Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-08-04
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West and South.
d. NJ. ESTER, very prominent and
wealthy citizen of Lincoln County. Tenn,
was killed by lightning the other evening.
His skull was split in twain and his shoes
torn from his feet.
THE General Encampment of the Grand
Army of the Republic, at Denver, Col, on
the 26th elected Robert b. Beath, of Phila
delphia, Commander-in-Chicf.
THE Bank of Leadville, Col, of which E.
l.. Campbell is President, recently made an
assignment.
AT recent meeting of the Executive
Committee of the trunk lines rate OF
$3.50 was fixed for passengers from New
York to Chicago over the new line formed
by the Wabash, Baltimore and Grand
Trunk Roads.
Till Illinois Railroad and Warehouse
Commissioners recently appointed Frank
Drake Chief Grain Inspector at Chicago.
SIX colored men who recently attempted
to cross the "accamaw River, i'll Horny
County, s. c., i'll an old barge, were
drowned by the capsizing of the vessel.
OS the 2Gth, Marsh I. Polk, the default
ing Treasurer of Tennessee. who had been
convicted, of enbezzlement, was sentenced
to imprisonment for twenty years and
fined S:,G6,5f0.
recently failed for nearly $1,O0O,000.
AT Miles City, NJ. T., few nights ago
a man named Rigney, in Jail for disorder
ly conduct, was taken out by mob and
hanged. Two hours after the lynching the
thcatcr and six other buildings were fired
and completely destroyed, presumably in
. retaliation. The loss by fire aggregated
$4,000.
THE Virginia Democratic State Conven-
ton at Lynchburg adopted platform on
the 18th which opposes increased taxation;
aavOrS q tariff for revenue only; the sup
por: o. free schools; demands strict econo-
my in all branches of the Government,
State and Federal, AID arraigns the ad-
rinStration of National and State affairs,
rs between the President and Malone.
! JofmsBlrbour was elected Chairman of the
! State Central Commi tee.
LIGHTNING struck several houses at Mil
! wauicc, Wis, on the 2Gth, but no loss of
life cnsued. The rainfall was the heaviest
| ever known in single hour.
/ MONTGOMERY BLAIR, who, during the
! Lincoln Administration, was Postmaster
! General, died at his home in Silver
/ Springs, Md, on the 9th, aged seventy
! years.
An attempt was made by an insane con-
! Wet il the Virginia Penitentiary, at Rich
! moud, few days ago to burn the build
J irgs, in which seven hundred persons were
/ confined, but his oifor,s We're defeated by
! a steward.
| A STORM near Fort Worth, Tex, the 9TH
! er day demolished nine buildings, damaged
! several others, and fatally injured three
| men.
| A Resolution was adopted by the
| Ioon-kcrpsrs OF st. Louis on the 21th to dis
| regard the Sunday law and keep their sa-
! looms omen on Sunday.
| THE counsel for ex-Treasurer Polk, of
Tennessee, entered motion for new
! trial on the 9th, on the ground of the in
! competency of the jury.
RoAD-AGENTs stopped the stage from
Helena to Deer Lodge, NJ. T., a few days
| ago and cleaned out the treasure box, mails
and passengers.
| RECENT reports from Milwaukee state
! that in the northwestern portion of Wis
| consin, where the Norwegian element
| largely preiominates, lcprosy had gained
a strong foothold, being entirely confined
! to Norwegians.
A RECENT fire at Minneapolis, Mimi,
| DESTROYED $3.50, 900 worth of property, and
| at Lincoln, Neb., flames swept away ten
! business buildings, causing a loss of T2oo,-
600.
DURING the recent storm i'll Texas Mrs
! Golden, a bride of two days, was killed by
| lightning.
| THE attempt to enforce the Downing law
! i'm St. Louis on the 29th ult. did not resul.
| satisfactorily. Some nine hundred Salooh-
| keepers We're reported, as also We're all the
| newspapers, street-car officials, cigar
| stands, ncwSboys, etc.
THE proprietor of fashionable restau-
! rant in Baltimore, Charles II. Coget, was
arrested the other day for forgery of notes
! aggregatng SJ6,jOo.
DURING the period extending from March
| to July IS Chicago packers slaughtered
| 1854 900 hogs, against 1,192,ooo for the cor
| responding period in 1881.
PROF. S. d. AUGHEY, of the State Uni
versity at Lincoln, Neb., was arrested the
| other day for forgery. The amounts OBJ
| tanned by him through this method In the
| last year will aggregate $4,000.
| SEVERAL skiifs in the river near Mayors
| vile, Miss, capsized during recent Sc
we're storm and five men, all colored, were
| drowned.
a DIFFICULTY occurred few days ago
between two brothers named Sllvey, llv-
ing near Centreville, Ga, in which the
Younger stabbed the older, killing him.
The Coroner's Jury held the assailant for
murder.
A SHERIFF'S posse in Arkansas, in pur-
suit of the outlaws from Montgomery,
Yell and Garland Counties came up with
the Daniels brothers the other day in the
the mountains of Berry County. A light
ensued in which three of the pursuers were
killed, and the desperadoes escaped.
A BOILER explosion occurred at Kicks
saw-mill, Russellvillle, Ark, recently, by
which William Hudson was killed, Payne
Hudson was fatally wounded and third
mans leg was broken.
Two SHOCKS of earthquake were felt
at Cilroy, Cal, on the 30th uit. rumbling
sound being distinctly heard.
Foreign Intelligence
PEDRO CAEBo has been proclaimed Chief