Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-03-22
West and South.

THE Iowa Democratic State Convention
will be held at Burlington April "A to Sc
lect delegates to the National Convention.
On the Chicago & Atlantic express three
passengers were despoiled of their money
and watches by two men who entered the
coach early on the morning of the 18Th at
Ada, O., and who held the conductor at
bay with revolvers-
THE inventors of the country will meet
in mass convention at Cincinnati March
% to take action to prevent pernicious
legislation by Congress"
OK the 18th Prentiss Tiller, who robbed
the Pacific Express at st. Louis, was ar
rested at Milwaukee and $4,000 of the
money Y recovered. McFadden, his accom-
plice, was captured at Sherman, Tex, by
means of intercepted telegram from
Tiller.
In the Flat-top mine at Pocahontas, Va,
an explosion early on the morning of the
18th killed one hundred and fifty men and
destroyed all the structures on the surface,
houses two hundred feet from the mines
being overturned, and the farmhouse and
- e;.x2y wrecked. Fire had broken out
at tho s>>-e-t the mine, and it was
feared the victims would be consumed.
A CYCLONE passed near Guntersville,
Ala, on the 18Th. H. s. Hess and Mrs.
John Tidmore were killed, John Tidmore
and Mrs. Frank Farmer were seriously in
jured, and about thirty houses were blown
to atoms. The storm left the earth after
devastating six miles.
THE packers of Chicago reported on the
18th having slaughtered during the past
year 1852, ,65S hogs and 1,OSO,02o head of
cattle.
THE statement was made on the 18th that
e. Of bro ho6
formed a syndicate to control the market,
and that three large establishments had
already been absorbed.
AT New Orleans on the 18th the Missis-
sippi River was within one inch of the high
wafer of 1874, and rise of one foot would
cause general inundation.
THE discovery was made on tie 18th that
two men were burned to death in the re-
cent carpet-sweeper factory fire at Grand
Rapids, Mich.
THE Chicago Tribune having made a
statement that j. Appleton Wilson had
been indicted for completely in the murder
of his uncle and aunt at Winnetka, the in
jured party on the 18th commenced suit
fc, 500, 900 damages for libel.
THE death of John Taft, receiver of the
land-of1ice at North Platte, who represent
ed Nebraska in Congress for three terms.
occurred few days ago. He was fifty
seven years of age.
BURGLARS on the 18th took eighty one
thousand dollars in United States four per
cent. bonds, dated July 1, 1877, and num-
bered from SO, ,425 to So, ,432, from a safe in
Centerville, Ind.
W. T. WILLIAMS, a young boy, while rid
ing recently on the step of a locomotive,
at Minneapolis, was thrown to the rail,
when the drive-wheel severed his head
from his body.
On Aspen Mountain, Colorado, a snow
slide caused the death of three employees of
| the Vallejo mine few days ago.
In the region tributary to the Black
Hills it was estimated on the 18th that
there were 3S} $40 cattle and $500 sheep.
| Stock had wintered exceedingly we'll, the
losses not being over one and one-half per
cent.
FIFTY-FIvE bridges in the Ohio Valley
| were destroyed by the recent floods, which
| would require $4,000 to replace.
On the 14th the grand levee in Pointe
Coupee parish, La, one of the largest en-
| bankment, in the State, gave way, owing
to the enormous pressure of water against
it, and fooled many of the most valuable
sugar plantations in the State. The loss
would be enormous. Scott levee, another
great embankment in the same parish, was
was in bad condition and fears were felt
that it would go.
The cap ure vas made on the 14th of
Frederick j. Dietrich, the teller of the La
| clede Bank of st. Louis, who was recently
| shown to be a defaulter in the sum of $780,
| 900.
MATT LEWIS (oolored) was executed at
| st. Louis on the lth for killing his wife
| seven years ago. He had one year of lib
| erty by breaking Jail, and had been tried
| four times. Frank Slagel, who murdered
| two brothers namen Adair, for the purpose
| of robbery, was hanged at Somerset, KY,
| in presence of the mo,her of his victims.
| The Republicans of West Virginia will
meet in State Convention at Martins burg
| on the 18th of April to elect delegates to
the National Convention.
In Woodward, Faxon & Co.'s wholesale
| drug house at West Kansas City, No.. a
| fire the other morning caused loss of
$95 900. An employee jumped from four
| story wind ow, and was fatally injured.
IT is reported that the foot and mouth
disease has broken out in Adair County,
| Mo.
FROM Sharkev to Greenwood, Miss, q
distance of one hundred miles, all the land
| was oyerfiowed on the 16Sh. No loss OF
life or stock was reported, and the planters
were in good spirits, as they believed the
| worst was over.
| THE postal authorities at Chicago re-
ported OH the 18Th that net a single lottery
agent was doing business in that city,
| mainly because the courts there sustained
the action of the Post-office Inspector.
DAN HARDING and George Harris, while
attempting recently to clean cut the saioor
of John Chesman, at Walnut Station. IND
were shot and killed by the proprietor.
A DISEASE resembling blind staggers has
appeared among the horses OF Oregon
and large number of valuable animals
had succumbed to it. Over four nun
dred had died in two counties up to tht
| 18th.
THE brother of Christine Kett, young
girl murdered at Dayton, O., seventeen
years ago, made death-bed confession or
the 10Th declaring that their mother had
previous to her death, confessed to com
hitting the crime.