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The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-03-25
EXPRESS TRAGEDY.

Robbers Enter an Express Car on tho
Rock Island Railway and Brutally Stay
sthe Messenger, After q Fierce Struggle.
One OF the most daring and bloody ex
press robberies ever perpetrated In Illinois
occurred on the Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific west-bound expreas on the - Inst,
between Joliet and Morris. The facts,
as learned from the bageageman, are that
shortly after the train, which leaves Joliet
at 12:45 q. M, had left the city, lie heard u
rap at the baggage car door. 4Thinkingit
the express m ,ssenger he opened the door,
and was met by masked robbers, who COW
cred him with revolvers and demanded his
key to the express cur. The key was given
UP and one robber, who was on top OF the
express car, held o revolver on the baggage
man through, a transom in the roof Of. the
car, while his confederates turned their at
tention to the express cor. It is thought
they raped on tho express car door and in
formed the messenger, HIS. Nichols, that
the baggageman wanted to get In. At any
rate, the express car door was opened and
the desperadoes entered. Then occurred one
, Of the most bloody and desperate strug.
giles on record. Being confronted by tho
murderous Williams, the messenger fought
Tor his life, and the property in his trust.
The interior OF the express car shows thai
he fought the robbers from one end OF the
cur to the other, but at last the murder.
GUS blows they raiued on his head with an
iron poker forced him to succumb, md he
was left dead in the car. The robbers RI
fled his pockets OF the keys to thesaie. which
they robbed Of all its contents, variously
estimated at from $4,000 to $780,.
900. Checks and valuable packages
not containing money they loft
scattered about the floor. Nothing was
known OF the occurrence until the train
reached Morris, the first stop west OF here
except the conl chute where the train stop.
ped to take on coal. =.
Nichols was brave and trusted employe
OF the company. He was about forty years
OF aye and had spent twenty years with the
company, being one OF the oldest employees
running on any road out OF the city. Mr.
Nichols was married man, but had nc
children. 25
The dead messenger was married man anG
lived Mt Chicago. He has been in tho serv
ice OF the United States Express company
about ten years, and was one OF their most
trusted employees. Where the robbers
boarded the train is us yet mere specula
tion. Conductor Wagner does not remem
Der having seen any suspicious character
aboard last night. The general opinion 4
that the gang got on the train at the Goa
| chute, two miles west OF Joliet, and jump
ed off just before the train reached Morris
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-03-25
Queer Practices In England.

7 London Special: Quite deal OF excite
ment in religious circles has been caused by
the columns OF correspondence which have
appeared in the Daily Telegraph, drawn
out by the assertion OF an anonymous cor
respondent in q religious paper that the
so-called Sunday school soirees, which are
q regular feature OF the many churches, are
immoral in their effects. The un-
known critic alleges that at all tho
soiree.s kissing games are INDUCED in
for hours among the youths OF DO tn sexes.
A number OF Sunday school teachers have
written to the Telegraph confirming this
statement. Some defend the practices re-.
ferred to and claim that they furnish IN
attraction not only harmless, but without
which the Sunday school would be deserted.
This tatement hns aroused the wrsth and
denial OF other church people, and SO
the controversy goes on. .iany
OF those who admit the existence
OF this feature oi the soirees, deplore it, and
declare that dire moral results have some.
times been discovered to result from it,
One OF the effects Of the discussion has been
to bring out the fact that similar practices
to the one in question are carried on at
majority OF the meetings OF tho temperance
organizations. known as tho Band Of Hope,
and also at Good Templar meetings.
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-03-25
Important omces Filled.

The president has sent the following
nominations to the senate
William NJ. Trenholm, South Carolina,
now civil service commissioner, controller
OF the currency in the place OF Henry w.
Cannon, resigned; John Fl. Oberly, Illinois,
civil service commissioner, In the place ol
William N. Trenholm; Charles Lyman, Con-
necticut, now CHIEF. examiner OF the civil
service commission, civil service commits
sioner in the place OF Dorman B. Eaton.
resigned 5-.,.r 4
The president said that the three men
named were selected without recommends.
tons, and solely on his own personal
knowledge OF their character and capacity.
Mr.. Trenholm IL fifty years OF age and
while in private life was q commission mcr.
chant in Charleston, s. G. He is son oil
the treasurer OF the Confederate states and
was first brought into prominence by hia
addresses on silver before national bankers
conventions and his writings on the Same
question. He WAS appointed civil service
commissioner on Nov. 4. 1855.
Mr.. Lyman was born in Connecticut and
served in the Federal army during the late
rebellion being aSaptain. In May, 1884,
he was appointed to clerkship in the
treasury department and held that posi-.
tion until made chief exa miner Of the civil
service commission upon the organization
OF that body.
John H. Oberly is one OF the best-known
politicians OF Illinois. He is in the prime
OF life, and has served as chairman OF the
democratic committee OF his state Last
year President Cleveland appointed him
superintendent OF Indian schools, in which
Office he has made good record.
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-03-25
A Tragedy at Arkansas Hot sh,,nr..

