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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-04-10
A Blue Outlook.

David McIver, one of the proprietors of
the Cunard line anda member of parliment
writes that he does not know of any nation
whose trade prospects are 80 gloomy as
Great Britain's. British exports to the
United States are comparatively nothing in
volume or value; the balance of trade is
overwhelming against Great Britain. He
sees nothing except ruin for home indus.
tries whether manufacturing or agricultural
IT the present state Of things is allowed to
continue. The export trade from Liverpool
to the United States is 80 small that when
the restrictions of importation of United
States cattle are removed it is intended to
make outward voyages with water ballast
only, ship owners being unwilling to scram.
bic for the little freight recently carried ~
ballast nominal rates.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-04-10

NEW YORK, April 300 P. M-Cot.
ton-Quiet at 11Hc for middling uplands.
Eio9r.Dull and unchanged; receipts TO-
OOo obls; sales 10000 bbls; superfine state
and western, s. 30@3.50; common to good
extra, $360@39o; good to choice, $3.50
80; white wheat extra, $4.50@525; extra
Ohio, $3'70@600; st. Louis, s. so@5.75;
Minnesota patent process, S. 50@5.75; rye
flour steady and unchanged. Wheat-Dull:
spring shout steady; winter a shade lower:
receipts 143, 900 bus; sales 10000 bus No. 3
red cash at $115. Rye-steady. Corn
Quiet; receipts l2l 900 bus; sales 50, 900 bus
ct AA@45hc. Barley-Quiet. Oats
Steady; receipts IS, 900 bus; sales $4,000 bus;
mixed western unchanged; 34@37Xc for
white. .Pork-About steady and unchaneed:
Beef-steady: Lard-Dull at $6.65X. But.
ter and Cheese-Unchanged. Whisky-At
$l.o5A@l.O61. Sugar-Unchanged. Eggs
GoalLDuli; Leather-steady. Wool
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-04-10

IT is related that when James Russell
Lowell was last in Rome a medicant
monk met the poet in the Corso one day
and asked for q contribution to repair q
monastery. "You should not ask me
for aid" remarked Lowell in choice
Tuscan; j" for I am a heretic.' "That
makes no difference" replied the astute
friar; your money is orthodox" The
poet appreciated the witticjsm and made
the contribution asked. ~''> ~
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-04-10
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, April IL 80 p. x.-Flour-
Light movement and prices unchanged;
fancy to western spring extras at $4,000
4.25; fair to choice do at s. OO@4 90; choice
to fancy Minnesotas at $4OO@5OO; common
to choice do at $s.OQ@4O0; good to fancy
N patents, at $6:0o@s:oe; choice
70 spring superdne . $2'50@3:25; low to
@2.85. Wheat-Weak and easy; fresh at
95c cash to regular; S92fc bid for cash sci.
Ter April 94s6c bid for seller May. Corn
weak and easy; fresh 24ho regular; 31zc
Tor cash; $500 bid for seller May. Oats
Easy at axe for cash; $3.50 bid for seller
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-04-10

Prof. Daniel Vaughn, well known
throughout the United States and Europe as
an astronomer, linguist and arithmetician,
died in hospital at Cincinnati, O., on the
sth inst aged 50years.
Madame Bonaparte died at Baltimore on
the Sd inst.
Judge James K. Steward, member of the
thirty'ifth and thirty.sixth congress, died
at Baltimore, on the Sd, aged II years.
DR.. Charles Jewett, widely known AZ a
temperance lecturer, died at Norwich.
Conn.,, on the Sd inst.
DR.. A. W. Campbell, brother of the late
Bishop Alexander Campbell, Of Bethany,
West Virginia, died suddenly, at Wheeling,
on the Sd inst.
Chester Il. Hull, well known on the Pa
cific coast and in the eastern states as q
Journalist, died suddenly at San Francisco
on the 31st ult.
Thomar Contoure, the celebrated French
painter, is dead.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-04-10
Foreign Wheat Market.

NEW YORK, April THE Public to-day
concludes its estimate of the foreign wheat
market: It says more than 81, 600, 600 bus
will be required by Europe from Russia and
the United States, of which Russia will not
furnish more than $4,000, 600, unless it has
another extraordinarily large crop in 1878,
about 45,OOO, 600 bus to be drawn from this
country. If these estimates are correct the
price Of wheat must advance.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-04-10
A City DESTROYED.

