Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-04-19

the caucus that the President might approve
the Army bill, and that Secretaries Schurz
and Evarts and Attorney General Devens
might counsel such course, the general
opinion was that the President would stand
firm. At all events, whatever the President
might do, the Republican Senators deter
mined for their part to resist to the very
last extremity the passage Of this political
legislation. This augurs protracted dis
cussion and a long session."
WEST AND SOUTHWEST.
The business portion of Coffeeville, Miss,
was burned on the morning Of the 9th. Loss
about SAC, 1000; insurance small.
Chas. Scheiber, his wife, four children,a and
q boarder, at Trenton, Ind, were poisoned,
on the 9th, by eating cake containing ar
senic. None were expected to live.
Crop prospects in Kansas have been rem
dered unusually promising by reason of re-
cent copious rains.
The house of W. 8. Fuller, in Plymouth
County, Iowa, was burned on the 9TH. In
trying to rescue her three children Mrs.
Fuller lost her own life, and Mr.. Fuller was
so badly injured that his recovery was
doubtful. The three children were all bad
ly burned.
A Deadwood ID. IT, dispatch of the 10th
says: A party of seven Indians attacked
Sergeant Kennedy, late Signal Observer at
Deadwood, and private soldier named
Bader, of the I'd Cavalry. The two men
were eating lunch at Mizpah, 45 miles from
Fort Keogh, their destination, when fired
upon. Bader was instantly killed and Ken
nedy badly wounded. The latter crawled
into the brush and kept the Indians off with
his six-shooter until assistance arrived.
Bader was scalped. Kennedy will probably
recover.
At Lake City, Minn., a Turkish bath blew
up on the 10th, tearing the quarters to
pieces and fatally scalding DIR. Cell, proprie-
tor.
The Kentucky Republican State Conven-
tion, held at Louisville on the 10th, nomi-
mated Hon. John d. White for Governor.
The resolutions adopted reafirm the Gin
cinnati platform, denounce the Democratic
administration of State affairs and the action
Of Congress, and eulogize Gen. Grant.
On May 1, 20 days. quarantine win be es-
tablished at New Orleans against all vessels
from or touching at the West Indies, Gulf
of Mexico south of Texas, or South Amer
lean ports as far as Buenos Ayres.
Judge Eldridge of Memphis has sentenced
prisoner found guilty of carrying conceal
ed weapons to three months labor in the
Work house and SO fine-the extreme PEN
atty Of the law. Judge Eldridge has receiv-
ed many encomiums for bis"new departure"
in enforcing this long neglected law.
Mrs. David Msuck, aged %, and Miss
Sarah Vaughn, aged 10, of New Amsterdam,
Harrison County, Ind, were found lying in
their beds with their heads terribly bruised
and beaten on the morning Of the 9th. Mrs.
Mauck was dead when discovered
her companion was alive, but al
most insensible. The latter revived
sufficiently to intimate that David Mauck
the husband Of the murdered woman, and
his brother Hugh were the authors of the
tragedy, but could give no details. The
murderers had both fed and officers were
In pursuit.
Jacobs, Republican candidate for Mayor Of
Cincinnati, has majority Of 4l2. The total
vote cast was 1888.
The Atchison (Kas.) Champion learns
that A. Byram, Esq, Of that city has solo
a half interest in his Utah silver mine fol
$1,000. 900 cash, and has given the purchaser
0-days' option TO purchase the remaining
a few years ago, for 5000, and has sine
taken out Of it precious metals on which h
has realized profit of 100000.
Tne Topeka Commonwealth gives cur
rency to report that the Cheyenne Indian
are again on the war-path and going in tn
direction Of Western Kansas.
1t is said that arrangements for poolin
all Colorado business have been conclude
by the Union Pacific Railroad and branche.
the Kansas Pacific, and the Atchison, Tope
ka and Santa Fe roads.
Serious troubles have broken out again be
tween the owners of the Denver and ri
Grande Railroad and the Atchison, Topek
and Santa Fe RailroadS Company. As
well known, the latter Company leased tn
former some months ago, and has been OF
Grating it ever since. 1t is now claimed b
the Denver and Rio Grande that the Atch
son, Topeka and Santa Fe had not compile
with the terms OF the lease, and they Al
trying to get possession of the road agai
The Atchisop, Topeka and Santa Fe Con
pany, however, deny the truth of these stat,
ments, and say they will defend their righ
to the property to the last.
Cincinnati is now agitated over the que
tion whether or not their Mayor elect, M
Jacobs, Is citizen of the United States al
eligible TO Office. The Democrats will col
test his election on the ground that he
foreign born and has not become legal
naturalized. 1t is also claimed that Mu
ply, elected Prosecuting Attorney, al
Setchell, elected Police Commissioner, a
ineligible on like grounds.
1t is stated that the citizens of Vicksbur
Miss, have agreed to pay the return fare
the destitute colored people from that Sc
tion who have emigrated to Kansas, and
guarantee them, should they return,
their civil and political rights.
Mr.. f. III. Brown, Manager of the We
ern Union Telegraph office at ST. Louis,
copstructively in Jail on account OF his
fusai to obey subpoena duces tecum
the production of certain dispatches call
for by the Grand Jury. The Telegra
Company will carry the case to the high
court, in order to obtain an authoritat