Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-05-24
URRENT NEWS.
WASHINGTON.

G. URRENT NEWS.
WASHINGTON.
The Committee on Agriculture has au-
thorized favorable report to the House or
the resolution asking for an investigation oi
the Department of Agriculture.
The House Committee on Levees of the
.ississippi River have agreed to report IA
-orably upon the bill introduced by Mr..
Gibson to provide for the appointment of q
Mississippi River Commission to direct and
complete surveys of the Mississippi River
snd report the result to the Secretary OF
War, together with such plans and esti-
mates as will improve the navigation of the
river and prevent the destructive floods. II
authorizes the expenditure of SITE, 900, or
so much thereof as may be necessary, to ef-
feet the object with which the Commission
is charged.
Capt. Eads has made application for an
additional payment of 100000, claiming
that he has obtained q channel at the mouth
of the Mississippi % feet deep and 200 feet
wide. The matter Is under consideration In
the War Department
In response to . letter addressed to him
by Secretary schurs inquiring what amount
of funds can be made available monthly for
the payment OF arrears due upon pensions
which were allowed prior to Jan. 25, 1879,
the Secretary Of the Treasury states that in
cluding the amount already paid s., 800. !.
600 will be available prior to July 1, and
5000 900 monthly thereafter. At this rate
nearly the whole OF the next fiscal
year will be required to complete the pay
ment Of these arrears. In view of this con.
dition of affairs the Commissioner of Pen.
sions has issued q circular letter to appli-
cants for arrears, stating that on account of
the limited amount of money available each
month for the payment Of arrears, COM
paratively small number of cases only can be
adjusted monthly, and therefore some delay
may occur ia the settlement Of claims.
WEST AND SOUTHWEST.
A conference of gentlemen interested in
the Southern negro exodus has been held in
st. Louis. Gen. Conway of New Jersey,
representing certain parties in the East, took
appointment part in the deliberations, and
stated that In view Of the fact that most Of
the Mississippi boats were refusing TO trans
port the negroes North, It had been deter
mined to charter boat for the especial pur-
pose Of bringing away such rs voluntarily
desired to come. No persuasion or induce
ment would be held out for them to leave
their homes, he said, but all who desired to
do SO would be afforded an opportunity. He
also ihtimated that legal proceedings would
be instituted against those steamboat COM
panies refusing transportation to the colored
people, for violation of the laws governing
common carriers, -e .-af.t-
Two years ago q man named Dan Ed
munds, who lived in Livingston County, KY,
ran of to Arkansas with sneighbor's dsugh-
ter, leaving a wife and family behind. A
short time ago he started back to his former
home with the woman and a child, and when
near the Mississippi River killed and buried
both. On returning he took up with his law
full wife. The bodies of the murdered wom-
an and child were found and identified, and
an officer from Arkansas proceeded to the
home of the murderer, arrested and took
him back to the scene of his crimes.
A fire at Lexington, KY, on the evening
of the I4th, destroyed the Phoenix Hotel and
ediaccns seabies and the residence Of Leslie
Coombs. Total loss about 10000, mostly
covered by insurance.
John 1. West was hanged at Boon,i lille,
Mo-, on the 18th, for the murder of 9 man
named Frank Shinn In October last. The
murderer and his victim were low-tramps.
West was only about "A years of age and had
\ wife and one child at Lamonte, Mo. His
parents reside in Morgan County, Ill. BE
made full confession Of the crime previous
TO his execution and was apparently penitent.
The hanging was witnessed by several thou
sand people, and the horror Of the occasion
was augmented by the breaking of the rope
on the first springiDg of the trap.
Robert Cheney, colored, was hanged for
rape 1t tPlaquemine, La, on the 10th.
The Indianapolis Post-ofiice was robbed
on the 18th Of $3.50 In money and so register.
ed letters. Edward Stewart, . colored por.
ter in the Post-ofice, subsequently con.
fessed to the robbery. The registered let.
ters were all recovered, unopened.
Wallace Wilkerson was executed by shoot.
ing at Provo, Utah, on the 18th, for the
murder of q man named Baxter.
John Morgan, associate editor of the Ellis.
worth (Kas.) Times, and his brother, VII.
liam Morgan, cashier Of the st. Nicholas Ho.
tel at Cincinnati, were drowned in the Lick,
ing River, back of Covington, ky., on thu
18th, while out skiff riding. While in tn,
middle Of the stream they encountered
steamboat coming towards them, and fear
ing that they would be run down both leap
ed overheard and abandoned the skiff, bu
were unable TO swim ashore.
Major William Bond, General Manager OF
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad
has rendered his resignation, to take effec
June 30.
Mr.. Cheney R. Prouty, Collector Of Gus
toms at Indianola, Texas, has been awarded
the honorary bronze medal of the Royal Hu
name Society, for gallantry exhibited Ma,
8, 1878, In swimming two miles in shark in
tested waters from an overturned boat 4
bring assistance and rescue British sub
1ect. --....
The Denver, South Park and Pacific Rail
way Is completed to Kenofhs Summit, 10,
140 feet above the sea level, the highest poin
yet attained by . railroad in North Americs
Lieut.. Charles M. Carrow, Seventh Cav
airy, U. 8. A, blew out his brains at tn
Planters House, st. Louis, on the 10Th. II
was native Of Pottsville, Pa, and gradu
ated at West Point in 1878. 1t is not know
what impelled him to commit the deed.
EAST AND SOUTHEAST.
Andrew Manning and wife of Danielson
vile, Conn.,, had lived unpleasantl tly topethe