Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 27, Number 13, Jasper, Dubois County, 16 January 1885 — Page 6

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TOPICS OF THE DAr. Nws from Kvrywhr. 0XKRSIOXAL rKOCWKDIXOi. Ix the Senate a the Hk the Inter-Stat aemaieres bill vm the principal measure emeueeed. Mr. WHeon favored the bUl, ami spoke la troii terms of the beaeftte h thcwght vronU aeerwe to the country were each a lw to be eitMctetl. Mr. well onsie Uks kill. Ha tfeouant the ciauee to prevent pontine; and to require railroads to barae no more for a short than a long haul inn nnjurt provieioas In the f louse a reeotatiott wh offnd requttnln the rresfcwnt to Inform the Moue under what limitations American representative were sent to tbe African Conmom ee at Berlin. A bill was Introduced prevkttns; for an assistant signal -wry tee omrank ot Colonel of Infantry, whieh It te understood fc to HUed by Lieutenant tireeJy. Mr. Mleeoek moved to euepend he rules to take an the bill to repeal the in tornal revenue tasea en clean, tobneeo and eertatit liquor. Alter a lengthy abat the motion wa4 lost. Similar motions in refer en to the Mexican pensions and the Lowell teMftkntptcy bill were aleo lout. A MH was mroduve4 appropriating iljm for th fcMrovetMitt of the Mississippi, which kaa PERSONAL AN1 I'OLITICAL. I.x an editors! the Washington Star says : "The feeliag ot antagonism between the Senate and the House baa greatly iuereeeed. Representatives think the Senators are disposed to usurp all the powers Menciaic to the House. Tke Senators think the House arbitrary and dictatorial." The Grand Jury in Philadelphia found true bills against IVm. T. and Lewis J. Dedaer, the suspended bankers, charged wkh emboislomont. The plan to raise for the relief f General Grant haa taken definite shape. Governor Cleveland, in answer to an iaeek-y emphatically deniea that he is President of a Free Trade dab. BtsxAHCK says Saglaad is solely responsible for the Egyptian trembles. Ox the 3d Hon. Samuel J. Randall and party iaepected tke wire-drawing works at JMrmiajcham, Ala. At White Plains, X. Y., on the 3d, an Arab tramp was arrested who had $10,900 in BagUeh gold on hie person. It took $160,000 to pay the expenses of he National Democratic Convention at Chisago. A Govxkxxkxt eSeial is authority for the statement that physieiaas declare General Grant to be completely broken ewwa fat health. Johx McCffLLOTGH, the tragedian, narrowly escaped being ran over by a railroad rani, on tho 3d, in Philadelphia, Pa. GsxBRAi Hatch and his command wiil move oa, Oklahoma immediately with forage for a Ifty nays' oampatga. Ox the 3d the Springer committee started for Cincinnati, O., to investigate Marshal Wright's action at the Ohio election. The late Dr. Jamea H. Harris, of Indianspoils, lad., left a will ordering that bo funeral be held and that his body be sent at once to a dissecting table. His wishes were carried out. Ok the 4th ex-Governor Cobura, aged fcjhty-two years, died at Skowhegan, Me. KexATOft. Kbmu.nds favors the Nicaragua treaty and is taking a lively hand in the proposed legislation. Iaxl Graxvillk deetiaes to give his onoont to the proposal to hold a formal eafereaoe on the Egyptian question at Paris. It is said that a formidable railroad lobby is assembled at Washington, bent on defeating; the Reagan inter-State cotasaeree bill if seek a thing is possible. Acooroixs to the Albany Express Prtsielent Arthur is not a eandidate for United States Senator, and that paper therefore faTors Depew as its next choice. mckktart Ckaxbi.br of the Xavy DeparteHt has writtem a letter to Hon. slseaaol J. Raolall in reference to the hitch hs aking the nosossary appropriations 01 of the BOtorkMta Basaard gang ef ntlaws, John Lippesteoet, was arrested at Cohmbia, Pa., on the M. Lsfts Raxbolph CMoncarLL, ex-Vieeroy ml India, will return to Esglsad by the way ef Ben FraacJsco. A bal is pabhehed ia London that Jbwl Granville received s letter from Bissaarek ehargiag Kagkusd with eaneiag the stgyptian tresMes. Gla&stomk has gone to Hawaraea Castle, where he wUl remain nseU his siokneM iserer. Mis trouble Is from loss of sleep. Ix the Toledo (0.) District Hon. Frank i has served formal notice of sontest i Jaeob Rosseis. Cossressmssi.eieet. Ix teetifyiag on the Mat Hew York XJ. B. Grant, Jr., said that Ward, his late imrfcser, had oonfeeeed