The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-10-27

two Of the most prominent and wealthy citt
zens Of the place In which Gen. Joseph A.
Aabry, ST., Joseph A. Mabry, Jr., and MAI.
Thomas O'Connor were killed. The dificulty
grew out Of an old grudge, which Mabry re-
newed at race the day before, but O'Connor
declined TO fight as the place was unsuited to
settle such affairs. The morning of the tragedy
Mabry sent O'Connor word that he woul kill
him on sight. At 1oo'clock Gen. Mabry passed
down Gay street. on the opposite side from the
Merchants National Bank, of which o. Conner
was President. O'Connor stepped from the
bank to the middle of the pavement and fired
two shots across the street in rapid succession,
both taking effect, Gen. Mabry falling dead.
Joseph Mabry, Jr., rapidly approached the
scene and fired upon O'Connor at a distance
OF thirty yards, when the latter turned upon
the younger Mabry. Both fired simultaneous
ly and each fell dead. A bystsnder was pain
fully wounded in the thigh and another
wounded in the arm. Four other men had
their clothes pierced by buckshot. Gen. Ma
bry and his son Joseph were acquitted only .
few days previous of the murder Of Moses
Lusby and Don Lusby, father and son, whom
they killed some weeks ago. VIII Mabry was
killed by Don Lusby last Christmas. Maj.
Thos O'Connor has been an extensive rail-
road builder and was reported to be worth ten
million dollars.
Specials from various points in Louisiana,
Mississippi and Texas report the late heavy
rains as doing much damage to cotton.
About 15O bales of cotton were burned on
the Midland Railroad wharf at Newburn, N.
c. Itwas in transit to Norfolk, New York
and Boston.
A few miles South of Mineral Springs,
Howard County, Ark, officers from Texas
with requisition for the arrest of two men
named George went with posse to the house
of the father of the fugitives and found the
men sitting on the porch. The parties were
ordered by the officers not to move, but started
into the house, when the posse fired, killing
old man George and one son and fatally
wounding young man who happened to be
present on visit.
Ridgely Powell, Simon O'Quinn, Joe King,
Bob Donelson and Andela Moore, negroes,
were hanged at Eastman, Ga, for completely
in the riot which occurred at that place Au-
gust 8, at camp meeting, in which a young
white man named James Harvard was set on
by an Infatuated mob, and, after being shot
by one of the men, was beaten almost to a jel
ly by the others.
Rev. Robert Paine, Senior Bishop of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South, died at
Aberdeen, Miss, lately.
GENERAL.
The Irish National Conference opened at
Dublin with Parnell presiding. A letter from
Egan rendering his resignation as Treasurer
was received. His report showed balance Of
about 100000 in the Treasury. Nearly all
the extreme Irish members Of Parliament and
about 500 delegates were in attendance.
Cassidy, delegate from Manchester to the
Irish National Conference, in session at Dub
lin, was expelled with an insult and threats
from that body for moving an obnoxious
amendment.
Benjamin Legault, of Beauharnois, Canada,
has entered action against his widowed sister,
65 years of age, and worth 800, 900, to prevent
her from marrying any man.
Overdanl, the man arrested some time since
in Austria, while manufacturing bombs, has
been sentenced to death.
George Otto Trevalyn, Chief Secretary for
Ireland, in speech at Selkirk, Scotland, re-
Gently, said the resident Magistrates in Ire
land in their last reports we're singularly unan-
imous in stating that relations between land
lord and tenan: were improving; that rents
were being fairly paid and intimidations de-
creasing. "Another subject for thankful
ness" said Trevalyn, SIS the fact that 1t is
now nearly six months since there has been a
collision between the Constabulary and peo-
pie in Irish provinces"
The Turkish Government has made de-
mand upon the Providence, r. l., Tool Com
pany for 4S,617 rifles with bayonets and scab-
bards, manufactured by the Tool Company,
and held for the Turkish Government.
Parnell has issued whip to his supporters
inviting them to meet in the conference room
of the Commons, previous to the re-assem-
bling Of Parliament, when business of great
importance, including the imprisonment OF
Dwyer Gray, will be discussed.
Berlin dispatches say that i'm all great
towns where the Catholics do not predominant
the elections resulted in favor of the Liberals.
The Liberals gain thirty votes in the Diet from
the Conservatives. In several new
districts in the vicinity of Ber-
lin and Potsdam the Conservatives have
been victorious. No one party will have a
majority in the new Chamber. In order to
obtain majority it would be necessary for
the Government to enter into an alliance with
the Clericals and Conservatives.