Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-01-04
WEST AND SOUTHWEST.

Jtuhius, al dlitEtu -tulely
was taken from the custody Of an officer,
about 10 miles west of Corning, Ark, on the
night of the 23d, by a gang of masked men,
and hanged to a tree. jenkins formerly
lived in jefferson County, H., where he was
arrested by the local officers, reward of
$50 having been offered for his apprehen-
sion.
At Kansas City, on the morning of the 23d,
the offices of the Erening Mail, the Com
mercidl Indicator, and Rhoades & Coughs
book-bindery, were completely destroyed by
fire, supposed to have been caused by an in
cendiary. Losses generally covered by in
surance.
A party Of six highwaymen and robbers
were recently captured near Rock Creek,
Wy. T., with a number of stolen horses and
other valuable plunder in their possession.
At Menardville, Texas, on the Goth. Green
johnson, colored, was hanged for the mur-
der of his wife in 1878.
David o. Gibson, his two sous, VIM. P.
and Thos. W. Gibson, and Samuel P. Moore,
all Of Rockcastle County, KY, are under ar
rest charged with having drawn from the
Government on fraudulent vouchers over
$4,000 while acting as United States Pension
Agents.
The Arkansas Conference Seminary Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, located at
Harrison, Ark, was entirely destroyed by
fire on the morning of the 10th. The build
ing was just approaching completion, and it
was expected the school would take posses
sion about New Years. Loss, $1,000; no in
surance. Incendiarism is suspected.
A Convention of Sugar-Cane Growers of
the Northwest will be held in st. Louis, be-
ginning on JAMS.
The subcommittee of the Congressional
Yellow Fever Commission, detailed to meet
at Memphis, commenced its investigations
on the 26th. Surgeon General Woodwork
and n number of medical and scientific
experts are acting with the Commission.
The Illinois State Teachers Association
meet at Springfield on the Goth.
The rebellious Chief Moses and 10 of his
principal men have been arrested and lodged
in jail at Yakima, Wash. Ter.
Rev. James A. Dixon recently left New
Albany, Ind, on account of an unfortunate
scandal in which he figured in connection
with young lady of his flock, and went to
Memphis, Tenn, with the intention of re.
suming the practice of medicine
which he claims to have abandoned
upon entering the ministry. Finding thai
the evil reports concerning him, greatly ex
aggerated, as he claims, had followed hin
to his new home, thereby rendering hope
less his chances of success in his new avoca
tion, on the night of the 9th he attempted
to end his life by taking dose of strychnine
which however did not prove fatal.
San Francisco is taking measures to estab
lish quarantine against vessels from Hon!
Kong and other ports infected by cholera
The disease is said to prevail in severa
Chinese seaports to a most alarming extent
and the San Francisco papers believe that i
is as dangerous to that city as the yellow
fever is to New Orleans
Charles L. Otto, q Peoria Qll.) jeweler
has confessed that he committed recen
"burglary" upon his own store and con
cealed the money and goods alleged TO hav
been stolen in lumber-yard and in tn
dome of the Courthouse, where they wer
found and attached by his creditors.