The Red Cloud chief., 1878-06-13

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TIE new church ., Osceols Ia . hand
spsRs sdiAce.
A o6.00o court house IL 10 be built IA
vsAskiia county,
Thsrs ora nov about 1900 temper
sacs wosksrs In the ststs.
Harlan county claims the finest peach
orchard In The western part Of the STATE.
The now school house At Grand IL.
land N he Ssss4 feet, and viii seat so pupils
Tho b. 3 NJ. Railroad Company 70,
Gently paid iato the Adamsds county TREASURY
o1,Sn.Ta
Mr.. Richardson, of Red Cloud. ship.
psd sixteen css iosds Of hogs 10 Chicago . few
days sxo.
Within the past three months owe,
ono hundred buildings have been erected In
Lincoln.
John Carroll, Just released from tho
psnitentisry, after having served . % months
term, was immediately arrested upon his srh.
val In Ncbrasks City. HE old home, and will
be trted on IN old Indictment for arson.
John II. Rustcmyer and Otto Rustic
myer, Who have besn on trial at Madison, have
bsen found gpilty of murder In the second Dc.
gre, and zach sentenced 10 ten years In the
psuitsntisv st hard labor.
Judge Post has ovcrruled the motion
Tor . new TRIAL In the case Of DR.. ~. Louis,
and posed Judgment that on the ooth dsv Of
September. 1878, no be hung by the neck until
deed. The only chance remaining Tor HE life
10 that the Supreme Court may see proper 10
grant him . new trial.
James Creighton. Of Omaha. who has
. cattle range On the Niobrara, estimates that
% the height of the present season there will
he In the NiobrarA region $4,000 head of cat
tie. Mr.. Creighton has Just returned from q
"trip N that region. lie describes the country
- very attractive, and r.pidiy settling up.
The rcvenuc collections In Nebraska
for April we're over $4,000, the largest Of any
month In tho history Of tho State, The col
icctions 10 eighteen States and nine Terrific
rics sre LEES annually than In Nebraska, the
nett youngest State In the Union. The coliec-
tons In 1877 we're over e0O0,0 O0, a an expense
Of Ices than eib,OOO.
Two hcrders named Davis and Reed
were employed ten miles north Of Seward, and
had acme Misunderstanding about their land
aud stock. About 3 O'Clock, the evening Of May
18th. they met, qusrrelcd, and the result was
that Reed shot Davis, killing him instantly.
Reed wcn directly 10 Seward and gave hun.
ssif up, stating that he committed the deed In
slf-dcfcnse. There was great excitement over
affair, at Seward.
A few nights ago. at Evanston, .
house II prostitution In conversation with one
Of the inmates, when . fellow named Henry
Cue entered the room, and drawing q revolver,
shOt Lannon three times, killing him. After
the hrst shot Lannon begged Cue 10 spare his
life. Tho cause Of the shooting was the fact
that the roman with whom Lannon was talk
Ing was Cues ''girl." Cue fed the town at
once. Frank f.annon, . brother Of the muir
murdered man, arrived home the same even
Ing, and learning Of the tragedy, was, at his
Y request, sworn IN by the sheriff a. q dep
uty. Finding that enc had taken the train
for Echo, LAnnon follower him ON train No. 8.
and arriving At Echo . search wss At once or.
ganiaed. Although Il was assiduously prose-
cuted, nothing could DO found Of Quo until
nearly daylight, whom Lannon, who had got
upon his track, accompanied by Edensou, q
citizen, met the murderer face to face, on the
u. =. railroad track, . mile from Echo, and
near the Weber river. Lannan was armed with
. doublc-barrclcd fowling piece, and at once
ordered Cue 70 throw up HE hands. Cue
thrust his hand into his breast, and attempted
10 draw . revolver, when l.Annoa discharged
both barrels at him, striking him Ia the breast
and killing him instant lily. This was on Tues
day morning. Both barrels were heavily load.
cd With buckshot. Tho mcn at oncc returned
70 Echo, and the body was brought In immcdi.
ately after. When the y. p. train east arrived,
On inquest was In progress Al the depot. Al
the Request Of the passengers the train stopped
Tor . abort time, and the verdict Of the jury
Unstable homicide-was learned. Cue also
went by the names Of Rcddy aud Florence.
He was . desperate character, and had no,
long 'since esca, I'd from the Wyoming psni.
tsntiary, where he was confined for another
murder.