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, 1881-06-09

Impressive. Laying inside his Highlander
rap tio walkel slowly to the witness chhfr.
Pushing back Ills long. white hair. wl'fr1
hung down over his shoulders. he began his
statement: "Gcntlemcn nt tllo Jury. dill
not inteicd to kill my wife. We had never
t,uarrelcd much. She Ind pawncd cyery-
thing It, the house, atll whefi |
tiook I'm that ,,x I did not intend TO XII her
Iwas going to strike the plllow besido her
head, to Tighten ler, when BY so,io
chopped wood for, living,
and 4" Intended to killed Agnes I
would not llnye inflicted a wound with
wlicl, she wullt1 lave lived three days. I
anl IN old man. aild not afralsl Of death:
| have been nearly drowned twice md
shipwreckctl oncte. and DO mot fcar
death i!ow,, ,'1, for .!,.olny. l"ye @ net rd +
matte, and evidently deeply Impressed tlle
Jurors. Instructions wero given by Judge
Court adjourned. until 9 y: III. At3 o'clocls
the Jury reported they Ind mt agreed. ait!
weru locked up Until tomorrow morning at
10 O'Clock,
, 1881-06-09
GEN, HILLIARD,

EIo Announces Ellis Intention Of Isatirs
Ing 10 Private Llfo-Col. Elliott to Huc-
coed Him az AdJutant"General of the
Stute.
spessas D4,paseh to tn. Chteseo Tribune.
SrluSuFIELD. ILL.,, Juno a.-Adjt- Gen. Till
liarl to-day announced that llc proposed
10 retire to private llfo noxt month,
This news will DO n surprise to the militia Of
tho Stats. Gen. l1fDftnttl Wtls first appointed
to Ills present position by Gov, Doyeridge In
ls75, md was rcappo1ntotl BY GOV. Cullom
under the liuw military cdlo Iii 1877, 1ls
went lntD otllee when tha Stata 1laA but few
independently and StrnxKltHE military cunt
pates, a, llns since rsi'tloresl sil!eigIlt sery-
lee. ul'un him l,as tlevolved the labor Of
tWrfecttng tho details OF tlls organlxatlun, aud
III thls work !!e hds shown great zeal. III
fSe' H i'i'!larn aS q, entasIust vt no,n a,o,
nj, extent that his vii intet,doll efforts have
occasionally beei, misunderstood, md 10 has
becolhe unpopular III so'llu quarters, but llo
that I,e Inv contributed lnrye!y to The I'd:
ynice 1',nsln Of late years in the 1raantxR;;
t!on and cqa!pmsnt 1T the. illinois National
t}l'nr! al!d that lu lllS psrformel isls tl.!tles
tta'"ta'y f. aant ';S$ SS cl!S s1as IT, as , issl's
Col EIii0t was a Presidential slector last
fall. mud y pouMlar among a!t classes IN hts
ssct" of ts Stats !ts @tilt9ry @ resSr J.
Of having been An excellent tllkelN!ts.9rlNN
aial Oi,g Ut the best con.lnantless IN tho sarv-
sS a. .e SsFnTlnE of ths War ~ c%eptS
tsurs, his l!rst cq4iuiisslon boine DATED
1851 to ba alajor, II lsoi to l'u Lieutenant.
Colonel, md IN, 1aa5 10 be Coloncl. llls NJ
sI wIo'ossr he 1T Il k'ow. @ e's %lsat, sc ,coi. <. i.
| Muck. JWtlxe AaypGn$b nt this Sect,,Ml Brig,
, 1881-06-09

