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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-09-21
A COWBOY MATINEE.
An Eight-Handed Reel in the Dark, In
Which Pistols Furnished the Music-A
Crazy Act with Fearful Termination
Three Killed and Three Fatally Wounded.

An Eight-handeC Keel In the DARK, In
Which Pistols Furnished the Music-A
Crazy Act with n Fearful Termination
Three Killed and Three Fatally Wounded.
DENVER, COL, Sept. IL.
The details of bloody ARRAY, which
occurred at McLain Ranch, Ebert County,
Sunday night, in which eight cowboys en-.
gagged, have just reached this city. Sunday
was their day off, and all went to Agate
Station, on the Kansas Pacific Road, and
falling in with companions, opened festivi.
ties with several drinks. Thence they
rode to a neighboring ranch, where they
obtained supply of liquor and started for
home. On their way two, named Roster
and Mckeever, engaged In an angry dis
pute about trivial matters, and all re-
paired to the herdeI's quarters to settle the
difficulty. As soon as the inside was reached
the men clinched and both fell to the ground,
fighting desperately, their comrades urging
them on. Tables and benches were removed
and in ring improviSed, the men beat and
tore at each other with the ferocity of tigers.
The onlookers in the excitement madly
howled and danced about, brandishiLg re-
volvers, and encouraging their favorites in
the nSht. 1t was weird and blood
curdling sight. While the fight was at its
highest, the oil lamp was knocked from its
place, and the room was in darkness. The
men madly ran upon each other, and in
minute after the light had been extin-
guished the melee was general. The door
being locked and there being no means of
egress, each man was for himself. Amid
the resembling blows and curses pistol
shots rang out, and the death-cry of vic
tim paralyZed whatever of reason was left
in the party. Almost before the cry had left
the lips of the unfortunate man the air was
wild with the fusilade, and for n moment,
by the fittul flash the gloom was lifted.
Roster was dead. The two Joneses weltered
in their blood. Three others were wound
ed, some fatally. Rollins and McKeever
were the only ones not injured. They fed,
and are not yet apprehended.
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Crushea to Death in a NINE.

DEADwooD, d. T.. Sept Q.
An extensive cave occurred I'm the High
land mine, the property of the Homestaks
Company, last evening, imprisoning thres
miners, named Powers, johnson and
Mosier A hundred tons of ore lay above
the imprisoned men. Tonight johnson
came to the surface unaided. A large force
OF men have been at work to effect
rescue. He took refuge in the powder.
house In the drift, and by the use of giant
powder blasted his way out at great risk o.
being crushed. The other two men were
found horribly mangled. They were singh
men and came here from Wisconsin.
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Found Dead.

CAIRO, Ill, Sept. II.
Mr.. A. Boren, a commercial traveller for
the boot aud shoe house of Alter, Pinckard
& Co., Cincinnati, was found dead in his
bed AZ Bowers European Hotel early this
morning. He retired in good health last
night, with instructions to be called for til
a. m. train on the Illinois Central. Fail
ing to receive a response at train time, Mr..
Bowers broke open the door to find that
death had entered before him. There was
no evidence of agony, everything showing
that he had not moved during the night. The
jury decided that death was caused by
apoplcxy.
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Fatal Ending OF a Quarrel.

SALEM, Mo-. Sept. 10
This afternoon between tne hours of two
and three o'clock, William sims, propri.
stor of the Salem Hotel. killed Geo. Trip,
an iron miner from Simmons Mount near
Triplets Corner, on Fourth street, by cut
ing him with knife in fhe region OF the
heart The difficulty commenced by T'ripp
accusing Sims of abusing his broth sr's
children, who had been working at the
hotel From one word to another the lie
vas given, blows exchanged, and ended by
Sims drawing his knife and stabbihg Tripp,
who lived but a short time after being cut.
Mr.. Sims was lodged in jail
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-09-21

A FREE delivery system was cstab-
lishcd in forty-two cities and towns
during the fiscal year ending June 80,
1882. Only four postoliccs have been
added to the list since that date. Al
though urgent applications have been
received for the establishment Of sys-
tenn, the Department has been unable
Ia accord the privilege except in rare
instances
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-09-21

TIM Commissioner of Internal Rev
rnuc recently stated that all claims for
rebate Of the tax ON tobacco, snuff and
'igars, amounting to S3.G3g, O3g. 81. had
been filed in his office; that the work of
scheduling the claims was being rapidly
pushed. and when Congress met. il was
probable that matters would be- in shape
Tor prompt legislation. No appropria-
ton was made for this purpose when
the law was enacted. as il was not
known how great an amount would be
required.
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Serious Injury to a brakeman.

