Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1878-08-03

Lake Mennonite settlement in Dakota, 4O
miles north from Yankton.
Memphis, Galveston, Mobile, Shreveport
and other Southern ports have established
| quarantine against vessels from fever in
fected ports.
A Portland dispatch of the 2Sth says the
rendezvous for all unfriendly Indians, both
in Oregon and the Washington Territory
side, is at the foot of Priest Rapids, where
they are collecting in great numbers. Chief
Moses says he can not control his young
men, and warns settlers to look out for
themselves. A Baker City dispatch says a
courier from Gen. Howard reports that the
Bannocks and Piutes have separated. The
former are fleeing the country, while the
latter are supposed to be making for their
Agency, for the purpose Of surrendering. A
Silver City dispatch says there are indica-
tions that the hOstiles are returning in that
| direction.
Additional Congressional nominations:
Missouri-Seventh District, Col. Alfred NJ.
Lay, Democrat; Eighth District, Col. John
t. Crisp, Democrat; Eleventh District, John
B. Clark, Democrat (renominated). Illinois
Sixth District, Charles Dunham, Demo-
crat; Twelfth District, John NJ. Mathers,
National Greenback; Fourteenth District,
Jesse Harper, National -Greenback Fifteenth
District, Nelson Jones, Democrat, Judge
Hiram B. Devens, Republican; Indiana
First District, VIM. Heilman, Republican;
Seventh District, Rev. Gilbert De la Matyr,
National Greenback; Eighth District, Henry
A. White, Nafional-G -Greenback. Arkansas
t-Second District, W.T.. Slemons, Dem
ocrzt, (renominated).
trict, j. X. Bumpass, Nationai-ufeelioacK
The EIghteenth St. Louis Fair and Expo
sition win commence September 9th, last
| ing altogether five weeks. The industrial
Exposition will open on Monday, the 9th da,
of September, and the Fair week will com
mence on the 7th OF October. The Associa'
ton offer premiums aggregating $50, ,000, ,ant
there are besides numerous special premi.
ums. 1t is expected that the exhibition will
far surpass that of any former year. Al
transportation routes to st. Louis will sci
tickets at reduced rates.
Lieut.. Wallace, with party of 10 soldiers
and citizens, recently overhauled party Of
II hostiles who had committed several mur.
| ders at the mouth of Bear and Rock Creeks
\ and killed six and wounded three Of then
without suffering any casualties in return
! except the wounding of few horses.
The New Orleans Board of Health report,
up to the 10Th, at noon, so cases of yellow
fever; deaths, SO.
| The st. Paul Pioneer-Press estimates tho
| damage done to the wheat crop in Minnesota
per cent.
EAST AND SOUTHEAST.
Wilson Houchins, well-to-do farmer
who lived near Fluvanna Courthouse, Va.
on the 22d killed his mother-in-law his wifi
and infant child, splitting open their head,
| with an ak as they were seated around the
breakfast table. He then went nto hi
store-house and sat down upon a keg o
blasting powder, which he deliberately ig
nited, and was blown distance of 20 feet
his body being horribly mangled and dis
membered. The oldest son, aged seven, to
| gether with his next younger sister, raj
from the house when their father commenced
his murderous work, and so doubtless savet
their lives. Houchins left letter, directed
to the Coroner, in which he says his mother
in-law has poisoned bis wife and childrei
AGAINST him and tormented him to death
but whisky, he adds, has also had something
to do with it. 1t is said he had made fire.
quent threats to kill his family before put
ing his horrible project into execution.
The National Greenback- Labor Conven
tion Of the State of New York, held on tn
oath, adopted resolutions declaring that thu
greenback dollar must be full legal tender
for the payment of all debts, public and pri
vate, and by the Government issued, pro
tected and received as absolute money; tina
all Government bonds should be immedi
ately called in and paid, irrespective o
the time they may have to run; and tha
the National Banking law should be i'm
| mediately repealed. 1t also declared Il
favor of a land limitation law; strict legisla
tive control of transportation lines; FIRE
tariff on all articles which car not be manu-
factured in this country, and a prohibitor
tariff on all that can be; the establishment
of Labor Bureau; an income tax on a
salaries over 81 600; judicious system Q
national improvements; the establishment
Of agricultural, mechanical and commerci.
schools, etc. Gideon j. Tucker, formerl
Democratic Secretary of State, was nomi
mated for Judge of Court of Appeals.
Gen. Butler has been interviewed agaiI
and defines his position on the Governorshi
in these words: "H the people of Masss
chusetts, with any considerable unanimit,
require my services, they shall have then
Unless / see such disposition on their par
: shall not infiict myself on them"
Geo. Smith, a farmer living near Rocklan'
N. c., on the oath was murdered by his sol
who also beat his sister, it is supposed fata
ly, and then hung himself. No cause state,
+ Two young Georgians, e. L. Jennings m
/, James Logan, fought a duel near Columbi
\ 1S-C last week. and at the third fire bo,