Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-11-30

the room. Fortunately non Of the inmates
of the house were injured.
By a collision at Sparksville, Ind, on the
| Ohio and Mississippi Railroad, on the night
of the 18th, Frank Albert and Lucas Nc
Clelland, brakemen, were scalded to death,
and several others were injured.
The three Younger brothers, on trial at
Faribault, Mimi, for the murder OF Hey
wood, the Cashier Of the Mortified Bank,
on the Goth entered a plea of guilty, ana
they were thereupon sentenced to imprlson-
ment at hard labor for life in the State PEN
itentiary-the extreme penalty the Court
had power to inflict under a plea OF guilty.
The Santa Fe mail-coach was stopped III
miles north of Las Vegas, New Mexico, ON
the night of the Goth, by four masked men,
who, being we'll armed, compelled the
driver and messenger to alight. They took
from the mail pouches and express boxes
every thing OF value except some silver
bricks, which they said were too heavy.
They cut the telegraph line before taking
their departure.
The Ohio Democratic State Central Com
mittee and a. number OF representative
Democrats from various parts of the State
met at Columbus, on the 22d, for consulta-
ton on the political crisis. Resolutions
were passed, recommending a ready acqui-
escence in the Presidential election, as fair
ly ascertained, and deprecating all partisan
feeling in the discussion of fact
and law on which that result de-
ponds. The concentration of troops
at Washington on the eve of the assembling
of Congress is declared to be unnecessary,
''imperiling peace at home and public
credit abroad.' Correspondence and
consultation among the Democratic COM
mittees of the various States is recommend
ed. sEwith a view to a full understanding
of the facts and perfect concert of action in
maintaining the rights of the people in the
late Presidential election, as determined by
the proper legal authorities
1t is announced that the double daily fast
mail service between New York and St.
Louis, via the Pennsylvania Central and
Vandalia lines, will be resumed about Dec.
l.. There is also to be a night service on the
Missouri Pacific Railroad after the 1st, thus
giving a double daily mail between St. Louis
and Kansas City. 1t is also intimated that
a similar addition will soon be made to the
postal facilities on the Iron Mountain Rail-
road, thus materially shortening the time
to the Gulf ports and all Southwestern
points.
1t was reported on the 22d that bands Of
Sioux and Arapahoes were raiding among
the cattle ranches along the Western from
tier and killing cattle by wholesale. The
settlers were gathering at Wallace, Kit
Carson, and other points on the railroad,
for protection.
A maiden named Emma Jared, about IS
years Of age, living with her parents, five
miles north Of Keytesville, Mo-, was shot
and instantly killed at her home by a young
man and former lover, named Joseph B.
Brown, OF the evening of the Goth. After
killing Miss Jared, Brown shot himself
through the head with the same pistol, and
died in a short time. Miss Jared parents
objected to the visits of Brown to their
daughter, ard sheshad therefore dismissed
him q short time before.
Thomas Dent, son of the Sheriff Of Rich
land County, S. c., was shot and fatally
wounded by State Senator John Cochran,
Of Anderson County, at Columbia, on the
22d. The difficulty grew out Of a political
discussion.