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About McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 30, 1884)
THE TBIBUNE. F. 31. & K. M. K1MMEIX , Pubg. McCOOK , : : : : NEB NEWS OF NEBRASKA. Pottofllce Change * in Kebraslta during the week coding October 18,1884 , f urn- Is ! by Willl'am" Van Vlcck , of the postofflce department : _ . Establlsticd-rAdrain , Brown county , Robert H. Clopton , postmaster ; Bocmcr , Cumlng county , Allen J. Fowler , postmaster ; Elders , Brown county , Mary A. Rogers , postmistress ; Nunda , Loup county , Mrs. Addle Masters , Dostmistress ; Bomoroct , Frontier county , Gil bert L. Barr , postmaster. Discontinued Berne , Webster county. Postmasters Appointed Peach Grove , Sarpy county , Robert A. RIshal. Mns.PcGii'8'BoDY FOUND. An Omana Re publican spccfol-from Pierce says : Thwbody of the insane woman , Mrs. John Pugh , was found yesterday and given burial. The find ing was purely accidental. About a week ago , while some Santee Sioux Indians were hunting above here , they discovered the body of a woman in Short creek and becoming alarmed , went back to the agency nnd report ed their find to the agent , who sent ono of his Induui police , together with the Indian who had found her , back to Pierce. The coroner was notified and a party wept out with the In dians and found the body about two and one- half miles northwest of towii , floating in Short creek. It was Identified as that of Kate Pugh , the insane woman that escaped from her homo in Pierce over a month ago. The body , which was considerably decomposed , was in some four feet of water , near the south bank of the stream , 'and is supposed to have been sunk out of sight while the search was being mafic , but floated.afterward. The verdict of the coroner's jury was that death was by acci dental drowning : Sitlcidc of a Penitentiary Convict , Thomas Cooper , colored , sent to the peni- itentiary from Omaha in August last for six years for burglary , committed suicide by hanging on the 18th. Ho tied a 175 pound rock to his feet and jumped from a platform be hind the cupola In the foundry. At the ring ing of the noon bell , the keeper of the Nebras ka Manufacturing company's shops , ordered the men under his charge to fall in prior to marching toward the cell house. Noticlngtbe absence of Cooper , in the line , he stepped in the foundry where Cooper was working , and called on him to fall in. Cooper was then on the platform of the cupola. "All'rlght , boss , here I go , " were the words spoken , and the keeper hearing-nothing.further , stepped in to hunt his man. . Ho found him hanging by the neck , and observing that the fall had broken his neck , and that any effort to save the man would prove useless , ho turned around , and led off his line of men to the cell house , and reported to"the warden's office. The prison officials are at a loss-to explain the reasons which prompted Cooper to com mit suicide. Ho appeared always cheerful , replying to anything said to him in the most respectful way , and otherwise deporting him- selt most properly. He has no known rela tives of his color , and had been in the state only one day when ho was arrested for the burglary for which ho was sentenced to the penitentiary. , GENERAL STATE XOTES. Grand Island is about to establish a free public library. Oakland is to have an opera house , 40 by 80 feet , costing $4,000. The new opera house at Humphery was opened with a grand ball. The city of Red Cloud has raised the saloon icense from $500 to $1,000. Steps are about to be taken at Grand Island to negotiate the sale of school bonds. Juniata's skating rink has been opened and is the recipient of a llb&ral patronage. Mrs. Mary'Cruger exhibited at the Brown county fair 75 different kinds of flowers. Creighton now claims a population of 750 , an increase of over 200 since last spring's census. A proposition to issue $8,000 bridge bonds will be voted upon in Lincoln county in No vember. Lightning rod fiends have been victimizing Pierce county farmers from § 30 to ? 90each on $10 estimates. A clear case of miscegenation has developed at Hastings which the authoritities arc asked to investigate. At Lincoln the other day Mrs. Samuel Leland - land was badly burned by the explosion of a gasoline stove. The primary department of Nelsoa's public school has sixty-one pupils. Both depart ments are crowded. Prairie fires are beginning to illume the eve ning sky , but thus far there are no reports of damaging conflagrations. Tombstone agents are again in the country , but owing to the healthf ulness of the climate they have but little business. Beatrice "takes the cake" on the biggest squash. It weighs 23 pounds and measures six feet nine inches the long way. A jumping match at Stanton between Bish op and Shane for $10 n side was won by Shane. He cleared ten feet , standing jump. Branch is the name of a new postoflice in Cedar county , between Hartington and St. James. Theo. Dreesen is postmaster. The trial of ex-Mayor Chase , of Omaha , for malfeasance in office , will bo called on the 27th. Judge Post will probably preside. Considerable money is being put up on the result of the coming general election in New York and other sections of the country. Omaha's indicted councilmen all deny that they have been bribed and claim that they will be able to vindicate themselves in the court. Claus Christensen , a Cedar county farmer , has harvested a monster squash measuring 79 inches in circumference , and weighing 142 pounds. The young men of Grand Island are formIng - Ing an