The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-03-07

lucky have adopted resolutions instructine
Congressman Of that State to support and
aid, in every possible way, the Texas and
Pacific Railroad bill.
The wife Of Dwight E. Wheaton has dis
closed the fact that her husband was the
murderer Of James O'Neill, the Chicago and
and Alton engineer, who was shot SO mys-
teriously at Bloomington, ILL.,, in December
last. Wheaton was previously arrested on
suspicion, but discharged for want Of evil
dence. He was rearrested On the 18th ult.
Temple & Workman's Bank at Los An
geles, CAL, was robbed by burglars Of $4,000
few days ago. The bank was in the hands
of n receiver.
Two murderers were executed i'm Mis-
souri, On the lst-JOhn W. Daniels at War
rensburg, for the murder of Jesse X. Miller,
Henry County farmer, near Sedalia in Feb
ruary last, and Richard Green at Kansas
City, for the murder Of Deputy Marshal
Hughes near Independence, also in Febru-
airy last.
Dick Moore, Of Louisville, Ky, Coroner Of
Jefferson County, accidentally shot and killed
himself at Memphis, Tenn, on the LIST, where
he had gone to witness the carnival.
The Kaiser family Of eight persons, who
lived at Fish Landing on the Mississippi, u
miles southeast of Waterloo, Monroe Coun-
ty, ILL.,, were all burned to death on the morn
ing OF the LIST, their house being consumed
by fire. The family consisted of Moritz
Kaiser, the father, aged about 30; Ellen,
Kaiser, the mother; and John, Leonard,
Harry, Edward, Tommy and Ellen Kaiser,
children, aged from IA years to ] month,
When discovered by the neighbors the house
was completely envelOped in flames and any
attempt to rescue the inmates would have
been hopeless. The charred remains Of the
victims were gathered together and buried
in 4 single grave. In the absence of
all evidence to the contrary, the
Coroner's jury rendered verdict Of acct
dental death, but it is believed, from facts
subsequently brought TO light, that Kaiser,
driven to a state Of desperation by bad luck
and imprsyidence, had murdered his wife
and children, set fire to the house, and then
committed suicide.
Albert Young, Robert Jones, Silas Wright
and Lucius Porter, all colOred, were hanged
at Marion, Ala, on the LIST, for the murder
Of Isaac ID. Moore, white, in 1876.
Ex-senator Benjamin +. Wade died at his
residence in Ashtabula County, o., on the
I'd, of lingering illness from typhoid fever.
He was in his 18th year.
EAST AND SOUTHEAST.
At West Point, n. Y, On the oath, Michael
Tobin shot and killed Peter Albers. Both
were enlisted men, and jealousy regarding
a woman was the cause.
Jacob X. Freese, late President of the
State Savings Bank of Trenton, n. j., found
glilty of embezzling the funds of the bank,
has been sentenced to five years in the State
prison. His sons, Louis X. and Harry c.,
who were implicated with the father, get
six months each in the County Jail.
Gustayus Wilcox and Richard Walker,
two wealthy young farmers of Charles City
County, Va, fought a duel with pistols,
without seconds, on the 9th. The terms of
agreement were that they should commence
firing together and continue until one was
disabled. After several shots had been ex-
Walker fell, shot through the face.
The duel grew out OF an old family feud
Both were arrested after the fight.
FOREIGN.
Major Lewis Cass, son of the late General
Cass, died recently in Paris. He had resided
abroad for many years.
Advices from China, per steamer Oceanic,
tate that a terrible disaster occurred at the
Rouge House, in which the famine
stricken refugees from the Northern prov
nces had assembled. The building took
ire, and of nearly 5000 people in the build.
ing only about 100 escaped. The extremely
gees, many Of whom were frozen TO
leath, while thousands are suffer-
ng from insufficient accommodation
md lack of food, which can
rot be supplied in quantities to meet the |
lcmand. Charles Budd, Of the China In |
and Mission, at Wachung, who has recent !
V visited the famine stricken Province Of |
'hen>i, writes a heart-rending account Of |
he suffering he has witnessed. The Gov
effort to supply food and as
distance is to great extent nullifed by the |
dishonesty of officials. Children are sold by
by their starving parents. |
N the large cities of Houcheng and Puching
isings have occurred among the people,
desperate by seeing their wives
md children starving before their faces, and
many other outbreaks are reported. In
ioucheng the people beheaded Mandarin
or specializing on their necessities. Cold
as been unusually severe throughout the
ountry for several weeks.
Cardinal McClaxt arrival pom. On |
he 18th. Upon presenting his homage to
he Pope, he said he had no reason to de-
lore the lateness Of his arrival, as the Con-
lave had made so excellent choice.
1t was reported from Rome on the LIST that
he Italian Government had warned the
atican authorities, through the Inspector
Police, that they could take no measures
, prevent possible disturbances at the
ope's coronation, as the Pope did not rec
gnize the King OF Italy. The Vatican was
idignant, and decided that the coronation
Mould be strictly private. An understand
x between the Papacy and Italy is appar-
ntly rs far of As ever.
1t was officially announced in the Spanish
ortes, on the LIST, that the Cuban Central
the Executive aud chiefs Of in !
lrgents had surrendered. A vote Of thanks
the Generals and the army in Cuba was
adopted, and the Cortes went ,
body TO congratulate the King and !
ueen.
Willis, Percival & Co., of Lombard Street,
Dndon, a banking firm Of los years. stand ,
Y, have failed on account of the suspen- ,
on of Greek firm at Finsbury, who owed ,
EN- fa50, 900.
Richard Bright, Conservative member Of /,
irliament from Somersetshire, is dead. ]
Paul De Casssgnsc, the famous Paris Jour-
Hist and duelist, ON the I'd had a hostile (
Getting with NJ. Thomson, brother men, v
r Of the Chamber Of Deputies. Swords !
ere the weapon, used, and Cassagnac in !,