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McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-09-11
CR1MINALITIES.

| Mrs. F. Merritt, of Cincinnati, shot her hus
band in the back of the head and then tool
poison. His wound is not dangerous. 1t il
| not thought that she will recover
| Mrs. Smith, at Hunters Point N. Y, awok,
| to find burglar in her room, whom sht
chased out of the house at the point of pts
| tol, putting two shots into his carcass.
A. V. Raleigh, a conductor of a freight trair
on the NJ. s. B. railway, in Georgia, was killed
by Eli Taylor, a negro. Taylor took to the
| swamps and was being pursued by dogs.
Near Senatobia, Miss, Ed Thomas, a negro
was lynched by about one hundred people,
half of whom were colored, for attempting to
ravish Mrs. Wilson, white woman. The lady
is in a precarious condition.
John Howard, an old citizen of Galesville
Texas, was mobbed and shot to death. He was
accused of burning a thresher, and when
lynched was in the custody of officers en- route
to the Tamposac jail for safe keeping.
Two Germans at Bath, L. l., had difficulty
about girl which eliminated in duel in the
dark with knives. At the first onslaught one
of the combattants was caught in the arm and
the other in the face, being badly cut. At
this juncture police interfered and both were
locked up.
Martin Weinberger was hung at the county
jail in Pittsburg last Tuesday for the murder
of Louis Gait Fruend, peddler, near Sewick-
ly, on the night of June 16, 1888. The execu
ton was private, and not more than fifty per-
sons, including members of the press, being
present. Weinberger was Jew.
Andrew Jackson, a wealthy resident of a
small station four miles from Mechanicsville
Saratoga county, New York, was found on the
railroad track on Tuesday with deep cut
on his head and both legs cut off. He lived
one hour, and said William Bolan and John
Duffy, neighbors, threw him under the train.
A Missouri river steamer en- route to Fort
Benton met five men on a raft, and believing
them to be escaping horse thieves took them
in charge. At Rocky Point, forty miles north
of Fort Maginnis, water became too low for
the boat to proceed further, and the prisoners
were turned over to men on the shore with
instructions to turn them over to the sheriff.
1t has since been ascertained the men were
cowboys, and as nothing more ha, been heard
of the prisoners the conclusion is they were
hung.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-09-11

,, associates. This act provides for
terms of United States court at wichita,
sas. and It is commended by the counsel
Payne that the judicial authority OF tna.u
court extends over the territory wnicn Payne
Invaded. The document claims that fayne
should have been arraigned at wichita It
also sets forth that Payne and his followers
are anxious for speedy trial; but tnat t9sy
privileges of habeas corpus. at the instance
Of rich cattle corporations, whose interes,s
they have threatened by attempting 70 setlle
the country. The attorney general mas III
rected his subordinates to see that these men
have ali the legal rights to which they are
faA
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-09-11
liter Sittina Bulls ScaIp.

A st. Paul despatch says: 1t has just trans.
pired that an effort was made at the Grand
opera house on Wednesday night to assassin
ate Sitting Bull as he was leaving the theatre.
While still in the lobby one of two unknown
men suddenly drew pistol and, without rails
ing it, aimed at the great chief, but his COM
panion knocked the weapon down before it
could be discharged. Both men followed the
Indians out, but no further attempt on lives
were made. Sitting Bull is now constantly
guarded. even in his hotel guard is placed at
the door.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-09-11
PRIVATE HENRY.

Coroner Robinson IN, Receipt of Dora Bucks
Letter.
New York dispatch: Coroner Robinson, of
Long Island City, has received a letter from
Miss Dora Buck, of Lincoln, Neb., sister of
Private Henry, who was executed on the order
of Lieutenant Greedy, of the Lady Franklin
Bay expedition, instructing him to have the
body exhumed from Cypress Hill cemetery
and examined. The letter is in the shape of
an affidavit, which, after setting forth the re-
lationship between the deceased and the de-
pOnent, instructs the coroner to make COM
plete examination for the purpose of ascer-
tanning, if possible, the manner and cause of
death, as well as of the condition of the body
The examination will be made in few days.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-09-11
Shipments of american Cattle Prob ibited.

