The Gate City Enterprise from Coffeyville, Kansas • 1

to: 4 VOL. I. NO. 4. COFFEY VILLE KANSAS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1884.

S1.50 A YEAR. fill! II 1 r4 AXOTHEU BAiK FAILURE. KANSAS STATE NEWS. I the circus trouble. fnroAcc nitenH tin far south AmbakoL A WEEK'S NEWS.

$335.57 from a pension obtained for an inmate of the insane asylum at Kankakee. In the continued absence of the Secretary of the Racin Exposition, creditors secured attachments for $2,000 on the property of the association. An excursion train of eight coaches, filled witL American citizens, crossed the border to Monterey and Saltillo to participate in the celebration of the Mexican independence, September 17th. In consequence of the rumors of pleuropneumonia, the directors of the St. Louis Fair decided to exclude Jersey cattle from the exhibition.

General Butler and Governor Hendricks have been speaking lately throughout the West. They are both quite industrious stumpers. Rev. R. L.

Knox, Rector of the Reformed Episcopal Church at Chillicothe, 111., has been missing several weeks. Mr. Blaine began a trip through the West on September 17. He was received in Boston by a committee and delivered his first address there. Margaret Higgjns, of Chicago, lately brought suit for $5,000 damages against Davis Morse for being accused of stealing goods and having to submit to a search of her person, when she was.

thrust into the street. Joun Hunter was lately stabbed to the heart in a saloon in Ludington, by James Jones, who wa promptly arrested. Harry Taylor, William P. Campbell and Miss Maud Reed, of Denver, wore recently drowned while crossing tho Grand River on their way to their ranches. At the request of the citizens of Abing-ton, 111., the State Veterinarian examined the Augus cattle owned by John Rogers.

He has now brought suit for $30,000 against his townsmen, alleging that they conspired to stop his sales by false reports. Caroline Scharff, a shoplifter known throughout the West, was lately captured while operating in a dry goods store at Milwaukee, and secured her liberty by The Nile was falling at last accounts. A serious revolt of Arabs has brokea out in Xavia, Tripoli, against the Turkish Governor, who, being in love with an Arab had caused her Arab lover, a sheikh, to bo arrested and nearly flogged to death. The troops were at first unable to disperse the mob. Prof.

Cantini, of Naples, alleges that the subcutaneous injection of sea water is a sure cure for cholera, and claims to have saved hundreds of lives. L. P. Herbert, accountant of La Banque de St. Hyacinthe, Montreal, reversed th usual order and fled to the States, being $40,000 short and a forger.

The priest that attended King Humbert to the hospital took the cholera and died. Mgr. Outremont, the French prelate, is dead; also Mgr. Alfred Duquesnay, Bishop of Limogese. George Leybourne, who attained celebrity in England fifteen years ago as a comic singer, lately died a pauper in London.

The Burgomeister of Brussels during late session explained to the Council that the cause of the disorders was the incensing attitude of the Clericals. All the British citizens in Shanghai held a meeting to take action in regard to the war in progress between France and China. It was resolved to urge Great Britain to make an effort toward mediation, as suspense is ruinous to commercial intercourse. It is believed in London that England will permanently occupy the Soudan. Egyptian securities have advanced in price in consequence of this belihf.

Bandits for the purpose of pillage, at tempted to burn Matanzas, Cuba, but were unsuccessful. A nephew of Osman Digna, and sixty other rebels, were recently killed in an attack upon a provision train, conveyed by friendly Arabs, near Suakim. At a special meeting of tho League in Dublin, William Redmond denied that the Irish-Americans are becoming apathetic toward the National movement. Two thousand French troops effected a landing near Foo Chow September 17, and attacked the Chinese force stationed there, driving them inward and inflicting severe loss on them. The Chinese did not offer much resistance.

The war party in China has succeeded in obtaining the appointment of a colleague for Li Hung Chang, the Chinese Foreign Minister. Li Hung Chang is for peace. His colleague is expected to counteract his efforts. TnE police at Naples have been ordered to prevent religious processions which tend to the spread of cholera, and which, it is believed, are promoted for sordid purposes. On the JOfch of September there were 630 new cases of cholera in Italy, including 507 in Naples- Of the 341 deaths, 283 occurred in the same city.

