The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-07-25
State News.

HEARD FnoA.-Henry Clay Johnsuns that y H.
Clay johnson, Of Oisthe, Kansss City, Wysndotts
and st. Joe, the champion dead heat and iswer-
csss villain Of the west has turned up in ths poor
house in Doniphan County in this State. MIR. J.
begged Of the Sheriff TO he pat In Jail instead Of
the poor house, bat the sheriff had . regard for
the feelings Of the prisoners confined iu the jail
andwould not. Mr.. johnson had q dificulty with
the owners of several horses he was training as
racers, hence his difficulty WyssSsste Gssetts-
The Girard Press says that . yoang lad named
Adolphns A. Cook, step-son - Cuu L Mott, and
son of Frances T. Mott, aged SI(pz2t twelve years,
has been working during thS( harvest season for
Mr.. E. Loomis, who resides shout two miles south
east Of Girard. On Monday evening last, in get
horses and it gave leap, throwing him down
behind the horses legs. One Of them kicked him
on the temple, crushing the skull. Tho wagon
also passed over his body, and mangied horribly,
breaking humorous bones crushing bis lungs, &c
lad only lived about fifteen or twenty minutes.
Mr.J. d. Gamble, Of Independence, while in
Peru last week, shot himself. He was loading
his revolver, and while driving one Of the cart
ridges in with his knife, it went off going through
one finger and into his thigh.
Capt. j. w. Steele has been appointed business
manager and assistant editor Of the Kassas Nsg-
arise. good selection.
The Council Grove Demoost states that ap-
praisers have been appointed to appraise the d.
minshed reserve and trust lands. By the pro-
visions of the bill the last named lands have been
in market and subject to settlement ever since
the passage Of the law. As soon rs the commits
siOners appraise the diminished reserve those lands
will be sold sealed bids to the highest bidder,
though not ut q less price than the appraised
value. The commissioners who have been aI-
pointed are Hon. J. L. SHARP, Of Council Grove,
NJ. Stubbs, agent Of the Kaws, and N. Byers, Of
Ohio. The work of appraisen'ent is to commence
at once.
The Columbus (Kau.) Journal of the 18th says:
"In consequence Of the refusal of the citizens Of
Baxter Springs to pay the interest ON the bonds
issued by that city in aid of the N. r., F. s. e. G.
road, Mr. Joy has ordered that the track be taken
mp from that city, and we learn that hands have
been sent and were engaged yesterday in tearing
up the rails and loading them upon cars, to be
shipped elsewhere. 'Ifpeople will dance, they
certainly ought to pay the fiddler"
DR.. Calvin Cutters death is announced in the
New England papers. DIR. Cutter will be remem-
bered as for a time citizen Of Kansas, during
the free state struggles Of 1856, in which he took
a prominent part. About the first of September
of that year he made himself notorious for the
capture Of large freight train on the Santa Fe
road which belonged to some parties in WestpOrt.
1t was at q time Of great suffering, and the pro-
visions, as well rs the oxen of the train, were
very much needed; but the free state men were
unable to offer him safe protection afterwards
and he soon left the country.
Two enterprising ladies, Secrest and Highly are
running the livest real estate Office in southern
Kansas, at Chetopa.
Turf Smith, colored man employed by the ag-
ricultural society at Wyandotte, and at work on
the race track, was sun struck on Friday evening
last about four o'clock and died at six o'clock the
same evening, This is the first instance recorded
of sun stroke to the colorel race.
Judge Schuyler, q prominent citizen of Burlin-
game, died at his residence Monday night.
The ohsequies occurred from the same place on
Wednesday at 10 o'clock. the pastor Of the Con-
gregational church officiating. BY n request of
Mayor Brown business places were closed.
A careful canvass of Butler county, has re-
suited in the discovery of two Greeley Republi-
cans. In Anderson county there are inst fpnr.
In PottawatOmie county not one has yet lifted
mp his voice.
The Topeka Commonmealfk says that three
miles and four hundred feet Of track were laid
on the AtchisOn, Topeka and Santa Fe Road last
Saturday. This beats ANYTHING in the previous
history of track-laying in the west.
We learn from the Cencortlia Empire that last
Tuesday night week, A. B. Kellogg, county treas
urcr of Jewell county, was reported rs being
knocked down at Jewell City and robbed of the
county and state funds in his possession, amount
ing to $2,2S6.4s. The board of county commits
sioners met subsequently and instituted an inves-
tigaton which rcshltei yin the arrest of Mr.. KEEL
logg The defendant waived an examination and
was bound over in the sum of S, 400 for his ap-
pearance at the October term of the district
conrt in default of which, at the time the infor-
mant left, Mr.. Kellogg was in the custody of the
sheriff. The excitement Is reported as being in
tense in Jewell City against the prisoner it being
all that the less excitable portion of the commu-
nifty could do to keep the populace from lynching
the prisoner.
A COOP MAN REwARDED.-we are pleased to
learn that under the act of February Ia. 1871,
granting pensions to soldiers of tho war of 1912,
the venerable Judge John A. Wakefield has been
granted pension, and that the pension agent at
Topeka is ordered to pay the same. 1t will
revive the yonth Of the old hero Of the Black
Hawk war to receive this just recognition of
his services Judge Wakefield was one of the
men who served in that war with the santed
Lincoln. In all the relations Of life he has been
good man. He was Of the truest Free
State men of Kansas. and his services will never
be forgotten.-LarreHce Tribune.
The Cawker City Sentinel says that on the 18th
of June, Mr.. G. Deevers, formerly of Junction
City. but located in Logan, In Phillips county
accidentally killed by the careless nse Offirearms
Miss Jessie Spence, who resides one-half mile
east of Knneo, Washington county, had her house
broken into one night last week, while she was
absent, and S125 stolen therefrom No clue to
the thief has been discovered.
Last Wednesday evening, one week ago, du-
ring the heavy rain and wind storm that visited
that place and vicinity, Thos. Newlon's house, in
Sheridan township, Linn county, was struck by
lightning. Tho force Of the lightning was SD
great that It knocked every person down that
was in the house. Mr.. Newton was severely in
jured by the stroke, so badly that he has been
confined to his house since that time. The honse
took fire, but the flames were put2out before any
damage occurred.
A train Of eight immigrant wagons well equip
ped, passed through Topeka lately, bound for
Wabannsee county. They had some fine Devon
shire cows, brought from Indiana.
Mr.. John Hosick was the victim of the terrible
LeavenwOrth pavement. A gentleman walking
beside him tipped mp the end Of broken board,
threw him to the gronnd knocked him scnscless,
breaking his nose. bruising his face and scratch
ing him considerably.
A sad accident happened to little son of Mr..
Augustine, who lives about nine miles south of
Seneca, Kansas, few days ago. In passing the
dog belonging to the family he accidentally step
ped on its tail, when IL bit him, tearing the flesh
for about six inches up and down the leg COM
pletely to the bone.
The Atehison C1ampiss of the 10th says that
Mrs. Gootlhue, living about mile and half west
Of that city, was stung by wasp on Sunday last,
and the poison of the insects sting ~ affected her
that her body was paralyzed. For a time her life
was despaired Of but she was yesterday afternoon
resting easier, and it was hoped that she would
recover.
Peter Shields, lad about ten years of age, and
living in the vicinity eff Bellvile while strolng
in meadow near his home on Wednesday last, |
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