Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-11-29

The schooner w. IL. Phelps of OswegO was
wrecked near Glen Harbor, Mich, during
the recent gale, and five of her crew were
drowned.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The seventh annual session Of the Ameri-
can Public Health Association was held at
the State Capitol, Nashville, Tenn, begin
ming on the 18th. About 200 delegates were
present. The President of the Association,
DIR. j. l.. Cabell, delivered the annual ad-
dress, which was an exhaustive review of
the sanitary condition of the country.
The boat race between Hanlan and Court
ney, which was to have been rowed upon
the Potomac near Washington, is again off,
Courtney refusing to row with Blake as
referee.
Great excitement was occasioned through
out Ireland by the arrest, on the 18th, at
Dublin, of Michael Davitt and James
Bryce Kellan, and at Connaught of James
DAILY, upon charges Of having used language
i'm public speeches calculated to incite
breach of the peace. Davitt is editor Of the
Connaught Telegraph. The accu.ed we've
taken for examination to Sligo, where
the alleged offenses were committed. IL was
reported that warrants had been issued for
the arrest OF number of other persons. A
public meeting was held at Dublin, on the
same day, to denounce the arrests, at which
Edmund Dwyer Gay, Charles Stewart Par
nell, and several other Members of Parlia-
ment made speeches strongly denunci-
atory of the Government. The
Home-Rule Executive Committee, at n
meeting i'm London, O'COnnor Power pre-
siding, passed a resolution protesting against
the arrests, while defending the right OF the
Irish tenantry. The meeting also resolved
to call upon Irishmen in Great Britain to es-
tablish local defense committees to collect
funds to secure fair trial for the prisoners.
About 30 negroes arrived at New York on
the 18th from Liberia, whittier they had gone
year ago under the auspices Of the South
Carolina Colonization Society. They bring
the most gloOniy accounts Of the enterprise,
showing that it was grossly mismanaged;
that scores of the emigrants have died of
climatic ailments, and that the few who re-
main alive are barely able to obtain sufficient
food.
1t is reported that papers were found in
Cabul, after the surrender to the British,
the Russian Foreign Office.
A dispatch from Los Pinos, 18th, says
that Ouray has promised the Commission
that the Indians will now tell all they
know regarding the massacre at White
River, fear of arrest having hereto
fore prevented them from testifying.
The day on which Douglas gave his testimo-
ny he had an escort with him who were pre-
pared to defend him in case of arrest, and
while he was on the witness stand the In
dians were noticed standing at the windows
and near the building until he left the room.
No one save Ouray knew OF the danger. He
sat in his place unmoved. His countenance
did not betray the fear which he had for the
safety of the Commission, but the prepara-
tions made by him clearly showed that there
was danger.
A disastrous gale prevailed upon the
Northern lakes on the night of the 10Th,
causing great damage to shipping.
A severe snow-storm prevailed along the
Atlantic seaboard on the Goth.
The American Health Association, at its
recent session at Nashville, elected the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing year: Prcsi-
dent, John S. Billings, U. S. NJ; First Vice
President, Samuel Chopin, New Orleans;
Second Vice-President, II. C. Kedzie,
Mich; Treasurer, j. b. Lindsey,
Nashville. Executive Committee-Messrs.
C. b. White of Louisiana, J. l.. Cabell of Vir-
ginia, +. NJ. Hunt of New Jersey, #. B.
Plunkett of Tennessee, Charles Il. Folsom
Of Massachusetts, A. l.. Gibson of the u. $.
n. The next meeting will be held in New
Orleans.
The Commissioner of Pensions gives no.
tice that hereafter all inquiries for the con-
dition Of pension claims on account of serv-
ices rendered after March 4, 1861, should
contain the name of the soldier who per-
military service, with his State.
and regiment, as well as the num-
Der OF claim or pension certificate rs the case
may be. Inquiries which do not contain the
above information will not be answered en-
cept in special cases where failure to furnish
it is explained.
Ouray has informed the Commission that
he has the best proof of overtures being
made by the Mormons to the White River
Utes, they promising to supply all the arms
and ammunition required, provided the
Utes continued their fight. This oc-
CURED since Gen. Adams was at
White River, and, IL proven, it
may explain the original cause of the out
break. 1t is Ouray's belief that represent
atives of the Mormons have been i'm COM
munication with Jack for long time. The
Commission intend to sift this matter To the
bottom, and Jack is expected to he most
important witness.
Scarlet fever prevails 10 such an alarming
extent at Springfield, ILL.,, that il has been
declared epidemic by the Board of Health,
and the public schools ordered closed for the
remainder of the year.
Prominent Army officers i'm Washington
are by no means sanguine of the attainment
of success by the Ute Commission in its ef-
forts to procure the designation or sIrren-
der by the White River Utes of the murder
ers of Agent Meeker and the instigators Of
the assault upon ThOrnburgh's command.
On the contrary, the belief is expressed that
the Indians have been and are still simply
trying TO gain time, in the hope that militia
ry operations against them will be prevented
by the winter weather, and that the guilty
members of the tribe may scatter before the
spring opens, so rs to elude arrest or pun
ishment.
The business portion OF Pennington, Minn.,
was almost entirely destroyed by fire ON the
night of the 22d. Total loss about SI5O, 900;
insurance about 900.
IL is reported that bloody conflict has
taken place in Burmah between natives and
European residents, and that Il large num-
Der OF lives have been sacrificed.
Mr.. DANIEL WEISS of Heidelberg,