The crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1877-1878, 1878-06-06
and widely known. Great excitement pre-
walls at North Bend.
Counterfeiter Abroad.


Counterfeiter Abroad.
About fifty Austrian emigrants, en-
route for Nebraska. were arrested at Pitts.
burg recently, for having in their posses.
sion large sum of counterfeit money, i'm.
posed upon them by swindler named
Myers, who made them believe that bank
notes alJne were current in the United
States, and thus disposed of some 50, 900
with part of which they paid their pas
sage the character of the notes not being
discovered until they reached Pittsburg.
The notes are ilftles on tho National Bank
of Broadway, Tradesman's and Central Ma
tional Bank of New York city. and Third
National of Buffalo. The railroad officials
will endeavor to forward the emigrants.
A Fatal Duel.
Near Forest Depot, Pa, on the Goth,
two brothers-in-law Alex. Sley and Frost
Coles, engaged in adispute about the height
of the growing corn in the field, when Coles
called Slley liar, and was challenged to u
duel, bowie knives being chosen as weapons.
There was no witness but an old negro,
who was forced to act rs second. Both
were men of great strength. and fought
desperately for an hour, when both fell
down, covered with wounds, Sliey having
received wound in the left lung that re-
suited in death before medical aid could be
had. Coles. wounds were serious. They
were wealthy and prominent men.
Dastardy Murder.
Liberty, Clay county, Mo-, was the
scene of another cold blooded murder on
the evening of May 26th. John Fuller. re-
siding with his father-in-law, Alonzo Bald
win, about five miles from town. was called
from the room in which the family were
seated, and without warning, was shot
down in most cowardly manner, some
dozen buckshot having entered his body.
In the confusion following the wife came
upon the scene, and seeing what had be-
fallen her husband. was frantic with grief,
and 1t was with difficult that she was taken
away from the bleeding, lifeless form of the
loved one.
Shocking Tragedy.
Arlington, ILL.,, was shocked by the
news ola frlghtful tragedy enacted at that
place on the Goth. A young man named
Sam Carney, having been denied permission
to call on Miss Cullenblne. went to her
house on Sunday, and gaining entrance,
cut her throat with razor, shot her with
revolver. and on attempting to leave the
house was met by the young lady's parents.
when he shot the father and attacked the
mother with butcher knife. He then went
into the yard and cut his own throat, expir-
ing almost Immediately, The parents were
not fatally injured but the daughter died
soon after.
Masquerade Party.
As the west bound train left Percy
station, not far from Salt Lake City, it was
boarded by party of masked men who en-
tered the sleeping ear and proceededto ap-
watches and money of the passen-
gers. Some one pulled the bell cord which
scared the robbers. who left the train and
escaped with their booty. The earth being
wet their tracks could be plainly seen in the
morning, and party started In pursuit.
Ho SHlOH L IdCIlC OlltTeu reward VI l,UUU
each for their arrest.
Desperate Caught.
John Lockwood, q notorious desper-
ado, who is said to have been member of
Henry Berry Loury's gang of Robinson
county Swamp angels. was arrested on
the North Carolina and South Carolinaline,
on the 2Sth, and is now in Jail In Marion.
Many cold-blooded murders are attributed
to him. the latest being the killing OF an
inoffensive Irish peddler named Grace,
some months since.
Merbid Curiosity.
At Cleveland, Ohio, on the 31st,
mob of 2,0OOpeople congregated to witness
the execution of Webb, the colored murder.
er, of Mansfield; they overpowered the
guards, tore down the fence enclosing the
scene OF execution. According to the di-
rcction Of Gov. Bishop, the sentence of the
law was carried out, and Webb was hung
publicly, to avoid the tearing down Of the
Jail by the mob.
Paid the Penalty.
| The execution OF Wm. Fl. Robinson,
,olored, for the murder Of Eliza Ray, col
pred, two years since. took place at bowl |
ng Green, Ky., In the presence of four hun
lred persons.