Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1878-09-07

Cregier was formerly passenger conductor
| on the Texas Central Railroad. The MUIR
derer escaped.
Thirty five persons were injured, three
| fatally, by an accident to an excursion train
near Lockwood, Mich, on the 2Sth. Two
cars left the track and rolled over down the
embankment.
In Powell County, KY, on the 2Ith, R.
Cav, colored, shot and instantly killed John
Adams, white. Green Adams, a brother of
the murdered man, then took his brothers
gun and shot Gay dead. There was wom-
an in the case.
The reported gold discoveries on the
Sinking Water are said to be a myth, Judge
Hollins having arrived from Bismarck from
an unsuccessful search for the auriferous
lands.
Joseph Nickerson and Mary Hill, each
about 20 years old, were drowned on the 2Sth
while crossing Old Lake, near Columbia
City, Ind. The lady accidentally fell out of
the boat, her companion tried to rescue her,
and both were drowned.
By the explosion of a boiler OF a steam
thresher on the farm of Mrs. c. Fritz, two
miles from Lewiston, ,Winona County, Minn.,
on the 2Sth, Augustus Schmilling, Mike Ne
mire, George Lawrence, Charles Scmidter
and Otto Fritz were instantly killed, and G..
Wenderlne was severely injured. Work had
been stopped to change the sieyes, and the
engineer neglected to shut the dainpers.
The explosion occurred while the engineer
had gone to the separator, and he was not
hurt. .-i.l OBJ.
The Tennessee National -Greenback Con-
vention nominated Judge Z. II. East, of
Davidson County, for Governor, and adopt
ed a strong Greenback platform.
George A. Gallagher, prominent lawyer
of Little Rock, Ark, on the 18th shot him.
self through the head with pistol, it is sup
posed by accident. Wound probably fatal.
Moses Kramer, n well known local pol
itician, committed suicide in Cincinnati
on the 2Sth, on account of domestic troubles
as is supposed. He formerly lived in st.
Louis.
The Kansas Republican State Convention,
on the seventeenth ballot, nominated j. p.
St. John for Governor. The other nominees
are: For Lieutenant. Governor, l.. u. Hum
phrey; Secretary OF State, James Smith !;
Treasurer, John Francis; Auditor, p. j.
Bonebrake; Attorney General, Willard
Davis; Chief Justice, A. III. Horton; Super
intendent of Public Instruction, Allen B.
Lennon. The platform demands of Con-
gress and the President a courage and fdel-
ity in the enforcement of the provisions of
the recent Constitutional Amendments. 1t
denounces the issue of an irredeemable,
absolute legal-tender currency; favors the
withdrawal of National bank notes and the
substitution therefor of greenbacks, to be
issued in sufficient volume to fully meet the
requirements of business without depre-
ciating their value; silver and gold coinage
to be placed on an equal footing; legislative
supervision of railway tariffs; no subsidies
to corporations or individuals, etc.
The Put-in-Bay House, the principal no
tel at the summer resort of that name on
Lake Erie, was destroyed by fire on the even
ing of the 30th. The fire was fortunately
discovered soon after its outbreak, and the
guests, some go in number, were able to re-
move all of their effects. The furniture OF
the house was also saved. Some adjoining
buildings were burned. The hotel was val
ued at SO, 900 and was insured for fair per-
centage of its value.
Benjamin Hadley, half-breed, and Di-
omede Powell, "A negro, were hanged at Long
view, Texas, ON the 30th, for the murder of
August Reinicke, grocery keeper, in De-
cember last.
Clinton Anderson, colored, was hanged at
Little Rock, Ark, on the 30th, for outraging
a white woman.
Another fatal explosion of nitro -glycerine
occurred at the works at Negaunee, Mich,
on the Goth, killing Andrew Sullivan, Ste
phen Day and Stephen Keohus.
Iowa is in a quandary regarding her elec-
ton day, which as fixed by State law is not
in conformity with the recent law Of Con-
gress providing that all Congressional elec-
tions shall be held on the Tuesday after the
first Monday in November in all States ex-
cept those whose Constitutions would have
to be amended in order to effect
change in the day of eIecting State
officers. The only apparent solution of
the difficulty is to call an extra session of
the Legislature, which is likely to be done.
In some other States-ohio and Indiana
among them-the time is fixed by Constitu-
tional provision, so that they can hold their
State and Congressional elections together
in October.
The Fountain House, at Waukesha, Wis,
was entirely destroyed by fire on the morn
ing Of the 3lst. There were some 400guests
at the hotel, all of whom escaped with their
baggage. The hotel and furniture were
valued at S1S0, 900, with about $50 900 insur-
ance.
An s-year-old boy named Cleaver was IA
tally burned at Fort Wayne, Ind, on the
Goth, while kindling the fire with kerosene.
SEWER Lewis was hanged at Empire City,
Oregon, on the 30th, for the murder Of his
own brother.
Ottie Oautt, Thomas Renick and Riley
Carroll were arrested at their homes near
Columbus, johnson County, No., on the
10Th, and taken to Lexington Jail, charged
with being the perpetrators of the recent
Concordia Bank robbery. They have been
fully identified by the Cashier Of the bank.
The Arkansas State election, held on. the
I'd, passed off without any excitement.
The Democratic ticket had no opposition
except in Pulaski County (Little Rock),
where the Greenbackers polled n respecta-
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