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THE TBIBUNE. F. M. & E. BI. KL3I3IEI/L , Pubs. McCOOK , : : : : NEB NEWS OF KBBBASKA. SHEERSUCKEB Surra. "Smith has gone ! " was the word passed around town Sunday night. The Smiths had como and gone in countless numbers before without creating any commotion , but the news of the de parture of this particular Smith seemed to Bet people wild. Ostensibly Smith was nice young man. He came to Omaha about eight months ago and opened an extensive dry-goods store in tho McCor- mick block. Shortly afterward ho rented an adjoining store in the Creighton block , and cutting away the partition blossomed out with a double establishment. Then came an era of loud advertising and cheap prices , and people began to inquire , "Who is Smith ? " Tho question was asked on every hand , but never answered. Smith himself said housed to be a clerk in Chicago but liad made $30,000 on the board of trade , and wanted to build up a big busi ness in Omaha. This story caught the merchants and bankers , and Smith's good looks and smooth ways caught the girls. He boarded at the Paxton , lived in good style , and paid his help and local bills promptly. It was noticed that for a man who had gambled so suc cessfully Smith evinced but little interest in the market quotations , and had no partic ular liking for tho national game of poker , other reports to tho contrary notwith standing. Occasionally he would take part in a four-handed game of old sledge for fifty cents a corner , but that was the ex tent of his gambling. A quiet spin on the avenue with a friend seemed to give him all vtho recreation he required , and il was what the sports call "a cold night , " when lie was not in bed by 10 o'clock. Smith's extrava gance run to special excursion trains and brass band concerts in giving which lie was a master. Everybody that visited his store was induced to buy something at some price and pay cash for it. It made no difference to Smith what lie parted with so long as lie got the money for it. His recklessness in cutting prices aroused the other merchants , who , while trying to meet his figures , in order to protect themselves , wero always asserting that he was sure to go under. And so he did , and his going brought joy to the hearts of those who had been losing money all winter in trying to keep pace with him. To make a long story short Smith sold his goods to a Chicago man , paid off his help , and took the train for nobody teems to know where. As near as can be figured out he left debts to the amount of § 150,000 with no assets. JIany Omahans are numbered among his victims. Omaha Herald. THE STATE IN BRIER late Herald material ; which will be made to do duty. JOHN MOOHE of Pawnee City , had both , eyes ruined by the explosion of a cartridge while hunting last week. ALBION has a population of 900 accord ing to the census returns. A TRAIN drawn by 120 oxen passed through Rushville , westward bound. MB. JACOB WELLER , who was stopping at the Palace hotel in Hastings for two days , was robbed by his room-mate , Raimond Tojo , a notorious St. Louis crook , of § 130 ami a valuable watch. Tojo escaped. THE subject of water works is under dis cussion in Hastings , and it is probable that the enterprise will be inaugurated at an early day. NUCKOLLS COUNTY thus far has escaped any depredations from wind storms. THE thieves and pickpockets flocked to Lincoln sajngerfest week and many stran gers and citizens of the town were made victims to their operations. THE drug store of C. F. Goodman , Omaha , caught fire lost week and there came near being a great conflagration. WASHINGTON special : Mr. Markley , of Niobrara , has assurances that ho will be appointed to that land office as soon as tho change is made. . A COLORED cavalryman who endeavored to paint tho town of Hastings was shot last week by the marshal of that place. He is seriously wounded but will probably re cover. A WASHINGTON special says : The follow information 'is furnished the ing by post- office department : Changes in star route mail schedules Route 34127 , Waverlyto Palmyra , Neb. ; leave Waverly Tuesdays and Fridays and Fridays at 1 p.m. , arrive at Andrusville by 5 p. m. ; leave Andrus- ville Tuesdays and Fridays at 8 a. m. , ar rive at Waverly at 12 m. ; leave Andrus ville Wednesdays" Saturdays at 1 p. m.arrive at Palmyra by 4 p. m. ; leave Palmyra Wednesdays and Saturdays at 4:30 p. m. ; arrive at Andrusville by 7 p. m. Postmaster commissioned A. P. Sharp , McCook , Neb. Mail messenger ser vice discontinued Rdutel02091 , Meserne- ville , Gage county , from Courtland , route 34378. A CHICKEN-THIEF , Ed. Bink , was last week treated to a coat ol New Orleans molasses and chicken feathers near Indianola. This light punishment