The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1877-03-01

oil the so-calleG reorganlZed rllle ana SABRE
cubs of Columbia, S c., the citizens passed
the day in gloom. From the fag-staffs or
the public buildings the stars and stripes
foated at half-mast, draped with black
Grape. The same sad insignia was observa-
bic in many other portions of the city.
Business was generally suspended, and the
city exhibited all the quiet Of Sabbath
day. The citizens generally remained at
home, except a few negroes, until about 4
ID. m, when a number assembled at the
public hall to hear
AN address
by distinguished Republican orator on
the life of Washington as contrasted with
that of President Grant. This speaker in
timated that the order from Washington
preventing the parade was not intended 10
be put into execution until the militia
companies were marching in procession,
when the L. S. soldiers were to have been
ordered. out and conflict produced.
UNDER THE HAMMER.
LAWRENCE, Kan, February 2S.-The ST.
Louis, Lawrence and Western railroad was
sold to-day under the hammer for 500, 900
to Frank Morrison, of Boston, in the inter-
est Of the mortgage bondholders. 1t il
generally believed that the power behind
the throne Is tine 4 L. & S. +. K. K, which
has been obliged to rent seventeen miles of
the road for some time, in order 10 get into
Kansas City. BY the terms of the sale
the taxes overdue have to be paid, which
will amount to about $4,000.
THIS ROAD,
H. II;n -oal ,r.,
built a few years sgo at cost OF over one
million dollars. 1t has lost money from its
construction, and now sells for 100000. 1t
was built largely through municipal aid
from the counties and townships along the
line of the road. This sale does not affect the
road from Lawrence to Carbondale, which
has fair prospects of being extended one
hundred miles southwest during the present
year.
THE BRAKES PUT ON.
ST.. LOUIS, February 23.-Judge Boyle,
of the circuit court, to-day granted tenn
porary injunction against the Columbia
Insurance Company, restraining it from
further prosecuting its business or disposing
of any OF its property or assets without the
consent of the court.
ANOTHER MEXICAN PRESIDENT.
jose NJ. Iglessias, one Of the Presidents
of Mexico, accompanied by several of mis-
staff, arrived here tonight en- route East.
FULL PARTICULARS.
TERRE HAUrE, February 23.-Light was
thrown to-day upon the attempted train
robbery and murder of Milo Eames, an en-
gineer at Long Point, on the Vandalia rail
road, July Sth, 1875. The supposed muir
derers, Charles ST. Clair, hackman, Bud
brakeman on the train at the
time of the attack, Sam and Alexander
colored, Billy Carr and Jennie
Osgood, prostitute, all of this city, were
arrested to-day, on evidence which seems
TO be sufficient TO convict them of the crime.
ST. Clair, the leader, is the owner of low
house Of prostitution here, and the first clue
to his guilt was obtained by the women in
his own house, who heard St Clair talking
to one Of his associates about their failure,
the Long Point business. The prisoners
were taken to Prairie City, Illinois, to-day,
for trial.
IN MALE CARE.
The woman Jennie Osgcod was dressed
in mems clothes at the time OF the attack
on the train, and wore q false mustache.
She was on the engine when Eames was
killed. She has signIfed her intention 10
tell all she knows.
THE INDIANS.
DEADwooD, ID. T., via Cheyenne, wy,
February 23-wednesday evening, about
half-past o'clock, q small band of Indians
made an attack on Spear Fish City, q email
town near this place About one hundred
shots we're exchanged, but none of the
miners were injured, owing to the darkness.
The damage done 10 the Indians ia un-
known. Last night, Boughton's herd of
cattle, which party of armed citizens re-
captured from the Indians a few days since,
we're again driven off by Indians from
False Bottom mining region.
A SEA DISASTER.
Boston, February 2l.-A letter received
rom Capt. Kone, of the schooner "F. Z. |
dated Gorea, west coast of Al |
lea, January "a, says that on his outward
passage from Boston, he fell in with the |
Ereck Of the British bark -Maria," Capt. |
irayson having on board two survivors of |
crew of fourteen men, the others having |
,erished from exposure and famine. The |
wo men were taken on board the schooner,
,ut one died within four hours, leaving
,ut one sole survivor. 1t was ascertaine d |
hat the bark was bound from Dolby, Ga,
o Belfast, Ireland, aad that she
SPRUNG A LEAK /
q . gale and filed with water so that it
Tas impossible to save any provision or
resh water. The lumber with which the
essel wss loaded prevented her from sink
ng, but the weight of the masts turned the
essel on her beam end until the mssts
roke away. when she riehted and the men
egsiped the deck. Having no food or
rater they SOON began to die of starvation
nd as soon As one died the rest subeisted
pom
The DEAD BODY
nd so on until only two we're left. James
lcLaughlin, the survivor, belongs to Bel.
lst, Ireland, and says only . small portion
the bodies could Be eaten. No one was
Tiled, but the moment one died the sur
ivor cut the throat of the deceased and
rank the blood, and then divided the
cart and brains. 1t was thirty-two DAYS
ON the time Of the disaster until the
reck was sighted, and during all that
ne the crew had not a drop Of waass or
her food than the bodies of their dad
Nearly twenty thousand nv fas~l
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