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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-10-20
MISCELLANEOUS.

A murder was committed at Sextonville a lit
tie town seven miles south of Richland Center,
Wis, recently. Arthur Van Deusen, young
man, killed his step-father, Ephriam Dougher-
ty, by shooting him twice. An alteration
arose from family difficulties. Dougherty
had threatened the life of the young man and
drew revolver on him; the son was quicker
than the father in the first shot Van Deusen
gave himself up. Public sentiment is in his
favor.
Hume Redman, farmer living near Mount
Vernon, Posey County, Ind, killed his wife
and then claimed she had shot herself Evil
dence against him was so strong he was ar
rested and lodged in jail, and his neighbors
threatened to. take him out and hang him
without trial.
VIM. F. Salter and Wilmot H. Ward have
been arrested in Washington at the instance
of the Secretary of the Treasury, and commit
ted to Jail upon the charge of being engaged
In conspiracy to steal bonds and plates from
the Bureau OF Engraving and Printing and
attempting to bride the employees Of that
Bureau TO assist them therein. 1t is stated
that the theft of the bonds and plates was for
the purpose of using them as evidence of
the loose manner in which Col. Irish, Chief of
the Bureau of Printing and Engraving, con-
Quoted his Office and as a means of procuring
his removal. Salter represented to the en-
ployes he attempted to bribe that he acted in
the interest Of Benjamin L. Berry, of Penn
sylvania, who wanted Col. Irish's place, when
Salter would be his Chief Assistant and he
would reward with promotions the men who
brought about the removal of Irish. Ward
was discharged employe of the Department.
A. w. Ross, member Of Ross & Lysle, coal
dealers of Cincinnati, was found murdered
about midnight on the 9TH, between the rail-
road and his residence at Glendale, o. His
head was beaten to a jelly. His watch and
part OF his chain and his pocketbook were
taken. He was treasurer of the Coal .Ex-
change of Cincinnati, and attended the annual
meeting the night Of the murder The corpo-
ration Of Glendale and villages of Hartwell
and Wyoming offer a reward of IS, 400 for the
capture Of the murderer, which sum viii
probably be increased by citizens of Cincinnati.
H. {. Mead, wealthy banker OF Waupaca,
Wis, a bachelor Of 60, was shot and killed IN
his bank by unknown persons recently, and
the bank robbed OF several thousand dollars.
A mixed train on the branch road between
Jefferson City, Mo-, and the aurora Springs
was wrecked recently and Dick Smith, brake
man. killed
Rey.J. L. Denton, State Superintendent Of
Public instruction OF Arkansas, jumped from
the balcony Of Judge Gregg's residence ir
Fayetteville lately and was killed. His mind
had become unbalanced of late, caused Il (,
supposed by charges from his opponents o.
misuse Of funds, Of which charge he had been
! INDICATED.
| While the Fire Department OF Milwaukee
Wis, was recently eItinguishing some emberr
left by small fire IN the large hardware es
tabifshment Of Jas. Knoerascheld, a terribl,
! explosion took place by which three nremcr
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-10-20
Sad Shooting Affair.

This morning details of an accidental killing
which occurred yesterday near Macon reached
Atlanta. 1t seems that James Dunden and
Charles Tankersley are interested in a sugar
cane patch a short distance from Macon For
some time past-in fact ever since the cane
has ripened-4uantities of the cane have been
stolen. thieves making almost nightly raids,
and Thursday night Dunden made an ar
rangement with a neighbor, Richard Davis,
TO watch the patch. Both armed themselves
with double-barreled shot-guns, and for some
cause or other the friends separated to meet
at the patch, and Dunden was the first to reach
the patch. and he supposed that his friend was
already there, but on the opposite side, as
agreed upon. He had not been there long be-
fore he heard rustling in the cane, and, sup
posing the intruder to be thief. let loose both
barrels. To his horror he found that he had
shot his friend, one load taking effect in
the stomach and the other shattering his left
arm. Dunden went at once for help, and Mr..
Davis was taken to Tankersleys house and a
physician sent for. As soon as the physician
saw the wound he pronounced it a fatal one
Though Mr.. Davis was alive yesterday. IL is
thought that there is no chance for him to
live. The affair is deeply deplored by ali i'm
the settlement. Dunden and Davis are prom
inent citizens of the locality in which they re-
side, and their friends in the vicinity and in
Macon deeply regret the sad affair.-AHdflta
Ga, tOct. 81 Special to Chicago Tribune.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-10-20
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.