DR.. McCochran, inspector of the dominion
cattle quarantine, has interviewed the minis
ter of agriculture, to urge system of quaran-
tine to prevent the Importation of diseased
cattle from the United States. He maintains
that nothing but an absolute embargo against
American cattle will prevent the Introduction
of pleuro-pneumOnia among Canadian cattle.
The minister promised that the question
should be taken up by the government at
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-09-11
The Case of Oklahoma Paine,

]. A. Smith, counsel for Payne and the
Oklahoma invaders, has filed document adj
dressed to Attorney General Brewster at the
department of justice, calling attention to an
act of congress, approved January 6, 1883,
which it is claimed has been overlooked or de-
fed in the proceedings against Payne and his
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-09-11
Horrible Crime n, v;sso,.r;.

A special to the St. Joseph Gazette from
Union Star, Mo-, tell Of a most fearful crime
committed in the vicinity Of Flag Springs.
Two little girls children of John McGothlin
aged and years, were overtaken in the
woods by unknown parties and outraged.
The ravishers then dfsembowled the eldest
child, and afterwards shot her in the head,
alter which the throat of the youngest was
cut. LynchIng will be in order il the parties
are caught. The whole country is aroused.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-09-11
Hanged for Outraging a WHIT ,o,.,

a negro named Clark was hanged at Macon
Ca, on Monday for rape on an old white l.dr
s at lawson The negroes declared that h.
The sba NOT pc hanged and made many threats
! me snerln telegraphed to the governor fc,.
troops, and two companies from Slbanv r aor
orde 7 20 20 the scene. When within q miIe
sfruet has from Albany the engines found ob
tnree cars were derailed. Nobody was S h FLOP
Another train carried the military to 6o,, uurt-
of large crowd LII 'ne presence
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-09-11
The pleuro-pne.n,onia Alarm,

conference between the officers of the
American Agricultural association and the
international Dairy and Fair association and
leading cattle breeders of the country was
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-09-11

Goa tar is one of the best materials
known for hardening garden walks
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-05-21
Buy a Home.

Gen. Geo. Barstow gave good advice
in a speech on the subject of Home"
said every man should own his own
home, If he can. That philosophy
which tells q man to drift over this I'M
certain life without a home is like a ship
out in the open sea, at the hazard of the
storm. "A man who owns his home is
like a ship that has arrived in port, and
is moored in a safe harbor. One man
should be nc more content to live in a
home that is not his own, if he can build
one, than one bird should take the risk
Of Matching in another ones nest and
for my part I would rather be able to
own a cottage than to hire a palace. /
would say to every man, buy a home if
you can, and own it. If a windfall has
come to you, buy a home. Do not let
anybody tempt you to put all your earn
ings back into the pool. Take out
enough to buy a home, and buy it. Put
the rest back, if you will; gamble on it
if you must, but buy the home first.
Buy it and sell it not. Then the roses
that bloom there are yours; the clematis
and jasmine that climb upon the porch
belong to you. You have planted them
and seen them grow. When you are at
work upon them you are working for
others. If there are children, there are
flowers within the house and without.
Buy a home.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-05-21
The Randallites.

1.-THE Randall faction have any fear of
d~ecapitation, they do not show it in
their faces or their actions. They look
like and act like men who have won an
independent victory. Mr.. Randall hin :
self has not seemed SO happy this season.
In his seat his face was Wreathed with
smiles. His c~ountenance did not grow
less beaming as he read telegram after
telegram poured upon him, and
piled on the desk before him. Scores of
these pleasing missives came during
the day from nearly every state in the
Union, but particularly from New York,
Pennsylvania, New Jersey. Ohio, Indi-
ana and Georgia. Generally speaking,
they congratulated Mr.. Randall for his
firmness, and express a deep satisfaction
that the party was saved from the disas-
ter which seemed about to be precipitat-
ed upon it. Mr.. Morrison was the
picture of listlessness and indifference
In his seat to-day. Apparently he wa
not interestedin the proceedings. Huld
was not visible. Blackburn was in bis
seat long enough to receive a gorgeous
basket of flowers, but he left it standing
there and appeared no more. Speaker
Carlisle looked unhappy, and stumbled
in his rulings. There was a general
don't care expression on the faces of all
the leading anti-tarif men. A rumor
has gained credence that Mr.. Randall
would prepare a revenue reform bill and
present it to prove that he is not oppos-
ed to the tariff reform, but this is not
probable, as he knows such a measure
would not 60 beyond the ways and
means committee. and that, moreover,
it might be looked upon as q subterfuge.
Republicans differ as to the effect that
the present complication will have upon
the action of the Chicago convention
Washington Special.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-05-21
Old Piapot Up IN Arms.