KEoKuK, Ia, June 8.-Onr city has en-
joyed some distinguished callers to-day. Jay
Gould. with party consisting OF 4. l.. Hop
kins, Vtce-PresItlent OF tlio Wabash; Jnsncs
+. lowe, Secol1d Vice-prcsltlent; W. +.
Merrill, Goncral Superintendent Peoria & Iowa
DlvIson; Capt. ltokes, President Of II Texts
road; aud John u. Cassotl. Of tho Hannibal s.
1t. Joe Hailroad, arrived from, st. Louis by
special train ut l1:3o this mornlng. Tho party
wcro cordialty received by committee OF c[tl-
zcns ana tho managers Of tho Wabash at this
3ulut. und entertained with drive oyor tho city.
Afr. Gould has Just returned fro,u the Wpst.
a.,u cat,n 10 view Keokuk, which Is tu bec0uo NJ,
important pont nj tho gTgnt Wabnsh Line. IIo
also desired to look ut tho Toledo, PeurIn T. War-
BRw, ono OF his latest purchases lilo Expressed
himself Ms highly pensel With our city. Tho
party loft for Pcorln curly In tho afternoon.
, 1881-06-09

L1rTLE Rock, Juno 8-1nfUrmatton has
been received Of u inest dastardly murder,
committed In Van Buren, County, at What Ia
known rs the "GM!t NetRhbeyl.aoa."
Lewis Sweetlon is tho llaMe of the
murdered nun. 1t Is whispered lie
knew too much concerning the Illicit manu-
factlre Ut Mountain Dew fnr tile health and
happiness OF certain citizens. The plum tur
tho murder WIS ttlabDlically Systematic,
Sweeson lives OH the edge OF i. deep wood,
md In front Ut his house Is n low
porcls, hlA fayosit resort. 'r!e me,.
who murdered liln cut awny twiRs and
Lral!clles Ut trees for .ista1,c0 of AExty-livo
yards fron! the porch Into the woad.
giving them MI. llllDt>strllrtel n!lu. The
tirst flra carried de4td with la leatla..
messenger. Tile Oil man, fell. HI!0t
through the l'eart, dying best!o his chair III
n very few minutes. OAlcerS King and Lewis
wei,tu fr0lu Clinton tn tho stpnn OF tl,e
murder and arrested three s,!ul supposed to
u w. cnai,s a A t .xeci e sI0 st se ethsr j.
nrrests will speedily be male.
, 1881-06-09
4 Pound Of I'les1,-A NJ. Laul@ ~" ~
Coulu Have Satisfied sh}loe1'

81. t.tnts jfftlp.taHn', ,rus PER
fosae y 81: teafs, II tftsa5 !l;,; t,. s
yate houae, tho subject 1e!Ils ',"i II ndlpass
eatAto Agcut'of this cIty. Ioaeia ~ nj. tlrrk.
sss fs1 !ats ;sty frS s4n tss s sf vhsse o. sss
,tv pst' atS ,M,',,is' ii,o fut hal pexnas 10
s!ast 4 :as ri, asayY tss tas,s Spu' t1S r.
hss1ns hssa hs s,aS ssS1 noe atwsa rw* sd ha htifta
u sasseoa!as assl:ni ans l.1 st us;Is .;is =!
II sat t'S: WI: ' tsSen. @ Tns pieeu IT .s .s,a - III
to hnve Weighed exactly nno i"'. hiir, IN tbs
sris snG aid not sPpcar . suffer NIX: u
when tho pAris Weto belh9 ts,,,x tis5uc. TT
suuI belix cissi up aa,l ba,n'ases' =, as bs cs.s
Cigar. urlered tno pound o. '..sm T., rrsd lbs
rapes. Oniy fsw drops OF hon't wss' in fsst.
in serious consequences arv nxpeIttc ~ custouat
walis, and appears to en1oy t.,:.,a ~ ~ 70 buss.
ever. He OK poets to bn ablo To tata *!E&
ness this wevk As usuA!s tho pl"'"'F
taken not to u4tcA cold
, 1881-06-09

