Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 19, Number 25, Jasper, Dubois County, 22 June 1877 — Page 6
VEEKLTOOUKIER JASPKK, - - - INDIANA.
CUKKENT NEWS.
KXKKAL. Bs-Prniaant Grant's reception Ih KngIm4 ha bw a perfect ovation. Oft the 3d 1m wm entertained by the Duke ot WwHlagton at Apstey Hawse, the baiwpMH being Byroad ia the fataeua "Watarkm CbW, and a large number ot distinguished guests behtg present. Ott the d he was grafted a private reception by tlws Prince et Wales at Marlborough House, and the Queen gave orders to the Lord Chamberlain to waive the uattal preontatJon erwol out of regard to the Hat km 'a guest ami to extern! te General ami Mrs. Grant invitations to all tie court entertainments. On the Mh Minister PSerrepont gave a grand reception Ih beaer of the General, at which all the members of Iler Majesty's Cabinet, with a single exception, were present, together with almoft the. entire diplomatic corps and a host of other notables. Otber invitations bave been extended which will keep the General pretty busy for a month at least. In ad dition be has been preheated with the free dent of the City of London, an honor ex tended to only one titer American, George Peabodr. A semi-oiieial telegram from St. Petersburg states that the Russian Ambassadors to London, Berlin and Vienna, h their re turn to their posts, will be able to give asmtranees that Russia dot not aim at the po lHieal transformation of the map of the East; nothing i further removed from her intentions than to cause European eomplieatkms. Ruia will oppose the entry of revolutionary insurrections into war, and also endeavor, as in the ease of Servia, to I preTeat participation of vaal and neigh-! boring State. '
Capt. II. W. Howg.-ite, whose plan for poUr exploration has been approved by the leading seientiMe meH of the country, will
send a small vessel to the polar region about t T(.roi July 1, under the command of Capt. Tyson, I
dtrwt th variovs oiieahotders of the (Senoral Govornmont, in dealing with person of oolor making application for position undortlHMM, to obWve the Fourteenth ami Fifteenth Amendments to the. Constitution in their spirit as well a, their letter. He also mid that he bad directed every Postmaster and Postmistress whom he had appointed in the South to see to it that the etaiaw of colored applicant lie duly respected, and that colored persons ln ap pointed to positions in such onlow. The Government has completed an Important eon tract with the memlwrs of the present Syndkwte for the Kale of the 4 1-2 per eent. bonds up to $100,000,600, the abandon-
meat of the remaining $uw,tv,wo au
tnorisod by law, and the substitution in
place of it of the entire 4 per cent, loan au
thorizcd by the act of Congress of IS70.
The mot imiortHt feature of the new
agreement k the proposed Mile of a large number of bonds of both loans under the
Resumption law. This Secretary Sherman
regards as a great Mep towards the appre
elation of legal tenders te par. The new
agreegctnent was the subject of a'protraeted special CabiHct meeting, at which there was
general accord iu favor of enforcing the Re
sumption act, and resuming under it.
Four steamers sailed for Europe from New
York on the 9th, fully ladeH with fresh meat,
grain, provision, etc. Anton; the cargoes)
were 1W,000 bushels of grain, 7.W.W boxes of
butter, and 12,300 boxes of cheese.
The President on the 9th removed J. R. G. Pitkin, United States Marshal for Louisiana,
and directed a commission to be made out
for Jaek Wharton to till the vacancy.
President Hayes has accepted an InvlU
lion to visit Rhode Island during the army
reunion at Providence.
Senator Gordon is to receive a gold medal from the citizens of South Carolina in com
memoration of his services to that State in
Washington last winter.
