Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1885-07-16
tirs and protest against the continued en-.

what is regarded MS a sporadic case Of yellow
fever at New Orleans. lie does not think this
should cause alarm. Although no evidence
has been discovered that II originated by the
importation OF fever germs, he thinks that
there can be no doubt that it is due to yellow
fever imported IN infected clothing or in some
other way. The case was elIeCtually quaran.
tined at the earliest stage aud It is not eI-
pected thatthe fever will spread from it.
The reported obstruction OF the cattle trails
through the Indian territory by settlers upon
the Cherokee strip is engrossiug the atten-
tion Of the secretary Of the interior. In an
swcr 10 complaints made by droyers that they
were not permitted to take their cattle over
the established trails the secretary telegraphed
that no one had a right TO obstruct them.
Nevertheless 1t appears that officers OF the
federal courts In Kansas, whose Jurisdiction
extends over the Cherokee strip, have dIsre-
gardcd these kilograms and persisted In cI-
GLIDING Texas cattle under the act OF May "a,
1854, which forbids any person to drive cat.
tie on foot through any state or territory,
knowing them TO he infected with contagious
disease. Secretary Lamar has now requested
the attorney general to instruct TIE court OF.
iiccrs TO cease their opposition TO those using
established trails and TO refrain from inter.
! fciiug with cattle droyers on trails in the In
dian territory.
| The sensational stories which have been
wired over the country concerning the sup
| posed raids in Comanche and Pratt counties,
| Kansas, are declared to he false.
'Tup Mprtupus wifi throc uIvca oa,h ,roro
arrested at Salt Lake City for illegal cohabia-
| tiOn, and held for trial, The council of Salt
| Lake, which is unanimously Mormon, adopt
| ed the report of a committee sanctionng the
| hanging Of the national nag at half mast on
| July T.
| While the Globe hotel, at Louisiana, Mis-.
souri,, was in flames, DR.. Lonergau, one OF the
| guests lcaped from a third-story window and
was instantly killed. A number OF others
were seriously Injured,
A hail.storm Of unprecedented severity did
great damage 10 the crops in Sussex county,
New Jersey.
William Prcudegrast, Of Medina, New York,
wound up Fourth Of July spree by turning
his family out of doors, covering his body
with Paris green and dancing about his house
until he fell TO the floor corpse.
The coming wheat crop Of Minnesota Is es.
,imacd at 81, ,O0O, 900 bushels, decrease Of
l4,OOOOOO bushels from last years yield.
Severe wind storms prevailed throughout all
portions Of Central and Northern Illinois and
Wisconsin Wednesday night and Thursday,
causing great damage to properly Of all kinds
A cyclone in Minnesota DESTROYED everything
in lis vOth. No lives lost so far as known.
AT Chicago, two men, disguised as plumb
crs, seize, bind and gag a lady in her hous,
and secure over 1000.
The secretary OF war has directed Licutcu
ant General Sheridan to take immediate stcp
toward the concentration OF all the troops tha
they may be available in case Of an Indiar
disturbance in the West. II is reported a
the war department that the Indian trouble
grow more threatening. In regard To the re
ported Invasion Of Southwestern Kansas b.
the Chcycunes, Gen. Scholield haS tclcgraphe
the war department; "lnc latest reports in
dicate that no Indians have been in Kansa
yet, and no citizens arr killed, but number
perhaps 100, of young ChcycnnCs, have lci
the agency, it Is believed u conceal thci
arms, on account Of the recent untimcl
threats Ia disarm them
At AtWa.lingtUn, Charles Knott, shoemaker
entered the house Of George Morris, and aske
Mrs Morris 10 return photograph which h
had given the family. Mrs Morris turned t
get the picture, and as she did 80 Knott drc'
revolver and shot her twice, Tie first ba
taking effect in her head, and the second pas
ing through her left lung. Knot, then bic
out his brains dying instantly.
Thomas Pugh, aged u, started in hugg
from Hubbard, Ohio, to Grecnyillc, Peunsy
yanla, to get 5000 in bank. His horse +,
, turned the other night with the empty buggy
\ covered with blood.
At ST. Lous, Jeremiah p. Bartholow. a
old and well known eileen, suciicd hy shoe
ng hiusei through the head,
The president has directed General Shcr
!, dan to settle the Cheyenne Indian troubles
once.
=, Adlutant General Campbell, Of Kansas, r
ports everything quiet in the western part
. the state ~ far as the Indian trouble is col
concerned.
Adyicus from the Indian Territory lea
little doubt that the situation there is mo
mcnacfng than has been admitted hy the u
thoritic, and that prompt acton by the
~, partmengs is necessary TO prevent an outhrca
40 Agent Dyer, under instructions, from Il
a commissioner Of Indian affairs undertook
make census Of The Chcycnucs, but W
stopped by the doL soldiers, who threaten,
with DEATH any one who should rcuort for c
T., rolmcnt, at'lhc same time placing two OF tn,
number as Euards over the agents oiiit
II, They stopped work on the farms aud thrci
- encd Dyer with death If lie persisted in carr
ing out his orGcrs. They openly declare th
Dyer must 90 as he restricts their liberty.
" General c. c. Aurur's term OF servc h
ing expired hy virtue Of the Limitation as
l. aye, the president has made the auuouuC
= mcnt Of that fact and appointed Colonel Jol
GibbOn uf the Seventh infantry to he bTil
der general Of the army in his place. Gt
eral Gibbou has not been assigned TO his
i, partmcut IA vet, but II is considered proba
" that he Hilb take General Miles place, tl
u' gallant oiliccI going 10 Fort Lcavcnworih.
s. By the capsi.:ing Of a small steam yatch
- Lake Mnncttnka, Minnesota, Sunday, Il
" persons met their death in one br,cf mOmeI
tlHUL OF NlOIll DtlpHg'h " TUT lllHHNNl h'Cll
II, circles Of Minneapolis The names Of the U
w fortunate are: A. Q, Rand, cx.mayor; Mrs.
W c. Rand; Harvey Rand, Mr.. Rand's so
Gu Frank Rand, Mr. Raids nephew, May Ran
al Mr.. Rauds daughters; j. X. Coykcndall; NJ
ny Coykeudall, nee Rand; Miss Katie Coykcnda
vi Engineer Mcdonald and young man nam
ny llu,scy.
TO- A fire at Belfast, Maine Sunday, rcsul
ST. in the death Of two persons and damage
IRE property estimated at Sj0,0OO
TO- A fire at Albany, New York, Sunday,
'es stroyed several thousand dollars worth
property. Four Of the most heroic iiren
oil Of the city were buried under falling wal
en During the past seven days the busin
re- failures in the upled States and Canada nj
'th bcrcd l94, as agSInst 2ll for the preced
seven days.
hn Charles Williams, Of Highland Home, Sol
es- Carolina, who compelled a number Of lad
ma TO present him with locks of their hair, vi
he nourished his revolver in their fac
nil was rlddlcd with bullets by band Of mas
re- men while being taken to jail.
nat The June report Of the agricultural depa
on meut estimates the coming wheat crop at 3
rlty OOO 900 bushels. Ninety-fOur million Il,
or have been planted to corn, which averages
Dm- per cent in condition. Cotton promises
IN large yield. The wheat crop in Michigan
lDE eatinntpl bv the state hoard of arriCultl