!, George D. Williams, clerk at the sunnter
house. Hot Springs, Ark, shot and kiIle5
Mrs. Norris, n guest OF the house. and NJ.
tempted to kill himself. It Is said that an =
undue intimacy has for some time existed
between Williams and Mrs. Norris. who
was quite young and very fascinn t;ne
woman. Her alleged husband, a soort;no
man. claims to have discovered Williams
IN his wifes apartment, and the matter
became public through adisturbance wh;ch
onsued. Williams is a Young mani
very popular in society, and no aia;n
on his character had ever before t ~.
listed. He fired only two shots one vn
OF which penetrated the heart OF his v;ct;,n
and the other his own head, Just above st the
right temple. It only fractured the aLn III
and tho wound is not fatal. He Is now Il
prison; The woman was the mistress ,SW ~ ~
NJ ~ T.. Norris. The couple had boarde,s : - !
the Sumpter house since November. IA -is ~
nights ago Norris was eissuadod from al oct ~
ing Williams and the woman. The slattsr
several weeks since stole 5000 from n. Na sis
ana gave the money to Williams ior sa h.
keeping, and they intended uaing ii Ia Ia Ia
Col. Snmpter. .ssss'u ~
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-03-25

some time ago Mrs. Freed ut Boz. yer
4 FANS, ga. gave birth to q daughter wai,h.
i.ng one and hali pounds. The it'll mite
,sr,, as Y, lively as q cricket and perfectly
me strikers continue obs tinate. and NO.
sIessiye on the Gould sonthwsstern ava tenn
hna cr1minal nets OF knights Slre renortad
rom Fort Worth, Tex. - - =
in rs Bahama islands are to bs: -. he'd
& IT, me koman Catholic doc VI u. /. iS ~
The National tribune., 1886-09-16
Il It q Volcano 1t Seal

Sept. q small column of grsyish color was
noticed towering up into the air from the sea
at spot apparently 20 to % miles northeast Of
Tybee Island Lighthouse, at the mouth of the
Savannah River. The column gradually in
creased in size until it apparently attained its
maximum dimensions, and since that time it
has neither increased nor decreased. The
lighthouse keeper and Summer residents on
Tybee Island supposed that q waterspout was
approaching, and were at first greatly alarmed.
The column remained stationary, however, and
thus dispelled the waterspout theory. 1t was
then noticed that the column was undoubtedly
one of smoke instead Of water, and the belief
became general that o volcano had begun to
rear its head above the surface of the sea.
A later report from Tybee and observations
taken from high buildings in this city def
nitely locate the smoke as directly east of Hill
ton Head light, at the entrance to Port Royal
harbor. The smoke can be distinctly seen
from elevated positions in Savannah, and the
belief is general that it arises from volcano.
The first earthquake shock plainly came from
a northeasterly direction, and this fact, coupled
with Prof. Mendenhall's theories, leaves little
doubt that the base of the recent disturbances
is at sea somewhere off the coast between Sa-
vannah and Charleston. The appearance of q
volcano in the vicinity mentioned would there
fore not be surprising
The National tribune., 1886-09-16
Gen. Asplnuall Buried.

