The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-07-08

one Henry Mapleton, alias I.efray, was founo
in the carriage when it arrived at its desti.
nation, wounded and bleeding. He re.
ported that shortly after passing Croydon
number of shots were fred by some one IL
the carriage and he was struck and stunned.
Several bullets were found imbedded In the
woodwork Of the carriage. Strangely
enough he was permitted to 60 at liberty At.
ter having his wounds dressed, and subse-
quently, when the officers went to bis house
to arrest him, he had fed. Lefray is said
to be newspaper reporter, and claims the
authorship of several successful minor plays
and operas. He is believed to have com.
mitted the murder.
AFAMILY feud in Morgan County, KY,
led to the recent killing of William Greer BY
"Doc" Cockerill. This murder was the Sc.
quel Of the story of five murders, one ia
avenge the other. Cockerill had son who
killed three persons and was himself killed
by Greer six months ago. Since then Cock.
Grill and all the women of the family have
been going armed for Greer, who never went
out of his yard till the fatal day, when he
ventured in the field and was shot dead while
at work.
GEN. SERvANDO CANALEs, q promi.
nent Mexican officer, is dead. He was known
as a friend of America, and especially Of
Texas.
H. C. CADMUs, Postmaster at South
Amboy, n. j., became short in his official
accounts, and not having the nerve to meet
the Government officer sent to examine his
books, he shot himself fatally.
The Phaeton, a local Steam packet on
the Ohio River, exploded her boilers just
above Maysville, KY, on the 18th, blowing
the boat to atoms. The force Of the explo'
sion was backward, in the direction OF the
ladies' cabin, which fortunately was unoc'
cupied, but every person on that part OF the
boat was either killed or injured. -Four
lives are known to have been lost, the en-
gineer, Cash Naylor, being Of the number.
w. f. LEE, a wealthy planter Of
Sewer County, Ark, took down bis rifle
and thinking it empty, placed his foot on
the hammer to blow through the barrel,
when it was discharged, the contents enter
ing his head and scattering his brains in all
directions. He leaves wife and five chill
dren.
FIVE Hungarian miners lost their
lives in Luzerne County, Pa, it is believed
by eating poisoned sausage.
PITNEY denies report that he will Ga
before the Grand Jury and make full
statement of the misdoings Of the Treasury
ring.
CENSUS officers at Washington say
that there are nearly three hundred rail
road corporations whose officers have thus
far either refused or neglected to furnish thu
statistical information required by the Cen
sus law.
CAPT. j. w. DAVIDSON, Post Com
mander at Fort Custer, died recently at St
Paul, MINI. The deceased was in command
of a department in st. Louis during the war
He was also married in that city, and his re
mains were taken there for burial.
SECRETARY KIRKwOoD denies tn,
rumor that the Pension Bureau has exhaust
ed the appropriation for the payment o
pensions.
PRESIDENT GARFIELD will attend tn,
unwilling of the Mcpherson statue at Clyde
o., July %, and next day be with his Of,
regiment, the 42d Ohio, at their annual re
union at Gallon.
IT is reported at Piedras Negras tina
several American railroad engineers wer
killed in the interior Of Mexico, in conse
quence of dispute regarding the right o
way, but no particulars have yet been OBJ
tanned. .
REPORTS of recent Indian troubles il
Western Colorado and Utah have been great
ly exaggerated.
DICK WOOD, a noted desperate o
Western Texas, has been hanged by the Wig
ilantes.