CEpAH RArIns, In, june 8,-.Tho Coro-
ncr's jury, attor thorough investigation as
to the cause OF tie ratlFoad disaster Sabbath
norntng last OH the Chicago 4 Northwestern
lsatlroad, four miles west OF this city, wllcre-
by Frank Horton md Thomas Hurley were
killed, returned verdict this afternoon,
tll.d.ng that the death OF these two l,len was
caused by the "clllpable and crlluInul npglI-
Ktl!ee 81 Charles y. Lewis, night operator at
Issued y warrant for l.swis' unrest, anil lis
WIN taken Into custody. information .l.ls
been tlled before Justice Anderson by ". +.
!, Fitch. General Claim Agent oE the Chicago
crI,Mu Ut mallsialgliter Tho preliminary
exaullnst1on will b0 held Tomorrow,
, 1881-06-09


AUGUSTA, Nc, June 8.-Thero WAS n good
deal OF excitement at Thomaston today over
ths desperate attempt Of two convfcts 10
escape from the State Prison, md fears
were entertained OF general at
tempt to break jail. During the tlay
lInynes, the Kocklaltd murderer, alld
Portland thief named Bragtlon, OH their
way to the sllops threw some llnln,ent at!d
proper Into tho eyes 0f the Ruard. completely
binding lin. They then rushed acfoss the
Rl.ard-ro0nl and rushed ut the outer guard
with a bowe-kntfe and tho pepper, but
the guard raised Its rifle and fired, the ball
tass[ilv through Haynes right lung. Drax.
don run back III time to escape tho second
shot from the rifles. and both llcn were
secured and found to be- fully nr1nCd. 1t
Is believed Haynes had made arrangements
for n general Jail delivery. liz kEllc!t his
guard 1T luckland Il. few years ngu, nlltl tlis
Is his third or fourth atteulpt at escape. .all
OF Ills plans. involving the killing or luaiinlng
OF the guards or wntc1itneil.
, 1881-06-09

9pEtIaE Uispaff6 70 1Hs [hsed0o Tribune,
Sioux Cry, In. june S.-A preliminary
SURVEYS making by cnglneerso Ut thu Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul for line FROM this
city east, via Corrccttonyille, ltlagroyc, and
tllonce southeast down tie Valley OF Coon
Rlver, to Connect With tho Council Huns line
Ut tho road at Coon ltarIda. Another survey
over a shorter limo Ia .nukfng by another party.
leaving tho Council ntutfs line nnur nctlanee, IN
sholby County, and Ia TO como vim Mupletol and
Bmtthtand. Tho t|rst line mentioned occupies
City line OF the ChiHng0 & Northwestern s to te
extended. II tho llret mentioned limo is seleet
gu, thero will 10 lively contest between tho
two companies.
, 1881-06-09

LITTLE Rocx, Ark, Juno S,-An old man
nanctl X. hall. living near Locksburg, was
robbed and afterwards murdered In Sewer
County. Il few days ngo by thrca negroes, WHO
assisted Him to crs,ss n swHll0M crcuk. Tl0
f..ct becoming known by the citizens, they
turned nut In bDtly anl captured tile ln,1r.
ttcrers, wlIu confessed, atld hanged them to
q tree near the spot where They committed
their dAsturtlIy crime.
, 1881-06-09
LEON cHnI1EAll.

ST. Louis. June 5.-I4e0n Chottea,, OF
France, delivered Ill a.tslress before the llen,-
herx Of tbs Merchants ExclAnge ihIA aftut-
noon ~, the subject of FreMch prohibition Ut
American llos;-prt,ducts, taklnE -strt'nx
grounds ngniust tbs actit.n Ut the .Fce!n''l
t.0yesntneht, a1ati expressing Nj, opinion TINT
tho proilhltOry leeEen wH,li,l s0oN ~ With.
drawn. rhn Exet,Ange will Hesla aM official
copy Ut the address IL Secretary Blaine.
, 1881-06-09
shENGERFEsT At OMAHA !, =,