Officers from California recently pass d
Trough Kansas City with Charles Dorsey and
M. Patterson, who are charged with murder
10 Nevada City, Cal. some three years since.
Dorsey was arrested at st. Louis, where he
was engaged in the grain business under the
name OF Fernel, and Patterson at Union City,
Ind, under the alias of Collins, at which place
he was a bank director. The prisoners are
both reported to be in good financial circum-
stances and travelled in style, barring their
handouts. A large reward had been offered
for their arrest
Hon. VIM. NJ. Lowe, n member of Congress
from the Huntsville, Ala, district, died on the
10Th.
Secretary Folger, it is declared, has not
rendered his resignation, and will not before
the last of December, and only at that time in
the event of his election as Governor of New
York.
The Commissioner Of the General Land Of
ice, in his annual report, states that the lands
now embraced within the limits of the public
domain amount to SOC, OOO, 900 acres, including
Alaska. He recommends that the Presumption
laws be abolished, as the Homestead laws
cover all the cases now arising.
Montreal was recently shaken up by an
earthquake. .a
Silver, assaying at ~ per cent silver, mixed
with copper, has been discovered in the bed
of Parker Creek near Secor, twenty miles from
Bloomington, Ills. One thousand pounds have
already been takeu out.
farmer named Davidson, living near
Deckerville, Sanilac County, Mich, recently
quarreled with his wife and son about property
matters. During the quarrel Davidson shot
and killed his wife, and wounded his son, aged
twenty, fatally.
The New York and Brooklyn Association of
Congregational Churches passed resolutions
expressing regret at Beecher's withdrawal
and affirming the belief that the divergence of
his views on theological and doctrinal points
from the views of the Association was not suf-
dcientlY serious to demand such a course.
and expressing hope that he would see his
way clear to Withdrawing his resignation.
The difficulty between Turkey and Greece is
regarded as terminated
A late cyclone in Cuba did a great amount
Of damage. The tobacco crop suffered great
". Two coast steamers were lost on the South
side of the island, but the passengers, were
saved.
Recently, while an engine pushing an empty
nat car was going down steep grade on the
Mosquito extension of the South Park Rail-
road, near Alma, Colo, the fat car struck q
mule, throwing. the engine and car down
an embankment. Conductor Jack BluSisoe and
two unknown men were instantly killed.
The Packer colliery No. 2, of the Lehigh
Valley Coal Company, of PENNSYLVANIA, has
burned. The colliery shipped about 100 cars
OF coal per day, and employed between four
land FIVE hundred hands.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-10-20

A WASHINGTON special to the Chicago
Tribune says: at is the general opinion
among those best acquainted with the
political situation in New York that the
withdrawal of Hepburn, the Republican
candidate for Congressman-at-Large, will
prove very serious blow to the ticket.
He was popular even among those who
did not like the influences which forced
the nomination of Folger, and there was
growing inclination among the dis
affected to vote for Hepburn as a test of
Republican strength, even if the Gov
ernor and some other candidates were
scratched. 1t seems to be regarded as
doubtful whether the Executive Com
mittee, as constituted, will select a can
didate who will be as generally accepta.
bic as Hepburn was"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-10-20

