Mohave County miner., 1884-03-30

children. The eldest boy shot and killed his stepfather while he was maltreating the mother. The body was buried in cellar drain, where it was found, the clue being given by a girl who was a domestic inthe fam fly at the time of the shooting.
 The trial of the case of Andrew Peterson before Judge Hunter at Salt Lake for illegal voting, he be ing polygamist, resulted in dis agreement of the. jury. Eight were for acquittal and four for convictloh. The former were Mormons and the latter GentiIes. Dan CIlft, 6 noted Jack Mormon, voting with the Mor- mons. The charge of the Judge was fully as outrageous as his action was in admitting polygamists on the jury.
 The Earl of Huston and future D uke of Grafton is about to seek de-
 livery from his wife on the plea that the lady's first husband was living at the time of her second marriage. The Countess will submit in defense that when she marrled her first hus band she supposed him a widower, but he proved to have another wife and when she learned that she aban- doned him. The case promises to be exciting and interesting.
 The Examiners, Tucson, special says: kit" Joy, the last of the Dem ing train robbers, who broke jail, was captured by the sheliff after hard fight. Kit" is badly wounded and lies at the point of death.
 At East Saginaw, Mich, a party of young people went to charivari a newly married couple near the town of Coleman. On their return they halted at the residence of an old German named Van Valkenburg and gave him benefit, when he opened fire on the party, killing a young man named CleEe. Van Valkenburg fled.
 The most extraordinary trial of strength on record took place last week in the presence of an immense crowd of spectators at the Union depot Tn Kansas City. A Missouri Pacific and Chicago & Alton freight train claimed the right of way over the same track, and the two engines 'locked- horns," and proceeded to push each other Each party sent cars and engines to the rear to as sist, and for nearly two hours the contestants butted each other like infuriafed ''billy" goats, until sever al ears in the Gould train were smashed and two or three engines derailed. Both sides worked hard for the mastery but at last the Miss ouri Pacific faction withdrew from the fight, the victorious train beng greeted with hearty applause. The NT;ooo,,v, D,o1Ga oo,, e,,Ao,ol .,o,,- materially from tke severe pressure brought by the five engines in the rear of the train. The drawheads were nearly all forced from their fastenings and other damage to the amount of probably 5000 done the train. The Chicago & Alton suffered comparatively little from the severe. onslaughts of it's opponent.
 Sualrlm, March 26.-The cavalry had two hours skirmish with the rebels near Samanieb, and several rebels were killed. The enemy re tired
 Suakim, March l6.-The British Infantry are encamped nine miles from Suakim, where they remain for the rest of the day. Of the three hundred who fell out of the ranks yesterday, overcome by the heat and burdens of the march, only four are in She hospital The rest returned to duty. No doubt but the sickness will be renewed when the march con tinues. It is hoped the cavalry will be able to accomplish the object in view without the necessity of requir ing the infantry to march to Tamanieb. The troops last night formed an oblong rectangle and slept in their accoutrements. The cavalry with fifty Arab scouts have gone to-day to reconnoitre near Tam anieb. Capt. Slade of the reconnoi sance party galIoped within three hundred syards of Tamanieb. If Tamanieb IS deserted it will be burn ed.