McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-09-18
BRIEFLY TOLD.

Hot weather in New York resulted in many
prOstrations.
Mccullough, the actor, is said to have be-
come demented.
1t is estimated that the losses in the Cleve-
land fire will reach 100000.
A fire in Cleveland on Sunday last DESTROYED
$2,50O,000 worth Of property.
3The principal business block at Arkansas
City burned. Loss, 100000.
The Lincoln savings bank at Fayetteville,
Tenn, closed its doors on the Sth.
The white house, in the absence of the presi-
dent, is being put in complete order.
Prediction is made that the election in Ken
lucky in November next will be bloody af-
fair.
Gov. Cleveland attended the state fair at
Elmira, and made talk to the assembled null
titude.
Assistant Postmaster Horgus, of Alvin, ILL.,,
was arrested in Chicago for rifing registered
letters.
The funeral of Ex-Secretary Folger took
place at Geneva on the 9th, 40.0O0people being
present.
Bane, Valley s. Co., well known cotton fac
tors and commission merchants at Louisville,
have failed.
Gov. Hamilton, of Illinois, has issued pro-
clamation quarantine against cattle from in
fected districts.
A movement is on foot for making faster
time between Philadelphia and New York
100 miles in three hours.
J. n. Squier, private banker, of New York
city, who made an assignment short time
ago, committed suicide by cutting his throat
with pen-knife.
The third annual exhibition of the national
mining exposition, under the auspices of the
Denver chamber of commerce, was formally
opened on the LIST.
The will of Senator Anthony has been filed.
1t bequeaths legacies of about 100000 to his
sister and relatives. The public requests
amount to, $4,000.
Sioux City and vicinity was visited by ter
rible rain wind and hail storm. Several barns
were unroofed, and other outbuildings demol-
ished. The rain came down in perfect tor
rent.
The total vote of Maine will reach 142, 40,
and Robes majority over Nedham is 20,6l5.
This is the largest majority ever given can
didate for governor in that state in presi-
dental year.
Sam Jackson, who outraged and murdered
a white girl aged ID, seven years ago, and who
was recently captured, was taken from the
(Ark.) Jail by masked mob and
hungto tree.
On account of the depression in trade the
Edgar Thompson Steel company at Pittsburg
notified its employees that unless they accept
in wages suspension of operations
will be necessary.
AT Philadelphia in the criminal prosecution
of man for cutting the Baxter telegraph and
wires, the judge held that the occu-
pants of house had a right to cut the wires
if stretched without the permission of the
occupants.
The warehouses of Joseph Benedict s. Co.,
rag dealers, and Martin Bratt s. Co.,
tea dealers, Pittsburg, burned. Loss,
$4,000; partially insured. The fire was caused
by spontaneous combustion, which ignited
large lot of old rags.
The treasury department has received
letter from DIR. Hall, United States health Off
GER at London, asserting that the expectation
IF rags into this country from England is
fraught with great danger. Smallpox, he
says, has been for some time prevalent in
London.
The New York weekly bank statement is as |
'ollows: Loans, increase, $1,45 600; specie |
decrease, $4,000; legal tender, decrease, ST.
$4,000; deposits, increase, S411 ,5O05; circula-
ion, decrease, $4,000; reserve decrease, ST.
;9l, 900. The banks now hold, $50, $40 600 in ex-
less of legal requirements.
Two passenger trains on the Chicago, Mil |
yankee and St. Paul railway collided near |
7reeport, ILL.,, and both were badly wrecked. |
)ne of the engineers had leg broken. The |
all escaped rwithout serious in |
ury. Among them were half a dozen Indians |
rom Dakota, including Sitting Bull.
The village trustees of Geneva, N. Y,
dopted resolutions of regret at the death and |
ondolence with the family of Secretary Fol- |
'er. Public buildings and business places
will be draped in mourning for ten days. A
committee was appointed to receive and pro-
'ide quarters for the distinguished funeral.