The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-09-19

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Tha Longton Ledger states that an elderly gen.
tleman named Coverly, who resided three or fonr
miles east Of Lougton, was taken suddenly i'll,
wolfe in the bayfield, last Wednesday morning,
and fell down and died almost instantly. Mr..
Coverly was apparently in good health up to the
moment, as it were, of his death.
The "museum" Of the city library at Lawrence
has received an addition, in the shape of Sharpe's
rifle, bearing brass plate in the stock the in
scription. "From the ladies Of Haverhil Mass,
to the ladies' Of Lawrence, Kansas, April, 1856 ~
What is known Of the history of this gun, says
the Jomrnai, was published in the city papers
some three years ago, ut the time it was sent
here by gentleman residing in Lockport. n. u,
whose captured it from the rebels, some
say. on blockade rnnner, or as Others say, near
Atlanta.
Two or three weeks ago man nam-tl Tom
Wells, of Baxter Springs, setinced Miss Mathews,
and to consnmmate theyillainy of the act, boasted
openly ON the streets that he was the author Of
the girls shame and ruin. When the knowledge
Of this boast came to the ears of the father and
brother of the wronged girl, they were incensed
to such a degree that they sought Wells and
saloon Wells fired at them, but his ball missed
and the father struck him down. The brother of
the girl then rushed to the scene, seized the pistol
and shot Wells through the head, killing him
instantly.
On Wednesday night, during the storm that
ragged some hours. young man named Albert
Smith, living abont three miles south of Fort Scott
was E;,Iad Youny Smith was a nephew of Mr.
S. Kenison one Of the old settlers in the county,
- ,,.s E,,;nr, with his ,,ran,u,reuts at tb. time
of his death
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tion upon her he has succeeded in dislmlging
i;zar,I four inches long. from her stomach. She
has Lren in a critical condition. but is likely 10
recoyer.
From the Garn.tt Plaindeoler VIC learn that ON
Satnr,lav. tbe nth of August. Mrs. Muckey. of
Au,l.rson coupty was struck bv lightning while
re.,liny by n Iamp. Mrs. Nnrrie Trtft n neigh
i,or off Mrs. Mackey. was ais" struck. and II il
feared fatally injured A stable i'm the same neigh
borhooM was struck by lightning, set on fire, and
burned to the ground on the same day.
The Fort Scott Monitor contains particulars of
n shooting atiray which occurred at Peru on the
evening of the 9th between one James Johnson
and l.. l.inness, at the drug store of the latter.
Trouble in regard to settlement was the eanse
"f rms sad ARRAY. Ii appears that Mr.: johnson
called for settlement which they could not make
satisfactorily to both parties. Mrs. johnson
stepped IN. telling Them To- settle Ike men, when
L'hess s.ePe, :" n,s uesh, lsupi?s'. 10 ger tne
money 10 ray 'ne .;'.'r neie"y 'nsee'' u,aM
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ine wnoie seven Ioahs, 'hree III the heaa, one IN
me l'nss, Two IN .ne ain I anu ".c ,a 'nc iearl'
Llnness In sno' once, Mn.n w. w enro'' ',I..
Johnson reeexe.' woun, m' 'ne Niger, siisht.
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S,n;,i, of P,doS;a was hroten ;n,,, .mJ LII.
s9so t,Lcn from the cash drawer "' "'' '"'"'
80.
n"a ,,'"m Tbn H .ns
hmnt Enn,I !, l,r"c bcrj NJ ,ha month Of S,'a,r
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Las' g :'s sn ule". n.ai ,iA'h vas uSc".ereo on
MI. d. oo,, siarn,' a'u' wv, Nv IN es rom ,rkihsas
CiIy' anu Tracked 10 Inanne'tS e"rnhsid, where
.ney Iouho Gre'. oea, oi corn broken Gown,
,"e EARN torn up, etc. i"e oear was lying around
ioose at ias' accounts
The Ncodesha Ci!i.en says that. as Mr.. A. A.
Stewart was driving lIerl of swine across the
prairie east Of the Verligris last week, he lost
over fifty head in II few hours by reason Of the
oppressive heat.
The El,lnrado Times wonders if eastern people
will believe it when it tells them that in front of
its office men are at work with carpenters jack
plane dressing off stone for business honse and
that the stones after being dressed are almost as
smooth as dressed lumber.
On Tuesday morning last, Sheriff Ludlow,
County Attorney J. N Ritter and J. r. Mccormick
arrived in Baxter having in charge Jacob Wells
Beldon. the murderer of Roosa killed at Baxter
few months ago, and Henry Goddard, the mur-
derer Of Daniel Ramsey, killed near Columbus
bnt few months ago. Beion was arrested in
his fathers house near Pnevile, Mo-, and God
dard was arrested af Fort Smith, Ark.
Three persons recently stole thirty five head Of
cattle on the Solomon, and passed through Water
willie. canning one night near the farm of Mr..
John Watson, east of Irving, and were overhauled
near Seneca aday or two since and are now in iail
The Jou;sv;lle RrDorfrr states that last Sat-