Never in the history of lake navigation have freights been so badly depressed as at present. Many vessel owners contemplate stripping their craft and placing them in winter quarters. The Canadian passenger propeller Quebec is reported to have been wrecked pfi the north shore of Lake Superior. Coasid ral)le alarm is felt for her safety. TUE LATEST.

The 8riling pig butchers of Limerick, Ireland, have resumed work. Thomas Sexton retires from Parliament as Representative and will contest another seat. Bismarck has had three meetings with the French Embassador since the Skierni-wice love-feast of the Emperors. The minor state of siege at Berlin, A1-, tona, Hamburg and Leipsic was continued by order of the Bundersrath. A MOB attacked gendarmes taking Nihi lists to St.

Petersburg, at Moscow, recently, and the military had to use their bayonets. Little Frankie Waterman, aged sis years, was mm djred by slow torture by his sisters Bessie and Carrie, aged thirteen ai seven years, at Ottawa, en September 21st. The children, however, afterwards made a confession implicating their father and older brother. The murdered child was their half brother, whom they said they hated and wanted to kill. Tho child was beaten and dragged by a rope over his neck, then kicked when unconscious.

The Grand Trunk Car London, burned recently. Four hundred men are thrown out of work. In a wreck on the Canadian Pacific at i Russel's Siding, the fireman was killed, the engineer badly injured and five car demolished. A spkcial from Rome to the Cincinnati Wahrheistsf reund says the Pope declares in i lrtl.r.ftt r.n tr 1 will make a donation of 1.000.000 lira nan for erection of a hospital adjacent to th Vatican, so as to be enabled to visit it himself. John Muroatrotde, a miser of Memphis, was sent to the City Hospital for treatment for the dysentery, and died two days afterwards.

He had $27,000 in Government bonds sewed up in the undershirt he wore. diverting of English revenues frcr; the payment of the interest and principal of her bands to the payment of current expenses, is causing great excitement throughout Europe, and th? Powers will enter a protest against the schema, which was born of British advice and which portends a British protectorate. The late conference in London refused to sanction such a disposal of Egyptian revenues, and this of England is considered an insult to ail the nations taking: pait in the" conference. 1 Colonel K. Hernandez, an oi Mexican revolutionist, living moras, was ordered to report to the War Department, but he defied' th order and fled to In: raobntains, whero he raised a band of men, He is now in Nuevo Leon, but tho Mexican cavalry are uuder.

orders to take him dead or alivs K. C. Thompson's Bank at Rokrord, 711. Suspends Payment The Failure Said tm Involve 8750,000 Farmer and Laboring SMple tHe Principal Sufferers. ltocKFoar, September 1ft.

This community was etartled yesterday by the announcement that N. CV Thompson's bank was embarrassed, and that it had suspended payment. A reporter, on rl6itlng the institution, found the following notice posted on the doors' To Mu Creditors: Owiny to- the stringency of tho money market, I am unable to meet my obligations as they mature, and am compelled to suspend. Jiy assets belong- to my creditors until their demands are satisfied. Believing: from common experience that an assignment would result In unnecessary loss to the creditors, I have determined to apply uiy aseets directly to satisfy tlie debts, if such course Hballineet the approval of my creditors.

As soon as au Accurate list of property and liabilities can made, I sball be glad to meet my creditors ia consultation as to how their interests can best be subserved. This suspension will in no way affect the as-peta of the corporation known aa the N. C. Thompson Manufaeturing-Company. It is the advice of soma ot the leading business men of the city, as well as my own Judgment, that no assignment should be made.

To the utmost of my ability I shall endeavor to save my creditors from loss, and in this endeavor 1 liope to receive their aid and assistance. My assets at a fair valuation 1 believe to largely exceed all my liabilities. Please call at the ollice of tho N. C. Thompson Manufacturing Company, et fcouth Main Street, West Itockford.

ISignedl N. C. ThompsOX. Kock-kohd, September 15, It is impossible to ascertain the amo of the asseta or liabilities, but it 13 stated on good authority that he haa failed for 750,000. The assets include stock in the N.

C. Thompson Manufacturing Company, which was recently organized, and in. which Mr. Thompson has 200,000 of the 250,000 of capital. Mr.

Thompson has been iu business in this city eiuce 1855, and has done much to build op the city, being largely interested in Rockford's welfare. The depositors in the bank are farmers and laboring people on whom the loss falls heavily. The bank was his private institution, where he borrowed money to carry on his manufacturing business. By paying a larger rate ol interest than the other banks he succeeded iu securing quite large sums of money. A statement will be given to the public soon.