to Ida that he (Ward) was a great raeeaL Oxtheeth Represesitatives Randall and MeAdoe retwrr. to Washington from their Son teem trip, The Srm e( Fraaeok Bodart, merhaats and seed-erashsra of London, Eng., fahed eat the Mhf with MLm.m liablUIx his annual repert Mayor Low declares that the Breoklyn bridge is set a paying Tmk resignation of Governor Cleveland of New York was read in the Boasts at Albany on the 0th. The Beeretary of the Interior has written the President of the Senate a long letter ia refer eaee to Use leaeinc ef Indian Ox the Sth the Springer eommittee meaeeit Investigating Marshal Wright's ondt at me October eleotkm la CiaciaaaM.O. Txx LHUaMsre ef CalifernM seeetabled wtheHb. BsitotiBC for United Bute will net taho.alaee hafara Uu It k seated that if .ar wM sens Us naaea te be

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and wiu he aseomiianina hr main bars ef (M4C ItArit ffCWMs 4)W stfAMfli fc Ji relief of wffsrara frees the earthquakes in Spam. AND CAMIALTIM. At Ipswleh, D. T., om the Hist, a nnmber of btetnsn bouses were burned. Ox the Xew York elevated railroads two soUislsns oecttrred on the Akk, due to fog, bet fermaatsly no uvea were lost. Tmk recent earthquake caneed the death of handi-eds of ieepie in some of the Span ish towns, beeMes ia juries to great sum bera. Ox the night of the 3th eight masked men lysenea neasant Anderson near ltlakeebsrg, la. Me was tried for mnrdsr a year ago, and acquitted. Ox the S)th William Pearson, a spirit ualistio crank, killed his infant child with a hammer atChebollis, Wyoming. He then proposed to his wife that they both cut their threats, which they did, but they were both alive at last accounts. Ix a railway accident in Kngland on the a -f - iisi . s i it . a it i our persons wore nuiea ana mirty iu jnred. Ox the 1st Representative Laird, of Ke braskn. was severely injured nt Washington while horseback ridia?. Ox the 1st a Baltimore & Ohio train was wrecked near Grafton, W. Va. Two were kilted and a number injured. The total number of persons killed by the earthquakes in Spain since Christmas will approximate 2,000. Ox the 81st Mrs. Mary X. Cody, step daughter of a promineBt member of the Canadian Parliament, was arrested ia De troit, Mich., charged with forging; her HHKher'a name. At Albania, Spain, one thousand houses are ia ruins, the result of the earthquake. One hundred and ninety-two bodies have been recovered. Ix a powder mill explosion nearXenis, O., oa the 3d, John Gina was killed. Mrs. Robert Jexxbtts was accidental ly burned to death at Franklin, Ky., on the 3d. Ox the 3d a mob, said to be locked-out miners, used dynamite oa the Bristol tunnel oa the Shawnee Division of the Balti more 4b Ohio Itoad, causing 300 feet to oare in. A dastardly attempt was made to blow up aa underground railway traia( with dynamite ia London oa the 2d. No pas sengers hurt. alhama, spata, is reported ta ruins as the result of the recent earthquake shocks. Many other towns are deserted, the people being panic-etriokea, and living ia the fields. Ox the 3d Gttstav Tell, of Lexington, Ky., committed suicide by cutting his throat with a butcher knife. Ox the night of the 3d men attempted to rob Baltbasar Kraus, a German barber, at Bellaire, O., and one of the rascals was fatally suit. Ox the 4th, in r fit of insanity, Dr. Ru dolph Tauszky, of New York, wounded seriously both his wife and himself. He hasbeeaan authority ia medical circles on insanity matters. OK the 3d Clinton Smith, nineteen years of age, was arrested for murdering his father aear Torre Haute, lad. Ox the 3d Win. F. Devlin, a New York telegraph messenger boy, was arrested for stealing $1,300 from a stock broker. Teller and Assistant Cashier James G. Scrugham, of the City National Bank of Lexington, Ky., is a defaulter, and has fled to Canada. He is short about $40,000. Ox the 3d aa attempt was made to rob pass.'agers on aa accommodation traia on the stnltimore Central Road by two unknown men, who were frightened off be fore they accomplished the job. Johx Maxwell, who poisoned his three children recently aear Springfield, 0., hanged himself in jail with a towel. Ox the 1Kb Jacob Michaels, a prominent church member at Hardenburg, lad., hav ing been discovered ia f orgiag aa order by wntcn ae got iuu, snot utmaeu dead la the preseaoeof the constable seat to arrest him. ingCKLLAXBOfTS. The