI par
ty to Memphis.
( Reports come to us that large por-
ton Of Helena, Ark, has been destroy
cd by fire.
( On Tuesday evening the japanese en-
bassy arrived at Salt Lake CITY and
were received by the municipal authori-
ties. Speeches of welcome were made
A dispatch from Paris says that an
attempt was made, Monday night, to as
sassinate Theirs. He received a pistol
shot, but it will not prove fatal.
A dispatch from the City of Mexico,
via Havana, dated January SOth, says
that the PORT Ista rebels have been de-
feated in the State Of Vera Cruz. The
government troops have also whipped
Repartc and other insur-enfs neor Tn