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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-10-19
Girls Wraps.

Sacques or walking coats of cloth or
velvet for girls from two to five1years
old have the broad back forms that Give
a square short-waistcd look; these are
double plated in the middle seam. and
have only single plaits turned under
next the side form. The French. back
OF two pieces without side forms is used
on many Of these little coats of dark
velvet or cloth; the wide fronts hang
straight, are double breasted, and ex.
tend very far back. A cord of satin or
passeme1terie is the only trimming
needed for these coats, and the whole
OF the expense is put in the thick.
warm and soft material, as their sim
PIE design requires little labor in max
ing. High-shouldered capes of the
dress material are added To the cloth
ana velvet princesse dresses of larger
girls. The long Newmarket coat with
pointed hood will be the fayorite
wrap for girls from six to sixteen years
OF age. This is made of plain or
OF checked or striped cloth of dark col
ors, and covers the wearer from her
neck down to the end of her dress skirt.
IL may be either single or double
breasted, and has all its fullness in two
Dox piaits In the back. Danlia red and
seal brown seem to be the popular coll
OTIS Tor these useful cloaks that are but
toned their entire length with figured
,netai buttons TO match the cloth.
Newer plaid cloth coats have full
sleeves plated to a cuff, velvet cape
tnat laps to the left shoulder, and are
Irovided with bag of ecru leather
mat Is worn strapped over the right
shoulder. Harperss Bazaar.
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ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.

FULLER returns from the Ohio election
gave Hoadley something over twelve
thousand majority, with a Democratic
majority OF twenty-four, on joint ballot, in
the Legislature. The judiciary amendment
was adopted. The first amendment in re-
gard to the liquor traffic was probably
defeated and the second adopted. Iowa
gave Sherman (Republican for Governor
thirty-thousand majority. The Senate is
strongly Republican and the House close
THE Secretary of the Interior has ac-
cepted the resignation Of Edgar A. Marble,
Commission of Patents. The position has
been rendered Hon: Benjamin Butterworth,
of Ohio.
The cotton return of the Department Of
Agriculture showed that the condition Of
the crop ON the first of October was worse
than on the first of September. The con-
tinuance of drought at many points, the
rayages of worms in regions most infected
and the more visible results Of previous in
juries had reduced the general average
condition from seventy-six to sixty eight.
Indications pointed 10 a crop little larger
than that Of 1881, but falling short of last
years crop by more than one million bales.
The late municipal election in Nashville,
Tenn, resulted in an overwhelming victory
| for tho Citizens Reform ticket over the
candidates for reelection of the old NUM-
cipal regime. The Reform ticket was COM
posed Of blacks and whites, Democrats and
Republicans, and party lines were obliter-
ated. 1t was the first time in the history
| of the City Government, since the negroes
were invested with citizenship, that the
whites and blacks were united.
AT n school election, in Lansingburg, N.
Y, recently the ladies cast two hundred
and twenty-five votes out of a total Of one
thousand. A number Of women were chal.
lenged, it being alleged that they were i'm.
ported from Troy. Several negresses voted.
MOBILE and other towns in Alabama
have quarantined against Brewton, where
yellow fever prevails.
THE bursting Of the boiler of the drainage
engine ut the Santa Rita mine, near Pieves,
Mexico, recently killed several persons,
among them the Superintendent.
SMALLPOX and yellow fever still affiict
portions OF Mexico.
JACK ELLERroN, mail carrier between
Greenfield and Stockton, Mo-, was recently
arrested for robbing the mail in his charge
Of q registered letter.
A RECENT collision between two freight
trains on the Chicago & Northwestern
road, near GAINESVILLE, Wis. wrecked three
engines and killed a fireman.
The wife Of Samuel Whitman, residing
near PennviIle, Ind, recently hanged her
self in her kitchen. No reason was known.
A CAPTAIS Of artillary, at the City OF
Mexico, recently killed his sweetheart and
then himself. Jealousy was the cause.
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HEAVY ROBBERY.
The Residence of an Adrian (NIich.) Capt..
talist Plundered by SkilIful Thieves.