The funeral of Gen. Lloyd Aspinwsll in New
York drew together large crowd of people. A
delegation from the Military Order of the
Loyal Legion of the United States stood In
double file at the entrance TO the church. Gen.
Charles A. Carleton was in command. Among
the other members who wore badges and Grape
were Gen. Horace Porter, Lieut.-Col. Myer
Asch, Maj. John ID. Lockwood, Lieut.. Col. Saml
Truesdell, Lieut.. Killian Van Rensselaer,, Lieut..
+. L. De Queralts, Lieut.. Col. Alfred Wagstaf,
Capt. c. M. Pyne, Ensign Aaron Vanderbilt,
Asst Surg. n. L. Campbell, Col. III. c. Hodges
and Lieut. X. III. Patterson. About 80 members
of the Old Guard Veteran Battalion then fol-
lowed under the command of Maj. George w.
Mclean. Next came a delegation from George
Washington Post, No. 103, GAR, under the
command Of Gen. John j. Milhan; a delegation
from the veteran corps of the 22d Regiment,
under Col. S. Ellis Briggs; delegation from
St. Johns Guild, and one from Rabbit Post, q.
AR, of Bristol, r. /. A committee from the
Lincoln Club was also present Mrs. Aspin-
wall entered the church on the arm of her
brother William B. De Wolfe. She was fol-
lowed by her two sons, Lloyd and William, and
by her daughter-in-law, the wife of Lloyd. The
Episcopal service was read by Rev. DIR. j. III.
Rylsnee, who was assisted by the Rev. Brock
hoist Morgan. The chsncel of the church was
carpeted with cut flowers. The Old Guard
sent handsome pillow with the words Old
Guard in immortelles on O ground of ascen-
sion lilies and Marechal Mel roses. From Gen.
Lloyd Aspinwall's dollhouse at Tarrytown q
cross of ivy and a wreath of pinks. roses, and
lilies was brought. The interment took place
at Greenwood.
The National tribune., 1886-09-16
The Siamese Twins DunlIeated

John and Jacob Tocci, the twins of Locana,
who have been shown in almost every city of
Europe as the successors of the famous Siamese
Twins, are dying in the Prater. The boys
resemble each other exactly and are now in
their tenth year. John and Jacob are separate
as far as the sixth rib and have one abdomen
and one pair of legs between them. Jacob
moves the right Leg John the left. The twins
cannot walk, and keep their balance by lacing
their arms around each others neck. Jacob
eats often and hearty and is the healthier of
the two, and to all appearance it is he who
keeps his brother alive. Two days ago the
twins quarrelled over toy, and John grew so
excited that his heart blood suddenly ceased to
flow and he changed to q condition Of complete
lethargy, from which he had not awoke on the
following morning. The boy suffered from the
same complaint year ago in Berlin, and Prof.
Virchow then declared that recurrence of the
lethargy would certainly put an end to the
twins life. A number of Vienna physicians
are observing the malady, but they entertain
little hope Of Johns life, and If John dies
Jacob must follow him to the grave. The
twins as they lie in their bed offer q strange
contrast. Jacob, with feverish eyes and red
face, seems to harbor all the blood that has re-
treated from Johns lifeless body. The con-
scious boy cries necessarily, because he has
often heard Prof Virchows remark repeated
and knows that his brothers death is but the
harbinger Of his own. The poor creatures are
meeting with the same fate that some time ago
put an end to the life of the Siamese Twins,
the second of whom died Of poisoned blood-yes-
sells after having spent six terrible hours with
the corpse of his brother. The advisability of an
operation separating the living from the dead
resolution could be taken death had done its
work
The National tribune., 1886-09-16
Bergh Stops Forepaugh.

Adam Forepaugh, jr., after buying cable at
an expense of 81 200 for his trained horse, Blon
din, TO walk over the Niagara River gorge, has
been compelled to give MP the enterprise by
the interference of Henry Bergh, the cruelty
Terminals man. In a letter to Mr.. Forepaugh
Mr.. Bergh says:
"A dispatch which appears in the papers
credits you with being engaged in preparations
20 stretch rope across the Niagara River, above
the whirlpool, with the Interior object of COM
polling a trained horse to walk across the
chasm. IL the above report be true, In order
that you may be spared q needless expenditure
of time and money, / desire TO assure You at
once that this society will most assuredly pre-
vent any such project from being carried out.
"A mania, the chief merit of which consists
in the wanton jeopardizing of life and limb,
has lately taken possession Of the faculties Of q
number of our citizens, to whom the rapids of
the Niagara afford abundant opportunities for
the execution of their foolhardy efforts. With
such exhibitions, so long as they are confined
exclusively to the human race, this society has
nothing TO do; for, though it thoroughly
deprecates them, it has no legal power or right
10 intervene.
when, however, as In the present instance,
they are Of such nature as TO bring those con-
cerned therein under the influence Of those
humane laws of our State which afford protec-
ton TO the animal creation, the prompt and
vigorous action of this society may be counted
IN
The National tribune., 1886-09-16

