Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-01-05
MISCELLANEOUS


from Decatur, Ill, on a curve one and one
half miles from Carpenter. Both engines
were knocked off the track and George Silsbee,
the engineer Of the passenger train, and Hank
Dresser, conductor of the engine and caboose,
were killed. Capt. Hyde and Ed Bramble were
dashed against the postal boxes in the mail
car and severely hurt, and several passengers
somewhat injured -
The motion for new trial In the murder
case ofTeresa Sturla was not pressed whenit
came up in the Criminal Court at Chicago, and
the prisoner received her sentence of year in
the penitentiary with jaunty,. self-possessed
air. She made a little speech explaining why
she accepted the sentence and arraigning the
character Of the jurors who stood out for her
conviction. .4 tt. - :
Chris. Hanson, of Lebanon, No., aged
about thirty years, blacksmith few months
direct from Denmark, died recently from the
effects Of a spree, during which he drank a
half pint Of alcohol at one drink. He left
5000 which he brought with him from the old
country.
Secretary Chandler saws 1t is not true that
he has decided to close one or more of the
Navy Yards. However, plans for reducing
the expenditures in the civil departments of
the Navy Yards will be announced at an early
day. ~ 4
The President has issued an executive order
setting apart certain lands in Dakota Terri
tory for the Turtle Mountain band of Chip
pewa Indians, and such other Indians of the
Chippewa tribe as the Secretary of the Inte-
rior may see fit to settle thereon.
Secretary Teller declines to approve or affirm
certain nf de in ba Tn
Territory that have been made by the Chero-
kee Indians to the Standard Oil Company for
grazing purposes. -.
Merriam A. Montgomery, about twenty
eight years old, shot his two little children at
Packardville, near Amherst, Mass, recently,
instantly killing George, six years old, and
probably fatally wounding Eva, four years old.
He had not lived with his wife for eight
months, leaving her through jealousy. He
called to see her on the morning
of the tragedy and asked her
IL she would live with him, and she re-
fused. He Immediately went out to where the
children were playing and shot them. He
then tried 10 shoot his wife and her father
but was overpowered by the latter and kept in
the house till the Sheriff came and took him to
prison.
In an alteration lately at Uniontown, Pa,
between A. G. Nuts cashier of the State
treasury and n. L. Dukes, a member elect of
the Pennsylvania Legislature the former was
shot and killed by the latter
There was riot at Limerick, Ireland, Christ
mas night between soldiers and civilians. The
latter attacked the military and q free fight
ensued, the soldiers using their belts. The
soldiers were badly handled, owing 70 the
numerical superiority Of the assailants. The
police eventually quelled the disorder.
At Hartwellville, Mass, while Fred. VIII
liams and Marshall Mason were looking at an
engine, the boiler exploded and they we're
instantly killed.
The first open hostilities of the Creek In
dian war in the Indian Territory, occurred on
the oath, fifteen miles west OF Okmulkee. A
band of Checote's men, under Jim Larney,
were going west, when about z o'clock in the
evening they were attacked by some 200 of
Spiechec's partisans under the command of
McMar ochee. The fight ragged for an hour,
when Checote's men fell back, but kept
up a running fight for ten miles.
Bob Carr, Dave Barrett and wife and
man named Walsh are reported killed. The
loss on the other side is unknown. The whole
country is reported to be rushing to arms.
On receipt of the news at Muskogee adetach-
ment Of forty United States soldiers was or
dered to the scene, and they overlook and
disarmed 80 of Checote's men. This will be
continued till the men engaged on both sides
are disarmed.
A conference Of the sugar refners and i'm
porters of Boston and vicinity was held re-
Gently. Every house was represented. The
meeting was called specially to present the
views of the trade to members of Congress
who were present VIZ, Bowman, Gambler,
Morse, Ranney and Russell, and to agree to
some arran cement for the assessment of
duties on sugar 1t was intimated by the
Congressman that the differences among
sugar importers and refners had hitherto
prevented action, and if a plan could be
united upon there was a hoTe of securing a
material reduction In the tariff.
A bill has been introduced in the Senate
granting TO witnesses in the Star Route prose-
cution in the criminal court of the District 81
Columbia living west of the Mississippi river,
per diem OF 81. 30 and mileage at the rate OF
seven cents per mile coming and going.
The extensive nickel works of j. Wharton,
OF North Camden, N. j., suspends operations.
The alleged cause is inability to compete with
foreign manufacturers.
The Commissioned OF Agriculture -haspre-
pared a revised table showing the grain pro-
duct Of the country for the year ending De
cember 1, to be: Corn, ,6S2. 0OO, 900 bushels
Wheat O,0O0, 900 bushels; Oats, 10000, 900
bushels; Barley, 450OOO,0Oo bushels; Rye,
2o,OoO,OOo bushels; Buckwheat, 12,O0O,O 600
bushels. Total grain product of the country,
2692, 0OO, 600 bushels.
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 recorded In the stolen
books, the authorities offer 81, $50 reward
| President Morse, Of the Kansas City Fat
Stock Show, has selected Messrs. A. B.
Matthews, William Epperson and NJ r Platt
as the Executive Committee, which committee
shall have charge OF the details of the duty OF
making the arrangements for the show. 1t Is
] proposed that special premiums, besides the