was inflicted in absence of tar and fine goose feathers. THE editor of the Seward Reporter , in a residence of eleven years in Nebraska , has never seen a better prospect for all kinds of crops than at present. THE plan of the new court house at Au burn has been changed so as to add two more rooms. RED CLOUD special : C. H. Tanner , a jack-knife lawyer of Hastings , made a cowardly attack upon tho local editor of the Journal , John Creeth , this evening. Tanner crept behind him at the boarding- house while he was seated at the cupper table , caught him by the. coat , floored'him and kicked him in the head , bruising him to a considerable extent. The timely in terference of Creeth's friends saved his life. The affair grew out of an article that ap peared in the Journal relative to one of Tanner's daily drunks. Public indigna tion runs high. "Tho Thirty-three" talk" of ordering Tanner out of the city inside of twenty-four hours. THE postoffice atHoldrege , Neb. , is raised to a presidential grade at a salary of twelve Tiundred dollars , owing to the in crease in business. ' CHRIS. DOHL , a Norwegian , working with the bridge company on tho railroad at Oakland , was drowned in Logan creek near that place. His body'was recovered some two hours later. There were several of tho party in bathing and it is supposed Dohl was taken with cramps and sank before help could reach him. ITis becoming generally kjFown about town , says tho Omaha Herald , that Gen eral Manager Holdrege , of the Burlington and Missouri railway , acting for a powerful local syndicate in which he is heavily inter ested , has purchased 33,000 acres of land in Lincoln county from the Union Pacific railway. This is said by railway men to mean the immediate extension ( until now in doubt ) to a junction with the Union Pa cific at Ogallala of the B. & M. branch now being built from Holdrege , Phelps county , to Elwood. THOMAS P.McPnERSONhas been appoint ed postmaster at Arapahoerico Wood ward , resigned. TAJO , the thief who lobbed his roommate at tho Palacehotel , Hastings , was captured at Fairchild. He admits his guilt. CONGRESSMAN LAUID has returned from a trip to New Mexico. , THE Hall county Agricultural society has engaged the services of the ladies' silver cornet band of Ord to play for them dur ing the fair this fall. Tnn tenth annual fair of tho Jefferson County Agricultural society will bo held September 1 to 4 inclusive. A SCHOOL-HOUSE in Gage county was struck by lightning and burned. THE little daughter of Mi. and Mrs. Charles Milisen , of Grand Island , died a few days ago from supposed poisoning. Some fly-poison paper had been left on the floor , and it is supposed that the child partook of it. DIPHTHERIA has of late prevailed quite extensively among children in the vicinity of Kenesaw , but no fatal cases are re ported. THE census gives Ashland a population of thirteen hundred. TWENTY-FIVE thousand people are said to have witnessed the sangerfest parade at Lincoln. THE Om ha rowing association is out in a circular saying that active operations of the club will begin July 1. FRED NYE , of the Omaha Republican , has brought suit against James Creighton , of that city , claiming § 10,000 damages. GAGE COUNTY is to have two fairs this year. The county fair will bo held at Be atrice and the district fair will be held be tween Blue Springs and Wymore. THE militia company at Beatrice now number forty-five members , and are drill ing to become proficient in the use of arms. They have sent for new uniforms that are expected to arrive at an early day. THE first car load of wool ever shipped from Atkinson went out a few days ago. It weighed 3,000 pounds. ' IN the recent adjustment of the salaries of Nebraska postoffices that at Neligh was increased one hundred dollars. A NEW law went into effect on the 1st , providing that county treasurers shall not bo allowed more than § 2,500 per annum for services for assistants. NELSON has a poultry association , with some of the most prominent business men at its head. They have pure bred chickens of most all kinds. THERE is an opening at Hastings for a good hotel man , the new hotel being about completed and waiting for a tenant. Tnn census returns of Hastings is ex pected to show a population of about 7,000. A CORRESPONDENT writes tho Lincoln Journal concerning bee and other stings as follows : "In a recent issue you make men tion of-a person who suffered severely from a boosting. Similar coses are quite com mon at this season of the year. If all per sons who are liable to be stung wouldpro vide themselves with a small bottle of tinc ture of iodine and immediately on being stung would apply a few drops on and around the puncture , first removing the sting if it remained in tho skin , they