ADRIAN, Mich, Oct Ga dsring burg.
larry was committed in this city Thursday
night, the victim being Mr.. William Dutton,
| man of great wealth. which he has ac.
quired by long years Of prudent living and
ludlclouS investments in notes, bonds and
mortgages. Mr. button lives in modest
brick house on Butler street. near Main, In
the central part of the city, the only mem.
bers OF the family being his daughter, Mrs.
IL. L. Stewart, her children, and comedy
lady who seems to fill the double role
OF housekeeper and domestic. The plumber
secured consisted of small amount of
money and jcwelry, and about $50, OO0 worth
OF bonds and mortgages. The thieves eff
fected an entrance through a window of Mr..
buttons bedroom. He retired leaving the
door between his and the family sitting.
room open. A coal-iire made the at.
mosphere too close, and he had his win
dow, which is on hinges, slightly opened.
This left the matter of ingress an easy
rroblem for the thieves. AS Mr.. Dut.
as safe was not locked they ex.
perienced no trouble in helping themselves
to the papers. Among the things over
looked by them was n, gold watch which
belonged to a now deceased brother, and
one envelope of mortgages representing o
large amount Mr.. buttons clothing was
relieved or five dollars in change and a gold
watch he had carried forty years. Mrs.
Stewart had left Der purse, containing
several dollarS,A on the asittlng-room table.
This was rifed. The robbery was very
quietly performed, it not being discovered
until this narnng The thieves escaped by
unlocking door and passing into the gar
den. The bonds taken were registered,
but $1,000 in Monroe and Sheridan bonds
were not. : Payment has been stopped OH
all the. papers taken. There is nc
clew TO, the robbers, as ,-yet. Mr.. Dut
ton was fornlerlya farmer and for some
years President of the Lenawee County
Savings Bank. He has large investments
In Gratiot County and other parts of the
State. Although member of the Execu
tive Committee. of the Lenawee County Saw.
lngs Bank he has eccentrically confined his
valuables in a small safe at his home in
preference to the solid vaults Of the bank.
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A BIG BLAZE.
Greenlaw Opera-House Block and other
Buildings in Memphis burned, Involving
Loss of About &25O,OOO


MEMPHIS, Tenn, Oct. g.
Memphis was visited tonight by another
destructive fire, which originated in Cole
q Co.'s oil, paint, door, sash and window.
blind store, Nos. 81 and 50 Union street.
between Main and Second. The infiamma-
BILE material kept in stock burned with such
fierceness that the firemen were unable to
confine the fire to the building where it
originated, and yGreenlaw's Opera-l1ouse, to
the east, and only separated froi.1 the
burning building by a small alleyway, was
ignited, and together with Cole g. Compa-
ny's store was completely destroyed. At
one time all the stores on Union street west
of the fire were threatened with destruc-
ton, together with the block fronting on
Main street south of Union, but the fire wall
to the west of Cole e. Conpanyis store,
which extended about ten feet above
the next building, saved tho others. AS
1t was, the fire consumed an area of about
fifty feet fronting on Union street and 1870
feet fronting on Second. 1T is impossible
to ascertain the exact amount of the losses
or insurance tonight, but the following is q
! fair estimate: Cole & Co.'s loss on stock
$4,000; insured for about SAC, 900, equally
divided between home and foreign COM
panies. Building No. 80 Union street.
owned jointly by the Peoples Insurance
Company and the estate of j. o. 6reenlaw,
valued at $4,000; insured for $1,000. Build
ing No. 30, owned by Mrs. S. Z. Greenlaw,
same value; amount of insurance unknown;
Greenlaw Opera-house was owned by G.
b. Peters and the Peoples Insurance Com.
pany. George b. Peters also owned the
two stores in the north portion of the
massive structure. The two south stores
were owned by Campbell Wallace, of At
lanta, Ga. Loss TO the Opera-house building
about S170,000: insurance not known, but
is light The Mozart Society occupied the
second and third stories of the north
ern portion of the building, and lost
two fine pianos and other articles of value,
but are fully insured. Cole q Co. used one
of their stores for lumber room, where
they stored a large lot of blinds and sashes,
which were destroyed. Jack Walsh, un.
dertaker, occupied another store, but nearly
all his stock was removed. The two stores
In the south wing were occupied by the
Memphis Lumber Manufacturing Com
pany, who sustained serious loss by re-
moving stock. The fire created intense ex-
element, and drew nearly the entire popu-
lation to the scene of the conflagratiou.
The firemen worked heroically, and had
many narrow escapes from crumhling
walls, which were failing on all sides. Hill,
Standsh & Co, Wholesale boots and shoes,
first door eastof Coles cox store, were
slightly damaged by water which leaked in
from the roof.
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WIT AND WISDOM.

