Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-09-21
Stage Robbery in Arkansas
MONEY AND VALUABLEs OF THE MALE Pa
eKNGBRs TAKEN-THE LADIES NOT DI!

MONEY AND VALUABLEs OF THR MALE FAs-
ekNGBRs TAKEN-THE LADIES NOT Dis
a telegram from Little Rock, September Is,
says: Passengers from Hot Springs, who ar
1lyed here to might, report that about half past
nine O'Clock p. m. yesterday the stages runniu 2
between Malvern and Hot Springs were over
bauled by four men and the passengers robbed.
Malvern is stopping place on the Iron Moun-
tain and Southern railroad, forty three miles
south OF this CITY, 1t required five stages to car
~ the passengers, baggage and mails to the
Springs yesterday, and while on the Tay they
became separated. The first stage was stopped
sbeut three miles from the Springs. The stage
driver recognized two of the msn as being the
same who robbed the Hot Springs stage
last spring, and who were part OF the Gad's
Hill robbers. They presented guns and
pistols in the usual style, made the driver dis
mount and the passengers get out. They then
vent through each one separately. taking their
money anu watches. The ladies and several in
Talids we're not disturbed. After getting through
the driver was ordered to put out the ifylts AMI
Unhitch his horses. This done. one man was
left to guard the party while the other three
went rev yards in the rear and waited for the
next stage, and il and all the others were treated
in similar manner. After the last stage had
been robbed, the bighwaymen opened q box of
grapes aud invited the ladies to partake, The
robbers obtained about 81 900 and several
watches. The express package was not touched
The sheriff of Hot Springs. with twenty m IN,
started In pursuit this morning, and it's report
ed tonight that they were only five miles be-
hind the marauders, and hopes are entertained
that they will be captured.
THE AUSTRIAN POLAR ExPEDIrIoS-zd.
ventures Of the Party in the Frozen Reqt9ns-A
sracial dispatch TO the London Times of the
nth instant gives the folio wing account of the
adventures OF the Austrian Polar expedition ;.
The Austrian Payer Weyprecht expedition LEFT
TrOEso in the Admiral Tegetoff on the 18th of
July, 1872. They encountered compact drift Ice
in 4S deg. east longitude, and worked them
selves through until in IS deg. east longitude
They reached the coast of Nova Zemola under
the coast to Beech Isianus, where tnuY maj
Count Weltezek's sloop Isbjsrnen. They SAILED
together with him to Barrents Islands, near
the pronont0ry Of Cape Nassau, where they
remained at anchor until the 2lst of August,
1872, on account Of southwesterly storms. There
a depot of provisions was established. They
parted with Count Weltezek and steered
northwest the same day, and were completely
frozen in. They drifted with pack ice fourteen
months, first northeast to IS deg. east longitude
and then northwest until October, 1873. In
drifted with the ice along this land. They were
l<ozen in and wintered in 10 deg. 81 min. north
latitude, and 80 deg. east longitude. In March
and April, 1874, sledge expeditions was sent
north and west; 50 deg. north latitude was
passed, and land was seen to SO deg. The ex-
tent of the land northward and westward was
apparently considerable. The ship now being
untensble was abandoned. Starting on the
26th of May, with four sledge- boats, aud crossed
to Nova Zembla and went along the coast 10
search of vessels. They met Russian schooner
on the oath of August in Puchowa bay, and ar
rived at Vardac, in Norway, September 3. The
health OF the crew was excellent. Engineer
krisch died in March, 1914, from tuberculous
disease.