Nebraska advertiser., 1877-05-03
NEWS SUMMARY.

ton that she declared war for protec-
! ton of Christians In Turkey. They
declared they did not desire the pro-
lection of Russia. Christians were
ready to take part in defence Of the
country.
Russia recently contracted with a
house i'm Portland for quarter mil
lion dollars worth of powder.
J. E. Alspaugh, clerk of the county
and District court of Lincoln county,
was detected In forging county orders.
and has absOnded.
The Judges Of the Supreme Court
of New Hampshire. have decided that
the Governor and Council have no
right to go behind the returns to count
out Jones, congressman elect from the
! first district.
The city council Of Louisville, Ky.
has decided to recognize Derby Day
of the Louisville Jockey Club as le-
gal holiday, and also accepted the in
vitation of President Clark to attend
in a body the racing events to take
place on that day, the 22d of May.
Arrangements are making for a 2l
mile run between Tenbrock and Aris-
tides.
Frank II. Puncheon, at Janesville
Wisconsin, stole horse and buggy,
was captured and is now in Jail.
At Brattleboro. VT. Jesse H. Lewis.
upon the testimony of VIM. A. Ar
ling was convicted of murder. has
since confessed that his testimony was
pure fabrication, he having COM
mitted the crime himself.
Near Washington, Wayne county,
Ind, Harlan Bond, highly respect
ed farmer, committed suicide by
hanging himself in his barn on the
26th ult. Domestic trouble the cause.
On the 26th ult the Louisiana Leg
isla ture adjourned sine die. All the
Nichols State officers are in undisput-
ed possession of their offices and rec
Ords.
Caleb Cushing has returned from
Spain to return there no more. John
A Kasson, of Iowa has been appoint
ed to fill the vacancy as Minister to
that country.
At Dover, Tenn, last week armed
men removed Tom Mock bee. from jail
by overpowering the jaiIor. They re-
moved him to a spot where one year
ago, in conjunction with Jack Wilson
he murdered Wiley McClish. a
Courier Journal special says they
placed the rope around his neck and,
first hanging him to tree, then shot
him to death. Mockbee would have
escaped punishment 10y reason Of a
technically of the law.
LINCOLN NEB., April PA hOr-
rlble story was sent here today. Yes
terday, NJ. Chesney. farmer near
Nebraska City, went out 10 burn pra-
irie grass. His three yearold boy, un-
beknown to him, also without the
knowledge of the mother. After COM
pleting his work, the father returned
in the evening without the child,
aud, upon the mother telling him itI
was missing, he started to hunt II.
He found the little fellow lying on
the prairie burned to a crisp. His
eyes were burned out and fingers
burned of. He had followed his faith
er, got in the dead grass, and was
burned to death.
A telegram says that recently a
quarrel arose in Dpadwood in which
seven persons were engaged concern
ing the title to town lot in South
| DeadwoOd. After some harsh Ian
guage, ali hands drew shooters and
commenced firing. Result; Dan. o.
Bradovitch, of Eureka, New, killed
Stephen Corsich, of same place, NOR
tally shot; n. Milbech, slightly
wounded. Another disturbance by
town lot jumping occurred during
which several shots were fired, but no
body hurt.
In Boston recently two little boys.
Dudley Kim ball aged six and Stephen
Cox seven, had a quarrel while at
play. Kim ball saying Il will fix
you," ran home. got his fathers re-
volver from a too convenient drawer,
and returning. shot Cox through the
head, killing him instantly.
The ruling effect of the imagina-
tion was shown in New York last
week. A man was bitten by cat |
The wound was not severe, but
dread of bydrophobia siezed the man
and his fear soon developed delirium |
which was followed by death.
The stock breeders of Kansas held |
Fair at Lawrence on the 18th ult.
The fresh beef shipped to Europe
during the eighteen months ending
March last was 81, 278 $40 pounds, val-
ueu at DO tu-O, 400. 1H6 StdleLDeul
shows a gradual increase from SO 600
pounds in October, 1875, to 6,707, $50
in March the present year.
OMAHA, NEB., April 26.-Telegrams
just received from Camp Brown, Wy.
T., dated yesterday, say that Barney
Hall, prospector, has just gotten in
that pest, badly wounded. He and
two others were attacked near the
head of Badwater on the 18th. After
sharp fight. the Indians killed his
partners and he escaped. There are
three others of the same party not
heard from.
General Sherman is busy studying
the RussO-Turkish war situation. He
inclines to the belief that the war
will be destructive and prolonged.
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