The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-07-08
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made speeches.
Outrages by Farm LaBs,rers-A Fatal
AHrAy.
ST. LOUIS, July About five O'Clock
Yesterday evening, two German laborers
visited the house of Mr.. Geisler, near
Barsonville, about nine miles West of
this city, and in very rough manner de-
manded wine. Geisler produced some
which the men drank and then asked for
more, which Gels er refused. Geisler
also sent one of his children for Mr..
Schulcnburg, his son:in-law, who was
working in the field. Upon Schulen-
burg's arrival at the house he ordered
the men to leave the place, which they
refused to do, and assaulted and gavo
him severe beating. Schulenburg
cries for help brought man from the
field to his assistance. After being re-
leased from his assailants, Schulenburg
got shot gun from the house, and drove
the men from the place. Not long alter
however, they returned and attacked
Schulenburg, one of them with
knife, whereupon Schulenburg seized
a heavy hoe and dealt the man terrible
blow on the head. from which he died IN
short time. This county and st. Clair
county opposite in Illinois seem to be
full Of riotous and blood. thirsty farm Ia
borers. Scarcely day passes that some
outrage is not committed by them.
Iowa Crops-Damnse by Hail.
RuRLINGToN, Iowa, July Tn the
northern portion of this county hail
storm, which occurred early in the week,
severely damaged the oats and wheat,
running in some cases half the crop. The
corn is damaged only by the growing
weeds, which cannot be destroyed, owing
to the wet weather.
Mt. Pleasant-Oats somewhat injured
and down; corn in some localities prom
ises good yield, IN Others the rain inter-
fered and prevented sufficient cultivation
but fair crop is expected.
Ouunwa-Corn will be halt crop.
Wheat is badly damaged; about three
fourths of crop is expected if the rain
does not injure it. Reports from West
Union state that the crops are in u
good condition, except the corn, which is
poor.
Creston, Iowa.-About five and a half
inches of rain iel in four days; no ma
terial damage TO corn, wheat and OATS
good condition.
Independence Iowa.-Corn badly
damaged by weeds and the ground too
wet to cultivate The above reports are
a fair sample of the condition of the
crops throughout the southwestern and
northwestern part of Iowa.
The Murder or The Chiid Lizzie
Schmidt.
ST. LOUIS, July Another man who
gave his name as John Hogan, has been
arrested for completely in the murder of
the child Lizzie Schmidt, at O'Fallan,
Sunday night.
1t now appears that writ Of hdbeaS
corpus has been applied for this evening
by General Waddy Thompson, and that
Sheriff Anderson will make the return
on Friday, to Judge krum, Of the Cir
cult Court.
Damage 10 Railroads by Storms.
The RcDa6LicaH's Kansas City special
saws: Recent severe storms caused ter
rlblc damage to railroads in this State
on the line of the North Missouri road,
near Brunswick. There are one hun
dred miles of track under water and the
road is abandoned. No trains have pass
ed since Sunday and it will be impossible
for them to be run before Friday. Hun
dreds of hogs, cattle and horses have
been drowned and farmers sustain
heavy losses by the ravages of the flood,
which far >urpasses even that Of 18Th
Yesterday train was sent out from
Brunswick, laden with boats, TO the res
cue of the people who were imprisoned
in the houses by the water, The company
is making strenuous efforts to get the
road in operation again.
Resumption Of specie Payments.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., July Under
the act of July 18th, 1874, providing for
the resumption of specie payments, the
Treasury department has disposed of
about ten millions of bonds known as the
per cents, authorized by act of July IA,
1870, and with the proceeds has purchas-
I'd about nine million dollars in silver,
to take the place of the retiring fractional
currency.
Minnesota DemOci ats Want Specie
ST.. PAUL, MINI, July7.-Thc Demo
cratic State Convention spent most of
the afternoon in discussing the financial
plank of the platform. Finally thespecie
pavment men prevailed over the expan-
sionists by large majority.
More Heavy Failures.
New HAVEN, CoNN, July THE
suspension of the firm of Tyler, Frost "
Co., wholesale grocers and dealers in
liquors, is announced, liabilities between
$50 and 100000; also of w. II. Bradley
Il Co, carriage manufacturers, liabilities
about $225,000. 1t is probable that both
will continue business.
IL. II. bridges Carried Away.
CISCINNATI, July THE recent
heavy rains have SO swollen the streams
in southern Ohio, that nine bridges have
been carried away on the Portsmouth
branch of the Marietta and Cincinnati
railroad, and the track is reported badly
injured,
More Mexican RObberies.
GALVESTON, July IA Brownsville
special says that the Collector Of Customs
received information that nineteen Mex
leans crossed 400 cattle into Mexico,
nine miles below Rio Grande. Captain
McNeeley with State troops did not
reach the vicinity IN time to capture
them. Cortina, Judge Montinez and
other prisoners, have been sent to Bag
dad to be placed on gunboat for Yer"
Cruz.
Cold BiOOded Murder.
CINCINNATI, Suly "A Commercial
special from Walton, Ky, says: As the
hack for Willamstown, Ky, was stand
ing in front of the Boone House, ready
to start, Alex Miner, formerly of Will
Jamestown, stepped to the window to
speak to some one inside, when the
driver, Preston Webster, drew a pis;ol
and without word shot him dead. 1t Is
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