Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-10-24

made requiring the government direc-
tors to submit detailed reports of the dirsc-
tors meetings, with such other information
as they may possess.
1t has been determined to hold national
convention of the Irish national league of
America in Chicago, on Wednesday, Janu-
airy Goth, 1856. This date is fixed to accom-
n odate Parnell, who has cabled President
Egan that he will attend the convention,
accompanied by strong deputaton from
the Irish parliamentary party, incluuine
Hon. T. D. Sullivan, the lord mayor of
Dublin. The executive officers of the
league will il sue an ofacial call during the
coming week.
The total exchanges of the clearing
houses of the country last week were $685.
1886, 900, being an increase of 20 psr cent,
compared with last year. The amount out
side of New York was $282, S43 600, an in
crease of 3.O6 per cent. The notable gains
were: New York, "a .04 Der cent; Boston, L.;
Chicago, %; Philadelphia, 10; st. Louis, l.;
San Francisco, 2; Cincinnati, IA; st. Joseph,
So; Kansas City. 10; Louisville, II. Losses:
Baltimore, O.; Pittsburg, "a.
At s ,ibertsville, q small village in Penn.
sylvania, four tramps entered small house
some distance back from the road, in which
lived two bachelor brothers, John and VIM.
Kester, aged respectively fifty and fifty.
four years, and demanded large sum Of
which was known to be secreted in the
house. Kester refused to reveal were the
money was, and the trsmps bound them
hand and foot and beat their brains out
with heavy clubs. After committing the
murder, they fled, and have not yet been
arrested.
Mrs. Veronica Bull, who performed re-
markable fast at Syracuse, N. Y, she died.
Her fast began on August 10th, 50 days ago,
and since then she did not touch q morsal
of solid food, living on water in which
small quantities ofmorphine We're dissolved.
When she first declined to partake of food
she weighed 40 pounds. As she lay upon
couch her bones nearly protruded through
eyes were terribly sunken. Since the death
of her husband eight years ago, in an asy-
lum, her mind has been Effected.
A special to the Post Dispatch from Lit
tie Rock says that advices have been re-
ceived here from Bienville parish, Louis
lana, to the effect that reign of terror ex-
lists in some parts of the parish. The
trouble originated in an old feud dating
roster have been dangerously wounded and
others both black and white have been
taken to the wood by armed and masked
men and whipped nearly to death. Gov.
McEvery has issued instructions that ef-
forts be made to capture the perpetrators of
the acts, and it is reported that several per-
SONS have been arrested.
A telegram was received recently from
Tin17t lnr1ov oor, n, nHor IF tho HudSnn
Bay expedition steamer Alert, which was
sent out last spring By the marine depart
ment to bring back parties of observers left
there last year and to Iu9 fresh Observers
there until next year. Lieut.. Gordon re-
ports that he arrived at st Johns, New
foundland, this morning; that he visited
Churchill 81 ,tion and all other stations
where obse1 vers had been placed; that he
found Stupart's station deserted, but learn
ed afterward that Stupart had arrived at
Chiens and was taken Oh board the Bay
steamer Labrador. Inglis, of Halifax, one
of the station hands, died of scurvey last
June, but all the others ara well.
The following postofice changes were
made in Kansas during the past week.
ablished-Gallsger, Comsnche county,
Pat Gallager, postmaster: Lonelake, Ford
county, Joseph F. Sage postmaster. Name
and site changed-B odock, Butler county,
to Latham, Daniel N. KinzY, postmaster.
Postmasters sppointed-Arkansas City,
Cowley county, Martin W. Sinnot; Flor
ence, Marion county, Colin Campbell; Har-
per, Harper county, Samuel T. Carico; In
dependence, Montgomery county, BeDja-
min f. Devore; Medicine Lodge, Barber
comfy, Thomas A McCleary; Newton,
Harvey county, Joseph B. Fugate: Stock
ton, Rocks county, Patrick II. McHanna:
Strawn. Coffey county, Francis M. New
kirk: Valley Falls, Jefferson county, VIM.
B. Butts; Wellington, Sumner county.
Thomas r. Love.2
Henry Murphy, q well known planter
living near Des Arc, Arkansas. shot and
killed Geo. Clark, and wounded his wife,
on Wednesday night. Clark was tenant
living on Murphy's place. Murphy sus-
pected him of stealing corn, and visiting
his home found Clark feeding corn to the
horse Of some relative who had come to
visit him. Clark claimed to have bought
the corn, but Murphy returned to the
house and armed himself with q shot gun,
and riding back to Clark called him out.
As Clark opened the door Murphy fred,
killing him and wounding his wife, who
was inside of the house. Murphy has
been arrested.