OMAlIA, Neb., June s.-'rhe sevei'!, ", ",
ennlel Sitngerfest of the piouetr singe'uu'a '".
of tho Missouri Valley begun l,ese tllls e,sn' :s
Ing, and will continue until nest asnass; :a,;
All tho principal cltlcs Of the silssouM ,."
Valley are represented here By ther ''ei,aa a,as
singing societies. among the ni''ts'vss g o1a: inS'
singing societies from ColnelI Bluffs s RI n.
l.envunwortl,, Atchts,,, k"ns;S la!;' onsI. i.su:
Gfo fa,I Goi,s' 1yas IS nf ''%i! ,is .ysns and u
telsdad by three tl'ousatlt! pe1pls;; aIxrird ssi
Klvnn in tho Temporary Music llal. etev.sr vr,.
GY Onltlla singing societies A1'1 slti1ts, Iii
ornllY at q c0st OF. S.. 0oo. The fes1 ma
prove a grafltt musical success.
, 1881-06-09

Quincy, ILL.,, June 8.-Gentlcmen returned
fro,n tho work oil tic Quincy, Missouri Il
Paclilc extcnston Of tho Wabash Road west
ward FROM Milan, No., state tl,at the laying
Of iron ms boen commenced nt the latter place,
aud six miles aro ulroady iatd. An oxtrn forcp
Ia now at work, md 1t Is expected that trains
will bp running into Tronton. Mo-. by tho lat OF
July. Infnrnatton Rntherch from officers OF the
ruaa Leads to tho bn.rf that tue road viii not be
yoys arc completed 10 c0nneutIun with The
0mHha line Ut the Wabash. Tho present oxton-
sion will curry tho road 14a miles west from
Quincy,
, 1881-06-09

LOUISVILLE. Ky.. June S.-last Saturday
evening Charles l.at0ur snatcllel Mrs.
Meade's pocketbook, containing sa5. 11e
arrested OIL the charge, hra.tRlt before the
City Cuurt, md placed under bond ut $500 10
answer IN tho Circuit Court. Yestartlay .hc
was indicted BY the urund Jury, alml to:tiay
he entered a rlen Of guilty. aill the. Jury
fixed Ills punishment ut three years Iii the
1'cntcntiary,
, 1881-06-09

4
Epsffdl DEtpdtth to Ths CatedEo Ifttt.f,$.

Epsetdl Dsspoteh to 1'as Cateaso Irtbans.
PLANO, ILL.,, June Stills morning m u1l-
usually heavy thunderstorm occurred here,
during which tho lightning struck tho resi-
da,co and tailoring establishment combined
OF II. Ptingstinc, Jr., demolished the chsm-
neys, and nnroofcd tho llonse. Shingles fell
In atoms In all directions for n block around.
Entering the house, 1t broke mirrors md
other furniture, md made It's oxlt through a
door. melting iatches and wlre screen ns
would fllrnacc. Tbs lnnlntcs Of the build
Ing wera badly stunned, but not seriously
Injured.
, 1881-06-09

C01.GNnls, u. Jut,a ,R,--Ja'uea i. Cra,ia,
tie lat0 sle&aultIng Postmaster at Lon.l0ll,
o., was tllls morning sents,leed by Judge
SwlnS, Of tlla UnIted Suites ClreYtt Court, to
imprisonment for nus yeur III tho Mpptgonl-
cry County jail ut Dayton. 1lany yrars ago
Crane was left lasgu life estMte, but, ul-
tlInugh now \ comparatively yullnK lllali, llo
lua KullH through It, Wlne wOliGt!, and rartls
heLnx his constant cnulpall Ions fur ysurs. 1t
il understood that he Is also lEahle to prost.-
eution on several counts for forging tho
, 1881-06-09

EspxorA, n. NJ, June s.-rwo despera-
docs named Knowles and Collnors attacked
Voorhees, store, intending to rob It. md
shot ule proprietor twice. probably fatally.
lesperaslucs lied. X lync',ng party imme
aately organized anil pursued, Knowles
was shot deaa. Connors was captured aud
returned to-ttay, and undoubtedly will be
1ynchetl tG-nigllt,
, 1881-06-09

