Western cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Kan.) 1886-1887, 1886-08-19

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II. M. Sullivan, secretary of the board OF
trustees of the state university at Oxford
Miss, was shot and killed by j. Nd. Howey
law professor of the university. The cause
of the difficulty is said to be differences that
have existed for some time between the
professor and trustees.
Rev. DR.. O'Reilly, of Detroit, Michigan
cabled to the treasurer of the Irish parlia-
mentary fund in London 5000 to sustain the
Parnellites in their struggle for the redress
of Irish grievances.
At packing house on Archer avenue,
| Chicago, Samuel A. McFadden, a livery
stable keeper, was killed with knife by
John Carey or his brother Michael, both OF
! whom were arrested.
Benjamin Toulon, whose home is near
| Washburne, Barry county, Mo, made bad
horse trade, which depressed him so that he
| hanged himself with hickory bark. He was
seventy-two years old.
| Elmer Macarthur, an insurance agent at
| Charlotte, Mich, was arrested in Chicago
and taken home to answer the charge of en-
bezzling $4,000 from an eastern insurance
company for which he was agent.
| The Farmers and Merchants bank, OF
| New Lisbon, Wis, has suspended with heavy
| liabilities. The mercantile firm of r. l..
Cobb u Co., of Little Rock, has make an as
signment to secure debts of $4,000.
Information was received from Malvern,
Arkansas, that John Williams, who was ar
rested on July B, by placing obstruction on
the track, was tried, found guilty and SEN
fenced to ten years in the penitentiary.
Marion Gamble Montana stage robber,
sentenced to imprisonment for life, escaped
Anamosa, and is now being taken to Albany
on a mittimus from Attorney General Gar
land.
A 16-year-old son of Henry Burns, of
Shelbyville, Ind, was standing on a horse to
get al apple. The limb flying back scared
the horse, and the boy in falling caught his
feet i'll the harness and was dragged to
death.
S. G. Smelling, formerly treasurer of the
bleachery at Lowell, Mass, cOnfesses that
he owes the institution 100000, but claims
to have advanced twice that amount to
James r. Diggles, of New York, with which
to buy goods
The democrats Of the Fourth Kansas Con-
gressional District met at EmpOria, and
nominated Hon. John A. Martin, of Topeka,
for congress. platform was adopted en-
dorsing President Clevelands administra-
ton and the democratic state ticket.
State troops have for months been sta
toned at Morehead, Kentucky, to preserve
peace between the Tolliver and Humphrey
factions. These leaders have recently signed
agreements to leave Rowan county forever.
States Attorney Caruth agreed to cOmprOm-
Use by dismissing the prosecutions.
A fire originating in the Mancelona house,
at Mancelona, Michigan, swept over the
to wn, destroying the business portion of it.
Twenty-Five buildings we're burned, includ-
ing the postoffice, bank and two newspapers.
The loss will be very heavy. The fire was
uncomfortable from the start, owing to In
adequate water protection.
The administrator of the estate of S. S.
Merrill has brought suit at Milwaukee fol
| 100000 against H. G. Prior, assistant gen
eral superintendent of the st. Paul road. II
appears that Prior was prime favOrite of the
deceased manager, who intrusted him with
money and information to purchase tracts
of land along the lines of extension and dl-
vide tie profits.
The wheat crop of Minnesota will be the
finest in quality ever raised, and the ylelC
will be almost as large as that of last year
Corn prospects in Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois
Ohio, and Kansas have been materially i'm
proved by the recent rains, although IN large
sections the drought continues and the crop
will probably be a total failure. In Indiana
an average yield is anticipated.
Mrs. Mary johnson, living III lizard coun-
ty, Arkansas, was attacked by two young
men, James and John Lynn, and sustained
INJURIES from which she can not recover.
The origin of the assault was an old-tlmt
fued. The boys assaulted the woman witt
a club, knocking her down and beating hel
till she was insensible. They then fled. i
caught by the posse now in pursuit they vii
be lynched.
Reuben Bruow, son of Henry Bruow
Cerro Gordo, ILL.,, aged y years, was fount
dead upon the railroad track. A coroner
jury was summoned and an investigator
made. 1t was learned that he had picked Ut
a torpedo, such as are used by railroad mel
when laying new rails, and exploded 1t witt
a brick. A large piece of the explodln!
she'll was found EMBEDDED III his heart.
The appellate court at Chicago, H., all
nounced Q decision of Judge Rogers II
which he sustained the will of the late Viii
bur f. Storey, editor of the Chicago Times
Judge Rogers held that the will was valid
The will which the appellate court ordere'
probated, beuueaths to the widow tho entir
estate of the late Wilbur T. Storey, lnclud
ing the Chicago Times newspaper. The at
torneys for the other heirs took an appeal t
the supreme court.
The report that Hubert O. Thompson com
mitted suicide caused considerable commo
ton among the politicians of all classes an
, his friends and relatives are much incense
about it. Where the rumor started Is IN
known. Thompson's closest friends regar
the story as absurd, but believe that If an
doubt exists as to the cause of his death !
would be advisable to have the body dlsln
tered and an autopsy made.
} 1t is announced at the City of Mexlc
on good e0thority, that United States Minis
7 ter jackson has resigned, but that Secre
tarp Bayard has not accepted his reslgna
ton. 1t said that Minister Jackson's reslg
, nation has no connection with the recer
, border troubles, as it was filed IN June las
. Mr. Jackson has had the confidence and r.
! spect of the Mexican government and tn
| American residents of Mexico.
Three daughters of Henry Wyman, fist
erman off the coast of New York city wei
l drowned. They were Nellie, aged y; Lizzl
2 aged 10, and Sadie, aged s. They went
the point, only short stance from the