Stevens County tribune., 1878-10-10

mICk1 COmmlSS1OuCI ScuOTdl VI dE1S cApO6l-
ton; Gov Smith, of New Hampshire, and Miss
Waite, daughter of the chief justice,
POLICEMAN SHOT.
Officer Race, of the Chicago police
force, saw a man on State street driving
wagon, and having suspicious that something
was wrong, attempted to investigate the mat
ter, when man drew pistol and shot him
through the head, killing him instantly. It
was afterwards discovered that burglars had
entered the dry goods house of E. 8. jeffrey
and stolen quantity of silk and velvet goods.
The man who did the shooting is supposed to
have been one of four burglars engaged in
the robbery.
CRIMINAL CONFESSION.
It has transpired that Wesley W.
Bishop, Of Norwich, Conn.,, charged with poi
soning his wife, Harriet Bishop, and Charles
NJ. Cobb. Jr. has made confession implica-
ting Kate M. Cobb, his paramour, in guilt.
Bishop confesses criminal intimacy with Mrs.
Cobb, the recurring of poison for Mrs. Cobb
with which to destroy the life Of her husband
| and his knowledge that she administered it.
He denies he poisoned Mrs. Bishop and i'm
putes the murder to the woman. The whole
makes one of the most terrible pages in the
annals of crime. Mrs. Cobb says Bishops
confession is base lie from beginningto end.
RELIGIOUS RIOT.
| Father Mcnamara, deposed Catholic
priest, who conducts a mission on Water
street and seeks to found Catholic church,
preached in the gospel tent on the 29th Sept.
About 1000 people filled the tent and crowd
ed the street large police force was pres
ent and twice were compelled to drive back
the men and women who in frenzy of ex-
'itement denounced McNamara. At the con-
lusion of the services, when McNamara
ENGAGED from the tent, the crowd rushed
towards him. He drew revolver, saying:
II will defend myself at all cost" walked
through the people, and attended by the po
lice, got away on the street cars. There were
no arrests.
| INsURRECTION.
Washington telegram: The government
has official Information relative to the exist
ence of an insurrection at Santa Cruz, but the
advices say nothing regarding the number OF
lives supposed to be lost. The island of Santa
Cruz is embraced in the consular district OF
st. Thomas, under the jurisdiction of Consul
V. V. Smith. According to the latest reports
received at the state department. the mob
sccceeded in capturing and destroying the
town of Fredericksted. There is a United
States consular residing there, and it is sup
posed his house has been destroyed with the
others. In addition to the squadron sent
+ from Portland, Me-, for the protection 0
American citizens in Santa Cruz, the navy
department also sent vessel from the Wes
India station-one nearest to- the disturbed
reglon-to hasten on the same mission.
DISASTROUS FIRE.
The large new frame store of SroddarC
Field, at Osseo, Trempleau county, Wis, was
t found to be on fire on the 25th ult and whe1
: discovered was gone to such an extent tha
no one could get in the burning building HiI
new fall stock, amounting to about $4,000, wal
just got in, and with the goods on hand wal
all lost. His new hall overhead had just beer
fitted up with new furpiture, musical instru
ments, etc. Most of account books and valu
aule papers were burned. The building cos
about 81 O00 and was insured in the North
western National, of milwaukee, for $1,50(
and in French company for 81 500. No il
i
and burned hotel belonging to Mr.. Field
His total loss over and above insurance will
reach $4,000. Mr.. Webster, the lessee of tn
hotel, lost most of his furniture. Osseo is
C small but thriving village on the Beef river
S and will feel this loss severely.
e GREECE AND TURKEY.
j, Safuet Pasha, grand vicar and ministe
3 of foreign affairs, has sent a circular to tn,
powers calling attention to the fact that tn
: Greek government, on the authority or re
r ports from the counsuls in Thessaly,in Epirus
charges the Porte with stirring up the fanatic
ism of the Albaians against Greece, and pro
a viding them with arms. Safuet Pasha de
]. clares these assertions calumnious, and com
+. municated to the cabinets by Greece for tn
a purpose of justifying her military presars
d tions, which are really direct threat of ae
II erosion against the Ottoman Empire II
d proceeds to make counter charges. and say
|. the Porte is daily oppressed by the machiehns
o tions of Greece against Thessal-ly and Epiru
to arouse the peaceable popu alton More
over he states that Greece is preparing t
plsce in the field within month an army
10000 men with reserve of $1,000. Thi
y fact, coniointly with orders for suppliee an
q :. the loan of $4,000, 100, leaves no doubt of tn
- - aggressive intentions of Greece.
BLOODY sAvAGEs.
+ special to the st. Louis Globe Deme
Il crat from Topeka, Kansas, gives summar
a of the outrages committed by Indians wh
went north few days ago. After crossin
the Kansas Pacific they started northwest t
a Ddcatur county and raided the settlement
there. Their main depredations were O
Sappa creek. Every residence for twelz
: miles was plundered and almost everythin
destroyed, all the cattle stampeded and wha
, of crops was left by the Indians has been ca
= = en- up or destroyed by stock. The number c
= ;. people killed is not known, but several bodie
u have been found and brought to Oberlin an
;" buried. Four members of the Laning famil
have been killed, and their mother brutal
outraged by several Indians. Several citizen
f, were badly wounded, and others are missing
= The house of w. D. Colum was surrounde
I by Indians, but he and his wife, with sho
u guns and revolvers, defended the house ii
J. they drove the Indians away, killing @
l wounding several of them. Other cases sim
. lar to this occurred. Nearly all the settler
y along Sappa creek have taken refuge
J. Oberlih and are being cared for They hav
d been literally stripped of everything they POI
n sessed. 1t is reported the troops have scat
tered the Indians in all directions and thu
the worst is over
ENGLISH MARKETS.
It The Mark Lane Erpress says: Tn
q bulk of the cereal crop has been satisfactorily
l. secured. Pastures and roots still promis
5, well. Potatoes less diseased than at one tim
]. reported. Provincial markets have bee