Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-03-07

bAh6 OhCAl4A 4tCNlttc , vault VI 10 the
amount Of $1,000. Strong evidence is at
hand to show implication OF Treasurer
Ruof, and his nephew is supposed to have
been in collision with him.
GENERAL.
THERE were rumors recently that Captain
Beecher, son Of the haze Henry Ward
Beecher was in some way mixed up with
the opium smuggling scandals Cap. am
Beecher is special agent OF the Treasury
Department at San Francisco.
THE freight brakemen on the Atlantic IL
Pacific raIlroad recently Threatened to
strike against the extension OF the freight
division between Williams and Peach
Springs, Ariz-, without extra pay.
ANOTHER avalanche in Italy has killed
many cattle and destroyed large number
of houses
THE sarcophagus containing the body of
Alexander the Great has been discovered
at Saida
IT is stated on good authority that the
deficit of the late Norquay aud Harrison
Government Of Manitoba will amount to
$l25,OO0.
GENERAL BRAGG, the new American Min
ister, accompanied by his wife aud daugh-
ter, arrived in the City of Mexico on the
18th. They were met by committee OF
prominent American residents.
PYSR, the member of Parliament who
was arrested IN London, was convicted at
Clonmel, Ireland, of offenses under the
Crimes act, and sentenced to six weeks
Imprisonment without hard labor.
SOME talk OF a compromise of the Bur
ington strike was prevalent on the 29th.
ALoNzo DIMMIcK, the noted insurance
agent defaulter of Buffalo, who fed to Can
ada to avoid Il five years. term in prison,
died recently at St GATHERINGS, Ont.
IA. WILSON, the son-in-law of ex-Presi-
dent Grevy, who has been on trial for CON-
plicity in the legion OF honor decoration
scandals, has been convicted and sentenced
to two years. Imprisonment, to pay a fine Of
5000 francs and to be deprived Of his civil
rights for five years.
ALL the Powers have replied to the Rus
sian proposals concerning Bulgaria En-
gland, in her reply, declares that she is
unable to advise the Sultan to take steps
leading to the removal Of Prince Ferdinand
before satisfactory measures are proposed
to settle Bulgaria's future after his re-
moval.
THE rumors Of compromise of the Bur-
lington railroad strike proved baseless, and
on the 1st the situation was worse than
ever. The Brotherhood had entered into
an agreement with the Knights Of Labor,
and orders were given for the formers en-
gineers on the Reading road to str Ike in
aid Of the Knights. The outlook was con-
sidered serious as it was probable the
troubles would involve other roads.
CANADIAN lumbermen are especially
pleased with the provision of the. new
Tariff bill placing lumber on the free list.
The final TRANSACTION IN the deal for the
removal of Libby prison from Richmond,
Va, to Chicago has been completed and
the famous building will be removed at
once.
THE Speaker Of the British House Of
Commons has invited Justin Mccarthy,
Irish Nationalist, to join the panel Of five
deputy Speakers created under the new
procedure rules.
The Bishop of Cork permitted the body
of the late Stephen ]. Meany to be placed
in the Cathedral there on the condition
that there was no political demonstration.
THE condition Of of the Crown Prince Of
Germany was reported alarming on the ID.
A Vienna paper stated that one of the at
tending physicians had nearly choked him
to death, owing to lack of experience.
BUSINESS failures Dun's report) for the
seven days ended March / numbered for
the United States, 2)2; Canada, ~; total,
IA, compared with go the previous week
and 273 the corresponding week last year.
BUSINESS was inactive on the London
Exchange during the week enoed March 3,
every thing dropping. Foreign securities
were sold heavily, especially Russian.
American railroads also fell. The Paris
Bourse was firm and quiet. The Berlin
holders attempted to dispose of Russian
securities at the dc cline. At Frankfort
prices were quiet anc weak.
A DISPATCH from Tama; ave, Madagascar,
says hurricane has devastated hat place.
Eleven vessels were wrecked and twenty
persons killed.
THE anniversary Of the birth of Rob-
ert Emmett was celebrated at Dub
lin on the 4th. Michael Davitt presided at
large meeting of Nationalists assembled
| to mark the occasion, and Lord Mayor Sui
Ivan was the principal speaker.
SUAKIM, on the Red Sea, was attacked by
large force Of rebels, but after four hours
| fighting the assailants retired, leaving
several hundred killed and wounded on the
| field. On the British side Colonel Tap and
| five Egyptians were killed and fourteen
wounded.
A DISPATCH from Rome says: The bodies
Of over two hundred victims of the recent
avalauches in the Italian Alps have been
recovered.
| The hamlet Of Trasquera, at the foot of
the Simplon mountain, and another hamlet,
in the Bini valley, have been destroyed by
avalanches; five persons were killed.
CLEARING house returns for week ended
March showed an average decrease of
ia compared with the corresponding week
OF last year. There was decrease in
most Of the cities reporting, reaching 90
| in New York.