Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-15
MISCELLANEOUS.


MISCELLANEOUS.
The business portion OF Belmont, Wis,
burned recently.
a SPECIAL messenger recently arrived at
Tombstone, Ariz., from Oposura. Sonora,
and reported that the Apachcs we're muir
dering aud rsvaging that section. Four
men had been killed siuce January ~. The
Apaches are thought to be portion of
Geromimo's band, for which Captain Raj.
ferty Is on the lookout.
ATTORNEY GENERAL BREWSTER recently
placed at the disposal of the House Com
mittee on Expenditures i'm the Department
Of Justice, the entire force of the Examiners
Department, to be sent alone or with sub
committees, to investigate the alleged ir-
Irregularities in the Offices of United States
officials. 10 was said the committee would
probably go TO New York City for a short
time and investigate the office of John /.
Davenport, Supervisor Of Elections.
THE Senate Committee on Judiciary re-
Gently ordered the Lowell Bankruptcy bill
10 be favorably reported, with amendments
II preserves State exemptions, and author.
ICES involuntary proceedings only against
persons whose debts amount TO more than
one thousand dollars and only against
traders. IL diminshes the number of Com.
missioners in Bankruptcy.
SrxTY.Two new pupils recently entered
the Indian Training School at Carlisle, Pa.
MmLERsBUEG, o., was recently shaken
up by an earthquake.
THOMAS CoLLYER and his wife, residing
on Long Island, n. ", were recently
poisoned 10y pepper used i'm the household.
John Cowley aud his brother-in-law, were
arrested on suspicion Of having poisoned
the pepper. Annie Cowley, a sister to
John, was also arrested. The only motive
known for the crime was that they wanted
10 get possession OF their fathers property,
which amounted TO about $500. The
father died mysteriously some time ago.
Fowler BROTHERS, the pork packers, re-
Gently entered suit at Chicago against the
members OF the late firm Of McGeoch,
Evcrington & Co., for half million dol
lars damages owing 20 assertions made by
that firm against the purity of lard the
plaintiffs we're putting upon the market
just prior 70 the collapse of McGeoch.
ELEVEN men were recently arrested in
Robinson and Brown Counties, Tex, by
the Sheriifs Of those counties and lodged
in jail at Jewott, for whipping a negro
/ man.
THE Texas senate defeated the House
bill justifying the killing Of fence-cutters.
PETER CLTFEoRD, n young man, was
called TO his door the other night at Rend-
Vile. o., and shot by assassins. He fell
into his wife's arms exclaiming s'the Hick-
/ ey's have killed me-" -Four OF the Hickeys
were arrested, and a mob hanged Richard
/ Hickey.
THE Humane Society Of Massachusetts
recently made awards Of money and medals
60 all persons concerned in saving life at
the wreck Of the steamer City OF Columbus.
THE cannon, guns and other munitions
OF war intended for the Hayu insurgents,
and recently seized on board the schooner
Dewitt, at Rehmoud, Va, have been for
feited 10 the United States Government.
REPRESENTATIVE HAMMOND has intro
duced bill TO amend the Constitution as
10 the Offices and duties OF the President
and Vicc-President OF the United States.
which provides for the election of the
President and three Vice-Presidents, each
chosen for the same number Of years. The
first Vice-President shall be President of
the Senate, and the second OF third Vice
President shall occupy thatposition in case
Of the removal from Office of the President
The other morning four prisoners at
tackled the Sheriff at Monticello, N. Y, and
attempted to escape. Two were secured,
one was shot dead and the fourth escaped
THE Chambers Of Agriculture in several
counties throughout England have passed
resolutions urging Parliament to restrict
the importation Of cattle from America, in
order TO prevent the spread Of cattle dis
/ ease.
THERE was recently villainous attemp,
made 70 poison Miss Fannie Murphy, tn.
daughter Of Rev. ]. d. Murphy, pastor oi
the Baptist Church at Fort Worth, Tex
She Is teacher in the Texas Wesleyan
College, and on her desk one morning was
found q note warning her not to eat any
thing sent her that afternoon. In the after
noon box Of French candy was sent bar
which she handed to the authorities 90 b
analysed and which was found TO contain
arsenic. No clew to the would-be muir
derer.
A DELEGATION recently visited Washing
ton composed Of gentlemen from Colorado
Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Iowa fol
the purpose of urging the passage Of bill
locating \ National Soldiers Home west O
the Mississippi River. Senator Plumb'i