PHILADELPHIA, 1'a., June s-Gcorge ".
1ubeley, u ina[l-routo agent, convicted OF
stealing from the llIails, WIS refused n new
trial, and sentenced to pay Il fine 0f S1o0,
COSTS of prosecution, nnd undergo imprison-
nlcnk one ycnr In tho renltentlary.
, 1881-06-09

KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Juna 8.-Tliomas croli,
a wealthy farmer, living near Ilenryylllc.
Ind., was killed by lightning last night. lie
was found tt-ttny with ll!s horse t!tree miles
cast Of ilB,lryyllle. with one f0Ot ir tho STIR
rup. Boil, nun md beast were ttehd. Croil
wttB Is years old ulId leaves q fantlly,
, 1881-06-09
DlSEAiI3OWELED,

Fonr Smith, Ark, June s.-A difficulty
occurred yesterday at Oak Bower. n small
village near here, between Pres 1ngraham
and Andy Rhcn about Il wcll-anger, In
tile course Of which 1ngralla,n cut RlIeR In
tho bowels, lntlictInE a fAtal wound. Ingra-
hun took to the wouds and escaped.
, 1881-06-09

Hpfetas Dtpatth to Tbs Chicago IrtbunA
OMAHA, Neh, juno S.-rhe object OF Jay
GomId's recent visit to Olnalla WINS d!vmlgcl
t.,-day by the filing Of articles OF incoruora-
tim Ut tho Missouri paclIle Railway OF No
brrska. Tho algncrs Of tho artioles arc 1ny
Gnua. 4. A. TnlnudEo. 8. II. Hmlth, r. Il.
drake, and John j.. Wobster Capital, 81 coz. .1O1s
headquarters ut omaha. Jay tl,luld intends to
son or st.. .f0c tntu Nobraska, anil lnMxu several
nther rnals tributary to tho matn Missouri Pa-
clio 6ystuu1.
, 1881-06-09
Swift Justice Melted Out to Mex"
leans for the Murder OF
ala Americana.
Termination of an Old Feud in
Georgia by Treacherous
Murder.
A Chicago Man Arrested In St. Louis
for Connection with Grain
Stealing.
COwAEDLT MURDER.
EnSt{nt nf%nntfh IN The Eh{taHo fTahjttt&,


TlScESSEs. Ind. June 3.-A cUld.blooded
murder WIS committed by Thomas Buyer, a
youth tf ~ years, III tho streets OF f1n'
ccnues 1T II o'clock to-dny. About 1alf-past
u o'clock this morning Nnn apparently 70
years Of age, well dressed, nltghteu from tile
Ohio K Mississippi freigh.traln from tile east
at the Second Street Depot, and started Into
tl,e city, Boyer, WHO Is II desperate young
Ra,nIl1, II, company with Tom Nugcnt. A1ack
Morciuiu., Charles Brum,nel, a1ff Dick
Cogun, I'LL boys, followed the lnail, tnuntlnE
lin ut every step. They walked alongfo fur sey-
eral squares, and finally the stranger. btconltng
cXasprratetl. nsked boyer, the chief lssa'l-
ant to accompany him tn the river, where
they would settle the difficulty. Boyer Gun
scented, and started for tllo river, twn squares
away. When they Ind walked nbout fifty
yards III that direction, boyer tie
llbcrately, md without provocnt!on.
drew revolver md fired, the ball enterlMg
ts IL rs 5ass Se Sx stMsf s M 1t bo s eans fss', I'll
ts tMo a sr 'rfG'es f5 = a"a ths Shs*Ef HI "sss' sa
Ihe stranger staggered ., tp tnS opRostTt Ss,T
WuIasl, ino '1lllnoIs. Sheriff Kaeklcy went
III pursuit, and succeeded IN cnpturing him
In the woods across tho river: Ho WIS
Sssgh' sss tre !" ~ sa 's sftect ana q tss hs a IT.
cries Of "IluMg hint" were heard on all
Sides, and II lnoh Of men and buys pressed
Gloss to the heels Of the Sheriff, wllo,. hoy.
ever, succeeded in incorporating ilim i,'
hut there aru no facts elIc!tesl Us yet whlcl
identity ti,s murdered t,la,i. Telcgranls have
been sent III. every direction, but without
avail Tle rlsonfr p'tts hotd i'fg fnGe npon !,n1
tiol,a II, Sn1f-lefutlse which IS untrue, as
, 1881-06-09
KILLED IN 4 COAL-AtINE.
Spke{at Dttpatth to Ihs chicago Tribune.

