Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-26
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GENERAL NEWS HorEs AND eossie.
wAsHIreros. d. c.. August S.-A utsts-
ment Of the disposal Of public lends dur
Ing the iscal ye6r snoed June Sotn. loo3
has been prepare9 at the gcnerAl lenA 81
fee, and shows that The total number q
scr.s di.pos.d g i - y esS ~ s ~ e inerss
cash received for this Land legre1tso
about Ss:Sei, ,oei, ,Iagainst about tS0oo,.
600 for the last hsoal ysas. H.
number OF Acfes sntsred for agrt-,
cultural purposes or cash sales duftng
the year, amounted 10 s o9n, SO Acree; toe
general purposes, the cash salee dudng tho
year amounted 10 A6B0, e0e acres; Tor MIN
eral purposes, 10 N,064 40l0 sores; dooett
lands, l68, ,065 scrses coel lands, ,lol scfss.
Six millions thrse hundred and toety,soyon
thousand seven hundred and txsaty.utne
acres were entered under the homestead
law, while a9i6,9H sores wss. peoyed
culture acts 40oo, 797g acre. wsrN osntsfsd
and .proyod up.h Under various land
warrants, failruad Rrants, school anA etAto
selection accounts (including various kineg
Of scrip, u ei5, $50 scess wSfs lispeseA e.
The Rreat increase In tie oilpootUon
Of public lands during the pa1 dsan1
yOr Il aid % b owing 70 ths tnneuee
tide 6fsimmigsAtto0l 10 the AofeAW4eS
In Dakota The inoFsAsl = nees poofceoheo
than In any other Stats % tsssiteey. ~
Yery large Increase q also Noticeable IN
Louisiana and Florida. The arsa Of The
State and railroad SELECTIONS is more com
AAn anA
81 @ during the psss year. he ara a essh
sales in Dakota alone were 6oe, ,098 scre.
and homestead entries In the same Terri.
tory more than 100000. Returns from
several OF the local ofiioes are not yet tn
for the month OF June, and the afses and
amounts In these instances have bcsn esti-
mated.
JAcKsoNviLLR, Fla, August 8.-As
train containing two coiorsd prisons.A
named Savage and James, reached nsdt'
son, this morning, it was met BY about one
hundred persons, twelve or fifteen OF whom
rushed into the train and riddled tho psts.
oners with bullets. The agent OF the rail-
road did not suspect any violence until .
short time before the arrival OF tho. train,
when be attempted 10 telegraph each way.
but found the wires were cut He then ran
up the track and sigualed the conductor uot
TO stop, but some one had boarded the train
and uncoupled the two rear cars. Tho
prisoners lad been convicted for the muf.
der OF Frank Potters. In July, 1881. at Mad
ison, In room where testimony was b.
ing taken In the contested election case oE
Bisbee W. Finley. A new trial had been
granted by the Supreme Court, and tho
prisoners were being conveyed from ITALIA
bsssee to Jasper, to undergo that trial when
murdered. Great excitement prevails In
Madison over the outrage.
wrsstlinG Mateh.
KASsAs CRY, No., August 2o.-The catch
as.you,can wrestling match, tonight BE-
tween Tom Cannon, ot England. and Oiss'
ence Whistler. Of this city. Tor w uos,
was won by the latter. Cannon Won the
frat fall In eight minutes, Whistler The
second I'm four minutes and The third tn
five minutes Both were In good form, and
the match Was harmonious throughout
The betting was two to one on Whistler.
This afternoon Whistler ssnt tslsgfam
TO Richard Fox, OF the Police Gazette, ofcr.
ing 70 wrestle Joe Acton, Graeco. RomAn,
for from $1,000 30 5000. ct CincinnAti,
Chicsgo or Kanns City, but had receives
no reply at ten o'clock tonight
The Aptie ExploPeys.
WAsHINoToH. August 2.-Lieul Johu
w. Danenhouer passed through the city
to-day en- route for Capon Spring. w. Va
He says his report OF the circumstances ~
tending the loss OF the Jeannetts will nos
be ready before September 18th.
Acting Secretary Of Navy Walker to-day
received 4 cable MESSAGE from Ministef
Hunt, stating that Lieutenant Berry Of The
Rodger and Chief Engineer Melville, s11
Noros OF the steamer .Jeannstts. len -
Petersburg yesterday Tor Nvsrpool. yte
Berlin, where they VII 10 Joined ~ Nh
dermap, another suryivor OF the Jesnnss's'
Yellow Fever.
BaowssviiL.., Texsa August D.-nfty
two new cases to-day sno ."". ". "ns "
Mexicans. Five cases OF fever at Roint
lssbell, % miles from here. DS. nufny
and corps ere. looked for anxiously. The
guards extend along the Rio 0fnnds Iron
the mouth 10 Santa Maria, distance q -
miles Five deaths IN. Mstsmorss the Lass
iwsnty-four hours. Wssthes bot, occnsionn
thowtn. E
SalosnSsas vSeloeSoOA :.
yALILx. Iowa, August 1s-psspite ~
Governors proclsmedO - mloQoe opeor
~ carry on busIpsss. The ProhtbtteSists
doubt sbs<her tisey esn pFos.eute eoece0.
fully, sines the LeSislsturs Jailed 70 eense
rsss,y ss s;ss7, 81 s n g 49, ssr
s,t. The cass was tiisd bstors Js6ee beb'
sldsor. f-x 20 g :
KSSDe1-Coabta1o0.
81. CLnnvILLE, AuGust "a meo
named Bales, whose homs ~ in be!IAifs.
wa: suu eyer and silisd y z baIansss
miles south OF this piscs, yeslerdays
Two trains, . passenger aDd ffsIsAt col.
lided st Barton on the TusoosoWn1 Valley
yesterday aftsfnoon. hessdg
wss hurt.
Ce0GsG DoWD.
CossrAsfIxortR, August 1--L1sd DAT
ferfn. today informed eaid is.as ed A.
sym Pasbs, his soysrnmsnt yisj6isg - -
wsivs the demand tbst any 6ovsssest ef
Torkish troops mast - fnSt sppsevs1 ~
the British. &
RIcHxoIp, Va. August 8,.{n4g = Q.
preme Court Of Appeals, disA eelsy, -
his home In Stanford ooanty. yifBtsias
eyed u years.
GLASGOW, Augnst S,-Iksss shosnsd
ship joiners have struck
a Anls1p usss Hobe11s1 - WooA
Yesterday, while - slm ~ (whieh
had ben recently cet ooWn neoe
Dsogheda, I!sie94 vaeesl1l S01
tbs ssw.mill q - H 4 .saegs
AEosuafls- 49,. -. - S<eS
4 tnehes bg z - ~ e1ely 80
yeau me- hkSe 'S1ep6 .po - -
wAs formed aud sss6eo4eD0l1y ouoooo9
by the pannt bls4 Beth ~ 80 50
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