LATER. An Investigation reveals the fact that the local bauks have been carrying Thompson some time. A meeting of his creditors was held Saturday, and wheu Iurther credits were refused, there was no alternative but suspension. It is stated on good authority that he has failed for 750,000. Thompson claims to have assets that will exceed his liabilities 165,000.

There are 200,000 which ha owns in the C. Thompson Manufacturing Company, recently organized with 250,000 capital stock1 and outstanding notes against farmers and agricultural dealers throughout the country. He proposes to pay creditors in stock of the company and these notes, and ho thinks he can tide it over II his creditors will give him a little time. Ia a few days he will call a meeting of creditors, and arrange matters with them. The deposits in the bank were raostiy -by farmers and people on whom the loss will fall heavily.

The affair has not yet become thoroughly known. It will cause a commotion. Thompson is President ol the Blaine and Logan club and one the pillars of the Presbyterian Church. EVIDENTLY A CRA3K. A.u Armed Stranger Endeavors to Gain Kntrance to tlie Home of Mrs.

Garfield in Cleveland He Refuses to Give Any Account of Himself. Cleveland, September 19. Yesterday afternoon there arrived ia this city on the Bee line train, a tall, welldressed man, aboutsixty years of age. lie engaged a coupe, and was driven to the corner of Prospect and Perry streets. Here he alighted and walked a few blocks up the street to Mrs.

Garfield's residence, rang the bell and asked to see a lady named Miss Piper. The porter informed him that no such person lived there. He insisted upon being admitted into the house, when the porter escorted him to the gate. He paced up and down the sidewalk in front of the residence for three hours. Mrs.

Garfield became alarmed and called a policeman. The stranger being arrested and searched at the station, a five-chambered loaded revolver was found upon him. He refused to give his name, residence business. From his conversation he is supposed to be from the South and a crank. TERRIBLE EXPLOSION.

Two Men Killed and Three Otnem MortaUj Injured by a Bo.iler Explosion at Mortrm, Illinois The Wrecked liiilldmg Con: turned by fire. Pkobia, September 16. An explosion rivaling In horror- the one at the Pekin Distillery recently "oo curred at MortOD, Tazewell County, yesterday afternoon, causing the death oi two and the mortal injury of three others While the steam power of Volcell, Ilossie Zadiker's Wagon Manufactory was be ing used to run a cider press the engineei permitted the water in the boilers to rue-too low and committed the error of filling them with cold water. 'A terrible explo-" sion followed, killing Jacob Slagle, the engineer, and boy named Briseler. Christian Akerman," Henry Iiossie and George Lo wman are ssuff eriug from broken bones and scalding.

They will probably die. A number of bystandera were more or less After the ex plosion the building tok fire nnJ burned. The loss i not known, The following charters were recently filed wi(h the Secretary of State. The Kan-as City Barb Wire Company, of Kansas City; A. Henly, E.

L. Bruce, F. D. Wood, jaines and II. J.

Snyder, ot Law renee, incorporators; capital stock, $50,000. The Frankfort Creamery Association, of 1 Frankfort, Marshall County; Cliarlea reborbe; James S. Warden, T. F. Rhodes, R.

S. Newell, S. Reed, David Tennington and Jlr Flagg, incorporators; capital stock, The Reno County Loan Savings Association, of Hutchinson; W. T. At-kiiryi.

E. L. Meyar, G. V. Ricksecker, E.

II. Hill, Fred. A. Forshe, S. Boigal Catha-conrt aivi A.

J. Lusk, incorporators; capital TheWiniield Union Comet Band, Winfield; Ed. P. Greer, John T. W.

McGuire, George W. Robin-Bn and E. T. Blair, incorporators. Ox August 12th the Department of Immigration of the Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe Railroad shipped from Topeka au exhibit of grains, minerals and other prod-ncts of the country along the line of this road in Kansas.

4Colorado and New Mexico, to the "World's Fair at Amsterdam. Th other day word was received that tho first prl.ee, a gold, medal, had been awarded to this exhibit over all competitors. The exhibit was a splendid advertisement for the whole country through which this road runs, and will no doubt do much to attract attention to its resources. Several other American roads made displays at Amsterdam. A petition was presented to Governor Glick recently for the organization of Finney County, which heretofore and is now attached to Ford County as a township foi judicial purposes.

