Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-06-14

Pottawatomie land cases, affecting the title
of thousands of acres of land in Wabaunsee,
Pottawatomie, Shawnee and Jackson Coun-
ties, Kansas, the decision being a practical
victory for the settlers.
The California Workingmen have NOM
mated State ticket headed by William F.
White, a farmer, for Governor.
The cotton-planters of Washington Coun-
ty, Miss, have issued a memorial to the
Northern people demonstrating against the
proposed effort of certain parties to further
encourage negro emigration by sending
boats down the Mississippi and offering
free transportation to the negroes. The
memorialists claim that colored laborers in
Mississippi have no more cause for dissatis-
faction than the laboring classes elsewhere,
and that the exodus is not only against the
best interests OF the negro, but fatally dam
aging to the entire Industrial interests Of the
South.
A monument to the memory of the Con-
federate dead, erected at Winchester, Va,
was unveiled on the 9Th. Orations were de-
livered by Gov. Halliday and Senator Nor
gan of Alabama, and Gen. Joe. Johnston
acted as Grand Marshal of the occasion.
The Arkansas Press Association, at its re-
cent meeting, adopted a resolution favoring
the organization of the Territory of Okla
homa out of the present Indian Territory.
The annual convention of the Mississippi
Press Association was held at Pascagoula on
the 4th. Over 100 papers were represented.
Rev. Samuel N. Harris of st. James's
Church, Chicago, has been elected Bishop
of the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan, as
successor to Bishop McCoskry, deposed.
John Blau was hanged at st. Charles, Mo-,
on the 9Th, for the murder of Elijah War
ren, his brother-in-law, on the 1st of Octo-
ber last.
A most daring and successful street rob
berry occurred in Chicago on the 7th. As
two young men, messengers of the Illinois
Central Railroad Company, were taking n
package of 0,000to the bank, about 2 p. m,
they were set upon by two men at the alley
on Washington Street, between Wabash and
Michigan Avenues. The messengers were
first blinded by having red pepper thrown
into their eyes, after which both were
knocked down with a sand-club. The rob-
bers then grabbed the package Of money
and ran through the alley towards Madison
Street, and made their escape In buggy
which was in waiting for them.
At Las Vegas, N. NJ, one night recently,
a mob broke into the Jail and took out two
men confined for murder and hanged both
of them in the Public Square. There SEEM
ed to be some apprehension that the muir
derers would escape punishment through
some delay or technicality in the law, and
hence the summary proceedings.
Mike Crawley and James Gillian have been
arrested as the two men who assaulted and
robbed the Illinois Central Railroad messen-
gers in Chicago on the 7th. An alleged ac-
complice, named James Colan, has also been
captured. Henson, young colored man,
one Of the messengers in charge of the stolen
funds, has likewise been taken into custody
upon suspicion of having been in collusion
with the thieves. A portion of the money
was recovered at Crawley's house.
A most destructive storm of wind, hail
and rain passed over a section of Kansas
and Western Missouri on the evening of the
9th. The principal damage reported is
from Topeka, Lawrence and Wichita, Kan
sas, and Kansas City and Ssdalia, Mo.