HANNIBAL, Mo-, Sept. 9.
An accident occurred at the cotton trans
fer track, four miles from this city, at five
o'clock this afternoon, resulting in the seri-
Gus wounding If not death of Con Berkeley,
a brakeman on the NJ, K. & I. Road. The
switch engine was coming toward Berkeley,
who attempted to step on to the engine. He
missed his footing and fell, the engine pass
ing over his left leg and rolling him over
until his whole body was terribly mangled.
He now lies in critical condition. One leg
is almost entirely severed, and the other is
so terribly bruised that the amputation OF
both legs may be necessary. The injuries
to the head are only scalp wounds.
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FIGHTING THE NEW SCHEME.
Chicago Bankers Vote the New Postal
Notes n Nuisance and Refuse to
Handle Them.

CHICAGO, Sept. 10.
The banks, National and private, c0mpos-
ing the Chicago Clearing House Association,
have nearly all signed an agreement not to
receive any more OF the new post notes or or
signed will probably do SOFAS soon as the doc
ument Is presented to them.
A reporter visited several banking-houses
with view to ascertaning the cause of
this action. Vice-President Gage, of the
First National, said the banks objected
mainly to receiving the postal orders on de-
post because of the extra labor, annoyance
and trouble they caused. An officer of the
bank, not an emplOye, Is required to i'll
dOrse them; then they have to be care
fully examined to ascertain if the amount
is properly punched on the margin, and
care must be taken to see that
they have not expired, as the limita
ton of them Is three months. Mr.. Gage
thought it was better for the receiver of
the postal notes to obtain the money at the
poSt-oIice, IL drawn on Chicago, and de-
posit the cash, thus saving the bank the ex-
ira labor which depositing them required.
A postal order for seventeen cents was
shown the reporter. 1t was drawn at
Parker, ID. T., on the Chicago post-office,
and required the signature of one of the
banks officers before 1t could be cashed at
the post-office. Other bankers expressed
similar views, and go far as the receiving of
the postal notes at the Chicago banks is con-
cerned, the official edict has gone forth that
they must go. 1t is believed here by the
bankers that similar action will be taken by
The banks of other cities.
That the new notes will be used to very
large extent, despite this action, there is no
doubt. for they fill long-felt public want.
1t has been practically impossible to send
money BY mail in sums less than one dollar
or fractions of dollar, because nothing but
silver coin is In circulation. Merchants, es-
pecially those engaged in a small way, or
relying On country orders, will no doubt find
them very handy, and will be willing for
the help they will be 10 their business, to 90
TO little pains to have them cashed, if no.
where else than at the pOst-oflice.
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OHIO.
TOLEDO, Sent. 2.

The black frost this morning in these
parts, while it was pretty severe on small
garden stuff, such as tomatoes, cucumbers,
melons and other tender vines, was not
enough so to do them very material damage
as far as can be learned. Reports received
at late hour tonight from Put-in-B Bay and
that region are that the grape crop is unin-
jured. All local reports are agreed that as
far as the grain crop and corn are con-
cerned, no damage will be sustained, ex-
cept the slight check that may occur to the
growth and ripening of each. The frost is
by far the earliest and most severe one
known here for years, and extends very
generally throughout this locality.
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Wreck on the Union Pacific.

SALT LAKE, UTAH, Sept IL.
Owing to an accident on the Union Pa.
cific Road the passenger train due here
this morning did not arrive till four O'Clock
this afternoon. 1t is stated a freight
parted in twain and the two sections hap
pened 20 strike together on the iron bridge.
The consequence was a grand rolling of
and up of freight cars, which were massed
in a confused pile at the scene Of the acct
dent. 1t was rumored that the conductor
was hurt, but not seriously. Besides the
wreck Of cars a length of over thirty feet of
the bridge was broken in. Repairers were
put to work Immediately.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-09-21

