The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-01-21

trip rip from Ashland to Louisa. She was
Nailed by the Sheriff, pressed into service,
and the marty rapidly transferred to her.
When the transfer had been successfully
made the Girl, black with an excited, en-
ranged and bowling mob, appeared In sight,
and the exciting chase was resumed; but
the Boy soon distanced them. Further on,
some miitiamen were transferred from the
steamer Hudson In rnidstream, who took
charge OF the prisoners, whereupon the
chase was abandoned. The murderers were
lodged In Jail at Maysville late ut night.
IT is believed that the present Con-
gress will pay more attention to war claims
| than the last. There are many which may
be termed legitimate war claims, North and
South, now before the Committee, num-
Der of which we're pending before the last
and previous Congresses. Among these Is
the Pennsylvania war claim, known as the
border claim, In which Is involved some
50, 000. 900. This is for damages done and
property taken by the Union and Confeder-
ate troops In the Gettysburg campaign, dur
| ing Lees raid in Pennsylvania.
CHLOE ANN VIOLET, OF Washington,
D. c., died after fast OF forty-three days.
Her delusion was that God commanded her
to commit suicide by fasting.
STEWART and Diamond, the train
robbers recently captured in Texas and
taken to Kansas City, pleaded guilty and
were sentenced to ten years each in the PEN
itentiary.
THE bodies of four Cinnamon, sup
posed to have been murdered, were found
near Ssva Blanco, east of Ell Paso, Texas,
the other day.
REV. JAMES CAMERON, pastor OF the
Second Presbyterian Church, Oakland, Cal. 4,
died from the effects of poison. His wife
gave him dose of carbolic acid by mistake
for medicine.
THE railroad and express Office at
Glendine, 200 miles west of Bismarck, DIT,
was broken open and three mail pouches
were rfled while two watchmen were quietly
sleeping.
Sioux Chief Brave Bear has been
convicted of t,e murder OF David johnson,
near Fort sully.
JOHN 2. BAUR, manager for the
American District Telegraph Company at
Washington, D. c., was shot by Henry
Roeth, aged Is, whom he had discharged
for disorderly conduct. The wound is seri-
Gus.
The Havemeyer & Elder sugar re-
finery. Brooklyn, N. Y, burned to this ex-
tent of million and a half.
THE Guiteau case was opened on the
7th by Mr.. Davidgs. He read the prayers
of the Government, which ask the Judge tG
instruct the jury that il the prisoner knew
at the time OF the shooting, the difference
between wright and wrong he was at shat
time sane and responsible. Mr.. Portsz
made something of stir by reading Judge
Davis's charge to the New York jury IN the
Coleman murder case. Mr.. Scovills inlspa-
tiently objected to any more such dramatic
efforts to influence the jury. Mr.. ReeC
opened for the defense, citing number o
cases. and submitting that the questioa oil
what constitutes insanity was one for tht
jury to decide.
j. F. WATKINS & Co., Pettes
Leathe, Shorb s. Boland, ST. Louis, les
$3.50, 600 by fire Jan. Z. Insured.
The stage-coach from Tombstone,
Arizona, to Bisbie was attacked by five rob-
bers, whe ope ned fire with rifles without
warning. The driver whipped up the teau
and the Wells & Fargo messenger, armed
with Winchester rifle, kept up a running
fight with the highwaymen until they head
ed the coach, which then surrendered. The
treasure-box, containing Sc, 800, was taken
The passengers were unmolested.
THE President sent to the Senate 9
letter from Postmaster General James with
regard to the responsibility Of sureties or
bonds accompanying bids on contracts in
the man service during the last four years,
from which It appears there has been i'm.
posed upon the Post office Department not
less than $4,000 bonds the sureties upor
which were, with perhaps few sxcep'
tions, utterly worthless, and were known by
the parties who presented them to be worth
less.
SENATOR VESTS bill for the oonstruc
ton of railroad bridge ever the Missouri
River, eight miles west Of st. Charles. BY
the Keokuk & St. Louis Railroad, has gons
to the War Department for examination and
inquiry by the engineers. The bridge viii
be an improvement on any yet constructed
in the State over the Missouri, and favor
able report is looked for from the Board o.
| Engineers.