The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-11-26
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.
PERsONAL AND POLTTTCAL. /.
Rev. JAMES B. CoRRINaroN, d. D

wright, and quarter Of . century ago hard
" less famous than that great preacher, died
at the residence Of his son, Rev. james F.
Corrington, in st. Louis, on the 10th.
Gov. Wilt, of Louisiana, has ap-
pointed Hon. T. C. Manning United States
Senator, vice Spoford, deceased.
SERIOUS differences are reported 10
exist in tho British Cabinet, regarding the
treatment Of the Irish land-labor question.
IT. Is said that Messrs. Bright and Chamber
lain have pronounced absolutely against any
coercive measures.
CHARLES S. FISHER, prominent
young lawyer Of Cincinnati, and an active
Republican politician, is under arrest
baRot-box at the October election.
UNITED STATES MARSHAL WEAR
TON says the Republicans will contest the
seats Of Democrats returned to Congress
from the Fourth and Fifth Districts Of Lou
isiana, and perhaps likewise those Of the
First and Second Districts.
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY.
Col. THOMAS A. SCOTT and party
Of prominent railway officials have been
making tour Of inspection over the Texas
and Pacific and New Orleans Pacific roads.
They were Hospitality entertained at most Of
the various cities and towns they visited.
The Mississippi Valley Interstate
Convention met at the State House in New
Orleans on the 10th. The following officers
were chosen: President, ex-Chief Justice
II. f. Simrall, Of Mississippi; Vice.Presi-
TIL r r.
Troutman, Kentucky; w. Gould, Missouri;
Alex. Campbell, West Virginia; d. B. Woods.
Pennsylvania; L. C. Keever, Ohio; Benz.
Kiger, Mississippi. Secretary, John C.. Hen.
derson, Louisiana.
A RECENT New York dispatch says:
The action Of the Supreme Court of the
United States, dissolving the receivership of
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway,
removes obstacles that have stood in the way
Of q consolidation Of that company with the
Missouri Pacific Railway Company. Nego.
tiations for consolidation of these compa-
MES have been in progress for some time,
and now the union is likely to be accom-
plished. Jay Gould is President of both
he favors their union.
JAY GOULD has purchased the Denver
and South Park Railroad, paying therefor
about 81, 500, 900.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
THoRNHILL and Fields, horse-thieves,
were taken from the Sabine Parish Ia. }
Jail by party of armed men and r1ddled
with bullets.
Two young men, well armed and
mounted, entered upon the career Of high
waymen near Dallas, Tex, the other day.
They were tolerably successful for the great
er part Of q day, and secured considerable
booty from the numerous passers-by on the
Denton road. Toward night, however, the
Sheriff organized posse and came down
upon the youthful Jack sheppards, at which
they broke and run, and, refusing to halt at
the Sheritf's command, they were literally
punctured with buckshot. One of them,
Otis Comfy, fell from his horse, dead; the
other escaped, but was thought to be wound
ed, and could hardly avoid ultimate cap
ture.
DANIEL TROUTMAN, q well-to-d0
armer Of Dauphin County, Pa, was shot
and killed by one of two burglars who had
effected an entrance into his house and de.
manded his money at the muzzle of re-
volver. Troutman, under pretense of get
ting the money, secured doubled barreled |
shotgun, with which he fired at one Of |
them, but missed him. The other at the |
same time fired at Troutman, hitting him |
in the breast and inflicting mortal wound. |
The robbers then fed. Troutman, before |
he died, identified the man who shot him as |
Henry Rumberger, man of not very good
character, employed on o neighboring es-
tate of which Tr0utman was the executor. |
Rumberger was arrested. He denies the |
crime, but the neighbors generally believe
him guilty.
The entire family of Daniel Burr,
Waterman in q Cleveland rail mill, were |
asphyxiated. with gas from coal stove on |
the night OF the 10th. When Burr returned |
home in the morning from his work he
found the house tightly closed, and forcing
an entrance through window he discov-
cred his wife and three children and two
other young women, friends of the family, |
all lying in AZ unconscious condition, while
q strong odor Of coal gas pervsded the
house. Prompt efforts at resuscitation were
effectual in saving the lives Of all but one of
the number.
The. wing of the Minnesota Insane
Asylum destroyed BY fire was occupied ex-
clusively by male patients. All the records
were destroyed and the work of identiica-
ton Of patients Is necessarily somewhat diff
fcult Up to the 18th the remains Of 10
bodies had been found in the ruins, in addi-
ton to which % others were known to be
missing.
AT Logan. O., Carmi Call emptied q
package containing seven pounds Of blasting
powder into flour sack. His wife held the