Hen. John A. Ksuh, of Iowa, has been tendered ami has accepted the mission to
Austria, while the Spanish mission, to which
jtCr. Kson ws originally apiointcd, has iH'en tendered to Mr. James ltu.-sfll l,oweII,
who has also acceited. It U said that the
eliange was mue with jr. h.ao' full ap-
ef the Polark expedition. It whi collect
materinl at Disco for the expedition, which will start next spring, and will be provided with a whaling outiit. The vessel's company will eoasist of 15 men, and the cost of the eutitk statS,l. Peter Cooper, candidate for President of the United Stated at the last election, has addressed a long open letter to President Hayes, eritkisiBg the pst Mnaneial policy of the Gerernment and ako marking out a proper aenrse, in hk opinion, to be pursued in the future. Xr. Cooper argues that our National ewrrefter most be made receivable for all purpeei throughout the eountry, and later oofivertibk with 3 per cent. Government los4s. Suehacurreney,headtl,wouldhave keen worth more to the American ieeple
than all the gold mines that have ever been dfeeovered on the continent of Ameriea. He
advises the silver to be withdrawn from cir
evlation and used in the purchase of foreign bonds, the fractional paper currency to be revived. In conclusion he exrresses hk gntiUMie to President Hayes "for the wise
and independent eonrse you bave adopted
in the discharge of the responsible and dint
emit dutie that you bave been called upon
to perform."
At a Cabinet meeting, held on the 8th, the
Utah troubles were dfeeufe-ed at rome
longtn, and tne opinion of United States
Attorney Howatd, of that Territory, in re
kttta to the pro-eeutions. for eomplkity in
in .Mountain Meadow massacre, fully con
sWered. It was agreed, that the United
States authorities in that Territory sbouUl
proeeed with irmne4 in these proseeutkmaad all offenders be brought to Ju-tke
ShonM the Mormons make any attempt to prevent tlw ptinbhment of their leaders, the
ireniment will mo that oufteieat foree is
6nt to the Territory to enforee deereos of
the eeurW, bnt h knot believed that there
win be any trouble.
X. Xarisoee, Mexican Minister, hat sub
Btitted to Secretary Kvarta a memoraadum
is the fekape of a protest againet the recent
aauon of the Cabinet instructing the mill
tary eommander of the Southwest to pursue
te torar marauders Into Mexican terri
tor'. It w similar in term to the protest
presented y him rour years ago after the invak of Xexiean soil by General MeKenzie
la pursuit of Kkkapoo Indians. He ex-
pre9 tke hope that no act similar to that will hereafter be committed, and that If any
Hoawren saau iw aeemed noeeseary in
eraer to remetly evils on the frontier wbieh It may be necessary to carry out
eaXexieaa soil, such measures will be
adopted and carried out by both Govern
Meats Jointly, since an incursion of foreign troops into the territory of Mexico, lieoidoa
being at vananee with the principles which gevern nation in times of peaee, may in his
oountry bring the Administration Into very
nenens eonmcui and materially disturb the
poaeeortheKepubllc. Thk hwt eoni.idera.
tin would, he pay, probably be ftuMeient lr the friendship of this Government, for It
win net wn to run the risk of eatttiag nteh terrfide evils to It neighbor when it reli upon the good will of the latter to peenre the Jt tmls which rt seeks to attain. Twenty person were removed from the Treauiry Department recently on account of the order of the Secretary forbidding the ewplormoMt of wjveral memlers of the Mime family In the Department. A delegation of colored men fromLottk iana watted upon the Prwddent on the 8th, d ealled hk attention to the Meoeity of tb AdmftiktratioH reeogniziHg the colored eb-WBt In some mtWlantlal manner, at the Monetise piwentmg the mune of several elorcl men whom they d4red to have appointed to varfww oke. The President
aart tnem that their -Motions .houM b dHly eonshleretl, and that wme of the MHmeii asked for-bould be made imidWly. T..L M. Um, another colored representative who called upon him for a irpMe, th PmMent hM he waaWtto bue a etretthtr, tn wbfc It
two tKtegatKHts irom Aiatmnta, r-prc-
K'nting respectively the ultra antl modet-ate
Republieans of that State, had separate in tot-views with the President on the 11th. In
reione to their representations, the Presi
dent said in siibitance,that whatever changes were made in Alabama onleers would be In
the interest of what he considered the
Union KepuMlcan sentiment of the State,
and that he would make no change except
for Ineatciency or corruption. He further said, that in making appointments he woulu select men who have a material interest in
the State.
