McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1883-10-04
NEWS OF THE WEEK
GENERAL.

bridge on Monday for the first time. The
fare Is five cents, and time Of the trip eight
minutes.
The old mill in Menard county, Ills,
referred to in all the biographies Of Abra-
ham Lincoln, burned Sunday night with all
its contents. 1t was originally built in 1929
by William G.. Greene, better known as
''Slicky'' Greene, Who afterwards took
Lincoln into partnership under the firm
name of Greene & Lincoln. 1t was at the
mill the old store was kept at which Lincoln
and the early settlers of his state traded.
The property was not very valuable. 1t
was insured for s., 500.
While being charged about 1880 Mon
day morning, the large still in Ingaff,
Fleischmann & Co.'s distillery, Blisville,
N. Y, exploded, setting fire to the still
building, which burned to the ground.
John Inedeker, stillman, was fearfully
burned, and Internal Revenue Officer Cook
sustained severe injuries by jumping out OF
the window. Damage, $40, 200.
Shortly before 1 o'clock Tuesday af-
ternoon Lyman Blair, of the long established
and heavy grain commission firm of Blair
g. Blair, Chicago, was found lying In room
of the upper floor of his residence dying
from gun-shot wound, and the recently
discharged gun beside him. He expired
few minutes later without having spoken.
The rumor was circulated on change just
before the close that he had committed sui
eide, and this caused fluctuation in grain
and provisions. The coroner's jury re-
turned a verdict Of accidental death. Itap-
pears Mr.. Blair was preparing to go hunt
ing, and it is supposed that while handling
his gun it was accidentally discharged. He
was in good spirits and there is no reason to
suppose case of suicide.
The eastern syndicate which recently
purchased the Denver, Utah g. Pacific road
gave $3.50, 900 for it.
a The business failures of the week
number $50, against 1SS the previous week.
A Fargo special says: Five miles
east of Valley City Friday morning the east
bound passenger train collided with an en-
CINE which was returning from helping o
freight train up the hill. Both were running
at full speed, and were badly wrecked. The
passenger engine, tender and baggage car
were thrown from the track. The engineer
of the passenger was badly injured and his
fireman caught in the wreck and roasted
alive. The passengers were shaken up, but
none seriously injured. The blame Is at
tached to the engineer of the lone engine.
He knew the passenger was late and hadthe
right Of way. The engineer and fireman
jumped and escaped with q few bruises.
Thousands of people visited the wreck
of the propeller Colorado Sunday, which
bursted her boiler about six miles out of
Buffalo, n. Y, Saturday night. The
wrecked propeller belonged to the CONNER
cial line, and was one of those about which
there had been SO much litigation recently
in the Holt-Ensign suits. The Colorado
was built in 1850, and carried two boilers
with compound engine. The one on the star
board side was the one that bursted. Value
of vessel, $50, 900; Insured for $50, coo.
This does not cover the loss by explosion.
The cargo was mixed one and is not con-
sidered injured much. The bodies of the
two missing men were not found. It Is be-
lieved they were blown to atoms into the
lake. The boiler turned complete somer-
sault and landed fifty feet away In the stern
of the boat.
The department of agriculture has
received advices from Liverpool that cargo
of LOCO sheep from Canada have been
ordered slaughtered ON account OF one sheep
said by the authorities there to have been
infected with scab on landing.