Daily Republican., 1882-01-09
NEWS 80 mnARY.
Arkansas Klukux ~ wopk-Rav.
ages Of SmslI.Pex - Escape Of
''Rilly the kid'-lndisa Depra.

Arksasas kiukux ~ wosk-Rav,
ages Of SmslA.Pex - Escape Of
''BilIy the kid'-lndtaa Depra.
6a,iOns-Auic1des.
Charles A. Henry, formerly editor OF
a Scandinavian paper In San Franci sec
known as the Valkyrien, has been en-.
gagged by Henry Willard to bring to the
United States 5000 to 10000 SeAndanav-
ians TO work on the construction of the
Northern Pacific Railroad. Induce
ments will be offered TO these immi.
grants to settle on the line OF the road.
During December there were lis
deaths from smallpox in Chicago, out
OF ;o,al mortality Of l02H The deaths
from small pox in October nun bere.l
l1S.-Malignant diptheria prevails In
Norfolk, st. Lawrence county. New
York. In one family of seven children
three have died OF the disease, and two
Others are not expected to recover. A
physician is also sick of the malady.
A gang of Ku.Klux, from Little
Black River, n few days ago, invaded
the village of Corning, in Arkansas,
with the avowed intention Of murder.
ing four of the citizens. One of the
gang, Riley Black, refusing TO assist
the Others, was killed. This caused
several Of his associates to warn the
citizens, and conflict ansued, in which
three OF the gang were killed.
William Burke, alias BILLY the Kid,
a notorious bank robber, recently
brought from Cleveland, escaped from
the Jail AT Albany on Saturday, TIN ough
the contrivance OF a visitor, who sent
the iailor on an errrand aud then OPEN
ed the hall door with false key. A
reward of $1,000 is Offered for the cap
ture of the kid"
1t is reported from Hcrn ozillo, Sono-
ra, that two bands Of Indians, mum
bering together 800, who have been de-
pred ating in that section, recently kill.
e.i Superintendent Woeberlipg, of the
Lampozos Mine with IA men, i women
and children. Troops have been sent
after the savages.
John II. Smedley, II years of age,
member OF IA oil producing firm in
Bradford, Penna., committed suicide
on Saturday by shooting himself. Sam
uel s. Ward, prominent citizen of
Port Huron, Michigan, committed sui
eide by taking strychnine ON Saturday
morning,
Ex-Governor Cox, appointed BY the
Z. 5. Court ut Cincinnati b" iuvesfi-
gate the endorsements Of Thomas
toral deficiency Of So, 766. AMBROSE,
who fled nearly two years ago, WAS last
heard of in Manitoba.
A fast mail tram between New York
and Washington was stopped several
times few days ago, by two elephants
who happened To be in the cars pulling
the bell rope. 1t was more than an
hour before the cause Of the stcppages
WAS discovered.
The steamer Grand Tower sank sud.
denly TO her boiler deck, while lying at
the foot of Goat Island, in the Missis
sippi, on Friday night. Three deck
passengers are believed TO be lost. The
vessel was valued at 500, 600.
BY an explosion of fre-damp in the
Lehlgh Coal and Navigation Compa-
ny's mines, near Lansford, ON Satnr.
uay, uiue ulsu NcIe iuJulout Oic iathi-
ly. 1t is doubtful If three of the others
will recover.
1t is said that among the letters re-
ceived by Guiteau on Saturday were
two, said to be postnarked Brooklyn,
containing drafts for $1,000 and $500 re.
spectfully, 1t is not known whether
thsy are genuine.
Twenty cases OF smallpox, six Of
them fatal, have Deen reported in Port
,ervis, New York, and all the churches
in that town were closed yesterday by
order of its board OF health.
The heaviest snow fall Of the season
occurred on Friday night and Saturday,
in Quebec the roads were made i'm
passibe by the drifts.
John Pierpont, Chief Justice Of the
Supreme Court OF Vermont, died On
Saturday, at his residence in Nergennes,
aged Is years.
Edwin NJ. Stoughton, ex.Miuister 10
Russia, died on saturday ~ his resi-.
dence iu New York city, aged "a years,