A remonstrance was also presented by Captain J. G. Waters, of To peka, as Attorney for those against the organization. The petition was signed by 2SC citizens and the remonstrance by two. The gentlemen present representing the memorial were Messrs.

De Cordora, Mayor ol Garden City; C. O. Chapman, of Lakin; Mr. Stotts, W. A.

Frush, Mr. Crow, John Sneer and Mr. Luts for the organization. The petitioners proved all their names to be legitimate, and the petition, after a long hearing, was admitted, and the county is to be organized. A fellow named Ryan borrowed a team recently of Tyler, a livery stable keeper of Leavenworth, and with two women drove about seventy miles in a terribly hot sun.

One of the horses dropped dead, when Ryan deserted the other, which was mint'd for any future use. The bodies of both horses were covered witli welts, showing excessive lashing. They were valued at 325. The Atchison, Topeka fe Santa Fe and the Union Pacific have both done an immense fair business. Vast numbers of persons were carried to Kansas City.

J. j. Mungek, of Garden City, has been appointed census taker for Finney County, preparatory to its being organized. On. account of the accumulation of business in the hands of the Supreme Court, no cases will be assigned for hearing or argument ifi October or November and no trial docket will be issued for those months.

It is expected that all cases now submitted will be decided beforo another assignment Is Jok Humphrey was shot through the head and killed in a saloon at Scran ton recently. John Ray, who did the shooting, fced. The affair happened during the carousal of a. number of young men, which ended in a light. Post-offick changes in Kansas during the week ended September 13: Established acksonburgh, Smith County, 11.

F. Boyd, Postmaster; Nescatunga, Comanche Count', John W. McWIlIiams Skidmore, ord County, Miss Lida M. Herrick; Zean-dale, Riley County, George. Brooking.

Dis-2ontinued Orie, Sumner County. Postmasters appointed Paradise. Russell County, Arthur A. Houser; Sidney, Ness County, Fletcher M. Lonch; Zara, Johnson County, Thomas Ingraham.

Manhattan; lias invested one hundred thousand dollars of home money in buildings this season. Lkk Sing Lkm, a Chinaman who had been living in Topeka for the past four years, was found the other morning hanging to a Cottonwood tree in the city cemetery, dead. About one month ago Lem got a drunk and had his queue cut oif. Since then he had been crazy and finally ended his career by committing suicide. John F.

Lyon, an Atchison money lei'dfr, was arrested recently for forgery. He strongly denied the charge. Thk Protestant Methodist and Free-" Will Baptist Church of Knowies, "Washirtou County, tiled its charter rccentlj'. Governor Glick has addressed a latter to Governor. Hamilton, of Illinois, relitive to the pleuro-pneuruonia which row exists among the cattle in some parts ol the oun-try.

Governor Glick urges Governor Hamilton to take steps toward preventing the importation of cattle from the infected districts of the East and requests that he cooperate with him in an attempt to have quarantine regulations establislie-i ancl enforced in all' the Western far as possible. The Missouri Pacific Railway Company submitted it.s annual report recently ta State. Board of Railroad Commissioners, for the 3'ear ended June 30, 1884. The capital stock is quoted at thirty million dollars." The length ot the line in Kansas is 195 miles, and the total length of- the vt hole line is 900 miles. During the yeir passengers were carried by the road, and 417,843,415 tons of freight were haaled.

The total earnings for the year, entire line, were $9,304,419.18, of which 1, r94.707.48 were earnings in Kansas. The total expenses for the same time, entire line, were $9,210,862.32, of which the expenses in Kansas were 31.814.539.S3. The annual report of the Missouri, Kansas Texas Railway Company for the year ended June 30, 18S4, was recently submitted to the Board of Railroad Commissioners The capital stock is quoted, at 000. The total earnings of the road during the year over the entire line were while the total expenses were 87,39,205.75. George Harw'ell, aged thirteen, ran off from his home in Kingman -County last fall, and was not heard from; until 'lately, when he came home on crutches.

It seems that the lad struck Salt Lake City; and there was run over by a train and hL leg tut Wjj.lt Carter, a prominent citizen oi Lyon County, died from -injuries mceiveti fipinjvfall a few days ago. i IOAXL-s was at the Parsons Fair. Mr. Orton Interviewed on the Late Hart Oak Riot. Ka.xs.vs City, September 22.

