McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-08-21
BRIEFLY TOLD.

BRIEFLY TOLD.
A fire at Erie, Pa, destroyed property
worth 100000
The democrats of Missouri nominated Gen.
Marmaduke for governor.
| Forty-fye distillers met at Peoria and
| formed Western Export association.
Pleuro-pneumonia is reported to have bro
| ken out among the cattle at Elmhurst, Ill.
Robert Knight, of Grand Falls, was killed by
| the explosion of dynamite blasting cart
| ridge.
A congressional committee are about to in
| vestigate affairs of the soldiers home at Mil
waukee.
At Arlington, Texas, R. A. Lindsey cruelty
murdered his stepfather and stepsister. The
murderer escaped to the woods.
| George w. Jacoby s. Son, one of the largest
| firms of marble dealers in Philadelphia, have
| assigned. Liabilities at present not known.
The international association of travelling
passenger agents have just held their annual
| meeting at Denver. The next meeting will be
| in Boston.
The Texas g. Pacific railroad has notified
| the transcontinental association that it will
| withdraw from the association ninety days
| from July 31st.
Anton Baccioco, of Cincinnati, indicted for
murder in the second degree for killing Adam
| Doller, October, 1882, was found guilty and
| sentenced to imprisonment for life.
Louis Taylor, farmer near Sycamore, ILL.,,
| shot and killed Kittie Mitchell, aged II. No
cause assigned. The neighbors. after two
hours search, found him crouching in the
| river.
James B. Parke, prominent merchant of
Buffalo, N. Y, mysteriously disappeared in
| July. The family and friends are still in the
greatest distress regarding his whereabouts
| and condition.
meeting of coal producers was held in
Chattanooga for the purpose of taking pre-
| liminary steps toward forming pool. The
| pool will be expected to fix the price for all
| the southern states.
| Union Pacific shopmen at Denver, Chey-
| enne and other points, struck on the 18th
| against reduction of wages. Matters have
not been adjusted yet, and the disaffection
promises to spread all along the liue.
X. O'Kura and NJ. Yokoyma, members of
the Japanese chamber of commerce, have
been spending several weeks in this country,
obtaining a more thorough knowledge of the
tea and silk markets of the United States.
Three children on farm near South Perry,
Ohio, named Robert Wood, Louie D. Wood
and Kate Shaw, all undef ten years, were
burned to death in barn. having gone there
to smoke, and in SO doing set the building on
fire.
Mrs. Langtry, who has arrived in London,
declares she is thoroughly pleased with her
visit to America. She will probably return in
the autumn, but says she has no idea of build
ing theatre in New York, as has been men,
toned.
Judge Suit, of Indianapolis, in the habeas
corpus proceedings, reduced the bail of J. C.
S. Harrison, the defaulting banker, from $780,
600 to $4,000 and he owes his release to his
brother-in-law, Nicholas McCarty, becoming
his bondsman.
A startling interest was excited at Lincoln,
Neb., by the story of Henry being killed and
eaten by the Greedy party. His real name
was Book. His sister and other friends in
Lincoln, where Brock also formerly lived,
will push investigations.
Members of the bar of the Fifth judicial dis
trict of Illinois, rendered a banquet to Hon.
Charles A. Zane, of Springfield, the newly ap-
pointed chief justice of Utah, Senator Cullom,
General John NJ. Palmer, Hon. Bluford Viii
son, and others were toast masters.
The American bankers association, in ses-
sion at Saratoga, resolved that it is the sense
of the American bankers association that
the coinage of standard silver dollars of 412H
grains is against the welfare of the country,
and recommend to congress the discontinue
ance of such coinage
Only two cases of pleurO-pneumonia and
Texas fever among the cattle are reported to
the state authorities of Pennsylvania. Moth
ing serious is said to exist, and as soon as the
report was received by the secretary the board
of agriculture had it attended to by dispatch
ing a surgeon to the place designated.
In Platte county, Kansas, J. Daniels, who
separated from his family during the winter,
but who has been boarding with them for the
last month, dressed himself, took revolver,
went to the bed where his wife was sleeping,
and deliberately blew her brains out. After
this he shot and wounded his daughter, and
then killed himself.
AT the coroner's investigation of the United
States Hotel accident at Washington, testi
mony was given showing that Bedding, the
proprietor of the hotel, had known for long
time that the building was unsafe, yet never
gave a word of warning to the boarderS. The
owners of the building were aware of its dan
gerous condition, but took no steps for its i'm
provement.
POLITICAL NOTES.
Gen. Logan arrived at Albany on the 10th
and was given an enthusiastic reception.
Gen. Buffers law partner writes that he will