McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-07-24
A Texas Fiend Overtaken by Pur.
suing Party and Riddled
With Bullets.
A Circular from Postmaster General
Gresham Having Reference to
Letter Carriers.
NEWS NOTES.

The board appointed to represent the
government at the New Orleans exposition
will also take charge of the government ex-
hibit at the Louisville and Cincinnati expo
sitions.
Grasshoppers are DESTROYING the
sugar cane in the state of Vera Cruz, in the
vicinity Of Cordoba.
Receiver Jackson, of the Denver and
Rio Grande railroad, received permission
from the United States circuit court to ne
gotiate loan of $3.50, 900 to pay the en-
ployes their backpay.
Four fishermen were drowned at the
mouth of the Columbia river on the 18th.
This makes fifty men drowned there within
the last three weeks.
The New York Tribune fresh air as
ISOLATION, organized to send tenement house
children to the country for two weeks, has
begun its summer work. Already ten par
ties have left the city and many more are
soon to follow. H w. -
Eight families of ssassisted emil
grants" arrived at New York on the 18th,
four from Mayo, Ireland, and four from
Breslau, Germany. They will all be sent
back. --...-..
John R.. Eden has been nominated
for congress by the democrats Of the Sew
enth Illinois district.
The commissioner of Indian affairs
offers $500 reward for the arrest of the MUIR
derer of Kashiway, chief of the Sac and Fox
Indians of Kansas.
At Athens, Ga, Police Lieutenant
Arold was shot dead by Sam Tyler, colored,
who was resisting arrest.
Rev. l.. o. Thompson, in company
with his son Sidney and Freddie Bishop, Of
Medina, New York, lad about twelve
years Of age. were out boating and fishing
on the Illinois river at Henry, III. Nearing
the dam across the river their skiff was
drawn into the eddies and capsiZed, and all
three were drowned.
Hon. William Purcell, editor of the
Rochester Union, was granted leave of alb.
sence until after November, at his own re-
quest, because he says he cannot, with SER
vice to the party, credit to the paper, or
honor to himself, conduct the Union during
the present political campaign.
Director General Burke, of the
Worlds Exposition, New Orleans, met a
number of leading citizens of Chicago and
gave an explanation of the work in hand.
A resolution was passed endorsing the ex-
position. It was decided to open an office
for the dissemination Of information and re-
ceipts of application for space.
Webb Hetton, a fend, was over
hauled in the woods notfar from Richmond,
Texas, near the scene of an outrage recently
committed, by crowd of indignant citi-
zens. They tied him to tree and shot fif
teen times at him, when he fell apparently
dead. After the party left Hetton got up,
went home, dressed his wounds and left
that section. When the coroner went out
to hold an inquest the remains had disap-
peared. and parties have since been looking
for them without success.
Frank G. Hutchins, San Francisco
machinist, strangled Nellie Sims, his mis-
tress, for refusing to live with him. Hutch
ms. when arrested, expressed great joy
over his deed.
VIM. E. Curtis, the Washington cor
respondent of the Chicago Inter-Ocean, has
been appointed by the president secretary
mercial relations between the United States
and the countries of Central and South
America, with view to extending our
commerce in that direction.
At Iron Gate, Va, Thomas johnson
whipped his stepson, tying his hands. The
boy escaped, ran to the river and jumped
in. johnson followed. The current was
swift and both were drowned. The bodies
were recovered.
John Hoffman, a young man en-
ployed at the Milwaukee Daily Sentinel Of
fee, was shot and MORALLY wounded in the
back by Gustav Prier, who alleges that
Hoffman slandered his sister. The assail-
ant was arrested.
The New York weekly bank state
ment is as follows: Reserve, increase,
s., 300, 275. The banks now hold $2S, 49,,
775 in excess of legal requirements.