Fair play., 1875-04-29
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.



GOV. Hardin Ia, accepted the resignation
OF 'iezakiah N. Porter. delegate to tho con.
>'iitl.ion.l Convention from the seventh >rn.
a'urial District. and hiss ordered writ ot
f., election issued Ia The counties OF Randolph
/ Howard and Monroe Tor al election % be
! held on Tuesday. ,he i,h DAY OF May neX:. Ia
( ill the vacancy.
{ \ meeting ui the Board Of Slate Curaioy>
Wa held n Columbia on the 18th. The new
board WAS organized with James :. Rollins
! - President ani Dr. Glenn Nice-rre>t,,rnt.
{ Col. Il. :. Todd w.i> continued ~ Secretary
oi the board until the anntlal meeting on the
.2i lay If June. pr. Gem. pr IIcad.er
and Hon. Jerry Craven, of Springfield were
cons iiGtcl tlI,. Executive Committee -. the
school o. Mines. The bnar,; declined to 90
/ lAto an election for State Geolo.j,t unicr the
provisions oi the recent at oi The !e.i>ia-
/ iure. but adopted Il resolution con>ii,lIt-
!nc Prot. Charles Williams. The present
director VI the School Of Minr>. the Tempo
rarv geologi>t. until the meeting in June
The salary of the sroloci>t IL fixed al - 0'o
10 come out of the Sj.aI0. voted by the Legi--
iature 10 the school oi Mines in the AT trans
terring the geological survey 10 thai in>tiIl-
lion. The Executive Committee was in-
-truc;ed 20 enter into correspondence rrll-
tive 10 filling the Office OF state Geolo.i>i.
who. in addition 10 that duty. is 10 be cr cr'i-
ciD Professor of Geology of the School of
Mines. The names prominently mentioned
IN connection with the Position are Prof.
swallow and Prot. Broadhesd.
The Governor has issued his proclamation
offering reward of $500 for the arrest and
delivery 10 the sheriff of Scott County Of the
body ofRobcrt Henson. indicted for ;he inur-
der of James Carr. Il deputy constable. at
Commerce. on the second day of January last.
Henson is described a. Il fair compcNinnc,i
Young man. aged about 81 years. > feet inches
high. weighing al,ou; l;W pounds. without
beard. except very light mou>tachc. 4 proc
lamatior has also been issued oilerin" 4 re-
ware! of SlnI Tor the arrest and delivery
10 the sheriff If Scott County "f Jefferson
Dean. charged hy indictment with All assault;
with intent 10 Kill John Lemmon.. at Com
merce. on the ID day Of January. l>..j. Dean
is ysun2 man, - Years old. ) feet . inches
high. weighing l5j pounds. dark coinnley
ioned. with Burnside aud chm whi,kers.
Both these men. it is stated. have done :,
great deal of mischief i'll that par: Of thu
state. and the wilidin. citizens are very
de>irOus Of having them brough, to Justice.
The following appointments have been re
Gently made by Gov. Hardin.
jesse \. Bolton. Justice Boonc County
Court. vice Bowie Gordon, resigned.
James iIaily. Justice Douglas County
Court. under act Of February l.. lS.J.
John II. Trcbbc. Pro-ecu'in. Nttornr,
Oregon County. Vice X. Il. Jones. removed
from state.
Robert +. Hill. Justice CLARK County Court.
vice y. +. Bartlett. resigned
Thomas l.. Davidson. Justice Worth
County Court. vice f.. VI. Rice. resigned.
Mcte!lu> Wood. Justice Henry County
Court. vice VIM. II. TAYLOR. resigned.
I. j. Boyd. County Clerk and Circuit
Clerk and eX-oflicio Recorder of Oregon
County. Vice J. W. johnson. resigned.