would procure instantaneous relief from the & effects of the poison. " MRS. J. V. BOWLIN , the colored woman of Beatrice , says the Express of that place , is at present in Lincoln , where she is re garded as a living curiosity. Three emi nent physicians of Lincoln and Judge 0. P. Mason made an examination of this curi- ous case , and state that she is turning white , fairer than tho usual Caucasian. When the matter was given notice several months ago , some were loth to believe it , but now the statement is backed by high medical and judicial authority. THE Omaha Oil company is preparing to develop its interest in the Wyoming oil basins. THE Valentine postoffice has been made a presidential office of the third class with a salary of § 1,000 per annum. AT the recent sale of town lots in Gordon the business locationswere rapidly taken at their appraised values , from § 175 to § 225 cash. MRS. M. B. STONE , living near Edgar , was trampled on bya horse , receivingsevere in juries. Besides being badly bruised her right leg was broken. g BONDS for water works were carried at the election in Blair by a large majority. I The works are to be put up and owned by t the city. Plans and specifications are to ° be prepared immediately and tho contract 1 : let , to be completed as soonas practicable. 8 THE eleventh annual tournament of tho of Nebraska Sportsmen's association at Sew fe ard , was a decided ruccess. few ASHLAND has now fivesecretsocieties and w t ] an equal number of churches. ti LAST Friday afternoon , says the Orleans titl tl Sentinel with W. Olin tlc' , a team ran away c' and Mrs. Bonfoie in Lewisberg. He was c'P c'o driving a Wind mare and a pony , when tho a team that the of came to the bridge crosses mill pond the team went overboard , and as they-went down the swagon turned up side down and took a sumersault over the 1 team. Mr. unn ana wrs. Bohioie jumped as the wagon turned and landed some dis tance from the wagon in the water away from danger. One of the horses was drowned. ' TfiE enumeration of school children in the 138 school districts of Gage county for 1885 shows the following result : Males 4,263 , females 4,051 ; total , 8,314. THE census shows that Grand Island has about six thousand people. At the rate of increase 10,000 is counted upon two years hence. C. W. SMIVJI , of Grand Island , narrowly escaped being fatally injured by being thrown from the rear platform of a car by a sudden lurch of the train. He saved himself by holding on to tho railing , but was dragged on tho ties sorno distance be fore ho was relieved ! i om his perilous posi tion. tion.A A NEW postoffice building is to bo erected at once at Kearney to be occupied by a ( new ) democratic postmaster. DAVID CITY looms up with a population of 1,491. THE house of R. Keener , of Table Rock , was recently struck by lightning. Mr. Dol mand , living therein , was rendered sense less for some time , but has since fully re covered. ON all sides farmers are warned to look out for lightning-rod men and all othe sorts of peddlers who are overunning the state from one end to the other. DIRECTOR OF THE 3HNT SUIWITAJtD. Sis tetter Declining to Resign When Re quested to Do So. The following is tho text of the letter of Mr. Burchard declining to resign when re quested to do so by Secretary Manning : Sic : Respectfully acknowledging your request for my resignation communicated to me on the 15th inst. , I have tho honor to state that after careful consideration I am not satisfied that duty or propriety re quire me at this time to resign my office. Were any malfeasance or misconduct al leged or believed to exist , I am sure you would have done me the justice to have an impartial examination and given a full op portunity of defense before demanding my resignation. Nor do I understand from you thut the request is mado for such reason , but it is because you deem the rela tions of my office to be so intimately con nected with your administration of the treasui-y department that you should have the privilege of selecting the officer to be in charge of this bureau. Were this the case and the intention of the law , it might be proper and becoming for me to place the tenure of my services &b your immediate demand , or perhaps to have done so when you became the head of the department. But permit me to say that such has not been my understanding of the purpose ol the coinage act in providing that the direc tor oi the mint shall hold hid office lor the term of five years , unless sooner i eiaoved by tho president , upon icusons to be com municated by him to the senate. The length of the term fivo years the conditions upon which the removal is au thorized , and the discussions and explana tions preceding the passage of the act in dicate tho intent