athletic club for the purpose of social amusement and learning the manly art of self- defense. Leon Douglas , of Lincoln , was thrown from a bicycle and received a broken leg. It will be some time before he can manipulate the machine again. In the Nellie QuacKeubush outrage case nt Columbus the grand jury found a true bill for manslaughter against Frank Moore and George Mathews. C. H. Stoncr , living on Elk creek , about three miles east of Nelson , planted five pecks of potatoes last spring , from which he dug forty- five bushels this fall. Mr. Cassidy , of Howard , who lost his arm and was considerably bruised otherwise by the cars , is now able to be on the street and get around with the aid of a cane. p. C. Story , of "Webster City , Iowa , has con eluded to establish a creamery at Pierce. The business men of that place have subscribed liberally in behalf of the enterprise. A workman named Chrisman , while engag ed in hoisting material in the new Masonic building at Hastings , Wednesday , was severe ly injured by the breakingt > f a pully. The Stromsbur bank , of Stromsburg , has filed an amendment to its articles of incor poration increasing its capital from $12,000 tote to $30,00. Ex-Governor Nance is president of the bank. A young man named Ilalworth , represent ing the hardware house of Hibbard , Sponcc & Co. , of Chicago , was arrested at North Bone the other day because ho had made collections which he failed to report. Mr. Hussoy , a business man of Columbus was robbed In Grand Island of $40 in gold and Bomo three or more dollars in silver. Ho ex hibited his "roll" too freely among the class that arc looking out for victims. While working at the skating rink in Beat rice , ono of the arches which was being hoist cd fell and struck Henry Lowens , hurtinghlm so severely that at first it was thought he was killed. Ho will , however , recover. Minnie Cummlngs , the actress , now of New York but who formerly lived in Omaha , has obtained a verdict for $25,000 against a police officer and Dellva Murphy , a dressmaker , both of the metropolis , for false arrest and impris onment. A party of eastern capitalists have been In Omaha making arrangements for leasing the packing house in connection wtth the Union Stock Yards. It is generally understood that they will take hold of the enterprise at an early day. The stable of Mr. Jolce , at Friendville , caught fire and was burned to the ground , to gether with a stable belonging to the creamery which stood in close proximity. Fortunately 'no horses were in the stable at the time and the damage was very slight. A subscription of about $400 is being raised at Beatrice to pay the Indebtedness , incurred several years ago , for the first uniforms of company C , N. N. G. Col. L. W. Colby , Wm. Lamb , O. M. Enlow and others became re sponsible for the uniforms. A series of accidents occurred on the Union Pacific last week between Cheyenne and Granite Cannon , resulting in four engines be ing badly demolished and several freight cars totally wrecked. One fireman was fatally in jured and a section hand'instantly killed. Isaac Jewett , superintendent of the cream- cry at Grand Island , committed suicide by taking morphine. He was a man about 50 years of age , single , and stood well in the community. He had been drinking hard for three days. No good reason for the rash act is known. The Utica Record says that section has never been blessed with a more bountiful corn crop than this season , nor has there over been n crop that matured more perfectly. There is apparently no end to the corn , and that which most interests the farmers is the price it will bring. Albert Whitmore , living southeast of Kene- saw , is in the sorghum business. He has made about ono hundred and fifty gallons for other parties , and is now about to begin work on tils own crop of cane. He raised four acres , which he estimates will yield about three hun dred gallons of syrup. Two Omaha hardware men were last week the victims of burglars. From one they stole abput $1,000 worth of fine cutlery , and from the other about $150 worth of goods were ta ken. The heaviest loser offers $100 for re turn of goods and will spend a thousand dol- ars to run down the thieves. Just at this season of the year when every body is getting ready for winter the Lincoln Fournal wants farmers and others to bear in mind the fact that at the Home for the Friend- ess in that city such things as cabbage , pota- oes , turnips , etc. , will be thankfully received and appropriately credited to the donors. By an explosion of gasoline in a stove in he house of Samuel Leland , at Lincoln. Mrs. Jeland was quite severely burned. Her clothes caught fire , and when she ran into the yard it was only by the opportune arrival of a neighbor , who smothered the flames , that'she escaped severe and perhaps fatal injuries. Alfred Ruet and Munson , two young men iving five miles south of Juniata , met with a severe loss. They were batching and work- ng their land. While out at work their house ook fire , and before it was discovered burn ed to the ground , destroying their bedding , clothing , etc. , and 530 in money. The grand lodge of Locomotive Engineers ms allowed the claim of E. H. Sheldon of $1,000 , being the amount named in the policy on the life of George W. Sheldon , one of the engineers killed in the Elkhorn disaster some days ago. E. H. Sheldon is thu father of the unfortunate young man and is the benefici ary. Webster county furnishes the latest victim of the loaded shot-gun. EllettRice , a lad of 0 , placed