WINNIPEG, May 9.-Telegrams from
the west report serious trouble among
the Indians near Qu'Appelle. Last
summer Piapet and his band were trans
ferred from Maple creek, where they
were interrupting railway construction,
to a reserve on the Qu'Appelle river.
During the winter they received hardly
enough food to keep body and soul to-
gether, and on several occasions made
hostile demonstrations and kept the
white settlers in constant anxiety. The
town of Indian Head was thrown into a
state of intense excitement this morning
by the arrival Of a runner from the PA
pot reserve with the news that Piapot
had left the reserve with ninety lodges
and was moving ON the town. A tele-
gram was at once sent to Regina for
mounted police assistance. At noon,
Riapot and eight subchiefs arrived and
held a parley with Indian Agent Nc
Donald. The great chief said that if the
government wanted his band to stay on
their reserve they must feed them, as
white men had killed all the game and
takenEthe best of their land. The squaWs
and papOOses of his braves are dying of
starvation. Six children and five adults
died in one week, and they were afraid
to live there any more. He had advised
his band to disperse and seek subsistence
where they liked. If they are forced to
return to their reserve trouble will en-
ue. The authorities are anxiously
awaiting instructions from Regina.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-05-21
Lawyers.
from Holmes in Chicago Herald

Tom Holmes in Chicago Herald.
The practice Of law in the northwest
ern territories, and especially Dakota,
has ATTITUDES and peculiarities that al
most render it a farce on the legitimate
profession. The qualifications demand
ed Of an aspirant to the bar Of this terri
tory are without doubt fewer and less
stringent than in any other portion Of
the globe. The hegira Of legal goslins
fresh from the law incubators Of Har-
ward, Yale, Williams, Columbia and
Princeton to. that territory, which will
receive with open arms everything that
Il fresh and carries a possibility Of dew
elepment about il, is simply wonderful:
When presented before q body Of legal
lnminaries here for examination with q
view to admission to capturing the JUS
fice and District Court with their elo-
nuence and smooth rhetoric, if support
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-05-21

written a letter on the subject of Indian
education, in which he says that while
he considers book knowledge very inn
portant, it, in his opinion, is not the
main object Of the attendance Of the
children at school. That education, he
adds, is best which enables a person to
take care of himself to the best advant-
age. Literary studies should be COM
bined with manual exercises, but if
either is neglected, it had better be the
former.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-05-21

IF England takes less ofour wheat, she
will take more of our horses, since a
group Of stcckmen haye determined to
supply the great deficiency in cavalry,
artillery and omnibus horses by import
ing these animals from the United
States. The purchases are to be made
in the West, shipments to be effected at
New Orleans. 1t is said that the net
profit on each horse sold in England
will be $50.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-05-21
JOHN. J.. KNOX, Ex-Comptroller Of the
Treasury.

