Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-01-26
West and South.

A CHICAGO sew.ng-girl named Amelia
OILS son was murdered within sight of her
home while returning from her work on
the evening of the 18th Her body was
found on the open prairie the next morn
ing. No cleyv to the murderers.
A REPUBLICAN member name l Love Of
fered n resolution i'll the Ohio House of
Representatives on the 16-h for a select
committee of five to Investigate the char
ges hy leading Democrats that Henry b.
Payne was electe Senator by tine use of
money. Action was postponed.
On the 10th the Iowa Legislature can
vassed the votes for Governor at the last
election, finding that Sherman (Rep.) re-
ceived 16i,I4l; Kinnie Dem), 1909 and
Weaver (Grecnbacker), 22,003 votes.
THE Republicans of Indiana will hold
their State Convention for the nomination
OF officers on June 10, at indianapolis.
EARLY the other morning John David
son and his wife, aged eighty and eighty
six, were found frozen dead in bed near
Newport, Tenn. Being out of fuel they
went to bed to keep warm.
ONE man was killed in row at Dallas,
Miss, few days ago, two more mortaliy
hurt, and several others were seriously in
jured.
THE new Senator from Ohio, II. B. Payne,
called on the State officers at Columbus
on the 18th and held consultation with
Governor Hoadly. In the evening he gave
a banquet, which was largely attended.
FLAMES swept away a large hotel at
Suwannee Sulphur Springs, Fla, valued
at $4,000, few nights ago, the guests los
ing all their baggage.
The dedicat :On of the new capitol bulll-
| ing in Iowa took place at Des Moines on
the 18th, Hon. John A. KaS5on delivering
| an oTaton.
THE Grand Montizuma Hotel at Las
Vegas, n. NJ, was burned to the ground a
| few mornings ago, the guests losing every
| thing, and narrowly escaping death. The
| loss was S30),0DO
| WALLACE MowNING, while digging a
grave a few days ago at Bellefontaine, O.,
was stricken with heart-d;sease, and died
! in the excavation.
| AT the recent session in Kearney of the
Nebraska State Farmers Alliance plat
form was adopted declaring in favor of
| National and State legislation to regulate
| the railway traffic; demanding the aboli-
| ton of National bank currency: opposing
| protection and demanding tar fl for reve-
nue. only; expressing sympathy with
| labor, and recommending the abolition of
| convict labor.
An nengiueer on the Knoxville & Angus
| ia Road in South Carolina discovered a
white child tied to the railway track few
days ago. The brakes were applet with
| such vigor that the locomotive stopped
| three feet from the intended victim.
THE Maryland Legislature on the 18Th
| elected Judge E. r. Wilson Unite1 States
Senator. to succeed James B. Groome.
The execution of Leroy Donovan, sup
| posed to be a son of the Mormon Bishop
John D. Lee, took place at Rawlings, Wy
T., on the 18th for the murder of barber
of Rock Springs, named William Leighton
In Brink & Elkins saw and grist mill
| some distance from Columbia, Mo-, a boil
| er exploded the other day, scalding and
manning eight men, who were not expected
to recover.
AT Wilmington and Beaufort, N. c..
sharp shocks of earthquakes were felt on
| the 18th.
THE will of Robert Gordon, who was
born a slave and died recently at Cincin.
natl, bequeathed $4,000 for home FOL
aged and indig gent colored women.
| WuIIAM KELLEY, of Las Vegas, N. NJ,
a few days ago shot and killed woman
named Rose Morton, and then killed him
self. Jealousy was the cause
FATHER MALo arrived in Ailwaukee tn