McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1883-11-22
GENERAL NEWS.

JUDGE Cox has granted new trial
and set aside the 100000 verdict in the
Hallet-Kilbourne case.
The would-be assassin of NJ Ferry
is violent fanatic and not mailman.
lie has been frequenter of Anarchist
meetings.
WILLIAM and John Jacob Astor, of
New York, grandsons of the original
John Jacob, are estimated to be worth
so, 900, 600 each
A MAN who separated from his wife
thirty-fve years ago has just returned
and has offered to "kiss and make up"
A few days prior to the offer the wife
fell heir to $3.50, 600.
Mrs. ZOE HAYWARD, of Philadel-
phia, wife of the opera singer, attempt
ed suicide at the Mason house, Balti-
more, Sunday. She fired seven shots,
one of which took effect in her left
breast. The wound is serious. Deser-
ton was the cause.
A GENTLEMAN was promenading the
street with bright little boy at his
side, when the little fellow cried out,
"Oh, papa, there goes an editor y
Hush !! hush y said the father, "don't
make sport of the poor man-God only
knows what you may come to yet y
THE attendance on the fat stock show
in Chicago, last Saturday, was the larg-
est in it's history. The blue ribbon
went to "Black Prince a polled An
gus animal just imported and hurried
through by express to enter the contest.
The remaining days will be for sweep
stakes and butcher contests.
ANNA DICKINSON has dropped Ham
let's knee-breeches and proposes to don
the overalls and blouse, 1t is ANNOUNCE
ed that she will take the lecture field
for the Knights of Labor. She proba-
bly, expects to realize more money out
of these knights than she did out Of the
knights of the sock and buskin.
MARY CHURCHILL has returned to
St. Louis with her father, who found her
employed in an insane asylum at Indi-
annapolis. Mary has been mysterious
ly" absent since the 1st of August.
1t is sad reflection on ST. Louis that
Mary should prefer to live in an insane
asylum than in that city. 1t makes Chi
cago smile to think Of it.-Peck's Sun.
EVERYBODY knows Bill Nye, the
humorist, by reputation, at least. Cere-
bro spinal meningitis has been wrest-
ling with him for many months, and
Bill has had tussle to keep out Of
coffin. His illness compelled him to
sever his connection with The Laramie
Boomerang, and to resign his postmas-
tership at that place, and move to
another locality in hopes of once more
regalning his health. He is now at
Hudson, Wisconsin. In private let
ter to newspaper friend in Omaha LIE
says Il have decided that my duty
is plain. 1t is to keep moderately quiet
for year anyway. I've good offers
from st. Paul to Portland, and from
San Francisco to New York, including
Chicago and Detroit, but this year III
write few sketches per week at nigh
ty good figures and get the balance of
my North American spine into shape.
Then II see what can do for steady
thing, whether III lecture Or 90 to
horse-trading. ] ana comfortably fixed
here, within twenty minutes ride of
St. Paul, with dozen trains day each
way, two being Chicago trains Ny
health is greatly improved since [ cross
ed the Missouri. and last week l heard
with much JOY that my candidate for
the Laramie postofice had been ap-
pointed, though 80 out of a possible
100 at Laramie said when / came away
that it could not be done Bee.