Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1878-11-23
WEST ASD, SOUTHWEST

A humber of returning yellow feyen refu-
gees have been stricken with the disease at
vicksburg, Jackson, and other places. There
were four deaths from fever at New Orleans
on the 18th and three at Jackson, while at
McComb- City there were still so leases re-
ported under treatment and further assisf-
ance was needed 10 relieve the prevailing
destitution.
Floyd Smith and his wife, both colored,
were hanged by mob near fernando,
Miss, on the 4th. They were charged with
having murdered little white girl, years
old, who had been left in their care by her
mother, Apost-mortem examination of the
child revealed the fact of its skull having
been broken. A rumor gives as the reason
for the murder of the child that the negroes
were instigsted by the mother, who would
inherit large property estate on the death
of her offspring. -
II Capt /. r. Rucker, an old Missouri River
man, and at one time owner Of a dozen
boats, blew out his brains ON the 18th,
at the house of DIR. Comstock in Kansas
City. Capt. Rucker had been suffering
greatly from consumption, and becoming
convinced that his disease was incurable,
NE took this speedy method Of ending his
sufferings.
A man calling himself the Rev. Mr.. Walk
er, and claiming TO be foreign mission
ary of the NJ. Z. Church, has been arrest
ed at Charleston, Coles County, H., for
swindling partiesIin Terra Ha6te, ind,
where he passed himself off as the Rev. Mr..
Williams. He was laying his plans for en-
trappinga widow lady near Charleston, but
was fortunately exposed before consummat-
ing his attempted villainy. He is said to be
an old offender.
I IA difieplty at Waverly, La, on the 11th,
resulted in the death of Mr.. Ben. Flowers
and the fatal wounding of d. B. Brave.
o. Delahoussaye, Republican State Sena-
tor elect from Louisiana, has been mortally
wounded in a controversy with, one De-
.tiege. a member Of the House. Detiege was
shot in the thigh.
A board Of inquiry, to examine into the
causes Of the late outbreak Of the Southern
Cheyennes, has been convened at Fort Leav-
enworth. A large number of witnesses,
among them several scouts, have been sum-
moned to give their testimony, Every fact
connected with the outbreak and the raid
through Kansas will be carefully examined
irta, after which full and exhaustive re-
port will be made.
At ZanesyilIe, o, on the night OF the 18Th
"A resurrectionist stole four bodies from the
cemetery aud wa driving OF with his
ghastly load, when cYsrhanied by an officer
He Knocked the policeman over the head
with the butt OF BIZ Uhin and got away,
but was followed and his wagon over
taken Is miles ftom tOwn. Several
shots were exchanged, and one ci
the pursuing officers was cutie badly wound
ed. The fellow finally jumped from his
wagon and took 70 the woods, and the officers
brought the bodies back to town and turned
them over to their friends.
= Dodd, Brown q Co., of ST. Louis, have
compromised with their creditors on basis
Of ~ f-2 centson adollar. ! - Z
A New Orleans dispatchto to the Associated
Press says: "Col. Frank Zacharie, who was
sent by Governor Nichols as n special agent
to Tensasts report the true condition OF at
fairs there, has returned and submitted o
l.nethy report. He ssys that, notwithstand-
ing exaggerated reports from Tensas, he
could only succeed in finding that twelve ne
groes had been killed"
The StsLoufs Times (Democratic) and the
St, Louis Journal (Republlcan) have been
consolidated as an independent and nom
partisan journal, under the nams yulhe st.
Louis ynles-J0arndl. Mr.. Hume, of The
Journal, becomes managing editor of the
new paper, assisted by Messrs. Emory s,
Foster and Eugene Field, both old Journal
men. Major Sylvester, of the Times, goes To
Washington correspondent of the new
journal. e 5
DIR. E. Heyl, of Columbus, and two men
named Eaton and Hillard, are under arrest
charged with being implicated in the Zanes-
vile graveyard horror. Eaton was tht
driver of the wagon containing the stoler
= corpses.
Mrs. M. F. Owen, as5sunteer lady physi.
clan from Chicago, died in New Orleans on
the 10th of yellow fever. She was highly
esteemed for her philanthropic labors a
physician and nurse during the epidemic.
A IRE at Tyler, Texas, on the night of the
18th, destroyed five large stores and tn,
United States Court rooms, together will
Court documents. Loss about 500, 1000; In
snred for half that amount.
At Mount Sterling, KY, on the afternoon
of the 18th, ashooting affray occurred in tn,
public street, caused by the attempt of thu
City Marshal 10 arrest one George Howard
Some % bots were fired, with the follow