that the director of the mint should not be changed on account oi a change in administration or in the head of tho department orfor personal or politi cal reaimns. My predecessor , appointed by President Grant , although of opposite politics , continued in office undct five suc cessive secretaries of the treasury until his death. As to myself , having served with acceptance for a full term , and upon reap- pointment and confirmation a purl of an other , 1 am conscious of no rcn.Hon ' .vhy an exception to the policy of the \vsliould now be made or why I ought not to con tinue the performance of my official duty until the expiration of my term. Very respectfully , HORATIO C. BUW.H.UD. The Hon. Daniel Manning , secretary o * the tit-usury. THE OHIO PROHIBITIONISTS. ' Tlicy Hold a Convention and Place a Fall Ticlict in ths Field. Tho Ohio state prohibition convention in session at Columbus nominated Rev. A. B. Leonard , D. D. , of Springfield , for gover nor. The ticket was completed as follows : Lieutenant-governor , Prof. W. G. Frost , of Lorain county ; supreme judge , Gideon S u- art , of Huron county ; treasurer , John H. Danner , of Stark county ; attorney-general , A. T. Clevinger , of Clinton county ; board of public works , J. T. Neville , of Hardin county. The platform demands a prohibi tion amendment and opposes the license , tax or regulation of the liquor traffic. It says the friends of prohibition should not be controlled by either of the old parties , because both have shown themselves sub servient to the liquor interest. It de clares that tho rum power must bo van quished by a new party , devoted expressly to that purpose. It describes the two wings of the great liquor party , one as .ad vocating a license and the other taxation and regulation of the liquor traffic , leaving no loyal citizens any alternative except to join theprohibitidn party. Itfavors moral suasion as a means of reform , favors civil , service reform , full protection to ballot , wants divorce based , on divine law , ex presses sympathy for negro race , opposes violent changes of the tariff , endorses the voters' union memorial , favors the Chris tian Sabbath and recognizes the Christian government as ordained by God. A resolu tion of sympathywith Gen. Grant was adopted. SIGHTS OF THE INDIANS. Herbert Welsh's Tieies as to the True Policy Regarding Them , Herbert Welsh , of Philadelphia , secre tary of the Indian Rights association , lec tured recently at Newport , in the course of which he showed the increase of the In dians , advancing the theory that their great needs are law , and education , neither of which they now possess in any consid erable degree , and claiming the granting of these things to be the only solution of tho. Indian question. Mr. Welsh gave illustra tions from his own experience of the faculty and willingness of the Indians lo be edu cated , of the injustice of the agents , of tho lack of law in behalf oi the red man , their stagnant condition and the difficulty of se curing legislation in their behalf. The work the association in distributing facts af fecting the question , and bringing them to bear upon the authorities at Washington , was explained , with an extended history of bhe order issued by the last administra tion , allowing the whites to settle upon the Sioux lands , and the repeal of tho order by the new administration. ThB lecturer closed with an earnest and eloquent ap peal for the formation of a branch of his association at Newport , urging thegrounds utility , economy , patriotism and reli gion. ZEBBAS are very stylish ; theywear itriped stockings up to their necks. THE WHEAT-GROWING COUNTRY. \ A. Summarization of Crop Prospects in tJia Nofthicest The Outlook yet So Discourag ing. The St. Paul Pioneer-Press prints a com plete compilation of northwestern crop re ports.The one thousand different parts heard from may be thus summarized : Ths weather during the past two weeks haa been generally favorable , and wheat has advanced rapidly in the north. The dan ger from two much rain in the Eed river mid James river valleys is over for the present. The cool weather which followed the last heavy rains saved thousands of acres which would have been ruined under hot sun , and on high ground caused the plant to stool well. The condition of th crop in Minnesota , taken as a whole , is not as favorable as it was last year at this time. In the southern counties the ground was dry at seeding in some places and very wet in others , and the result is a very un even and ragged crop. The weather has not been favorable nntil during the past few days , and the plant is very thin and light. In some places it is heading out a foot high , and the yield will not be an aver age one. Out of 410 reports