The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-09-25
fHR WEST.

SMALLPOX is reported epidemic in
New Mexico. Fifteen deaths occurred in one
| day.
GENERAL LOGAN made q speech al
| Newton, lows, on Saturday. to an audience Is.
| t.matsd mt twelve thousand.
JOHN SHILLITo, one OF the great mer-
| chants Of Cincinnati aud the Stewart OF the
| West" died on the opening day Of the .Xposi-
ion.
ARTHUR J. CREswoLp, lately director
| OF the Haveriy Church Choir Pinafore compsn y
orchestra, died on Saturday, OF congestion Of the
brain.
A LOUISVILLE girl of sixteen has been
twice married nd twice divorced which proves
concusively that there's nothing lie blue
grass.
A LTTTLE son of q Salt Lake expressman
fell into Q mineral spring at Soda springs and
was ssrangied by the strong gases smanating
from the water.
CHARLEY MCFARLANp, q brakeman on
ed Saturday evening while switching cars a.
Sardinia Station.
ASSISTANT Cashier W. W. Keene of
the Northwestern National bank at Ainnespo-
lis has confessed to being Gesaulter TO the tx
tent OF Sl35. 900.
A CHICAGO statistician has gathered
timethy seed is lower than usual in yies Of the
decreased production.
ENocH WELLER. tile Manufacturer
by trade. was committed to Jail Saturday. at
Wilmington. Ohio. charged with the crime of an
attempt TO commit rape.
Mis-. BoNEsTEFI of Shawnee, Jack
son county No., while mentally derspged killed
two Of her children by giving them norpsine,
iast Saturday. and then tined to hang herself.
IT is said that over fifteen miles of the
Utah and Northern railroad will have 20 be built
through lava beds and 10 viii be necessary TO
blast the rocks nearly all that distance in order
TO bring the bed Of the track 10 proper level
Two passenger trains on the Pan
Hardie road came into collision rear Urbana.
Onio, on Thursday evening. Owing TO the
prompt sc II the air brakes no one vas seri-
ously hurt The engines were both wrecked
The general freight agents of the
Missouri river reads have Agreed to revive the
ceased 90 exist last April. and % re-es:Abl.h
the rates for passenger and freight On the old
basis
NJ c. BAREows. . postal clerk in the
service Of the Union Pacinc railroad, has been
arrested on . charge Of robbing letters, and
held 70 y, 600 bail 20 answer He has been
and frequent complaints have been made OF
losses Of valuable letters coming from ppiafs
east Of Laramie. susrscion nnaliy fell on Bar
rows. and the eviden>e found against him led
to his arrest
NEAR Waverly on Saturday last. n
David Hoigss End his son Joseph we're tazlinS
. loAi Of straw scom the fel1 tie WAGON upset,
throwing them both 70 tie grouni- The boy vas
hoscirg . rifchfnYk in his hands. which fell
ahead Of him. striking upon the end Of tie han
de. he falling upon the fork An the straw utoc
him, hoidi1g him several feet from the gro1ad
and pressing him uroa the fogk. One tine en-
tered the side STRIKING the hip bone and eia-e-
ing upward soVard the len l1ng- Accsher noe
entered about too isehes 70 The lest OF the navel
t1rrinS 1pVaxd also
A STRANGE meteoric phenomenon vas
witnessed N Salt Lake City. Oxsen anA other
Utah towns. 90 fri<ss evening. scot 5. A ball
Of Gre descended on the sayta in the western
sky, Q Hale north Of tie earsfsoal Point, II Q
siansirg direercr. leaving kong Inns % Gre be-
hind L. This rsrsained several minutes socch- |
ing the sncsoc. thea began changing add FORM
I'd Q xsS-zaG line. becoming more aim every M
nert rf-secs1rS the aEp-arAcee Of . number q |
sns-hs eio7dlets. And finally diaappeax-nx-
" hiie rassing Away. is Sescr.bes . nnmb<r cf /
fausassse shapes. according % eo<re, taking tie
foxu of VARIOUS letter.