Jasper Smith, now Consul at FuhcImI and
formerly chief of the Consular Bureau of the State Department, has been promoted to
take charge of the commercial agency at
Nottingham, England.
Jame Lewis, colored, has been commis
sioned naval officer at New Ork'ans.
A Washington Asociated Pro dispatch f the 13th givwthefollowingapparctitlyautnorized iHatement of th I'rCsldt nt's Mnaneial views: President Hayes, although in
former years prcilkpoM'd, like manv other
hard-money men, to adhere to the prevalent
uoetrtne of RnatKe writer in favor of a single gold standard, has materially changed his
viws during the progress of the general dkcuskH reu-ding th' wislom ami propriety of the act of 1STX which demone
tized the old legal-tender silver dollar.
He know in favor of its remonetization and
KAMT. Samuel Warhurst died of hydrophobia at Saugus Centre, Mass., on the nth, having been bitten by a mad dog about two moHthn previously. Tim UhIoh Savings Hank, at llath, Pa., HUsiHmletl oh the ftth. The stockholders isay they will pay dollar for dollar, Liabilities not known. The suit against Peter II. Sweeney, exmember of the New York Tammany Ring, to recover $7,000,000 alleged to have been stolen from the city, has been compromised by an agreement on the iart of Sweeney's friends to pay jMOO.000. Thomaa lUssell and Mrs. Sarah Carr Jump etl from the windows of a burning building
at Host oh, on the mh, and both have since died from their injuries. The hat manufactory of Glover, Sanford & Sons, at East Bridgeport, Conn., was burned on the, night of the 7th. Tlte lire broke out in the third story of the main building, which was feet long, AO feet wide and four and a half series high. The tianies were communicated by the elevator to the lower stories, causing a general conflagration. An effort was made to save a portion of the stock which was stored In the ortice, a one-story structure adjoining the main building, when the walls of the latter suddenly fell outward, crushing in the roof
of the otMce and burying a large number of persons in the ruins. Eleven lives were lost
by this terrible disaster, while the property
toss is about $360,000, with Insurance of
$150,000.
The Auburn (N. Y.) woolen mills were burned on the 10th. Loss $100,000. Three
hundred workmen are thrown out of em
ploytnent.
Edwin WhitCjthe well known painter,d!ed
at Saratoga Springs, .. i ., on the 7th.
Mr. A. II. Blood, a prominent Massachu
setts railroad man, and Mr. Solomon II.
Howe, both of Itoston, have gone Into bauk
niptcyon account
speculations
Eleven hundred
lieriesof the Lehlgli
Company, Pa., have struck agaitist a reduc
tlon of wages.
The execution of Geo. W. Fletcher for the
murder of James Hanley in Novcmler, 1S75, took place at Moyamensing Prison, Pa., on
the 11th.
A collision occurred between an excursion
train and a regular train near Point, of
Hocks, Md., on the 12th, causing the death
of six or more persons and the Injury of 14
others, some of whom will probably die.
Charles II. Keifer, editor of the Frederick
(Md.) J&amtNer, is among the killed
WEST A3iV SOUTH.
The Ohio State Greenback Convention was
held at Columbus on the tth. A State ticket was tiominated,headed by Stephen Johnson,
of Miami County, for Governor.
