Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1878-08-24
WEST AND SOUTHWEST.

of inspection through the West and as far as
California.
- WEST AND SOUTHWEST.
The official report of the New Orleans
Board of Health on the 18th, gives the num-
Der of deaths from yellow fever for the pre-
ceding "a hours at Al; new cases reported,
1l5; total number of cases reported, 1,090.
The Howard Association are furnishing
physicians and nurses to the destitute, and
have also sent assistance to Port Eads and
Grenada. They have published an appeal
for contributions, stating that they have not
dollar in their treasury.
AT Memphis, on the 18th, there were nine
new cases of yellow fever reported for the
preceding "a hours, with 13 deaths. The
disease had not extended below Jefferson
Street, and the authorities were sanguine
that it could be confined within its present
limits. A camp had been formed six miles
below the city, tents for which were fur
nished by the War Department, into which
many of the poorer people had been remov-
ed. There is considerable suffering among
the latter class, and the Citizens Commit
tee solicit contributions in their behalf.
At Grenada, Miss, So deaths from yellow
fever had occurred up to the 18th, IA Of
which were during the preceding "a hours,
and there were 100 cases under treatment.
The greatest destitution and suffering ex-
listed in the town, and piteous appeals were
sent forth for assistance from abroad.
At Vicksburg, on the 18th, there were
some 40 cases of yellow fever under treat
ment, and the disease was extending rapid
ly, causing great apprehension. The How
ard Association solicit funds in aid Of the
destitute sick.
Cincinnati, Louisville, Pittsburg, st. Louis,
and other places, in communication with the
fever-infected ports, have established quar-
antine regulations more or less stringent in
their operations.
A daring and successful express robbery
was perpetrated on the Kansas City, st.
Joseph and Council Bluffs Railroad, about
O'Clock on the morning Of the 18th. Soon
after the south abound train peft Winthrop
Junction, at about the hour mentioned,
Conductor Brown started from the baggage
car to go though the train as usual to collect
fares. As he stepped out on the platform
he was confronted by four men,
two of whom held the muz-
zles of revolvers at his head and ordered
him to throw up his hands, which request
hespeedily, il not cheerfully, complied with.
He was then backed into the baggage car,
the baggage-man and express messenger
quietly covered with the muZzles of two
more revolvers before they were aware Of
the situation, and one of the gang then
speedily transferred a number of valuable
packages from the express safe to a
sack, and ordering the conductor to
pull the bell-rope and stop the
train, they backed out of the car behind
their revolvers and disappeared in the dark
ness. The train was filed with passengers,
none of whom knew of the occurrence until
the robbers had escaped. The thieves were
cool and collected, showing no signs of tim
idity, and went at the work like old, expert
enced hands. None of them were masked.
The amount of their capture was s., 100,
nearly all of which was consigned to the
Missouri Valley Bank of Kansas City.
A portable saw-mill blew up near Bloom
field, Ohio, on the 18th, killing Charles Wall
lace and C. NJ. Jones and injuring several
others.
Official information is received that Lieut..
Wallace, of Fort Missonk, has overtaken the
marauding band of Nez Perces, numbering
about 20, who have been plundering their
way from Canada to Idaho, and has pun
ished them severely, killing six, wounding
three, and killing or capturing most of their
ponies. He had only handful of men in
his command, but used them to excellent
advantage.
The Michigan Prohibitionists have NOM
mated State Ticket headed by Watson Sny-
der, Of Ypsilanti, for Governor.
Mrs. B. j. Sweet, of Chicago, widow Of the
late General Sweet, Pension Agent, on the
14th was struck by the locomotive of a train
on the Northwestern Railroad, thrown sew
eral feet, and instantly killed. The accident
occurred near her residence, in the suburbs
of the city.
Miss Addie Coleman, an estimable young
lady of Lacrosse, Hancock County, ILL.,,
daughter of the Postmaster, died on the
11th in great agony, five hours after kin
ding the fire with kerosene. Her brother
was badly burned in trying to extinguish
the flames.
Tray Dye, Public Administrator of Sac
ramento County, CAL, has made a blood
curdliDg confession regarding the murder
of o. NJ. Tullis, Of Grand Island, who he
says was killed by one Anderson, q Swede,
and another man, at his (Dye's) instigation,
in order that he might get control of the es-
other wealthy citizens of the county had
been discussed, but fortunately not attempt
ed. Anderson has also confessed.
The National-Greenback party OF Colo
RADIO have nominated a State ticket headed
by r. G. Buckingham for Governor, and
adopted platform denouncing both the old
parties and advocating strong Greenback
measures.
The description Of the train-robbers al
Winthrop junction, Mo-, 1t is said, suits
that of Henry Underwood, Frank jackson
Billy and Henry Collins, survivors Of the
Bass gang.
The Nebraska National Greenback State
Convention nominated l.. G. Todd for Gov
ernor and j. w. Davis for Congress.
Katie Hopkins, aged IS, servant in the
employ of Mr.. w. b. Thompson, of st
Louis, it is supposed undertook to kindle
the kitchen fire with kerosene, on the 14th,
and was fatally burned, dying few hour:
afterward. The house was also burned tC
the ground.
G. b. Clark, a prosperous farmer of La
grange, near Chicago, was shot and killed
ON the night Nthe 14th, it was at frs
thought by horse thieves, but as subsequent
developments indicate, by one st. Petrie, 1
former employee of Clark's, and suspect
ed.paramour of Mrs. Clark, who is believed
to be equally implicated. Both are undel
arrest.
A sample-trunk Of jewelry was plunderet
of its contents at the Palmer House, Chi
cago, on the 10th, while its owner, Mr.. Hen
ry Freund, Of New York, was at dinner. TIL,
stolen goods were valued at $4,000.