Peaches are like men-the little
ones are crowded out of sight by the big
fellows. Chicago Tribune.
If you won't listen TO reason you
will some time get your knuckles
raped. 1t is better to be wise now
than sorry to-morrow.-M T. Herald.
"A man can no more protect himself
against the influence of evil company
than he can dive into tar barrel and
come out unsoi!ed
There is q man in Pittsburgh so fond
of " flash y literature that he won't read
anything but a powder magazine
Pittsburgh Telegraph.
THAT prisoner has a very smooth
countenancc, said the Judge to the
Sheriff yes" said the Sheriff. she
was ironed just before he was brought
in. "-DetroH Post.
-HoWto Obtain Happiness
The sweetest bird builds near the ground,
The lovelicst Hover Springs low;
~ And we must stoop for happiness
III we its worth would know.
-SiUdtn.
-"Greek? do underestimate GrcekP"
sad Jolly German. "Vell. ! schoost
can smile. Wy, ven vas leedly poy
alway swim in dot greek inshtcadt of
dot riffer. ''-GOiden Ddvs.
How the tobacco habit is spreading:
even horses will smoke after hard
run.-OH City Derrick But it's rarely
you'll find that horse choose to back
'er.- Chicago Telegram.
=" Why do the oarsmen claim fowl
so often, Mr.. Spicer?" said Miss Sugar.
lips, who was reading an account of .
boat race. {. suppose they get chicken.
hearted and feather their oars,'' said
Seth, as be scratched his own scull
thoughtfully. Chicago Times. p.
Hero is a pewter mug that came
over in the Mayilower," said the auc-
, tioneer; '.iust what they used to drink
their beer in; will no one bid? Have
you no regard for the Pilgrimsp" Not
if they drank beer" said a pious old
lady in the corner.-Erchange.
"A physician says: "In buying
clothing care should be taken to inves.
tigate the hygroscopicity of the cloth"
We always do; but, as singular as II
may appear, many persons buy a coat
and never give thought 10 its n.y.
groscopicity. This is a great mistake.
-NOrrtStOUn Herald.
E, An American who had jolly Ger.
man friend wished to become acquaint-
ed with the Germans charming wife.
''Vell,' said tn German, 'sofe YOU
dreat, dot viii pc all righdt!'' After
the treat the German led him over to
where the lady was sitting with num-
Der of friends Katrina said the
husband, '.you know dot manp"
mo, "-said Katrina, modestly. "vclI,
dots him!' Louisville COuricr-Journat.
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SHOCKING TRAGEDY.
An Indian Doctor Murders His White Wife
and then Puts an End to His Own Ca



QUINCY, ILL.,, Oct.S.
One of the most sickening tragedies ever
enacted here took place just before noon to-
day on Twelfth street, north of Vermont.
For several years a full-blooded Indian,
who called himself DR.. 10. Rodgers, and
professed to cure diseases by Indian meth.
DDS, has been living in this city with a
white woman as his wife. They came here
from Galesburg, and the Doctor rented
rooms and lived mostly among the colored
people, ekeing out precarious existence
by his ineantations and sale Of roots. His
wife is said to have been from Iowa, and is
respectfully connected, having on several
occasions lately stated that she intended to
visit her parents soon. The Indian seemed
very jealous of her, and numerous guarrels
resulted. Altogether the, woman had. a
hard time of it, and some monthSago tried
to drown herself i'm the Mississippi, but was
rescued by the engineer of the Water-works
Company. To-day DIR. 10 settled every
thing by going behind his wife at the time
mentioned while she was before the kettle
and putting bullet through her head, aud
then with the same revolver putting one
through'his own head. Death was instah
tant o IS to both.
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Counterfeit Postal Notes.

INDIANAPOLIS, ISD., Oct. Q.
The discovery was made to-day that
.ounterfeit-P0stal notes were in circulation
this city. Four or five OF The spurious
notes were redeemed at the Post-ofIice
before the fraud1was discovered. In each
Instance the notes called for $3.50, and
purported to have been issued at Youngs-
Town, o. E. r. Mills, Postmaster. The
Postmaster at that point is George r.
Williams. The paper upon which they are
issued is genuine, and the suppOsition is
that it has been stolen from either the de-
partment or some Post-ofiice, and after re-
moving the name of the original Office by
acids, then the blank was filed by printing
thereon youngstown, Ohio"
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The Rose Amber Mystery.

