The crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1877-1878, 1878-07-25
CHIICOTHE


fireman. was killed and twenty other fire.
men badly burned by falling walls.
Burned.
A fire at Lexington destroyed the
planning mill and furniture factory of Fry
Brown. Loss $1,000; no insurance. The
fire originated in the engine room.
Big Blaze.
A fire broke out in Kittenung, Pa,
and owing to delay in applying water, the
fire gained great headway. Loss about
sos, 900; insurance $4,000.
Warehouse Burned.
The United States government ware
house at Fort Lincoln. containing cloth
ing and harness. was burned on Monday.
Loss about 100000.
CRIMINAL.
Caught at Last,
e. j. Oakley, the absconding cash
Ter OF the Merchants Exchange National
bank of New York. after eluding the vigil
lance OF the authorities for several years,
was arrested and is now an inmate of
the Ludlow street Jail, to which place he
was sent by United States district attorney
Woodford on bench warrant issued for
his arrest at the time of his first trouble.
He was arrested on information given by
Mr.. Strenyer, who called on tho district
attorney and went with the officers and
pointed out Oakley. Oakley was indicted
In tho United States court In February,
1870, and was placed under $4,000 tail,
which he readily obtained. He left the
city in July the same year and has not
been seen here until to-day He was con-
nected with the bank for twenty seven
years. He told the district attorney that
for the last seven years he had lived In
Canada, being mcst Of the time in Montreal,
and that on many occasions he had been
obliged to beg for bread, and was now PEN
niless.
Indian Frauds.
The visit of commissioner Hayt to
the Indian agencies is developing astonish-
ing official fraud and rascaity on tho Mis-
souri, river, and conspiracy between
agents and traders which startles even the
natives. DR.. L!ngston. Of Crow Creek. Is
condemned by an overwhelming tesiimo-
ny, as he was taken unawares and had no
opportunity to remove the evidence of his
guilt. His stealing began in 1870, when he
was first appointed through the influence
OF the Episcopal church as agent of the
combined Crov Creek and Lower Brule
agencies, numbering 5000. He has accu-
mulated fortune acquired in three Neva-
da Silver mines, and owns two cattle ranch
es and hotel. which was regularly sup
piled with food ind vegetables from the
| agency.
Stealing Wheat,
On the night of the Goth couple Of
men drove up to Mr.. Niedekamps barn,
eight miles south of Quincy, ILL.,, and delib-
erately loaded full load Of wheat. A
neighbor, by the light of the moon, saw the
operation, and notified the owner. They
started in pursuit AID overlook them near
the city. They fred two charges Of BIRD
shot into them, but the parties escaped by
mounting the horses and decamping. Blood
upon the wagon showed that the shots had
proved effective. Wheat stealing has be-
come common Of late, and farmers are de-
termlned to use the shotgun policy.
ALifc-I,isking Business.
-Four international revenue officers
white in search of Redmond, the illicit dis
tiller in North Carolina, killed in self-de-
fence MAN named Ladd, in whose house
Redmond was concealed. The officers i'm
mediately went to Greenvllle and gave
themselves up. They were indicted for
murder. An attempt was Elade to have the
case transferred to the State court. This
has been positively refused. The attorney
general announced that he would direct the
United States marshal to take out a writ OF
habeas corpus for the transfer of the pris-
oners.
Hanged his Wife.
A farmer named Whitney, residing
in the town Of Wautoma, Green Lake coun-
ty Wis.,. became deranged on religion q
short time ago. Last Sunday morning he
took his wife cut in the grove and putting a
rope around her neck hung her to tree
He came in the house TO eat his breakfast
and when the daughters asked him where
their mother was, he told them out in the
grove. When they got there she was lying
on the ground and life extinct. Whitney
said he was laying up treasures in heaven
by killing her.
Robbed their Employers.
Henry N. Phillips, VIM. Hines and
VIM. Pearson, respectively cashier, book.
keeper and superintendent of the clerks
department in the establishment of Wilson
& Grug. a New York dry goods firm, lately
suspended have been arrested charget
with the systematic robbery Of their en-.
ployers.
Train Robbers Convicted.
A Galveston News Austin specia
says Pipes and Herndon, charged with rob
bing train on the Texas Pacific RAILROAD
several months ago, were convicted. Theil
sentence is life imprisonment. Several al
legged accessories were acquitted.
Escaped.
John Gibbons, the Molly Maguir,
convicted Of attempted assassination O
Thompson, at Mahoney City, escaped from
the schuylkill county jail.
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