Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-09-20
MISCELLANEOUS.

The members OF the British Embassy
who lost their lives by the recent outbreak
at Cabul were Maj. Cavagnari, his Sec-
retary jenkins, DIR. Kelley, and Lieut..
Hamilton, the latter commanding an es-
cort consisting Of 20 cavalry, 80 infantry,
and Sepoy guard. The troops of the
Embassy were lodged in two houses in the
city, joined by a quadrangle. A dispatch
from Alahabad states that nine troopers
| of the escort were absent from the
city collecting forage at the time OF
the outbreak, and thus escaped the general
slaughter. Mai. Cavagnari and the members
of his staff and escort made a very stubborn
defense. The loss OF the lnutineers killed i'm
the fight is estimated at over 100. 1t is be-
lieved the Ameer did all he could to prevent
the outbreak. Intense excitement prevails
throughout India, and the English residents
were naturally apprehensive Of further DEM
onstrations.
w. X. Bell, the alsconding express en-
ployee of Kansas City, was arrested in Flori-
da on the Sth and 81 800 Of the stolen money
recovered. He accompanied the officer on
his return home.
Captain Goldsmith and wife, who under
took to cross the ocean i'm the miniature boat
Uncle Sam, were picked up off Newfound-
land by passing vessel, and taken to Liver
pool. Their little craft had experienced a
severe storm and was in such an unsea-
worthy condition that it was scuttled and
sunk.
The hearing OF evidence in the case of
Henry J. Gully, charged with the murder Of
Cornelia Chisholm, on trial at DeKalb,
Kemper County, Miss, began on the Sth.
Seventy witnesses were sworn and excluded
from the Courtroom. OF these 80 were for
the State and IS for the defense. Mrs.
Chisholm, mother of the murdered girl, was
the first witness. She gave a detailed ac-
count of the shooting Of her husband, son
and daughter at the Jail, and swore posi-
lively that the defendant, Henry j. Gnlly,
was the person who shot both
her daughter and her husband.
+. c. Sinclair, Sheriff Of Kemper County at
the time of the murder, testified regarding
the arrest of Chisholm under warrant
charging him with the murder Of John
w. Gully, brother of defendant. Among
the crowd gathered around outside
the house was defendant, Henry
j. Gully, who personally charged Chisholm
with killing his brother or hiring him killed.
Witness testified that the keys of the Jail
were twisted from his hand while Chisholm
and his family were i'm Jail. He did not see
any of the shooting.
A Santa Fe dispatch of the 10th says the
drought continues i'm that vicinity. Many
cattle and sheep are dying for want of water,
and serious apprehensions are felt even for
enough water for the people.
The revolt started at Cabul has spread well
nigh throughout Afghanistan. The Ameer's
authority is entirely ignored, and it is even
reported that he has been killed, but this
lacks confirmation. The British forces are
reported to be greatly reduced by sickness
and other causes, but the most energetic
measures of repression possible are to be
taken. 1t is said that Gen. Donald Stewart
will be placed ut the held of the Afghan
army.
King Mtesa has abolished slavery in his
territory. Half million slaves, it is esti-
mated, have been liberated by his edict.
The jury i'm the case of Henry j. Gully, on
trial at DeKalb, Miss, for the murder of
Cornelia Chisholm, on the 18th returned a
verdict Of not guilty. The prosecution en-
deavored to show that conspiracy was
formed to kill Chisholm, Gilmer and Rosen
baum, and that in carrying it into effect
killed, and that Henry j. Gull
ly was one of the conspirators.
The theory of the defense was that there
was no conspiracy; that the parties named
intended simply TO aid the Sheriff in the ar
rest of Chisholm and Gilmer, who it was eX-
pected would resist the officers. One wit
ness swOre that the defendant had no gun at
the time Chisholm was shot, and that he in
voked the crowd, which was just about to
shoot ut Chisholm, to leave the Jail and go
away.
The steamboat Annie p. Silver, of the st
Louis and New Orleans Anchor Line, was
partially burned, scuttled and sunk at Cairo,
on the night of the 18th. The Silver had on
about 800 tons Of freight, mostly from st.
Louis, the larger part Of which is badly dam
aged. The boat was fully insured.
The Old Settlers Celebration of the Quar-
ter centennial of the settlement Of Kansas,
held at Bismarck Grove OH the 10Th and 10th,
was grand success, fully 5000 people being
present. Col. John w. Forney OF Philadel-
phia delivered the principal address. 'Other
prominent speakers were Gov. st. John, eX-
Gov. Charles Robinson, Col. Anthony OF
Leavenworth, Mayor Usher of Lawrence,
George w. Julian Of Indiana, and Edward
L. Hale of Boston.
Additional disturbances occurred mt Lur-
gan, Ireland, on the night of the 18th, aris-
ing out of the stabbing of Catholic i'm II
partisan affray. All the police of the town
were called out, and conflict with the mob
made.