The Iola register., 1886-01-01
THE WRBT.

JASPER E. SWEET, who shot and killed DR..
Waugh, practicing physician Of Chicago
few weeks ago, on the alleged ground that
the latter had seduced the wife Of the &C
cused, was found guilty and given two
years in the penitentiary.
FOURTEEN houses were burned recently
at Bartlett, o.
AT Salt Lake City the Mormon Church
papers printed the names of the Grand
Jurors recently discharged and their busi-
ness for future reference, that they may
be boycotted by the Mormons."
GOVERNOR MARTIN, of Kansas has raised
the quarantine on Illinois and Missouri
cattle.
THREE foreign laborers were buried in a
gravel pit at Cleveland, O., recently, and
two of them probably fatally injured.
An attempt was made recently to wreck
the Ohio & Mississippi east-bound train
near Vincennes, Ind, by greasing the rails.
Two men were arrested on suspicion.
FARMERS in the neighborhood of Hills
boro, ILL.,, are greatly alarmed by the ap
pearance of numerous wolves, which make
heavy depredations on the flocks of sheep.
PATRICK EGAN has received a telegram
stating that Parnell will not be able to at
tend the Irish Nationalist meeting at Chi
cago in January.
THE family of George v. Korell, of Cleve-
land, O., were recently stricken with trichi-
nosis, having eaten of raw ham. There
were hopes Of saving their lives.
NoLLE PROS. has been entered in the case
of Lappin, ex-Treasurer of Kansas, accused
of forging bonds in 1876.
A PORT TOWNSEND, W. T., special says:
A number of citizens of Quellente, q town
125 miles distant, telegraphed here that an
Indian outbreak was feared, and asked for
protection. The trouble doubtless grows
out of the ill treatment Of the Indians by
the white settlers. 1t is not believed that
it will be serious.
One of the Schilt1 Brewing Company's
storehouses at Milwaukee, containing 120,-
600 bushels of choice barley, was damaged
by fire the other day. The loss was s75,-
600, the insurance s6S,OOO.
THE Christmas tree at the county hospi-
tai, Chicago, caught fire during the enter
tainment on Christmas day. An indescrib-
able panic occurred among the children
and others in consequence. Fifty persons
were badly injured and many others slighs-
ly, but no one was killed. The fire WIS
subdued without serious damage.
Two men were killed and two danger
ously wounded by the bursting of boiler
at the Spring Valley waterworks, San
Francisco, recently. The damage amounted
to sl50,OOO.
FIRE in Cincinnati the other night caused
loss of geo, 600 on the building and stock
owned by tho Western Paint and Roofing
Company and N. E. De Hart & Co., patent
roofers.
A FATAL accident occurred the other
morning on the Walnut Hills Incline Rail
way, near Cincinnati. Jack Fallon, sub
driver. lost his hat and jumped off to get
it, and was caught by the car going up and
dragged to the top of the hill. One foot
was cut off and he was terribly bruised
from his waist down. He was taken to the
hospital, where he died.
A YOUNG man named Benjamin Beebe
was killed while jumping from passenger
train at Berea, O., the other night. His
body was completely cut to pieces.
The jury in the case of Brigham Young
Hampton, charged with conspiracy with
lewd women to compromise prominent
anti i-Mormons at Salt Lake City, brought
in verdict of guilty.