Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1883-01-05

. lexit II the herlers fail TO get out In that
D time, the agent is authorized 70 call on the
military and eject them.
I California has been visited by the heaviest
: snow storm the past week ever recorded in her
{ history.
1uR SOUTH.
| Charles Branch, = negro, who outraged and
murdered . nine e-year-old girl near Warner
} Station, Ark. on the Little Rock and Missis-
} sippi River Railway, was taken from his guards
by an armed mob and hanged to telegraph
pole.
Six books Of record have been stolen from
; the safes of the county clerks Office at At
: lanta, Ga. As nearly all the original deeds to
] Atlanta property are redDled in the stolen
books, the authorities offer 81 $50 reward.
Five coiored persons we're drowned twelve
} miles above Darien, Ga, few days since.
Officer Mccarthy was shot dead Christmas
day at Denison, Texas, by man named Enis,
whom he was attempting to arrest.
Revenue Collector Lewis Bucker, Of the
Louisville, Ky, District, states that the re-
ceipts from the sales Of tobacco stamps In his
district have fallen of about two-thrds since
the discussion OF the reduction of taxation be-
gan in Congress.
English & Hugueness' warehouse at Macon,
Ga, containing 2,256 bales OF cotton and .
large amount OF guauo, burned recently. The
grocery OF Early q Sherwood was also con-
sumcd. Loss, $ll0, 600; insurance, ss5,0Oo.
Two brothers, named Bullard, were killed
recently At Lebanon, Ala, by two brothers
named Jacoway, in quarrel. All are men Of
prominence A e 3
During fight in Staples grocery store, st
Owensboro, KY, Christmas night, between .
man named Norris aud . negro, James Mont
gomcry hearing a noise, stepped in the room
just as Norris fired. The ball struck Mont
gomery in the abdomen causing his death.
At Columbus, Texas, son Of Capt. Stafford
was shot aud badly wounded, when the friends
ofStafTord hanged the man who did the shoot
ing
A drc At Prescott, Ark, lately destroyed two
entire blocks Of business houses. Loss el00.
900; partly insured.
Clarence Weight stepped into the cigar store
Of Mrs. Lizzie Swim, at Fort Worth, Tex,
one evening recently, purchased cigar and
after lighting It applied the still burning
match to some fireworks In the store. An ex-
ploson followed and the store and adjoining
building were consumed and Mrs. Swim was
| burned to DEATH. Weight fed.
An express train going east colIidcd with .
freight train near Owingsville, KY, one day
last week. killing both engineers, brakeman
and baggagemaster Several Of the passen-
gers were injured The trains were almost |
totally destroyed.
David Ferguson and George Levi, the City |
Hall officials Of Louisville, KY, under indIct- |
ment for fraudulent appropriation OF the city |
&..- A. L. f~H san1o o..AI
surrendered to tho Law. Levi was surrendered |
BY his bondsmeu. Hinkce, City Auditor, is |
the only one indicted now out of jail.
A riot occurred At 0conee, Ga, lately, when
Asa lawson killed Marshal Webster and Lon
Williams was mortaly wounded All were
white men. Three colored men, brothers.
were dangerously wounded. Several others
Of both races were injured.
GENERAL.
Russia and the Pope have arranged modus
viyendi. The Pope will reappoint Catholic
bishops In Poland.
King Alphonso lately expressed the hope
before the Chamber of Deputies that the con-
centration of important public forces around
his throne and dynasty was sign Of. an In
creased feeling OF attachment to the tradi
tional monarchy.
At Bradford, England, tall chimney fell
upon building full Of operatives. Thirty
six persons are known TO have been killed and
fifty injured, mostly women aud children.
The damage is estimated At over 500, 900.
About 5000 persons are thrown out OF employ
ment-
Arab Pasha and his fellow exilcs embarked
few days since for Ceylon. There was no
demonstration Of any kind in connection with
their departure. Sentences varying from one
years police surveillance to twenty years.
Punishment were imposed on eighty -four
prisoners. Twelve of the richest prisoners
we're ordered to deposit guarantee Of es,000
and Lesser amounts for the faithful observance
OF the Government orders.
The business failures Of the country last
week were l98, OF which sixty y-three were In
the Western States.
NJ. Gambetta died at his residence At VILE
d'Ayray, In France, 1t midnight juet at the
advent Of the New Year.
THE LATEST.
n the eenste January 2 Mr.. Logan contin-
usd his argument against the Fitx John Por-
Ter bill The business transacted by the House
was Of no general importance.
The excess Of exports for twelve months,
ending November 50, 1854 was q, ,l34, 835;
bnllion, same period, was e32, 701, ,307; value
Of imports OF merchandise into the United
etates for twelve months ending November 80, /
was $s50,647, ,29A increase Of e90, ,400,2 ,295;
value Of exports Of domestic and foreign mer-
chandise for twelve months, ending November
%. 1852, was e75e 062. .o6l, decrease Of el08,
nk0 032 Ii
The public debt statement for December
shows total debt, q, go 467, ,oo3 81; total cash
IN treasury, es12 s94, ,0160o; debt less cash In
treasury January /, 1859, 1,o07, ,513 676.O0;
December I, 1852 q, GA, $50 go 90; decrease {
Of debt during the month, e15 4f2 22S.0o; de-
crcase Of debt since June 50, 1ss2 81, So
o680o IL
The Board Of Manager Of the National !
eoldien' Home ask q. 12l ,0es for next year.
Five hundred more inmates sre expected than !
last year. Six hundred and eighty were ad- :
mitted last year The managers recommend
that worthy, destitute soldiers, even though {
they cannot trace their ills to origin in the SER
vice, should be admitted. The inmates Of the :
home number 13O00L
Mrs- stfIweIl, wife Of jay stflwell employed :
on the Chicago. Burlington and Quincy Rail- 9
roed, has made confession on her death bed
Of three murders- Her nrst victim was ]
Benjamin 6wieart her nrst husband, who she
says she killsd Il Msgvi1le, No., IN March. Z
1s57. VITA the I'D Of her mother and brother. !
NJ seoond was strsngss, whom tie sane 2
parties klIled for money. he third va her 1
M 1auehter, vhon - ssr.pglsd o. IL '
pg.uisn q her nothr = Rulo. Neb-s 4. Nay. !,