Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-17

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PRAIRIEs ON FIRE.
Messengers have arrived at Camp Rob
inson and report the prairies having been
set on FIRE $50 miles northeast of Hat creek by
the band of Indians that were said to have
crossed the Sheridan road few days ago.
The atmosphere southeast and east of here is
black with smoke. The smell of the burning
grass lie very discernible. A large track of
country must be on fire, as the stock is CON-
ing from that direction to the ranch.
ARREST OF A RoBBER.
A man giving the name of Cough, sup
posed to be the leader of the gang of stage
robbers who robbed the treasure coach on the
26th of last,month, arrested at Fort Thompson
u few days ago, was brought into Rapids City
and lodged in jail. Search was made where
the robbers had camped near Pine Springs,
and har OF gold, bullion and some retort
valued at $1,000 was found. Considerable
cheap jewellery was found on Coughs person.
BANK FAILURE.
The Merchants bank, of Prince Ed
wards Island, Charlottetown, has closed its
doors and will probably be wound up. Gross
liabilities, $500, 700; capital, $4,000; total
assets, $56400 James Ducan & Co. owe the
bank $14O, 900, of which $32 ,OO0Ois secured.
The Duncan estate can only pay SO or 60 cents
on the dollar to the unsecured creditors.
The bank loses by this firm $4,000 in addi-
ton to losses by firms involved through
Duncan.
CABINET SESSION.
Most of the Cabinet session at Wash
ington on the 10 inst, was occupied in dis
cussing estimates for the support of the gov
eminent during the ensuing fiscal year, the
head Of each department having besn engaged
for several days in ascertaining to what ex-
tent the estimates for his department might
be reduced. 1t is generally understood the
falling off in revenue renders imperative a
corresponding reduction of expenses, and the
question is as to what is the most urgen4
need of the service.
THE INDIANS.
Great indignation is expressed at the
inefficlency and laundering action of Thorn
burgh's command in letting the Indians on
the South Platte river escape. Even court
martial is talked of. A Leavenworth, Kansas,
telegram says, the mum Der of white settlers,
and ranchmen and borders killed by the reds
during their sweep through the northwestern
part of that State is estimated at least sew
killed who will doubtless never be heard
from. Some twenty-five OF thirty women
were outraged and murdered.
A CLERICAL FORGER.
Jacob L. Levlnson went to Cincinnati
several years ago from near New York, &C
cepted the position OF pastor of the Jewish
church which he filled acceptably for several
years, when he resigned and started a whole
sale mandatory of cigars on Everett street,
employing some sixty-fve hands. Recently
| it has been suspected that some of his financ-
ial transactions were not honest and an in
vestigation began, when it was discovered he
had secured sums to the estimated amount of
$4,000 from business friends upon forged
paper. Mr. Levinson has disappeared.
TOWN DESTROYED BY FIRE.
Sunday morning, Oct. 18th, the town of
Edinburgh, Pa, was nearly destroyed by fire.
The fire broke out in the rear of Wilber's
livery stable, Main street, and spreading rap
| idly soon swept over the entire block. Fire
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were paralyzed by the insufficiency of water.
The total loss is estimated at from S350,O00 to
100000, largely insured. Two hundred and
twenty five buildings were burned, and the
town almost completely destroyed. Much
| suffering among the losers. A relief commit
tee has been organized, and the contribution
of food from adjacent towns and farmers in
| the vicinity is being distributed to the home
less.
Just after 80 employees of R. N. NV
ers' chair factory in New York City had re-
sumed their evening work, David O'Keefe, an
earrand boy, whispered to the foreman that
the factory was on fire. So successfully was
the precaution on the part the boy and
speedy action of the foreman that nearly
| every one of the hands was safely out of the
| building before the cause of the retreat was
generally known. The factory was soon
burnt to the ground, and the fire extended to
tine tenant houses on First avenue, burnir e
along the row to Sixty-second street, and
there ignitlng another block of tenements
all of which we're totally or partially destroy
ed. Loss, $4,000.
FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
A Boston, Mass, telegram says a seri-
| GUS accident occurred on the morning Of Oc-
tober Sth, on the Old Colony railroad to a
| crowded excursion train, which was return
| ing from the Silver Lake rowing match be-
tween Regain, of Boston, and Davis of Port
land. The train of twenty cars was thrown
off the track, and it is rumored forty-two
persons were killed and that Regain, the boat
man was fatally injured. The scene of the
| accident is about seven miles from Boston,
| anc as soon as the news reached the city a
large number of cots and stretchers were sent
out by the city officials. The train. to which
the accident happened was composed of
twenty-five cars and two engines, carrying
abuot 1000 persons. The train was not 60
ing at high rate of speed, perhaps twenty
miles an hou.
ACKLIN EXONERATED.
Congressman Acklin, of Louisiana,
about whom there was such a social Juror in
Washington, last spring, being againa cand;
date for congress, and having been accused OF
seducing girl in New Orleans, submitted an
investigation of the charge to two committees,
one composed of Republicans and the other
of Democrats. The Republican committee
reports that they have investigated the charge,
and wholly exonerate Mr.. Acklin, alleging
that the charge was trumped up one for
black mail purposes. The mother and hus-
band Of the girl unite in cards Of exoneration,
sHPwRECK.