The Red Cloud chief., 1878-04-18

fatally stabbcd BY Vim. Burns The quarrs,
ros about the ovnsrship ~ . dollar bii. A,
Louisville the tssilc. % Mr. and Mrs Msriav.
an aged couple, .ere found burned fatally In
their own house. They .er- ,o have given
important Testimony IN q criminal oase.
Rear Admiral Rodgers. snpcrini.nd.
ent u the Naval Observatory, IA. msde or.
rsngsmeuss ~ observing the ,rsbsl, ~ Mes.
curry, the 9th " May, and the Western rnipn
Telegraph Company will transmit ~ Washing.
ton time signal. throughout tbs country from
the lst ~ the l0vh 81 MAY, Tor astronomer. and
Others observing The transit.
jas. i. Preston and H. X. Rose. the
former the cashier and the latter . director u
Q dofunct ban 81 Patterson, " J., have been
sentenced each ~ pay q nne u $50 aud costs
Tor conspiracy u defrsud the bank. Preston
Wa al-o sentenced " one year Ia the state
prison and 80 nne Tor larceny and entcul-.
ment In the same matter.
Several suspensions IN eastern cities
we're reported April lat, and anong them the
following; Manning a sears, cotton dealers,
Boston liabilities s1O,OO, viii pay ~ cent.
on the dollar, aud resume business. Booth a
Edgar, New York, sugar refhers liabilities
estimated ~ eas,OO Ia s7,O,Oa Ssulk sons,
ahipp,ng and commission merchants, New
York -Iiabilitics tGO,UO.
A Chicago dispatch VI April is,. SAYS:
II IL stated that two Engli.h gentlemen are in
the city and have agents throughout the wee,
for III. ttsSts.so 81 l..t... - -
horses, oaicnsibly Tor street cars In Scotland
aud England, but judging by the character Of
the animals they select, they are Intended ratb.
er for active movement than Tor draft purpos
~, They have bought five hundred here and
Will begin 10 ship within weeks.
Tho Democratic members Of Con-
grcss, In caucus, ON the evening Of April 5tb,
nominated General Charles W. Field for door.
keeper Of the House Of Representatives. Gen.
eral Field 10 . native Of Kentucky, and grsdu.
sted at wcst Point In the wear i.l9. lie scry.
ed In the Confederate army under Gen. Lee,
and soon after the close VI the var he entered
the army Of the khcdivc VI Egypt where he
remained until 1917, when he returned " the
United States. Hts political disabilities we're
removed about Two months ago.
A variety company has been playing
10 the Opera house st P~awtuckst, II. !. One Of
the fests Wac shooting IN apple from the head
or hand OF = performer. Tn the night Of April
oh, Mile Volan'e, 'rapere performer, held the
apple on her head, and Mrs. Jennie Fowler
wAsto shootthe apple. She stood with her back
to The mark, taking aim by reflection In Q mir
ror. The rife Wa discharged, and Mile vo-
lanse fell deed on the stage, the shot passing
through the forehead. The victim had been
on the stage but nvc weeks. Mrs. Fowler who
10 known on the stage ~ 'Franklin'D VAS II.
ken into custody by the police.
On the 9Th Of April. an oil train ran
into . freight train On the Lehigh Valley Rail.
road, near slatington, Pa, exploding the en-
zine Of the oil train, and burning several oil
cars and = small bridge on which the cars were
standing. Soon after an oil tank exploded scat.
teriny the oil In oil directions, burning three
men fatally and ten severely. WIN. Shoemaker
was instantly killed. A large number " per.
sons, including women and children, were
slightly burned, making the total casualties
about forty. The disaster Was caused BY the
negligence Of the station master, In not having
his signals hsed properly. The machine shops
and foundry AZ Browa 4 Williams srv . total
loss -estimatsd at %, 900.