Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-12-28

dow, took the child to a conveyance, drove
twenty miles to a point opposite Sioux
City, and at two O'Clock in the morning
induced man to ferry herself and child
across the river.
HoN. DUDLEY c. HASKELL, member oil
Congress from the Second District Of Kan
sas, died at Washington on the 10th.
A RECENT fire i'm the Diamond Block, at
the junction of Main and Delaware streets,
in Kansas City, damaged property to the
amount Of about $4,000. The fire was
caused by the explosion of a coal oil lamp
THE other morning the east-bound freight
train on the Pan Handle Road ran into
land slide at Sicily Station, o., near Steu
benville, and was wrecked. Trolinger, the
engineer, was killed, and David Verseli
the fireman. slightly injured.
A RECENT fire ut Candelaria, New, de-
stroyed sixteen buildings. Loss, $50, 900;
insurance, So, 900.
A STAGE while crossing the Grand Trunk
track, near Catarauqui, Canada, recently
was run into by an express train. Mrs.
Armitage, Mrs. H. Wartman and Mrs.
Gorrie were killed.
The issue of standard dollars for the
week ended December 10, was So, 494; cor.
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The French Minister of War, in view OF
the multitude Of offers for service in Ton.
quin, has decided TO accept only officers
from available fortress and battalions.
The British Government has notified
Egypt that Great Britain is unable to in.
terfere in Soudan, but will try to induce
the Porte to dispatch anexpedition thither
by way Of Suakim.
THE President has appointed board of
officers Of the army and navy TO consider
the question of sending an expedition TO
the relief Of Lieutenant Greeley and party.
A COMPANY with a capital of two million
dollars, has been organized at st. Louis to
build a new bridge over the Mississippi
River, two or three miles above the present
bridge, work to be commenced as soon as
Congress gives permission.
THERE is said to be better prospect of
the passage of the bankruptcy bill the
present Congress than the fast. Promoters
Of the Lowell bill are preparing modifica.
tons of the measure with design Of max.
ing il less obnoxious TO Western interests.
THE elegant residence of s. 2. Creasinger
at Fowler, Mich, was burned recently. 1t
was the work Of incendiaries. 1t cost
S21 900 and was insured for $4,000. 1t was
also robbed af 2,1OO in cash.
Cox, who recently killed Mclaughlin,
the San Francisco millionaire, was exon.
Grated by the Coroner's Jury. The verdict
created a sensation.
In Morgan County, KY, recently, two
brothers named Debusk, while working in a
field, became involved in a dispute, when
the eldest, aged fourteen, shot his brother,
killing him instantly.
The President has appointed John c.
Wyman, Of New York, II. Watkins, of
New York, and Frank Trusdell, of the Dis.
trict of Columbia, a commission to exam.
inc the completed portions of the Northern
Pacific Railroad in Washington Territory.
SENATOR HALE recently introduced bill
in the Senate providing for the construc.
ton of seven steel vessels, steal ram, one
cruising torpedo boat and two harbor tor.
pedo boats.
f. +. CHENEY, for many years a highly
esteemed citizen of Uvalde, Tex, recently
committed suicide by shooting himself
through the head with n revolver. He fired
two shots, the first one having failed in its
purpose. He had just bought a mercantile
establishment preparatory to going into
business, and no reason could be given for
the act.
THE workmen of the Edgar Thompson
Steel Company, of Pittsburgh, have &C.
cepted a reduction of thirteen per cent. in
wages, rather than remain idle until trade
improves. Steady work was promised
three thousand men through the winter.
To steel men this reduction means cut of
wages in all steel rail mills of the country.
MARTIN MILEY, laborer, recently went
home, lin Boston, Mass, and finding nothing
TO eat, assaulted and killed his wife. He is
only twenty years old.
ASA MAPEs was recently killed while
playing base ball ut Terre Haute. Ind
WI. PEARSON, Postmaster at GAINESVILLE,
Ark, was recently found dead in his room
at the Barnum Hotel, in st. Louis. He was
reported TO be short in his account.
THE Commercial Hotel at Ishpeming.
Mich, burned the other morning. 1t was
reported that two Hebrew peddlers per.
ished.
BY the recent explosion of boiler at d
p. Reighard & Co.'s oil works in Pitts.
burgh, Pa, three men were fatally scalded
and several others badly injured.
NEAR Paris, ILL, the other day, Sanford
Norris, with other boys, arranged practi.
cal joke by having his two brothers, Tod
and Orlando, Winston Griffin and Ben Nc.
Laughlin steal some apples. Sanford Nor.
ris and other boys were to be concealed.
and at the proper time, fire a gun i'm the
air. By almost criminal fatality, the Gun
was pointed directly at the boys, who were
close together. Tod Norris was perforated
with shot and died soon after. Orlando
Norris was seriously injured. as was Griffin
and Mclaughlin. 1t was thought Griffin
would also die.