THERE arr one hundred anil thirty
districts for the collection of customs in
the country. in twenty-nine Il which il
rosts more than one dollar for every
dollar collected. In New York it costs
one cent and eight mills to collect dol
lar while in Atlanta, Ga, every dollar
II customs received costs the Govern
mcnt sJO.iS.
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ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.

a STATEMENT prepared at the Money
Order Office in Washington, based upon
the returns for one week from one hundred
smaller money order offices showed that
forty-two per cent transmitted by the
money order service was in postal notes.
The commission appointed to visit the
Sandwich Islands for the purpose of inves-
tigating the charges of fraud in the sugar
traffic made by Congressman Belmont, has
presented is report to Secretary Folger.
The report was, briefly, that all of Mr.. Bel
mont's allegations of fraud are found to be
unsupported.
The total number of pension claims of all
kinds pending in the Pension Office the SOth
of June, 1883, was "a, sos, and of this num-
Der 49, 43 involved arrears.
VALUE Of exports of petroleum for the
seven months ended July 81, 1888, S2G, $685.
245, against S97,I45 PIG for the same time in
1882.
AT Pittsburg, Pa, the other afternoon, a
balloon i'm which Professor g. A. Warner
was making ascension collapsed when 5000
feet above terra frma. Warner was
enabled to get a firm hold of the ropes, and
the balloon came down so slowly as to land
him uninjured.
Hon. ALBERT w. CHESowETH, member
Of the Legislature from Mcdonald County,
Mo-, was recently assassinated at Pine
vile, in that county. DIR. Chenoweth was
Surgeon of the Fourteenth Kansas Regi-
ment during the war, and soon after re-
moved TO Missouri.
ANDREW WILLIAMS, aged twenty-five, of
Scranton, Pa, recently playfully pointed a
pistol at his sister, aged eighteen, when il
was discharged and she fell dead at his
feet.
PARIS police frustrated plot to kill King
Alfonso during his stay in that city.
The Postmaster at Norfolk, Va, recently
resigned his position as Postmaster to ac-
cept the Office Of State Senator to which he
had been elected.
A FIRE recently destroyed the Surveyor
Generals office and other buildings at
Olympia, Oregon. All the land records
were burned. Loss, 10000; insurance,
unknown. Said to be an incendiary.
Low water in the Merrimac River has
caused the suspension of operations in some
mills at Lawrence, Mass. At the Central
Pacific Mills 600 employees were idle, and
200 at the Pemberton and Everett Mills.
The other night the family of Jerry Thomp-
son, colored, OF Cairo, ILL.,, consisting of him.
self, wife and four children, were poisoned
by a colored girl named Kate Cotton. The
poison was put into their coffee. Thompson
died in q few hours and several of the
others were not expected to live. The
murderess was arrested and when she
heard of the death OF Thompson, took poi
son which she had secreted and was in q
dying condition,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-09-21

COLONEL BENYTON. IT Columbia. y.
e., Internal Revenue Collector for that
collection district. in letter Ia the
Commissioner ot Internal Revenue de
nicd the charge that revenue officers had
been imposing ON the Government by
the seizure and destruction Of sham
stills. He said: In few instances the
officers have been imposed ON, but there
has been no collision OF bargain with
amy person to dcfraud the Government.
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LEXINGTON, KY. Sept. u.
Fire broke out this morning at Il 80 in
the stables of the Lexington Street-Car
Company. Fifty mules, fourteen cars and
the entire lot of harness and stock of feed,
and the new stables were totally destroyed.
The loss is estimated at $4,000; well In.
sured; three cottages and a stable adjoin.
ing were also destroyed; value $1,000;
insured for $50 in the Kenton Of Coving.
ington. The fire is undoubtedly the work Of
IN incendiary as no fire was permitted
about the stable The stables are within
one hundred yards Of the race-track stables.
which were unharmed.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-09-21

or late numberOf Mormon Elders
have been annoying the people If
Georgia. Recently two Of them held
meetings in Coweta County. one 81
which was largely attended by young
men, and soon after commencing ser
vice n cyclone struck them In the shape
~ eggs Of nm msavory flavor. The
Elders beat hasty retreat.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-09-21

LITTLE CmEF. n Cheyenne Indian,
must be- ambitious Of being classed as
dude. lie recently sent an appeal to
the Secretary Of the Interior for a new
suit Of clothes, and said: II don't care
for grub, bat do like 10 dress in proper
style. want the best white hat YOU
can purchase in the market"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-09-21

COSLEY, late Postmaster at Atlanta.
ia. wrote to the Postmaster General
demanding to know why he had been
removed, Ia which the Postmaster Gen
rral pointedly replied. because Conley
lad mot only retained in his office, but
had promoted clerks whom he (COnley)
knew To he dishonest"
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CURRENT COMMENT.