The Arkamms Supreme Court has decided that the net umler whlek about $16,000,000 lHmb wore Issued In im In aid of railroad was UHOoHntltutioitat and that the bond are Illegal. The case wan appealed from the Pulaski Circuit Cntrt, the Supreme Court anlrmlng the decision of the court below. Heport of the condition of the ootton crop from various Houree, up to June 10, are a follows: Alabama Slight average Increase Iu crop over that of last season; crop about 10 days later; present condition of the crop good. Arkansas A very slight increase in acreage over lat year; weather unfavorable and crop alniut 10 days later than last season. LouisianaCondition of crop good, but a little later than last year; slightly Increased acreage. MMsslppI Present condition good, but about one vek later titan last year; .small increase in acreage. Tennessee Decrease of about 12 percent. Iu area planted; crop in fair condition, but about 10 days later than last season. TexasAbout 8 per eent. increase In acreage over last year; stands generally good, but somewhat later than last year. Groat destruction by the high water.catljiied by continued heavy rains, was reported ontlieiath from various localities In Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Mississippi, Arkansas and West Tennessee. Unusually hot weather prevailed iu Cali
fornia during the (Irst half of June. In San Francisco the thermometer ranged from IW dcg. to W) deg., and at sonic Interior points at the foot Of the bills it is stated to have reached 115 deg. In the shade.
The commission to locate the Spotted Tail and Red Cloud Indian agencies, It is reported from Yankton, have selected the ground at the Old Whetstone Agency for one of the bands, and that at th mouth of the Bad River for the other, both being on the Missouri River.
The Commercial Fire Insurance Connny
ntgriiw noar Krstaz, in fwblch both st,i lost heavily. Th Montenegrin wltJr to Ilatijanl. HeportM from the DamilWMr that the two armlM are walchtug Ml another, and oannouaillng I, frittviit but the Russians have not yet disclosed tlK lr u tentlom. The Turkish report of tm tl alan attempt on Saturday to vn at Huu ohtik Is unworthy of attention, as tH.," tempt certainly was not serious. Cteanatra'8 Needle, and Hk Premjsed Voyage to LoHtlen. The u needle" is i feet MW.
foot sqtmro not uniformly, but at the base. It weighs about h'O tons, a,i Mm in the Hand 10 feet abovo hiyh vnter lino. To get this inasd .safelv itito'the soa antl ncross tho sea, it is intended to build up round it on shore a cylindrical iron case orhip, and then to roll the entire mass, nearly 00 tons, into tk Mediterranean, and when the iiecesarv ballasting and additions have been m ufe to tho Hhin in dry dock, to have her tow. ed to Kngland. Tho iron vessel is now lxjing tnado at tho Thames iron works ami when ready will bo nunt out hure in pieces, to bo bo built round the obelidc undor tho superintendence of Waynman Dixon, brother to John Dixon, tlte en. terprising designer antl contractor. The vessel must he considerably longer than tho obelisk, because of the shape of the stone. It will be 92 feet long and 15 feet in diameter, with plates I inch thick. It vyilt be divided Into U water-tight coinpartments by 8 bulkheads, total weight of iron 75 tons. To lift tho etuis of The obelisk, jacks of immenc power will have to be sent from Kngland, and after the cylinder is built tremendous tackle will be required to roll it into the m, ft will llont in 9 fot water, and to reach this depth it must be rolled too feet.
miiuiiuimit; laiuuftu I ui ou jjMUin uaEiiuu lino iHlUKrillllCV. iiic , I in on nflraut oml i. : ...ill i. i. i
managers state that the assignment Is made With bilsrn konls. noldor ,i
employees in seven eol- for tho protection of all the creditors and ! srour. ft will lm I'nturr.A ...:.E
i and Wilkesbarre Coal policy-holders. fc i gno must. nd ,u "".....i ...m
I ,7" - -, 7aaa.3y atiiu f IJ
nave a deck-house for .Mr. Carter,
w no wm nsive cnarge ot tt on the voyage, for although it will be in tow of a steamer, it will bo in every respect a ship, and able to take care of itself fora tinio in (vkh nf uoitit.n i..- 1. ..,!:,.