SrnsAro1., ILL.,, June s.-sVlltlclm Richcm,
O miner md German, working III tho uIn-
ploy OF tho Chicago, Wilmington Il Verlufl-
Ion Company, was killed this morning while
ut work III the mine. lie was worklng away
steadily, .wl,en n large stone fell from the
ruof VI his, r0on, md, Its supposed, killed
age, ul,a leaves wife and five children.
, 1881-06-09

6r. LOUIS. Mo-, juno a-ht lIoDll to-day
tlle murder case Of William Mcqueen WIS
concluded IN tho Criminal Court and gtyell
to tlIe jury without. argument, ,Hhull tAo
old sAan took tile wltMess-statld Ia ilts own
behalf the courtroom was l.usilcd and the
1uraTs leaned forward 10 catel. his utter
anccs. The accuseu's p1esen CO Is remarkably
, 1881-06-09

MINIATURES, WIS.,, juno 8.~-.Ihe annual
meeting Ut tlie Milwaukee, l.aks Sllore j.
Western lsatlrDad colnpany occurred hero
to-day. Tie old board af l,,rectora, with
tho exception ur ~. X. Ieasup, wuro elected. +.
VsThompsun being chosotl IN his place. The
peilscs, F9913.00, net earnings, *lh4,AO; inieEust
On tlMdbd and loat!ug slsbts, elsl,it0j surplus,
&saj.00J. ~
, 1881-06-09
FHAfrt1ICIDE.

SrntS6FIElp. Mass, June 8.-Dw'gllt Kid
der, Jr., WIN fatally shut Ills ilntf-brotl.er,
q. D. Ktddus, was to-day held In default of
$4,000 for examination. III MI interview To-
day the prisoner Kall: "Itatl camu from
carrying a pistol. haye carried oue for six
years; II l lad hoy wl,o carriW! one
would brnak his neck" The prisoner siltl(
its mother overheard the .nur.lerell man
snyIng sl,e wanted tlls father 10 lie, 10 TINT
The prisoner asked htIl, II hc suld 80. liz
sail 1in lid. Tho prisoner threatened to Kill
l,lnl1f the rolnark WIS repeated, and was put
out u tho house. TlIe prtsouur ralt, ntld his
prisoner tlon tirad tl!e iatal Slot. Tje it,
ccAsed was q prominent local ncmocratle
politician, and tho aiTair causes much excite
Nlent. ...
, 1881-06-09

SOUTHERN FREIGHT RATES,
LOUISVILLE. J.lno S.-'i'lle llato Committee
of thu Southern Hallway at.A Steamship AS
ISOLATION met to-ilsy At tho Uatt Hnuso tn lhs
city. A lHrXo number uf rAtlrouI urn wcre
present, principally from rha htatth, The pur-
p0sa Ut tho meeting 10 to ttx Il general xy&tcn OF
tFe1Khs ratax throughout th0 south.
, 1881-06-09

h{Il.wAuGEh, June s.-'lhs Investigation
Ut the charges aRatnst ur. Mardan. 6.,perl,l-
tendent Ut the County Hospital. wus eu,l.
tlntisd tu-tlay, the niatn witness belnK EMi!y
iln.ks, II C!lrugo. q feroclutls yUi,ng t.
male wlID preferred tho cl,argu Ut attempted
rape against Mnrden. lier testimony wns
ulisatls3aptury, ann hut l!ttla aelHllleilce Ii
put In IT,. Tue Investigation will pEobsbly
close to-day.
, 1881-06-09
ELECr1slc LIGHTING

