The Lincoln County herald., 1869-06-10
: STATE ITEMS.

The ysuog ladies 10 one Of tho town,
Of Callawsy county recently held meet.
log, and among others passed the follow
ing resolution:
Resolved, That If the young ladies oi
this association don't get married this
year, somebody will be 70 blame"
Solomon Shears and George Leonard
two negroes, living 10 tho came house In
Partags des Sioux township, 81. Charles
county, on the 9th ult., had quarrel
about hog, claimed BY both, which re-
suited in Shears stabbing Leonard with ,
butchers knife 90 that be died six hours
after. .,...... ... .t ...
Z. p. Merrell, who obtained divorce
from his wife, At the recent term Of the
Jefferson county Circuit Court, WAS mar.
ried to another vito tho next day. Abrs-
ham Johnston, divorced at the same time
married again within week.
The Montgomery County Standard says
that Oliver Ellis, negro man. while 6sh.
ing on Lower Loutre, became involved in
a quarrel With German, and drew .
knife, whereupon the German drew . 70.
volver and shot the negro, wounding him
|sovsrely. e -.,,
Samuel Thomas, o white man, and Ben
Frissell, negro boy, were arrested 10 st.
Louis on the 2sth ult., having in their
possession pair Of valuable horses sto.
len from Mr.. VIM. Shuts, Of Potosi,
Washington county. On being taken
back they came near being hanged by .
mob, 6rst at Irondale, and then at Mineral
Point. The Deputy Sheriff in charge Of
them, had to lay out all night with his
prisoners in orner to escape the mob and
get them to Potosi in safety.
On Sunday, the s0th ult., John Dugan,
an Irishman laboring on the North Mis-.
souri, railroad, was killed by "a young man
named George Boyd, in the vicinity Of
Moberly. Dugan. it is said, had been
on q spree and was found wandering
about in state Of insanity, and left in
charge Of Boyd and others to guard him
until arrangements could be made by the
proper authorities to provide for bis
srfsty. While under guard he made an
attack upon his keepers with broken
rail, and was shot by Boyd in self de.
fence.
The storm Of the Goth ult., which
swept over the Northwest Of this State
with destructive force, did much damage
in Atchison county. In Rockport q
number Of bridges were washed away
aud the Turner & Shaudy saw mill over.
turned and made complete wreck. Al
Phelps City the depot was struck BY
lightning. Several school houses and
numerous barns and other buildings were
destroyed in different parts Of the county
In Andrew county the food did much
damage to the crops, especially wheat
and corn.
A BLACK RADICAL TRIES TO BEAT
NEGRO EQUALITY INTO A WHITE RAD
IcAL.-Not long since two white men and
q negro were travelling together on The
Fran. ford road in two horse wagon
all Radicals. One of the white men va.
man by the name Of Mafford, the name
Of tho other we did not learn. The ne
gro was burly fellow named Booker
formerly . slave Of Mr.. Jno. Millroy ol
this city. 1t appears from the story ai
related to US that the trio were engaged
in discussing the politics Of the day,
Booker inquired Of Mefford if be did MOI
think negro as good as a white man
Mefford, though Radical, had not pro
gressed quite that far. had not yet learned
to be consistent, and replied that he die
not. Booker then wanted to know If b,
did not think negro As good o. be was
aud would he not be willing to allow ,
negro to marry his daughter. Medort
was not quite ready for this and replied
in the negative. Then said Booker, III
make you think so," and at him he went
giving him a most brutal beating. Mef
ford recently came to town and made
complaint against Booker, but Booke
swore no white man could arrest him
The writ was placed in the hands o.
Deputy Sheriff Wiseman, who proceeded
to Boxers place, near the Frankfort
road, about eight miles from town, an,
arrested him without any difficulty, al
though he was armed with double-bar
relied shot gun. He was brought to tow,
and gave bond for bis appearance to da
before Justice Cutlery to answer to tn
. charge Of attempting TO beat the doctrin
Of perfect negro equality into the head Z
. white Radical.
,, While here, Booker Was asked by
Democrat why it was he could not 8,
! along with bis white political friends, Al,
> always got along 50 we'll with the Den