The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-08-21
TELEGRAPEIC.

to-day after ten DAYS services. AbOu
10000 people visited the meeting. Til
grounds are to be purchased for an al
nuai camp meeting.
RoCKLAND, Maine, August 10
President Grant and suite, accompan
led by Governor Peckham, Hamlir
Morrill, and Blame arrived at noor
The party embarked in the Unite
States revenue steamer McCuIloch an
proceeded to Mount Desert, notwitF
standing the rain.
/ ST. JOSEPH. Mo-. August IA re
freshing rain fell here this morning
the first for nearly two months. |
was greatly needed and everybody re
jOices. The heat has moderated, tn
thermometer marking eighty-:our dc
grees at noon to-day.
DAYTON, Ohio, August 15.-Thos
Smith, a wealthy farmer of Wavn
township, in this county, shot an,
mortally wounded John Fisher. farm
err aged twenty-five, ct Tayiorville
eight miles from this city, this after
noon. Both had been attendin. salt
in the neighborhood, and were said t,
be under the influence of liquor
Smith alleges that an old feud was re
vived between them, and that Fish
er assaulted him and struck him
when he fired. He surrendered him
self to the sheriff. Fisher died to
night.
ALBANY. August LIT being as
certained that the, wife of Western
murdered near here by Emil Low
enstein, German barbar, Of Brook
Ign, did not start for St. louis witt
Lowenstein, and chief of police Mallo,
has notified the police of western cite:
of that fact. Lowenstein is twenty
four years of age, five feet six inche;
high, weight about l40 pounds, and
dark hair; he wore when he left ligh,
drab checked suit, Panama hat. and
gaiter shoes. He is probably alone
The governor has offered $500 reward
for the apprehension of Lowenstein
The murder was most horrible one
and 1t is hoped that the utmost efforts
will be made to capture him.
One of the women arrested in Brook.
Ign last night is Mrs. Western, wife Of
the one armed man found horribly muir.
dered week ago near Albany. and in
her possession was found seven bar
relied revolver emptied. One of the
other W omen was the wife of Emil Low
enstein, and another revolver found
on her with five barrels empty. An
other woman, unknown, was also ar
rested. They were all found in Wes-
toms house on Palmetto street. Brook
Ign, in one half of which Lowenstein
and wife lived, Weston occupying the
other part. Weston, the murdered man.
was one armed soldier, and sold prize
packages for living.
LITTLE Rock. August IA severe
storm of wind and rain passed over
this city this evening doing considera-
bic damage.
MEMPHIS, August 15.-Wm. How
ard, of Louisville, committed suicide
last night at his boarding house bv
cutting his throat with razor. After
cutting his throat he stabbed himself
five or six times.
ALEXANDRIA. August 15.-Wm.
Jackson, colOred, was hanged to-day in
the Jail yard for the murder of his
wife in February last. Jackson made
a speech of fifteen or twenty minutes
in length denying his guilt. A fall of
seven feet failed to break his neck, and
he died of suffocation after severe
struggles.
New YORK, August l5.-Stunhardt,
who shot Schalank on Vasey street in
a cigar mandatory and then attempt
ed suicide, will recover. Schalank is
rapidly.
John MoOrhead, notorious coun-
terfeiter of fifty cent currency notes,
was held for trial to-day.
WASHINGTON, August 15-Mr. Van
lcrbit, of the treasury department,
returned this morning from his inves-
legation of the supposed frauds in the
New York custom house, and reports
10 Secretary Richardson that there is
nothing whatever to implicate certain
officers in wrong doing. His visit had
no connection whatever with the re-
noval of anybody, nor had any orders
IF the president been issued for the
purpose.
WASHINGTON, August 15-An ex-
animation into the Wawassctt disaster
to-day at the treasury de-
,artment before G. w. Taylor. acting
general of steamboats,; Will
lam Rose. inspector of bulls. at Savan-
nah, Ga: Geo. +. Edgar. inspector of
boilers. at Norwalk. The witnesses
wereJ. ID. Lowcn. inspector
If hulls. and William Saville. inspec-
or of boilers, at Baltimore. who made
he last inspection. from whose testi-
nonv it appears that the steamer was
thoroughly inspected. Capt. Wood. of
he Wawassett, said at the time of the
harm Of fire he called to the passengers
o keep cool. as he did not see any rea-
on for excitement. He thought there
II less time than he could now relate
he facts the flames burst out in heavy
.olcanoes. The pilot was licensed by
he United States. but the captain was
lot. Ii was impossible for him 10 get
# after the fire was discovered What |
Ie did on that occasion we would re-
eat under future circumstances. Only !
ne passenger was lost forward The |
aptain said there were on board 125 |
not counting children; the |
censc showed that the boat was per- |
litted to carry only fifty passengers. |
he captain said he was under the i'm
ression that he was allowed to carry
80 passengers. fifty would not pay the |
expenses of the steamer. The boat |
'as well supplied with all appliances
II saving lives, there were between
our and five hundred life preservers.
ut two of which were known 10 have
cen used.
DIR. Edward Young, chief of the bu-
Eau of statistics, has addressed let
II to consuls of the United States in
urope requesting them TO furnish
Ich information as they can gather as
, the average wages received by me-
lanics, and other prices at retail of
he principal articles of subsistence.
st of house rent. and such other sta
sites as can be procured in regard TO
They are requested to
We the average weekly wages paid
II each kind of labor aud TO each en-
owe therein. also in detail the weekly
,penditures of mechanics and other
orkmen, and TO gather such facts in
gard to their health. comfort and
orals as can be readily obtained. Mr..
Dung proposes TO submit to congress
,Xt winter report on the cost and
of labor in Europe as COM
lred with the United States.
Treasurer Spinner. in a letter pub
,hed to-day. says the resumption Of
ecie payment has been. and ! think ,
i'll continue to be. put off until the
ne when the balance of trade shall
in our favor. and when that time
rives resumption viii be easy. 1t =,
i'll form in that cause Of its own ac- ,
rd. The conversion of government
ocks from higher TO lower rate of ,
teresi is now progressing quite a.
81 a. the present available force of =.
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