Western Kansas world., 1886-11-06

borhood-Miss Alice Carnes and SalI,e
Adams. During the night the house burned
anu all toe inmates per1shed, and their Ie-
mains were found the next DAY By the hus-
oahd on his return. 1t Is not known how
the cabin caught fire, but the mothers re-
mains were found clssping lhoss of the
baby, and the bed clothing hear showed an
effort had been made to exanguish The fire.
TEe remains of the others were found in the
ruins.
An excursion party of citize LIS of weste,
New York travelled on the LIE high Vale
railroad, in a special train bound for New
York City, to be present at the unveiling of
the Liberty statue. Among the party were
Miss Lille Quick and tier aunt, Miss Quick
was daughter of wealthy parents living at
Ithaca, n. I. In passing through the rat
tenburg tunnel the smell of the gases made
Miss Quick sick. AS soon as the train
reached the end of its underground passage,
Miss Quick went out Oh the platform of the
car for breath of fresh air. Just then the
tram gave a lurch as it rounded curve IN
the road, and the young lady was thrown of
the platform to the ground. The train was
stopped, but when the unfortunate girl was
reached life was extinct.
Among the inmates of the state prison
Newark, n. j. transferred to the insane asy-
luIn at Morris Plains, was Mary McGee.
Mary was once spinner in Clarks thread
aversion to one of the sons of William
Clark, the proprietor. She went 10 tho
Clark residence, on Mount Pleasant avenue,
ons evening and asked for the son. The
father came out instead, and the girl threw
lot of vitriol at MIN. Fortunately the
liquid struck Mr.. Clark's hat and did not
lnJure Linn severely. At the trial 1t was con-
tended that the girl was insane. This was
not satisfactorily shown, however, and the
girl was sentenced to ten years. Since her
| imprisonment Mary has had attacks of il
| sanity, and is now believed to be helplessly
insane.
The surveyor of the port of New York
Beattie was shot at his office in the custom
house by discharged inspector, who fired
i've or SIX shots. Attendants state that his
condition is not considered serious. The Ill
spector who fired the shots Is FAMED BIeral.
He was discharged last week. The survey
or's would-be assassin is Louis Bieral, a
man who gained some distinction III the
war Of the rebellion. he was for about a
dozen years attached to the customs house.
About week ago the surveyor dismissed
him from the service, 1t being proven that
he was in the habit Oh exacting money from
poor emigrants at Castle Garden, where he
was lately stationed. The specific charge
on winch he was removed was compelling
an emigrant to pay 81 duty on sewing
machine.
The will of Mrs. CorLe,ia NJ. Stewart, wife
of the late millionaire dry goods ,nercha ant,
has been filed for probate. Ex, Judge Hor-
race Russell, Henry Hilton's son-in law, had
citations immediately issued to the heirs
and next of kin, made returnable on Novem-
b r Ii. In the instrument Mrs. Stewart be-
queaths 5000 per year, during lite, to her
brother, Charles j. Clinch; to each of her
sisters, Anna, Emma and Julia, she leaves
an annuity of $l0,0 600 year; to her niece,
Sarah N. Smith, she leaves $250,O0O; to Cor
nelia Butler, 100000, ana to each of her
children, Lawrence and Charles S. Butler,
$50, 600; to Kate A. Smith; $2OO,0OO. to each
OF the remaining children of Sarah N. Smith,
namely, Louise, Ella, Bessie and James,
100000; to each of the children of her de-
ceased sister Louise, formerly the wife of
Charles Z. Butler, namely, Roselie, Helen,
Virginia, Lillian, Maxwell and Prescott,
$4,000. ALI the rest of the estate, real ana
personal, she bequeaths 10 Charts j. Clinch,
now of faris, and Henry Hilton of this city.
None of the legacies are to be paid until
three } ears from the final probation of the
will, nor any of the annuit1es until after six
months after such probate. The executors
to the will are Charles +. Finch and Henry
Hilton, and the witnesses to the instrument
are Henry Davies, James Henry Work and
Edward b. Hilton. The will is dated July
8, 1877.