Minister from Hawaii to Washington says the proposed extension of the treaty will greatly beaett Americana. Last year the number of appointments under the civil service rules was 15100 men and 36 women. I; Ox the 4th additional shocks of earthquake occurred la the southern provisoes of Spain. The continuance of the shook has caused a great panic among the inhabitant. The Spanish Govern meat has informs the Powers of the annexation of certain territory en the west coast of Africa. The tobacco crop ia the Connecticut Valley is a good one, according to reports received by the Springfield lltpitblkaH. The miners ia the Hocking Valley are said to be tampering with railroad telegraph wires, and sending out false orders as to the running of trains. A pack of bloodthirsty Socialists hold a meeting in Chloajo on the 4th. Some of the speakers favored the liberal use of dynamite, and one sged, deerepld creature rged the slaughter!; of several thousand eapitaUstfl at oaoe. Ix Frederick Ceanty, Maryland, oa the d, a violent shook of earthquake was felt. The farmers of Italy are forming a National League for mutual protection. The number of school children la Iowa is Wa.eDO-e'lg.OOO females and 3e,0QO males. A Paris dispatch says the Minister of War has resigned because Ferry insisted upon reinforcements being seat to Teaquia. Ax address has been issued by the Irish Republican League upholding the protective tariff system. The Hooking- Valley misers before retBraiac te work are required to itga aa k-oa-oiad eeatraet. Ox the ft tb Petahertsa Mills, at Law-

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iiMelveaev by credit. Lsowlatioh will be urged ia the British rariiamsiit MOttfag te a obaaae ia the land laws of Wales, Paraoll has promwed Mm support of the National party. FQK the week ended the 3d the total value of intfKtrte relved at New York was f,4H,W. The total imports sines January lt, im, were $14,41M,W. The Urietol tunnel, oa the Baltimore Ohio Road, whioh has solid walls of seal on either side, is still burning, having; been Bred by iaosndaries, and the tunnel is a complete wreok. AT Stillwater, Miaa., 37,000,000 feet of logs were scaled last year, and 1W.9O0.0M feet manufactured into lumber, leaving ji,wu,wu m the booms. it is asm tw araiea soeialista are oon stanUy drilling ia Chloao, whieh is eontrary to the State law. The miliUa armories are coastaatly guarded. The Tmg enlls upoa the authorities to break up the drills. A slight earthquake shook was felt at Tarrysown, . V., oa the eth. The Jfxpositiou Society of Pittsburgh, i . i nas Hied a deed of asslgameat. At Gaeta, Italy, a few cases of cholera have recently occurred. Ix Grand River, Michigan, an' ice jWge has caused a disastrous overflow. Portions of Grand Ranids were badlv flooded. The Italian Government has decided Ui occupy Tripoli and will send troops there. iHE tobacco manufacturers of Lviirh. burg, Va., prophesy an active revival of traue wttum a few weeks. a suxm oi ueatas irom cholera are a . - reported in an island ou the cost of France. Ox the 5th a New York court decided that a female notary was ellrible. the question having- been raised. Ix bpein funds are beinr raised for tha relief of those who suffered from the earth quake shocks. According to a Parte journal, the re cent victory of General Xegrier near Chu is the prelude to offensive action In China, For eleven months the earnlnrs of the Chicago, Kurlineton & Oulncv Rnatl wr 33,422,313, a decrease of $316,137 compared wita the same period of 13$i, IX the United b tat en Circuit Cc:rt at Cincinnati, O.. suit was broutrht on tha &tb, for the sale of the Cincinnati 4b Hock ing valley Railroad, a narrow-gauge line. OX the 6th, at Ray Roberta, Newfound land, there was another furious Orange outbreak. The Redemption 1st fathers were beeieeed. The United States Consul de. manded protection for American citizens. The Iron trade of Pittsburgh. Pa., shows signs of revival. Several mills started up on the Sth. Others will resume within a few days. Wages have not been restored, though. The New York Commtrct'il llulktin esti mates the fire loss for December in the United States and Canada nt 411,030,000; and for the year $112,WO,000; or .l.VO0,0tW more than the annual average for nine years. Repeated shocks of earthquake have been felt in South Styris, a province of Hungary. Considerable damaKe