, 1880-03-25


rious portions Of the State show that the
fruit and corn crop is materially injured
sud IN many instances entirely destroyed.
There are snow AMI ice and sleet in many
places, and rivers and creeks in the eastern
part Of the State are very much swollen.
EatNroad Consolidation.
ArcuIsoS, March III is announced
that the Central Branch Railroad has been
consolidated with the Union Pacific, and
will on and after the first prox. cease TO be u
division Of the Missouri Pacific road and
will resume the old name of Central Branch
OF the Union Pacific, and its main line will
be extended at an early day to a connection
with the Union Pacific. The Central
Branch now operates 220 miles of road, ira
versing nearly every organized county Of
northern Kansas.
A Bigamist I'm Limbo.
CHICAGO, March l7.-Clarence Davis, the
bigamist who appears to have FIVE or six
wives in various parts of America, having
one in Canada, was held to bail this morn
ing by Police Justicein SIS, 600 to the Grim
inal Court. ..
An Atrocious ViIialn Hanged.
Pontiac, Ills, March l7.-Johannes De
Boer was hanged here to-day. His crime
was peculiarly atrocious-the murder of
Miss Ella Martin, girl of seventeen, whom
he first attemnted to outrage as she was
going home from church, and failing in that
beat her so severely that she died the next
day.
Telegraph Authorities Disagree.
WHEELING, w. Va, March 17.-This
ltr haT .
B. K o. telegraph authorities and the W. u.
line. 1t is claimed that the W. U. has cut
the wires OF The B. & o. on the poles on
Market street formerly operated by the
A. & P. Co. Fhe b. K o. Telegraph Co.
replaced the wires and then cot the wires of
the W. U. Co. on the A. & p. poles, which
they claimed were placed there without
their knowledge or consent. Tonight men
were placed on watch. The matter will
probably be thrown from the courts for set
element. Watchmen are guarding various
lines tonight.
A Big Claim.
New York, March IT, The Lake Erie
and Western Railroad Company began suit
to. day for the recovery from James w.
Henry of $1,000 with interest, from
July, 1879. The cause of the debt is not
stated definitely.
Kansas wheat Products.
LEAvENwoRTH, March 1.-THE Times
publishes returns respecting Fall wheat,
showing the acreage to be 20 per cent.
larger and its condition fully 80 per cent.
better than last year. and the yield will ex.
ceed 100000 bushels.
Fire at Sea.
New YORK, March 1.-THE ship N. B.
Palmer reports that on February 10Th, in
latitude 80, longitude 80, she spoke the
steamer Derwent, from Glasgow to the islsnd
Of Trinidad, with the cargo in the after hold
on FIRE for four days. The steamer hoped
to be able to reach Trinidad.
OprRy TestiRes.
WAsHINaToN. March 17.-0uray testified
to. day before the House Indian committee
that the Indians had been dissatisfied with
the government before the Meeker troubles.
He knew little Of the Thornbergh massacre,
and denied that any but White river Utes
were implicated. He was anxious to return
home and report.
Page 10 the Rescue.
Before acting upon the report OF the COM
mittee which recently examined into the
postal business of Wells, Fargo & Co., the
postmaster general will give hearing to
Congressman Page and other representatives
Of the company.
Reno Gets the ar Bounce.
The President has confirmed the sentence
dismissing Maj Reno.
The President is very indignant at the
conduct Of Reno in failing to save himself
degradation by resigning. and to. .day sum-
marily dismissed him from the service.
A Treasury CounterTeis.
CHICAGO. March ia $40 treasury coun-
terteit was discovered to-day.
Nail Machines 60 be stopped.
PrTTsDuRa, March 1.-THE western nail
manufacturers have agreed to stop all nail
! machines west for two weeks.