A special to the Times from Atchison, says: Tb latest advice from Burr Oak, the scene oi the tragedy between Orton's circus men and citizens is to the effect that Hon. A. W. Mann is still alive with some prospect of his recovery. The other parties who were shot are not seriously injured and will recover.

The towns of Burr Oak and Washington were in a fever of excitement at last accounts. The direct causw of the outbreak, as related' to a Times representative by a leading citizen of Burr Oak, is as foliows: On Friday Orton's circus arrived as billed and gave two performances. As is generally the case there were numerous people from the country present, prominent among this element were a number of cowboys, some tw.enty iu number. During the afternoon performance the cowboys, assisted by other roughs from Burr Oak, hooted and hissed the performers to such an extent that the management was provoked, and order was demanded. Then again, when the conceit butchers were selling tickets, a man named Elliott, from Mankato got into an altercation with one of them and was knocked silly by Claude Powers, an adopted son of Miles Orton.

This created quite a disturbance, and from that time on Elliott with a gang of cowboys constantly followed the circus tnen and aggravated them in many ways. The saute crowd attended the evening performance and renewed their riotous conduct. As the showmen were taking down their tents they were followed about by the cow boys until one of the former was knocked down, when the cry, "iiey, rube went up from the circus crowd, an expression which denotes a fuss, and also to summon all hands. A general light ensued, but at this time no shot had been fired. When the train was loaded the cowboys cut it in two in several places, placed boards under the cars and made threats of tearing up the track ahead.

During the excitement a shot was fired from the cowboys. Elliott demanded the arrest of the showman, and sent for Mayor Mann, and he shortly arrived and endeavored to restore quiet. His appeals had no eifect on the crowd and another volley of bullets came from the circus train which was now ready to pull out. It was at this time that J. Long-nesker, an inoffensive bystander, was shot dead, and a boy, O'Neil, shot through the ankle.

A second volley brought down Mayor Maun and two strangers from the country, the latter two only slightly injured. Miles Orton himself was doing his best to quiet his men and amid the wildest excitement Engineer J. B. Sullivan pulled out for Washington with Orton in the cab heavily armed and declaring that the first man attempted to ditch the train would be killed. Saturday morning the circus train quietly arrived at "Washington and proceeded to pitch their tents.

Shortly afterwards, however. Sheriff Johnson, of Jewell Counts', arrived with a number of deputies, and together with Sheriff Dolan, of Washington County, went to the circus grounds and arrested eighteen men. They were kept under heavy guard until 4 o'clock in the evening, when they were taken to Mankato, tho county seat of Jewell County and locked-up. On the way, however, one of the prisoners jumped from the train and made good his escape. In the evening it wasyrnmored in the show srounds that a mob were on their' from Burr Oak, and over two hundred ladies and gentlemen left the tents and went home fearing a second riot.

At about eight o'clock the Burr Oak speciai arrived, carrying forty citizens. They said they wanted the guilty parties arrested, and desired it understood they were no mob. When the Burr Oak tragedy became generally known at Washington, a great crowd collected about the circus train, but NO WOKDS WERE SPOKEX between the citizens and the Burr Oak delegation. Citizens of Washington seemed to sympathize with Orton, as they claimed he had quietly entered the town, and his men were more orderlr than most circus people. The Burr Oak delegation returned wiiout making additional arrests, though they demanded the arrest of Orton and Powers.

At midnight the circus train left Washington and arrived in Atchison about noon- A Times commissioner mounted a car labeled, "Anglo-American Palace. Pullman Car," and inquired for Mr. Orton. The gentleman was just putting on his clothes. "Can jou erive me any further news regarding the Burr Oak tragedj than is here contained?" said the scribe as he handed Mr.

Orton a copy of Tlie Sunday Times. The circus proprietor hurriedly read the account, and as he returned, the paper said, "Mann is not dead, and probably will not rlie, at least I hope not. But I will tell you I have had a great deal of trouble this season. I am charged with allowing confidence men and thieves to travel with my This is a mistake. Any cirens from Barnum's down has men following it, who live by stealing and robbing and this surely cannot be helped by the owner.

God "knows I do my best to free my audiences from any rouehs who masr follow us." "How many of your men did you arrest, an do you know their names?" "Eighteen in all were arrested by the Sheriff, but they were only canvas men and razor backs. It would be impossible for me now to quote their names, for they go by Shorty, Hank, Skinny and such titles so that their REAL NAMES ARE SCARCELY KKOWJf. I am sorry the affair occurred and did my best to quiet it, but they were provoked beyond human endurance. Just step outside if you think the shooting was all on our part, and look at the sides of the first and second property and the two stepped off the car and Mr. Orton pointed out the cars.

