The Lincoln County herald., 1869-11-25

The Messenger, . Radical paper pub.
lishsd at Independence II Jackso6 county,
ss'pead'A'p A'pu6lio'si0n 3 q the 1ssh inst
& Okshs 18th inst, lb.a nsasd 4nil
Olset' cot Ere to and destroyed The barns
Of Henry Nshm and Julius Msllinkrodt,
Of st. Charles county. Olssr confessed
bis guilt, but gsvo 10 exsuie fot hii in.
cendiarism. He Vas very drunk at the
time. He was asrsstsd and eonAnsd In
the 81. Charles Jail. n......
On the night Of the 18th inst, while
. party wAs 10 progress u Osses, Crav.
ford county, b young man narasd Elijah
Wolf opened the door Of the houss, and
deliberately fred revolver among the
guests, fatally ,Woueding another toung
nan named john Schubert, Who died on
the 10th from Tho Injuries inflicted.
Dr.. WV Watsrs, 'of New Madrid,
hds' tnusital mouAe. The little fellow
made bis appearance on the mautlnpiscs .
few days since, where, whiis abiding .
piece Of sppie, he entertained the family
With bis powers Of vocal song His
mouseship 10 frequently heard entertain.
| ing himself 10 private practice in the 70.
ceSses Of his dormitory. ''. "''' %
NJ. jesse B. Burbridgs, ! highly 70,
speotsd citizen Of Pike county, died at
Little Rock, Arkansas, ea the ,7th inst.
He had started 70 the Hot Springs for
the benefit Of bis health and reached
Little Rock on the Gath ult, exhausted
from fatigue, he concluded to lay over
for few days, but grew worse and died q
stated, o.... 90 .t,8hd.. sai o. -.it a!I
Ata recent election in Green county
this State, Mr.. j. H. Shaw was elected
Judge Of the Common Please Court Of
that county. Ever since the war Green
county has been strongly Radical. The
Springfield Leader is much encouraged
over the result, and manfully exhorts that
the works So auspieiounly begun may
continue until the whole county and city
is redeemed. We say amen
On the night of the 18th inst, . Swede
laborer named A. Hilauder, was run over
and k;llad by q train on ,he Hapnibal and
st. Joseph Railroad, about mile west ol
Marion City. Shortly after two freight
trains passed over the dead body, literally
chopping it in pieces, scattering the re-
maios at the side and along the track
presenting ghastly spectacle. Hilandel
was into oxicated when killed.. .#. ..
The County Court Of Worth has pur'
chased one hundred and sixty acres ol
land for poor farm, at . cost Of $4,000,
and contracted for the building of two
story brick house, 24x3R feet, for the uss
of the poor, to cost $4,000, and to b,
finished by September, 1870. The Crane
City Star approves the action, and thinks
it better to provide for tho poor and pro
vent destituion, than to drive them {,
crime and build iails to con6ne them. I
it should prove as costly and useless q
our poor house, the Star no doubt woult
change its opinion. =
A bill amounting to s544, for service
rendered by the squad Of Buchanan
county militia, who were sent to Platt
City last fall to protect the registering
ofic RS in the Infamous work of disfran
chising tho people, was recently pre-
sented to the Platte county court for pay
ment. The court very promptly, and VI
think very properly too, decided not l.
pay the bill. The radical Office seekers
who we're instrumental in importing theu
for their special benefit, ought to bo mad
foot the Bill, if auydody.-Paris Mcr
curry.
The St. Joseph Gazette, Of tho 13tl
inst, chronicles tho following, whicl
! reads very like 10 tale Of love-" an
"true love" at that. 1t says: "Yestel
l day young Swede called at Theo. H
t Borng gesser's and purchased ticket t
bring from the old country o young wo
, man to whom he became affauced som
3 four or Eve years ago. At tho time tn
. twain thus pledged themselves, the swat
q was very poor, and sow no way Of 500
mendiug his fortunes in the old Worls
i. He accordingly crossed the ocean, cam
. here to tho Northwest, labored steadil
, and perscvcriugly, and at length su.
!, ceeded in accumulating . comfortab
!. start in the world, and now wants the gi
Of bis heart to come aud help him epjo
it. It is needless to say Mr.. Borngesss
y !. took pleasure in accommodating him."
v A terrible tornado occl-.. At Georg
). town, Colorado, on the 18th. A heav