Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-15

Senator from Tennessee, was recently muir
dered by Mexican robbers in chihuahua.
COLONEL BoUDINoT and Captain Pike
appeared before the House Committee on
Indian Affairs at a recent meeting, and
reiterated their charges concerning
the receipt by ex-Congressman William A.
Phillips of S22 500 from the Cherokee In
dams upon the pretext that this sum was
to compensate Secretary Teller and Sena-
tor Dawes for their influence in securing
100000 appropriation for the Indians at
the last Congress.
THE rise in the Ohio River continued to
create alarm at Cincinnati and other
points.
A SHOCKING tragedy was reported from
the Indian Territory. Two men named
Lane and Rayburn encamped on the
Washita River and during the night Lane
murdered his companion, robbed him of
about 5000, the proceeds of the sale of
land, and several horses and escaped,
1T is stated that many farmers in the in
terror Of Ohio are out of corn and are buy
ing 1t from the warehouses for feeding pur-
poses. In some Of the best corn-growing
districts load after load may be seen going
from the towns back into the country.
Numbers of farmers have sold their hogs
because they could not afford to feed them.
A BILL Is pending before Congress, that
was prepared by the Post-office Department.,
which provides for payment of the rent OF
oil post-offices of the third class. This
expense Is now borne by the Postmasters
themselves. The Government appropria-
tion required will be 500, 900.
THE record of fires In the country for the
month showed that an aggregate Of S12,.
100000 in property was destroyed by fire
during January. No such fire waste has
occurred hut twice since 1872, and that was
in July 1871, and January 1879.
ABBE GRUss, editor Of the Ultramontane
organ, at Strasburg, has been sentenced 10
six weeks imprisonment for publishing a
libel against the Crown Prince OF Germany.
THE Committee on Public Health in the
House recently had under consideration a
proposition to take from the sanitary de-
partment Of the Treasury all work pertain.
ing TO the investigation and obtaining of
statistics as to the health in different for
eign and home stations, and giving the
same 70 the control of tho National Board
of Health. DR.. Hammond and other prom
inent physicians were to be heard on the
subject.
AT Lindale, o., John Kramer, freight
conductor on the Bee Line, recently crawled
under the tank car, which had contained
gasoline, to inspect It. The lamp ignited
from gas still lingering around the tank.
The car was torn to fragments and Kramer
killed.
A GERMAN farm laborer employed near
Millcrsburg, Iowa, recently shot Mary
Shuster, daughter Of a widow by whom he
was employed, because the girl refused to
receive his attentions. He then killed
himself. His victim was not expected to
live.
a PORTION Of Baker Pasha's (Egyptian)
forces were recently routed in a fight with
detachment of the army of the False
Prophet. Baker lost all his camels and
munitions of war.
FINANCIAL troubles recently caused the
wife of John E. Baughman, a well-to-do
farmer living near Doylestown, o., to be-
come insane and cut her throat with
butcher knife.
JOHN ID. HARRINGTON, the lawyer who
was recently acquitted at Jersey City, n
j., of the charge of defrauding the Ameri.
can Legion of Honor, was soon after re-
hfIeSteu upon similar cnarge.
REPORTS as TO the condition of the fruit
crop, recently published, showed that in
Illinois peaches were entirely killed, some
small fruits damaged, while red raspltAr.
ries, strawberries, apples and other fruits
are in good condition. In Kentucky the
peach buds are severely blighted. In Mis-.
sissippi, Texas and Louisiana no damage
is reported, but in Alabama the report was
bad. The crop in Kansas was reported
promising well generally.
The Senate Committee on Agriculture
has unanimously ordered a favorable re.
port on the bill to prevent the spread OF
pleuro-pneumonia, prepared by representa-.
tives of the cattle interest and introduced
by Senator Miller.
THE stage of the Ohio River at Cincin.
natl on the 9th was over sixty feet and still
rising two inches an hour. The flood
equaled that of 1852. The gas-works had
been closed and the water invaded hun.
dreds of houses. At Athens, o., the river
was within five feet of the great food OF
1873, and rapidly rising.
THE Cabinet at a recent meeting, with
all the members present, entered into
general discussion of the questions involv.
ing changes in the present classification OF
the Civil-Service. 1t was thought the re
suit would be embodied in the Presidents
message to Congress transmitting the re
port of the Civil-Service Commission.
In regard to the proposed amendment &c
the Constitution TO permit an export tax
on cotton Representative Robinson, of New
York, recently said that should the amend.
ment be adopted it will be followed by o
proposition to fix the tax at one cent per
pound, which he estimates will bring an
annual revenue to the Government Of Sl3,
100000.