WAsHrNoroN, October s


Prof Skinner. of the Naval Observatory,
was interviewed this evening in relation to the
opinion of Prof. Proctor and other eminent
European scientists, that the present comet is
that of 1913 and 1850, and that it win again re-
turn in i sS3 and fall into the sun, causing ter
rible disaster to the earth. He said that while
Mr.. Proctor had a reputation among astrono-
mers for making rash announcements, there
was no use in ridicullng his idea. The comet
now visible, he said, was certainly a very re-
markable one, and in some of its features was
an extraordinary phenomenon. AS to the
possibility OF meeting between the comet and
the sun, at some time, in the near future, he
said, such an event was by no means fmproba-
BILE. He did not think it would be safe at this
time to hazard a definite opinion on Prof Proc
tors prophecy: 1.-THE comet will be visible for
a month yet, and we hope" he said, :" to be
able, with the aid of q telescope. to follow
it a month and a half. We have not made a
sufficient number of observations yet nor has
it been visible long enough, to determine it's
subsequent course. We don't know as yet,
nor will we be able for some time to find out,
whether the track of the comet be that of a
parabola or an elliptic. If it be the latter, there
is some reason to expect serious consequences.
The great comet now visible travels in patch
practically coincident with the comets of 1913
md 1850. Hubbard found the period of revo-
hundred years. The period of revolution of
the comet Of 1880 was over thirty years. The
period of the great comet now visible is not
yet calculated with certainty, owing to the linn
tied time of observation. These three comets
ct the time of the nearest approach to the sun
must traverse the solar atmosphere, thus ex-
periencing great degree of resistance. The
facts, as far as known, are that these comets
are observed to travel in the same path. If
they are the same comet that comets path
must have been violently changed by some
outside force. If they are not the same comet,
then the hypothesis Of Prof Stafford that they
are pieces of the 1S43 comet may be held as
| probable" Prof. Skinner concluded by say
| ing that ii was idle to make any positive pre-
dictions of the future movements of this COM
81 until it had been observed through a longer
arc. He said that even if Prof. PrOctor's pre-
diction should be borne out it wouldn't neces-
sarily follow that the destruction of the earth
| would result. 1t was all owing to what the
| comet might be made of. He did not believe
| it to be SO very ponderable an affair, and in
| the face of its coming in contact with the sum-
the sun may be able to take care Of it without
any difficulty.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-10-20
The Public Undeceiyed.

1t shows very small degree of in
telligence on the part of those members
OF the Star-route jury who where bound
to save Brady and Dorsey from the
penitentiary. if they think their verdict
will deceive the public. Their evident
purpose is to put on show ofrighteous
dealing with the little thieves. under
the delusion that they would be thought
impartial in their belief in the innocence
of the big ones. They were willing to
sacrifice Rerdell and Miner for the bene
fit of Brady and Dorsey. And Dorsey
and Brady would be glad enough to have
escaped on such terms. They are like
some chiefs of the Italian brigands who
have surrendered themselves to the Gov
eminent on condition of the BETRAYAL and
execution of their followers. Under the
clear and distinct charge of Judge Wylie.
1t was impossible for an honest and in.
telligent juror to find the subordinates
guilty and the principals innocent. I'm
der this decision the case was just the
reverse OF the way in which Ingersoll.
Henkle and the other counsel wanted to
have it stated. They wished the judge
TO rule that all or none OF the defend
ants must be convicted. But under his
charge it was impossible to convict
Miner and Rerdell without finding
Brady and Dorsey guilty also.
The verdict of the public will not be.
affected by that of the jury. Nobody
believes, nor in the face of the evidence
can they believe, these Star route men
to be innocent. But the public verdict
will give them little concern. They
long since abandoned all hope of con-
vincing the public. or of much caring to
convince the public, of their innocence.
They have been, fighting desperately to
keep out of the penitentiary, and al
though they are not entirely out of dan
ger. yet they have got reprieve. They
can still breathe the air outside and
walk about the streets enjoying life, and
the luxuries of life, which their plumber
enables them to command. They prob
ably still have enough left to make an
other fight; to fee desperate criminal
lawyers; to buy the eloquence of great
moral reformers and purchase a Juror
or two. Or, if they no longer care to
risk another trial, they can go abroad
and enjoy in foreign capitals the pro-
ceeds of their burglaries. So that. on
the whole, even the outcome of the pres
ent trial may be set down as triumrh
for the thieves, and defeat of Justice
Detroit Free Press.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-10-20

