McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-05-21
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A strange disease, resulting fatally,
is prevailing in Seward and neighboring vii
lagos in schoharie county, NY. 1t made its APP
pearance last month and number of persons
have since died. The symptoms are swelling
of the throat. paralysis of the tongue, inabill-
ty to eat and double vision. Starvation fol-
lows in the COURSE of the disease.
41'he strike at Eau Claire is practical
~ over. An attempt was made to prevent the
mills from resuming, but after few arrests
the efforts to interfere with the mill employees
were abandoned. 1t is not expected that
there will be any further trouble.
In Pike county, Kentucky, while
Mount Clark was trying to elope with Miss
Stratton, he encountered Frank Stratton, her
brother. Stratton stabbed Clark, who shot
both fatally.
A Lenont, Illinois, special, says:
"All the striking quarrymen at Lemont went
back to work and the trouble is now believed
to be ended. Only two companies of troops
now remain on the scene.
The swenty-sixth annual convention
of the Young Mems Christian Association of
the United States and Canada met in the Bap-
fist church at Atlanta, Ga. About four hum
dred delegates were in attendance. Ten in
ternational secretaries the most of the state
secretaries, and nearly all of the general sec
retaries were present.
Nine hundred and fifty cattle be-
longing to F. w. Frye, of Arkansas, have been
quarantined at Sentinel Butte, near the Mon
tana line. The cattle have been loose and
scattered. The reason for the quarantine is
supposed, possibly, to be pleuro-pneumonia.
The cattle are apparently healthy, however:
but very poor. The owners declare the quar-
antne unwarranted.
Grassnoppers are destroying large
quantities of corn in Pamela county, Texas,
near the line of the Galveston, st. Louis ~
Longview railroad. One field was complete
ly destoyed by them in short time. This is
their first appearance there.
A fire destroyed the most of the bust
ness portion of the town of Darlington, near
Charlottesville, Ind. About eight of the leading
business firms of the city were burned out.
Loss, about $4,000.
William Allen Story, who ran away
from Batavia, Ohio, with another mans wife
six years ago, has just returned from Nebras
ba He is now consulting an attorney for the
Nf
citizens who took him from Jail to the rail
road bridge, fastened rope around his neck
and threw him over. The rope broke, howev-
er, and he managed to escape the vengeance
of the mob.
For several days strike has been
in progress among the ore shovelers Of the
Joliet Iron and Steel Works, Chicago. James
Lemar, James Sellinger and John Meyer beat
John Mitchell, a non-unionist, with the butt
end of their revolyers until he wsa uncon-
scious They were all arrested and held un-
der 81 900 bonds pending the result of Nit
cheil's injuries.
The amount OF money required by the
directors of the southern exposition at Louis
vile, KY, has been fully made up and the ex-
position will open August Is. Over one-half
of the space has been applied for already,
though the building covers fiite,n acres. 4
number of the most noteworthy exhibits at
New Orleans have been promised. Damresct
has been engaged for two concerts during
five weeks, and Capla's seventh regiment
band will succeed min, the season lasting ten
weeks. The exposition promises to be the
most brilliant ever held in the interior A
with the president of the eXposi
ton leaves for New Orleans in a few days. It
is expected that the president of the Unitci
States will visit Louisville during the expo
s.tion.
John Neneighbor, a young man Who
has been living in Springfield, Ohio, went to
the vicinity of his wife's mothers house. four
miles north of the city, and taking place be-
hind tree, awaited the coming OF his wife
who was driving the COWS home. Confront
ing her he asked her to return to his home
and live with him. She refused, whereupon
be drew a revolver, and saying, Then We die
together" fired. She fell with an ugly
wound in her head. He then shot himself
Some time after the woman revived sufficient
" to reach home, where she told the story.
Neneighbor died in an hour. His wife is
alive, with some hope of recovery. The sepa-
alton had not been of long duration and was
passed on trihing differences.