White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-07-20


tire has received the particulars of a horrible mum
der of two men eight miles east of Fairbury, on
the afternoon Of the 4th The murdered mems
names are Walters and Paschall, rs ascertained
from papers found on their bodies. One was
from White Rock and the other from Rose Creek,
Nebraska and they were on their way to the rlver
for supplies. At ten o'clock in the forenoon they
passed through Fairbury, and ut this point young
man riding horse was observed to hitch ms AMI
NAL behind the wagon and get in the vehicle 10
ride with them. This young man has not beeh
seen or heard Of since the murdered men were
found and il is supposed he is the murderer. 1t
seems that the two men had encarnPed for the
night, for their horses were embarrassed and
hitched to the wagon, and the deceased were III
the act of getting grass for them when they were
shot. Each man had two bullet-holes entering
the back of the head, and one was found lying
face downward his arms still encircling the bum
die Of grass that he was in the act OF conveying
to the horses, while the other was found with MS
hands closed with deaths grip on the handles OF
the scythe. Their remains were taken back TO
Fairbury and an inquest held ON them. The town
was in terrible state of excitement, but nothing
definite of the dastardly villain or villains who
perpetrated the horrible crime has been ascer-
tained.
Found DEAD.-Major Dewey, Paymaster, Uni
ted States Army, gives us the following facts: Oh
Sunday morning man was found dead on the
Gulf Road, near darlington Station, probably OF
sun-stroke. A Bible in his valise contained the
following: "Prcsented to George w. Sutherland,
by his affectiOnate niece, Lucy Ann sutherland,
Fort Recovery, Mercer County, Ohio, June, by"
There were also letters addressed to George W.
Sutherland which was doubtless the name Of the
deceased A diary showed that he had been in
Nevada in st. Louis, where he had friends named
Fealey, and that he was q tailor by trade. Age
about 40 years. Papers showed that he was a
member Of Lodge No. 5, l. o. o. F., st. Louis, and
Wayne Council, st. Louis
He passed DrywOod creek, Saturday afternoon,
and talked with Mr.. TOOmbs the bridge watch
man, his talk showing signs Of mental deranSe-
ment. There was to be a COroners inquest yes
tertay. Inquiries as to his effects should be made
to the Postmaster at FarlingtOn.-Ferf Scott Mon
The Border Sentinel tells a fearful story of the
whipping of his daughter by S. B. McGrew, Uni
ted Brethren clergyman. 1t seems that the daugh-
ter had been to 4th Of July celebration, and
young man by the name Of Fred Mitchell, MEM
Der Of the same church, came home with her. Be
cause she would not promise not to speak to Nit
chell hereafter, he took her into the smOke-house
to whip her. The story of his brutal transactions
is as follows: He first took her hands and tied
them behind her. and afterwards pulled down her
hair which is quite long, and tied it to her hands,
drawing her head back as far as he could with her
hair He then put strap around her neck and
choked her. and took stick that he had previous
ly secured and struck her three times withit. He
then dropped the stick, and knocked her down
with his fist and kicked her several times thereaf-
ter. McGrew has been arrested and held to bail
for his appearance at the District Court.
We very much regret to learn that John King,
of Mt Pleasant township, met with very severe
and painful accident on Tuesday afternoon. He
approached a man engaged IN cutting oats with a
scythe, from behind, when one Of the fingers OF
the instrument, as the mower swung it through
the grain without observing him, struck him fair
in the eye with such force that his eye forced
entirely from its socket. The wound is a most
painful and distressing one, and Mr.. King will
a., fhyn nf md
acquaintance in his ailliction. He is one of the
most active energetic and enterprsing citizens of
our county, and universally esteemed by all who
know him, for his sterling qualities of head and
painful effects of his distressing injury.-Atchison
Champion.
The New Chicago Transcript of the Sth says:
"a severe accident occurred to conductor
named Burrcll, of the NJ. X. +. Railway, at this
station, Oh Wednesday morning. While coupling
cars, he was caught in such manner as to he
thrown under car while in r:otion, and of
the trucks passed his feet and ankles, crush
ing them in fearful manner"
The Eldorado Times says:
''There is an excellent water power adjoining
EklOradO. Some capitalists should come here and
improve it Mt once"
The Clond County Empire Of the Sth says:
'FrOm Mr.. Mclntire We learn that the school
house west of his place, and below Plum creek,
was blown down on Sunday, and almost destroy
ed. The building was lifted up and carried about
forty feet and landed on one end, when it mashed
down. The cornin that vicinity was considera-
bly, damaged by hail."
'On the 4th, Ed. Lytle and Henry Enyard, aged
respectively fourteen and fifteen, had several scrim
images, and finally Lytle drew derringer and
discharged it at Enyarl the ball entering the left
breast few inches below the heart. Drs. Street
and Bradbury were called in, and attended upon
the suffering la who was living at last accounts"
OUTRAGEOrs.-We learn that. some scoundrel
shot a fine young colt belonging to ThOs. Ellis,
ESQ.,, last week. Several cases have occurred late
ly Of cattle being cut and manned. The rascal
who is guilty of these outrages onght to be hung
to the nearest tree. We are glad to learn that
some of our citizens offer a reward Of S25 for in
formation that will lead to the conviction and
punishment of the scamp-Hiaratka Dispatch, 15
The Fort Scot foundry has manufactured job
press for the Monitor Office, and that paper says it
works admirably.
The receipts at the Humboldt land Office from
payments made by settlers on the Usage Diminished
Reserve average 1000 per day.
Thirty-eight thousand six hundred and fifty
dollars have been paid into the state treasury by
Bourbon County on the tax levy of 1870.
The Miami Repnblican says that during the hea-
w thunder storm ON last Monday evening, the
dwelling house Of Mr.. Wormley in the east part
of town, on Wea street, was struck by lightning
The chimney was struck, and somewhat injured,
the electric fluid passing down the spouting, par
tally melting it. No other damage was done.
The Topeka Record says that the County Board
have decided to sell the town lots of Auburn for
twenty-five cents each. When sold, an order
will be issued vacating the town site, portion
of it.
The board of County Commissioners to-day ac-
cepted the proposal of the Kansas Pacific Railway
Company, viz To pay the County $4,000, in sat
isfaction Of the back taxes of 1867 and 1868.
The Atchison Champion of the 9Th, says Of Lu-
sadder, the murderer of NOrthrup, at Clyde:
"There was great excitement in Cloud County,
respecting the murderer, and during the prelimi-
nary examination, at Clyde, three attempts were
made to get Lusadlder and hang him. On the
fourth day he was taken to ConcOr,lia and turned
over to the sheriff, and that night another at
tempt was made to lynch the murderer. The
sheriff prevented it by calling posse to his as
sistance."
1t also says that on Wednesday night last, the
barn of II. G. Baker, near Efflngham, was struck
by lightning, and the barn, granary and two
wheat stacks standing near were totally destroy
ed by fire. Mr.. Bakers loss is about 81 600.
The Ganett Plaindedler of the 9th says: ave
understand that the County Fair ground propo-
sition is again defeated. 1t is plain to be seen
that the farmers of Anderson County do not want
to pay for fair ground by taxation"
The Saline Journal of the 9Th, says: "McPher-
son Comfy is large in area. and has "a much