White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-05-23
State News.

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| veyOr, died yesterday morning from tape worm
| from which she has been suffering for more thar
| six months. She was under medical treatment
| and the tape worm had been removed. 1t wa
the advice Of the physicians that if certain symD
tOnm shOuld be shown. another dose of the meti
cine which was given for the removal of the worn
shonld be administered. The medicine having
acted powerfully upon her system, she was yer,
weak from it's effects. The symptoms described
by her medical advisers appearing she was given
the second dose. and it is Thought died from the
| extreme prOstratiOn which was caused thereby
-Watkena Reporter, 18th.
The Winfield (Cowley county, Messenger gives
| q detailed account of two murders. Mrs. Crane
fell ont with her husband and started for Missouri
in company with man named Weymyer who had
sold his claim and was also going to Missouri
They had proceeded about mile from their re-
cent homes on their journey to Missouri. when
they were Overtaken by Crane in company with
one McNett. Crane and McNett rode np to the
wagon, and on nearing it, Crane drew mn mus
ket loaded with buckshot. and fired at Weymyer
killing him almost instantly. Mrs. Crane. sitting
in another part of the wagon, was uninjured.
McNett was arrested as an accompIce.
In the second case, two men, Charles Brasb
and johnson Hartman. owned plow in company.
Brash carried the plow to hisOwn house and took II
apart. Hartman asked for the missing part. and
drew his revolver on Brash, who shot Hartman
dead.
The Elk Falls Examiner, calls upon James NJ.
EdmisOn, to return to "the scene of his former
successes, to ante to the Town Company the bal
ance of funds in his hands as Treasurer to the
amount Of -. and also to the Masonic Lodge
Of this place, Of which he also acted Treasurer
in the sum of -. If he does not come over
here and straghten up these accounts the world
shall be informed with regard to his light fingered
tricks and his smiling method Gf introducing
other peoples money into his own pockets with
out due remuneration.
Last evening, during the heavy thunder storm
hat Il r
years old, named Graves, who lived in Nashville,
Mo-, and was visiting the family of Mr.. Myers, in
Vest AtchisOn, was struck by lightning ard
instantly killed. He was standing in the stable
door at the time. The same bolt also killed
horse in the stable aud a hog in a pen near by.
-Ckampios, 17fk.
A sad accident befell the only child Of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Case, of Wichita, on Saturday last.
Mr.. Case was shopping, and went into store for
the purpose Of making purchase, leaving the
little baby in its carriage on the sidewalk, when
the wind started it and ran it off close to the
heels of q team hitched to o post in front of the
store. The horses became frightened, and in
plunging and kicking struck the badly carriage
and its little occupant several times before it
could be erescued. The child is reported 40 serions
ly hurt as to be beyond recovery.
Elisha Denecke, young man in the employ of
Mr. TOmlinsOn, near Burlington, fell through the
rutten roof of shed on Saturday of last week.
and impailed himself on pitchfork held in his
hand. Two tines entered his stomach. He died
in abont an hour and half.
Henry F1orid, one of the prisoners who broke
ont Of the Jail of Pottawatomie county and es-
capped in the early part of last summer, was re-
captured on Wednesday of last week, by officer
Switzer Of Louisvill, St. Joseph, and returned
10 his old quarters. Subsequently he was re- |
leased on bail.
About Eve O'Clock on Tuesday afternoon, the |
residence Of c. C. Marple about four miles north
west from Manhattan, near the Catholic church, |
vas struck by lightning and considerably dam
lged. Mrs- M..and her daughter were in the |
,Onse at the time, aud the former was stunned |
md somewhat bruised, but not seriously injured.
On the Sd inst, q little daughter of Louia Rob
,rts, living near Buringame, while playing round |
he house. Was bitten on the hand by rattle
make. The childs mothrr applied wet salt to
he hand ~ so0n - the accident was discovered.
ogether with an internal application of Wbiskey
Until the child was intoxicated, which effected
omplete cure in forty-eight hours So saws the
)sage ChroRicle.
On the afternoon Of the 18th. Mrs. waters of
'ort Scott, came near drowning. While ont
orseback riding she had occasion fe water her
orse in the Marmaton river, at the ford near
he foundry, but the horse venturing too far be-
anne mircd and in his efforts to exfricate him.
elf, Mrs. Waters was thrown from the saddle
ntO the ffver and horne upon its current about
hirty yards, her clothes buoying her MP until
he noated within reach of some overhanyinr
Iillows, which she grasped, and in that con-
iti0u remained for the space If half an hour
hen she was rescued, greatly exhausted.
Coz WHITAKER, Adjutant General of Kansas,
N married. last week to Miss Carrie Sain at the
,sidence of the brides father, in Topeka by Rev.
. Dickinson, State Librarian. This is very sane
ovemeut upon the part Of the Adjutant General