Mr.. John J. Knox, of New York, for
seventeen years Comptroller of the
Treasury of the United States, has, at
ter an honored and successful career IN
the public service, resigned his position
to engage in private business. In view
of Mr.. Knox's long and conspicuous
public service, we present our readers
with an excellent likeness of the gentle
man who has so long presided over our
national banking system.
Comptroller Knox was appointed as
Deputy Comptroller October 10, 1867,
and Comptroller April L, 1872. and has
teen years in the service. Previous to
his appointment as Deputy Comptroller
he had charge of the Mint and Coinage
correspondence, and was sent by Secre-
tary McCulloch to San Francisco in 1866
to examine the branch Mint in that
city. His report was published with a
complimentary notice by Secretary Nc
Culloch i'll the finance report of that
year. April 25, 1870, he completed a re-
vision of the Mint and Coinage laws OF
the United States, which was transmit
ted to congress with an elaborate report.
Upon his recommendation the coinage
of the silver dollar was discontinued,
and subsequently the bill which he pro-
posed was passed by congress with a few
amendments, and is now known as the
Coinage act Of 1873"
The Comptroller subsequently visited
New Orleans, and discovered i'll the Of
flee of the assistant treasurer the largest
%defalcation ever known in the history
Jof the government. The failure OF the
First National Bank OF New Orleans
followed, and Mr.. Knox remained for
some weeks In that city acting as assist
ant treasurer. He wa re-appointed as
Comptroller without his knowledge,
previous to the expiration of his first
term, and confirmed by the senate with
out reference to any committee. He
was again appointed to a third term on
April II, 1882.
GARFIELD's FIRST CHOICE.
It is we'll known to Senator Sherman
and other senators that the Comptroller
was the first choice OF the late President
Garfield for Secretary of the Treasury,
and this fact was communicated by the
president to a we'll known gentleman, to
whom the president said be was only
prevented from carrying out his original
purpose by political complications that
afterwards grew up in filling other
places in his cabinet.
MI. Knox accepted the presidency of
the National Bank of the Republic,
which owns, Jointly with the First Nat
ional Bank of New York, the UNITED
Bank Building on the corner of Wall
street and Broadway. It is an old insti-
tuition, originally organized i'll 1850, and
has a capital of 81, 500, 900 and a surplus
of $500. 600.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-05-21

THE matter of putting the road 10
Neihart in good condition should COM
mand the speedy attention of our bust
ness men. If it is not done the trade of
that camp, which naturally belongs
here, will go elsewhere.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-05-21

THE house committee has reported
favorably on the bill to open the Sioux
reservation to settlement, and it will be
apt to pass in a short time. The north
ern reservation bill seems to be shelved
for the session. It has not even been
brought to the attention of the COM
mittaas.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-05-21

WE are glad to see by our dispatches
that the bill providing that no territory
shall be admitted as a state into the
Union until it has a population such as
would entitle it to a member of the
house, according to the basis Of repre-
sentation, has been overwhelmingly de-
fnafad.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-05-21
Billiards.

CHICAGO, May. 3.-Geo. 7. Slosson
and Jacob Schaffer played q game OF
billiards tonight for the balk line cham
pionship Of the world and $500 9 side.
Slosson opened the play. Il was 9 .
sided affair, as FROM the beginning OF
the game Schaffer led, and won it BY
416 points.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-05-21

TUESDAY was territorial day in the
house, but the wire fails to tell us of any
Montana bills that passed. The north
ern reservation bill has not been heard
Of since Maginnis introduced it.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-05-21

A LITTLE boom for w. Y. Pemberton
for congress is being worked up on the
west side. The Deer Lodge correspon-
dent Of the Miner says he is the choice
of the democrats of that county land
the most available candidate on the
west side.u
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-05-21

IT looks as if this congress will do
something in the way Of establishing a
system Of postal telegraphy, which will
to some extent popularize the telegraph
by a reduction Of rates. 1t is almost too
as this would be from the present do
nothing congress.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-05-21

SENATOR SABIN seems to be in a bad
way financially, a car company of which
he is the head having failed a few days
ago. If he doesn't manage the cam
paign better thar he does his business
it will not be a very brilliant affair.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-05-21

The house Of representatives, with its
big democratic majority, did a neat
thing in voting, without a whisper of
opposition, to place Gen. Grant on the
retired list with the rank and pay of a
general of the army.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-05-21

WARD, of the busted firm of Grant &
Ward, has made an assignment of his
property for the benefit of his creditors.
1t will not go very far towards paying
them, however.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-05-21
The RIVER Press.
RATES OF ADVERTISING:

THIS is a good time to go east. The
railroads are warning on passenger
rates. -
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1884-10-09
Cleveland's Labor Record.
ROBERT LOWRY,
Governor.