WASHINGTON dispatches state that
army and navy circles are considerably
agitated over the impending changes now
under consideration by the Secretaries of
the War and Navy Departments. In the
latter especially, number of barnacles
will be rubbed off. Anticipating such a
result horde of interested parties are
lowering around those two departments,
and working diligently to secure the soft
rot berths for their favorites. The Acting
Secretary of War is daily besieged by
anxious army officers who desire to pre-
Ter their claims for soft berths at Wash
ington in advance of their brethren of
distant stations. The vacant Major-Gen-
sralship is also a bone of contention, for,
as Gen. Sherman expressed it, not only
the Brigadier Generals, but all the Col
Onels in the army are pressing their
claims for this position.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-10-20

THE Supreme Court of Wisconsin has
Just made an important decision on the
subject Of speculation in grain, deciding,
in effect, that all transactions where there
isno intention that grain shall be received
or delivered, but only an intention to
pay the differences, must be legally con-
sidcred as gambling transactions; and
that commission merchant who acts as
agent in such transactions is guilty of
gambling, and has no remedy at law for
any default or other act Of bad faith on
the part of his principal.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-10-20

IT seems, after all, that Gen. Grant is
going to Mexico along with Mr.. Prescott,
TO negotiate commercial treaty. An
Eastern paper says the two men will set
out about November 1st, after danger
from yellow fever is over, and it is be-
lieved in speculative circles that they
will obtain "such concessions from the
Government of Mexico as will open the
mining sections of thatcountry to Ameri-
can capital"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-10-20

A SINGULAR insurance case has lust
been decided at st. Louis. The suit was
brought by Mrs. Wackerle, widow of
William Wakerle, against the Mutual
Life Insurance Company of New York,
for $4,000, on policy taken out by her
husband some years ago. Wackerle
formerly lived in Minnesota as a farmer.
and served in the war, after which he
sold his farm and lived in Milwaukee,
where the insurance policies on his life
were taken out. He subsequently, went
10 Texas, where he was reported TO have
been run over by a railroad train and
killed in 1872. The widow went South.
where she gathered proofs of her hus-
bands death, and had the body exhumed
and identified rs that of William Wack-
erie. She brought suit on one policy in
Louisiana and the court decided in her
favor but upon appeal the Judgment
was reversed. She then sued the Mutual
Life Insurance Company in the United
States District Court at St. Louis. when
a man was produced who swore he was
the missing husband, but the woman
upon oath declared him an impOster.
He 50 much resembled the husband that
former acqnaintances swOre to his identi-
ty and everybody seemed to be puzzled
as to which SIDE had truth and justice To
support il. Upon cross examination.
however, the man failed to answer ques.
lions that he as husband should be
familiar with and the jury awarded the
widow s6,597.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-10-20

For the capture and conviction of the
men who robbed the Santa Fe Express
train near Granada, recently, the Atchi-
son, Topeka & Santa Fe Company, and
Wells, Fargo & Co.'s Express have of
fered reward of $4,000. The gang
who did the work numbered aboutfifteen,
and the reward will be paid in full or by
portion, as the robbers are run to earth,
81 900 for each man who had hand in
the business.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-10-20

THE st. Louis papers are exulting over
the grand spectacle presented during the
parade of the Yelled Prophets, and say
that no such illumination-no such
crowds-no. such pageantry were ever
seen anywhere before, not even in Lon
don or Paris in their greatest efforts at
gala display And not only in prepara-
ton but in the more difficult work of
execution was every thing perfect and
complete.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-10-20

Ira Townsend, long known as "tne
hermit of Powel.on," died in the Phila-
deiphia alms-house the other day. For
years he lived In lime box not more
than eight feet square. from which he
had to be dislodged by force when the
exigencies OF local improvements made
his occupancy of the place no longer
possible. His relatives in Vermont are
in comfortable circumstances. - Chi
cago Times.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-10-20
CURRENT COMMENT.

WHEN INTERCEPTED recently as to
when he would make report relative to
the alleged attempt to bride Dickson, the
foreman of the Star Route jury, Brews-
ter Cameron said the matter was now
undergoing an investigation by the At
torney- General, and he did not think it
proper to say anything at this time.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-10-20

The grasshopper has 12O times the
kicking power of man, taking size into
account. What failure man is, when
you come to think it over.-Free Press.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-04-13
G, A. R.

