The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-09-22


asi and they have been granted new trial.
Gen. Butler, it is said, will accept nomina-
ton from the Democrats for Governor of
Massachusetts,, and enter the campaign in
good faith.
The Republican State convention of Colo
RADIO nominated Ernest L. Campbell, of Lead
vile, for Governor on the second ballot.
]. B. Campbell, Republi. an nominee for
Sheriff of Sierra county, Cal, was shot and
instantly killed by man named Stubs.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The postofice at Huntington, Ind, was
robbed recently of IS, 600 postage stamps and
several hundred dollars. Total loss, $4,000.
The wife of D. A. Radcliffe, banker Of
Danv lie, Ont, died in a dentists Office while
under the influence of chloroform.
A fire in the mail room of the steamer Alas
ka, lately arrived at New York from San
Francisco, burned ten sacks of papers and
three Of letters. 1t is thought some regis
tered packages were destroyed. The mail
room contained 800 sacks of mail matter from
Australia.
Gotleib Platz was killed by the cars at
Omaha while on the way to visit sister at
Hastings, Neb. He leaves a wife and eight
children at Sterling, Illinois.
A special train with the Marquis of Lone
and the Princess Louise on board, was run
into at Port Casta, California, by the yard
engine. The engine of the special train was
badly damaged. The royal party was con-
siderably frightened and shaken up, but other
wise uninjured.
The train robber recently killed near Vinita,
Indian Territory. was named Wilson. No in
quest was held on his body.
John Niehaus, farmer near Troy, Ind, was
called to his door one night recently and
killed. The house was then robbed of $500.
His wife escaped by jumping from a second
story window and hiding in corn-feld.
The War Department is informed that the
river at Camp Brown, Texas, is higher than
ever before. and the troops have been ordered
to Santa Marie, thirty miles from Browns
vile.
At the Louisville, KY, fair, $50 hogsheads
of premium tobacco, brought the snug sum of
100000.
burg Railroad in Pennsylvania, wrecked two
engines and seriously injured Charles Dale,
engineer, and Charles Miller, brakeman.
The amount paid for pensions during the
year, including the cost of disbursement, is
s54, 296, $50. Total number of pensioners on
the roll, 2S5,697, gain over the previous year
of 1885,.
At Pensacola the yellow fever continues to
increase and the authorities are pressed for
the necessary supplies for the sick. At
Brownsville the plague is decreasing and the
people are more hopeful, and the sick are do
ing well.
Some parts of Connecticut was recently
visited bya hurricane which did much damage.
At the village of Winsted, ten houses and
five barns were destroyed, and eight or ten
persons injured, several thought to be fatally.
An excursion boat at Alton Bay, N. H.. con-
tanning fourteen passengers was sunk in Lake
Winnfpissaukee, few days since.
A freight train on the Fort Wayne road ran
into another at Plymouth, Ind. Four boys
were stealing ride; one was killed, the others
were badly hurt.
By the explosion of the cylinder of a thresh-
ing machine on the farm of Geo. Irwin, near
Norwalk, Ohio, r. Bernhaadt and NJ. Nc
Gowan were fatally injured.
During the fair at Mexico, N. T., heavy
wind and rain storm swept over the place.
Three thousand people were on the ground at
the time. The liberty pole was blown down,
killing one horse and seriously injuring sew
eral people; the horses ran away, and the
women and children we're panic stricken. Sew
eral people were seriously injured.
While Sheriff Cate, of Chattanooga, Tenn,
was taking prisoner named Taylor to Knox
vile, several men boarded the train, shot the
Sheriff and his deputy dead and released the
prisoner. Taylor is murderer and desperate.
A reward of 5000 is offered for the capture of
Taylor andhis accomplices.
Ithas been discovered that men in the en-
ploy of the Stock Yards at Chicago, have been
driving thriving business by stealing hogs.
The hogs stolen within the last three or four
years amount in value to several hundred
thousand dollars. The plan of the tn ewes
was to drive out a few hogs at time each
evening, as they had opportunity.
A farmer named Henry Willis while working
with his son and negro in q field in Henry
county, Ga, saw fit to reprove the negro for
bad conduct. The negro grew impudent,
when angry words followed. The son, mere
boy, threatened to knock the darky down.
At this the negro grssped the boys right
hand, with a grip of iron, and before the father
could interfere jerked out large knife and
cut the hand off at the wrist joint. He then
escaped.
Deputy United States Marshal Studemeyer
was shot and killed at Fort Davis, Texas, by q
ranger, on whom he went to serve writ.
Marshal Casting said the writ must be served,
and Capt. Oglesby, commanding the Rangers,
volunteered to discharge tn duty.
Burglars entered the residence Of A. v.
West, Hazelton, Ind, and robbie him of $3.50
In money, besides several other valuable arti-
cles. The burglars were arrested and taken
to the Gibson County Jail.
The lumber mill of the Mitchell & Rowland
Company at Toledo, Ohio, burned. also q
large amount of lumber in the yards. Loss
on mill. $40, 200; on lumber, $2a5, 700; part
ly insured.
Samuel Redden, negro, was hanged at
Metropolis, H., for the murder of q man
named Zimmerman four years ago.