Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-12-26
Ihe pe,truction of am,rie.n nnn.In

very lsfge 20 Tar TINS season, a1d they are
general use on the plains. The msgaitlic of
ihis trafsc 10 b. impossible - coruYrshsul ~
less one has been through the country where
they abound. Al certain sta .ou. On me Kan
sas Pacific railroad, notably Barsla station,
here has been empOyed daring the at vss-pr
two an amount Of labor aud cspitsl a. q wbulf
feem Incredible . a person u1Ac4usiutoi wfh
the facts. The meat market opens fal.y iu ~
yember, when tie weather becomes cool eanuEh
for tts transportation. and coutiuues until tne
nrst OF April. Daring these i've m lnths - nn
- too million pounds are shipped from fhe sta.
lions or the kausas PAcinr q - p4vU az the
country. In the winter mouths hafaln steak
can be obtained about as easily aDi s'mN-f a7
chesply in the butchers sfzl. or fbe lsR1.-a
north,rn cities 80 he sfstesk or 4 mstso1--A -Ao9,
Fui tU CJlo-a 50 au1 ktUssy 10 fs a. rnra "A a.
antelope when buffalo s7e kIlieI Tor the meat.
only the hams sCd shoulders sr- b-nlEHtfu.
ard shipments made Ea that shNrs. she htfe
nearlyas ays beng LETT On fha end ID. tle ilururr.
The ieadirg markets Tor ba1siD mssts tn tlo
rough Sre 81. Lou.s, Chicago Rnd IuisuaP1's.
whence it h n shipped, lU ci,sUCr zns more ST.
tisuc condition, % cities ~ the ~rNh1Agi. sac
ctSsful experiments have been mate Ir seiuQ'EE
direct to New York and Phisfe .urisfr rt-ftgc-
rstcr cars. Tie rIice IN tn towns sIouz tha
middle AID eastern divisions ~ the kauSas auI
Pacihc ranges from rfty 70 eighty dbIArs per
ton in bu \ But On al Jhts there b. an erar-
IEUUs aste ~ 10th fott and 81 ne. Cor M fEp
summer sud early iail the traveller may sc tlU
platforms oi stations on the ksusas fAc rr p,len
with tle ElLd-g uarterS Cn'N ~ tue ba1z.n. both
the tkiu SHd carcass forward ~ the lGius bC.rE
IL or The plains aEd q j. time me- law wts
asseC hv Congress % prevent the dsciul ittsn.
H not destruction of the An sricaa bIf's'o
Ter 10 l. only question or & IN. aud NOT A Inu-
one either. when the-e formerly imn-u-e ann
almost inuumerabie herds VII di>spgssr before
the march OF civilization, which. ~ ta- present
rapid rate OF settlement Of oar frontiers. WILL be
nothing short OF extinction y. D.. Ea'..ta.
SUICIDE ~ a OSgE PRosssvSr SarrasRN
Man ftGt r'TIHlts q EsgE~-f .. ssT -rrI z #rllF
brlSf ttlt gram on Wednesday aus5Hnsgd rHa
suicide al Atlanta, Georgia, us C5Isusl samuel
y. Anderson. The Atlanta Nswsssu
Colonel Anderson, 10 occupied durIug hts
ne several positions ot protuinruce. va born BE-
IN Georgia and New York Hs Wa man Ok
remarkable natural gitts aud Ecl a.remeuts and
vas IN tse sixty secsHi year uI he gge. The
FIRST once be held WAS Bheaf OF Etthmond
county, Georgia; subsequently he Va private
secretary 10 Governor Crawford, OF tDst state.
during the term Of his once. AfteruArIs. wles
Governor Crawford beesm. Sscyets-F og War,
under President Tsylsr, he uas A. psiutai his
chiei clerk. pom the res.gEaCoI " Governor
CraSioi he " as appointed Secretary % War ad
interim, and held that Vos tiou uuu, 80 lesscdsf
ey General Scott. lie was AfI-frard- elected
ehiei CLERK of the lower branch OF CJ1Sress, and
held this post tien for four years. Ansr the var
he went % New York, where be he s the pos.-
ton Ct deputy sheriff Euder Jshu ksu.y SuI
later he held sn once IN the city OF New YORK
under the Tweed administration. Ne returned
20 Georgia aboEt three years 40, an1 t01k up
his TesidCnee in Atlanta. Daring Us residence
Ia tlts CITY lie held, tGg a Short time. z position
on Tie Weston and Atlantic railroad.
