Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-11-20
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Rev. Archibald Alexander Hodge, D. ID.
Z. L. D., professor of djdactics and poiemic
theology ct Princeton college. is dead.
The National Grange Patrons Of Husband
~ met in Philadelphia, Pa, and organized.
twenty four states were Represented.
Francis NcCabe, one of the indicted alder
men of New York, has been declared insane,
the result of an injury to his head received
sme time ago.
The annual convention of the national
butter, cheese and egg association was held
in Pittsburg. Pa. About eco leading dairy
men were in attendance.
The official count in the Seventh congress
ional district OF South Carolina, gives the
,lection to William Elliott. democrat over
Jmalls, (colored) republican.
Cutting ia in FL Paso coDcerting scheme
10 enlist 10000 men to invade Mexico for
the pu1Icse Of ,or qutIl tie thee state
erecting republic.
The vault in the court house at Lac-qui-
parle, Minnesota, WAS battered down, and
the county records end tree urer's safe re-
to Madison, which al
the recent election was voted the county seat.
The internal revenue collector at Daven-
port has seized eight hundred pounds OF
butterine and oieomarEarine, received at
commission house from Iowa farmers. and
lacking the stamps required by the national
law.
Willis sinking q well near Richmond, Mo-,
Co. a. of ofr tyuQa
a depth CT 125 feet. A company will be
ormed at once and well sunk 1000 feet,
with every prospect of developing first
slass well.
Jay Gould's recent purchase of depot
grounds at Memphis, together with the reso-
ution to extend the Memphis and Charles
ton road to Chattanooga, points to an ALL
ance between the Gould and East Tennessee
systems.
The Chicago and Northwestern road pro-
poses, if the city of Omaha will give the
right of way, to build link from that place
to point on the Sioux City road between
Blair and Fremont. The plfn would cost
Omaha $65, 600.
Mrs. Caroline Ristow, of Chicago, 70
years of Bge, was compelled to appeal to the
courts to secure support from her five child
rem. One of the sons is Waterman In the
county building at salary of $60per month,
and claims to have cared for HE mother for
twenty years.
The coroner's jury which has been investi-
eating the recent railroad disaster at Rio,
Wisconsin, have returned b verdict holding
@. 81. Wells, brakeman, responsible for the
loss of life. Wells has been arrested, charged
with criminal carelessness. He was bound
over to appear before the criminal court.
The twenty first annual meeting of the
general committee of the board of church
extension of the Methodist Episcopal church
was held in Philadelphia. The committee
is composed of the bishop Of the church,
thirteen ministers from different sections of
the country, and thirteen delegates from
the board located in that city.
Judge Cowing, in thu court of general ses-
sions, of New York City, disposed of the
case of Doodle" Alderman McCabe, hold
ing that he need not be sent to any ipstitu-
ton, but that he might he cared for by his
wife. The judge fixed bail at SIC, COO for the
prisopers's production in court should be
recover his reason.
Colonel j. h. Knight, of Ashland, who
managed the legislative ccmpalgn In Wis
consin for Postmaster General Villas, as
saulted Horace Ruble, editor of the Sentinel,
made in Sentinel editorial on the day pre-
vious to the late election. The colonel
struck Ruble in the face with his fist and
made vicious blow at him with his cane,
which, happily was warded off by bystand-
or. The cane was broken in the assault.
The First National bank of Pine Bluff
Arkansas, has closed it doors. u. M. Mel
the principal owner, is heavy operator in
real estate and cotton and owns the Swan
Lake railroad. He explains that the suspen-
sion is caused by drafts on cotton and COM
mission merchants not being honored. He
is understood to possess large means, bu5
nothing is known as to the extent of his
liabilities.
The residence of Benjamin l.. Wheeler,
an extensive property owner in Cleveland,
Ohio, was entered by robbers, who, after
beating and kicking the old man in
to insensibility, and choking his aged wife
to deoth, proceeded to ransaCk the premises.
Quite sum of money in a closet escaped
the notice of the robbers, and it is not
known how much they secured. Patrick
Graves, former tenant, has been arrested
Violet Cameron, of Lord Lonsdale's
opera troupe, has decided to abandon the
proposed tour o. the principal cities of this
country, ana the eQClf6 company VIII sOOQ
sail for Liverp Dol. The unpleasant motor
iety gained by the star and her lordly man
ager, caused number of out of town man.
agers t. cancel the detes of the company.
This taken with the fact that their engage
ment at the Casino has been a financial and
artistic failure, he's decided the noble lord
to take his troupe home again.
Alta meeting of the stockholders of the
Pacific Postal Telegraph and Gable com
pany held in New York City, the following
officers were elected: President, John W.
Mackey; vice president, w. G. Van Horn,
vice president of the Canadian Pacific rail-
road company; treasurer, j. G. Plat; secre-
tary, j. o. Stevens; directors, Sir George
Stephens, president of the Canadian Pacific
railroad company, G. R. Hcsmer, A. B.
Chandler, 81. Rosener. H. Decastro and j. o.
Stevens.
Intense excitement was created at the Pearl
school, Nashville, Tenn, by the murder of j.
Brown, ten year old colored boy, at the
hands Of twelve year-old playmate, w.
Willard. School had just been dismissed
when Willard pulled out an old pistol and
started to shoot into the crowd. Brown OBJ
ected, whereupon Willard, remarkinR, 81
killed one negro last week and now I'll kill
mother" shot him in the head. Willard was |
arrested in the cellar of his fathers house. |
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