The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-12-01

elry while pretending to be making purchases.
She confessed her guilt but exhonerated her
husband. She waa sentenced to eight mouths
in the House of Correction. Her Husband was
held to bail as accessory. -
County Treasurer Charles Muller has sued
the four National Banks Of Cincinnati TO- re-
cover an alleged deficiency In taxes during the
five years ending with 1881. The amount
claimed aggregates 1921 200, distributed as
follows: First National Bank, $40, 800; Third
National, &33, 1000; Fourth National, $15, S00j
Merchants National, so2,9oO. This suit will
be disputed vigorously. 1t is brought 10 OBJ
tain judicial construction Of disputed
point Of law. 40 ZOO =s--'tJS 49,
John Mckee, for the murder Of Hiram
Knapp, was lately convicted of murder in the
second degree at st. Joseph, No., and SEN
fenced to imprisonment for life.
~. THE SOUTH. a
Robert +. johnson, horse-breeder and
farmer, of Lexington, KY, has made an as
signment. Liabilities, $1,000; assets val
ued at $780,
young woman of Lynch's station, Camp
| bell County, Va, killed her illegitimate babe
and they refused medical attendance herself
until beyond the doctors skill.
W. L. Thorpe, professor in the female col
lege In Somerville, Tenn, recently had aquar-
rel with his brother-in-law, James Burton,
over some family matter, when Burton threat
ened to kill Thorpe. Subsequently, while
Burton was in saloon playing game, Thorpe
| entered with shotgun and shot his brother
| in-law dead. 10y .rfH.t.
The Election Commissioners Of Tate Coun-
| ty, Miss, have certified TO the amended re-
turns from that county, which gave Chalmers
Lao votes and Manning !, 166 votes. This Is
| the county whose vote was thrown out by the
Secretary of State for being defective and the
certificate awarded to Manning. 1t elects
| Chalmers beyond all doubt.
Rev. r. N. Woodruff, who was arrested In
| Baltimore some weeks since. while his con-
gregation was waiting for his arrival at church,
| upon the charge of opening letter addressed
to another party, has plead guilty and been
| fined $3.50. '-'s-tl. ..-..
A movement is on foot in Texas to put q
/ line of cattle steamers from the Gulf Ports to
the Eastern cities and. Liverpool in connec-
| ton with the Gould roads.
Large quantities of land are being bought
by Eastern capitalists in Breathitt and Rowan
| counties, Kentucky, in the timber and camel
| coal belt. The white oak timber section has
been found adapted to shipbuilding. Mills
will be erected to cut the same for that pur-
pose. . r' .H .f.y 40 ...
Senator Call, of Florida, says that upon the
face of the returns Ii. Bisbee, Jr., Republican,
is elected, but J. J. Finley, Democrat, will con-
| test the seat upon the alleged ground that he
| (Bisbee) obtained majority by colonizing
illegal vo' ers. Finley was unseated in the
Forty-seyenth Congress on a contest by Bisbee'
| ra a GENERAL.
The Pope is reported at recent interview as
having expressed his horror at the outrages
committed in Ireland, and charged the Bishops
to use their utmost exertion to prevent the
people offending against the laws. 49,,
The four other men on trial at Dublin for
the murder of the Joyce family, plead guilty
and appealed to the clemency of the Court.
The Court sentenced them to be hung Decem-
Der 15th--the same day that Casey, who was
found guilty, is to be executed.
The report prepared by Borelli Bey, the
public prosecutor, in which he summarizes
the evidence directly connecting Arab Pashs
and other rebel leaders with the burning OF
| Alexandria and the massacre of Europeans, has
been submitted to the Khedive and approved.
1t will be presented to Lord Dufferin. 1t 10
understood the Egyptian Government is pre-
| pared to leave it to Great Britain to decide
whether the evidence is sufficient for proceed
ing with the trial on the charges specified in
the report. ..'
Affairs in Jamaica 1t appears have reached a
very serious and critical stage. Public feeling
| is fiercer than ever. The whole colony is
united against the Government and the indig-
nation of every class, creed and color is poured
forth in violent speeches, at public meetings,
which are now held in every township in the
colony. These demonstrations against the
Government are attended by planters, negroes,
creoles, Europeans, freeholders and laborers.
1t has been officially reported to the Eng
fish Government that great distress is found
in Ireland this winter, many districts being
seriously afflicted through wsnt Of employ
ment on farms and the failure Of the potato
crop. " Is-Hs-: .'.g .aE 'E.
Much excitement was caused at Cairo,
Egypt, owing to report that recruits refused
to proceed to Soudan unless they go under
their commander, Arab Pasha.
The railway bridge at Bromley, near London,
England, fell recently. Seven workman, who
were beneath the structure, eating breakfast
were killed, and several othersinjured.
THE LATEST .
The Garfield Monument Fair was formally
opened in the rotunda of the Capitol at WASH
lington by President Arthur on the 18th.
Every inch Of space was occupied.
The President, upon the report Of the At
torney General, has issued an order removing
District Marshal Chas. F. Henry, Postmaster
d. B. Anger, Assistant Postmaster NJ. N.
Parker, NJ. d. Helm, foreman of the Congress
siondl Record, and George E. Spencer, one Of
1.-THE Commission rs of the Union Pacific Rail
road, on the grounds that they interfered with
the administration of justice in the Star Route
leases rs. r..f GA - r-..a.
The Commissioner of the Land Office has
reported favorably on the claim OF the State of
Kansas for five per cent of the net proceeds of
sales of Pottawatomie Indian lands at the
date of Kansas admission to the Union, and
has rejected similar claim of the State To FIVE
per cent of the proceeds of the Otoe and Mis-
souri,, Kickapoo, Sac and Fox and Delaware
Indian reservations. The decision is in accord.
ance with the opinion of First Comptroller
Porter in 1850. The State will receive about
$50, 900 from the sale of Pottawatomie lands.
The extensive stove foundry of Bennett,
Duffey 4 Co., one of the largest in the West,
burned at Quincy, ILL.,, on the night of the
25th. Total loss about $4,000; Insurance,
$4,000. Over 100 men are thrown out of
employment. I b G. 81
| Col. 8. N. Wood has served notice upon
the Kansas State Board of Caavassers forbid
ding them to count the vote of Samuel R. Fe-
tiers, one Of the Congressmen-at-La-ge, and an