McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-02-28
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
GEN ERAL.

the Asniand mouse, Lexington, NY. Iney
blew out the gas when retiring.
A snow slide near Ontario mine,
Lark City, Utah. destroyed the house Of
William Rick, killing his three children and
wounding his wife, probably fatally.
Rheuber Hart and wife (colored), of
Texas, went to church and left six children
home asleep, locked up in the house. The
building burned, and all the children were
roasted.
The Grand Army of the Republic
post of Wilkesbarre, Pa, conducting the
funeral of comrade, were refused admis-
sion to Catholic church while wearing
badges. All but six abandoned the corpse
at the door.
Miss Hammerling, of Minneapolis, a
member of the family sick with trichinae,
died. The father is not expected to live.
A fire at Prescott, Arizona, burned
an entire block, comprising several stores,
the Daily Miner, attempted to save some
valuable papers and was burned to death.
Kitty Purcell, sporting woman, rescued a
child from the flames at the risk of her life.
VIM. E. Finch, postmaster at Ellen
dale, Dickey county, Dakota, has been ar
rested on charge Of robbing the mail Of reg
istered letters.
Luke Phipps, an escaped wife muir
derer frsm Windsor, Canada, was arrested
at Pullman, Ill.
As result of the examination of the
Office at Mitchell, OAK, the postmaster at
that place was removed by postal inspec-
tor, aud the Office placed in charge of his
bondsmen.
G.. E. Baxter, of the United States
circuit court at Cleveland, issued an order
restraining the Nickel Plate railway COM
pany from preventing the Baltimore and
Ohio telegraph company to operate the
lines Of the National telegraph company I'M
til the hearing in Cincinnati on March 10th
of the motion for perpetual injunction
against the Nickel Plate company.
The citizens of Logan, Ohio, guarded
the cemetery and prevented the burisl Of
VIM. v. Terrell, the murderer of the We'll
don family. who died in the Ohio peniten-
tiary: The remains were brought home by
his sister.
Mrs. Korum Larson, charged with
poisoning John Guild, was found guilty Of
murder in the first degree at Muskegon.
Mich. Her husband awaits trial on the
same charge.
The governor of California has de-
cided to call an extra session of the legis-
lature, to take action in the matter of I'M
paid state and county taxes from the
Central Pacific for the years of 1880, 1881
and 1882, which, with interest and penalties,
amount to 81, 074 200.
The treasury department has been
notified that the president Of Mexico has is
sued decree imposing an additional duty
of 5 per cent. on all articles imported into
Mexico, commencing the 18th of May next.
The bodies of De Long and comrades
arrived at New York on the Goth. The bodies
are not perfectly preserved and were not
to public view. DeLong was buried
in Woodlawn cemetery. DR.. Amber will be
taken to Philadelphia, and Boyd, seaman,
to Virginia.
The next meeting of the democratic
national committee will be held at the
Palmer House, Chicago, July It'll.
The funeral of the victims of the mine
explosion at West Leisenring, Pa, took
place on the 22d. A special train ran out to
the shaft from Uniontown, and returned
with the bodies and friends at O'Clock.
Four cars were filled with relatives of the
lead, and the scene was sad in the ex-
rene.
A petition has been forwarded to the
illinois delegation in congress, signed large
v by wealthy cattle owners and prominent
business men of Chicago, urging passage of
he pleuro pneumonia bill now pending in
congress.
The body of Salmi Morse, of "Pas-
ion Play notoriety, was found in the
Hudson river, he having suicided. Morse.
vas IS years of age.
The republican state convention of
Maine will be held at Bangor, April Goth.
The unwilling of statue of General
Lee at Lee circle, New Orleans, took place
IN the 22d. The ceremonies were inter-
'upted by rain storm.
The department of state has received
telegram from Eugene Schuyler, United
states minister to Greece, saying that the
prohibition of the importation Of pork from
his country into Greece has been abolished.
A call has been issued for q national
of wool growers of the United
States, to meet at Chicago on the It'll of May
,eXt, in the general interest of that indus
ry.
The Lasker incident continues the
most prominent topic for newspaper dis
.ussion in Germany.