McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1883-12-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK
GENERAL.

The final decree has been entered il
the chancery court Of Nashville by whc
$500, 900 assets Of the Bank of the State o
Tennessee are to be distributed to note hold
ers. Half million of dollars of Outstand
ing notes of this bank issued during the wa
are to be funded and made receivable TO
taxes.
Connellsville Pa.) roughs STONED
Mrs. Langtry's car as it passed through
that place. Nobody was injured.
Five mounted men raided the town OF
Bisbee, Arizona, and killed j. C.. Tappiner,
j. A. Motley and d. A. Smith, and wound
ed Mrs. Roberts. They then robbed Cas-
tenda's store of 81 200. The men are be-
lieved to be the same who robbed the South.
ern Pacific train at Gage station November
18th. The robbers fled in the direction OF
Sonora.
A meeting of the barbed wire fence
manufacturers Of the country, for the pur-
pose of securing a reduction in the royalties
charged by Washburn & Moen, patentees,
was held at Chicago on the 18th, but as the
representative of the patentees was not
present, an adjournment was taken till next
day. ..-....
Two car loads of provisions have
been forwarded to the poor of Labrador
from Quebec.
The case of ex-senator Kellogg, in
dicted for connection with the star reuters,
goes over to the next term.
Trevelyn Ridout, well-known bar
rister of Toronto, mysteriously disappeared
two months ago. On the 18th his body was
found in High Park with revolver in his
hand. 1t is supposed his rejected suit
by young lady unhinged his mind.
Senator Anthony, accompanied by
his physician, visited the capitol on the 18th.
He required the assistance of friendly arms
to reach the elevator, and passing thence to
the senate chamber. His appearance, how
ever, is more encouraging 20 his friends
than the published accounts of the press led
| them to expect.
Smallpox is prevalent in some
portions of Illinois.
John w. Garrett has been unan-
imously elected president of the Baltimore
g. Ohio railroad for the twenty sixth consec-
ulive term.
Reports having been telegraphed
abroad that many cattle in Douglas, Jeffer-
son and adjoining counties Of Kansas were
dying with some contagious diseases, per-
haps pleuro- pneumonia, the Kansas City
Live Stock Indicator has investigated the
matter, and says that the report is I'M
founded.
A passenger train on the Texas and
St. Louis railroad was wrecked On the 18th
near Gilmer, and number Of people were
badly hurt.
The rumor that Claus Spreckels has
cornered the entire Hawaiian sugar crop is
confirmed. 1t is estimated that he holds
50, 900, 600 pounds, being sufficient to enable
him to control the sugar trade on the Pacific
coast.
One of the largest cattle sales on rec
18th. D. FL. and j. W. Snyder s. Co.
bought of Snyder Bros, of Georgetown,
over 90, 900 head of cattle and 400 horses, in
consideration of 5000, 600 in cash. The for
mer firm now own nearly 81, 1000 head of
cattle and 1 900 horses. During the present
year about 13, 900 calves were branded in
both herds.
Unknown parties entered the Jewish |
synagogue at Clinton and Judd streets, Chi
cago, and destroyed the interior Ornamental
lions and wrenched off the gas fixtures,
tore the gowns and curtains and utterly |
wrecked the furniture. The cause for the
is unknown, but is ascribed to
irresponsible persons.
The treasury department on the 18th
purchased 800, 900 ounces of silver for de-
livery at the Philadelphia, San Francisco and
New Orleans minis.
Mrs. Mary Penfeld and daughter, of
Ill.,, while travelling in Europe,
were arrested in Berlin as Nihiists. They
were, however, soon released.
The divorced wife of ex-senator
Christiancy died in New York a few days
ago, her complaint being mental and physi-
cal prostration.
Frank James was released on 200
bail.
Frank Anderson, of Pulaski county,
Kentucky, swallowed burr. Soon after he
began vomiting blood, and in few hours
death resulted.
Chicago police raided five gambling
houses and arrested eighty keepers and in
mates. The faro and roulette tables, chips
md other gaming outfits captured, were
AIKEN to the police station and burned.