The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-09-30
PERSONAL AND GENERAI.

AOISRATCH HUH NVA0shUuSs vsS ooyS
general strike Of miners in the Hooking
VALLEY Is belns discussed. The mule drivers
and haulers 1t Strsftsville and HAydenville
have struck for an increase from 81 to $2.25
per day, and al theminers at those points
are out.
AHEAyY storm visited Danville, Va.
ON the llth. Trees and fences were blown
down, also the Confederate Military Hospi-
tai, injuring several colored people.
CHARLES BIcKER, said to be one OF
the most successful counterfeiters in the
country, has been arrested in the suburbs OF
Brooklyn, N. Y, and large amount OF
counterfeiting paraphernalia secured, among
them being ten finely engraved stones, rep
resenting fac similes Of I, 000-franc notes Of
the Bank Of France, four presses, etc.
AT Plain City, O., Mrs. Walter Strapp
was run down and killed while she was
attempting to cross the track in the east end
Of the town. She was about fifty years old
and leaves large family. The same train
ran over and instantly killed Lawson Brad
lev in the west end Of the town at the same
hour. H
TIE National Capital had sensation
on the 18th. While Col. Boyd, of the Gen.
sus Bureau, was walking with handsome
young lady, his wife jumped out OF car
rage an1 cowhided her. 'f'.
A DISPATCH from Portland, Greg,
says ten men employed in cutting trees and
clearing the track of the new railroad line
near Multworah Falls, Columbia River, got
into small boat to cross the river. The
boat swamped and i've Of the occupants
were drowned. ~
AT Rockland, Me-, Charles Smith, q
laborer, shot and killed his wife. infant son
and mother-in-iaw, and attempted to kill
Mrs. Metcalf, an old lady living in the house.
but she, with two children, escaped. The
murderer gave himself up. Cause, jealousy.
The twenty-first Fair of the St. Louis
Agricultural and Mechanical Association be-
gins October 3, 1881, and ends October 8.
Premiums amounting to ZOO have been
appropriated by the Association. The fourth
annual festival of the Yelled Prophets will
be celebrated Tuesday evening, October 4,
and the display and parade will be on scale
of unusual magnifcence. Railway and
steamboat lines running to st. Louis will
transport passengers at reduced rates.
HARRY FORBES and Geo. Townsend,
the well-known marine diver, of Boston,
auarreled the other day, and Forbes shot
Townsend through the neck and then shot
himself in the head and fell dead. Townsend
will probably die.
CHARLES DETER, divorced hus'
band, recently returned to Muncie, Ind.
and found his former consort married to T.
Straight. Looking up the latter, Deter
fired two loads of heavy shot into him,
nearly tearing of his right hand and in
juring him internally. Straight fell ant
Deter started for the home of the woman
| where he kissed the gun and put it away
He then suddenly drew q large revolver ant
shot himself in the breast, dying almos
instantly. ..r.t
AT Pittsburgh, Pa, Andrew Kountz
man, q German shoemaker, made an at
tempt on the life of his wife and that o
Joseph Mentzer. boarder, by assaultins
them with piece of iron. After knockin.
them senseless Kountzman committed sui
eide by cutting his throat. Mrs. Kountz
man is in critical condition and will hardl.
recover. Mentzer is not badly hurt.
A DUEL took place near Warrenton
on the Goth, between two well known Vir
giHians, Capt. Peyton Wise and T. T. Lew
is, U. S. District Attorney, both Of Rich
mond. Gen. Wise is q brother of Hon
George D. Wise, Congressman-ele ant
Mr.. Lewis younger brother Of John +
Lewis, candidate on the Readjuster ticket
The meeting was the result of challeng
from Lewis to Wise, on account o
some alleged libelous personal re
marks uttered during the heat o
the political canvass. The parties tough
with dueling pistols, ten PAGES apart. Tw
shots were exchanged. Lewis had the frs
fire and missed. Wise fired into the air. TIL
second round was a repetition Of the first
Wise is said to be q dead shot and coul
easily have killed his adversary, but merci
fully spared him, as he had become con
WINGED before the meeting took place that b
had acted hastily in the matter, but ha
} gone too far to retreat. The combatant
shook hands and parted friends.
GEN. HANCOCK will detail q specia
Court-martial to try Sergeant Mason, VIII
attempted to shoot Guiteau.
FIVE desperate men confined in ia
at Las Vegas, New Mexico, having secure
pistol and burst the locks of their cells
made a bloody charge on three of thei
r guards. One of the officers blew out th
brains Of Thomas Duffy, and the Other
we're soon secured. The leader of the re
volt was Dave Rudenbaugh, Of the gang {
Billy the Kid.
w. F. MARNEY, recently Secretar
| and acting Governor of New Mexico, die
{ in Topeka on the 18th. He was formerly
vel. known citizen Of Kansas.
BEArrY's organ factory, and also tbs
: of the Star Parlor Company, at Washington
n. j., have been totally destroyed by fire
Loss $4,000. Four hundred men n
. thrown out of employment
. THE boiler of Missouri Pacif
. freight locomotive exploded near Chetop'
Kansas, on the 21st, killing instantly Geors
: %. Adams, engineer; Simon Bailey, fir
3 man; Jack Denny, conductor on the 81
3 Francisco Road, and O'Neil, . strange
: looking for job. They were all seated
3 the cab Of the engine at be time. The
8 hodsoo wore nicked nm at n distance of q