Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-16
THE NEWS CONDENSED

Columbus, o., bullled peaceful nelghDor TIL
the guard became tired, and, interfering, gave
them ten minutes to fight it ont in. "At the
end of that time Powers (the bully looked as
If he had tackled healthy wildcat, and was
borne off to the hospital on a board"
FALL FROM A BALLOON.
Jan. s. Prof. Henry Dierk attempted
y balloon ascensioe at Jonesboro, Craighead
county, and fell from the trapeZe distance
Of 200 feet and was instantly killed.
DEATH OF A COMMODORE.
Commodore John Guest, eommandant
otthe Portsmouth navy yard, died Jan. 18th.
The remains will be taken to Philadelphia
Tuesday and the funeral take place Thursday.
sUIcIEE.
A short time ago w. N. Castle, city
cl rk of San Jose, Cal, absconded, defaulter
to small amount. A dispatch from Astoria
reports that he was arrested there on the 9th,
inst. when he blew his brains out.
MURERED.
Two colOred citizens of Memphis got
into fight on Jan. 10th when one, in imita-
ton of white gentlemen in such cases, shot
the other through the heart, killing him in
stantly. The murderer escaped.
FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
Jan. 10, the passenger train on the
Iron Mountainrailroad near Kensett Ark was
destroyed, and the baggage master killed, the
express messenger MORALLY injured, and
several other persons, wounded.
CHARLES ETHERIDGE.
Charles Etheridge, the st. Paul ab
sconding defaulter, has been found and has
made restitution of S25, 900 IN cash, and 5000
in property. He relened and made restitu-
ton under the influence of his wife.
FIRES.
G.. B. Markle s. Cos building at Jed
do, Pa, the express and postotf1ce and guam
tity of mail matter was burned January 10TH
Loss $4,000. There were al.o at the same
date very considerable fires in Chicago, Gin
cinnati, O., and Troy, N. Y.
KILLED
James Atkins, the Kentucky outlaw
who recently escaped from the Elliott county
Jail, attended a turkey shooting match at
Bla;r's Mills, Morgan county, Jan. 9 and
becoming engaged in an alteration with Ben
Percy, farmer, was shot and killed. Percy
was badly wounded in the head.
COLD WEATHER IN GEORGIA.
An Atlanta, Ga, telegram of Jan. 7th,
says, skating in Atlanta is enjoyed for the
first time in twenty years. Thousands of
pounds of ice are being cut and packed here
for the first time. Such a thing was never
known before. There is great suffering among
the poor. The citv is relieving sufferers
EMBEzZLER ARRESTED.
s. W. Hall was arrested at OLYMPIA.
W. T., on the 9th inst, on requisition from
the Governor of Illinois, charging him with
the embezzlement of $4,000 from the county
of Macoupin in that State, in 1872 His real
name is said to be George /. Holiday, and
he has been resident of olympia since 1872
LYNCHED.
January 9th at Carbon wy, twenty five
or thirty masked men broke open the baggage
car and took out and hung to telegraph pole
Dutch Charley, who was en- route to Raivlina
for trial on charge of participation in the
WiddOwfeld murder last fall. He was a
notorious character and had been identified
with numerous stage robberies.
THE PoPE's ENCYCLICAL LETTER.
A dispatch from Rome says: The
Pope has sent to the bi hops OF the Catholic
church, very important encyclical letter, in
which he speaks at length OF the condition of
the church, the holy see and society, and ex-
plains what he has already done, and what
remains to be done. he document is short
~ to be published, and it is believed will
create some sensation.
DESPERATE FIGHT WITH INDIANS
A dispatch from Fort Robinson, of Jan.
18th gives an account of a fight between
United States troops and Cheynne Indians.
The troops found them well intrenched, and
resorted to the use of artillery to dislodge
them fight ensued. Three or four SOL
diers were killed, and forty or fifty savages,
and about 50 taken prisoners. Many escaped
and the pursuit was continued.
VICTIMS OF THE STORM.
A Cheyenne, Wy. T., telegram of Jan
s, says, George Clinton was brought there the
day before in badly frozen condition. One
or both feet will probably have to be amputat-
Cd Clinton and partner, Perry D. Short, came
there short time ago from Elgin, Ill. They
started from Horse Creek to hunt, separated
and got lost, Short has not yet been found
and probably persisted in the storm.
DIAMOND ROBBERS.
A bold robbery occurred at Chicago,
on East Madison street, on the evening of Jan
7th. Two men, as yet unknown, drove uu to
GOldsmid's pawn .oroking establishment in o
cutter. One Of them locked the door while
the other entered, broke in the show case
and secured two trays of diamonds, claimed
to be worth $1,000 The two then drove rap
idly awag. Nothing has been learned of them
since.
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
The passenger train east on the Cleve.
land, Columbus, Cincinnati & indianapolis
railroad struck the scafoling of the new
bridge near Springfield, Ohio, on The 8th inst.
throwing off four workmen. VIM. Ferren
living in Cleveland, fell thirty feet into the
stream and had his shoulder blade broken
ami was badly cut on the head. Another
name unknown, was also badly injured
PACIFIC NAIL COMPANY.
The Pacific Mail Steamship com pany
have issued report showing the financia
condition of the company Dec. LIST, 1878, wheI
the liabilities exceed the cash assets $1,S73,
Oil, as against an excess of 50, liz, 339 Apri
80 OF this Indebtedness 81 $4,000 is due TIL
Panama Railroad company. The cash asset
inclnded in the statement do not include tn
claims of the company amounting to owe
81 0O0O00. part of which 1t is believed can b
collected.
ABOUT CUsTER's DEATH.
A Chicago dispatch of January 1OtI
says, Major Reno had arrived in that city
o,.d the court of innuirv will ho oip ita Nasa;o,