The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-03-27
T E L Z c r A r HIC.
EASTERN DISPATCHES
ESPECIAL TO THE SILVER STATED

On Wednesday. nj nonn, While James
A. Fnllon. who lived in cabin on
Democrat Monntain near Georgetown.
Colorado was at dinner. he heard some
honiders falling down the mountain
side. and on stepping ontside he was
canebt in snow slide and carried
down some forty or fifty feet. when be
caught hold of large tree. and at
tempted tn clinfb II to save bim~elf.
Int the avalanche carried him together
with the tree about 400 feet To the bot
tom Of the mountain. When fonnd he
had his ribs crushed and was otherwise
badly bruised II was reported at first
that ahont dozen others were buried
in the snow. but it was found to be a
mistake.
For several months there has been a
reign of terror lin Ebert. county, Col
Two men named Hall and Wilder have
been she citing and emitting everybody
they could pick quarrel with. and on
one or two Occasions have dispense
with the apparent excuse of gnarreling
Matters have been growing worse and
worse every day, warrants were issued
and givsh to the Sheriff to serve. On
Wednesday afternoon a posse fifteen
men. headed by Deputy Sheriff Hook
of Ebert eonnty, left Kiowa to arrest
Hall and Wilder, who were alone at u
mill on the divide They neared the
mill about dusk, and found the men on
the alert. Two of the men veniured to
within thirty feet ofthe min. demanding
their surrender. Hall fired three times
in succession. fatally wounding one of
the posse. Hall rushed mp to the
wounded man, secured his gun, then
both the desperadoes mounted their
horses aud fled. The officers are in hot
pursuit. A reward of LOCO has been
offered for their capture. Governor
Rntt will probably increase the reward.
bridge over Clear Creek on the
Colorado Central Railroad was partly
burned yesterday. Two spans were
destroyed, which were promptly re-
paired Trains were delayed but little.
~ s-s- OMAHA. March &c.
The Missouri river at this point is
still closed, but the ice. under the in
fluence of the warm weather for the
last few days has become very rotten
and will soon move. Reports from the
upper country indicate very heavy
rise at an early day. An unusual
amount of snow has fallen on the
Upper Miss uri, and serions overflow
is expected along the Missouri Valley.
Mrs. j. A. Hanson, the insane
woman who jumped from the east
bound train on Tuesday night, was
found last night about half II mile from
Plum Creek station. She was con.
siderably bruised about the forehead
ankles and back. She is now perfectly
sane and conscious, and hopes are en-.
tertaiued Of her complete recovery.
A prairie fire. accompanied by u hur-
ricane' from the west, last evening"
destroyed cattle. horses. barns. dwelling
houses, ETC., 10 the value Of $11 900.
DELAWARE WATER GAP. Pa. Mr.. &C.
The situation remains unchanged
along the line of the Ice jam. nearly
twenty miles m the stream. The gorge
extends some distance above Locks Is
land. Between the gap and the foot Of
the lam the water is filled with islands,
containing from one to one hundred
acres, the debris causing great ohstruc-
tons to the free passage of the ice. 1t
is f.ared that when the body reaches
here it will he fearful.
WASHINGTON. M,rch 26.
While in command of the United !
States military forces Mt New Orleans,
General Butler seized a large amount |
of property at that city for the use of Z