The Red Cloud chief., 1884-10-17
Miscellaneous.

I~D~T-OFFICE changes in Nebraska for the
week ended October !: Established Earl.
Frontier County. Henry Want. Postmaster;
Dmro, Nance County, Henry l.. Knapp;
Riverside, Holt County. Eyaudrr {. Beciuln;
South Omaha, Douglas County, William
&. Sloane. POstmaSters appo.ntcd-Clcar
Spring, Antelope County. Charles II. WcbG;
Dixon, Butler County, Harvey l. NTuhl>e.
Il. +. CoBB, eX-police Judge of Lincoln.
/ had a hearing the other day on complaint Of
Davenport Bros. Tor embczzlcmeut He
was charged with a%ppropriating $1,000 10
his own Use. He was bound over 10 the
District Court in the sum Of 5000, which
his bTothcr-In-law offered 10 furnish. Cobb
would rot accept il, tlud went Ia jail.
TIE idea Of Baird being the murderer Of
the Pefcivai family, in Nance County. has
been exploded by the finding Of h, body.
Instead of being a murderer he proved {" tie
one of the victims. The real murderer. IL
i now thought, IS a man named FITucyal,
the evidence Of his guilt being rrc;iy gen
orally established. The evidence showed
that FurncNa! left with BaiTd'> coat aud
Mars hat, and points in every circumstance
10 his guilt. His Hight has been completely
covered, not the least clew 10 the direction he
took beng nbtainabi". Nance County offers 4
reward of ore thousand dollars for TIE mur-
dcrer. FUrnivai. the Supposed murderer. Is
described as ~ Englishmau about twenty
three years OF age, five feet eight inches IN
height, sharply formed features, sandy hair,
ford complication. face somewhat frerklcI,
walks erect. pleasant and smiling Junte-
nance, weighs one hundred and forty rounds,
II noticeable English accent. and has iaiooc!
upon one Of his arms all anchor.
On the 10Th day of August. T.. i. Callahan
was robbed Of his watch at Omaha, the thief
making good his escape. Recently Callahan
received a letter datei at Mary vile, Mo,
stating his watch would be returned by the
Pacific Express. ON the day stipulated by
the letter a package was taken 10 Mr.. Gala
hans house and he paid the charges upon
the same. Upon opening il he found that
instead OF IL. containing the watch which
had been stolen from him it contained an
Old watch which was almost valueleSS.
ABE CONSTABLE. for sixteen years a resi-
dent of Bennett. moved last spring Ia Me-
Cook, and recently returned Ia Bennett. went
To- the graveyard and saw the graves of his
two children. He then went toa drug store.
got a bottle of laudanum. and was found
dead in bed the next morning. Dissipation
and financial troubles were the cause.
Com is now entirely out of danger from
frost, and the crop is reported Ia he very
large. Farmers have generally adopted the
policy OF converting their corn into pork AMI
beef 10 their great profit. As A consequence
Nebraska'S stock interests become more and
more important each year. L; r. confidently
asserted that there Is no pleufv pneumonia
i'll the State.
j. t.. SHERMAN, n farmer II Lancaster
County, recently went to Lin-sln Ia attend
a circus, put up his team at a Livery stable,
went to the show and has never been seen
or heard OF since. He had 500 and rob
berry and murder were suspected.
c. +. IIINE. a veteran with an empty
sleeve, and for fourteen years past Door
keeper Of the Senate, recently fell Oh tie
streets OF Lincoln il: 4 iii and died in All
hour.
TIM wholesale firm of Shreve. .JaryiS&
Co, dealers in mems furnishing goods, at
Omaha. has failed. Their assets vii. prob
ably amount 10 $50. 900 and their liabilities
10 S.. 900.
TIE Supreme Court recently decided that
a party claiming under 4 tax deed under a
sale Of land for taxes levied since th- Con
s~titution of 1875 took effect, must, where
the tax deed fails TO rcci;e the fact. prove
that he has given the notice la redeem re-
Quircd by the Constitution. \ tax deed
not at,ested by the seal of the Treasurer is
invalid.
AT Omaha the Grand Jury recently in
dicted Charles Kyle. Charles Edgerton and
Dolly Chick for criminal libel-Mrs. Chick
for publishing "A lib~lous card about a Mrs.
Wright. and Edgertoa and Kyle as aces
series. the former having taken tie card Ia
the n~ewspape. Office and Kyle being her le-
gat adviser.
THE Missouri River Commission was
gwen 4 warm welcome ~ Omaha
OMAHA will have a Cable Road.
THE other day IS Charles ID. 1hayer. /.
Charles Wood and J. ". Woodruff. ida>ons. !
:hc scaffo!d gave way. precipiiating them e.
The sidewalk. eighteen fee; below. and ter
ribIY if not fatally i~njuring Wopi and
Woodruff, and badly bTuising Thayer.
HENRY JaNrsoE recently shot himself a;
sherwood and dist instantly. One Of the
s;;TmiseS a. 10 the causc Is that tile youuc
man was crossed in Iuvc. Just befo-e TIE
shooting ie mailed = letter tn a yogag Lady
in Lincoln. il requiring :js-ec STAMPS.
TRoNA. l. GIB>oH. of Dodge County. l.
reported as having lost seven hundred hogs
from cholera.
AT Fort Robinson .b- othe: night Ed.
Williams. a butcher. WAS Shot and Instantly
killed by Joe Crane.
THREE children aged from four In seven I
yearS travelled alone from New YORK n I
Columbus. this State. The little travellers I
received every attention from railroad mes
and travellers along their way.
1
Churc, in the northwestern part az Dodge
County. about five miles from, Clean. took
place the other Sunday. IA immense con
course Of people being present.
The Constitutional amendment 10 hc |
voted upon at the mex; election contains the
elanse that each session OF the Legislature, |
except special sessions shall not be less
than sixty days"
Nh. y Mrs TUrTL.E, Of Linoe.a, lately
celebrated their golden wedding