Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-10-13
mISCELLANEOrR.

MISCELLANEOUS.
At Clarksburg, w. Va, recently, John r.
Boggess, Jr., killed his wife and daughter
aged 13, while in a fit of mental arrangement
induced by strong drink.
Matamoras, Mexico, is agitating the ques-
ton, and making great efforts to obtain con-
certed action to open the port of Bagdad,
closing that at Santa Cruz, opposite Browns
vile. The scheme 1t is said is a complete one,
comprising line of steamers on the river,
and, IL consummated, will ruin the trade of
Brownsville forever.
Miss Julia Dougan, was instantly killed by
the accidental discharge of a shotgun in the
hands of her younger brother, at Vandalia,
Mo-, recently.
The National Farmers Congress, at St.
Louis, adopted an address to the Tariff Com,
mission. 1t characterizes the present tariff as
unjust, and burden to agricultural interests.
A resolution also passed in favor Of making
the Commissioner of Agriculture Cabinet
officer.
Tot. J. Dunkle, one of the Kewanee bank
robbers, was lately arrested at Butte City,
Montana. A detective had followed him
through Iowa, Minnesota, Dakota and Mon
tana. He had over 81, 500 on his person when
the plan originated with Pratt the cashier
He had been travelling salesman for Phila-
delphia house. His parents reside at Des
Moines, la. He is a thick-set young man,
about % years old and is rather bright and in
telligent.
At Norwood Park, a northern suburb of
Chicago, Rudolph Urect aged eight years,
killed a domestic in q neighbours family with
an Enfield rife loaded with slugs. The killing
arose out of a quarrel, because the girl drew
water from his fathers well.
Jim Rhodes, the murderer of the Massie
family, near Charlottesville, Va, was taken
out of jail by a mob of armed men and hanged
to tree. He confessed that he was Rhodes,
and that his mother and brother Lee did not
do any of the killing.
Forty-fve new cases Of yellow fever at Pen
sacola the ID. At Brownsville the fever has
run its course
Arab Pasha had the satisfaction of witness
ing late review OF English troops through his
prison bars at Cairo.
An explosion in the torpedo magazine, at
Odessa, in the Russian ironclad Admiral Po-
Popof, killed two officers and thirty seamen.
Judge Lawson ordered the release of z.
Dwyer Gray, the Dublin journalist on the pay
ment of the $500. Judge Lawson, while defend
ing his action in imprisoning Gray, on legal
grounds, said he felt justice had now been
indicated.
Nelson Walling, wool manufacturer, Mill
bury, Mass, has failed. Liabilities $4,000.
Up to and including Sept, 3Oth, there had
been 7S3 cases Of yellow fever at Pensacola,
and IS deaths. The disease had for a week
past been confined to very poor people
colored people, for a wonder, being peculiarly
susceptible to its ravages.
George Travis, wife and children, residing
in Bridgeport, Conn, had a narrow escape from
death by poisoning few nights since. They
ate for supper a quantity of bologna sausage
purchased at . neighboring grocery store.
Shortly afterwards they were seized with
violent pains and sickness Of the stomach, and
tnen became unconscious. A physician at
tended them the whole night, and succeeded in
giving them relief.
The passenger train on the Mont Alto Rail-
road struck COW near Chambersburg, Pa.
One coach was thrown from the track and
J nine passengers were injured; four, Mrs. Dit
low, oil Huntingdon, DIR. Hayes, OF Shippen-
burg, j. G. Hess, Of Quincy, and Conductor
Fahnestock, seriously.
The Government Of Greece, in anticipation
OF possible renewal Of complications with
Turkey in regard to the frontier, has ordered
the Greek troops on the Thessalonian border
TO be reinforced.
The Workingmen, of st. Louis, in a conven-
ton called by the Trades Assembly, have
ominated a full city ticket with Peter John
son, the well-known bricklayer, ut its head for
Sheriff. The Greenback State ticket was en-
dorsed, and a full Central Committee an
pointed. committee was also appointed To
correspond with labor organizations through
: out the State with view to united and har.
} monious action.
: Norris Knapp, q prominent liveryman and
, horse dealer of Jackson, Mich, while riding
behind q spirited horse which had become un
manageable In consequence of some breakaot
about the vehicle, endeavored TO save him
/. self by jumping from the carriage. but his fee,
/ catching, he was thrown violently 10 tn,
ground and killed.
The bouquet given Guiteau Just before hi,
execution, by Mrs Scoville, has bee subjected
TO . chemical analysis. The report saws ,
large bud, haIfopened flower, contained
Q over FIVE grains Of white arsenic, not only sui
a hcient TO cause death, had It been swallowed
but so largely in excess Of a fatal dose tn,
intent Of the poison by who prepared tn
. flower would have been defeated by emetics.
The County Court at Chattanooga, Tenn.
3 has increased the reward for the Taylor broth
: ers, who murdered Sheriff Cate and his chic
r deputy two weeks ago, to $500. The tota
= reward Is now 81, 500 The State win also in
crease its reward
ID. C. Ballentine was killed while attempting
= 10 board moving train at BenSelman, Neb.