The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-06-24

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Brooklyn, N. Y, on the 18th. The loss on
bonded goods and buildings is estimated at
100000.
The two stages running between Fay
etteville and Alma, Ark, were both robbed
on the night Of the 18th, near point where
they pass each other, about twenty miles
north of Alma. The north-bound stage
first came along and was stopped: the rob-
beers, two in number, presenting their re-
volvers at the head Of the driver, compelled
him to dismount and have his hands secured,
after doing which they blindfolded and
bound the passengers, at the same time re-
lieying them of their valuables. The other
stage soon put in an appearance and the dri-
yer and passengers were put through SIM
liar programme. The robbers did not get q
very heavy return for their labors, only
about $35 in cash and a gold watch and chain.
They ripped open the mail bags, however,
taking all the registered letters and valuable
packages.
GEORGE T. LARKIN, Deputy United
States Marshal, shot and killed his cousin,
a'so named Larkin, near Rodgersville, Tenn.
Larkin had violated the revenue law, and his
cousin went to arrest him in field. Larkin
resisted the officer, and was shot down. The
officer was arrested. 1t was feared the pris-
oner would be lynched, and the Governor
was telegraphed for aid. The Governor or
dered the Knoxville Rifles to the scene Of
excitement and to protect the prisoner from
mob violence.
jim Moon, a noted desperate and
gambler, was shot dead in Denver by Clay
Wilson, another Of the same fraternity.
A COMPANY has been organized at St.
Louis, with capital of $500 900, to build
the Chester, Iron Mountain h Western Rail-
road, running from St. Mary's, Mo-. nearly
opposite Chester, ILL.,, on the Mississippi
River, directly west through Ste. Genevievs
County to Pennington, thence west to Iron
Mountain, and so on through Iron County
to Salem, in Dent County, where it will form
connection with the branch from Cuba OF
the St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad. A
branch will also be run from . point near
Pennington directly north through St. Fran
co.'s County to Bonnie Terre, where the st.
Joseph and the De Lassus lead mines are sit
uated.
The recent fire at Quebec, according
to official reports, destroyed 642 houses, rem
dering ,21l families, or 6,02S people, home
less. Two-thirds of these lost their all, and
had no insurance.
The New Hampshire Legislature
elected the following State officers: Secre-
tary of State, A. B. Thompson; Treasurer,
Scion A. Carter; State Printer, Parsons B.
Coggswell; Commissary- General, George E..
Lane.
GEORGE W. PADGErT, William
Brown, Patrick McGown, Amos Manley and
Abel Manley have been sentenced by Judge
Parker, Of the United States Court at Little
Rock, Ark, to be hanged on the 9th day Of
September next, for murders committed in
the Indian Nation.
THE President has appointed Noah
C. Mcfarland, Of Kansas, Commissioner Of
the General Land Office.
i. A. BENTLEY has rendered his res
ignation as Commissioner Of Pensions, and
w. W. Dudley, United States Marshal for
Indiana, has been appointed in his stead.
TEN mon, who had been handling
coal and repairing barges near Cincinnati, on
the 10th, attempted to reach the shore by
means of small skiff, which capsized, and
all went under the water. Three of them
swan to shore. One was rescued after q
great deal of trouble, and in a very critical
condition. The others were drowned.
The United States steamer Alliance
has sailed OH four months cruise in search
of the missing steamer Jeanette.
A SPECIAL from Winnepeg says war
has broken out between the Sioux and Crees.
A battle has been fought near the Moody
Mountain, in which twenty eight Of the for.
mer were killed.