The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-09-12
WESTERN NEWS.
Missouri.

The French residents OF st. Joe have
passed resolutions of sympathy for their
native land.
Blanche DeBar niece of the celebra-
ted Ben, is playing with her troupe
throughout Missouri.
Miners in the Montserrat mines, near
Wamensburg, have struck work for in
creased pay. There is talk of employing
convict miners.
John w. Martin got out of the Jail
last week at Milan--in what way is u
mystery. as no hole was discovered and
the door was securedly fastened.
A stranger was found lying sick and
exhausted at the depot at ST Charles
one day last week. He was taken care
of and nursed, but soon died. To
Captain Decker he gave his name and
place of abode, but said he had no wife,
no child, and no friends, and was glad
to die. He was quite a young man.
Kansas.
Cages are selling in Abilene to put
COWS in while being MIXED.
Mr.. II. II. Stith, living near Ottawa,
in moving a corn crib last week, I'M
earthed and killed 525 rats.
The man Capped, who was arrested at
Parsons Tor kidnapping his own chill
dren, has been discharged.
Elk county votes on the TIL instant
to subscribe 1000 stock to the Kansas
City, Emporia and Southern railroad.
Atchison has voodoo doctor, said to
be the same colored genius who was
buried in Kansas City mud as a cure
for the bite of q rattlesnake.
TheCommonwealth of Topeka notices
airport that Mrs. Ex-Governor Osborne
has been robbed of all her jewelry, on
the steamer between New York and
Panama.
Elk sounty is much excited over the
murder of Mr.. Robert Dougherty, who
was murdered while asleep in his bed
at his place near Longton. The muir
derer Newton Scott, has been appre"
hended
Mrs. Richeart, of Des Moines, was
killed by lightning last Saturday week.
&. Ii. Waldin, jeweler of Burlington,
has had his store broken into and S2,OO0
ofproperty taken.
William Nelson, aged twenty-five,
working in backyard at Morning Sun,
dropped dead from sunstroke last
Thursday.
The coal miners at Des Moines have
struck because they are asked to sign
an agreement to work next year Tor the
same wages they are now receiving
four cents per bushel.
The prohibitionists have nominated
Elias Jessup, OF Oskaloosa, for governor
No other nominations were made, Inc
idea is to buck against Gear, the re-
publican candidate.
Nebraska.
The number of hogs killed in Oma'
ha last year amounted to forty thou
sand.
Stout the contractor has Withdrawn
his suit against the state board oil puo'
lie lands.
Mr.. George Msner, who lives on his
farm at Shelon, Buffalo county, Is salo
to be the largest farmer in Nebraska
The republican state central commits
tee is called to meet at Lincoln on the
18th instant, for the purpose OF arrahg'
ing for the state convention.
The wife of gambler named Grimm
tried to commit suicide at Omaha, FRI
day, by lying on the edge off bank
that was caving into the river. she
was locked up by a policeman VINO
was watching her actions.
A Miss Samuels has been in Lincoln
having run away from her home al
Marysville, for the purpose OF marrying
nice young man from Iowa, wh'
never turned up. She was wlthou
funds, and had to go under the water
OF humiliation in begging for assistance
to get back home.
Lake City is assessed now at S4liOfV
Southern Colorado is much excited
over the rich strikes at Rosita
a hlsaoNiOuS llIt II ltlVAtNN i"c''b -
the woods about Empire.
Gold and silver mined in Clear Cree
county during 1875, 81, 6.S62 %.
There is trouble among the govern
ors guards of Denver. Charges oil Ia
yoritism are made.
A Gilpin county athlete wants !
wrestle Andre Cristol, the noted Frenc
professor of the grip.
Charles Minium, a rough, had rop
put round his neck last week by yigl
antes at Las Animas, and escorted OF
OF the town. He took the hint an
left for some other place.
lgnacia, chief Of the Southern Ute
has sworn revenge against Oursy &c
the killing Of one of his (lgnacio's me
and ia gathering together his tribe
commence the battle. II war do'
break out between the two chiefs