Miragoane was destroyed by FIRE on the
night of the 10th of March. The Haytien
government is sending relief. Five or six
thousand pers ons were rendered homeless.
The property destroyed included $4,000
bags OF coffee, 100000 lbs of logwood, of
which 500, 600 were to have been shipped to
France, and tie remainder to New York.
Loss about 81, 100000.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-04-10
Texas Snort.

A shocking aaray occurred on the 30th
ult., at Steubensville, Texas. Messrs. Ross,
Keith and Robinson attempting to serve a
writ of arrest en- one Halliday, were shot
and killed and three others wounded.
Another fight followed resulting in the
death of two others.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-04-10
THE DAISY.

There is flower, little flower
With silver crest and golden eye,
That welcomes every changing hour
AID weathers every sky.
The prouder beauties of the field
In gay but quick succession shine,
Race after race their honors yield,
They flourish and define.
But this small flower, to nature dear,
While moon and stars their courses run,
Wreaths the whole circle Of the year,
Companion Of the sun.
i-1fontgonaz
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-04-10
Held for Murder.

Scandal was occasioned on the north side
OF Chicago some time ago by the attention
paid to Mrs. Henry Gelderman by Dr.. Henry
Meyer. the improperly of his addresses
arising from the fact that Mrs. Meyer and
Mr.. Gelderman had shortly before died I'M.
der peculiar circumstances, which, taken in
connection with the subsequent conduct of
the surviving ones were deemed suspicious
The bodies of the two deceased were there.
fore exhumed, and after careful analysis
just completed large quantities of strych.
nine were found in the system of Mr.. Gel
dermaD and the stomach of Mrs. Meyer was
found impregnated with deadly colchine.
The coroner's jury, after hearing the testi.
mony Of the chemists, found a verdict rec.
ommending that Mrs. Meyer and Mr.. Gel.
derman be held for murder.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-04-10
Perlshe& In the Storm.

A battalion OF zcurves and skirm;shers
on the way from Aumaile to Baghar, Al.
geria, was caught between Zenaki and
soukeltleta, on the 2sth day of March, in
snow storm, and nineteen men persisted.
Fourteen others are in the hospital.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-04-10
Az u0tie.

The thirty.sixth race between the Cam.
bridge and Oxford university crewe took
place on the Thames river short]v after
noon on the 5th instant, over the usual
course, Putney to Mortlake, about four
miles and two furlongs. Cambridge, as was
expected, won by two lengths. This is the
seventeenth victory for Cambridge, Oxford
winning eighteen times.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-04-10
Fatal ShDnWFeeka

BY the capsizing of schooner in a gale
in the Chesapeake Bay, Captain Hagar and
crew of three men were drowned.
A small craft bound from Cape Hatteras
for Newbern, N. c., capsized in gale on
the 3lst instant, and FIVE persons were
drowned.
The schooner Emma G. Edwards sank
on Tuckernuck shoal on the night of the
LIST inst. The captain, mate and three of
the crew were lost.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-04-10
Struck nv 1.IRhfmfmap-

On the 2Sth ult, as Mrs. Jones Nye, her
daughter Kate, aged sixteen, Puss, aged
twelve, and young man named Robinson
were riding toward their homes near Deca-
tur, ILL.,, thunderbolt struck the wagon,
Prostrating the horses, throwing Mrs. Nye
to the ground senseless, and killing the
daughter Kate and young Robinson in.
stantlv.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-04-10
An UaeYen Rattle.

The Egyptian officer sent to break up
slave depots at Bahr-el.Gazel Kordofan,
reports an engagement with Suleiman,
chief slave trader and owner of TWENTY-FIVE
depots, in which women alone waiting i'm.
portation into Egypt number 10000. The
Egyptian forces numbered 5000, part armed
with improved rifles, and were entrenched.
sulieman with 1900 Arabs, made several
assaults, but were completely defeated and
fed in disorder, leaving 1857 dead. The
Egyptians lost 70 men.
On the day after the battle between the
Egyptians and Arabs, (ths latter under
Suleiman,) five thousand deserters came
over to the Egyptian camp. The Egyptians
followed the retiring enemy, killed 10 chiefs
and 1900 more men, and were still in pur
suit at last advices. The capture of all
slave depots is considered certain.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-04-10
Public Debt Statement.

The March statement of the public debt
shows an increase of ss92,724. Decrease
since June 80, 1878, $S,6s6,575. Total debt,
1922, 796 ,463; total interest, $50, 1901, 200;
cash in treasury, 1929, 1877 ,45S; debt less cash
in treasury, 1907, lOO,265.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-04-10
War Declared.

Peru and Bolivia have concluded an of
fensive and defensive alliance, and both
countries have declared war against Chill.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-04-10
DamaRing Frost.

