The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-12-08


throat. Both were badly hurt, but may re-
cover. The wife says the husband committed
the deed. ,-,. l..sa-
Public debt statement for November: Total
cash in treasury, s2s7, SCI, l73; debt less cash
I'm treasury December I, 1882, 81, 622, So. 500;
decrease of debt during the month, s., GA, 142;
decrease Of debt since June 30, 1882, s65, $50, :
561.
The grand Jury at New Orleans presented
two indictments for forgery, and publishing
as true forged document against thirteen
perpetrators of late election frauds.
Mapufacturers of nails at Wheeling intend
to begin makiug nails from steel instead Of
iron, claiming that It is better process and
cheaper. This is considered an important
step, as half the nails made in the country are
made there.
John Cunningham, of Boonville, NO., was
absent from home and his wife was taken sick
His little six-year-old daughter and older sis
ter were doing the work. The little girls
clothes took fire from the kitchen stove and
she was probably fatally burned before assis-
lance could reach her.
The business failures of the country the
past week numbered 14s, twelve being in New
York City and forty-two in the Western States.
Near Falmouth, KY, the south bound pas
senger train on the Kentucky Central Rail
road, collided with the north bound local
freight. Engineer Ben Early and fireman
William Gray, Of the passenger train, were
killed. A number of passengers we're more or
less injured. Both trains were badly smashed.
Col j. w. Paramore, President of the Texas
and St. Louis Narrow Gauge Railroad, who
has just returned to st. Louis from trip over
the road in Arkansas, says the only gap now
in the line is across the White River Valley.
This will be closed by or before the first of
January, when there will be continuous line
of narrow-gauge roads from Cairo, ILL.,, to
Gainesville, Tex, some fifty miles beyond
Waco, and 152 from Cairo. The road will be
open for business the entire length shortly
after New Years.
August Vorndeicks, Of Cincinnati, who had
for several days manifested signs of insanity,
was recently discovered by his wife brandisb-
ing great butcher knife over the throat of
her sleeping daughter. She rushed into the
room, seized his arms and saved the child's
life. The maniac husband then turned upon
the wife, and after fearful struggle, in which
the woman caught the blade in her hand, he
disengaged his right hand, and in an instant
more would have killed her but for tn appear
ance of policeman. He was disarmed, and
in few moments cut his throat with razor.
In the sale of securities of the State Savings
Bank at Chicago, the note of D. d. Spencer,
its Ascending President, for S750,00o. was
knocked down to a countryman for 1901.
Frank Frayne, who shot Annie Won Behren
on the stage of Cincinnati theater during
the performance of ''Si Slocum" on Thanks
giving night, has been acquitted, the Judge
holding that there was not the slightest GRIM
inal intent.
On the night of the list inst, between Q aud
10 O'Clock the north bound express train on
the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railroad,
stopped for water at Blum station, seventy
five miles from Dallas, Texas. The engine
was boarded by three heavily armed men,
who, with leveled six-shooters. commanded
the engineer to ''pull out, and be quick about
it," which he did. After proceeding two or
three miles the engineer was ordered to slow
down, and moment or two later the locomo-
tive exploded a torpedo which had been. placed
on the track as a signal to half dozen con-
federates, who emerged from the brush. The
explosion of the torpedo not only had the effect
of conveying notice to those concealed in the
woods but aroused the attention of the guard
i'm the express car, who, seeing several men
approaching the train, promptly opened
fire on them, hearing which the men on the
engine jumped to the ground and ran to their
companions, who were being vigorously and
rapidly fired upon by the guard. The fire was
returned by the assailing party, and some
seventy-five shots were exchanged. Mean
time the engineer, being free, and realizing
that an attempt was being made to rob the
train, pulled the throttle wide open and the
train sped away, leaving the would-be robbers
discounted and alone. The road officers had
beanexpecting an attack for a week, and were
prepared for it. No one on the train was in
jured, but it is believed several of the robbers
were hit. A posse started In pursuit, and it
was reported that two of the robbers had been
captured, but the report was not confirmed.
Arab Pasha pleaded guilty on the charge Of
rebellion. The Court Martial sentenced him
to death. The Khedive committed the sen.
tence to exile for life. 1t is believed Arab
will retire 20 some part of the British domin-
IONS His demeanor before the court was very
dignned.
Creigh 81 Davis, an old and well-known
grain firm of Chicago, have suspended, owing
to heavy losses by the decline in corn.
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHKS.
The Senate of the United States assembled
at noon, the 4th, with President Davis in the
chair. After the customary resolution noti-
flying the President and House that the Senate
was ready for business, Mr.. Harris of Tennes-
see presented memorial from the Board Of
Health Of Memphis, approving the action OF
the National Board of Health, and asking
adequate appropriations to sustain the
same; referred. A bill was introduced by
MIR. Hill Of Colorado, prohibiting coinage at
the Denver mint; also by Mr.. Voorhees,,
granting pension Of $50 per month TO the
widow of Rear Admiral Scott. At the after.
noon session the Presidents message was
read and the animal reports Of the Secretary
of the Treasury and the Attorney General,
after which Mr.. Brown of Georgia announced
the death Of Mr.. Hill, and offered resolution
of respect which was unanimously agreed to.
Then as token of respect the Senate ad-
journed.
The House assembled at II o'clock on the
9Th. On the floor a bustling throng of MEM
hers engaged in friendly greeting and the ex-
change of ocular remar ks in reference to the
recent elections. The desk occupied during
the last session by the late Mr.. Updegraff, of