his gun on the bottom of a hay wag on and started out for a hunt. The jarring of he wagon sent the gun through the rack to he ground , discharging it , the contents en- ering the boy's abdomen. He died in a few lours. Joseph Schulz , of Colfax county , com menced feeding 250 steers week before last or the winter market. This is much earlier bun feeding is usually begun.but Mr. S. contends that corn has all the nutriment now hat it will ever have and that cattle can eat t much easier than after it becomes hard. Jcsides they will fat much faster in warm than in cold weather. C. C. Howser , who was for three and a half cars general secretary of the Young Men's Christian Association of Omaha and for two years past assistant general secretary of the Young Men's Christian association of Chicago , las received and accepted n flattering call to he general secretaryship of the Young Men's Christian Association of Cincinnati , O. , and vill enter on his new duties November 1. Patrick Egan , of Lincoln , sent the following elegram to Dublin in answer to one received from there announcingthe death of Alexander Sullivan , the Irish leader : "Your cablegram s received announcing the death of my dear friend , Alexander M. Sullivan. Every Irish heart will mourn at his-loss. On behalf of myself and the American League , convey to Mrs. Sullivan and family our heartfelt con dolence. " D. Mathiesen , a cattleman who lives about five miles south of Grand Island , as he was going home in a wagon his horses became Tightened and he was thrown from the wagon ustaining a compound fracture of his right eg. He laid out all night and crawled about wo miles after daylight to reach the nearest house from which he was taken to his home. His sufferings were intense during the long lours of exposure , and the fracture a most cvere one. A Burt county farmer , in writing to his lo cal paper regarding hog cholera , says that as he disease is brought about mostly by reason of dirty pens nnd a corn diet , n change in the right direction will , by removing the cause , produce the cure. First , change the hogs to ligh , fresh ground , and then feed wholly on oats. As soon as the hogs stop dying give a ittle corn , but continue the oats. Give ashes and salt. The hogs will not only get well , but 'attcn much faster than on a corn diet. As formerly stated , says the Springfield ( Da kota ) Times , "Isaiah Lightner , agent at San tee agency , Nebraska , resigned on or about Aug ust 1,1884. We are informed that the secre- ary of the interior , under date of the Cth inst , nformed Agent Lightner that owing to the act that a suitable man could not be appoint ed nnd bonded to relieve him from his respon- ibility before winter , the acceptance of his designation has been revoked , and that ho has therefore been requested to continue In the .discharge of his duties. " The smallest squash loft nt the Oxford Register office for exhibition was raised by Mr. Davis Peak , five nnd o half miles north of that place , and brought down the beam at 212 pounds avoirdupois. The vine on which this little daisy grew has four others of the same variety that will weigh from 190 pounds down to the average size of that species of veget ablee.ond at last accounts all wore in good healthy , growing condition , bidding fair to rival the greatest curiosity this state has over produced. The seed was buried In sod nnd no fertilizer was used to stlmilato the plant , and the mammoth proportions of the subject ol this Item can only bo accounted for through good cultivation and the productiveness of the soil. THE PEOPLE EXCITED. But the Principal in the Affair Remains Per fectly Cool. An Albany (2T. Y. ) dispatch of-tho 20th says : Governor Cleveland was assaulted In front of the medical college this morning by Samuel Boone , of Chemung county , who was ejected from the executive chamber last week for Creating a disturbance while seeking a pardon. He struck at the governor with his right hand , but the blow was warded off. He repeated the striking several times , but failed to hit the governor In the face. lie then darted toward a pile of cobble stones , but was Inter rupted by Dr. George Houghton before he could obtain a missile. Boone returned to the attack on the governor , when Houghton seized and held him and the governor deliberately walked on. Boone was released and went quickly to his boarding house , where he was arrested shortly afterwards. Dr. Houirhton overtook the governor and conversed freely with him about the assault. The governor proceeded to the capital and went to his rooms. He alluded only casually about the matter to the attaches of thn office. Jn the police court Boone pleaded not guilty , and asked two days to prepare his case , as he wanted to telegraph to Judge Boardmnn Smith , of the supreme court , to defend him. The case was put down for Wednesday. Boone was seeking a pardon for his brother-in-law who was sentenced to two years at Auburn for shooting into a crowd assembled near his house on Hollow 'Ecn night and seri ously injuring a bov. Boone and wife request ed the governor at Elmira to pardon him nnd the governor said he would look over the mat ter. When he returned to Albany the governor spoke to District Attorney Stanchfield who was strongly opposed to grunting the applica tion as lie did not think there were any grounds for clemency. About a week ; after Cleveland's return Boone turned up. The governor said he had not yet reached the case. Boone made threats and're- tired. Boone followed the governor back and forth to the executive