Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1878-11-16

Prof. III. w. Bache, of the United States
Coast Survey, died at Bristol, r. l., on the
Ith.
Gov. Hampton Of South Carolina broke hi:
leg in two places by jumping from an unruly
mule while hunting.
BY direction of Mrs. A. T. Stewart, a re-
ward of $4,000 has been offered for the re-
| covery of the body of her late husband and
\ information which will convict the parties
engaged in the outrage.
A gang Of armed thieves took possession
of Johnson's jewelry store in Eighth Ave-
nue., New York City, about O'Clock on the
evening of the 9TH. One covered the in
mates of the store with revolver, while an
other packed up about 5000 worth OF
watches, and two others meanwhile stood
outside with revolvers drawn and COM
PEELED the passers-by to move on. They
got of safely with their plunder before the
police arrived.
A fire broke out in the Ocean House, Cape
May, about o'clock on the morning of the
9th, and extended rapidly to other hotels
and cottages, burning over an area Of about
40 acres. The principal houses destroyed
are Congress Hall, the Ocean, Center, Co.
lumbia, Atlantic and Merchants Hotel. The
total loss is estimated at about 800, 900. The
fire is supposed to have been the work of an
incendiary, as there had been no fires in the
Ocean House since the close of the season.
In 1869 nearly the same area was swept by
fire.
William Ramsey, colored, was hanged at.
Warrenton, N. c., on the Sth, for the MUIR
der Of John Taylor, also colored. He con-
fessed his guilt on the scaffold, but met his
fate with great firmness.
In the town of West Chenango, Broome
County, N. Y, three brothers, James, David
and John Taber, lived together and owned
and run farm jointly. James and David
had disagreed for some time about the di-
vision of property. On Sunday, the 10th,
David went to the barn where James was
husking corn. They quarreled, and David,
seizing pitchfork, knocked James down
and stabbed him in the chest 10 to 20 times
He lived only a few minutes. David then
went to the woods and blew his brains out
with a shotgun.
DC. Griswold & Co., wholesale dry goods,
Boston, have failed. Liabilities reported
at from S2OO, 900 to $780, 900; assets not CIV
en-.
FOREIGN.
The British ultimatum was placed in the
hands of Faisz Mahomed Kahn, the Afghan
commander of Alimusjid, on the I'd inst, and
a copy at the same time posted at Peshawur
to the Ameer. The substance of England's
demand is that the Russian Embassy must
withdraw, and that the Ameer must not en-
ter into Russian alliance.
Jean Jacob Fazy, the Swiss political econ
omist, is dead.
A snow-storm of almost unprecedented
severity has occurred in Austria. In the
vicinity of Vienna the railway lines were all
blockaded and telegraph lines prostrated.
The snow fell to deph of several feet.
The failure is announced of Wilson & Co.,
calico printers, Alexandria, Dumbarton-
shire, Scotland. Liabilities, $4,000. The
failure throws out of employment several
hundred persons.
The Berlin authorities have interdicted
the sale Of the Socialistic works of Lassalle.
Gen. Escobedo has been liberated on
parole on account of his i'll health.
The ship Fifeshirc was lost on the passage
from Madras to Liverpool, and % of her crew
were drowned.
A ST. Petersburg dispatch Of the Sth says
the Gar is very i'll at Laveda, and entirely
unable to transact any business.
Gen. Grant dined with the King of Portu-
gal on the LIST inst.
The Paris Exhibition was finally closed on
the 10th. The total receipts Of the Exhibi-
tion were l., ,656, TAG francs.
Nearly one-half the cotton mills in Ash
ton-under- Tyne district in England have
stopped work, in consequence of the de-
preston in trade, and many are only run
ming on short time.
GENERAL.
The earnings Of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company for the past u years
amounted to $50, 600 900, and the stockhold-
ers have during the same period received
dividends amounting to Si4, 1000. 1t is
now proposed to make the capital stock Of
the company $50,00oO00.
The Chicago Tribune Cstimatc Jf the
political complexion OF the next Congress,
based upon the earlier returns OF the re-
cent election, is as follows; Senate-lte-
publicans, SO; Democrats, -; Independent,
1. House-Repubiican- 1873; Democrats,
15S; Independents, 2. Later returns do not
materially change the above dgGres, but are
somewhat more favorable for the Repub-
licans.
Col. w. Miner Rohsrts, the eminent
American civil engine,r. has by recommend
alton Of Capt. Eads beeu appointed by Dom
Pedro to superintend tHe Improvement of
the water highways OF BRAIN. His engage
ment is for three years, at an annual salary
of $4,000. Col. Roberts is at present Chief
Engineer Of the Northern Pacific Railroad.
Col. Thomas A. Scott, President Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, has gone abroad for
several months on account of his health.
There is a somewhat sensational report cur
rent that the great railway magnate is COM
pletely broken down, both mentally and
physically, but this is believed to be merely
stock -jobbing canard.
The managers of 81 Western railways, in
Guiding the principal trunk lines to the East,
have formed pooling arrangement and ap-
pointed a commissioner to run the pool,
with power to enforce his decisions. Tine
first move of the combination is an advance
of per cent. on all Eastward bound grain
and fourth -class freight, to take effect on the
18th inst.
Ex-Gov. Chamberlain informs the Attor-
ney- General of South Carolina that he will
voluntarily appear for trial whenever the
charges made against him are brought to an
issue.
The Dorian.
The dorian is a fruit of which the