received , cov ering fifty-three counties , 243 say the out look for a full crop is goodand IGTsaythe yield will not be from 50 to 90 per cent of what it was last year. From all detailed reports received the present condition oJ the crop in the state does not justify tho belief that more than 85 per cent of last year's yield will be raised. The total acreage in the state will be 2,515,000 , making a to tal yield of about 32,695,000 bushels , but with the most favorable weather from this til ) harvest it will not be possible to get a full crop. The damage is confined almost entirely to the southern and eastern por tions of the state. In the north tho crop was sown earlier , and the weather has been favorable since. All reports from that sec tion are of the niost encouraging charac ter. The counties reporting damage are Big Stone , Clrippewa , Chicago , Dodge , Fari- bnult , Freeborn , Kmdiyobi , Meeker , Ren- ville , Stearns , * Sherburne , Wright , Yellow Medicine. In all of these counties the wheat is reported as being spotted and thin , and in many places heading out near the ground. In the northern portion of the state harvest will begin about the same time as last year , or perhaps a week earlier. Out of the 265 reports from every wheat- growing county in Dakota only seventy-six report any damage and these put it at less than 85 per cent. Tho condition of tho crop is excellent. The danger from too much rain , which was seriously felt ten days ago. is now over , as the cool weather immediately following caused the water on the low lands to dry up without cooking the plant , and wheat on high ground was benefited by the moisture. Aside from the slightly decreased acreage the crop would turn out as much as last year. Harvest will begin ten days earlier in the northern portion of the territory unless the weather from this time on should prove backward. Reports from Iowa and Wisconsin are more favprable than those received two weeks ago. The weather has been cool and frequent rains have fallen , causing the plant to stool well. The growth'has been well and the outlook much better than when last reported. Tho damage by storms in Iowa is much less than was at first sup- p'osed. Corn is still backward inthenorth- vest and the cold weather which has been ( so favorable to wheat has checked tho growth of corn , and the crop in Minnesota has not recovered from the effects of the frost. The outlook at present is not fa vorable and there will not be more than three-fourths as much raised as last year. In Southern Dakota the crop is doing Fairly well , but the yield will not be as large as last year. The weather has been unfavorable until recently , and the plant is not as vigorous as it should be at this time. The reports from Iowa are of a more favorable character. The weather has been settled. While not as warm as could be desired by farmers it has been fairly good for the growing crop. Tho same conditions exist in Wisconsin , although tho crop there is more backward owing to wet weather at planting time. Oats promiso sin abundant ci op in both Minnesota and Dakota. DUEL IN A THEATRE. k Conflict Jielwcen Tico Laic-JIaJtcrs That Was Hte'Caitse of JSfucli Consternation. The following is told in a dispatch from Laredo , Texas : During the session of the last legislature enator E. F. Hall bitterly attacked the efficiency and integrity of the state ranger force , which for years has guarded tho frontier. The senator was particularly severe in denunciation of those troops in his district which were under tho immediate command of Captain Joseph Sheely. These attacks resulted in the final abandondment of Captain Sheely's com mand. Sheely had long been known as one of the bravest men on the frontier , and his departure was the cause of much regret. For ten months past every male inhabi tant along the border has taken sides for or against the rangers. The feeling between Hall and Sheely became intensely bitter. About 11 o'clock last night Sheely saun tered into the gallery of Holland's theatre. Seeing Senator Hall sitting in the front row near an aisle , Sheely approached and struck Hall square in the face with his openhand. He repeated this blow , when Hall "succeeded in getting to his feet in stantly. Both men drew their revolvers and began firing , Sheely retreating back ward. A panic ensued in the theatre and people rushed widly out on the streets , to escape the flying bul lets. Bystanders momentarily expect ed Hall to drop with a bullet in his heart , Sheely being famous as a dead shot. The senator , however , faced his dangerous an tagonist in the most desperate fashion , stepping forward and firing every time Sheely fired. As Sheely reached the foot of the stairs Hall ran to the top and fired the last bullet in