Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-10-22


Powers, who was Government witness in
the prosecution Of a fraudulent land case
in California, has been slain by T. F.
Pruett, one of the defendants.
The large cottonseed oil mills at Hemp.
stead, Tex, owned by the Ahrenhecke
Company, was totally destroyed by fire
the other evening. Loss, 5000; insurance,
$4,000.
A DEPLoRABLE state of anarchy was re.
ported prevailing in Peru.
SUPERINTENDENT ScHMITr, Of the Cieve-
land CO., police department, has ordered all
the gamblers to close their rooms. The or.
der has been obeyed and the gamesters
are leaving for other cities in swarms.
A DISEASE among horses, resembling the
epizootic, is prevailing to some extent in
Washington. -----~ - n.
The green glass bottle manufacturers OF
the United States, in session recently at
Pittsburgh, Pa, decided that in view Of
the depressed condition of trade, reduc-
ton of from 10 to Is per cent in wages. was
an absolute necessity.
A HEAVY earthquake shock was felt in
Palermo, Sicily, on the 18th. The disturb
ance caused a three-story house to fall,
burying its occupants beneath the debris.
Eight corpses were recovered from the
ruins. 49,. go.
AN analysis has been made at New York
of the Chinese tipple, which they have
been selling among themselves free of ex-
else. 1t is found to contain thirty -eight
per cent. Of alcohol, and henceforth the
Chinese will be required to procure license
to sell their native drink.
THE fall of exchanges and the low prices
| Of silver were reported stimulating the ex-
portation of wheat from India. Enormous
shipments are pending.
l.. CARLKY, of Montreal, a large dry
| goods dealer, has sued the Bradstreet
Commercial Agency for 100000 damages
for injuring his credit by giving out false
information in regard to his financial con-
| ditiOn.
WHILE workmen were making excava-
! tions under an old brick wall on Main
steeet, Louisville, KY, the wall gave way
and fell in, injuring the following: Thomas
Busch, hip broken and fatally crushed !;
| George Busch, serious internal injur les /;
Gus Weissers, head badly cut; William,
| Cottons, leg broken, and an unknown man
| had his back broken.
BY the explosion Of an overloaded gun
| in the hands of Edward Burnley at Hazel
| ton, Pa, Robert FIGHTER was instantly
killed, Burtley's right arm was blown of
that he will probably die.
FIVE cars loaded with wheat were
ditched on the Northern Pacific five miles
east of Aitken, Mimi, the other day. Two
! men who were stealing a ride were found
| suffocated in the wheat. From letters on
them they were believed to be John r.
| Cochrane, of Volante, Pa, and Louis Dust,
of Champaign, Ill.
BUSINESS failures for the seven days
| ended the 10th were: United States, 139;
| Canada, p; total, 1G6; compared with 2O7
| the week previous. Failures were be-
| low the average in all sections of the coun-
| try.
EXTENSIVE damages by storms are re-
ported of the rice crop of Georgia.
DENNIS GORDON, prisoner in the county
| Jail at Macon, Ca, has not tasted food for
many days, and expresses his determine
tiots to die of starvation. 1t is thought that
| he is insane.
SOME excitement was caused in Colum.
bus, O., on the 10th, by the exhibition, de.
risively, of a bloody shirt at the Democratic
headquarters. 1t ended by Republican
| grabbing the garment, after which it was
soaked in kerosene and burned.
TIE Servians were reported to have
| crossed the Bulgarian frontier neal
Charko. They were advancing toward
| Sofia by way of the Dragoman pass.
| King Milan was in command. A panic pre-
vailed at Sofia.
A DISPATCH from Fort Robinson says no
| trace was found of the Sioux Indians re.
| Gently reported to be committing depreda-
lions along the northern frontier of Ne.
braska and Wyoming. Troops from Fort
Niobrara were also scouting the country,
but no report had been received from them.
FIVE Cinnamon were killed the other day
in a shaft at the Wellington Colliery, near
Victoria, B. C. They were descending,
when O car on top of the shaft rolled down
| and crushed them to death. Three others
in the cage escaped.
DANzIGER Bros, of New Orleans, dry
goods, have assigned. Assets, $13O, 0O0;
liabilities, $225 600.
A MASS for the cessation of the small
pox epidemic was celebrated by the
Roman Catholic Bishop in Notre Dame
Church, Montreal, on the 10Th.
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.
DURING the races at Melbourne, Au-
stralia, fifteen horses fell in one race, out
Of forty-one starters. One jockey was
killed and seven badly injured.
CHARLES H. PHILBRICK, Private Secre-
tary to President Lincoln at the time Of
the latter's assassination, died at Greggs-
vile, ILL.,, recently, of paralysis of the
heart. Mr.. Philbrick's occupation latterly
was that of newspaper writer.
EARLY on the morning of the 18th the
Chicago express on the northern division
of the Boston & Lowell Railroad, collided
in a thick fog between East and West An
dover, N. H., with section of the express
freight, which had become detached from
the regular. Two engineers and brake
man were killed and five other railroad
men injured.
THE Navy Department is informed that
Lieutenant Scheutxe, who Is carrying pres
ents to the Siberian natives in the vicinity
of the Lena, arrived at Irkutsk, September
10. The roads were in bad condition and
he intended waiting there for winter roads
for Yakutsk.
SITTING BULLS Indians at Standing
Rock agency appeared to he well pleased
at the reappointment of Mclaughlin a.
hgent.
TIMOTHY CAMPBELL was nominated by
Tammany Hall to fill the vacancy in the
Eighth Congressional District caused by
Hon. s. s. Cox's appointment as Minister
to Turkey. He was also the candidate of
Irving Hall.
THE clearing house returns for week