mansion that day and declared he would not leave until he got a par don. He finally disappeared. ANOTHER ACCOUNT. Boone , who assaulted the governor'unsuc- : essfully solicited a pardon for his brother-in- law , who * is confined in Auburn prison for shooting a man in Chemuiig county a year ago. Boone met the governor as he was walk ing over Eagle street from the executive man sion to the capitol , about 9 this morning , and struck at him , at the same time uttering an oath. Governor Cleveland threw up his arm and warded off the blow. Several persons were near by , who saw the affair , ran after the man and captured him. Governor Cleveland it once proceeded to the executive chamber. Boone came here about two weeks ao to press i's application , and the governor then said to iim he would take up the papers at his ear- iest convenience and would decide it as soon is possible. His impression was the prosccut- ng officers of the county were unfavorable to lie pardon , aud If so he could not grant it , un- ess they saw fit from further reflection , to modify their statements , as no pardons were granted in opposition to local authorities. fJoone at this demanded an Immediate'answer , ycs.or no , and said to Cleveland if the district attorney had reported against the pardon he would slap his face , nnd if not he would come jack nnd slap the governor's face. In a few lays Boone telegraphed the governor the dis- rict attorney had saved him a slapping in the 'ace by acknowledging Cleveland's statement vas true. Last week one morning Boone aud lis wife appeared at the executive chamber , ind the governor granted them an audience. The woman was in a state of great nervous ex : itemcnt and attempted to strike the governor , le caught her by the wrist and saiu to her , 'My dear woman , you are beside your self , sit down and let us talk this mater : er over reasonably. " At that she threw icrself on the floor and screamed and shouted until she was removed from the building. Boone and wife have remained here ever since and Joone has followed the governor back and forth from his house to the capitol. He has ittered all manner of threats to shoot Cleve- aud , etc. , and was regarded as a "crank. " lis wife has had several fits of hysteria , and he attending phvsician urged Booue to take icr home , but he has refused. Boone is in jail nnd will be examined as to his sanity Wednes day This evening the excitement over the assault on Governor Cleveland had largely abated. The condition of Mrs. Boone. " suffering from hys- eria since her interview "with the governor a veek ago to-day , is not dangerous. The state- nent that she was injured by the governor dur- nir the interview is eutircly untrue. When he old her that he could not pardon her brother vithout investigation , and that the case must ake its turn , she flew at him and attempted to scratch his face. He seized her by the wrist and sa. < l : "Why , j-ou poor , foolish woman , vhy don't you behave yourself ? " .Mrs. Boone fas then led out into the ante-room where she ell upon the floor in a fit. She Is not injured urther than sustaining some bruises inflicted upon herself by her struggle. Fairbanks , for vhom Boone sought pardon , appears also to be a crank. The governor to-day received a dis- > atch from the warden of Auburn prison , stnt- ng Fairbanks had been pronounced insane by medical experts and transferred to the insane asylum. A Long-Absent father Returns. Thirty-three years ago , says an Acworth Ga. ) dispatch , when the California gold fever was at its height , there lived in this county a young man named Wilson , who had a pretty young wife and child. A quarrel between he couple caused the husband to go to Cali- ornla. A few years later it was announced hat he was dead , nnd the widow remarried. Last week there arrived in this city a gentle man about fifty-five years of age , evidently a man of means , who began inquiry about the old families. It was the long-absenthusband , vho had been appointed commissioner for California at the New Orleans exposition , and vho was anxious to make up with his wife , le found his son , who is married and the atherof n family , and has furnished them means to join him in California , where it is aid he is a millionaire. Mr. Wilson continued on his way to New Orleans. A Good Many Failures. During the year 1883 there were 10- 568 failures in business in the United States and Canada. Some of these were big concerns , and some were very small. Failure is sorrowful business to iny man , especially if it is his health that fails. A great many times 10,508 jeople fail in health in the course of a ear. Many of them might be saved if hey would take Brown's Iron Bitters , the great family medicine and restorer of wasted health. You may take the greatest trouble , nnd by turning it around find joys on the other side. Talmagc. As Providence has now won the eague pennant and the laural wreath of victory in the base ball iield , it be- 100ves Boston to let up on that "Hub of the Universe" brag , and to admit Jiat it has been pitched into a back eat. Fall River Advance. BRIEFLY TOLD. The farmers in the vicinity of Fargo , D. T. are holding their grain , as only fifty-five cents IB offered for No. 1 hard wheat. Gas exploded in the Central Pacific mill a Lawrence , Mass. , destroying the naphtha house , shattering its windows and fatally in juring two men. Hay exporters in Canada have received notice from the secretary of statont Washing ton that $1,000,000 collected for duties will bo refunded at an early date. H. B. Scott & Co. , barbed wire manufac turers , Plttsburg , have notified their 800 em ployes that wafees will be reduced 10 per cent The reduction will be accepted. The colored people of South Carolina , to the number of one thousand , are invited toemi grata to a farm In California , their transpor tatlon to bo paid and deducted from their wages. Volney Bull's residence at North East , Pa. was fired by his maniac brother , who was con fined in nn upper room. Volney attempted to rescue the mad man , but both perished in the flames. Lee Song , a Chinese murderer under sen tence of death nt Portland , Oregon , com mittd suicide in his cell. Ho made n rope ou of his clothing nnd hanged himself to a heel on the wall. Postmaster-General Hntton nnd theMcxicnn minister have concluded a postal conventioi providing for the exchange of mail betweei the United States and Mexico at domestic rates of postage. The lease of the Oregon railroad nnd naviga tion company's lines for ninety-nine years , a $140,000 per annum , made by Henrv Villun for the Northern Pacific , is sustained by Judge Deahy , of Portland. The Boston lads are solid for Belva Lock wood for president. Four battalions of them parade the streets every night in Mother Hub bard dresses , with bonnets nnd paraso torches , and seem to greatly enjoy the sport AViroqua ( Wis. ) special says John Haschka a German , fiO years old , only released from the insane asylum , shot and killed his wife and then took to the woods , carrying his gun with him. A party of lorly armed men are scouring the country for him. Manufacturing jewelers met nt Providence and decided to form a protective organiza tion. In three months the failures in the trade have numbered thirty , of which thir teen were honest , eleven doubtful and six fraudulent. The total liabilities amounted to $1,043,000. FOREIGN NOTES. Sarah Bernhnrdt hns gone to the seaside. Her physicians order absolute quiet for a long time. It is reported that the Chinese have made nn attack on Thai Uguyen , in upper Tonquin , and been repulsed with heavy loss. Many thousands attended Suilivan's funeral nt Dublin , nmong them the mayor , corpora tion council , Bishop Clugn , of Dublin , and the Irish members of parliament. The czar , the prince of Wales and the king of Greece are urging the duke of Cumberland to make arrangements with Emperor'William in regard to the Brunswick succession. The Hungarian miner arrested on the arri val of the steamship Lord Clive , from Phila delphia , has given evidence that the dynamite in his possession was to be used with feloni ous intent. The London Globe says n summons has been raised against the American , G. E. Rog ers , for assaultingthe manager of St. Stephen's Review. The assault was made on account of the article entitled "The Man from New York. " Representatives of Austria , Russia andltaly will attend the Congo conference upon the same footing as the representatives of the other powers. Belgium will probably advo cate the interests of the African international association. Rome dispatch of the 20th : During the past twenty-four hours there have been one hun dred and twenty cases and sixty-six deaths by cholera , of which thirty-three cases nnd nine teen deaths were at Nnples , and thirteen cases and six deaths at Salerno. The liberals , of Belgium , in view of their success in the muncipal elections , demand that the chamber be dissolved a'nd the govern ment resign. The clericals , however , claim that Ititle change has bcon made in the rela tive positions of the parties. Insiders in the cable now state that the' Maokey-Bennett cable people will not materi ally lower the rates beyond the present tariff. However , it is understood that a vigorous at tempt will be made to secure the patronage of large cable customers by offers of heavy rebates on accounts. The petition of French merchants in Alex audria was presented to the chamber of deputies through the vice-president of the Alexandria chamber of commerce urging the mmediate payment of the Alexandria in demnity to save French residents in that city from ruin. The commission on petitions made a report declaring its urgency. The queen's speech at the opening of par- iament consists of only eight paragraphs. It begins by regretting the necessity for con- oklng parliament , discusses the franchise bill and expresses the hope that the measure will shortly be passed. No mention is made of redistribution. References are made to he affairs at the Cape and Egypt and General Gordon is eulogized for his gallant defense of Khartoum. CAPITAL BRIEFS. Postmaster-GeneralHatton and the Mexican minister have concluded a postal convention iroviding for exchange of mail between the Jnited States and Mexico at domestic rates of postage. The international meridian congress adopted he following resolution : That the universal day is to be a mean solar day , to begin for all he world nt a moment of mean midnight of the initial meridian , coinciding with the be ginning of the civil day and date of thnt neridinn , and is to be counted from zero up to twenty-four hours. j Commissary-General McFcely reports for he fiscal year aggregate resources , $4,258.431 ; expenditures , $3,217,224 , leaving' balance of $1,041.237. There was on hand $2,237 of the amount appropriated for the relief of suf ferers from the overflow of the Ohio river and $5,151 of the appropriation for the sufferers rom the overflow of the Mississippi. The private banking house of H. D. Coke & Co. displayed the following notice nt the usual opening hour on the 23d : "Owing