At the Elias Howe Post camp fire in Bridge port Tuesday evening, after the supper, at which five hundred sat down, addresses were made by Past Commander A. B. Beers, who gave the welcome to the visiting comrades. Lieutenant Governor Bulkeley, Assistant Ad
 Sloat and Medical Inspector Douglass made addresses, and remarks were made by Com rade James l.. Amber of Buckingham Post No. 12 of Norwalk, and short and spicy speeches followed by Commander Merwin of Post 39 of Milford, Commander Sniffin of Post fl of Sandy Hook Comrade Sheedene of Post 26 of Birmingham, and Comrades Edmunds and Cunningham of Douglass Fow- Ter Post of South Norwalk and Commander Dixon of Hobbie Post of Stamford. The Standard says "Comrade Moore of Post then presented Comrade John Mccarthy of Post IT, New Haven, with 8 mammoth loaf of German bread. The loaf was something over four feet in length, and when brought to light brought down the house. as the say ing goes. Comrade McCarthy received the gift with few pleasing remarks. Conrrade Dr. Bussey followed with short speech, after which Commander Keeler, of Post 3,
 made the closing speech of the evening, thanking the visiting comrades for their pres ence on this occasion. The evenings enter
 tainment was then brought to close by all hands singing ''Tramp, Tramp, Tramp" which was done with 8 will The visiting friends returned by the midnight train"
Morning journal and courier., 1882-04-13

looked very pretty in it's decorations, which were the same as those used at the Sarsfeld Guard ball on Monday night, and the beauty of the scene was further enhanced by the handsome faces and toilets of the ladies pres ent. A large delegation from Ansonia and Birmingham came in large bus drawn by four horses, and another from Seymour was also present. It was after ten o'clock when
 the call sounded and MT. John H. Dillon and
 Miss Mary Toole took their place at the head
 of about eighty couples and began the grand
 march. Dancing was then begun and con-
 tinued until three o'clock this morning, when
 the strains of Home, Sweet Home'' from the orchestra started the weary but delighted pleasure seekers on their homeward journey. The committees who successfully managed
 the reception comprised the following popu- | lar young gentlemen:
 President-Henry r. Curran.
 Grand Conductor-John H. Dillon. Floor Committee-John Cox, John Toole, William
 Nugent. Joseph Taylor, Thomas Taylor, charles Cur | ran, John Bohan, John Shaney, Jam s Mulltgan, F. | J. Carroll, John Cummings.
 Reception Committee-John II. Dillon, James Null 1 Iipan. John Cox. P J. Carroll
Morning journal and courier., 1882-04-13
Board of Public Works,

A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held last evening. Present,
 Messrs. Pond (presiding), Feldman, Coleman and Joyce.
 Mir. Pond stated that this meeting was called for the purpose of taking some action In regard to bridging Lamberton and Dewitt streets over the Consolidated railroad. He said that the railroad company through its officers had signifed their intention to lower their tracks at their own expense and
 also to cooperate with the city in building the bridges.
 The Board discussed the matter at consid. erable length and voted to notify the officers l of the Consolidated road to meet with the Board on next Wednesday evening to consid CT the matter. The opinion of the members | of the Board appeared to be that there was only a sufficient appropriation to build the Lamberton street and Chapel street bridges I this year, and that the Dewitt street bridge ] would have to go over until next year. D. R. Woolson, of Mo- Al Eld street, asked for permission to remove 8 tree in front o1 l his premises. Permission was granted. | MT. Butler and Dr. Gibson asked that the | curb on the south side of Trumbull street | from Whitney avenue to Lincoln street, be | set on straight line from the basin at Lin coin street to the curb already set at the cor ner. The matter was referred to the In | spector of Walks with power to act. It was voted to direct the owners of fences on Maltby street to move fences lack to the | line before April 21st
 Orders for sidewalks made last year to be I completed before the 10th of April were ex tended until the 20th of May on account o1 the scarcity of bricks.
 It was voted to rent the street cleaning 1 machines to c. W. Blakeslee & Sons, con tractors for street cleaning, at fifteen pc, l cent. on the first cost of the machines, whicf | was about $9O each Adjourned.