Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-01-19

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sixty young girls only eleven were reported as
alive. Mrs. John Gilbert, Of the Minnie
Palmer troupe, married only two days before.
burned to death in sigh: of the multitude.
Tom Thumb, and the Madison Square Com
pany, who were stopping at the hotel, were
saved 1t was impossible to give full list OF
the casualties until the ruins had cooled and 9
thorough search been made. A terrible obsta-
Gle to the saving of life was found in the net.
work OF telegraph wires which hedged the
building In. Not only did they prevent the
fremen from placing ladders against the
building, but IL was impossible TO hold the
canvas in such position that the unfortunates
would not strike the wires first.
| CONGRESSIONAL.
| In the Senate the 5th, the bill passed max.
ing the appropriation for a survey to ascertain
| the practicability of uniting the upper affirl.
ents of the Missouri and Columbia rivers bv q
| canal Mr.. Vest, from the Committee on Ter.
ritories, submitted q report I'm relation to the
Yellowstone Park and said he would call it up
| at an early day. Mr.. Beck reported from the
| Committee on Finance a bill relating to
| the expectation of tobacco, snuff and cigars in
bond, free Of tax, to adjacent foreign territory,
with an amendment that the bill shall apply to
| exports, whether transported by vessel or
otherwise. The bill passed the House on the
I'd of January; At2 o'clock the Presidential
| Succession bill came up as unfinished business
Mr.. Garland spoke in favor of the bill. num-
Der OF amendments were offered but the Sem
ATE adJourned without action. The House,
In Committee OF the Whole, took up the Dis.
trict OF Columbia Appropriation bill. 1t ap
! PIRATES S3.43S47, being Ss1, 642 less than the
estimates. The bill is substantially the same
as the present law. 1t was passed after several
| slight amendment.
In the Senate the 9th, on motion Of Mr..
Beck, the House bill passed permitting the
expectation Of tobacco, snuff, and cigars in
bond free of tax to adjacent foreign territories
ATT O'Clock the Senate resumed consideration
| OF the Presidential Succession bill which OccIl,
pied the remainder of the day. In the
House message was received from the Presi.
dent transmitting a communication of the
superintendent OF the Census asking an appro-
priation of 10000 to complete the tenth cen.
sus. number of bills were introduced, the
most important being one by Mr.. Steele to
equalize the bounties OF soldiers, sailors and
marines.
In the Senate the 9Th, after the morning
hour, consideration of the Presidential Sue
cession bill was resumed, but without reaching
vote the Senate adjourned. -. The House
attempted to pass the Senate bill increasing
the fees OF the Star Route witnesses from
west OF the Mississippi, but objection being
made IL was referred. Mr.. Anderson of Kan.
sas, introduced bill to create postal tele-
graph and also for the construction of bridge
across the Missouri River at Leavenworth.
Mr.. Robinson, of New York, introduced bill
20 reduce letter postageto one cent. On motion
OF Mr.. Murch resolut on was adopted, pro.
viding for the appointment of committee of
Ave to investigate the charges made on the
floor that John Bailey, Chief Clerk of the
House, was acting in the interest of the Wash
ingtOn GasiRht Company and influencing con-
gressional action. The House then discussed
the shipping bill until the hour Of adjourn
ment
In the Senate the 9th. Mr. Hoar, from the
Judiciary Committee, reported the House bill
extending the time for filing claims under nm
act re-establishing the Court of Commissioners
of Alabama claims. Mr.. Morrill, called ND his
resolution to provide for the termination of
the Hawaiian reciprocity treaty, and moved
| its reference TO the Committee on Finance
After debate 1t was agreed to. At 9 o'clock
the Presidential Succession bill was taken up
aud after further debate passed by a vote of
! 40 TO ID After Executive Session, adjourned.
.-. The House resumed the debate on the
shipping bill, which continued until late
Mr.. Dunn, OF Arkansas, introduced by REQUEST
bill to Incorporate the Kansas. New Mexico
ana Pacifc hallway Company, TO construct a
ROAD from Fort Smith, Ark, to Albuquerque,
| n. NJ. House adjourned.
In the Senate on the 10th, Mr.. FRYE intro
duced joint resolution providing for a ter.
mination of the fisheries articles in the treaty
between the United States and Great Britain.
| concluded May 3, 1871, and moved its reference
| tn the Committee on on Foreign Relations So
! ordered. The Tariff bill was then considered
In Committee of the Whole until adjournment.
ton which was referred, calling on the ATTORNEY
General for information as To persons employed
as attorneys and others in the prosecution of
| the Star Route case, the terms of the contract
| with each, the amounnt paid to each and the
| probable amount of the entire cost of the prosl
ecutions now pending, and such rs he contem-
| plated 1nsututing. Consideration of the Ship
| ping bill was resumed but no vote reached
The Speaker announced Messrs. Crawey
Aldrich, Bisbee, Martin and Cox North Caro-
;ina) as Special Committee to investigate
charges against Chief Clerk John Bailey.
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHED
The Senate on the 18th, passed after further
debate the Fitz John Porter bill by vote of
80 to "a. The House considered the shipping
bill but reached no final action.
Further details of the Milwaukee fire give
the number lost in the Newhall house at sixty
eight. Among the Lost is Capt James P.
Vose, of the United States Engineer Corps.
Five railroad men were lost. They were L. K.
Smith, Kansas City, employed by the St Paul
road; Walter Scott, Dubuque, also Of the st.
Paul road; Dan MartelIe and r. HOWE, OF the
Wisconsin Central, and Gen. C. Smith, local
agent of the Lake Shore and Michigan South
ern.
Chief Engineer Wells, of the NAVY. has
been found guilty by Q court martial of as.
saultfnR an enlisted man and sentenced to be
publicly reprimanded in general orders by the
Secretary OF the Navy.
The Republican joint caucus Of the Illinois
Legislature nominated Gov. Shelby NJ Culloru
Tor United States Senator, on the fifth ballot
N. T. Polk, State Treasurer Of Tennessee,
1t seems was finally re-arrested where he wa,
hiding in the brush near Webb, Texas, b,
United States Marshal Sheehy, whom
Polk offered 5000 to release him. !,
is reported that Folks nephew and
servant crossed into Mexico with a large
amount of money. The defaulting treasurer
was accompanied By Private Detective Cam
erou, whom he had bribed to pilot him out OF
the country. The detective was also arrested
and in turn attempted to bride Sheehy to allow
him to escape, saying he had made q good
thing and could put Sheehy in the way Of
pocketing few thousand When captured
Folks hands and clothing were filed with
Prickly pear thorns got from wandering in the
thicket. The officers Immediately started
back with him.
At Newark, n. j., jury returned verdict
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