Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-07-23
WEST AND SOUTH.

ONE BuSSham, who lives seven miles
southeast Of ofIndependence, Mo, was arrested
on the 18th for being interested in the cele-
brated Glendale train robbery, committed last
October. officers have been watching Buss-
ham for two or three months and have finally
found sufficient proof TO convict.
ANDREAs EICHENBERG, a German,
entered Rickly's bank at Columbus, Ohio on
the 18th, and engaged the senior partner, Mr..
s. S. Rickly, in conversation, when suddenly
he drew a revolver and sent ball through
the latters head. Eichenberg then passedin-
to private room In the rear, where he found
Mr.. Ralph Ricky, one Of the partners, alone.
Mr.. Rickly having heard the shot, and seeing
the man entering the room with the evident
intention Of shooting him also, fed through
another door into the street, where he gave
the alarm. The murderer returned TO the
front Office, placed the pistol to his head and
fired, killing himself instantly. Mr.. Rickly's
wound is a terrible one and II he RECEIVERS he
will be totally blind The cause Of the trage-
dY dates back to the patio when Eichenberg
had S17 900 in the bank, which suspended a
few days after Rickly had advised Eichenberg
to let his money remain on deposit This
money WIS being repaid in small installments
by the bank and all but about $500 had been
paid.
On the night of the 18th the shock of
an earthquake was felt at Memphis, Tenn.
Its motion was vIbratory, coming from the
northwest and lasting several seconds.
A SCHOONER capsized off Two Rivers
Point, Wis, on the 9th. Her crew Of six are
supposed to be lost as they have not been
heard from.
AT Lemars, Iowa, on the 18th, Mayor
e. j. G. Ball shot and danger ously wounded
DR.. W. B. Porter Both are prominent cit-
zens. The trouble originated in Ball being
| Prosecuting Attorney IN a rape case where
/ Porter was defendant
WHILE two prisoners, charged with
murder, we're being conveyed to the Jail at
fernando, Miss, on the 10th, a body OF
masked men stopped the officers and took
possession Of the men, The officers returned
to Austin for assistance but on returning
found the two prisoners dead, with their
throats cut from car to ear, their bowels pro-
trudng from numberless wounds inflicted
with knives and rope round each Of their
necks
THE State Board of Health of Ten
nessee, on the 18th, adopted an ordinance
prohibiting the entry into that State Of aru-
cles Of merchandise from New Orleans which
would be likely to spread the yellow fever.
THERB were over tAirty cases of sun
stroke at Chicago on the 18th. Thirteen of
them were fatal.
Hon. GoDLovE S. ORTH, of Indiana,
and j. r. Chalmers, OF Mississippi, have been
renominated for Congress.
The official census returns of Detroit
Il.
returns have made the population Of Chicago
50350l. The population Of Cook County will
be from sos, 900 TO $4,000.
The recent storm In Colorado washed
away ten miles OF the Denver & Rio Grande
Railway, and damaged every bridge, culvert
and cattle-guard for about twcnty-one miles.
The Irish National Republican Con-
ventlon met at Indianapolis on the 14th.
Two hundred aud fifty delegates were present,
representing eleven States aud the District of
Columbia.
AT Lincoln, Lincoln County. N. NJ,
| on the Sd a young man named Harrison came
into town and, becoming intoxicated, was
locked up at night. A mob effected an en-
trance TO the Jail and killed Harrison, rlddllng
him with bullets. On the night of the 4th
mob again surrounded the Jail and killed the
Deputy Sheriff. who was implicated in the
killing of the night before and had made him
self obnoxious TO the outlaws. On the night
Of the 9TH they again visited the jail taking
out and hanging prisoner. II ID not known
what the prisoners crimes were
THE Missouri GreenbSek State Con-
Nention, held at sedalia ON the l4th, nomlna-
ted full State ticket a. follows: Governor
] Luman A, Brown; Lieutenant Governor,
| Homer f. Fellows; Secretary OF State, o. d.
Jones'; Auditor, A. q. Markes; Treasurer.
dOhn NJ. Sneed; AttOrney-General, A. N. Ne
Ginlly; Judge of the Supreme Court Peter
| IL. Bland; Register of Land, James A.
Mminee Railroad Commissioner, j. B. Alex
| ander.
AmRoJECT is under consideration in
the northwest TO construct canal from
Duluth 20 the Mississippi aud thence across
the aummit TO Red Lake aud the navlguble
waters Of the Red River of the North. OF
canal, the whole number Of miles will only be
thi1y-soYen, OF river and lake ehaalnel 345-
total 6ngth 8S2 miles,
WnnE Andrew Wilson, Young farm
er living on Big River, near Hnlsboio. Mo-,
was driving along the road ON the 10th, ac-
companied by young lady named Schultz,
they were fired upon by some unknown per-
son concealed In the brush The ball passed
chest, kilhngheS, then penetrated Wilson's
head, inaieung.R mortal wound. No clue TO-
the murderer.
j. W. MiEHREs, Il farmer living in
Carroll Couniy, Ark, found upOu returning
10 hls house from rtsle field, a few days ago,
that IL had hsen plundered In his absence
He Immediately gaVe,chase ahd ran the thief
down In Scott County, No, where he was
stopping over night iRt the house of Mr..
Blmberling. He soon had him covered with
arihe and tho tran o said he would surrender,
but Ave seconds later drew a pistol while
his oaptor was 0d Ais guard and shot himS
through the heart. The tamp then escaped
to Arkansas, where the Sheriff and posse
finally ran him down pt the house Of
an old pan supposed 30 be his father. They
surroupded the house and when he appeared
In the door opened frc. The tpamp returned
the are With pistol In either hand and while
they we're reloading took % the fields. The
posse followed him and, firing another yolley
brought him to the ground apparently dead
but when one Of the party, Mr., JoAes, went
up 70 take u look az him, tle fellow pointed
a pistol directly vt his head and hred Il. Mr..
Jones falling back dead. The desperadUsoon
after expired.
THE Iowa Democratic State Csnven-
tion will be held september2. 2.
CAPTAIN PAYNE and party, who re-
Gently entered the Indian Territory, bave been
arrested
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
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