his pistol. Sheely gave no signs of being hit , but pulled off his coat , and his shirt was red with blood. This ex plained why the senator escaped with his life. In the fearful duel Sheely had been wounded by the first bullet from Hall's pis tol , thus rendering his aim uncertain. The ball entered the right shoulder , coming out just beneath the right shoulder joint. Sen ator Hall believes he wounded Sheely on the last instead of the first fire , but Sheely does not agree with him. It was a remark able duel. Six shots on each side were ex changed. Hall's clothing is perforated , while a bullet grazed Sheely's temple. The leud will undoubtedly be renewed as soon as Sheely recovers sufficiently. No arrests have been made. Other encounters , as the outgrowth of this difficulty , are likely to occur at any moment between the friends of the combatants. Nothing on the fron tier in a long time has created such intense partisan feeling. THE business of life is to go forward ; he who sees evil in prospect meets it on theway ; but hewho catches ifc by re trospection turns back to find it. IT is announced that "each button on the dress has a separate design. " It < also usually has an eye to its own ad1 vantage. Philadelphia Bulletin. c liARQE quantities ofwillow leaves are * mixed with teas in Chinese ports previt DUS to being shipped. GENERAL ] NEtTS AND NOTES. matters of Interest Touched. Upon by Press Netcs GaOterers. Tiro Cherokee Indians , James Arclne and Win. Parchmeal , were hanged at Fort Smlthi Ark. , for tho murder of Henry Tiegcl In the Indian Territory In November , 1S72. Two cattle men named Ellison and Taylon who have had considerable { rouble over the ownership of certain cattle , met near Look out mountain , Tenn. , when a terrible strug gle ensued , In which Ellison stabbed Taylor to death. Both men are well known and Wealthy. John McKcurs ( colored ) , who shot and kflled Wm. J. Tralnor , four miles south of Memphis , Tenn. , on < he 17th of December hut , was hanged within tho enclosure of the county jail. Two priests attended him on the icaffold and administered tho last absolution. Mrs. Trainor , widow of the murJcred man , occupied a seat on the scaffold * nd witnessed the execution. In Boston , Mass. , the gown of Miss Cecile Klnncman , a teacher In the Hancock gram , mar school , took fire from a pan of burning fat which stool on the kitchen stove. Miss KInniman was severely burned and died of her lijurles. Young Ncttleton , who shot at the charivari party necr Paw Paw , 111. , has been removed to the county jail at Dixdn , through fear of mob violence. White , one of the victims , died. Hackman , another one of those wounded among the charivari party , Is still In a precar 10us condition. John Nicholson , editor of the Dcseret News , the Mormon church organ , and George Romney , a wealthy and prominent citizen , were arrested at Salt Lake for polyg amy ; each has two wives. Nicholson was ar. rested some months ago , but was spirited away , and the grand jury , being without evi dence , Ignored the case. The other day a brother of the polygamous wife was found and gave testimony to indict The supreme court affirmed the decision of Chief Justice Zane , In the cases of Cannon and Musser. This destroys the last hope of the polyg- amlsts. They now realize they must either flee , abandon their surplus wives , or go to the penitentiary. The Chicago retort brick works , situated on the corner of Clark and forty-fifth streets , were totally consumed by fire. The lo.53 Is $5,000 ; fully insured. Rev. Sidney H. Russell , who recently grad uated from Union theological seminary , com mitted suicide at Woodham , Long Island. He was t > fenty-nlne years of age , and a native of Illinois where he has many relatives. The culcidc seemed to have been committed on the Impulse of the moment , as he was preparing to shave himself. His head was nearly served from the body. The Cincinnati Northern road , extending from Cincinnati to Waynesville has been sold to A. S. Winslow for S20J.UOO. The trial , of Mrs. Dudley for shooting O'Donovan Rossa commenced In New York on the 29th ult. Rossa , who was the first wit ness , stated that his business was a journalist. In relating the circumstances of the shootiog he said Mrs. Dudley asked him to sign a cer tain receipt which he refuse. ! to do. Mrs. Dudley lent her voice to making things lively asking O'Donovan whew he got the name of Rossa , said he was a dynamiter , called him a liar , and told the jury hs was a dangerous man that he was never struck by a bullet ! but fell through fright. A. D. Green , a prominent young attorney , was shot and probably mortally woun led by James II. Pratt , also a lawyer , at St. Joseph. Mo. , a few days ago. The men had some