Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-10-27

for Europe. An investigation produces IN.
conviction that he is q defaulter to his mart
uers and has victimized relatives and widows
and orphans. The defalcation aggregates
$4,000.
VIM. Laube, residing with the family of If,
son, on the Warsaw Pike, near Cincinnati. I'm
a Quarrel with the latter, shot and killed his
son and then killed himself. The young man
had wife and two children. The son was n
cripple from a shot received some wears 400
at the hands of his father.
Fifty new cases of yellow fever and three
deaths were reported at Pensacola the 18th.
total to date, 1,727 cases and IA deaths. The
weather was oppressively warm, with no indi-
cations of any change.
The Irish National Conference opened at
Dublin with Parnen presiding. A letter from
Egan rendering his resignation as Treasurer
was received. His report showed balance of
about $50, 700 in the Treasury. Nearly all the
extreme Irish members of Parliament and
about 500 delegates were in attendance.
During a storm at Fairfield, Iowa. wild
ducks gathered about the electric light in great
numbers, put out all but one and demolished
several globes. Nearly two hundred ducks
were picked up within three hours.
Cedar Croft" Bayard Taylor's homestead
was recently sold at auction for S14,O 5O The
purchaser was farmer named Isaac Warner.
of Hatboro, Pa.
An expert in his report to the Newark n.
j., Council shows that ex-Auditor Palmer and
ex-Clerk Hall stole 500, 900. He also makes
known deficit in the accounts of Police JUS
tees, some of whom are dead.
At meeting held in the Directors room of
the Merchants Exchange at st. Louis, to con-
slider measures for the relief of the family of
Col. Slayback, between 1000 and 81, 900 were
subscribed to aid in lifting a mortgage of
So, 600 on the family residence. The remain
der will be promptly raised John McCul-
Tough, the actor, warm friend of Cockerill
was present and subscribed $1,000 besides
rendering a benefit with his full company
for the same purpose.
Another call for continued five per cent.
bonds has been issued by the Secretary of the
Treasury. The amount is s20,OOO,OOO and
natures in January.
James Clarey, proprietor of the Bellevue
hotel, at Long Branch, who demanded 81, 500
from two sick guests to permit them to re-
main in his establishment, has been indicted
The indictments are for robbery, riot, extor-
ton, assault and battery and maintaining a
nuisance.
The Universalists General Convention as
sembled at Philadelphia on the 18th with about
one thousand churches in the United States
and Canada represented. The Convention
was called to order by j. d. w. Joy, of Bos-
ton, President who was reelected. The oc-
casional sermon was preached by Rev. E. L.
Redford, d. D., of Michigan.
Foil raooDt1x, ,,-;kl Az II.
partment of Justice, and charged with an
tempt to influence the jury in the Star Route
cases, has written letter to the Attorney
General stating that the defendants in the
case have concocted a scheme to have him ar
rested, and asks to have an opportunity to
show the matter up to the Government. The
Attorney General replied that if Fall had
knowledge of such scheme he should present
the proofs to Merrick.
Frost's large Touring mill at Minnesota CITY,
six miles from Winona, Mimi, burned re-
Gently; loss $4,000. Insured for $4,000.
Reports from the farming districts of Texas
| are to the effect that there is great deal of
cotton open in the fields, and laborers are very
scarce. Farmers are paying 81 per 100 pounds
TO pickers.
The colored people of Rhode Island in late
convention at Newport, declared that it is
''our determination to support that person,
let him be allied to whatever party he may,
Who shall convince us he has the most regard
for our rights and feelings as citizens of the
| State"
August Peterson, Swede, attempted sui
eide at the Union Pacific yards at Kansas City
by cutting his throat Failing in this he
threw himself on the track in front of an ap
preaching engine which finished the work by
severing his head from the body.