The st. Louis Glohe-DcAsocrnt thus ed!-
torIa'lzes upon plan to llsa the eleGtrle light
fur headlights OH raIlroad locomotives ana
fur tho purpose Ut Illuminating trnlils:
Hatrua1 sucth hAvu recently haau uonsltlertuB
tho feasibility Of uYln9 tho elaGtElo ai1ht for
uf gelsraiEy lllutulnattnx trallts. The difficulty
lH ths way aGeu,1 tu la that ths Jar Ut tho lpcu-
, 1881-06-09

lfSas y 4*,'xicnn 1lutlwny l1na established 4
nra'1Gn p'.co'nrc. Chi. y. Il. ilunEcrfor.l,
'ce-fsesH'on. n'l" nttcrn! snnnper, with n
III 's,t WIKI 81, y him, connnction !. BE-.
Hn! w ITO eoasot ,s, Mt,n .iyeston iiarrs:
Biz car-loat1s OF Immigrants nrrlvod on TIL
Lnke shoro Roai yosterdny. 80
Five hundred Immigrants arrtvga on tho Mlchf.
gun Central ycat1r11ay morning. Twenty-Five
thousand have Como over that road during tho
last two months. Thu avcrngo arrtsal of thls
olass Of passengers has been atout TD0 por dag.
Tho towns in rho Western States nrc at Inst
coming tn thelr ac.lscs In refusing To VITO ait to
cvery rn'lruad schcnio that Is orKanl5ed. Etec-
tlons wcr0 hold fl tho north tier Of townships
Of Wnymo County. lnllfHnn. last Saturday for
tho purp.Isa Or y0sftlH Il tux to tho indianapolis
iloomlngtot, 4 Western Railroad. but ono OF
tho four townships yoted In fnyor of a tax, and
eieotion aio aDsIP viii proba61y bo contcstSd.
Tho Committee appointed at tho late mcotfng
Of tho managers OF tho Western rouds to pro-
poso Il plan for tho settlement of the PASSENGER
inuetlt,x ut the southwestern lsniwMy Assoc!a.
lion to eo hel f. tns eisg %no ~ has hsia
anythIng. It y hardly i,roabio tint tint y t pta % co.,
bo worked up BY tho Cofn'nlttta TINT WILL provo
satisfactory to tho various intereals.
0nc Of the nlornfnR papers Of yesterday intt-
that NIL PASSENGER tra ls DIl tho Chicago, !iur.
lIngton l. Quinuy tt0nd W0f1td. aftUr tho 1bt Ut
J.l'ie. nrriys mud topnrt from tn1 a. union nepot
c.rrcct. md tho Huntingdon officials batl lnrgo
quantities Of at!yertsinx posters printed liking
the aRte on tho 18th; but. owing u tho Tact lint
tho express c1mpattGs could mt secure iac!ti.
ties fur transactnK their business 20 sot,t, tho
dnte OF starting trains lroin tho Union uepot Ia
delayed about Il week. considerably to tho loas
Of the Chicago, Burlington s. Quincy TOAD.
Tho Detroit Ftse Prs says: Thore Is = strong
that wth i mr. te rs m
City, ano from TINT pont to the Struts OF Mack.
| itluw. The capitalists who have tho project
under consideration hayc discussed II III al! It's
bear!ngs nd one Of them yes.eray M aa sain to =
such road would 20 In operation hvc years
hesco The plan is to run out nn the
Grand Trnnk to the v!c!nlty qe Frazer,
AImoBt. and so on 70 f,ay CITY, kernIng about
twelve Or fftren tn!tea east nj tho present De-
trolt T. Bay City Road. It is ola'mcd. and With
!" Dotrolt very iArEc blslnees, lnssmueh as tha
| country j. fertile and pnpuoi!s. Tho plan also
eontumplates the extension OF tho tne through,
l.ay, ioseo' Ateona Aipena rssqus lso: and
ing country. Thls limo would Rlvo nnothor
olitlet Ia, tho Saginaw. VAlley and prove IL
xatuahle feeer TO- tho oranl Ifunk Raii!wny
grades and With no distractions py snow. II Il
estimatcl TINT Il can bo built and G1lttppea tol
$o0.Q1 to $25 600 mile. 1t 10 nrgncl TINT such
Is successfully carrying bnnds to tho nmollnt d
fotir millions or dollars. Although the pro1ec
haa not yet taken very tangible shape, 1t y rcn'
five years viii sGo It booming ia a yerltabl'
| pfophpts
, 1881-06-09

