Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-06
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A band Of Apache Indians one day last week
killed four men at Clark's Coal Camp, in Arr
iona, and five others were killed at another
point
A heavy snow storm prevailed in Virginia
and North Carolina on the ed. 1t was feared
the cold weather had injured the fruit crop.
The draPery Of the repository OF the Cathe-
dral ia Brooklyn took fire on Good Friday
morning and before the flames could be ex-
tinguished the repository and grand altar
were almost destroyed.
The Grand Jury at Freeport, ILL.,, recently
indicted Cassimer NIGHT. one OF its own mem
bers, for selling beer without license.
Heavy snow storms prevailed generally
through Canada and the Eastern States on
the sd In the dominion lreshets did much
dam &c.
The eruption OF Mount 4Etna increases In
violence. A new crater has opened. The
lava threatened to overwhelm NicolIsi and
other villages. The eople fled from their
homes, and troo1s assisted TO save property.
Jones Shepard, mail-carrier on the Mexican
extension, between Nova and San Juan de
Funtas, was recently killed by Mexieans and
robbed OF money and the mail. The Mexican
Postmaster w. J. Pearson, OF Batesville,
Ark, has been arrested for unlawfully detain-
ing registered package, and recent develop
ments show that number of missing regis
tered packages have been traced TO his Office
A band Of twenty-seven Indians attacked
Winchester, Ariz., one day last week, and
were driven OF. They killed two men near
Winchester. One Is said TO be a brother Of
Judge Dibble, OF Tombstone. Another man
was killed near Total Wreck.
Since the recent explosion in London two
thousand troops have been detailed to protect
the public buildings.
Postmaster General Timothy o. Howe died
At the residence Of his nephew, at Kenosha,
Wis, Sunday afternoon, the 2jth. after brief
illness. He contracted a severe cold the pre-
vious week at Green Bay, returned to Keno
sha aud was very I'll till tie day before his
death, when he seemed TO improve. Physi-
clans pronounced II pneumonia. He was
taken worse Saturday night, and sank rapidly
until death claimed him. He was sixty-six
years old
The statement OF the United States Treasu-
rer shows the gold, silver and United States
notes in the Treasury, the oath. as follows
Gold coin and bullion, $50, $40 755; silver dol
lars and bullion, $1O6 4S7. 1922 fractional silver
coin, S27, 7O9, SIG; I'm ted States notes, 81
sl7, go; total S361, 625, $3.50.
The Treasury Department will take no &C.
ton in reg 'rd to the question OF exporting
bonded whisky into Canada in less quantities
than one hundred gallons until the matter has
been brought TO II officially. Il is understood
Al T.
the proposition.
The issue Of standard silver dollars from
the minis for the week ended March "a was
$2ls, 495; for the corresponding period last
ye ar, $751; 500
In taking evidence before the Commission
at Washington recently, in the civil case OF
Walsh vs.. Brady. James B. Price refused point
blank to answer question in relation 10 what
are known in the Star Route prosecution a
the Price drafts" upon the ground that e
answer would criminate himself. He identi
fed the drafts, however, but declined 10 state
for what purpose they were drawn and &c
whom given.
J. A. BlaclSmAn, Postal Clerk on the Mis-
souri, Pacific road. was arrested at St Louis
for embezzling 4 sample package Of merchan
disc sent through the mails. Blackman has
been 4 long time in the postal railway service
and IL an ex-member Of the Kansas Legis
lature.
Philip Samuel Fleming, twelve years old, wal
lately sentenced n the United States Court A
Shreveport, La, 10 Ave years In the House Of
Refuge In st. Louis for stealing valuable let
ters from the postofice. 5000 ll
The Catholic Church at East Hampton
Mass-, Just hnIshed, burned the other day
Loss. so, 900; partly insured
Attention has recently been drawn to III,
fact that the new civil service law is silent a,
70 any distinction 20 be made between NAL,
and female applicants for places in tn.
Executive Department, and the problem o.
reconciling this state of Affairs with the pres
ent practice In most OF the Departments Of
giving ma applicants for ONCE preference
In appointments. is now the subject of consid
alton by the Civil Service Reform Commits
sioners. The rules TO be drawn up by the
Commission viii. It is understood. contain th.
same provision bearing upon this question
the Commissioners being eogpizant Of Ii.
necessities OF the public service, and the CD
position on the part of heads'Ot Department.
to any large increase in the number of femal,
clerks.
The Commissioner OF Internal Revenue de.
mics the published statement that the Presi
dent has determined to abolish. by consolida
ton, about twenty Offices of Collector Of In
ternal Revenue.
Jonathan G. BigelOw, OF Washington City,