The Red Cloud chief., 1886-01-15
NEBRASKA STATE NEWS.

road.
FRAME. V. ADAMS, Private Secretary for
Inspector Hall. in Cd. military head
quarters at Omaha, recently took NOR
phine and died. because another young man
declined 20 receive his extravagant gifts
and to associate with him. Adams WAS
well educated. and from one OF the best
and weal;hies, families in New Yors. and
facts brough: on, At the inquest showed
him 20 have been a young man totally
void OF truth, honesty or respect for him.
self or family. In order % save him from
bad influences his family sent him 70 Texas
some years ago, but be went deeper IN
crime. Securing good positions by bis
plausible manner and good education, be
invariably abused every trust repcsed IN
him. HI. ~cxtrayagance led hint TO forgery
fo- which be served a term N the Texas
PenitentiaTy. After this a firm IN Texas
tried 10 help him and took him a a clerk.
which deed h. repaid BY stealing Sl,oo and
ascending. He turned up in Nebraska
and commenced the same life. which he
finally ended because his fast ways led bis
acquaintance, who knew nothing OF bis
past history, 10 shun him.
T. +. MrgPnI, ex-Mayor Of Omaha, died
suddenly the other day. The doctor IN at
tendance declared the cause OF death was
the result OF eating chicken which had been
frozen and then allowed u become partial
" decomposed. The other members OF Mr..
Murphy's family had similar attacks, but
with no fatal result.
l. the eleven months Just passed North
Bend shipped ~ car loads Of stock, and
eighty-sev.n car loads were received.
HoEsE thieves are operating ia Saline
County. George Robinson reports the loss
OF a ;en-vear-old sorrel chestnut horse worth
several hundred dollars.
THREE letter carriers Were discharged
from the Omaha post-ofiice recently upon
an order from Washington for making
false charges against Postmaster Coutant.
A GERMAN named Kreigel, living near
Chadron. was lately fined So for shooting
his neighbours ponies that were trespassinS
on his premises.
\ BRAKEMAN was thrown twenty-five feet
and landed in II creek a: Firth the other
day by 4 sudden humping of his train.
The house OF John Burgess, in Fillmore
County, was destroyed by fire recently,
causing a loss Of $1,000.
W. H.. DoLAN. a brother of Senator Do
Ian, died suddenly at McCook the other
day.
AN Omaha dispatch states that United
States District Attorney LamberSon has
received instructions from the Attorney
General, upon the recommendation of the
of the Interior. TO commence civil
and criminal proceedings against some
eight or ten persons for Illegal fencing of
public lands. The plats in his hands show
about SO,OO acres enclosed. Other cases
are expected soon. The largest enclosure
more than "a, 000 acres. In some of the
Gases civil proceedings were commenced
time ago. Tie present instructions
are 20 commence criminal proceedings
where fences are being maintained and
have been maintained upon tine public
land since the act of February - making
such enclosures unlawful and since th.
proclamation of President Cleveland. IL
is the intention of Mr.. Lambertson before
either criminal or civil proceed
To notify all such parties to remove
their fences at once, otherwise he VIII b,
compelled 10 proceed against them civilly
criminally.
Omaha record of marriage liceneS shows
Gi couples were licensed to marry
the past year.
y TEMPERANCE wave strucl Sterling re-
Gently and JJ persons took the pledge.
THERE are 30j taxpayers in Dakota Coun-
" who paid so and upwards for the year
l.Si. One firm paid $S,43Jj Is. One man
60. -. another Sj03.Oi
THE extensive Touring mills AT Salem.
the largest in that section, We're entirely
destroyed by fire on Christmas day, to-
with 5000 bushels of wheat and
zoos pounds OF -four. Loss $500 with
Gn insurance of $1,000.
Miss Lucy MARTIN. residing at Green
was fatally injured recently by be-
ing thrown from her horse. Her foot
in the stirrup and she was dragged
some distance over rough ground. hen
arrived it was discovered thai.
her skull was broken and her face .disfig-
ured and lacerated beyond recognition.
CALVIN BALL was recently thrown from
us wagon near Juniata and dangerously
Y &C the gable ends OF n large chimney
OF the chemical laboratory of the State
University at Lincoln fell the other morn
ing. crushing through the roof and carrying
everything 10 the cellar, doing heavy dam
age and fatally injuring William Smith, o
bricklayer.
THE Indian who made his escape recently
from arrest for an attack on n lady school
near Valentine, has been re ar
a PARTY of thugs at Kearney recently
piled a negro with whisky. go: him drunk
and then proceeded to do him up. he wa
very seriously injured.
THE other evening the scholars OF the
.dell public schools gave an entertainment
consisted OF eighty selections. 1t
opened at seven O'Clock, but the time OK
was not stated.
RECENTLY Bartholomi Gydeski, who lives
on Oak Greek, went to Elba with a load OF
grain. On his return, after night, and
two miles of home his wagon upset,
the next morning he was foun0 pin
to the ground by the box that rested
across his neck. II is not known whether
b. was killed instantly or suffered the tor
lures Of freezing and suffocation for hours.
he leaves n wife and eight children.
UPoS the prospects of the Northwestern
Railroad building through Wahoo next
season real estate IL on "a boom IN
that town and has advanced already from
ZEN TO twenty-five per cent, according 20
location.
OsCEoLa's Touring nnill is a success
Lon VAUGHAN. Of Blair. who vas Grip
pied for life NJ a target practice lnst ial!,
uas sued Julius A~ltschuler. tie ;Ir9cen:
cause of his misfortune, for sl5,cG dam
ages.
The ice n tie Loup and Platte Rivers
broke the other night. taking two spans ot
tie Loup and che Of the Platte bridge;
also :hree spa n Of TIE Atchison & Nei raska
p.SfrozI Hrs.-