l}osyoN, June 8.-'ri,e Arabic inscription
llAn tho swnrl Ut Capt. NI[les Stanalsll, IT
Plymouth, that llas heretofore delied the
Gtturta Ut SWANS to lHclpllur. las at last
found translator. This sword was fa-
vortt weapoa. Ut Stanlts!,, Md was acquired
by him WHEN he was fighting the battlcs Ut
CArlstendom against ths Turk ln what IL
, 1881-06-09

CoLuMnCa, O., June 8.-Jatnes G. Crane,
dciaultlug Postmaster Mt London, O., was
today sentenced by Judge Swing to one
years Imprisonment iii the Montgomery
County Jnil.
, 1881-06-09
FATAL TERMINATION OF AN OLD
FEUD.

6pfttak lNFQIEA "a 1h$ EHtta90 lft1tHf+
ATLANTA, Gn., June s.-Yestertlay long
existing fcud between Jnln +. Slntttes, Of
GreenvIlle, and Pleasant n. Turner, Of Aleri-
wetler County, bo,, citizens well connected
Il, ti,ut locality, resulted I'll tho killing nf
Shuttler by Turner. These men for months
past, whenever they met, hurled curses and
abuse at cach other, hut recently,it was ifn-
terstooa tint tho hatclict Ind becn buried.
On tho fay referred to, however, Turner WIS.,
lied Grccnvillc and lmbibcd quite freely, and
during the day he met Sltttles, and together
they enjoyed social glass, presumably
for the purpose Of .reassuring eaeh other
Of renewed friendship. While In n
saloon, and SuDtt after having
drunk, Shntties started to lrtye, turning l,is
back nn Turner Us lte did 10. When III tlis
pt,sltiun Turner drew his pistol and fired
twice at Silutties, eacll shot taking effect an1
resulting III the death q few M!sntes after.
Turner was promptly arrested atll ialied.
Tile brutal murder caused much excitement
In Greenyfllu, whero both men wera well
connected and lah many friends. Fears
we're at ono, t[nlu entertained that Turner
would be in0blnd alll stIn1Martly dealt with,
but tia hest class Of cTtizel,s iilterfared and
Qufetcl tAH thun impending trouble.
, 1881-06-09
A poLD nolsBERY.

GALVESTON. Tex, June s.-A sIngle high
wayman, masked, stopped tho Frederlcks-
burg stage. on board of which were four
passengers will, tle driver. aud rjflel the
illails nnd robbed tho passengers.
, 1881-06-09

A. DEpurY-sIIEistFI' A1URnEKED.
DAyytfLi:, Va.. June s.-1n Stokes Coun-
", North Caroiina, Oil Thursdny night,
Frank l}akcr, n Deputy-Sheri!f, was SHOT and
kflletI BY Jesse Smith, for whom he lad q
warrant OF arrest Smith escapcd.
, 1881-06-09
ItA1'tEIED.

PlItAADELrutA. I'a., June A--'rhe Dlrec-
tors Ut tho Pennsylvania isailroal Company
ratified the contraut Of tho Wabash, st. Louis s.
EuW Ict4sY.