to inability o meet pressing demands we deem it better for all interests concerned to suspend tem porarily. Total liabilities $130,000 , $30,000 of which is fully secured. " It is believed that he firm in time will pay all creditors. The Tennessee bond cases , which comprise sixteen southern railroad sixteen suits against road corporations and which involve out standing bonds to the amount of $7,000,000 , were called for nn argument In the United States supreme court on the 23d. Thqro was an extraordinary array of counsel present from all parts of the country. Governor Hoadley , of Ohio , opened the argument for the bondholders. General Hazcn , chief naval officer , in bis annual report , calls attention to the crippled condition in which the service has been left by the appropriation acts , and as a consequence quence seventeen stations of the meteoro logical service have been closed. Ho reports improvement in the prediction branch of the service , and adds that by increasing the sta tions further improvement could bo made. No storm has passed over the country In the past year without warning. If his plan in re gard to the Arctic expedition had been car ried out the loss of life and misery would have been averted. Ho says Greely carried out his instructions literally. The report recommends that congress inquire into and ascertain Iwho Is to blame. Ho refers to Arlington's failure to replace suitable rations for these which spoiled at Capo Sabln. CRIMINAL. Incendiaries started a conflagration at Augusta , Me. , which destroyed property to the value of $100,000. Wm. II. Dempsey , of Washington , D. C. , has been indicted by the United States grand jury of this circuit on the charge of defraud ing the navy department. Several employes of the Canadian Pacific railway were lately summoned to appear in the police court on a charge of violating the statute against Sunday work. Charles J. Downie , the member of the Chicago board of trade who murdered his brother , William H. , on September 5th , com mitted suicide by hanging in his cell in jail. Some ruffians are destroying cows in th city of Hamilton , Ontario. One man had nin cows poisoned and another lost quite a nuin her. Turnip.s filled with strychnine were found in the pasture field. In the Clawson polygamy case at Salt Lake Lydln Spencer , the presumed second wife , wa called. She refused to be sworn or testify , She was lectured by the court but persisted in refusal. She was ordered to the penitentiary till next morning , when she was called on again. At Shreveport , La. , while a posse were con veying Charles McLanc ( white ) from that city to Bellevue jail , they were overpowered when six miles in the country by a gang of arraei masked men , who took the prisoner and hanged him to a tree. The victim was ehargcc with arson. Sheriff 15atc. just returned to Union Rogu from Clinton , La. , reports that there is a ru mor there of the murder of three persons , father , son and nephew , in St. Tammany par ish a few days ago , mid that a posse pursued captured nnd bunged four negro murderers , nnd were on the track of the othcrd. Wm. H. Dempsey , of Washington , D. C. , hns been indicted by the United States grand jury on chnrge of the navy department. He was stationer and supplied most of the stationery used in the different departments at the capi tol. His plan , as alleged , was to secure orders 'from a department and receive payment for goods without delivering them. A big row occurred on a Wtibash passenger train near Wnbash , Ind. The train was full of people returning from a democratic bnrbecue , when n womnn nnmed Collopcn , crazed with liquor , drew a long knife and began cutting and slashing nmong the occupants of the car , Henry Guner was cut in the shoulder , D , Quinn dangerously stabbed in the face , nnd Conductor Prince stabbed in the face. The woman was finally ejected from the train. POLITICAL NOTES. Dnnicls , the prohibition uandidntc for vice- president , expects to reir-nin in the southern states until after the November election. At the citizens * meeting at the Academy of Music , New York , William K. Grace , the pre decessor of Mayor Edson , was nominated for mayor. William Calkins , republican candidate for governor of Indiana , has been quite ill for several days , but has so far recovered accompanied by his wife , he left for Chicago on the 18th. Frank Hurd makes the following statement concerning the congressional contest in the Tenth Ohio district : "I have taken steps to ascertain whether the majority against mo ins been unjustly or corruptly obtained. If , is I have been informed is the case , I shnll earn thnt I have been defeated by changing of bnllots , perversion of returns , purchase of votes nnd repeating- shall immediately in stitute proceedings for a contest. " Seven thousand persons heard Butler make a speech at Oswego , New York. R. G. Hoi- brook , of the Vulcan iron works , introduced the general. In speaking of the lawlessness and murders in the south. General Butler said : "If you'll elect me president , 1 will cither go into my seat or into my coffin , and I vill cither stop these murders north nnd 'outh or I'll have a lot of flrst-ciuss funerals o keep me busy. " In commenting on the supervision of the > ells in Chicago on election dny and the np- > ointing of deputy United States marshals and deputy sheriffs , the limes prints the fol- owing : "The democrats , that is to say one mndred of them , organized yesterday what hey are pleased to style a vigilance commit- ee. It is composed of determined