A hard freeze on the night of the Sd inst,
seriously damaged the early vegetable,
crops in the neighborhood of Charleston,
S. C. The less to the farmers is estimated
at $25OOOO.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-04-10
Sometime for the Gns.s,,.

Washington Nathan, son of Benz. Nathan,
who was so mysteriously murdered at New
York some years ago, was shot and seriously
wounded by Mrs. Barret, alias "Berdie
Bell" in apartments at the Coleman House,
New York city on the 4th inst. Cause, in.
trigue and jealousy. The affair is being
hushed.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-04-10
Fitz-Johu Porter,a Ca>e.

The court martial that for some months
past, has been engaged in re.hearing of
the case of Fitz.John Porter, who was dis
missed the army for alleged disobedience of
or orders in 1862, when in command of q
division OF Gen. Pope's command of the
army of the Potomac has reported. The
recommendation of the report is that Porter
be restored to the positions of which the
sentence deprived him, the restoration to
take effect from the date of the dismissal.
If this recommendation is approved by the
president it will give Porter not only his
full rank in the army, but full pay for all
the time since the date of the finding of the
original report, some sixteen years.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-04-10
nr0wme1.

A squadron of the Tsnth Hussars was
swept away by the current while crossing
the Cabul river near Jelalabad on tn" o's'
of Msrch A Lieutenant lorty men are
,,;s.;no c.-.v1n bodies have been recov.
cred.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-04-10
Tornado.

A severe tornado passed over Brown
Summit, N. c., on the Sd inst. Several
houses were blown down, scattering furni'
ture broadcast. One boy was killed and
many persons seriously injured by falling
imhpps
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-04-10

An engine and three cars of tho northern
bound passenger train Of the New Orleans,
Chicago d st. Louis railroad, jumped the
track near Hazelhurst, Louisiana, on the
@sh Inst Andy Csldvel], engineer, VA
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-04-10
A Harbinser OF sprlnx.

Indians, supposed to be struggling Sioux
and eros Ventres are raiding the Yellow.
stone valley. One band ran all the whites
in the vicinity of Terry's landing into the
military posts and captured all the horses
and cattle. A settler named Johnston was
killed and another named Stearns badly
wounded. Troops have been sent from
fork Custer and Keogh.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-04-10
A List of Murders.

In difficulty at Kaufman, Texas, on the
5th inst, John Kell shot dead Chas. Smith,
nephew of ex.Congressman Brown, of Ken.
lucky.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-04-10

TIE great question with many people
lust now is whether to buy couple OF
diamonds or couple of Florida straw
berries. The prices are about the same.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-04-10
FoPeiHu.

LONDON. April 7-12:3o P. M.-Liverpool
wheat marketopens quiet; floating cargoes
rather easier; son passage there is pause,
cargoes mixed American corn of coast, 22s.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-04-10
60unt Famine.

The report Ct an Englishman sent by
Rivers Wilson to enquire into the famine in
Upper Egypt shows by statistics that $1,000
persons died by starvation alone in Girgeh,
Kena and Esna. The famine which was
really money famine caused by over taxa.
ton, has now terminated, but has left dis.
astrous consequences. If similar taxation
continues, another partial failure in the
rise OF the Nile will cause a famine worse
than the last.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-04-10
A Dead HOFse.

The trotting stallion, Woodford Mambri.
no, that made such a fine record last season
died at St. Louis, Mo-, on the 31st ult., at
the stable of his owner, r. C. Pate.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-04-10
Oliver ". Cameron.

In Tho NI,vo~- Ia a-0 ooo II . snvvv ga
dered q verdict for the defendant on the LIST
inst. An effort will be made to secure new
trial, and if refused the case Will be carried
to court in bane upon exceptions.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-04-10

Two thousand Afghans attacked q small
detachment OF British in Pishen valley and
were defeated with loss of 60 killed. No
casualties among the British.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-04-10
c.h.DAvlDsoN, Proprietor.
NEWS IN BRIEF.


The creditors OF the Plunkett Wooden
company, at Hisdale, Mass, are considering
its condition. Liabilities 100000.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-04-10
IncineFAted.

The body of Geo. w. Farrant, business
agent of the National Guard association,
whose armory was in the upper story of
Verandah row, which was burned at St.
Louis on the 5th inst, was taken from the
ruins with arms and legs burned of and
face frightfully mashed. He was in the rear
room of the armory looking after some
cases of rifles, when, it is supposed, part of
the roof fell and buried him in the debris.
His relatives live in Norfolk, Va.
The burning of stable on Third avenue,
Brookly-, on the 18th inst, caused the death
OF David R. Pulver and four horses.
At the destruction of the Belmont oil
works at Philadelphia, Pa, on the 31st ult.
Frank Callahan was fatally burned, and
John Greaves seriously.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-04-10
Prairie Fires.