NlRs. GENERAL looms. Of Georgia,
died recently. at the age Of seventy. Her
toath. IL Is bclicyed. will soon be fol-
lowed by that Of her husband. who SAYS
that he has nothing further to live for, as
all his children are dead. and he alone Of
the entire family remains. Heis seventy
three.
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A Bully Permanently siIenced.

OOHE, U, rtpt. 10.
Charles Shingler and Firman Lambert
had quarrel recently at dance whsn
threats were made that at some future time
they would settle the matter Lambert
was bully, coming 10 town every Saturday
tohave fight with some one Shingler ard
Lambert eyed each other while in church
Sunday night and each instantly started
for the door. but directly came back In,
but Immediately after church they met,
and Lambert reached in his hip-pocket,
when Shingier threw a stone, killing him
Instantly Lambert was carried home on
o board, and Shingler hod the country
Lambert was from Virginia. whence IL il
reported he fed for killing man.
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Jewelry Robbery.
MERIDEs. Conn, Sept. 10.

NEHIDEN, COIln.. Sept ~.
Burglars entered the large jewelry store
of III. Mather Sunday morning and opened
the safe by cutting the doors to pieces with
costly tools, which they left behind. They
secured about one hundred gold and silver
watches and seal rings, valued at over
81. 600. Part of the same store is occupied
by Ii. Brooks & CO., stationers, and their
safe was forced open and about $500 in cash
taken.
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JACK FROST.
An Early, Scvere and Disastrous visitas
tion-The Effects Visible throughout the
Northwest-The Corn Crop md Sorghun
Seriously Affect ed in Many Localities.

tion-The Effects Visible throughout the
Northwest-The Corn Crop md sorghunH
Seriously Affected in Many Localities.
MINNESOTA.
ST. PAUL, MINI, Sept. Q.
Advices from all parts of Minnesota and
Wisconsin state that great injury was done
by the frosts last night and Friday. Wealth
er reports received at the various railroad
Offices show that a heavy frost formed all
through the northwestern country, and
from every section come reports CT great
damage to the corn crop. What little corn
there is along the Manitoba Railway has
been much frozen, and in many places the
crop has been killed outright. Along the
Omaha Road, where the greater part of tbs
corn of this section of country is grown, the
weather was not so cold, but still the frost
was heavy, and serious damage was done.
The crop in the first of the week was in
good shape everywhere, and the only thing
feared by farmers was the early frost.
Owing to the wet weather in the early
spring the crop was very much backward.
No estimates of damage done have been re-
ceived, and for few days it will be i'm.
possible To tell exactly how serious it is.
Wheat, oats and other crops were in no
way damaged, as they were pretty much
all gathered several days ago.
In Northern Wisconsin ice formed on
standing water. Some corn, much adj
vanced, will be saved, but the crop in gen.
eral is backward and will prove nearly
total loss. Sorghum is total loss. The
proprietors of large sugar mills have lost
acres of standing cane unripe, which will
not be worth a dollar. All other crops are
secured and unusually good. The oldest
residents claim that yesterday was tho
coldest day ever experienced in early Sep
tember, and last evening the Thermometer
sank very close TO the Ere ezing point.
The frosts of Friday and Saturday nights
were the most severe north of this point,
but extended over the entire State and
into Northern Iowa. Corn has been Sc
riously damaged, and good judges estimate
The crop will be short of last years, and
will not go over 10,00o,00) bushels at the
outside. In Southern Minnesota corn was
advanced so far it was not hurt SO badly as
further north.
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FEUHIA, IIsIs., Sept. y.
Frank Seward, conductor on an east-bound
freight train on the Wabash, fell of the
cars, while sitting on broken brake, near
Secor, and was killed. He was not missed
till the train had proceeded several miles.
The train dispatcher being informed of
this, notified the conductcS of the westward.
bound freight to keep a sharp lookout for
Stewards body. The train, when at the
foot Of a steep grade near Secor halted, and
a search for the body was made. second
train. which was clio e behind, collided with
the rear of the standing train, and made q
frightful wreck. Fortunately, no one was
killed. The body of the dead conductor
was found not far of.
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Deadly Assault on "a L.adyiIie Newspaper
Man.

