Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-03-29
WEST AND SOUTHWEST.

At Louisville, Ky., on the 18th, Judge
Ballard, Of the United States Circuit Court,
sentenced IL counterfeiters to imprisonment
for terms varying from 10 days to 10 years,
and to fines from 81 to ST. 900. Among those
sentenced are the famous Crabtree family,
father, son and daughter. .s.il .l la
Hon. George Goldthwaite, ex-United
States Senator from Alabama, died sudden
ly on the 10th.
A A7triple shooting tragedy, resulting in
the sudden death of tive men and the seri-
GUS wounding OF the third, occurred at
Vicksburg on the night Of the 18TH. The
participants in the fight were Capt. w. +.
Fitzgerald, Capt. W. H. Andrews and Mr..
W. L. Greene, the two latter being killed
and the first wounded. The difficulty was
about the Hibernian Society, both Fitz
gerald and Andrews. claiming the office of
President. Greene was friend of Andrews,
and during fierce dispute about the mat
ter Greene made morton to draw pistol,
when Fitzgerald whipped out his revolver
and shot Greene through the heart. An
drews then shot Fitzgerald, and finally Fitz-
gerald shot Andrews. All were well known
citizens. h-
A most disastrous prairie fire has occur
red in Cloud and Republic Counties, Kan
sas. 1t swept clear a district estimated to
average ten miles long by three wide, and
occupied by probably 100 families, all of
whose houses and farm implements, to-
gether with horses and cattle in many in
stances, were lost. A number of persons
were seriously injured by the flames, but
only one is known to have persisted, Mrs.
Daniel Borversox, young and
estimable lady who lived on West Creek in
Republic County. She lost her life in trying
to save the horses when the stable took fire.
This was probably the most destructive
prairie fire that ever occurred in the State.
The grass appears TO have Gp burned to
the roots, and the ground S<er which the
flames travelled looks as IL il had been swept
with broom, so utterly is it divested OF
every thing. d -
Rev. James DeKoven, d. D., Dean of Ra-
cine College, Wisconsin, fell dead on the 18th
while in conversation with student. DIR.
DeKoven was As years of age, In 1875 he was
elected Bishop OF Illinois, but his extreme
High Church views prevented his confrma-
tion to the Office. He was recently elected
rector Of st. Marks Church, Philadelphia,
but had not accepted.
Inomas y. wood, prominent attorney oi
starkyiile, Miss, was shot and mortally
wounded on the night Of the 18th by VIM
Gilmer, colored. The provocation for the
shooting was that Wood had caned GilmeI
for using insulting language in the presence
ofMrs. Wood.
The New Orleans banks, ON the 20ih, by @
preconcerted arrangement, temporarily sus-
pended payment for all sums exceeding 500
This action was taken to ayerta threatened
panic, caused by the suspension of the Lou
isi.ns Savings, the Citizens Savings, and the
Mechanics and Traders Banks a few days
previous. The failure Of these banks is at.
trihuied mainly to the depreciation of the
consolidated bonds of the City Of New Or.
leans, Of which they are large holders. II
was thought the other banks would be able
10 resume at the end Of 10 days.