has very nearly completed its labors, and ID
now awaiting the action of the State Depart
ment in arranging the details regarding the
reception of distinguished guests from abroad.
IL is expected that Secretary Bayard will attend
20 this matter early in the coming month
The drouth In Jones and Stonewall Counties,
Tex, is said TO be very severe that cattle are
dying, and the people are IN great want-The
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad has just been
supplied with 10 powerful locomotives for pas
senger service. They have been tried and give
perfect satisfaction. 1t is said they can run
mile in 40 seconds with a loaded train. This
is at the rate Of SO miles an hour. 1t is be-
lieved that should an emergency require 1t
mile could be made in 40 seconds, or perhaps a
little less.-The litigation pending the last
six years between Jacob Reese, of Pittsburg,
the inventor of the Basic steel process, and the
Bessemer Steel Company, limited which has
prevented the use of the Basic steel process in
the United States owing to an injunction OBJ
tanned by the Bessemer Steel Company, has
been decided by the master, who dismisses the
injunction and the bill at the cost of the Bes-
semer Steel Compsny.-Buffalo is going TO
have the largest clock in the world. The dial
will be % feet in diameter, and the center Of
the dial will be 36l feet above the street The
dial will he illuminated by electricity, and it is
calculated that the time can be seen at night
from any point in the city, and with field
glass the position OF the hands can be distln-
guished at distance of Is miles.-Prof +. z.
Hammond, an Oregon weather prophet, fore
tells terrific cyclones earthquakes and lorna
does for Sept. &c, % and 2S.-The Emigration
Commissioners debated the question of allow
ing the alleged pauper Mormon emigrants who
came here on the steamer Wyoming TO land.
They examined the pecuniary condition of the
Mormon emigrants and permitted those Of them
TO land who would not become a charge TO the
city and County.-The directors of the Amer
lean Opera Company have decided to recon-
mend 10 the stockholders to form new
National Opera Company" 1t will have
headquarters in New York or Boston for the
first year, and annually thereafter in cities
havinp local onara commands
The National tribune., 1886-09-16
A Stranded Steamer.

The large excursion steamer Empire State,
with $50 excursionists on board went ashore
in the dense fog Thursday evening at point
one and a half miles south of Sandy Hook.
All OF the passengers and crew were saved
through the efficient work of the steamers OFF,
GERS and the men of the Life-Saving Station.
The Empire State was one of the fleet of steam
ers, yachts and craft of every kind that started
down the harbor in the morning to witness the
second struggle between the Mayhower and
the Galatea. Her spacious decks were black
with pleasure seekers, many Of whom had come
from Boston and Providence in the hope of wit
Messing the triumph of the crack Yankee racer
over her British rival
When the excursionists realized that they
were ashore there was panic instantly. Many
OF them were women and children, and some
appeared to lose all presence of mind. Men
rushed about upon the crowded decks looking
for hfe-preservers while others made for the
life-boats and began trying to loosen them from
the davits. The Captain and officers of the
steamer remained cool, however, and soon al
layed the panic by going among the passengers
and assuring them that there was no danger.
fortunately the sea was calmer than it was
earlier in the day, and the Empire State lay
easily upon the beach. Each wave drove her
further upon the shore, but few of them were
sufficiently violent to break upon her decks.
The instant the steamer struck her whistle
uttered long shrek of distress, and the dis
NAL signal was repeated at short intervals for
20 minutes. Several tugs cruising in the vicin-
ity came up in answer to the signals, and ap-
preached near enough to run out lines to the
stranded vessel. OF the nearly 700 crew and
passengers not one was lost. Had the surf been
as heavy as it was q few hours earlier serious
loss of life would have been almost inevitable
Capt. Patterson and his men worked an hour
and half before the passengers were all safe
ashore, and they were almost exhausted when
their task was finished.
The National tribune., 1886-09-16
A Lake Superior Phenomenon.

tells Of a curious experience which befell him
the night the great earthquake shook up the
country. On the afternoon of Aug. 81, the Dom
aldsOn, which was running down Lake Supe-
rior, met heavy gale from the northeast. The
waves were rolling high when darkness set
tied down on the water, but about o'clock
there was n change In less than five minutes,
according 10 Capt. Marsden, the surface of the
lake fell TO a dead level, as though pressed
down by some unseen force. He remarked
then that something unusual must have hap
pened on land. When he reached the Sault he
learned that the shock Of the earthquake had
been felt at just about the hour the waves were
ouietAd
The National tribune., 1886-09-16
Ball OF Lightning I'm a Dining Room.

