Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1878-06-22


bands throughout Southern Idaho and
Eastern Oregon, and that they will be
able to muster at least 900 warriors. Gen.
Howard's scouts report hostiles concen-
trating in large force in STEMS Mountain,
and the General is moving his troops in that
direction.
Six prisoners confined in the County Jail
at Keokuk, Iowa, made their escape on the
night Of the 10th by locking the Sheriff in a
cell as he was making his nightly rounds.
A dispatch from Houston, Texas, 10Th,
says that the Bass train-robbers have been
routed by June Peaks rangers. Two of
them were killed and the remainder fed to
the mountains of Wise County, leaving their
horses in the hands Of the rangers.
EAST AND SOUTHEAST.
Dennis, alias Bucky Donnelly, the Master
of Mollie Mcguire lodge, was hanged at
Pottsville, Pa, on the 1lth, for the murder
of Thomas Sanger and William Wren in
1915. Sanger was an obnoxious mine super
intendent, and Wren was one of his work.
ingmen.
The failure is announced of the National
Bank OF Greenwich, Washington County,
n. Y. The entire capital Of the bank, $780,
900, has been wiped out by ring Of officers
who run the institution.
Later developments concerning the death
Of Mrs. Geistlach and her two children, at
Philadelphia, indicate that they were mur-
dered by Charles Geistlach, the husband
and father, in fit of insanity brought on by
the pangs of poverty and fear Of starvation.
John Bailey and Henry Combs, students
in the Academy at Turkey Cave, Lee Coun-
ty, Va, were rivals in love. On the 14th
they met in a secluded place, both armed
with pistols, and five shots were exchanged,
when Combs fell, mortally wounded in the
abdomen. Both were popular and talented
young men. Combs was a granddaughter
of ex-Gov. Leslie Combs, of Kentucky.
At Goldsboro, n. c., on the 14th, Noah
Cherry, Harris Atkinson, and r. Thomp-
son, all colored, were hanged for the muir
der of James Worley and wife in February
last. The murder was coupled with a most
brutal outrage committed upon Mrs. Wor-
ley, which was really the cause of the double
murder.
Lieut.. Totten. U. S. A, was killed by the
cars near Cold Spring, N. Y, on the 18th.
A. B. Stockwell, Of New York, formerly
President Of the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company, has been adjudicated bankrupt,
with liabilities of over a million dollars.
GENERAL.
Gen. Benz. L. E. Bonneville, the oldest
(retired) officer of the United States Army,
died at Fort Smith, Ark, on the 1eth. He
was born in France, butcame to America at
an early age and entered West Point Militia
ry Academy, from which he graduated in
1915, and was assigned to duty on the West
ern frontier, where by far the larger por-
tion of his life was subsequently passed. He
was retired from active service in 1861, but
acted as disbursing and recruiting officer
during the late war. His age was about 95
years.
William Cullen Bryant, the venerable poet
and journalist, died at his home in New
York City on the morning of the 18th. The
direct cause Of his death was paralysis in
duced by fall which he received some two
weeks previously. He was in the s4th year
Of his age.
President Hayes, accompanied by men,
bers of his family and others, attended the
review Of Cadets at West Point on the 18th.
Gen. Nuncio, Diaz's commanding officer
at Piedras Negras, has been killed in an en-
gageinent with Escobedo's troops, and the
latter, flushed with victory, are reported
marching southward. Gen. Mackenzie, the
United States commander at Fort Clark, has
crossed the river with q large force in pur-
suit of recent raiders. who are believed to
belong to Escobedo's band. Trouble is an
ticipated should the latter be found, as is
suspected, to be mounted on stolen Ameri-
can horses.
The National Executive Committee of the
Socialistic Labor party have issued circu-
lar addressed to the members of the party,
discountenancing the forming of military
organizations among the members thereof,
or the carrying Of arms in professions, etc.
Senator Hill, of Georgia, has recently dis.
closed the fact that he personally secured
the assent of 42 Southern Representatives
to an agreement pledging themselves to
abide by the decision of the Electoral Com
mission, whereby, as he thinks, an immi-
uent crisis was ayerted. This was several
weeks prior to the so-called Wormley Con-
ference.
The bark Azore, which left Charleston, s.
c., April 81, for Sierra Leone, with 250 ne
gro emigrants On board for Liberia, arrived
at its destination May 10. Twenty three
emigrants died of ship fever during the
voyage, and there was much suffering on ac-
count of scarcity Of water.
The Department of Agriculture estimates
this years wheat crop will be 1900 ,00C
bushels.
FOREIGN.
A formidable riot occurred in Quebec on
tthe 18th. A large crowd of strikers and
others sacked and plundered flour-store
in st. Paul Street, compelling truckmen to
assist them in carrying off their plunder.
The riot act was read and the military called
out, who fired upon and scattered the mob
One man, Frenchman, named Edward
Beaudaire, aged %, was killed, and mum.
| ber of others were wounded. Some 800 bar.
rels of flour were taken, the ringleaders Of
the mob saying they were starving and mus
have bread or die.
| There was heavy fall Of snow at Perth
shire, Scotland, on the 18th Of June.
The Empress of Russia is seriously Ill
Prayers for her recovery have been Offered
| In all the churches.
| Cholera has appeared at Marseilles, France
The Crown Prince Of Germany sends hi
sincerest thanks to the President of tn,
/ United States and the American people TO
the sympathy manifested on account Of tn
! attempted assassination of the Emperor.
THE WAR TROUBLES.
The Berlin Peace Congress assembled OIL
the 18th and organized. Prince Bismarc
was elected President, upon motion of Coun
Andrassy. The first working sitting of tn
Congress was postponed until Monday, tn
18th. On the evening Of the 18th a gran
banquet was given to the Plenipotentiarie
Mt the Imnerial Palace Ahout 150 OH est
were present.
The full text of the agreement betwee
Great Britain and Russia, signed May 30,
published. The agreement reserves I
Russia and England the right to raise an