McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-10-02
BRIEFLY TOLD.

Mccullough, the actor, is said to have be
come demented.
A fle Bronson, Michigan. destroyed 1866
600 worth Of property.
Forest fires have broken out in Michigan
and are doing good deal of damage.
The gold reserve on the 23d was S9I2, 200. 0U
an increase of Sl5,OO0,OOO during the past few
| weeks.
The loss by the Cleveland lumber fire is
estimated at sl25,OOO, the insurance being
| $4,000.
There were only twenty deaths from yellow
| fever at Mazatlan during August, and none re-
ported since.
The extensive works at the CRANKY mining
and smelling company. at Oronogo, Mo-, were
| destroyed by fire.
L. j. Brown, leading merchant of Fitch
burg, Mass, cut his throat with razor. Over
work is the supposed cause.
Directors of the st. Paul & Omaha road de-
clared a quarterly dividend of Ia per cent on
preferred stock, payable October 20.
Edward Morgan, whose father is well.
window at Lafayette, Ind, and was killed.
Mayor Samuel Robinson, of Charlotte,
Michigan, was shot by tramp at night at
his home, and is now in critical condition.
Mary Weinsten, of Vincennes, Ind, a Jewish
widow of high social standing, attempted
suicide by taking morphine. Her case is
hopeless.
Berry D. Skinner, outside bond clerk for
Blake Bros. Il Co., bankers, New York, was
found dead from the effects of an overdose of
morphine.
Frederick S. Nicholas, editor-in-chief of the
Memphis Avalanche, died at Davenport, Iowa,
on the 23d, of paralysis of the brain. He was
apparently in good health. He was 81 years
of age.
The St. Paul directors have declared regu-
lar dividend of az per cent, payable October
81. The books will close September 20 and re-
open October %. The meeting was harmonious
and a full board present.
While escorting home young lady from
church Sunday night. at Talladega, Ala, Abe
and Chalmer Boswell quarreled as to whom
she most favored, Abe, drawing pistol, shot
his brother dead and decamping.
The Observation-Disclosures company of Louis
vile, the largest whisky house in the south,
made an assignment, after attempting for the
past two years to meet liabilities of S1,500,000
on which then secured an extension.
Captain W. P. Clark, Second cavalry, and at
tached to Lieutenant General Sheridan's staff,
died at Washington. He was distinguished
for service in Indian fighting, and was the
best authority on the Indian sign language.
A brutal negro named Keifer broke into the
residence of w. Trife, at Hermansville, Miss,
and attempted to outrage his daughter. The
cries of the girl brought the family to her as
sistance and the negro fed, but was caught
net day and lynched.
An italian at Toronto, after lighting his
pipe, attempted to press the tobacco down
with a dynamite cartridge. One hand was
blown away and his face disfgured for life.
He met with no sympathy from his Italian
companions, who nearly kicked him to death
for his foolish act
Max Bachert has arranged with Joaquin
Miller for a lecture tour through the country,
to begin soon after election, with the text,
1.-The Danites of New York." Mr.. Miller will
treat of such subjects as the stealing of Stew
arts body, the lives of Gould and Vanderbilt,
and the Wall street operations of Grant and
his associates.
The following vessels were lost on the Labra
dor coast during the recent easterly gales:
Cornelia, May Flower Annie, Alice, Oysrey
and Jessie. In the White bay district three
persons are starving. Commander
French, of the war ship Coride, and passing
vessels, rendered assistance. Commander
French forwarded strong appeal for aid to
the Newfoundland government.
A letter from NJ. Leon Chotteau to men,
Der of prominent New York firm says that
the question of American hog meats in France
will in all probability come before the cham
Der of deputies in October, and that he eX-
poets to make his view and the proposed law
on the subject to meet the favorable consid-
Grafton of the deputies. He doesn't know
when it will come before the senate.