Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1878-11-28
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GRAVE RoDBERs IN LIMBO.
The grand jury of Evansville Ohio have
found indictments against the grave robbers,
LYMAN Easton, Capt HlIia,d, and DIR. Heyel.
1t is thought Hilliard, who is much affected
By his position, win make a fun confession.
FATAL BURNS.
At Crie. I'll. Lille Sherman cclored
child, burned to death on the 22d inst, while
alone In the house. The fact was Only dis
COW red after the burning garments had set
Are to the building and the door broken open
by iremen.
e AN EXPRESS THIEF.
A package of money, $50 900, in transit
by Southern express from Charleston to Ath.
ems, was lost some time ago near Yemassee,
and now the messenger, Walter 8. Lynch, an
old employe of the express company, has been
arrested. ~
WAR ARCHIVES.
The secretary of war, in his annual re-
port, will call attention of Congress to the
desirability of providing for the publication
of the archives of the war OF the rebellion,
of which some forty volumes have been edit
cd and prepared for printing at the war
department. -
LYNCHED.
At Lagrange, KY, lately, forty armed
men aroused Cap. Jas. Russell, the jailor,
from his bed, and TOOK the Jail key from him,
went to he jail, secured a negro ravisher,
Geo. Williams, and hung him. The negro
confessed he had ravlshed the S-year-old
daughter of Jack Barbour. The mob was
very orderly.
REPUTATION OFFICIALLY RECOMMENDED.
Mayor Patton of Ne~ Orleans, in his
mess ge, concludes the premium bond plan
is failure, aud suggests scaling the city debt
at so cents on dollar aud cumulative sink
ing fund system VIII CHI viii pay off the entire
debt in twenty two years, In the meantime
paying 5per cent, interest.
MURDER.
At San Francisco, CAL, lately, George
". Smith, COO er by occupation, shot and
killed wife She had separated fron him
on acco mt of his cruel treatment, and refused
to return. After the murder Smith attempted
to shoot himself, but failed. Mrs. Smith was
q native of California, aged "a.
ASSASSINATION OF sovEREtGNs
4 telegram from Bellin reports the be-
lief current there that plot exists for the as
sss<ination of all s"vereigns. 1t states that
the Prussian judges Mhen examining Nobel
ing's case, were led to believe in the existence
Of the central organization for the pu pose,
and investigations are till going on.
THE FISHERIES AWARD.
A Washington telegram of November
21st, says: In pursuancs with instructions
from the secretary of state, the American
minister in London, Mr.. Welch, has rendered
the British government, in the person of Lord
Salisbury, the sum of $500, OO0 in gold The
receipt of payment was acknowledged by
Lord Salisbury in due form.
AWARD TO BE PAID.
The secretary of State de clines, as yet,
to make public the contents of the dispatch
mailed by him to Minister WEIGH upon the re-
ceipt of Lord Saulsburys letter of the l7th
inst, but there is no reason to doubt that it con-
taIns the assurance that the $5,5O0,OOC award
ed by the fisheries commission will be paid
before the 23d, the treaty limit of time for is
payment
RoBBER CAUGHT.
An ocean Telegram has been received
at Chicago, by Geo. NJ. Pullman, from the
American consul at Lisbon, Portugal, stating
that Cnas W. Angel, the defaulting secretary
of the Pullman Palace Car company, has been
arrested there, and that s8O,OOO of the money
taken by him has been found on his person.
It's believed there will be little difficulty in
securing his extradition.
WAR IN AFRICA.
A London telegram saws an order has
been Unexpectedly received at Woolwich for
90 tons of camp equipage for the army in
South Afr ca The stores are being embarked
for immediate dispatch. The consignment
includes a great number of tents, blankets,
barrack furniture. utensils and other necess-
aries of the kind to he sent out before the
commencement of the Kaffir campaign.
MURDER AND THEFT.
Ben Case, an emplOye of w. G. Keith,
was foGDd murdered fsrty miles up the North
Platte river lately, Murderer unknown,
though the killing was done after the Indian
fashion. Seventy head Of horses were stolen
from Paxton and sixty from Shiedley rancho
on the North Platte, Wednesday last supp osed
by Indians. Maj IT Worth from Dismal river
reports small band of Spotted Tail Indians
GOWN lulS way StekIuR uOTScS.
REVENUE MARINE sEvICE.
The annual report of the revenue
marine bureau of the United States treasury
department shows that of-yessels wrecked or
in distress with the aggregate OF 927 per ons
on board, 1872 have been assisted by revenue
cutters. The estimated value of the property
saved is about 81 600, and 142 persons
were actually res. ued from death by drown
ing. The expenses of the revenue marine
service for the year ending June 80, 1878,
we're $S44,001. Number Of vessels in the
service, 81
MURDERoUs BRUTALITY.
Chas Young, Archibald Steen and
son of the latter, working farm on sh4res
near Laban,n, o., had Misunderstanding on
the 18th :nst, during which Steen and son
dubbed Young until he was insensiblo.
hired man Of YOuDg'S coming TO the rescue
met the same fate. Mrs. Young and daughter
came upon the scene, and were both felled 10
the earth with clubs. The Steens then fed
and have not since been heard Of. Physicians
say 1t is unlikely that Young or the hired man
will recover.
HIGHWAY RoBERY.
The mail which j. # Mckinney on the
30th inst, was stopped and robbed by two
masked men, tweniy-one miles north Of Fort
Fetterman, Wy, a few days ago. Two pass
eDgers, Thomas D. Williams, of Omaha, and
George w. Chu5b,, OF Cheyenne, lost all the
valuables their possession. The mail bags
were cut open and half hour consumed In
raEeacking letters, which were nearly ii torn
and scattered over the ground and all the
money taken out.
TO BE HUNG.