Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-03-02
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pouring oil over herself and setting it on fire.
He witnessed her terrible death and vainly
tried to save her.
DIR. IL J. Glenn, Of Colusa County, Cal,
the largest wheat raiser in the State, who ran
for Governor In 1879 on the Democratic ticket,
was recently assassinated by Heron Miller, his
book-keeper, whom he had discharged for
drunkenness. t.I .If DO e.. ..".
l. The Arkansas Senate passed bill prohibit
ing the sale OF into1icants within three miles
OF any church or school house upon petition
OF the people Of the locality
The total number OF miners killed by the
recent cavinR in OF the Diamond Mining Com
Pany's mine, near Joliet, ILL.,, was seventy
four. The pit has been operated about two
years and 200 to 400 men and boys have been
regularly employed in IT, On the morning Of
the accident 10 or 200 went in, and those who
escaped did so by miracle. One woman lost
her husband and three sons, aud the shock
caused her to become insane.
By the washing away OF a bridge at Aliens
Greek, near Rochester, N. Y, the engine of
freight train plunged into the stream, killing
the fireman and seriously injuring the en-
Rineer.
The District OF Columbia Appropriation bill
priation of $8270, 600. The aggregate of the
bill Is $4,000 less than the bill last year.
One evening last week train on the Wabash
Railroad met washout near Springfield, ILL.,,
and was obliged to transfer the passengers.
The empty train was then reversed and started
back Near jacksonville the chair car in front
Of the sleeper caught fire. The train crew did
not discover the fire until the entire chair car
was in flames. The train was stopped and an
attempt was made to cut tbs sleeper RUSSIA
loose, but the heat was too great and no one
could reach the couplings The loss of the
chair ear and sleeper will amount to about
10000.
The great iron firm Of John V. Ayres & Son,
OF Chicago, failed recently. Liabilities given
at 2,OOO,OOO.
A lire at Plattsmouth, Neb, burned six
business buildings. Loss $4,000. Insured.
| While dispositions were being taken recently
4 at Richmond, Va, in the contested Congress
sional election case of John f. Massey VS.. John
3. Wise, an alteration between the two re-
suited in Captain Wise stabbing Massey in the
face. The parties were arrested and bailed to
appear before the Police Court.
General Bingham has introduced bill in
the House to readjust the salaries of Post
masters under the two cent postage law. 1t
proposes that salaries of Postmasters, first
class, shah be graded from $1,000 to
$4,000 as the receipts OF their offices vary
from $4,000 to $1,000, 900. Second class
salaries range from g, 900 to $4,000 as the re-
ceipts vary from $4,000 to $4,000. Third
class salaries vary from 81, 600 to 81, 900 as re-
cefpts vary from $1,000 to $4,000. Fourth
class salaries will be fixed upon the basis of
box rents and cancelled stamps and stamps
sold. FL.
The Sundry Civil Appropriation bill, which
has been completed by the Committee, recon-
mends appropriations aggregating So, 00O,-
0OO The bill contains a clause repeating the
presumption law and appropriating money for
detecting and preventing fraudulent entries
OF land. The homestead is not affected by the
repeal Of the presumption law. The facts
before the committee showed the abuses
which led TO the repeal. This has been car
ried to the extent which has IN some instances
resulted In patenting to specializing parties
as high as 40 600 acres of land. In one in
stance in Dakota one man has taken up Il, OOC
acres. t...
At a late meeting of the French Cabinet
President Grevy accepted the designations OF
the Ministers, and VI. Jules Ferry was requested
to form a new Cabinet.
The suffering at New Albany, Ind, caused
by the late food Is represented as terrible. il
Is reported that ], 900 families in the city and
$50 In the immediate vicinity we're driven from
their homes and domiciled wherever covering
could be had. BY the stoppage Of factorie,
1000 families were made dependent on public
charity, Most Of them lost everything anC
are destitute. On the bottoms west of the
city $50 families were left homeless, having
lost houses, barns, grain, forage, farm nipple
ments and everything and were suddenly
placed in absolute poverty, with nothing lef
to put in crops tt..,. ..-... .,
A party OF twenty-five recently left Lawson'
Camp for neighboring camp in Manitoba
The party separated, four striking out acrosi
the ice for Portage, at Sawyer's Bay. At tina
point they met Indians, and fearing an at
tack retraced their steps 1t was very cold
and on their way three Of the party lay down
The other man pushed on 10 the nearest hab
itation, which he reached nearly exhausted
The next morning he started out with assis
lance for. his friends, and found them frozel
dead.
Y Mr.. skinner has offered In the Nationa
House OF Representatives q Joint resolution
which provides for an equitable distribution
OF the surplus money in the United State
, \ Treasury. The preamble sets forth that tn
amount Of revenue now being collected /
greatly in excess Of the needs OF the country
ana declares II expedient 10 repeal all interns
revenue, except those ON liquors, and direct
all surplus In the Treasury, after the redemT
T ton bonds are due, to be divided among tn
5 States, to be applied by them to the paymen
Z OF State debts, or for school purposes, an
that 800, 0oO, OO0 from the surplus now in tn
Treasury be so divided among the States az
> carding to population on the LIST of July next
D The outbreak Of FIRE under the stairs in tn
I second floor of the school house, attached t
the German Roman Catholic Church Of III
. Most Holy Redeemer, Fourth street, Ne,
York, on the 10th, was the cause OF
> terrible calamity, Over seven hundred scho
airs, mostly children OF the lower classe.
Y ranging from six to fourteen years of age, a
: tended school, and we're IN their class room
!. when the alarm OF fire was raised A fearf
panic followed The removal of the childre
!, from the fourth door began quietly euoug
and was progressing rapidly when the Sister {
Il Charity in charge OF the class OF girls fainteC
{ Fourteen children lost their lives in the stan
!. psde. l.l. .. f
a Secretary Teller, in response to number
!, inquiries of cattle men, has autographed thI
no lease viii be made OF land in the India
Q Territory, at least for the present.
IS A delegation Of negroes from the India
, Territory recently visited Washington seel
. ing payment OF claim for 500, 200 under II
treaty oflS60 The negroes were slaves Of II
: Cherokee and ChoctHw Indians, and under II
+ treaty claim that they we're each allowed SIC