The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-03-26

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Gator estimates the coming drive Of Texas
cattle to number %, 200, principally young
cattle, Of which about one-third have been
disposed Of in advance.
Ar St. Louis on the morning Of the
18th, Conrad Hiemann, while in drunken
craze, stabbed his wife and two-year- old
child, the latter while in its mothers arms.
babe was probably fatally injured. John
Hiemann, q brother Of the murderer, also
received severe cut while trying to restrain
the latter. The murderer fed, but was
arrested few hours later, while wandering
about in an apparently crazed condition.
IT is announced that the Central
Branch Railroad has been consolidated with
the Union Pacific, and will, on and after the
LIST Of April, cease to be division Of the
Missouri Pacific. The road will resume its
old name Of the Central Branch Union Pa
early day to q connection with the Union Pa
cific Railway.
Four train-lOads of excursionists from
Chattanooga and other Southern points ar
rived in Cincinnati on the 18th, to celebrate
the opening Of the Cincinnati Southern
Road. The excursionists were entertained
with most profuse Inequalities.
AT Aurora, ILL.,, on the morning of
the 18th, Mrs. W. Baldwin was found dead
in bed with her jugular vein severed, and
beside her lay her unconscious husband with
several gashes in his throat, arms and abdoe
men. His wounds are not serious. Baldwin
came from Vermont, and they had been
married only three weeks. Cause of the
tragedy unknown.
The Louisiana Republican State
Convention will meet at New Orleans on May
"a.
The Michigan State Greenback Con-
vention met at Detroit on the 18th and
elected delegates to the National Conven-
ton.
THE Western nail-mills, by agree
ment, have shut down all their works for
while in order to prevent over-production
HOMER WELLINGTON, well known
business man of Boston, Of high social
standing, is under arrest, charged with poi
soning his wife and little boy, and also Of
the minor crime of forgery. His wife will
probably recover. The boy died with every
symptom Of poisoning.
THE Illinois Democratic State Con-
vention, to select delegates to the Nation
al Convention, will be held at Springfield,
June 10.
The Rhode Island Republicans have
nominated Alfred H. Littleield for Cover
nor and Henry H. Fay for Lieutenant Gov
ernor.
CLARENCE DAVIS. the bigamist, who
appears to have had five or six wives in vari-
Gus parts of America (having one or two in
Canada), has been held to bail by Chicago |
Police Justice in 5000 to appear at the |
Criminal Court.
GEN. CHARLES ADAMS, of Colorado,
who conducted the negotiations for the sur
render of the Ute prisoners, has been ap-
pointed Minister to Bolivia. Bret Harte
has been appointed United States Consul at
Glasgow.
GEN. j. H. SIMPSON, for many years
stationed at st. Louis in charge of river i'm
has been retired from service at
his own request, and will be succeeded by
Capt. Ernst, of the Engineer Corps. Gen.
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and has been in constant service for forty
eight years.
The Illinois State Greenback- Labor
Convention will be held at Springfield, April
81, to select delegates to the Chicago Con.
vention.
FRANK G. FALLS, a former resident
Of Memphis, together with four negroes,
were drowned at Walnut Bend, Ark, by the
of skiff, on the 18th.
A DUEL was fought in Brunswick
County, Va, on the 18th, between R. A.
Raney, young lawyer, and Richard Jolly.
. drummer. The latter was wounded in
the right arm. A second fire was about be-
ing had when the whole party were cap
tured by the Sheriff. The affair originated
in discussion about State politics.
WIN. B. PERSON was hanged at
Geneseo, n. Y, on the 10Th, for the murder
Of L. B. Whitney, by poison, in January,
1877. The victims wife, whom Pierson
married, was tried IS an
to the crime, but was acquitted.
SAMUEL H. MYERS was hanged at
Cleburne, Tex, on the 10Th, for the murder
Of Mrs. A. Hester, in February, 1877.
JOHANNES DEBoER, aged II, was
hanged at Pontiac, H., on the 18th, for the
murder, in October last, of Ella Martin,
young girl Of about the same age, under cir
;umstances Of peculiar atrocity.
CHARLES C. TAYLOR, city editor Of
he Philadelphia Times, shot himself on the
l4th, while in a state Of mental alteration,
md has since died.
GEORGE Fl. HAMMOND, an actor of
'ome repute, committed suicide at Boston
IN the 18th. His stage name was George H.
dillman.
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