The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1872-05-03
STATE NEWS.

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. large sensation in the shape of q dan
= cling maniac who laughs and play;
with self destruction. He also regales
in self torture. After running chisel
in his side, he leaped from the second
story window into the falls, went down
:, dove across, crawled out into the
brush and sat watching his anxious
friends drag the river for him all day.
The Topeka Commonwealth says:
, Fifteen men are building bridges at
the A. I. 4 5. Fee depot for the west
= ern extension Of the road.
SHOOTING AFFAIR.-Yesterday af-
ternoon, ones of the young men at Bull
lene's brought down couple of car
Dimes from an upper room TO the first
floor. Surprising the guns were emp
ty, the customary amount of handling
was done by various persons, when
one of the pieces went off. sending a
shot through the ceiling and seriously
wonnding a bolt orleans. People ought
to take it for granted that guns are al
ways loaded.-,Larrence Journal.
Rev. 5. Robinson, who recently left
the Winchester work or account of i'll
health, congestion of the brain, and
went to COfiev county, Kansas, has,
we hear, become deranged since going
there.--Oskaloosa Independent.
A man in Pottawottimic county was
bitten by rattlesnake last week and
died from the effect Of the poison in
five hours.-Er.
One Of Nunamakers bows while
showing small pistol accidentally shot
young man, who had been working
for MIR. n, through the arm, making
severe wound. ELLSWORTH Reporter.
The Border Sentinel says:
MIR. Sumner Corbin, one of the per-
sons poisoned two weeks ago last Sun
day, by eating cherries, died at 2 O'Clock
Il. m, last Friday. He was under good
medical treatment, but he had taken so
much poison that there was no chance
ofhis recovery. This is the second vic
tim Of the poisoning case noticed by
us week before last, that has died. |
Hopes arc still entertained of the re- |
covery of the others, but we learn that
there is yet one in critical condition. (
This has been sad affair, indeed, and |
1t is to be hoped that similar one
will never again be witnessed.
Bernhold Jacobson, employed on a
construction train on the Santa Fe
road near Newton was run over by a
fiat car and had both legs horribly
crushed below the knee. ID. Furley
pronounces amputation necessary in
one if not in both instances.-Ey.
Last week stranger called at one of
the boarding houses in this city and
engaged boarding for his wife for few
weeks, while he was away on bust
ness trip. The lady received letters
from him regularly, and seemed in the
best of spirits until Thursday evening.
when sitting by the window she saw
another stranger approaching the
house when sEo rushed out at the back
door of the house, bcar-headed and
without shawl Or cloak and has not
been seen since. The gentleman, who
proved to be discarded lover. search
ed the town over but failing to find
the lady left on Saturday. There are
materials for blood and thunder novel
wrapped up in the case somewhere,
Ottaro Herald.
The following is the only item we
CLEAN from the TT. Scott exchanges:
A dog fight yesterday near the Wild
er House caused such an excitement
that business men even vacated their
store rooms for short time to wit
ness The contest between the terriers.
The Belle Plain Herald SAYS several
new buildings are going up in that
town and that emigration into Sumner
county is unprecedented. From what
we know of Sumner county it stands
second to no other in Southern Kan
sas.
From Allegro, correspondent of
the Commonwealth, we learn the fol-
lowing facts in reference to Hutclin- II
son: D
A county election was held to day to !
decide the question whether S6O, 900 in
bonds should be given to aid in the con-
of a bridge over the big Ar
kansas here, another over the little =
Arkansas, still two others over Cow
.rcek, to erect the necessary county
buildings and to raise money to carry
~ the county BUSINESS.
The election was an important one. I
nasmuch rs it evinced a determination
IN the part of the people of Reno coun- d
y to throw open their country to the
ullest possible extent by offering to
trangers and immigrants unusual ia
ilities for coming among them. and
fhen that shall have been accomplish
d, extraordinary Inducements to re-
main. The people turned out in strong en-
orce and rolled up handsome major M u.
" i'll favor of the liberal movement. Tn
he bridges are all to be free from the 5.
iomcnt of construction, and the bonds
ave ten years to run. There is great i iy'
,joicing i'll Hutchinson over the vie as as
Dry. sal
tn.
find since my arrival here that so
luch of interest has TRANSFERRED pend
lg my last visit that am induced to wi
efer until tomorrow, the little which
had intended TO write. To-day Reno
'unty is moving with giant strides :
ong the highway of progress and no,
There is also considerable ser
.ws from the country farther up the pro
Hey.
Notice.