, 1876-03-17

New YoHH, Afnrch 1G.-Suit has boon BROUGHT
In tho Supreme Court OF this State by tho Union
Consolidated Mining Company OF Tennessee
against Juliua E. HALT, lts former 8uper,ateud-
ont charging him with dofraudlug them In tho
course Of ton yoara out Of 81 215 600, and charg-
Ing his brothor. Charles Raht, their former Sec.
rotary, aud John Thomas, their President down
10 November lost, with coupiviug at md aiding
in tho frauds OF tho 1rss-named defendant. The
method Of frauds is c1aimnd to havo boon
through What 10 known In England,
anl to Bomo extont is this county,
~ the etoro systetn, by which olaln,s
ate paid from the store In merchandise instead
Of oaah. Tho complainant statoa that tho Coul-
phny Ghyo Jultua Z. 1taht tho right to open
store on tho!r property noar tho mines, for tho
pnrpoaa OF supplying tho minors and employees
with goods. It charges him with fraui iuas-
much "a ho efnimod to tho Company that ho paid
his pay-rols III cash, and roecivod from them
for thts purpose cash amounting to over 81, AGO.
000, and Tint instead Of paying cash he mnde il
compulsory on tho laborotB TO tako from TO TO 80
Per Per cont IN goods at Inflated prices; and, fur.
contracts for hauling copper to the railroad the
hauling to bis sloro Of goods lroe on which,
platntiffs claim 800, 900. Several other charges
OF Bimilar nasuze appear In the complaint.
TRAGEDY IN THE INDIAN TERRITORY.
Tho Waco fTex.) Examiner OF the I'd inst
says: "An old man, his wifo, and shses daugh-
tors passed through the city yesterday In COW
orad wagon, Oh route to Hamilton County, uo
stated to MI Examiner reporter that ho Was
from Southwestern Missouri, and had luft theto
four months ago With family consisting OF
wife, four daughters, and sou aEod Al yaars.
Whilo passing through the Indian Territory
they we're Joined by "a man. his vito, and two
small chsidron, who Wore also Oh their wAy to
TNxbH hf1 tim 4Wo mart frov nj f,pA ft,nu
for several days. They campod ono night a.
point ne6r tho RtAse limo, and during tho night
the man who lad Joined tho Missouri family
took tro hotseH and ran on with tho old mans
started fn pn1suit, and, aftor following them Tor
Bovaral days. suddenly catna upon thom at q
place called brush Mountain, Ia ttlo Creek Ms
tlon. The tlpolug party mere on tho alert, and
tho young lnAu WEB sllot deal a. ho mAla toward
them: Il was month ntor that the old man
Acatd OF Ills sons daath, aud ha resumed Ills
way almost heaEt'brokcn. uo told our reporter
that, As soon As to could ind place to leave hla
his son and kil! htm, II IL should bo tho last act
OF hta lNe."
--....- KIoNAPptNo.
KANaAS CTR, Mo-, March 10.-1he Tines
special fton Viohits, Kan.. gives the particulars
Of Tho kidnapping Of Jamos ", Phillips, Aliae
James uosrng.oo. charged with having robbed
Couusy Tzessuror's sais in'O1osoo, H.. March
Q. Pending action on : writ Of laoeas
CORPUS, UaVios and EeamAu, detectives of lows.
kidnapped Phillips, aud hurled him oil 10 lows.
Although pursued. shs rI,l lktlnappera succeeded
annouuoed that Phillips esospod somewhere tn
% tas a .asney - 81 tsiss.%s stso '1tsa 1aon
Clinton, Ia. that Charles Woodbury.. who
W. ssteased +, a. ~ M!shts aa two ysa sko
ElArY In CrcHcQ. aud who LII aleR ed To be Charlea