The Worthington advance., 1878-11-07
BODY sNATCAIN9.

AKeokuk, la., special Gays: It has
been discovered that 4. Mackey, Of that city,
has been receiving the bodies Of recently
buried people. graves having been robbed at
Beacon 1a., the bodies barreled and shipped.
The barrels were consigned to Mackey, bu.
the railroad agent, becoming suspicious,
opened one Of them; and found the body OF
John Hines, who had been recently buried
near Beacon. Mackey had been arrested, but
declares b is innocent, declaration which is
discredited, as, under his directions, the first
barrel was takento the medical college OF
Keokuk, and is still there. The authorities at
the college disclaim any knowledge of :he
source from which the barrels, came: OF
course everybody ID innocent, aud ignorant OF
the outrage, and especially the medical col
lege that profits by it.
GENERAL PosroEE1cE 11NANcEs.
The annual report for the fiscal year.
ending June, 80, 1878, Of J. NcGrew, auditor
Of the treasury for the postofice department,
has been completed. The aggregate Of postal
revenue and grants from the treasury during
the year was $A 5s5, ,189, and expenditures
$34, ,165 S4. i. aving an excess Of receipts over
the expenditures Of $4200s5. Part Of the
amount drawn from the treasury during The
year was, however, appropriated on account
OF deficiencies in previous years: 'Netaverage
for the year from the sole Of postage stamps,
SIG, ,ss9,l15, against $l5,esl, 1856 last year.
Amount of stamps, stamped envelopes, ETC..
sold, $27,375,593, against $25, ,757, SIS In 1877.
Expended during tho year for mail Transports
tion, $l9,444.l7l, against $9,356,02s the pre-
vions year. From the statement of the col.
Letting division, it appears the balance due late
postmasters is a., ,s92, and the balance due
from postmasters to the United States is
$49s, ,563. From the tables showing the opera.
tion OF the money order. Office, it appears the
revenue from this source for the year was
$209, ,647, against $l09, ,1I8 the previous year.
BANK PRESIDENT IN TROUBLE.
George Hnzzar'l. the defaulting pres1
dent ofthe First National bank Of Auburn,
Ind, whose affairs have attracted 80 much at
tention lately, went to Logansport to p, ocurc
some papers which two endorsers on one OF
his notes held. They refused to give up the
papers until certain money was paid. Haz-
zard then had been arrested on = charge Of
s~sN~uy ""ANA sAsAS~ OChOIV Inc CAAulbluA
justice. Then Hazard offered to pay, and
counted out his money on the table, and the
desired papers were lald alongside. Hazard
grabbed both money and papers, and with q
friend from wh"m he had borrowed, with
drawn reyolvers escaped from the room Haz-
zard. was arrested and jailed on 4 charge Of
robbery. Shortly after midnight four per
sons came to the Jail and signing bond for
his appearance he YVES set free. On the out.
side he was seized and thrown into an omn,.
bus and hurried away. Hszzard says they
had a rope and told him they intended to hang
him. He, however, managed to cry for help,
which brought the police, who returned him
to Jail. Other bondsmen have appeared from
Anderson with an acceptable bond when
claiming the custody Of Hazzard to secure
themselves, officers from Auburn proclaimed
n right to arrested him and take him hence
Hazard fears being mobbed if taken to Au-
burn, and the sheriff at Logansport, aa a
precautionary measure, again took him in
custody where he is tonight. James Hsz.
zard, the cashier Of the Auburn bank, was IN
Loganport last night looking after his broth
er's interest, when he was gobbled and taken
to Aubarn ON = warrant charging him with
forgery