to nrouerty has beea done. . LATE NEWS ITEMS. Ix'tho Sea"te"oH the 8th Mr. Hawley in troduced a bill to establish international copyright. Consideration of the Oregoa Central land-rrant bill was resumed. Mr. Morgan, offered an amendment similar to the one In the Atlantic & Pacilc forfeiture bill, nrovidinsr a method of Indicia! rvroceedlngs for the ascertainment of rigkUof any parties claiming: under the arrant. Messrs. Slater and Dolnh on nosed the amendment, which, after a lengthy discus sion, was lost by a vote of 38 to lu. The bill was then passed without division. Mr. M or trail erave notice of a motion to reconsider In the House a bill was passed appropriating 160,000 for the relief x destitute Indians ia Montana. Ia committee of the whole. Mr. Rogers (of Ar kansas) ia the chair, the pension bill was taken up. It atmrom-iates Sfitf.97tf.0Q9. Amendments were added to check the many alleged swindling; schemes of pen sion ciaim agents. lmriHg the debate sev eral Ohio members had a lively spat, but Baally the eommittee rose and the bill was passed. Mr. Crokkrite Was elected Sneaker of the Illinois House of Representatives. kt. Kev. Johx Jacksox. D. D.. Iiishon of Ixmdou, died oa the th. JaAXY additional Iron in Us will reauma operation at Pittsburgh, Pa., within a few tiays. GEO. Z. hrvrln was elected Sneaker of the New York House of ItonriuaK-a The Harvard College faculty have voted to prohibit inter-collegiate games of footuau. Westerx Pennsylvania millers are foreilaif an association to regulate the price of flour. Bismarck has abandoned his iRtentlrm Of visiting- Southern Kurona. British protectorate hasbeea nroeUhnwl over tue waoie of the rondo land in South ern Africa. The Horth Chloaco rolllne-mllls. wbfrk employ 2,000 men, have announced that taey win soon resume operations. an investigation of and an land oases was becun on the 0th bv the Hut n. mlttee on Indian Affairs. The visible supply of wheat on the th was 4i,fS,000 bushels; corn, 4,Ofi4,0W uusueis; oats, 2,000,000 bushels. united states Marshal Wkirht mn. tinned his testimony before the Sprlager nvestiKauoaoommittoeatCIaeiaaaU. O.. on tke eth. T. M. IIealy. an Irish member of Par. iiameni., was nreeenteu on ins IKK with a oheck for 1,000 by his constituents. jour aunurea wen-armed men u-an. IKX-ted at Caran Russell. In Oklahoma., and they say they will resist the Government troops. The Commisslossr f Istsraal Rereaas ana issaea a otrcuMr ia refer enee ta

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ae mt Ut MU Oewer.UHprevetoMl enel HeHlUb MHraVea hh KeH-d-A Ywh erlan HhM IHiwh In lUm Kml WkH 1IU Wile Vainly IMwU (m Hr Khhh fr Mm EeWV'f Oolumhux, O v., January i. MthlHg ia the criminal annabi oi thU State rivals In oold-bloinietl braullty the munler at Samuel M. 1 taker at Urn hendti of a xaMg of deeperudoeii led by JH W. .Smith, who has lor years beea recog Hlsed as a terror iu the Neighborhood. Not only wa there not the 4ixht est halow of prt) vocation or pretext for the dwl, but the iHHsuIiar clrcunwUtee KHrruumliug Uw en render It oo of tU most atroctoHs that coukl tHMMlblr b liimginwl. SHrroumle! by the band of rHltians, the UHfortuaate victim was shot to death while kH weeping bride kaelt at the feet of the murderer, imploring valHly lor the life of her young hnebaad. Mr. ltaker, who mss only recently marrieil, settled a .few weeks ago ou a farm la Carroll County, nearly on the lUHeof Heard County. Thu young couple weru supremely happy. Tiie farm was well stocked, ami the planning of the farm operation for the coming year bad beea discussed and agreed upon, the ykld promising an abundant return. On Wi'dneeHlar evening; last about twilight Mr. liakr took his brkle's arm, ami together thev went oat to look at their slock. Just as they turned to re trace their steps toward their home, three men, armed, and Innamotl with liquor, approached them. They were John V. Smith, Andrew Smith and A. S. King. All were known to Mr. Baker, who stepped aside with his wife, in the hope of avoiding any controversy with thcni. John Smith stepped across their path, and, cocking his guu, ordered them to bait. "Go down ou your kaees," said the rutnan, "or I'll blow your brains out." enforcing the command by Klntlag the weapon at the head of Mr. lUkcr, who was unarmed. Smith then jtotired forth the ioft villainous abuse on the head of Ills Intended