McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-10-09
BRIEFLY TOLD.

Mccullough, the actor, is said to have be-
come demented.
The world is ten million years old, according
to the Duke of Argyle.
Tennyson's new work consists of one long
dramatic poem. subject, bucket"
West Virginia is having very hot weather,
and is suffering greatly from drought.
The strike among the miners along the
Monongahela river, is practically at an end.
The loss by the Cleveland lumber fire is
estimated at sl25,OOO, the insurance being
$4,000.
Dair, the murderer of Alderman Gaynor, of
Chicago, was found guilty and sentenced to
be hanged.
The Buffalo glucose company shipped two
train loads of corn to Chicago and realized u
profit of 16 cents q bushe.
John Baker, of Augusta, Me-, was arrested
for the murder of Mrs. Tuck. He confessed
to having committed the crime.
Edward Morgan, whose father is well
known resident of Des Moines, Iowa, fell from
window at Lafayette Ind, and was killed.
General William A. Throop of the firm of
Lapham Throop, Detroit, well known citi-
zen and politician, shot himself and will die.
Daniel W. Fuller, an Adventist exhortor of
Chesterfield, Michigan, grew weary of waiting
for golden slippers, and hanged himself in his
barn.
Mrs. Barbara Becht, of Louisville, arose
from her bed to hunt for cat. Her clothes
took fire from a candle, and she was burned
to death.
The Exchange National bank of Cincinnati
has gone into voluntary liquidation, and its
interests will unite with the Cincinnati Ma
tional bank.
Andrew J. Cooper and other Chicagoans
have incorporated at Springfield a company
with capital of S1,OOO,0OO to operate gold
mine in Michigan
Chicago capitalists are said to be arranging
to build railroad from Monroe, Louisiana, to
Pine Bluff, Arkansas, distance of $50 miles
through the cotton belt.
Walter Wesser, twelve years of age, was in
stantly killed on the Rock Island road west of
Des Moines. In getting out of the way of the
Fort Dodge train he stepped in front of
moving train on another road.
III,
Ohio, convicted of murder and sentenced to
hang Sept. Goth, and reprieved to Oct. 2Sth,
has been committed to Imprisonment for life
by Gov. Hoadley, of that state.
The Merritt wrecking company has succeed
ed in raising the Tailapoosa sufficiently to re-
move her two miles toward Edgartown har-
Dor. She will be taken in a few days to where
she can be temporarily repaired
The local freight agents of the eastbound
trunk lines. at a meeting at Chicago, decided
to restore full tariff rates to seaboard points,
which are on the basis of % cents on,grain
and 30 cents on provisions from Chicago to
New York
An inspection of the Canadian Pacific road
mas recently been made by the chief engineer
Of government lines. He reports that force
Of 5000 men are at work on each side of the
oelkirk mountains, and that track will be laid |
20 the Pacific ocean by next spring at the
attest.
Sixty-three barrels of beer the entire stock
IL Schneider Bros brewery at Cedar Rapids, |
Iowa, was turned out upon the ground, they |
oreferring to have that done than to have the |
suit against them for selling beer continued, |
Their kegs were returned and they will take |
hem to their Ohio brewery.
The largest cattle sale even made in Lafay-
.tte, Ind, has just been consummated. Messrs |
rs. Fowler and Vannatta sold to W. H. Mon
oe, of Boston, through his agent John Enoch,
If West Liberty, O., 1000 head of fat cattle for
$4,000 cash, an average of $40 head. They
we're shipped east over the Lake Erie and |
Western road.
At Charleston, West Va, during the demo-
ratio demonstration, John Minley, in a
runken fit began shooting in the crowd
Iharles Slaughter, colored, was shot just
bOve the heart, and Albert Mccormick,
White, was shot in the neck. Both victims
we're taken into drug store, where Slaughter
led in five minutes.
call signed by J. T. Dorigine, vice presi-
ent of the National Association of American
INVENTORS, has been issued to inventors of
illinois, urgently requesting them to assemble
4 state convention at Chicago, October %, "A
nd 3d. Tor the purpose of forming thorough
rganization and electing delegates to the
onvention of the national association, to be
cid at Buffalo, in January.
The outlook is reported to be very favorable
or fall and winter business at the SOUTH
Though the cotton crop will be less than
Tas expected month ago, owing to the
routh, there will be larger crops of corn,
heat and fruits than for some years. The
outh will not be obliged to purchase so much
readstuffs from the west as heretofore, the
Inference as compared with last year being
at fifty million dollars.