1 he A ideombe susnslon bridge at Rath, HWay from the tow lines, which are to England, gave way on the 0th, and some J00 I be of steel wire. There will be four or pecple were precipitated Into the river Avon, ! five men on board to make sail, pump 12 or more of w hom were killed or drowned, j bilge wstc.rt trim Hhtif and luak, and some 60 others injured. & in L.as ..f no..,r i ( u. 1a
The receipts of the Vatican front . the eminent engineers tlte plan proposed is Pope's Jubilee were six and a half million admirably "adapted for the work to he
..4 ... 6w.u, "uus.tcui .aiunnie iiiwenm. none. StUt Mr. I) XOtl'S COtlf doilPrt U
FOKKKJX. Edward Trowbridge, formerly United
States Consul at Harbailoes, died on the l'Jth ult. from hydrophobia, caused by the bite
of a iet dog.
M. Bonnet Duverdicr, President of the
Paris Municipal Assembly, who was recently arrested, charged with Insulting Presi
dent McMahon and inciting war and assas
sination, has been sentenced to 15 months
shown in the fact that should he fail to complete his task he will receive nothing for his outlay and trouble. If, however, tho undertaking is n success, the
i entire oviionsn will lw Imt-m. In 1r
The Mayor of Mount Camel, III., solicits ,pnMBY7 anu lo W -,uw , m 1 Knwmus Wilson, the eminent sur-a-on.
coHtrib ut loss in aid of the destitute of that
town, victims of the recent tornado. lie says that the dwellings and personal effects of over 100 families were entirely swept
away, and they are therefore entirely de
pendent at present upon charity. Tho list
of the dead, 14 In number, is as follows:
James Goodrich, Geo. Princs, Win. New
kirk, Geo. Mathews, Geo. Moore, Chas. Nor
man, JohH A. Edgar, Chas. L. Poole, Fred. Goehe, Willie Waller, B. T. Dallard, Bar
bara Dorr, Master Mastcrson, Mrs. Chas.
Burton.
Four of the miscreants who made the al
most successful attempt to wreck a passen
ger train on the St. Louis and San Francisco
Itallroad at Woodend Station have been ar
rested. Their names are Leroy Oliver, Geo,
Gibson, John Long and Allen Greenstreet.
umer participants of the meeting at st. , Immense care ami nicety will have to Denis Incurred lesser but severe sentences, ha exercised in obtaining the necessary
strength and rigidity: the obehk must
Imj so packed, formingwith the iron cylinder one solid mass, as to avoid any ;-..:.. . 1... 11. . t "
iniiniit iiiiiu uiu roiling iitti tne Hier, . or from the heavj working of tho ship
A letter front Paraguay says that Pre.-!
dent Gilllant and his brother William were murdered In a most barbarous manner.
The President was at home with his family
when he wxs surpri-ed and killed by a band
or assansins, headed by Colonel Gaibursaml afterward. I presume tho most anxious
vumnmmiers jioraies aim uwier)-. lit a I Itart Ot the work Will lm to "et t in ves-
subsequent engagement with the troops ' sol and her precions cargo into the sea. Gaibura and Morales were made prisoners. I Once alloat, other tliniculties will lie
u fans uispaich oi tne nth says that the ' mastered. Three thousand fiw hundred
German Ambassador hm given the French years ago this obelisk formed one of the Government the moct satisfactory assurance ' nillars in front of tin iw;tt timili. of
ntiiars in trout ot tne irt
of Germany's imclHc iHtcutlons. iTum fthe settinff sun) at Ilelionolis
Gen. Escobedo Was reported to be In I--1 (near Cairo), and was brought to Alex-
redo, Texas, on the 11th, actively engaged In , andria during the reign of Cleopatra.
recruiting a force for the capture of Nueva t No accounts exist of theatmlhtnees Used,
Laredo, on the opposite side of the river, j but if this and larger monuments could
of the readoptlon of the double standard of 01iver Hatle full confeion, sUtinp The Diaz onlcials were greatly alarmed and j bo safely moved about some 1C0O 11. C,
gwu anu sncr, or in otner woru, he favors that th nlan wm matnrwi 9ft,r full bin,,,; a wt n hot Haste for reinforcements. i it is not mfsiblo to doubt our ability to
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at OH and that the sole olivet waij tnni!r. -nuiisignwi rnu ruuimwi, jusnop 01 uu iihuwiso lit UIO ivm CCIHUn ,
There were four more in the gang and It was
thought all would be captured.