NEW HAVEN, CONN, Oct. 7.
The quiet old town of Stratford has sub.
sided into its customary repose. All eff.
forts thus far to solve the dark mystery OF
the murder of poor Rose Amber have
proven futile. The people are settling
down, some to the opinion that Lewis
killed the girl; others that it was not Lewis,
and that Lewis is an injured and unfortun-
ate man. Now and then a detective fits
by. Three of them still have their abode in
Stratford, and they are very reticent and
say that hereafter 'tmum's the word" till
they get ready. The State Attorney has
made no sign, and Lewis continues hi
daily work as usual.
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Destructive Fire in New York.

At . o'clock this mofning fire broke out
in the top story of the building No. "a
CORTLAND street. When the engine arrived
the fire had gained much Roadway. Three
alarms were sent out. BY this time the
roofs of No. "a, occupied by c. Well, Sack.
EFT & Ranken; and No. So, occupied by Nc
Elroy & Emmett, printers, and the Metro
politan Manufacturing Company were
ablaze. Buildings % and IS were threat
ened for a time, but luckily there was very
little wind or the whole block would have
gone. The fire had great Roadway when
discovered The firemen were masters of
the situation, however, at 2:45, and the loss
Is expected 70 be less than $4,000.
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For some time past articles have APP
pcarcd in the French papers denouncing
IN the strongest terms the employment
Of Germans in any capacity. As n re-
suit hostile demonstrations and anouy-
nous threats have been made against
numerous ostablishmentsinP Paris. where
Gcrmans have worked. and so great has
been the pressure that In many cases
their services have been dispensed with.
One printing establishment was COM
PEELED TO dismiss a large number of
Herman comPositors. The employees of
The state tobacco factory. at eros
GALLON, were notified that they must
prove themselves to be Frenchmen or
be dismissed. No foreigners but Ger
mans, however. suffered These dismis-
sails all grew out OF the popular clamor
against Germans, and the hatred Of
Germany led to the recent insult e
King Alfonso
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Naturalization Of Cinnamon.

PHILADEEPTfrA, Oct. 6.-The natrralIza-
ton of Chinese came to an abrupt termina-
ton to-day, when Chong Mem appeared be-
fore Judge Yerkes and was refused his pa.
pers in spite OF compliance with all the re.
luirements OF the regular Naturalization
law. The Judges action was based upon
the fourteenth section of the act of Nav 6.
1882, restricting Chinese immigration. That
section provides that thereafter no State
court or court of the United States shall adj.
mit Chinese 30 citizenship" After hearing
this decision Judge Arnold made an order
revoking the papers which he granted
Thursday.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-10-19

The noted Sergeant Bates is on an
other tramp. He and his sou Frank
started from Chicago on the Sth to walk
% Savannah. Ga. in which the boy will
carry a llag and the Sergeant viii make
speeches and distribute pamphlets. Ser
yeant Bates announced his aim to be
"the promotion of fratcrnal relations
between the people Of the North and
SOUTH and bring them to better UNI
Outstanding Of each others natures and
tcclings.' The people Of Atlanta have
promised him an ovation when he
reaches that city.
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The Fatal Frog.

SPRISGFIELD, Mo-, Oct. 8.
Joseph Squibb, brakeman on the Kan.
sas City, Springfield & Memphis Railroad,
whose legs and arms were dreadfully man
gied by the cars at West Plains Saturday,
died at that place from the effects of his i'm
juries yesterday afternoon. A flying
switch was being made, when young Squibb
accidentally got his foot fastened in a frog,
from which he was unable to extricata
himself before the train crashed over bis
body, with the result as above stated. His
remains were brought TO the home of bis
mother in this city, whence the funeral
took place this afternoon. =
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AF1oater Accounted For.