Governor Cleveland signed the
bill passed hv Democratic Lcgis
lature, to allow the people TO ex
press their opinion against the com
petition of convict with honest la
Dor.
Governor Cleveland compelled the
last Republican Legislature. muct
against its will, TO pass hillin ac.
cordance with the wishes OF the peo
pie 50 emphatically expressed at the
polls last fall against the continu
ance of the prison contract sys-
tenn.
Governor Cleveland signed the
bill to abolish contract child labor
in all the State rcfoTmatoIies.
Governor Cleveland approved two
bills against tenement house cigar
manufacturings.
Governor Cleveland signed the
bill making working-men first credi-
tors for wages in case of the failure
of the employer or contractor.
Governor Cleveland signel the
bill to protect hat makers from con.
vict manufacture.
Governor Cleveland signed the
bill to protect widows and orphans
from swindling insurance corpora
tions.
Governor Cleveland gave his sig
nature to the emigration bill to pro-
tcct emigrants from extortion and
robbery.
Governor Cleveland signed the
bill TO prevent pawnhrokers from
robbing the poor and unfortunate.
Governor Cleveland signed the
bill for the better protection OF
those who place their earnings in
the savings banks.
Governor Cleveland signed the
bill which provides for the testing
of steam boilers, that laboring men
might be better protected from ecci
dents resulting from careless indif-
ference of wealthy corporations.
Governor veland asked the
last Legislature to appropriate suf-
ficient funds to allow laboring men
to continue work on the capitol.
This the Republican Legislature re-
fused to do, preferring to squander
the State funds on commissions and
political investigating committees
rather than for the benefit of work
ingmen.
What Governor Of New York has
done more for labor than Grover
Cleveland?-Albdny Argus.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1884-10-09
Another Great Mississippi Rail-
road.

1t will be remembered that we
spoke confidently last year of the
purchase of the Mississippi and
Tennessee road by the Illinois Cen
trail, for we felt that it was absolute,
ly essential to the prosperity of the
last named corporation to control a
connection with Memphis; but, in
spite of the protest of President
Clark, his board of directors per-
mitted the NJ. & T. line to be pur
chased by the Wilson road, and
that corporation has, as might nat
urally be expected, given notice that
after October first it will cease to
make connection with the compel
ing line.
The result Of this is that the Hi
uois Central road has ordered sur
vey to be made at once for a great
north and south feeder extending
along the foot hills from Memphis,
Tenn to Lexington, Miss, piercing
the counties OF DeSoto, Tate, Pano.
Ia, Tallahatchie, Grenada, Carroll
and Holmes, the finest cotton region
in the world, and running just far
enough to the West of the Missis-
sippi and Tennessee road to inter
cept all of its best trade with the
valley counties.
The surveys for this new line, un-
der the direct-control Of Capt. Jno.
G. Maun, Chief Engineer of the Hi.
nois Central, will proceed with all
possible rapidity, and the probabili'
ty is that the contract for building
it will be let out within the next
sixty days unless the plan is
brought to an end by humil!ating
compromise on the part of the Will
son combination.@A6erdeeD Exam
iner. ,..1g.-7s
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1884-10-09
BROOKHAvEN MISS. THURSDAY, OCTOBER g. 1854.

exhibits of the work Of The pencils
brushes, and cbisels Of her sons and
daughters.
Our cotton and wooden factories
promise exhibits that We are certain
will not and cannot be excellcd In
their respective lines.
Our oil mills will be represented
by exhibits In every department OF
that important industry.
Our manufacturing establishments
for iron, brass, sand, leather. wood
and all other staples, will be grandly
presented.
Our turpentine distileries promise
a splendid presentation of the staples
that contribute so much to our com
nerce.
In conclusion, have to say that
up TO this hour Of writing, Missis-
sippi promises an exhibit of her
resources, products and manu-.
factures at New Orleans that may
well excite the just pride of her
citizens. Let the patriotic spirit
that has led to this brilliant dis
play he maintained unto the end.
All that is to be feared the languor
that frequently succeeds effort and
destroys the results OF we'll directed
labor.
ask 10 the name If the Common
wealth we all love that all contri-
butors will fulfill every promise and
engagement they have made, and
that every exhibit they have agreed
to prepare shall be duly shipped to
the State Commissioner ae New Or
leans during the month of October,
if possible, and that instead of re-
treating from engagements honestly
made and trustfully recorded, they
will, on the other hand, endeavor to
add to the list of articles already
promised.
ROBERT LOWRY,
Governor.