Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-11-03
MISCELLANEOUS.

MISCELLANEOUS.
road in Mills County, Iowa, was entirely de-
stroyed by an incendiary fire lately.
Emil Pepperkorn, who some time ago eloped
with one of his pupils, May Frahmer, aged Is,
from Fort Calhoun, Neb., where he deserted
his wife and family, has been arrested in COM
pany with his victim at st. Louis. Five hun
dred dollars reward was offered by the father
Of the girl for the arrest of Pepperkorn.
The st. Louis Exchange passed resolutions
Of respect to the memory of the late Col.
Slayback, after which seats to the benefit ten
dered by Mccullough, the actor, were offered
at aution. Choice of the boxes was sold to
lady, name unknown, for $1,000 and donated
back and resold. The other boxes brought
$500 and 500. The first seat was knocked
down for 500, the second $500, and a large
number were sold for $50 to So. The Yelled
Prophets bought one seat for $500, and the
Legion of Honor one box for 500.
A terrible railroad accident occurred near
North Adams, Mass, on the morning of the
2lst. A caboose, containing thirty-five la
borers, was being pushed out of the yard,
when it was run into by a locomotive coming
from the opposite direction. The cow-catcher
of the locomotive was driven into the caboose,
and at the same time the boiler exploded,
pouring a torrent of scalding water and
steam upon the unfortunate men in the
caboose. Eight were killed outright
or died soon afterward, and nine
teen others were injured or frightfully scald-
ed, number of the latter fatally Among
the fatally injured were the engineer. and fire.
man Of the wrecked locomotive-Chas. Willis
and Joseph Beestley. w. G.. Van Housen
of Valatia, n. Y, aged 81, telegraph operator,
was internally scalded and will not live. He
sat in the engine. Operator Haywood, sitting
with him, escaped by jumping from the en-
! CINE. The explosion of the locomotive was
caused by the drawbar of the caboose burst
ing in the plate of the cylinder.
The Spanish steamer Deliver, from New
| York for the West Indies, arrived at Fortress
Monroe on the 21st, having in tow the French
bngantine, Mary Anne, from st. Domingo
with coffee for Havre. The vessel was picked
up about 125 miles east of Cape Henry with
only three men on board. The captain, two
mates and six men died on the passage of
yellow fever. The vessel was drifting about
in helpless condition.
Napier, Arab Pasha's European advisor, de-
clares that he has received no reward for his
services, and he can prove that the evacuation
of Alexandria and the defense of the country
were ordered by the Ministry and sanctioned
by the Khedive.
Brownsville, Tex, is reported free from vel
low fever
Russell Kirk, a colored convict in the Mis-
souri, Penitentiary, under ten years. sentence
for murder from Buchanan County. was
drowned in the Missouri River at jefferson
City, while attempting to make his escape
lie had served less that one year of his sem
tence.
Two young men, residents of Schell CITY.
Mo, named Cash and Parker, were recently
returning from dance at FL Dorado Springs.
when the hack i'm which they were riding
struck a stump or log and turned over. Young
Cash was thrown forward into ditch or gully.
and one of the horses fell on him. crushing
him TO death.
The total number of cases of fever at Pensa-
cola to the 22d were 1870; deaths, 162. The
restitution and distress are not diminishing.
but increase with the epidemic. Quarantine
VIII continue for some time Is come, and the
expenditures for relief are very heavy.
Sunday, October 22d, the Friends assembled
In their meeting house at Chester, Pa, and
held services concentrating the landing of
William Penn at that place 200 years ago. A
letter was read from the venerable poet. John
q. Whittier, in which he enclosed a poem
written by himself sixty years ago, when he
was only sixteen years old entitled ''William
Penn" Addresses were delivered and poems
read by number of prominent persons. In
Philadelphia memorial services were held in
all the churches.
The trial, at Portland, Maine, of the case OF
Charles A strout against seven students OF
bowdoin college for damages on account OF
injuries inflicted while hazing freshmen, con-
ciuoeo with verdict of 81, 200 damages
against the seven students.
To his counsel, Bradley and Napier, Arab
fasha expressed confidence in the decision OF
the British Government He stated he had
been il-treated, and twice spat upon, but
since October he had been well treated, owing
to the intervention of the British Consul.
Martin kagner, convict in the Missouri
Penitentiary, sent up from st. Louis for bur.
giary, refused to work, and when ordered to
do so, drew a knife upon Capt. johnson. Den
uty Warden, and declared he would die first
whereupon that officer shot him with fata
effect.
As the fourteen-year-old SON of a farmer re
siding near Altamont, Ills, a few DAYS since
{ was riding one Of his fathers horses to wate,
and leading several others they became nm
. manageable and commenced kicking. Tn,
boy was thrown of and received a severe kicl
in the forehead, producing death I'm a few
hours.
John N. Nape, living near Portlandvine. v
Y, shot his wife at the breakfast table An,
then shot hired man named Baker. He the,
: shot himself, cut his throat and died. Tn
others win recover. Jealousy was the cause