A Sioux Falls, Dakota, special OF the LIST
inst, says the prairie fires reached the sub
urbs of the town and were only checked by
great exertions. The wife of John Forbins
lost her life in endeavoring to save some
stock.
Startling reports have been received of
the "a 70 oea If nrairia f;raa in the Rig SinnY
valley, and throughout southern Dakota.
A merchant of Eden tells narrowing stories
of the losses in that quarter, on the 29th
inst, when the fires were of unusual force
and destructive without precedent. From
the door of his store he counted thirteen
farm houses in flames, and he says more
than forty in that vicinity have lost every.
thing-houses, barns, hay, seed, grains, etc.
The flames travelled with such rapidity that
the people were unable to save anything.
A large Norwegian church, five miles from
Eden, was burned, and in the same neigh.
borhood child lost its life. The father
was terribly burned in endeavoring to res
cue his child. A Nh. Nicholson, residing
near Beloit, was terribly burned while try
ing to save his property. 1t is reported
that two other men in the same locality
were burned to death. In the vicinity of
Portlandville, it is said not less than twenty
farmers lost their hay, grain, etc. West of
Elk Point Mr.. Richardson lost a large amount
OF grain; school house with all the books
and contents was also burned. At White
Swan, opposite Fort Randall, the telegraph
Office, with all its effects, was burned, as the
operator reports from Yankton agency. At
the same place the government stables were
burned, but the stock was saved. Alto
gether immense damage has been done,
and the hardship to settler is particularly
severe.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-04-10
Trouble i'm Iowa.

Reports from Davis City, Decatur county,
Ia, say that citizens, in view of the long
series of lawlessness and crime by gang of
deperadoes, led by Irving Tucker and one
latter, banded together on the 31st ult.,
seized Tucker and hung him. Taiter was
also captured and said he was ready to
swing, if he was allowed to kill Toplif[e and
Frisby, two citizens, against whom he had a
grudge, but he was taken from the mob and
placed in Jail. The mob then went to the
bagnio of Martha McLain, tore down the
house and destroyed It's contents. During
the fray, sympathizers of Tucker and latter
set the Commercial Printing office on fire.
Much excitement prevails and more trouble
is anticipated.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-04-10

fact that improper relations existed be-
tween them. rs 81,
Isaac Fletcher, member of tho British
parliament from Lockermouth, shot himself
on the 4th inst.
H. F. Voss, German, residing in Men,
phis, Tenn, suicided on the 30th ult.. by
shooting himself. Grief over the seduction
of his only daughter was the cause which
prompted the rash act.
Levi Fasig shot himself at Terre Haute
on the 31st ult.4 :F..V. Rollia, stranger
under arrest for stealing at the same place,
took strychnine and ended his life.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-04-10
THE MARKETS.
New York.

Reported by Chandler, Brown 4 Co., Commission
Merchants, milwaukee, Wis, Chicago, Ill.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-04-10
Financially Embarrassed.

The office of the United States freehold
land and emigrant company, 40 and A
Exchange place, New York city, has been
placed in the hands of the sheriff, judg-
ments for s124,OO0 having been obtained.
Bonded debts one million and half, mostly
held abroad.
Eddy, Corse & Co., shoe manufacturer.
Troy, N. Y, nave failed. Liabilities $780,.
00e; nominal assets $4,000.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-04-10
Consumed hY Fire.