The house of Horace Branch, In Chicago, was
struck by lightning in the storm Friday even
ing. II is a two-story frame house, with q
brick basement. The family was just sitting
down TO supper when tremendous crash came,
which completely Frustrated Mrs. Branch and
stunned every one in the house The bolt
struck the brick chimney and knocked it to
pieces. CHANGING down, the electric fluid struck
the wire-cord which held up large mirror in
one of the bedrooms. The glass fell TO the floor.
Mr.. Branch and the other members Of the fam
lily were all badly frightened, but soon recoy-
cred from the shock, and were surprised TO find
how little harm had been done. The gilt cor
nices all around the ceiling were burned black,
but that was about all the damage, except the
demolition Of the chimney
The National tribune., 1886-09-16
Terur,le IxperIence IN NIdaIr.

Last Friday, at Charlottesville, Ind, Miss
Lulu Bates, of Cincinnati, made an ascension
in gas balloon from the fair grounds. When
half mile above the earth she attempted to
descend, The graphing hook caught, but the
anchorage was broken by strong wind. which
carried her among some trees, where the bal
loon was torn. The hooks gave away again
and she shot up 300 feet The balloon suddenly
burst and the basket descended like lightning
She had the presence of mind to brace herseli
firmly against the top Of the basket and this
saved her life. She was badly Jared.
The National tribune., 1886-09-16
Col. Glider OF for the Pole.

Col. Glider and his companion. Griffith, start
ed from Winnipeg, Manitoba, for the North
Pole hast Friday night They will take the
steamer Princess at Selkirk and proceed TO Nor
way House. Frsm that point they will ascend
the Nelson River and proceed 10 York Factory.
The outfit which the Colonel takes with him
weighs ton and half, and consists of hard
tack, pemmican and other food, guns rifles, re-
volvers and ammunition, scientific instruments,
a hand organ, baubles for the natives, etc. He
also takes two sledges 10 feet long and four
feet wide After leaving York Factory Col
Glider will take as little as possible with him
because Of the difficulty of carrying IL along.
lie relies for sustenance mainly upon the game
to be secured along his route.
The National tribune., 1886-09-16
How He Lost IL.

At Cincinnati, in the nisl of J. b. Mannix,
, late assignee of the Archbishop Purcell estate
the defendant testified in his own BEHALF He
admitted with tears in his eyes that out Of the
money which should have gone to>pay the
claims of Archbishop PurcelPs creditors he had
lost in stock speculation nearly 100000. He
had at first invested in United States bonds
but about that time there was a great craze for
Cincinnati Southern stock, and he bought large
~ of that. 1t declined heavily. He then lost
his head and continued buying stocks, in
the hope of retrieving what he had lost. He
protested that he had no private end to serve,
but was actuated solely by desire to make
good losses 10 the estate.
The National tribune., 1886-09-16
A Widows AUfal Act.

Since the husband of Mrs. Frank Confer, q
widow % years old, of Chicago, died, about q
year ago, she has had several fits of melan-
cholia. Strange noises in her apartment last
Friday caused neighbors to break in. Mrs
Confer was lying on q bed and clasped in her
arms were her children, aged two years and
seven months respectively. Upon the floor was
an empty bottle marked corrosive sublimate.
Mrs. Confer was conscious but Historically re-
sisted any attempt to save her life. The two
babies were in a stupor Their mother was
soon corpse. The little ones were still alive
and it was thought they had chance to re-
cover. The mother has been out of money for
some time and seemed to have no friends.
The National tribune., 1886-09-16
RnrnsIda,s Siatus.

The 40OO0-dolIar equestrian statue of MAJ
Gen. Burnside, now in foundry in New York
city, has just been inspected by delegation of
citizens from Rhode Island and pronounced a
success 1t was designed and modelled by
Launt Thompson. His work has been COM
pleted, and the statue only awaits final casting
10 be ready for its pedestal.
The National tribune., 1886-09-16
GIaremOnt COlony.

Land in this colony is advancing steadily ten
per cent. every three months. Nothing but the
rapid settlement good SOIL mild climate, first
class markets are the causes for it. Pensioners
can buy farms by monthly installments. An
illustrated circular will be sent free by ]. F.
Mancha Claremont, Va.
The National tribune., 1886-09-16
INCREASE OFPENSIONS

There thousands Of pensioners throughout the c0uu.
try who entitled Increase The ratings disabili-
ties have been Increased during the past Few years some
ratings have been oUb8 ANY pcnsiouer who thinks no
is rated low should write 0ce No charge for
advice No unless successful and then payable by tha
Pension Agent
GEORGE E. LEMON.
6i5 10th 81, Wnshin8fon, I'd. O..