Mohave County miner., 1884-08-24


at Khartoum harrsssing the rebels
by steamers until the expedition ar
rives. Gordon gives warning tha,
the Nile cataracts are very rapid ard
dangerous at present. He adds that
the troops are we'll. Major Cherra-
side telegraphs that 1900 rebels have
deserted Osman.
San Francisco, Aug. lS. - Fred M.
Seawort shot aud killed ID. Halrtocp,
a saloonist. this afternoon and then
shot himself fatally. Csnse, a dis
pute about money due Seawort.
Algiers. Aug. IL. The French
steamship Rio Negro sailed today
for Tonquin with l.3O0 troops and q
quantity Of war material.
Vienna, Aug. Ii. The recent OK.
plosion at Kassean. Russia. by which
ten persons we're killed and several
buildings burned 10 attributed to
Nihilists. II is now stated that the
number killed will aggregate 100.
Salt Lake, Utah, Aug. lS.--Aarou
Morris, OF the firm Of I. Morris 4 60,
Of Haley. Idaho, was murdered soon
after midnight Sunday morning, and
was robbed Of q gold watch and scane
money. He was going home from, q
collecting tour. Several sre under
arrest two OF them supposed to be
connectsl with the murder. All w ood
riyer country is excited. Should the
guilt be Ixed m the parties, they will
probably be lynched. The body has
arrived here for interment. The
murderer failed to obtain the money.
which was done up around the neck
in q handkerchief.
Lincoln. Neb.. Aug. 1s.--At Tobias
forty miles southwest of this city, to.
day. Wiley Fsrris. who has bsen sep
sratsd from his wife. came to town
and went 10 his wifes boarding house
and cailsd her out and deliberately
shot her through the heart. He then
shot hims>lf through the temple, dy-
ing instantly. Cause unknown.
Saratoga, N. Y. Aug. 49, 1T is said
here that Robert Bonner has purs,has.
cd Maud s Of W. H. Vanderbilt, and
that the mare will be used in trott,pg
races. Maud S Will, as far as the
rumor goes. he delivered 10 Bonpsr's
representatives Tomorrow forenoon.
Cincinnati, Aug. 1s.--Charlss weg.
mann, "a years old, called on bis
sweetheart to-nigb. and was refused
admission. He threatened TO kill
himself VI the girl did not open the
door, aud tue girl still refusing.
Wegmsnn sent a bullet through bis
heart.
Yorktown, n j.. Aug. 20.--The
l5year old daughter Of farmer
named Watson, while on her way
TO market early this morning. was
inhumaIly assaulted, robbed and
murdered.
Delphi, Ind, Aug. 20.--A littls sf
ter 2 o'clock this morning the body
OF Whistler, q member OF the Gree
ley party, wss exbnmed. There was
present two pbys,eians, Christian
Whistler, the father. the aged Mr..
aud Mrs. Whistler, the grandfather
and grandmother. and LaIf dozen
laborers and representatives Of the
press. The Whistler grayeysr where
the body wss inferred. ia near Ttock
tield, three miles aast Of this place.
II Is country chnrcbyard containing
no more than dozen graves. The
body was exbumed aud taken ~ the
shade Of q tree near the grave. Ten
minutes were required to loosen the
b ,lts Of the casket. The caskst was
found filed with cotton waste. Hold
ing the body in place vas q hemp
cord, and heavy blanket was next
10 the body. There wss no further
The head was covered With
a cloth and skull cap, with ssalskin
on the outside. Remnants Of mittsns
we're on the hands. The head and !
trunk were in good state OF prsssrv |
alton. The red hair and beard easily |
ldentined him to his friends. All the |
flesh had been cut from the arms
and legs. The limbs were perfectly |
bare Of muscle, The right foot, which
bad been frozen, WIS not touched by |
knife, and the left hand was cut only
10 the wrist. Tue breast had not
been touched, but every particle
Of flesh was stripped from the back.