Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-13
MISCELLANEOUS.

The Acting Secretary Of the Treasury has
appointed a committee TO examine the books,
money and accounts of the Treasurer of the
United States, preparatory to the transfer Of
that Office TO Mr.. Wyman, the newly appointed
Treasurer.
The business failures the past week were
LS2 against 1915 the week before. Fifty-eight
were in the Western States.
The keepers of boarding and lodging houses
OF San Francisco are now o.Ser1ng accommo-
dations to the Committee of Knights Templar
that will make up for the lack OF hotel room,
aud the belief is expressed that there will be
no trouble about lodging all who may attend
the great Encampment.
1t is currently reported in Germany that
Bismarck intends to revive the Prussian
State Council, by which all bills proposed by
the Government must be passed bfore they
are introduced into Parliament. The measure
is regarded az reactionary.
Mary Ann Doolry, OF Chicago, was arrested
on her arrival in New York recently on the
charge, It lie claimed, Of numbering her moth
er by 20 son about month ago. Her mother
died under suspicious circumstances. She was
supposed to be worth 5000, 900. No verified
will waSfound, but copy OF an alleged will
was unearthed and an investigation was fol-
lowed by the flight of the daughter and a
Young man supposed to be her sutton.
The prisoner appeared overwhelmed by
modification at the mere fact of being ar
rested and placed in a cell, and between sobs
| protested her innocence. 81 never poisoned
my mother, never. IL is wrong to accuse me
of such thing. always loved my mother;
i was her only child. We never had any diff
ferences excepting about my engagement
with John Sess ons. ny mother did not like
him, but / do" Uf,on the authority of a
telegram from Emory A. Storrs an attorney
In New York took charge OF the case and
sued out writ OF habeas corpus returnable
forthwith.
AT Greenfield, Mass, recently, Conductor
f. A. Hosley of the New Haven & Northamp-
ton Railroad was found guilty OF man
slaughter in disobeying orders and causing a
collision at the State Road last September, in
which three persons were killed aud others
wounded.
| Ananalysis Of the chemical explosives seized
lately at Liverpool developed the fact that
they were composed OF nitro glycerine mixed
with saw dust, chlorine, potash and vitriol
| The composition was Of a nature SO inflam.
mable and explosive that it is a miracle it did
not explode in transit through the streets.
Thirty-seven barges containg 45O, 700 bush.
els OF coal broke from their moorings at Pitts.
burg, Pa, the other day and were swept down
the river. On the way down the runa ay
heet encountered number Of steamers tow.
ing barges OF coal which were run into and al.
together about 800, 900 bushels OF coal sunk
II has been reported for some time and later
confirmed that secret society exists among
the whites of Arizona to exterminate tho
male Apaches on the San Carlos Reservation
and all found rowing north of the frontier
The Reservation Is looked upon as a mer,
refuge FOR the Indians, where they retir,
when hard pressed to obtain provisions, arms
etc, ready for another raid. Thirty-two peo
pie had been killed in nine days. The hostile.
were moving toward Arizona through sparce
ly settled region.
Lieutenant Eckloff, Chief Of the detectiy,
force OF the District Of Columbia, was re
moved by the order of the Commissioners
supposed to be the result of the investigation
OF the Citizens Committee. -r
The estimated reduction Of the public deb
during March is So, 10000.
Mrs. Monroe and her son Warren were re
Gently poisoned In Campbell County, Va, b.
boy about fourteen years Of age. The DO
had been bound as an apprentice and com
mitted the act because Mrs. Monroe decline,
TO release him. str
The tow boat Polar Star, en- route 10 81
: Louis from Cairo, exploded its boilers Will
J opposite Belmont, No., recently. The uppe
, works were blown to atoms, and the hui
drifted down the river. Captain Adkins wa
blown about SO yards, and picked up by
skin. Two nremen, two coal passers and
Waterman were reported missing. r
)I The Supreme Court OF Illinois, the IN
| bench asserting, has fled an opinion declal
Ing in substance that the Pullman Palace ca
Company and like corporations are commo
: carriers, placing them in the same eategor
~ railroad companies.
: In searching for bodies In the BraIdwoo
5 mines in Illinois, recently, party Of me
, were imprisoned In the mines by falling ston.
and intense excitement prevailed aboy
ground A party rescued the imprisoned meI
one or two Of whom were IN an exhauste
: condition. The risk was so great that me
declared they would not 90 into the min
! again, and the search for bodies win probabl
Be discontinued. A~
The Executive Council met at Topeka, Kar
!, sas, and appointed a. Railroad Commissioners
L. L. Turner, Of Chautauqua County, for on
year; James Humphrey, of Davis Count,
two years; Major Henry Hopkins, Of Leaver