The Red Cloud chief., 1884-12-05

nBmtNr fu- u" yea ryfg-. waira Uas
seysn;y-ons more than hay previous year
IN the the history % TIE s-yv.os- TIE
arSoun: 81 property Hg0T~t v2A .
greater than in tie preceding year t.t ths
AMOUNT lost waz szG.tyt jess. vtil~ 60
smOant saved vas s3.s-,.GE u5uTe. The a.
~sis;ance rendered tsrsag re year n ;b'
saviJs ol.esss!s saj c1r.Des aas bsa mzea
larger than Ia ia any pr~yIya'
year. Three hundred and nl-sty ycs-
sels. which is hfty-iar-- n.1r- :lan II
the pressing year having b~a WORKED -
wh~n stranded. repaired shea damaged,
pi!ots-i out 81 dangerous plac~s AMI s.IH!.
larry assisted - the station crew. There
acre beziiss go Instances. ~ more THAI
in the preceding year, where vessels ruE-
ninS iaio danger Of st-rani!nEa~re varnsl
OF by night signals % the patrols, most o.
. them being thus probably saved from par
tiaI or total Destruction.
SIX business houses az Whitehall, Green.
( County, H., we're recently destroyed by
FIRE at a loss 81 81. %.
Thirty Hooking Waller Minor. wer.
lately arrested. Congressman C1ny.r--
~as rsta.Ee! 70 de:cBi them. Governor
Hoadiey denied that the troops were or
dcrsi 20 be in readiness - 70 T. the valley
and expressed the opinion that he civil
Authorities wou!d - equal u any em-r.
Sency thai, might arise.
~EX-SESATpE BRUCE. R--is'c- - a..
Treasury. lately returned 90 WEehlngt.a
from his trip - the West, undertaken IN
the interest 81 the exhibits intended q
show the material development, al the col
orei race at the New Orleans Exio..;io
The public statistics, he said. conveyed a
very inadeqIa:. conception Of the subjrct.
Especially notable was the progress 81 the
co!Ored people il the matter Of maug!ac-
turcs.
j. &. Pussy, Clerk at the Kansas Stat
Penitent!ary, has alsconded and Is Re-.
ported to he n deEauiter in the sum OF oye.
>4,0J. For several months pas. he had
led 20 his downfall.
CAPTAIN -. l.. PAYNE, the famous Okla
lrma leader, died suddenly while seated al
the breakfast table in n hot-l ~ yelling
ton, Kan, On November -. He had de-
livered an care 81 lecture upon his favor.
lie theme the night before, ami
up To the moment Of taking hil
seat at the table appeared 10 be- in vigorous
health. While eating his breakfast he was
observed 10 lean forward and utter a sub
dued sound es if from slight suffocation.
He then dropped from his chair To the fioog
and expired instantly. The cause Of his
death was supposed 10 be heart disease.
\ CoAL-BREAKER near Wilkesbarre. Pa.
containg five hundred and ten tons OF coal.
together with n lot of machinery, was de-
stroyed by tire no: long ago, at q loss OF
5000.
NIGrLASTES recently descended upon the
premises of Osman Benson at Burlington,
Dak., arrested Benson and a couple OF
strangers stopping with him, and took
them TO parts unknown. II was supposed
that the trio were wanted for horse steal
Ing. but it was an open question whether
they were hanged or taken to Montana for
trial.
JAMES RYAN and James Mccarthy. of
Hyde Park. Mimi. n few nights ago were
going home with n team from Hammoud's
Ford. but stopped on account OF a severe
snow storm at n shanty in the timber.
While they were asleep the shan.y tool:
fire. James Mccarthy barely escaped and
rescued the team hitched in an adjoining
clubhouse. The other two men were burned
to death. Donohue was n bachelor. but
James Ryan had a wife and four children.
The steamer Malta, from Genoa, with
or immigrants, was recently refused en-
rance TO the port of Buenos Ayres. which
WAS open only to steamers which lett Genoa
subsequent To November 10.
THREE brothers named Mccarthy. promi.
nen5 settlers of Union County, Ore, re-
Gently left their homes on n short pros
pectinG trip and could not be found. L;
WAS supposed they were murdered by In
dians and their bodies secreted.
GEORGE W. HARTMAN. n detective FROM
Chicago, arrived NJ indianapolis, Ind. Il
few mornings ago with a warrant for the
arrest Of y. H.. Davis and his wife. Flora
Tor stealing $500 worth of clothing aud
jcweiry from Mrs. Nellie Bradford. of thu;
city. When arrested Davis had in III:
possession between 5000 and $4,000 in
cash. Hartman said Davis and his wife |
lived ut No. 30 Michigan avenue while IL
Chicago, hut t,ft there September ). goin.
to Fort Wayne, Button and other places
The party returned 10 Chicago.