" Tor some time Col. Andersen kad been in
severe pecUuisTy s'Tsiis, AID ~ I'D Eim Gen.
Robert IOOmhs, sn Old friend. gave him TEN
p0rsIy employ yuent, at : salary or SIS peT
month hs CuIes beng ths lOOkIug NJ Uf some
legSi EHpeTs. nh.ch were ID De u-vd an 81 i'm
TOTtant lE--uIt The work ws- issJdy per-
formed. but Anderson continued - draw
monthly GA Gen. TOOubs Tor Ls salary. The
tEird GI<t, however, VA n0t hJusFsd- THIS
Nas ia November. AfUr which A ANDERSON be-
came ioW-sPifitsd, and Monday Dsrsiny blew
outhis brains With sCOltsrsVO.Eer, - ais cham
bsT, a. heretofore announced. The q ds lett
paper stating that he ces Ened eulIug his eK-
isttncs bss1sse OF pocsuiEry tTOaoi1s. .ud also
= document aldTtssct o. a ffivaI, making a
number ot small beq Isse, sReh ~ CAA5nbeT tur-
nlture, clothing, &c. The fJiioSing psragraph
from THIS payer skOvE tbs An.Ials e. TIE de-
deceased tON2Tds GENERAL I0ombs - 10 r.
JCCmbS-tuUt TTlVzts) Ny p.rtJl, with nv
recommendation that lie Tid the world Of his
PIese zee ty initiating my eASmple.''
TERRIBLE FI5Er WIN A BUEsLAR.-On
Saturday night the sumner residence of eN-
JRuge Beverly BetI, in East JamAios. Qusen's
county, New York, AID occupied by biz. Bsy-
cry Robertson, was the scene OF q desperate
encounter between Its oCcU pants anl . burglar.
~. *. suspected that a. attemPt Mi Deen
made 20 enter the house tie night before, ana
e eoEsequCnse, Vas on the lOJkOut. About
midnight be heard footsteps on ths back pOr-
ucO, and, descending quietly from ths second
story, unlocked tie back e00T leading 70 the
n-GiE kau. He took position IN \ osntrs bed
room on lie west p2Tlor. and soon uhe rear door
opened, SUd into tue YaTioT walked man. A.
Beverly emerged from hiI c0nceslmcnt the
door OF the room " "fgueSkoi," :" sud tss Intruder
ran, followed BY saOt frou Boyer.ys pistol.
Beverly continued ;he chase 60 the fence, tas
gates o. which were locked. Here he caught
The til jsst % he placed Die ksu1s Tor jump.
Several tlUe -ere fred a. they ran. a blOW
ron tie IssCl brought Kim - The ETJIud, and
ID itc scJ 1.e tic pistol cropped. Beverly kept
on 'cp Uf LII nan, SEO had stone in his hand,
ant - Beverly att mPtSd % eEain the pistol
tie man sJTEck him 3 singing blow on the
hrEsrs 81 the hight hand. Beverly scared the
hand which held the store, Ard placing his
Ense On the mans throat secured tie pift3l.
He POINTED IL At he tuief's head, bat the in
IurCd HARD vas uuEbls - pull the trigger, Rud
viii frcccE tsist o. his body he rolled BeV-
erlv ever and On top of him. They struggled
feTcGly, lut tie 'Css CT the hand gave hls an
isFCUist tie Rdy sLtsEc, and the stone was again
used UIOn tie yCurg MEus head and lace.
TIE thief UTenChzd tle pistol from lin, and
placing IL close 20 BeyCrly's head hrei. Tie
tall Iatsed directly through BeSeTlY'sear. The
thief then jumped over the fspcs and ran down
tie turnpike towards Queens. BsFsrly's pan
falcons were stained VITA blood where tney
n sied on tie tLiets neck, aud IL is believed
fIUm tEis that he ERss.C Ct
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