Bold Brigands

fOmalm Cor. Cbioao Times.] Two roaskcd mon, holding fonrrevulv;rs, walked into Station Agent Bainlart's office a fiw minutas before traiu ;imc, aud one of thcni diructed him to cut olí all telegraph communication by aring up his instrumenta. Barnhart ndeavored to throw them off the tráck by ouly taking úp bis sonnilcr, but the inen bid him pull tfp tlic relay and liand it over, whioli lio did. Tho man who gave the commands was a Captain, aud Barnhart says he is a smart fellow, cvidently d telegraph operator, as he seemcd to tinderstand whíit he was about. Barnhart, under cover of the revolvers aud aoeording to tho Captaiu's eotnmands, next huug out bis red light to stop the express, whicksoon ente up and stopped. Barnhart was rushed 1) the door of the express car by the four robbers, who made hiin kuoek for Express Messengcr Miller, who opened the door a few incnësj not thinking that anybody was there bnsido Barnliart. The highwaymen then, by some menns, shoved the door clear open, jnmpcd in, and covered Messengcr Miller with cocked revolvers. They took Miller's revolvers away frorn him, bruised him about the head considcrably, and then opened one safe, from which they obtained the treasure boxes coutaining $00,000 in gold eoiu, wlüch was a shipment from California, and $458 in curreney. Thoy endeavored to make Miller open tho through safe, which was a có'mbination lock and is not opened anywhere between the termini of the roa'd. but as the messengers do not know the combination he could not conxply with tl ie dcraand, and they let him off af ter explaining. White this was going on in the express car the othcr part of the gang had captured the engineer and fireman and put out the fire in the engine, and the moment Conductor Patterson stepped on the platform to see what orders were waiting for him, as indicated by the red-light signal to stop, he too was corralled, being covered by cocked revolvers, and ordered to throw up his hands. Patterson says there were from ten to fifteen of them. Af ter plundering the express car, the robbers went into the passenger coaches and begaii robbing the passengers, securing about half a dozen gold watches and nearly $500 in cash and some railroad tickets. L, Morris, a passenger, lost a gold watch, $430 m money, and a ticket to Chicago. The robbers, no doubt, intended to plunder evexy passenger on the train, but a freight train, was seen approaching from the rear, and this frightcned them. Conductor Patterson was conducted by a guard past tlie sleoping-coaches, a short distance up the track, so that he could flag the approacliing traiu to prevent a collision. The guard then lrft him and joined the main body, who then rctreuted from the cars. They had no horses in sight, but had them concealed some little distance off. They soon made their disappearance as mysteriously as tlicy had appeared, going uorth, as was shortly afterward learned. Conductor Patteïson sent tho freight engine out at once to give the alarm at the next station, and, as soon as the firo was up in his own engine, resunied lus trip. Superintendent Clark telegraphed overywhero, and oiiered 610,000 reward for the capture of the highwatmen and money, or a proportionate amount for eitlier. Sheriff McCrary, of Bidney, and SherifI' Briulley, of Ñorth Platte, were sent out with a large forco of niouuted men. Sheriff Bradley seems to have got on the trail, as it is ssid that he found two revolvers and one empty coin-box ten mileK north of Big Springs. Ifc is suspected that these men are the same who have been robbing the coaches of the Black Hills stage line. It is, as yet, a mystery how the robbers opened the door of the express car, as it is so arranged as to open only six inches wlien the machinory is all right. It is also barred with boller iron, and a messenger, if on the lookout for srich au cinergency as tliis, could hold the fort agaiust a dozen or more men. Newton Barkulow, of this city, was one ■■f the passengers, and statés that the robbers pounded Miller, the express agent, with revolvers when he told them that he did not know the combination of the through safe, cutting his upper lip in two and badly bruising him on the head. other party corrsBed Conductor Patterson they robbed him of his monpy and watch, but he got his watch back again, as it dropprd out of the üour-sack iuto which they dumped eveiything. There were tliivteen in the gang, and six of them went into Üie passenger coaches uul ordered everybody to hold up their hands, vhic.h they dij. They wcut through the passengers systeroatically, collectiiig 1,300, lU-cording. to the ügures of Conductor , Kelly, who lirouf'ht the traiu t'roin Grand Island. Besides this they gobbled watches, jewelry, etc. One man they searched three times, but ho managed to conceal 100 in large bilis between his fiugers. One of the colored portere who got out ou the platform was taken into custody and put with Conductor Patterson. Aüdy' Kiley, of this city, had a close cali. When the train stopped he stepped out on the platform with ex-Councilman Cummings, formerly of Omahn, but now of Sidney. Tlie robbers ordered them to get inside. Cummings did so, but Eiley did not understajid, nud startcd to get down o!ï the curiwhen they flred two shote at him, öne ball skinning the left side of his left hand and the other bullet going between his fingers, scrajiing them slightly. Both balls lodged in the door-casing. They then took his two watches and $27. The1 robbers tried to get into tlie sleepingcar, but the door was too sccurely bolted for them. They did not pi uuder the ladies, and to a couple of cripples they refunded what they liad taken. A company of soldiers left Sidney in pursnit. Slimtcrcd by His Bride. A rioli niiller of Hankow, near Egcr, in Austria, aged GO, lately married a girl of 18, who consented to tlic match on account of bis wealth and the urgency of her parents. 8he was, however, deeply in lovc with tho miller's foreman, and consented to the murder of the old man in order to freo hersolf and enjoy liis wealth. The wedding supper was largely attended by the villagers, and the feutivitics lasted all night. At daybreak the millcr, aueoiVling to custoni, visitcd hiss mili imd was pnshcd into the stream by the assisfemt foreman, who had been drawn into tho plot b_y the promise of money. The water not beiig deep. the müler régaincd his feet, ai.d struggled violently witliliis assiiesin, who was soon assisfced by the bride and her lover. The two men held bim under the water and the girl immerspd his liead, whicb shc kept lielow tlie surfaoe until life became extinct; she then took her lover'p arm and coolly rejoined the guests, with whoni she joined m the dance. Tax Opprexsion n Turkey. It is a marvel to me. liow any peopto in the world ui persist iu eugaging iu agric'ulture under u system of snch outrageons taxation as is carried out by tlie Tnrkihh (u)Vrnmént. This oppressibri is by no mèiins conflued to Cliristiaüs; tlie Mohammedan farnierenre sulijoct te the same dritwbacks. It seeins as iltbo Bultan's otticers impone the hi' irie.'.t taxes whorc tney are oasiost collo -ted, without the slightest regard for j.istioe oi" fltnetfi?. Tho tillers of tlie soil cannot run away óf hido their crops or avoid a valuation of their crops as-morcbants and traders can, and therefore they are mado to pay more than aoy other claBs. Tho rovonne offioers siihply farm out tlie grain and cattle tas (tö bc piüd in kind) of each village or not tu contragtors, m 1 1 o i ju iu üosh i ín I irr furuishotl witli i pólice forcé to collaot tJicir (iut'H, oiijoyüig wwplete libcr;v for Dractioicor all sortai of tricks and