About ! O'Clock on the morning of the
9Th inst, fire broke out in the fve.s:ory
brick building on the northeast corner of
Crown and Race streets, Philadelphia,
which was entirely consumed with its con.
tents. The fire communicated to adjoining
structures and was not subdued until up.
wards of million dollars worth of proper.
ty was consumed. Albert Fruh was killed
and Frederick Fruh, Samuel Dunlap and
James Baxter seriously injured by falling
walls.
The ship Lancaster, laden with 1900 bales
OF cotton, burned to the waters edge, at
Galveston, Texas, on the 4th inst.
A fire at Canton. ILL.,, on the Sd instant,
caused the destruction of business property
valued at $4,000.
A large building at Fort Wayne, Ind, &C.
cupied by Bakers sealing wax factory and
Jolenson's machine shop, burned on the
4th. Loss $4,000.
The fine building, 5O4 and SOC North Fifth
street, st. Louis, No., occupied by s. NJ.
Hamilton & Co., wholesale dry goods on the
ground floor, and Mack & Co., wholesale
clothiers, on the other floors, was destroyed
by fire on the 4th instant. The building, an
ell OF which extends round to St. Charles
street, is complete wreck and stocks to.
tally destroyed. Altheimer & Whites store
was Quilted, and Meyers Bros, adjoining,
damaged good deal by water. The Fourth
street stories in Verandah Row were all in.
Jured more or less by water, particularly
Miller, Grant & Co., laces and fancy dry
goods, and H. Probasco, fancy candles.
The American express company's Office also
received thorough wetting. On the roof
IN the rear part of an adjoining building
several fremen were standing, when the
rear wall fell, killing one man named Mel:
son, MORALLY wounding Billy Rentz and
badly injuring two or three others. Rentz
died on the way to the hospital. The loss
OF property foots up about half a million
dollars.
The Seligman corset and shade factory. at
New York, was burned an the 81 inst. Loss.
$4,000.
The Canada and Great Western railway
station, Bamfeld's refreshments saloon. the
American express company's and Montreal
telegraph company's Offices at Suspension
Bridge, N. T., burned on the I'd inst. Loss
$4,000.
Pease L Sons saw and planning mill at
Thompsonville, Conn.,, burned on the I'd
inst. Loss $4,000.
The extensive rendering establishment of
Swift d White, Barron Island, N. Y, burned
on the I'd inst. Loss $3.50, 900; no insurance.
Proctor & CANDLES candle factory. at
Cincinnati, o., was partially destroyed by
ire on the LIST inst. Loss estimated at $4o,-
600.
At Lebanon, KY, on the s1st inst, sixteen
houses were destroyed by fire. Loss $780,.
600; insurance 5000
An incendiary burned Timers wadding
mill, at Niverville, N. Y, on the 31st ult.
Loss $4,000; insurance $4,000.
The Belmont oil works at Philadelphia
was burned on the 31st ult. Loss estimated
at from SIS, 600 to 100000.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-04-10
SelEDeg tFuetion.

A man who gave his name az Jacob Cav.
ier' died in hospital at Dayton, O., on the
9th inst, from the effect of wounds inflicted
on himself with knife. He had consider.
aole money about his person and appeared
In good circumstances. He stolidly refused
to accept the services Of . minister or physi.
clan and declined ito give reasons for his
ra'h act. On his person was found . travel.
ing card of Lodge No. Cos Odd Fellows,
Phila. $500 ,.... -: ~ !, :
On tho night Of the 4th inst, 1T Daven.
port, Iowa, Henry Watts, a cigar maker, and
his yife's sister, Louise litter, took prussic
acid and died within q few minutes of a.cb
other. The coroner's inquest revealed tho
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-04-10

May. Barley and Rye-Dull. Pork-Un-
changed. Lard-Easier; $6371 bid for
cash; 1910 bid for seller May. ,Whisky-
At $l.O4. Hogs-Receipts $500 head; quiet
and weak light at So 1908 IS; heayy pack.
ing at 50 60@3 So; shipping at $3.S5@4.O5.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-04-10
Milwaukeh.

>@l 4IEWAUKER,sApril 800 P. M.-Flour
In light demand; choice spring at $4,000
4.5O; common :. spring at $3.5O@3 SIX.
Wheat-Tame; No: 2 seller. May at i94L@i
$3.50; No. seller June at 95AM96ac; No. 3
fresh, cash at 92@e2Xc; Ne. 8 at 79@75Ic;
No. 4 72H@73Hc; No. l 97e: hard, $l.01.
Corn-Dull at 341zo. Oats-Tame at 24Nc.
Barley-Dull at Gle; No. 8 at 800. Rye
Steady at 1910. Pork-Dull but firm;
s1O.35 cash. Lard-At $3.50 cash. =. =,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-04-10
Band of Robbers.

A special to the Galveston Meas from
Fort Griffin says that on the Goth ult. nine
disguised, we'll armed men took possession
of Hamburg's store, Tepee Creak, near
Staked Plain, covering the clerks and
others with pistols until they robbed the
store of all the money, arms and ammuni'
ton. They then attacked the camp Of q
party en- route to Leadville, taking them
by surprise. shooting Mr.. Anderson, who
attempted resistance. They took about
$500 and all the live stock of the party.
After leaving the vicinity they went to
Blance Cannon, robbed the store of Conrad
4 Roth of 81 800 worth of provisions, arms,
etc. They are believed to be the notorious
Reeves gang from Lincoln county, New