Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-11-30
WEST AND SOUTH.

In the United States Circuit Court at In
dianapolis, on the 10th, an important suit
was decided, resulting in the appointment
of receivers for the Ohio and Mississippi
Railroad. John King, Jr., Vice-President
of the Baltimore and Ohio Road, and Daniel
Torrance, eX-President of the Ohio and
Mississippi, were appointed. The action
was brought by Garrett & Sons, Of Balti-
more, holders of second mortgage bonds.
The company has been slightly embarrassed
for the last few months, resulting in part
from the late strike, and in part from the
freight war between the Eastern lines.
Col. Constantine Mcguire, formerly In
ternal Revenue Collector in St. Louis, con-
victed Of participation in revenue frauds,
was on the 18th discharged from custody.
his term of imprisonment having expired.
City Marshal Flint, of Texarkana, Ark,
was shot and killed on the 10th by q desper-
ado named Robinson.
N. B. Kennedy, Of Arkansas, was killed
at Huntsville, Ala, on the 18th, by Alex.
Perryman, conductor on the Memphis and
Charleston Railroad, in a difficulty about
leaving a car in which Kennedy had some
cotton. After ejecting Kennedy and his
brother, Perryman was assaulted by them
with knives, and, Selling a monkey-wrench
in the hands of a brakeman, he knocked one
of the Kennedys down, and throwing the
wrench at the other, struck him on the
head, fracturing the skull, from the effects
of which he died in a few hours.
Recent advices from Gen. Crook indicate
that he considers that the Indian war will
soon be ended. He writes that he will
prosecute the winter campaign with ener-
gy, so that it will close before the season is
too far advanced. He says that there are
hardly any Indians on the war-path except
the band under Crazy-Horse, which is not
very numerous, and about 2 1000 Indians
who are estimated to be yet with Sitting
Bull, and supposed to have gone north.
Even should these latter confront Gen.
Crook, it is believed that he will have a suf-
ficent force under him to contend success
fully with the hostiles.
An accident occurred on the St. Louis,
Iron Mountain and Southern Railroad,
near Malvern, Ark, on the 18th, caused by
a broken rail. Twenty eight passengers
were wounded; none killed.
During a performance at Moore's OPERA
house, Sacramento, Call, on the night of
the 18th, the floor suddenly gave way, pre-
cipitating the whole audience to the floor
below, which was used for a livery-stable.
Seven persons were taken dead from the
ruins, while about one hundred others were
crippled and wounded, many of them seri-
ously.
The President, on the 18th, issued a par
don for William Mckee, imprisoned in the
st. Louis County Jail for completely in the
whisky ring frauds, and he was forthwith
discharged from custody.
Ex-Representative Frank Morey, of Lou
isville, has been appointed General Apprais-
er of Merchandise for the South.
Terrence Mullen, proprietor Of a Chicago
saloon, and Jack Hughes have been arrested
as the parties who sought to steal the body
of President Lincoln. They were taken to
Springfield.
Nine prisoners in the County Jail at
Columbus, Ohio, overpowered the Sheriff
on the night of the 18th and escaped. Four
were afterwards recaptured, but the leader
of the gang was shot twice by the Sheriff
before he would surrender.
At Custer, D. T., on the night of the
18th, VIM. II. Hosford, Deputy Collector
of Wyoming, was fired on twice by Chas.
Llghtner, of Omaha, neither shot taking
effect, when Hosford drew a revolver and
shot Lightner, killing him instantly. Light
ner was drunk, and had forced his way into
Capt. Hazrodt's residence, from which Hos
ford elected him.
A wagon containing SO people, who were
going to attend a German wedding in the
vicinity of Cincinnati, on the night of the
10th, was driven off a bridge, % feet in
height, and all were precipitated to the
rocks beneath. Three of the party were
fatally injured, and nearly every one was
more or less bruised.
AT Davenport, Iowa, on the night of the
18th, some miscreant threw asix-pound ex-
plosive shell into the residence of Mr.. VIM.
H. Price, son of the Hon. Hiram Price,
Congressman-elect. The missile exploded
with great violence, SCATTERING the widows
and doing much damage to the furniture in