Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-04-26

taken out alive, although doubtless fatally
injured. All Of the trainmen went down
with the train, but all escaped with slight
injuries except the conductor, f. ID. Muir
ray, who had his leg broken. 1t is believed
that the bridge was fired by tramps.
The city of Eureka, Nevada, suffered Sc
verely by fire on the night of the 18th.
Some of the largest business houses, news
paper and telegraph offices, Masonic Hall
and other public buildings, together with
many residences, were burned. Three hun
dred families were reported destitute and
1000 without shelter. Loss roughly esti-
mated at 81 100000.
The Pacific coast steamship Great Repub-
lie was wrecked on the night of the 10Th
while entering the mouth of the Columbia
River. The passengers were all safely land
ed and taken to Astoria. The last boat that
left the ship, containing n number of the
crew and several walters, was capsized and
10 men were drowned. The vessel is a to-
tai loss.
negro, accused of the murder of a man
named Fred. Hendricks, was lynched near
Cawker City, Kas., on the 18th. Hendricks
was a travelling man and the negro was em-
ployed by him as a driver Hendricks's
body was found under bridge, near the
town, with bullet hole in the head and the
skull crushed. The negro was pursued and
overtaken at Beloit, and when within a mile
Of Cawker City, on their return, the officers
posse having him in charge were surround
ed and overpowered and the prisoner hang
ed to q tree.
At Cincinnati, on the 10Th, Will Taft,
son Of Attorney General Alphonso Taft,
and Captain OF the Yale College Crew of
1877, assaulted and badly beat one Rose,
called the Cincinnati Sunday Netcs, for
publishing an item seriously rejecting upon
the personal character of the elder Taft.
Col. Hatch, in command of the Depart
ment of New Mexico, ,elegraphs that Lieut..
Merritt, Of the Ninth Cavalry, reports from
Ajo Caliente that Victoria and his whole
force of Warm Spring Apache Indians es-
capped on the 18th inst, and have gone to the
San Mateo Mountains.
At Chicago, on Sunday, the 10Th, 100
Communists, many Of whom were armed,
paraded the streets, display ing infammatory
banners. No disturbances occurred.
EAST AND SOUTHEAST.
At Baltimore, on the 10th, Denwood B.
a
Isaac ID. James, father of Miss Lizzie
James, who, it is charged, was seduced by
Kinds under promise of marriage. Her
brother attempted to kill Kinds last Christ
mas Eve, and both men were seriously
wounded, but both recovered. Since that
time Kinds had been keeping out OF the way
of the Jamescs, having been out Of the city
for part of the time. About the first Of
April Miss James died from puerperal fever,
and the father, learning that her betrayer
had returned to the city, prepared to shoot
him on sight. Their first meeting was on
the day named, and the shooting was begun
by Mr.. James, his first shot taking effect in
Hinds's left arm. The latter quickly return
ed the fire, and seven shots in all were
exchanged. Mr.. James was mortally wound
ed and died in a few minutes. Kinds re-
ceived two wounds, neither fatal, and his
brother Harry, lad, was wounded in the
arm. Intense excitement followed the
shooting, and threats of lynching Kinds
were made, but he was quickly placed under
arrest and no violence was offered.
A dispatch from Charleston, S. c., gives
meager particulars of the destruction Of
life and property by terrible hurricane
which swept over the southern portion of
the State on the night Of the 10th.
In the village of Walterboro more
than 100 dwellings and all the
churches were Iswept away. Three-fourths
of the inhabitants are homeless. Fifteen
persons were killed and many wounded.
At Oakley, station on the N. +. Railroad,
all the negro houses were leveled and one
negro killed, besides many hurt. Similar
casualties are reported from various points
in the track of the tornado.
Hezekiah Shaffer was hanged at Cham
bersburg, Penn, on the 18th, for the murder
Of his wife in February, 1873. He died pro-
testing his innocence of the crime. On the
Monday preceding the day fixed for his
execution, Shafier made desperate
effort to commit suicide by opening
his arteries with piece of wire taken from
broom. He was so p:ostrated by loss of
blood that he had TO be carried to the scaf-
fold and seated in chair while the rope
was placed about his neck.
James Carroll, a negro, accused OF COM
mitting an outrage upon white lady, was
taken from a train at Licksville, Nd, on
the 18th, by band of masked men, and
hanged to a tree.
The United States Grand Jury at Charles
ton, S. c., have returned indictments against
a number of parties for violation of the
Federal Election laws.
Myron A. Buel, convicted of a most foul
murder, his victim being young girl whom
he attempted to ravish, was hanged at Coop
erstown, N. Y, on the 18th. He steadfastly
refused to confess his guilt, and died game.
General John A. Dix died at his residence
in New York City on the 21st. He was
born at Boscawen, N. H., July "a, 179S. He
entered the Army in 1872, but resigned in
1923, studied law, and was admitted to the
bar. He actively entered politics as DEM
ocrat in 1912, and held many offices. In
December, 1850, he was appointed President
Buchanan's Secretary of the Treasury, in
place of Howell Cobb, resigned. He ther
served under President Lincoln.
administration, and has alway ssinct
been ranked one Of the strongest ad.
herents of the Republican party. At the
outset of the war he was appointed Major.
General Of the New York Nationa
Guard; in May, 1861, commissioned
Major General of the United States volun.
teers, and subsequently received the sam,
rank in the regular army and had charge oI
the Department of Maryland in 1862, from
whence he was transferred to Fortress
Monroe. He was appointed Minister t.
Paris in 1896, and in 1872 elected Governor
of New York. He was again nominated il
1874, and defeated by Tilden. This ended
his political career.
FOREIGN.
The Mexican Congress convened at tn
City of Mexico on the 1st. President Dia.
in his message informs Congress of the con
clusion Of contract by the Secretary o
Public Works for laying a submarine ant
land line of telegraph from a Gulf port o
the United States along the Mexican coast
touching at various Mexican ports an,