The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-01-08
State News.

| DONrPnAy CorNTY.-Mr KallocL of the Law
reI,-" Tribune, in a letter to that paper thus
speaks o. y-r County:
"Doniphan ;tU.uty is without duubt the be st
improved agricultural .cHnty in Kansas Meth
er would it be far from the raa:s to pronouner it
the best County to improve. IL Las rich Huiat-
to soil, the uLequaled qualifications of which are
well known. 1t is less affected by drought Sr
excessive rain than any other soil. There is
literally no end to its depth. Clay thrown up
from well frOin pth of sixty or seventy feet
would sell for manure in Massachusetts. This
nay little strong, but our informant is
the Hon. Nathan Price, an old resident of the
County, the present State Senator, and gentle
man of unimpeachable veracity."
The Burlington Patriot of the 18th says: Last
week during one of the heavy rain storms we
experienced about the middle of the week, Mr..
Thornbury, living near Leroy, had very mar
row esrape from death. He was returning from
Leroy after dark, with his horses and wagon
and when within few rods of his home an elec-
trio iDlt from the clouds descended, Instantly
killing both his horses aud paralyZing Mr. Thorn
bury so badly that he fell forward from his seat.
striking the tongue of the wagon between the
dead horses. He recovered after few Minutes
sufficiently to find himself only badly stunned
by the shock, while his his horses were stark
dead.
The Burlington Patriot learns of terrible ac-
cident in Coffey county, 1t appears Mr.. Prutlcn.
at the house of Mr.. Marsh, had been ont during
the afternoon squirrel hunting. and returning at
night placed his rifle, which was loaded, in the
rack ON the wall, and went ont to get some
wood There were several persons in the room
ut the time, including Johnny Marsh boy faur
years old. who was playing in in his cradle. The
gnn fell from the rack, the breech striking the
flour. which discharged il, killing almost in
stantly the small lad that lay in his CRADLE The
ball broke of his afins aud entered the chest
in the region of the heart. He lived barely five
minutes expiring before the grief-stricken in
mates could hardly realize the terrible nature of
the accident.
One Of the most ridiculous expressions we ever
heard of is said to have been gotten off by
yonng gentleman C) who halls from the land of
blue noses at the debating club this week The
question was upon woman's rights to the ballot
In the course of bis remarks he requested all
the ladies present who desire.l to become moth |
ers, To hold mp their right hands. We didn't |
hear of any hands going up, but we learn that |
fool went down in the estimation of all present |
-Horard CHHHfy Messenger.
Certain school districts in Anderson county |
are going to repudiate their orders, which were
IN payment ior certain mathematical apparatus |
arithmetic on the ground that the orlers were |
by misrepresentation, and that value |
received was not rendered.
We learn from the Clay county Dispatek. that |
last week Mrs. Scott was thrown from n wagon.
seriously ininring her spine and causing a para
ysis OF the ieft side Of the body. Her case was
quite critical, being an old lady 76 |
years old, there were little hopes of her recovery
1t is reported that Col John W. Horner. of
chetopa. one of the most cultured and brilliant
men IN the State, has lost his reason and that he
reeently attempted to commit suicide. Grief at
me heath OF his wife is said to have been the
;ause of his mental alteration
The prairie fires have driven the cattle of Mar
hau county into the Solomon and Republican
TaiIcys, where hay is worth two dollars per ton.
md corn fifteen cents per bushel.
). 5. Vincent, formerly sheriff of Cherokee
onnty, has sued A. I. Lea of the Baxter Springs
sepsohean, for 5000 worth of libel. Lea's Of
ali. 49,
Wells, Fargo & Co.'S agent at Emporia was ar
ested On I'd, charged with opening money pack