A destructive tire occurretl at Galveston I nuonrb ric.rut a small uasm tna
stems in puces
of buildings, oomprWng the area bounded ""f ' er 'ocn.or oi capuico, wno ( auout an melt long, without peeling,
a full return to the condition of things, In relation to these subjects, which existed
pre vious to the legislation of 1873, being con vtneed that such a return to the former sys
tern will greatly promote the resumption of
siecn; payments, an object that he
regards of irst importance. While, bowev
er, he considers the legislation
or 1ST3 to have been a haty and uncalled for
Interference with the legal-tender powers of
a large portion of our circulating medium, he ha hoi yet formed any determination to
bring the subject onleially to the attention of
Congress, although it is by no means improbable that he may hereafter conclude that some recommendations on his part of
tne nature above outlined will be advisable
It is said that the unpublished portions
or ix's confession regarding the Mormon
mas-acre at Mountain Meadow, now on tile
In the Attorney-General's ohlce in Washing
ton, directly implicate Brigham Youmr and
other high members of the Mormon Church
In that horrible massacre. Tlte chief obsta
ete to effecting a conviction upon Lee's
statement arises from the difficulty of procuring witnewes, now widely scattered.
'I he application of the Union Trust Com
pany, of New York, representing the Baring Brothers of London, for the appointment of
a receiver for the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railroad, which was recently
argued before Judges Miller and Dillon, at
AeokUK, lowa, has lieen denied by the Court.
1 he Manhattan Club of New York City, a
Democratic organization, on the cvcntnieof
the 12th gave a grand recetrtlon to Messrs.
Tllden and Hendricks, the Democratic candidates for President and Vice-President M the late election. Both gentlemen madebrief
speeches. Mr. Tllden said:
" Every body known that.
ek'ction men who wer elected by the people
States were eounted tmt, ami mm'h who were not eifttet were eoMMimt Ih ml u.i,i
tHsnlaifi mrv tliowght ( ieional wrong lti fIvel in thla tranoaction. Not by any act or wnrtt of mine flmtl that 1ms dwarfed or df rflLm'0 lH;rr,nHl Urtevanti which Is In
natol annals, To every man of the fontand a onarter mlllhMt who are do f rand ed of thotruHa of Uietr elective fraeltts it i t.u
great a wnmjc aslt U to me, and m h-s to everj' man oft be mtmrity will tM! tiltlHlato eotMH"pH.H-s extend." Mr. Hendricks said:
by Market, 21st,23d Streets and the bay were completely destroyed. Among the buildings
burned are the Grand Southern Hotel, Odd
Fellows' Hall, First National Bank, Cotton
hxcbatmsatid many private business houses.
The Ios will foot up alout .$l,fiOO,000; Insur
ance, $l,tfO,000.
A grand farewell reception to ex-Gov.
Hendricks, of Indiana, was given at Mason
Ic Hall, Indianapolis, on tho evening of the
cth, prior to his departure for Europe.
At Dinwiddle Court-house, Va., on the
St h, Jack Pleasants was hanged for the mur
der of Ann Mtndy, in Aprillast. Roth col
ored. At Opclousas, La.. Louis Rousseau
was hanged for the murder of Cyrus Brigncz, on the 1.1th of March last.
The Brownsville (Texas) Sentinel of the
th announces that a disease something like cholera has broken out among the troops at
lunggold Barracks. About 80 were In the
hospital and six had died.
