The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1872-05-23

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motives than that of bread and butter
He imagines that because there are two
newspapers in town one must necessa
rily be Liberal" but we are none o
the " sloughing' kind. His witicism
will be the death Of him yet.
Clyde will have q new paper calle'
the Herald. Nat Baker, who has beef
connected with the Washington Repss
lieas, is to be editor and Publisher.
The Cherokee Sentinel changes its nam
to the Baxter Springs Sentisel, and W. II
L r. Il. Horner assume control in plac'
Of Col. Hallowcll.
Stephen II. Gil,ily, who was arrestet
on suspicion Of killing man last Janu
AIRY, was recently acquitted by the cour
at Washington.
Jcp. Rice, Of Leavenworth, has
brought suit against the Missouri Pacific
Railroad for sl5, 900 damages, sustained
by him some months ago.
Mr.. Por,cr, whose vineyards adjoin
ing Wathena now number forty-fiv.
acres, has twcnty-six acres in bearing
This year he will make s., 1000 gallon.
Of wine.
Tho Kansas Central company ha.
enough iron on hand to build to Holton
Several days ago the company received
six new fat carr, and two more engines
arc expected 5000. When the road
reaches Grasshopper Falls, regular train.
will commence running.
The Times says: 1--WE understand the
Leavenworth coal company have atruck
another vein Of coal at depth Of l30
feet below the vein now being worked,
which measures upwards of three feet in
thickness. We have the information on
good authority. The shaft will be sunk
to the lower seam"
The Southern Kansas Statesman has
breathed its last. lowing to the ras-
cality and improvidence Of our late part
ner, J. A. Berry," says the surviving
editor, "tEe establishment has sunk IN.
der it, debts, aud this morning was sold
by constable Millman on an attachment
and execution"
About 8 o'clock, on the 18th, . fire
broke out in the engine room Of the
Missouri Pacific water tank, which was
situated near the lower ferry landing,
in Lcavcnworth. The tank and steam
machinery for pumping, and the house
occupied BY Mr.. Patterson, adjoining
the tank, were totally destroyed. Switch
engine No. 8 was on the side track
right alongside Of the tank when the
FIRE broke out, and was burned. 1t Wa
impossible last night to correctly esti-
mate the loss. 1t will cost between two
and three thousand dollars to replace
the tank and pumping engine, and pro
baby cost 5000, and perhaps more, to
rebuild the locomotive.
The Winfield (Cowlcy county, Aesses.
ger gives . detailed account Of two muir
dcrs. A Mrs. Crane fell out with hes
husband and started for Missouri in
company with man named weymer,
who had sold his claim and WAS also 60
ing to Missouri. They had proceeded
about . mile from their recent homes,
when they were over.taken BY Crane
and . Mr.. NcNett Crane and xcNett
rode up TO the wagon, and on nearing it,
Crane drew up musket, loaded with
buckshot and fred At weymer, killing
him almost instantly. Nrs. Crane, sit
ting in another part Of the wagon, VA
uninjursd. NcNett Was arrested - m
accomplish. Crane went to the terrific
y, but was Afterwards induced to come
over the line and give himself up. In
the second case, two men, Charles Brasil
and johnson Hartman, owned . plow. ia
company. Bsash carried The plow to his
own house and took it apart. Hartman
asked for the missing part, and drew his
revolver on Brash, who shot Hartman
dead.
ykvD ~ S1B vR9k.
A bill has passed the House Of Repre-.
sentatives aathorising defendants in the
United States courts 10 testify in thess
own behalf
II 10 said that Sumner favoss Grselev
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