LEADVILLE, COL sept. 10.
A most brutal and possibly fatal assault
was made this morning by Alderman c.
Joy, of this city, OH Edward ID. Cowea, city
editor of the Herald. Cowen and JOY were
in the Board of Trade Saloo.l drinking and
talking, when a dispute arose, and after
some hot words Joy struck Cowen and
knocked him down, and then jumped upon
him and kicked and stamped him in fear
iul manner. No one dared interfere, as Joy
had revolver at the time He kicked the
PROSTATE man about the head and face and
breast till he was an unrecogniZable mass
nj blood and bruises. JOY then fed. Cowen
was carried to his room and medical aid
summoned. His recovery is very doubtful.
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THE WORLD'SDOINGS.
A Summary OF the Daily News.


Hon. J. ID. BEDLE. Ex-Governor Of New
Jersey, had his left leg broken by fall at
the CORTLAND Street IN. W ferry.
The President appointed James F. Lee
gate, OF Leavenworth, Ras., Elihu Cole
man. OF ron du Lac, Wis, and Edwin H..
Dike' OF Woodstock, ILL.,, commission TO
inspect lJO miles of the Atlantic & Pacific
Railroad in Arizona.
The deadlock in the Pennsylvania Legis-
Iature over the apportionment question
continues.
IN faris II was generally believed that
the Ionqutn question will ultimately be
settled through the arbitration Of England
or America.
HUGH J. HASTINGS, proprietor of the
New York Commercial Aduertiser, is dead.
AUSTRIA and Germany have made re-
monstrances at st. Petersburg concerning
the action Of the Russian agents in Bulgaria.
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WISCONSIN,.

MILWAUKEE, Sept. Q.
The frost in Wisconsin seems to have
been very general, and, in most directions,
very severe. At Sturgeon Bay there was a
repetition of the severe cold on Saturday
hight. The corn was totally ruined at
Oconomowoc, the cold wave striking Sat-
lrday night, and the buckwheat and sor-
ghum suffered accordingly. Tho black
Irost put in an appearance on low lands,
and corn i'll such places was ruined. Two
weeks more were needed to mature corn.
An Appleton dispatch says that corn is
:uined. There it was planted late, and is
nowhere near maturity. At Marshfield
corn will yield nothing.
FOND DU LAC, Sept. q.
A heavy white frost appeared here this
morning, doing much damage to crops,
to corn. An estimate of damage
IAN not be had till valuable information
comes from the farmers. 1t is certain that
lot more than a quarter of a crop of corn
will he harvested, as a combination of cir
,umstances has about ruined it--namelv.
poor seed TO start with, then floods, and
aow an early heavy frost.
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An Attempt az Train wrecking Frustrated.

CAIRO. ILL.,, Sept. ID
An attempt was made last night to wreck
the fast north-bound freight train on the
Wabash, near Grand Chain Station, sixteen
miles from here, but failed by reason of the
vigilance of the engineer, who discovered
the Instructions in time to avert disaster.
Several heavy railroad ties were found in.
serted between the rails and through the
ties, and so strong as to have thrown the
entire train over very high trestle work
and embankment. What may only Re
simple coincidence is the fact that the OBJ
structions were placed very near the house
occupied by the negro who was hung by q
mob in Mound City a few days ago
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-09-21

Lord Coleridge. ON his arrival in Boston,
requested to be shown Faneuil Hall and the
wharf where the tea was thrown overheard
In the Revolution.
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IOWA.

DAVENPORT Sept. O.
Reports received at the railroad offices
here state that a light white frost was visi-
Die this morning all over the northern half
Of the State. In low grounds corn has
been injured, but generally the crop has
not been seriously damaged.
DUBUQUE, Sept. Q.
Last night was the coolest of the season,
The mercury going down to thirty-seven
or thirty-five degrees. A heavy white
frost was visible on the sidewalks, and
vines were scorched. There are no reports
as TO the effect on corn.