victim, interlarding his frightful oaths with the most shocking obfrceaity. Realizing the perilous posi tion in which Iter husband was placed, Mrs. Baker, honlns; to Hive him from violence, left his side, and approaching Smith, knelt ai his feet, sad clinging to his kacee, shrieked out: "Spare tny husband's life I For God's sake spare him I He has never wronged you. Do not kill him!" and lu the ex citement sinking to the ground ia a half fainting condition. I lie pathetic anneal. Instead of movlns the rurtiau'.s pity, appeared rather to in flame him to crime, and Mtumins the prostrate, weeping woman aside with Lu boot, the inhuman destwrado took delib erate aim at the kneeling man and tired. The entire load of shot pierced Baker's heart, and he fell foward, dying almost Instantly. Smith coolly reloaded his eun. and with his two companions walked away, all Drlns their weapons la the air. enrsiae and Mhoutins as thev went. Smith, the murderer, made his escape. Abe Killing of Baker has arous-ed the neighborhood, ami if the murderer is found he will no doubt be lynched. HARD TIMES. The CettH CoRtrHHbil and World's Pair, Like the Mojerltyuf Papular Aattteemefita l'layittg In II .trd Luek. Xkw Oklkaxs, La.. January 5. The Exposition Is In bad luck. While the running expenses have not beea less than $5,000 a day, the gate receipts have not reached 94,000. It has raised more than half of the time since the opening, and the four days of the car-drivcrs'strlke cost the Exposition the attendance of many thousands of visitors. Carrier's Cincinnati band, engaged for the season for 60,000 is said to be packing up ready to go away, no funds for its payment be ing la sight The mistake of opening the Exposition a month too soon Is now apparent, while the bad management of its details has become manifest to the army of exhibitors. It Is said 600 car-loads of exhibits are bow behind, the owners sot knowing where to look for them. It i said that the Board of Managers has succeeded In the past two days la raising 9110,000, which will satisfy the immediate demands of employes and re lieve the concern of some immediate pres sure. Yesterday being a tweaty-ive cent day, the Exposition was well attended. Sundays are becoming the popular days for the people of New Orleans, who have not the week day leisure, and although a few exhibits are covered with tarpaulins. ami the machinery is sot allowed to work, there are attractions to make the .visit a proMtabie one. DANGEROUS ICE GORGE. Nearly Ferty MU f a MleMsaa Kirrr Onrged With Ice DrHMmite ta Re L'ertf Te Hrenklt Iosse llamace to Prejtertjr. Oraxd Ramos, Mich., January c It is believed all danger to the bridges from km ia Grand River ta past. The gorge still extends from Grand Haves, thirty-five miles below this city, to about three or four miles above, bat the warn weather and action of the water Is thawing the Ice rapidly. Much damage has been done to goods stored la the basemeats along Canal street, where the wa ter rose to the height of two and three feet. The total ameunt of damage can not be ascertained at present. All manufactories along the river are shut down. A considerable portion of the northWestern part of the city is under water to a depth of from stx inches to six feet. Many people have beea driven from their homes, but no Iosj of I lie Is reported. Mayer Belknap west to Grand. Haven yes terday ta arrange for the Wowing up a

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mTERVWWBD. AlMMtt Oteeetaed'a 14 Venture a few Heyes atMt Oyhilans. CttMMOo, 111., Januarys. Ytoe-freeidssl-eleot Head rkks, arrive st the IVlmor Homm last erenla; from ladlaLspoli. He cante on tefal boIaes, and will return home to-nheht. Alluding to the political c haute, km said: "One almost thinks aWr one party's having control of the Government a quarter of a century, the change Is admhtist ration means relaying some foundation stone. lint our Constitntkm and CoasUtutlonal amendments have become ixed. There Is no danger of any amendBteau being revoked; I anpeetally refer to the frauehUte of Uw colored people. Their civil status will continue to broaden. I am glad the Democratic partf will have an opportunity of showing them that many things that have been credited to our party aalm that race wilt never he realised." In speaking about the Cabinet, Ilea(tricks Mid he knew nothing about Cleveland's