Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-06-07


Auditor of State, John F. Oglevee Of Clark.
Leon Chotteau delivered an address to the
Board of Trade of Chicago on the 9th, which
received the careful attention Of the MEM
bers, as 1t set forth in a strong light the ad-
vantage and propriety of a reciprocity treaty
between France and the United States by
which the products and manufactures of
these two nations may be freely exchanged
without detriment TO the interests of either.
Resolutions were adopted looking toward
the advancement of such reciprocity.
st. Louis, Chicago and Cincinnati were on
the 2sth added to the list Of cities to which
no more refunding certificates will be
issued.
Two murderers, Thomas and William
Yoskum, were hanged in their cell in the
Bakerfield (Cal.) Jail by gang Of masked
men on the 25th.
The Iowa Greenback Convention, which
assemb ed at Des Moines on the 2Sth, nomi-
mated Daniel Campbell of Clark County for
Governor, M. Il. Moore of Dubuque for
Lieut. Governor, M. II. Jones of Davis for
Supreme Judge, and j. A. Nash of Polk for
Superintendent Of Public Instruction.
Troye Dye, formerly Public Administrator
Of Sacramento county, and his partner in
crime, Edward Anderson, were hanged at
Sacramento, CAL, on the 10Th, for the muir
der of A. NJ. Tullis last August.
A man named Murray, accused Of the
murder of q widow named Mrs. Costello, at
Easton, Leavenworth County, Kansas, was
hanged by a mob of masked men on the
morning Of the Goth.
The steamer Blanche Porter, in the New
Orleans and Grand Isle trade, was burned
to the waters edge at the mouth Of Bayou
Lafourche on the morning of the 9th. No
lives were lost.
The civilized tribes of Indian Territory
met In convention at Eufaula on the 9th,
and adopted resolutions thanking the Gov
ernment for stopping the invasion of the
Territory, and asking Congr IS to pass such
laws as will prevent future incursions and
adequately punish all who may engage in
acts of wrong and conspiracy against the
Indians.
At Cincinnati, on the 80th, Willie Black, of
the firm Of Willie Black & Co., wholesale to-
bacco dealers, was shot and mortally wound
ed by George Price, colored, discharged
employee, who had been detected in stealing
tobacco. Price is under arrest.
The spring running meeting Of the st.
Louis Jockey and Trotting Club is an
nounced to be held June 10 to 15. The large
number of entries in the various classes in
dictate that the meeting will be q successful
one.
The Illinois Legislature adjourned sine
die on the 31st.
The "Honest Money League" has re-
solved to make a thorough canvass of the
State of Ohio during the coming campaign.
A 75-hour walking match at Chicago for
the O'Leary belt terminated at midnight.
on the 31st. There were % pedestrians
started on the race, but all but eight drop
ped out before the finish. The following
were the leading scores: Parry, 26s miles;
Dobler, 265; Banks, 254; Sherry, 242. A
protest was entered against awarding the
belt to Parry, who is an English
man, on sccouut of alledged false
scoring, ETC., and the referee reserved his
decision. Some disgraceful acts attended
the closing hours of the contest: Parry had
a handful of pepper thrown in his face
while on the track and Dobler's bed was
saturated with ether, keeping him off the
track for four hours before he recovered
from his stupor.
At st. Louis, on Sunday, the 1st, Police
Officer Charles Printz was shot and Instant
ly killed by q young desperate named
Charles Sanders, whom he was about to ar
rest for threatening the life Of his brother
in-law. The murderer temporarily escap-
ed, but is probably before this time under
arrest.
A majority of the Tennessee State Su-
preme Court have decided that the previous
charter of the City of Memphis has been
validly repealed by the late Legislature and
that the same people and same territory
have been constitutionally reincorporated
under general law providing for organiza-
tion of municipal corporations. This decis-
ion sustains the present taxing district gov
ernment, and is in direct conflict with the
decision just rendered by Judge Baxter Of
the United States Court.
Gen. James Shields, late United States
Senator from Missouri, died suddenly at
Ottumwa, Iowa, the night Of the list. He
was born in the County Tyrone, ireland, in
1910; came to America with his mother in
1926; in 1882 removed to Randolph County,
ILL.,, where he entered upon the practice of
the law, and was in 1885 elected to the State
Legislature. This was the beginning of q
long public life, in which he held many i'm
portant civil offices, besides serving with
great bravery and distinction in the War
with Mexico and the late War.
The mining town of Silver Reef, Utah, has
been nearly destroyed by fire. Loss about
$500, 900; insurance small.
The total casualties by the recent cyclone
In Kansas are not less than 40 killed and
from 70 to 80 wounded, many very serious
ly. Gov. st. John has issued a proclama-
tion, in view of this almost unparalleled
calamity, asking for contributions for the
relief of those rendered destitute. All con-
tributions may be forwarded to Hon. John
A. Martin at Atchison, Kansas, who will see
they are properly distributed.
EAST AND SOUTHEAST.
About midnight of the 9th, the express
train from Connellsville, Pa, when about
so miles east of Pittsburg, and when rum
ming at the rate of 30 miles an hour, struck
large rock on the track, and the engine was
thrown off and turned over. The engineer,
s. f. Pritchsrd, and two tramps named
Jonas Boyle and James McGrew, were in
stantly killed. Fireman VIM. Flaherty had
two ribs broken. None OF the passengers
were hurt.
On the 2sth the Rev. T. De Witt Talmage
took his departure from New York on board
the steamer Gallia, for a three months va
cation in Europe.
The Washington House at Hagerstown,
Md, was destroyed by fire on the morning
of the Goth. The fire was first discovered on
the lower floor about O'Clock, while nearly
all the inmates Of the house were fast aleep
There were upwards of 60 persons on the
register, besides the regular boarders, near
ly all Of whom were compelled to escape by
sliding down the porch pillars. mum.
Der Of those who escaped in this way sus-
tanned serious injuries. Two men los
their lives in the burning building-Thom-
as Traxell of Cumberland, Mo-, and +. b
Snively of Shady Grove, Pa.
Nine children have died at Newark, VT.