trouble and Pratt was roughly handled by Green. Both men were placed unJer arrest and in the police court , the case against Pratt was dismissed. This incensed Green , and he threatened to cut Pratt's throat unless he signed abatement to the effect that he , Green , was justified in the attack. Pratt signed the paper and then drew a revolver and fired at Green. The ball took effect in1 the left arm , shattering the bone , and the limb was amputated at the shoulder. Green is at death's door , while Pratt is out on bail. Francis Josef Petemky , who was convicted ol the murder of Mrs. Fritzhelm at Auburn , N. i Y. , on May 29.1SS3 , and had his case carried i to the court of appeals , a new trial having 1 been refused , was sentenced to be hanged on 1i 1t August 21 , next Petemky stood unmoved i during the proceedings and was taken back to Auburn. A fire at Antigo , near Milwaukee , destroyed E $300,000 worth of lumber , belonging to parties I In Milwaukee and Oshkosh. 1I I Andre J. Dumont , who resigned his position 1r as naval officer in the New Orleans custom I house a few days ago , committed suicide by t blowing out his brains. Domestic trouble la c t said to have been the cause. t A fire a few nights ago destroyed an im c mense quantity of oil at the New Orleans a t shop of the Illinois Centralrailroad. The loss t Is beyond computation. v In Curnmlnsville , Ohio , two colored men t named Parks and Thompson , became engaged r 8 In an altercationwhen Paries shot Thorn ; > soa. killing him Instantly and then escaped. Henry Caspar Deahardt committed suicide at his home in South Baltimore , Md. , because c he could not pay the taxes on his house. Fourteen cars of a special freight train laden with lumber fell through a forty foot bridge near Delhi , Ind. , and were wrecked. Two brakcmen , Goodwin and Hurley , both of La- Fayette , were injured. The former was burled in the ruins. " Four small children , playing with matches , set fire to a barn at Grand Rapids , Mich. , and a little 3 year old daughter of J. H. Strickland , was fatally burned. C Patrick Bliff and James Miller , tramps , were a Struck by a railroad train near Pittsburg. o Miller was instantly killed and Bliff fatally b injured. The Chicago , Rock Island & Paclne ma chine shops at Trenton , Mo. , burned a few i nights ago. I I ! AN11CS OF A 2CAD3IAN. 8 1c' He Impedes Progress and Holds Ecerybody c'a at Say. a Great excitement was created at North 1 Vernon , Indiana , the other day , by the capture of a wild man named Samuel t ; Melvin , of Kentucky , who became sud aYi denly ferocious and , at a place on Green- 1 Yi bugh street , held at bay all farm wagons 1tl tln that were coming into town. He had a n long bowie knife and threatened to kill all | who attempted to pass. Some twenty wagons wero stopped by the desperate man. He attacked Tony Gasper's wagon and turned the horses and wagon over , nearly killing tho horses. Ho then attacked Gasper with his gleaming knife , inflicting wounds upon him , but seriously injuring him. For three hours ho held scores of people in the narrow lano and in a most vicious manner yelled and attacked any one near him. He is n powerfully-built man and no one felt like tackling him. Finallv Lon King , Andy Musser and Tom McAdtuns closed in on him and a desperate struggle ensued. For a time it seemed that the'desperatc man would kill thorn all. bat ho was brought to the ground by a power ful blow of Andy Musser. They tied him with n , ropo and carried him awa'y mo. spring wagon. Fully 500 persons wit nessed the exciting scone. CHRONICLES BY THE CABLE. Miscellaneous Matters of Interest Pertain ing to Foreign Countries. t The Uuited Irishmen , Parnell's paper , rays "the recent speeches of Chamberlain surpass In their cynical hypocrisy any we have of er seen even from a 5ritlsh statesman. His proposed tour is simply adding Insult to In jury ; and we regard It as a mere electoral maneuver. " In another article called "Bait ing the Trap , " it says : "This gentleman , who | has been a party to every act of despotism perpetrated by Forster , Trevelnm and Spen- \ cer for the past five years , no sooner gets his heels cleared of Downing street than he has the aflrontery to attempt to pose as the cham pion and vindicator of Irish freedom. ( It Is reported that Kadellf a Pasha Is now j journeying toward Cairo with letters from . Mahdl to the khedive. Mahdihas also writ j * . .J ten to the emir of Shendy enclosing a sum of money which Is to be augmented by the ran" soms which Mahdi expects for the Christian missionaries and nuns whom he holds as prisoners. The money is to be used to estab lish a school of divinity to accommodate two hundred and fifty students of the new faith. Mahdi , In a proclamation to the army , Drorc. jses Immediate entrance Into elyslum to sol diers who fall In battle against Infidels. At all points the renewed activity of Mahdlsm gives credence to the report that the govern ment will re-occupy Dongola , a point much better suited for the military protection of ' Egypt than Wady Haifa , the present frontier cost. Gladstone has addressed a letter to the electors In his parlimentary dlstrect , in which ic says he had not expected he should not airaln ask them to return him to par liament , but events have recently transpired which render it necessary that he should take no step that might Imperil the unity and ef ficiency of his party. This is considered tan tamount to an admission of his Intention 'to remain the leader of the liberal party. " ' By the last New Zealand mall Important further evidence Is sent from Auckland of Maxwell's guilt consisting of sworn descrip tions by E. Preller , a brother of the victim , ol clothe's , coins , trinkets , books and music , arid other articles in the possession of deceased , and samples of cloth and buttons supplied to him by the London tailors , all of which were found in Maxwell's possession. The returns of tho Austrlm census , which was comp etcdln D.ccmb r , have just been published. They give the number of male : .1 in the empire as 11,170,408 ; fern ilcs , 11,093 , ' 633 ; males serving in the army and navy , 162- , 423. Salisbury telegraphed Wolseley In Egypt that he Is In full sympathy with his views re garding tho withdrawal of the British troops from Soudan. Errington , the semi-official representative of England at the Vatican has been made a baronet Lionel SackviUe West , the British minister to Washington , has been invested with the order of St. Michael aadSt , George. The French senate has unanimously ap. proved a credit of 10,000 francs for the pur pose of burying Admiral Courbet with public honors. PREPARE FOR PROTECTION : l\ The People Called Upon to Act Against tlie ' -I Deviltries of the Vtrs. Agent Stollsteimer , of tho Sothcrn Ute agency , says a Denver dispatch , who went to Beaver Creek to investigate the killing of six Indians by cowboys eight days ago , reached Fort Lewis on the 30th. On his return he declined to make any statement , but he will at once forward his report of the affair to the interiordepartmeut. > It is rumored that the report will exonerate tho Indians and charge the cowboys with pre cipitating the quarrel. County Commis sioner May , who has lived on the Delores river , eight miles above the Genthners' house , for seven years , reports that tho murder of Genthner was preceded by sig nal fires for three days. Small bands of Indians had been roaming over the moun tains for two weeks , threatening to clean out the cowboys and soldiers if they in terfered. They boasted that they whipped the whites last summer and could do it again. The whites became alarmed , and sent word to Foct Lewis that * trouble was brewing. The commandant at the fort notified the agent that his Indians were off the reservation , and advised him to look after them. To this the agent sim replied that the Indians ply had his con sent to leave the reservation. Agent Stoll steimer is also credited with saying that there were enough Indians to do it , and that they were no good if they could not whip the cowboys. The agent is severely j censured by the people of LaPIatte county { for thus encouraging the Utes in their dev- ' / j iltry. Mr. Ma ; calls upon the people to 0 > i/ l9 act in their own protection to prevent a recurrence of these outrages by the roving Dtes. Whatever may be the nature of the agent's report it is probable that the set tlers will be strongly tempted to shoot down on sight any Indians who may be found off the reservation. Frightful and Fatal , A disastrous fire occurred at Cleveland , Ohio , on the 1st. Mr. Cohen , with his wife and four children , occupied the front rooms on the ground floor of the building that burned. Cohen jumped from the burning buildiug and his wife dropped the children on bedding which she had thrown out. I Mrs. Cohen was slightly burned. Mrs. I Rosenberg , with her three daughters and f ' Rose Meisel , occupied the rear part up $ stairs. Mrs. Rosenberg escaped with her 1 14-year-old daughtet , but the two other children , Fannie and Becky , aged 9 and 11 and Miss Meisel perished in the flames ! Their bodies were recovered and were taken to the morgue at four this morning. Mr. Trau , a traveling man , jumped from the window and escaped with a broken arm and some bad bruises. He and Miss Meisel were to have been married in a few days. Trau was almost insane when he learned } the fate of his intended bride. It is cur rently reported and believed that the fire was incendiary. iLoss on building $2,500