men who ire resolved that no intimidation shall rule he Chicago polls. " At a conference of the anti-fusion green- backers nt Cedar Rapids , Iowa , an address to tne grecnbnckers of Iowa was issued urging the erasure of the names of nil democrats from the electoral , state , congressional and county fusion tickets now in the field. The lucstiori of n full straight greenback ticket vns discussed , but owing to the nearness to he election it was voted down. The fusion- sts tried to cnpture the Conference , but were unsuccessful. -1 GJIE.LT LOSS. The Tillage of Carthityr , Xeto York , Almost Entirely Commuted by fire. The Carthape ( Xew York ) fire wns the most lisnstrous which ever occurred in that nnrt of he state. It bcpan in a row of mnnufnctu-- ng buildings on the west side of Blnck river , ind heavy winds blew the sparks half a mile icross the river to two islands filled with manufacturing institutions. Everything on he islands was burned , and sevcnty-flve icres of the resident part of the town swept ilenr of buildings. Tnis embraced the oldest anrt of the town , and contained beautiful esidences , one hundred and sixty dwellings ourned , besides manufacturing- institutions , -hurches , the town hall , and ull the school buildings. The fire spread so rapidly that but few household good * were saved. . The Ire departments of Watertown , Louisville , Jooneville , and Utica responded to mils for help , but the fire would ap- aear in a dozen places at once , and Migines were of little avail. At one time iiindreds of dwelling houses were on fire. Che people worked several hours to save prop- rtv but became panic stricken , and during huriijrbt hundreds were roaming the streets jr lyin" in spots where the fire had not touch- d Every place of shelter in the village was Hied with women and children. Itisimpospi- jle to describe i he scenes. Strong men wept , vouien nnd children cried , n- they knew that f DU * " - " _ * * of i * v nnd c ! Ilithoi % safely trusted to to < * ? bo Ctethage , who can No m cs weru after the wants of the people. ana million , bo over half a lost. The loss will one-third that reach - thei insurance will not amount. . THE RELIEF OF GREELY. Hie Rescue an Detailed by Commodore ScJiley. } Commodore Wlnflold Scott The report of Schlcy , of the expedition under his command for the relief of the Grooly party , has been submitted to the secretary of the navy. It , cites the orders under which the expedition ' was organized nnd then enters upon a graphic / " narrative of the events of the voyage. But by far the most interesting portion of the report and rescue the discovery port is that describing cue of Greely and his men. Commodore bcb- loy relates ns follows the Impressive scenes insldo of Grecly's tent : Lieutenant Groely was found in his sleeping bag , his body inclin ed forward and his head resting upon his lort hnnd. A book of common prayer was open nnd held in his right hand. Ho appeared to bo reading the prayers to Private Con neil whoso condition was most desperate and criti cal. Ho was terribly cold , all sensation hav ing pone , nnd ho wns speechless , and almost breathless. His eyes were fixed nnd glassy Indeed , his weakness was such that it was with difficulty ho swallowed the stimulants given him by Doctors Green nnd Ames. His jnws hnd dropped : his heart wns barely pulsa ting , nnd his body temperature wns petting low. This tender eccno of the helpless , almost fninlshpd officer consoling his dvlnpr compan ion was In itRolf ono that broupht tears to the eyes of the strongest and stoutest of these who Rfofld about them on the merciful errancl of relief. Scrppnnts Brnlmird hnd Frederick nnd Hospltnl Steward Brlorbiick. were ex tremely wcnk nnd hardly able to stand. They wo-o no lonper able to venture away ffom their camp to seek food nor to prepare tneir simple diet of sealskin ; nor to collect lichens ; nor to cntch shrimps , on which they hnd to depend to a great extent to sustain life. Their face , hands and limbs were swollen to puch nn extent thnt they could not bo recognized. This Indicated thnt the entire pnrty hnd but n short lense on life , probably not more thnn forty hours nt the most. This fnct. was recognized bv them all , nnd hnd como to them from their experience during that long and desolate winter , in watching their dying companions as ono after another pap eu away from amongst them forever. Poor Ser geant Ellison was found In his sleeping bnjr. where he hcd lain helpless and hopeless for months with hands nnd feet frozen off. Strapped to one of the stumps wns found a spoon , which 8omo companion hnd strapped there to ennble him to feed himself. His physical condition otherwise nppenred to bo- the be.'t of any of the survivors nnd this may be attributed to the fnct that each of his com panions hnd doled out to him from their small allowance of food Bomethlnir to help him , on account of his complete helplessness to add anything to his own by himtlmr about the- rocks for lichens or catching shrimps. Ho- suffcred no waste of strength by the exertion- incident thereto. This care of Ellison wns such ns only bravo nnd generous men. suffer ing with each other under most desperate cir cumstances , could think of. " The romnlnder of the report Is taken up with a statement of the condition of the other survivors , descrip tion of the exhumation of the dend bodies , petting them on board ship nnd the measures adopted for their preservation. In this con nection it is stntcd thnt in preparing ; the bodies of the dend for transportation it. was