MEMPHIS. TENN. October ..
A fioater was found in the river Just
above Commerce, Miss, with bullet-hole
In his head, indicating foul play. His
name appears to have been James Murray.
and he had recently been employed on the
Memphis Division of the Kansas City;
Springfield & Memphis Railroad About
ten days previous to the finding OF the body
a fisherman who was tending his lines saw
eight men pursuing one, VINO fed across
some barges and disappeared. Shots were
fred at him. and the supposition is that the
man found was the one shot at. The de
ceased was an Irishman, about twenty.
eight years Of age. A certificate for woi
on the railroad, signed by H. III. EgGeston
foreman, was found on the body.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-10-19

TIE organization Of the New York
ncwsdcalers and their resolve not To sell
he metropolitan dailics ut the reduced
price Of two cents was met by the
Herald with the announcement that il
would establish its own ncws-stands in
tiilcrcnt parts Of the city. at which the
Herald and other city papers would be
sold at prices printed upon them. and
not Mt the price which retail dealers
might consider proper. An advertise
mcnt for five hundred men To sell the
Herald was answered by more than four
thousand applicants, most of them avail
able candidates for the positions offered.
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RBASA. o., Oct. "
A fatal shooting ARRAY occurred last
night at a negro dance held at Woodstock.
The participants were Eben Perry and
Darius Hicks, two young colored men. Per-
~ had been intimate with Hicks wife, and
had caused trouble between the wife and
husband, at whose house he boarded Last
night the two men met at the dance, and 1t
Is claimed Hicks demanded reparation- A
quarrel ensued, in whick Perry fired a shot
at Hicks, who turned, chased Perry around
the room with Ratchet, at one time throw
ing the weapon at Perry, when the pur-
sued man turned and fired at Hicks. the
ball taking effect just above the left eye,
causing almost instant death. Perry sur
rendered To the officers
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-10-19

a DELEGATION Of women. represent
ng the Womeu's National Christian
Temperance Union, was recently before
he senate Committee ON Labor, in New
York, aud urged that the subject in
which they had 50 deeply Interested
themselves be laid before Congress.
They claimed that the Union is the larg-
at society ever composed exclusively Of
women and controlled entirely by them;
and the number Of local unions is about
5000. with membership Of about co.
mO, besides large number of juvenile
organizations.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-10-19

a RECENT meeting 81 Massachusetts,
independents, ut Boston. issued an all
irrss Ia the people condcmning the
Isc of money in political conventions.
demanding the repeal Of the law com
ceiling the coinage of the present silver
lollar. anil recommending opposition Ia
lac election of General Butler.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-10-19

TIM ro.tullicc Department recently
ruled that "thc liability IT u party To
'oy ior newspapers must be- determined
10, the rules applicable To other con-
racts. When publisher, without re-
quest from party. either expressed or
.mplic,L sends paper. aud the party
addressed takes the paper from the post
'ilicc 1t docs not Of itsclfcrcatc liability
.opay furit IL takes two tomakc n con-
.ract and ono party without the con-
sent of the other cant mako him his
debtor
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TuE General Convocation If the Pro-
'r~tant Episcopal Church Of the United
states met in Philadelphia ON the ith.
This is the most important meeting Of
hat body held within the past half cen
Jury. rs much work II importance will
be- transacted. among other that Of n
'cyision ~ the Prayer Book
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Looking to a Still Further Reduction.

WASHINGTON, Oct. Cit is understood
that Postmaster-General Gresham in his re-
port will discuss the ACCESSIBILITY of increas-
ing the weight of letters from one half ounce
20 one, the rate OF postage for -the same 10
remain as at present. While not, therefore.
reducing the rate of postage, 1t will in effect
10 so, as an increased weight can be carried
for the same rate of postage. What his rec
concentration on this subject will be he him
self has not yet determined. but he is busy In
collecting data upon which to form an opin.
on. 1t is not at all improbable, also, that
he will recommend one-cent rate Of post
age for local letters. s
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Ir is reported that the white people
-csiding in the vicinity Of st. Johns
settlement. Dakota, are apprchensivc
II an Indian outbreak growing out Of
he opposition Of Little Bull aud Little
she'll To the Government survey defining
he Chippewa Reservation.
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a lOrNG man named Frank Butsfurd
was recently arrested ut Rochester. ".
L.. anil sentenced To six months i'm
1risunmcut. "a being one Of n party
Sho robbed the bodies of cN-Mayor
lloync. oi Chicago. Prof Stone. Of Battle
Trek. Mich. and others at the time If
hc fearful railroad disaster on the
Rome. Watcrtown n Og,lcnsburg Rail-
'uad last July.
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CAPTAIN JuuN ALLES was by acct
lent thrown from the deck Of his
schooner Into the lake about two miles
rom Osycgo. n. Y, the other night.
Ills son Jumped in to save him, and both
NCrp drowned