Western Kansas world., 1886-02-27
Reading railroad. the stock of the company
held by the late William II. Vanderbilt from
$1,000 to 120, 600 shares, valued at $50 share
at par, sold for $l2.50.

Reading railroad. the stock of the company
held by the late William II. Vanderbilt from
$1,000 to 10000 shares, valued at $50 share
at par, sold for $l2.50.
David Sholtz, maniac, of Bloomington,
ILL.,, who fired barn and shot two persons,
was supposed to have escaped to the timber,
but later his charred remains were found in
the smoking ashes, with his revolver and
gun-barrel beside him.
The subcommittee of the senate commit
tee on commerce have agreed to report IA
vorably the bill to authorize the construction
of a bridge across Long Island Sound by
the Baltimore & Ohio Railway company.
The Ohio legislature has passed the bill
creating non-partisan boards of election in
Cincinnati, Cleveland, Toledo and Colum-
bus. The principal duties of the boards are
to select judges and clerks of election.
The safe of the postmaster at Floresville,
Tex, has been broken open and robbed of
81 900 in cash, and $500 in postage stamps.
Three men are under arrest on suspicion,
but no money was found on them.
A dispatch from Akron, Ohio, says that a
family of nine people near that city are af-
ficted with trichiniasis. The disease was
contracted by eating raw pork. tits thought
one of these cases will prove fatal.
Lizzie Lohan, a 1O-year-old child, residing
in Chicago, after having been absent two
days, returned in a half-starved condition,
stating that colored woman had taken her
away and kept her confined.
While four men and boy were attempt
ing to cross the Susquehanna river near
Harrisburg, Pa, the boat capsized and the
four men were drowned. The boy was
rescued two miles below.
The National Dairymen's Protective asso-
citation at its session in New York city, de-
termined to amalgamate with the American
Agricultural and Fair association.
The supreme court of Indiana has decided
in a lengthy decision that fixing the annual
rental of telephones by law at $36 per instru-
ment was constitutional.
The Grand Army of Illinois, at a session
held in Springfield, almost unanimously
adopted a resolution hostile to the restora-
ton of Fitz John Porter.
Detectives in Brooklyn have captured
Michael O'Connell, the incendiary whose
acts last summer caused the destruction of
ton, Massachusetts.
Mrs. John L. Adair, the white wife of a
leading Indian, has been installed as post
mistress at Tahlequah, Indian territory, dis
placing red man who was rendered inelig-
ible for lack of citizenship.
The secretary of the treasury has issued a
call for SIC, ,0O0, ,O0G three per cent. bonds, the
principal and accepted interest of which will
be paid on April 1st, next.
1t is alleged that F. Jackery, postmaster at
Craig, Michigan, solicits sample copies of
periodicals free of cost and sells them over
his counter.
A New York dispatch states that Gems.
Howard and Terry will be appointed to the
vacant major generalships.
Jamee E. Walsh, of Peoria, the owner of
two dry goods stores in Springfield, whose
liabilities are $4,000, has made an assign
ment.
Rev. Jesse B. Braley, of Nortonville, KY.
drowned himself at st. Louis, to forestall an
investigation into his private habits
At settlement near Palarm, Arkansas, the
James family, of six persons, was killed by
a negro.
L. A. Hopkins, a clerk in a wholesale
liquor house in Chicago, who fled to Canada
with s, 900, sent back from Montreal draft
for $500.
In cigar factory in New York where a
strike is in progress there were found three
dynamite cartridges and bottle of giant
powder.
The river steamer "Jennie May" loaded
with 800 sacks of cotton seed sank near Ft.
Smith, Arkansas.