The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-07-23
Buchanan

Buchanan County.
Frank Brown. who killed j. q. Spratt on
last Christmas day, has been found guilty of
murder in the first degree.
Cole COunty.
Pony" Ferguson, a son of Swan Fergu-
son, of Usage City, was shot and killed by q
man named Petty, OF the 18th. The shoot
ing occurred on an island in the Missouri
River, just below the mouth of the Usage, and
resulted from a quarrel about the ownership
of the land. It is stated that Ferguson was
the aggressOr. Petty surrendered himself to
the authorities.
Lawrence County.
4 company of 40 Waldensians, from
Northern Italy, recently arrived at Verona
with a view of settling in that part of the
State. They are in charge of Rev. J. 2.
Solomon, who is endeavoring to COLOMBO Il
large number of them in that section. He
thinks if this party is suited it will only be
an advance guard of the following train.
Petit. County.
j. W. Shilling. a prominent citizen of Sc
dalia, met a sad death at Clinton, Mo-, on the
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Shilling Ow ned q residence in Clinton, and
went there on Saturday morning to sell it.
He concluded to remain in Clinton Saturday
night, and stepped at Mr.. Heckler's boarding.
house. He retired about 10 o'clock with
other guests. About . o'clock next morning
Shilling got up in his sleep, and walked
through the hall to the second story porch
and deliberately walked off, falling a distance
of abOut sixteen feet. When discovered he
was dead, with his neck broken and a severe
cash on the side of his head. The yaldict of
the Coroner's jury was in accordance with
the above facts.
Phelps County.
A young man by the name of Wolf, on the
10Th. stabbed and killed a man by the name
of CASTILLO at Dry Fork Farm, about three
miles south Of St. James. Wolf was arrest
ell. The parties are old citizens, and Cas-
tello a man of family. The cause Of the aE-
fray was a family difficulty.
ST. Louis.
Another unfortunate, known as Eyange-
line Catliu, ended her woes with poison, at
the house No. GIG Myrtle Street, on the night
of the 18th. She was formerly from New
Orleans, and had once evidently been highly
cultured As well as personally attractive.
The funeral of Gen. Frank P. Blair took
place on Sunday, 18th inst, from the First
Congregational Church. The services were
performed by the Rev. T. NJ. Post, assisted
by DR.. James III. Brooks. The church was
filled to overlooking by all classes of citizens.
Prominent among those present were Gen.
Sherman and members of his staff, Montgom-
cry Blair, Mayor Britton, and several ex-
Mayors, Senator Bogy, ex-senator B. Gratz
Brown, the City Council and city officers in
4 body. members of the First Missouri Regi-
ment, of which Gen. Blair was first Colonel,
q considerable number of eX-Confederate sol
diers, and very many of the most prominent
and distinguished citizens. The remains
were conveyed to Bellefontaine Cemetery
under escort of the First Regiment, and were
followed thither by a large concourse of citi-
ZenS.
The Mitchell Furniture Company's factory,
on Lucas Ave nue. and Twenty-fourth Street,
was entirely destroyed by fire on the morn
ing of the 18th. Loss about $50, 900; insur-
snce. 3 ,000.