The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-05-15
BRIEFLY TOLD.

that old rags shipped from Egypt to that poi
. with certificate of the United States inspe
tor of rags that the rags were disinfected b
the sulphur process, cannot be landed exceI
for further disinfection.
W. r. Smith, of Richmond, Va charged wit
stealing s24, 500 while clerk in the auditor
Office. was found guilty and sentenced to tw
years in the penitentiary.
Postmaster General Villas has removed tn
following postoffico inspectors: John H. Lily
ingston, Of Chattanooga, Tenn; George Z
J Porter, ST. Louis, Mo-; e. E. Stevens, Augusta
Me-; Charles Pield, Boston; ]. J. Hanna, ST
Louis. These gentlemen were requested II
resign about month ago, but failed to do SO
and hence were removed.
Richard Parker, who murdered his en-
ployer, saloon keeper, at Great Bend. Kan
sas, was captured at Kansas City and returned
to Great Bend. The train was stopped abou
half mile from town, where a crowd of mer
took the prisoner from the officers. rope
was tied around his neck and he WAS dragged
| to town behind horse at full gallop. He was
| then taken to the billiard hall where he had
committed the murder. and hanged to an
awning in front of the building. The body
hung for about fifteen minutes, when it was
cut down by the coroner.
Four tramps were taken from jail at Ander-
son. Indiana, by forty men armed with
switches and whipped until they bled.
The entire force of the construction depart
ment of the Brooklyn navy yard were dis
charged on account of failing appropriations.
The Chlricahuas are reported to be COM
hitting depredations on the southern borders
Of Colorado. One herder has been scaped
and his stock driven into Old Mexico. The
boldness of the Indsns Is attributed to the
presence of oolored troops in Arizona, the
Indians knowing they have never been in
active conflict on the frontier and have no
knowledge of their fighting qualities. The
Indians have not ventured far from the Mexi-
can border. Should the reported raids be
verified Mexican and American troops will
operate Jointly against the Indians.
The country in the vicinity of vandalia,
ILL.,, was recently visited by wind. hail and
rain storm. Trees and outbuidings were de-
molished and hundreds of rods of fencing
were driven before the wind like straws.
Many orchards were entirely ruined.
The mayor Of st. Louis has declared war OH
the gamblers of that city.
Notice has been given by he Western Union
telegraph company that it will pay It's opera
tors in Chicago for all extra work This is
in accordance with the custom in vogue until
a few months ago, and for the restoration OF
which the operators petitioned General Super
intendent Clowry.
One hundred and twenty rebels who escaped |
from the city of Panama are recruiting and |
making disorder at Arraijan. Gen. Keyes left
Panama yesterday with a force to disperso
hem.
Specials from Gunnison and Grand juno
ion, Colorado, state that promptly at
o'clock on the 4th in obedience 10 instruc-
ions from headquarters at Denver, all men,
crs of the Knights of Labor in the employ
f the Denver and Rio Grande railway quit
FORK.
The Union Pacific railway company filed an |
lterven ng petition against the Waba-h rail-
'ay at st. Louis to recover $9S.076 alleged to
G due by the latter for labor. material.
entail, etc.
Inc western Unitarian conference met in
I. Louis on Thursday. II. ]. Sunderland, of
hicago, read the secretary's report showing
slow growth of Unitarianism in the west
rer's report showed the total receipts OF the
ear were $3,31S, disbursements the same
Secretary Sims, of the Iowa state board of
sriculture, estimates the winter wheat pro-
Ict OF the state for this year will beSO 100000
ushels. This is a small fraction SIS than As
er cent OF the total production of the harvest ]
1884, and slightly in excess of 6S per CO 1T Of
e average annual product for the last five
ears. Frost and deere sed acreage are the !
fuses assigned.
a Richmond (Ky.) dispatch says an immense
ovid gathered in front of the court house in |,
at place to witness public sale of negroes. y
icy were sold into slavery to the highest and 1
st bidder One man brought s3S for twelve 4
onths' service, one s14 for three months. 5
woman Is cents for Twelve months. The =
les were made under the vagrant laws of tho /.
ate. I,
Maxwell, the Southern hotel ISL Louis) muir .
rer, has been arrested at Auckland, Now ! n
aland, and will be brought back to this L
untry to answer for his crime. Il