True enoinrh, the sides were completely peppered with shot and huge bullet tearing entirely through the cars. 'Were any of your men injured?" 'No, not seriously. A horse tender named Cook was shot in the side, but it onIr resulted in a slight flesh wound." "Where next stand?" We. go to Butler, Mol, as soon as possible, where we are billed, and I hope we will have noinore such luck as experienced in Kansas or Nebraska4' and as Orton spoke these words the circus train pulled out forKansas City on its way to Butler. Cleaned by Xclcniph and Wall WASHINGTON NOTES.

It is definitely decided that Postmaster- General Gregbain will be appointed to succeed Judge Unimmond as United States Judge at Chicago. He has declined the tcretarysbip of the Treasury, which was ottered hira by the President. It is understood that Judge Uresham will enter on his duties as Judge Drumniond's successor the 1st of October. IIakon Alvexsljebi, tho new German Minister, rocently arrived at "Washington. The Commission appointed by President Arthur to visit Central and South America will leave October 10th for the City of Mexico, expecting to be absent six months.

II. II. Kislieosburt, a son of the Lieutenant who perished in the Greely expedition, has been appointed by President Arthur to a cadetship at Annapolis. THE EAST. The most important political matter for peveral days past is to be found in the publication of additional letters from Mr.

lilaine, called Mulligan letters. Mr. Blaine's friends claim that the letters cannot injure him, while his political enemies are positive they will. They have been the babis for many late editorials. Thk Attorney-General of New Jersey, having ben asked recently for an opinion, declares National Bank officers eligible on an electoral ticket, tbey not being officials of the United States.

The Garfield Committe for the State of Nrw Yorjk reports having collected for tho monument ot Cleveland. An Indian tablet, seven inches long, was recently plowed up in a field near Doyjes-town. Pa. The matter is an important one for geologists, fcince if the stone could bo proved genuine it would settle In the affirmative the question of tho co-existence of man and the mammoth. Two great concerts were organized in New York for tho cholera sufferers of FVance and Italy.

Ann Butter, of Bonding, while suffering from a mild attack of one of Harrison's revivals, imagined herself a funeral pj're and set fire to it. She held a club and beat awny those who attempted to save her. She said she was offering a sacrifice to the Lord. Thk sixteenth annual re-union of the Array of the Cumberland began at Rochester, N. September 17th.

General Sheridan presided and delivered a brief address. Among the distinguished veterans present was General John A. Logan. The miners' strike in the Pittsburgh coal district is being aggressively main-twined. The mine-owners find it almost impossible to find men to work at less than the strikes It is not improbable thrt a compromise may bo agreed on.

It i reported that som.pf the cprators are. employing union men at the price they have asked. Another Presidential candidate has been placed in nomination. "VV. L.

Ellsworth, of Pennsylvania, is the nominee of the American Political Alliance. Charles H. Waterman, of New York, is the candidate for Vice-President on the same ticket. The Rev. J.

F. Smith, of Boston, who wrote the national hymn entitled celebrated his golden wedding at Newton Centre, -September 10 h. About four hundred people responded to invitations and sat through the singing of the hymn. A statue of General John F. Reynolds, who fell at Gettysburg, was recently un veiled nt Harrisburg, in front of the City Hall.

Mrs. Joseph Stevens, of Hollisterville, who was for years in the habit of eating raw ham, suffors so terribly from trichiniasis that she constantly plead with her friends to kill her. The worms keep her flesh in perpetual motion, and frequently twist out from the muscles in wriggling masses. Mr. Blaine wrote a letter to William Walter Phelps on his marriage, which the latter has made public.

In the letter he says that he was married in 1S51 at Pittsburg, but that he had been secretly married in Kentucky some time before. Fearing that the Kentucky marriage was not valid, he afterwards had a ceremony performed at Pittsburg. Rindskokk Bros. of New York City, made an assignment on September I9h with O00OO liabilities. The prefer, ences were divided among firms all over the country.

