The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1872-07-19
STATE NEWS.

Three miles and four hundred feet of
ka Il Santa Fee road last Saturday. This
beats ANYTHING in the previous history
of track-laying in the west.
\ careful canvass of Batter county.
has resulted in the discovery of two
Greeley republicans. In Pottawato-
mic county not one has yet lifted up
his voice.
The republicans of Seneca are max
Ing things lively for Chappaquackcry.
They have Grant club of almost 200
members they have Il fine @lec club:
thcy are organizing a No. brass band
and they have sent for cannon TO wake
the natives.
The Troy Chief has ''cipliered up"
the situation in that latitude. and says
Doniphan county can be depended up
on for 900 ma ioritv for Grant.
The colored men of Lawrence held
an enthusiastic Grant meeting Mon
day night. Speeches were made by
Rev. ID. G.. Lett, Mr.. Walmsley and
jeff. Davis. our Topeka aquarius.
Wyandotte has had fatal case of
sun-strokc in the person of a colored
man by the name of Smith.
On Saturday evening last. as Mr..
Barnes. Il bother-in-law of Mr.. Gate
wood was riding from this city to the
residence of the latter gentleman, he
met with serious accident. He was
riding blooded colt of Mr.. GatewoOd's
and carrying in his arms a package of
nails, some putty and paint. He left
this place about noon. and about five
O'Clock. some boys came in with the
news that he was lying at Buck creek,
badly hurt. DIR. Williams with assist
ance started immediately and found
HIM as the boys had stated.
He received immediate attention.
and at first had only intervals of con-
seriousness. but is improving and at
present is much better. He says that
he rode until he began to feel sick, so
much so that he had to get down. and
thinks rs he was getting down the
horse kicked him. The supposition is
that he had become very much effected
with the heat of the sun. and in at
tempting to dismount dropped the
nails. which so startled the horse that
it kicked or dragged him. He is at
present with his family at the house of
NJ. f. Hunt. His injuries appear to be
in the Chose Co. Leo,ier.
a youth at Wabunsee by the name
of Clarence Liyermorc came near max
ing our national anniversary the ami
versary of his funeral. by loading his
4th of July pistol with ball. The fol-
lowing is the Reporters account of it /:
On the evening of the 4th Il large
crowd of boys gathered in the streets
to let Oft their understandable patriot
ism. Pistols and powder combined to
run up the excitement to a high pitch.
AS is usually the case with bows as
well as men, excitement makes them
careless. and carelessncss is seldom I'M
attended with harmful consequences,
III The handlln9 CT pow Der.
Clarence Livermorc was loading pis-
tOl in hurry, and loading it with 4
ball-which no one should ever do ON
an occasion of this kind, as blank cart
ridges serve the purpose of making a
report. and are not So dangerous. The
pistol was breach-loadcr. and used
brass cartridges. The cartridge being
too tight, Clarence placed the muZzlc
of the pistol against his hand and the
brccch against house and proceeded
in this manner to force the cartridge
TO its place. An explosion followed.
the ball passing through the fleshy
part of his right hand, striking him
little above the right groin. and pass
ing through his body. lodged in the
of the hip. The wound is Sc
we're one. but not fatal. DIR. Sturgis
was summoned. who cut out the ball.
and said that nincty-nine times in a
hundred Il shot of the same nature
would speedily end in death. The di-
rcction of the ball was down. striking
neither bone nor artery. and the wound
blcd but very little. Clarence is get
tin" better. and with proper attention
will soon be well again.