found that six of them had been cut nnd the llephypnrts removed to n greater or less ex tent. All the other bodies wore found intnct. Commodore Schley speaks in terms of th highest commendntion of all the officers nn * men of his command. THE CATTLEMEN'S COATJ2A'T/OY l To He Held In Chlcaijo on the 13tli anil ' . ' 14th of Koeemlier. Atthc close of the National Convention of Cattle Breeders , which wns held in Chicago , 1 , Nov. 13-10,18S3 , a resolution was adopted continuing - - ' , tinuing the officers of the convention for the J < ensuing year , and authorizing the secretary | , to call a second meeting during the month o November , 18S4. As the secretary of that organization , nnd , noting under the authority thus vested in me. , j I hereby ive public notice that the Second , Anmml Convention will be hold jn the city ol ' ( Chicago on the 13th nnd 14th clavs of Xovcm- f ber , 1834. Furtherdctailsas to houraiid place will be published later. The convention will have before it , among other subjects , two of great importance. lr , . That which was stated in the resolution , vizt The forming of n National Association of Cat tle JSrcedersundera permanent organization. 2d. to receive the report of the committee on legislation , of which Hon. J. B. Gnnnell , of lowji , is secretary. In addition to the delegates present in 18S3 , nnd in the spirit in which the call of one year sijro was issued by the Commissioner of Agri culture , Hon. George B. Loring. the represen tative of all classes interested in nny of the cattle industries of the United States are cor- diall3' invited to be present and assured of a- ' t welcome. By correspondence with Dr. Fisher , Esq.- Fecrctary of the Illinois state board of tipri , cifturc , I am authorized to state- that the convention called by him-under ( date Septem ber 13th ) to meet In Chicago November 13th and 14th , will join with the convention held , under the present call instead of holding a separate meeting- . Attention Is called to the very important convention of cattle breeders to be held in St. Louis on November 17th. Enrnest efforts have been made to obtain a chance of lust named date to ono which would follow the closing- the "Chicago Fat Stock Show. " and could such change have been accomplished the present "call" would have nnmed St. Loins sis the plaee of meeting. This unfortur nately could not be done owinjr to engage ments previously entered into by the reprc- sentati\-cs of St. Louis , and ns attendance tlit-re on the 17th will be impossible to many of our delegates , nn earlier meeting at Chicago became imperative on account "of the un finished business of last ycnr. * It is believed that the cattle breeders , who will meet nt St. Louis , are animated by the same motives and objects a ? this association , nnd it is hoped that hereafter but one con vention be held annually. In which the in terests and influence of all will be considered. To this end it is urged thnt all stockmen wno may nttend the convention hereby culled in Chicapo will come prepared to go to St. Louis afterward and participate fully and actively in the deliberations there. , n , , , . , , THOS. STL-KGIS. * bee y National Convention of Cattle Breeders. -t GREAT CATTLE SUJLT. _ rl Trial of More Than Ordinary Interest to Stoclc Grotrcrs. A trial of more thnn ordinary interest to " * stock growers , says a Denver special , was Jnished in the United States circuit court here : o-day before Judge Brewer. The plaintiff in : he case was Jeremiah Mann , of Nevada , and : he defendants were B. C. Bloomfleld , one of Colorado's largest cattle raisers , and Robert nilett and Henry Trass. There were wit- icsses present from Nevada. Wyoming. Colorado rado aud various parts of- the Rocky Moun- : ai"Jln 1 ° Mr-Dunn's complaint he said that n ISfcO he purchased 2,000 head of Oregon cat- : lc and drove them to Wyoming. About GOO jf this herd were sold , decreasing the number : o 1,400. These cattle , together with those of Jther parties , drifted southward during" the winter of 1881 , and could not be found at the iprinjr round-up and in the year following- Mr. Mann had a large force of men and horses : mployed in searching for them , at great ex- icnse and cost. He finally claims to have wide the discovery that his cattle had wan- ered to the vicinity of the ranch of Mr. [ Jloomncld , in southern Colorado , and charees. : hat they were taken up by Mr. Bloomfield ind his men , and tne brands so changed as to- lestroy their identity. Mr. Bloomfleld denied i laving ever taken or converted to his own > ise any of Mr. Mann's cattle. In addition to x 5 his denial the defense introduced tcstimonv 3 o show that the winter of 16-31 was verv f ; evere. and that thousands of cattle perished , n the storms that prevailed during thatseoson some of the testimony was to the effect that rom 7.to 80 per cent of the cattle in that part < * ji > f country died during that winter. Testi- - nony was adduced to show that carca = sp < ? of icrds 01.300. 300 and 1,000 were selnf As an Hustration. Jurtsro Geary , who had a herd of , oOO , recovered less than 300. The theory of efense was that the cattle of Mr. Mann or ; he greater per cent of them , had perished in he storms of that winter. Mr. Wn nl'o tied for the value of Increase that would lave accrued from the 700 cows , placing the ncreasent 1,500 head of cattle , worth In nil .bout $30,000 The total demand in the"uit ? i-aa for a judgment of $821.000. The jury * - I fter being out twenty-four hours , returned i verdict awarding the plaintiff $56,718.73. ?