Their sales last year exceded a million dollars, and the members of the firm are all of bigh standing and favorably known for their charities and public-spirited enterprises. THK WKST. A Wabash freight train of thirteen cars was lately broken to pieces by striking a tow and running off a trestle near Carmi, 111. The head brakeman was killed, and the engineer and fireman were badly injured. In the case of Colonel E.

C. Boudinot against Robert Hunter, A. G. Evans and 11, L. Newman, the well known cattle men, to recover $1,000 as a penalty for attempting to lease grazing lands fiom the Cherokee Indians in violation of United States fltotutse.

Judge Brewer, of the United States Circuit Court, rendered a decision on the demurrer of defendants that a mere attempt to negotiate a lease was not violation of the statutes and dismissed the complaints. The defendants took this as great victory and made preparations for extensive grazing and a renewal of leases. AT Augusta, 111., James and Wiiliam Holden engaged in a murderous fight, and the" former shot dend a man named Finley, who interfere 1 in the contest. General. Green B.

Kaum i3 a candidato to "succeed Senator Logan in Illinois: Fleming R. Moore, an attorney of Mil-ford, 111-, was brought to Chicago lately nd held for trial on charge of retaining paying a fine of twenty dollars and costs. Edwin C. Larned, a lawyer of prominence in Chicago for many years, died of heart disease at Lake Forest, September 19th. He was born in Rhode Island, stud died law with Attorney-General Greene, and camo West in 1847.

He won honors in the anti-slavery campaign before the war, and was United States Attorney under President Lincoln. Statements were not long ago sent out from La Crosse that the damage to wheat by rust is widespread, and that a Minnesota miller suffered heavy loss in New York on flour made from smutty wheat which he had cleansed. Leading citizens of Enu Claire, appeal to the public for aid for the sufferers by the recent overflow of the Chippewa River, and appointed a committee to distribute contributions. The bondholders of the Vulcan Iron Works, of St. Louis, held a meeting September 19th and decided, it is understood, to foreclose a mortgage for $1,000,000 on the" Consolidated Ore and Steel Company.

The recent prolonged deliberations of the Western Railway Managers in Chicago resulted in the formation of a pool between three Pacific lines from Ogden, Albuquerque and El Paso to San Francisco, the Central and Southern roads to receive seventy-three per cent, of the freight moneys. The Southwestern Lumber Pool has been dissolved because of the 'cuts made by the roads running down the great rivers. THK SOUTH. Four negroes, Jobe Cross, Burrell Scroggs, Aaron Jackson and Tillman Greer, were arrested recently at Albany, suspected of wrecking a train the night of August 24 going from Albany to Dawson to suppress the threatened riot. The steam-tug Frank Somers exploded her boiler in the James River, near Richmond, September 14th.

At the time of the accident she was towing a schooner up the'river. The crew of the tug consisted of Captain Cavenaugh and four men. All the men jumped overboard. Cavenaugh and a boy of eighteen were The Frank Somers belonged to Captain Cave.i nugh. A joint stock company has been organized in Chattanooga, for operating recently discovered gold mines in the Northern portion of Georgia.

Experts who have recently visited these mines pro nounce them rich, and an English company is expected soon to prospect other mines Lu that vicinity. The gold is in the form of quartz rock, and some specimens have assayed as high as $Zr) per ton. Armed guards were recently patroling the streets of Congers, protect it from a band of incendiaries who seemed bent on burning it. E. de Morella, a prominent merchant of Baltimoro and Italian Consul at that city, lately disappeared, owing to financial troubles, it is said.

Ho owes $30,000 to various parties. The goods of the firm with which he has been connected were seized by the Sheriff. J. McFerran, a leading, citizen of Boyle County, Kentucky, was recently killed by being thrown from his horse in a cornfield. Dinkins is the name of a poor white man in Aiken County, South Carolina, who was recently sentenced to one month in jail.

He asked for the order of Commitment, and walked ten miles to deliver himself. When he returned he collected two dollars from tho Justice for mileage under the provisions of tho State laws. William Harrison, a noted horse thief in Virginia, while being taken to jafJ, leaped from a fast train near Cowij Station, in handcuffs. He was seen on the highway, later, ironad, bus no one dared attempt Lis capture. tJKNKItAI- News from Peru reported the total defeat of General Caceres, the principal revolutionist leader at Lima, August 27, and the establishment.

of comparative quiet. TnE Treasury of th'e rebels contained but $53,00.0, and they lately wore rt ported short of ammunition. Tha Mahdi's I 7.