At Cincinnati, on tha nlxht of the 0th
w-as ousted by Jlmlnez, a partisan of Diaz,
; lias declared for Lento, defeated Jlmlnez In
an engagement, and that the latter was captured and shot.
plenty of sugar, and a good light cni't.
! THE MARKETS. ' NEW YORK. June 13. 1877.
ItKEVES-Kntlvo Steers $10.M fcjmo
SHKKl'-Uivslioni i:X 4 Shorn . tUVO
IKHt9-Live
COTTOX-Mlddllnir
KIX3Ult-Good to Choice.
WHBAT-Xo. 2 Chicago l.ttt f CORK-Weatern Mixed Mf
OATS-Wostern Mixed
I'OKK New Mess
John "Wilson", a well known circus rider, shot turn at Bucharest on the 9th.
The War. A dispatch from Ragua,Kth, says that the
Turkish forces under All Said had made an attack uiKn the Montenegrins In Zeta valley,
the object being to reach Danllograd. Severe lighting ensued, and the victory as usual Is
claimed by both sides.
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t icnun uiimiLi, ui liici in,, s liiii iiimh ' hm
Ion gains ground In military circles that the 1 COTTOK-Mlddllnit'...'
Russians will Hot cross tho Danube. They
expect such decisive successes In Asia that ever' condition of a durable peace may be secured thereby.
The Czar arrived at I'loestl on the 7th and
was received with manifestation of great
rejoicing. Prince Charles of Rotimanla paid the Czar a visit and it was announced that the Czar would visit Prince Charles In re-
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tUnnH,U'tiA InLoulstana and in rlorWa and at WashlwgioH IsmH and can not m iih!sttsrfl toiT thj coMHtrj', for the obrhwi reawjn that It wa mrt trn, A (treat and slneere peoplo wHl rest then- Nnal fudg meat only upon truth, ami never upon lraui snccetHtnl throagh tcchnkuHtjV'
and fatally wounded Chas. Thompson, night watchman at Wood's Theater. Both were
under the influence of liquor, and the shooting was without further provocation than a
few angry words betwecnithetn. Wilson
was arrested.
Lieut. William bawter, of the 11th U. S.
Infantry, committed suicide at the Chey
enne River Agency, on tho Slth ult., by
snooting lilmscir through the head. He had recently received news of the death of his
little daughter, and was expecting his wife
On the steamer Cameron to Join him at his
post. A report reached him that several
lady passengers on the unfortunate steamer
were' drowned when she sank, and he was Impressed with a liellef that bis wife was
among thoso said to have been lost. Mrs.
Ijtwter was, however, transferred safely
from the CHineroui, ami went tip the river oh another boat. During a recent storm the house of Mr. C F. Vlck, near Falrmottnt, Neb., was
blown down, and h whole family burled
im the ruins.
A Brussels dispatch of the 8th Jays that
the Turks lost 8,000 men In their Kght with the Montenegrins on the Mb, and were compelled to abandon their advance on Piva.
It was reported on the 0th that Hobart
Pasha had left Varna with a squadron to
bomlmrd Odessa, A state of siege has been proclaimed in Roiimauia and the transmis
sion ot all Information concerning military movements Is now prohibited. Russia
has ordered a new levy of 218,000 men. Tho Russians attempted to cross the Danube
In force between NlkopoIIs and Slstova
but were repulsed. It l reported that.
Mukhtar Pasha has been cut off from Krzo-
roum and Kars. Erzerottm is short of pro
visions, and the garrison of Kars Is on half rations.
The Egyptian contingent for Turkey sail
ed from Alexandria on the 11th, escorted by four Turkish men-of-war. Mukhtar Pasha telegraphs that tha garrison at Kars had made a successful sortie and pur.uted the
enemy, Admiral MHttapba states t list live
Riuwdan torpedo boats were destroyed In the
at the
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