ideas or plans. From what I bear," he said, "Democrats are desirous of having McDonald given a position ia the Cabinet. qt land Is greatly spoken of for AttornevGcneral. That Is ail I know." How large a rTre!ttio win the South get, do you think?" "I do not know," "At least two Cabinet appointment, will it not?" "I should judge so. At least. I think. the South, lixe all other sections, will receive her apfHrintment ea a baeie of htdorsemeflt and ability." "mow abont the civil service rule?" I think Cleveland will live ub to the civil .ervice laws, as staled te his letter." "What Is your otdale oa the sub ject?" I approve of the platform which de clared agalnet making th omces of the country pay for political M.rv ke. I hope never aaaiu to ice sch proM;riptioB fo. political opiniou as I have sees for several years past. Even in that period we knew there were eood men in ofltoe and such as ought to be retained. None should be retained who have used their olttces for political pnrpeees. lleadrlckH Mid he hoped Clevelaad would deliver an inaugural addree that would set all fetilng of unrest la the busittoAti world at ea: and inspire oeaidence and activity in commercial skids. DECEMBER AND JUNE. A I'rel Matrimonii! AUiflHfr WWph TtTmiitatnt In a HrtHich ef l'rHk Sit. Kostox, Mis.. Jaawary 7. James Deshos, a millionaire stock broker, aged eighty-five, for thirty years prominently known on State street, kt sued for 9109,900 damages for breach of promise by Mrs. Lillian S, Walker, of Dedham, Mass., a widow of thirty years, who comes Of a wealthy Ihtltiatore fam ily, ami Is highly educated and accomplished. She married at eighteen a South ern gentleman, who died some years ago, leaving: her a childless widow. She removed from Baltimore to New York city. and in 1P1 came to Boeton. Being ia reduced cirenmetaaces, .she resided with relatives on Beacon Hill, and Mipported herself by copying, painting, draw ing and writing; poetry for the magazine. l)ehon nte't her by chance, and soon became an ardent wooer. In the sammer of 1&S2 she consented to become Ms wife. A week before the appointed wedding he fell suddenly ill, and the marrkgc was postponed. She nursed him through his illness, and the day was again set, but just a week before Its arrival he agala fell ill. The lady now became suspicious and demanded aa explanation. Desbon told her that he eowtd not keep his eagigemeRt. Hence the salt. Ueshon claims thit the whole affair is an attempt at blackmail. THE CATTLE INTERESTS. Xh e Mem tea Herd Cemtan; Threearh'the Whiter M Geed (XuMtkHi Aad WKlteet Maeh Isi. Glexdivr, M. T., Jaeeary 7. Cattle oa the ranges tributary to Gkadive are generally reported to he In good condition, especially natives aad Texas. Stock that arrived late la the seaton have sntTered some, but even m this class the loss so far Is hardly worth mentioning. MaWe Bros., who landed herd of Texas cattle ia September ea the Ked Water, have lost a few head, aad some losses are reported, oa O'Jf alios aad Coven Creeks among the same class of cattle. Pearson, stabrook tc Clark, whose range is ia the bad route, have as yet reported bo losses oat of a herd of 1,900 head, with calves dropped on the range oa Christinas Day Being well, and the firm lost met year SO0 bead out of 20. C. J. Xealea, the Jane Kasge, reports no loss so far, ami hbt cattle are ia splendid condition. II. l Fountain, of Minguesville, reports cattle en the Beaver Creek range In Ine order, but reports a slight loss ef Texan ou the Little Missouri. From the Yellowstone Valley, below Giendive, nothing hut good reports come In. The ranges arc now in fine condition. There Is no snow to speak of and the thermometer stood, at S p. m. to-day, at forty degrees above zero. A Cowardly Mentor. Lincoln, Xer., January . On Snnoay Frank Bebcock, as inmate. sf the ISMtne Asylum, attacked J. Y. C raver, anattendaat, knocking him down. C raver and Joha Slattery, another attendant, then knocked Babcook sown and sunted him with their feet, breaking six or seven ribs oa each skle.of the body, ami driving them Into the Intestines. Babcock died 1b half aa hoar. He was subject to eplleptk His, and, it Is claimed, bad om at the time. A Coroner's jury returned a vardtet that he came to his death from vieloise at me hemes of tint attendants, who m now hm isl a a.

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