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The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-02-04
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In the District Court Of the thirteenth Judicial
District Of the sta Of Kansas, sttiag in sad tor
the county VI sedRwtok.
william McCtees and Nelson Mel
Ciees, partners rs W. 4 " Nc
Olees, plaintiffs.
against
W. II. O'Mealy, III. l.. Jcffs, J,
D. Smith aud [, II Taylor,
Defendants.
The defendants above named will take notice
ths, they have been sued In the district eeurt Of
the thirteenth udicial district Of the stalls Of ksn-
sas, sitting 10 and for sedgwiek county In said
stair -nnd that ON the l<th day Of january. lx.3,
the said plsntins Aied their petition 10 tne once
of the clerk II said court n&Ainss said Defendants
that unless the said defendants answer said pcti-
ton on or bcsors the stth iay Of February. isss
the said petition viii be taken ~ true and tadg-
meus rendered against the said defendants TOR the
sum Of three hundsrd dollars with Interest nom
January -. ISIS. ut twelve PER cent par annufn.
two and So iooth dollars pre,est lees. 81 hieeW
dollars statutory dam sges, and iofty dollars NJ
an attorneys fee for pros~ont,ea o. this ant
W u. STANLEY,
A-u Attorney for flaiatids.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-02-04

Leaven werih city has policeman
and two aymph da pare left. These
three had fight on Cherokee street,
and eaci, others ..0,ims douscd.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-02-04

A jnror on the rilion-Beechcr case
was drinking with one OF the counsel
FRIDAY night.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-02-04

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A New York Welsh paper applies TO
Gen Butler the most approbious cpl
the, vet, it says of him: Imddang-
soddy Cad Butler.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-02-04
An Incident of the Beecher Trial.

About the only thrilling passage in
he dreary Beecher- Tilton suit since it
began this time, was the little reading
sivcn in court the other day, aud thus
described:
Especially powerful did this agen-
cy become when Mr.. Fullerton, in
proper time, read MIR. Tilton's poem,
"sIR MARMADUKE's MUSINGS
"When he reached the three final
stanxas, the lawyers ringing voice
trcmbled and became mournfully pro-
found. A hush, as of awe and sympa-
fhy, filed the room.
"sI am now all bcreft,
As when some tower doth fall,
With battiements. and wall.
And gate, and bridge, and ALL
And nothing len.
...But account II worth
An pangs OF fair hopes crossed
All loves and honors lost
To gain the heavens At cost
OF losing earth.
$50, lest be inclined
To render III for III,
Henceforth in me instili,
q God! q sweet good will
To al, mankind.
The last words vibrated a moment,
md then there was buzz Of eager
Comment.
"During the painful recitation Mrs.
rilton blanched fearfully, and looked
with fearful eve at Ir. Beechcr. all
he while biting her finger nails. The
defendant. for a while. bore himself
With customary Indifference, but, as
he reading proceeded, became terri.
,ly scarlet, bis ears shining like red
patches through the silvery mcshes Of
lis hair. His wife preserved the same
Utmost comatosc expression which she
las worn during the whole trial. She
,viden'ly made up her mind to look
,ontemptuousiy, without very well
showing why.
"Tilton's grave and melancholy face
which is wisffuI and pathetic all day
oug, uudergoes no change"
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-02-04

The old foundry and machine shops
of Andrew Starh. were burned at To-
pcka last Thursday night-loss $3.50. COO
The fire is supposed to be the work OF
an iucendry.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-02-04

Deaths in Houston last week, 10 /;
children under five years of age, 4.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-02-04

California had another earthquake
al 4 O'Clock Saturday morning.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-02-04

Quincy has harvested one hundred
thousaud tons of fine ice this season.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-02-04

Samuel Rcaling was killed last week
near Oswego, By his wagon, loaded
with u saw-log. upsetting, aud the log
rolling, over him.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-02-04

Tic action of certain members at
Topeka, their school boy arguments
TO defeat the "r'ish Chute Bill, 'their
utter disregard and contempt for any
bin looking TO the protection OF fish, in
our streams, has developed among
them. a lamentable lack of'he COM
pound said to be generated by fish
eating. When the most eminent aoil-
iiy in such states as New York, Ohio,
Illinois. Iowa, and all others. until
we reach this wise Kansas body, have
seen lit TO logislatc for the protection
OF fish, ,.ceming it important too.
thent have few self asserted wise
acres, ridiculc the matter as OF no
Importance. makes oae almost long
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-02-04


The petition of V. g. Carter, and
three hundred and forty-four Others,
protesting against the division OF
Sedgwick county, appeared in the adj
verliscd proceedings of the Legislature,
last week. That a petition for the di-
vision of this county had been sub
miiied. will be news TO nearly ever
citizen in IL. Ii is about time some
settled law was passed in this regard,
and put upon ihSstatutes books while
there is room left. aside from special
legislation: ard il is about time this
ridiculous mania, affecting The average
Kansan who happens toown quarter
section Of land aud wants to have the
county sea, town built upon his pos
session. was forever set at rest. a
committee OF the legislature should be
sent always To the scene. who VIII,
nine times out of ten, find that the
proposed division is got up as mat
ter Of private speculation at the ex-
pense o. the state, or 10 crafty per-
sonal malice.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-02-04

Let the legislature act Immediately.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-03-23
THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL TUESDAY MARCH % 1875

that of Lyons. in Wayne county, sent last
year 10000 barrels TO market, made into
cider 20 900 barrels, and dried 1000.
The following puzzle Is again on its
rounds: ITO five and five and ffty-fve the
first OF letters add; twill make thing that
killed the king and drove a wise man mad"
1t was published first about twenty years
sgo,ard has never been correctly answered.
But they say that there is no answer.
A poor woman bound for San Francisco on
a Union Pacific train, was obliged to leave
that train on the 2lst ult., and became
mother at Papillion station on the I'D. The
conductor at once telegraphed from Pspil-
lion: "He weighs twelve pounds, and his
name is George Washington" All the pas
sengers in the coach, upon hearing the an
nouncement, gave three cheers for George
Washington. Then they Clipped In and
bought little Ratchet and ssns 1t to the
youth, bidding him also follow the example
OF his illus,riOus namesake.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-03-23

BY HESTER A. BENEDICT.
fFrom the Home Journal.l


Only a woman, shriveled and old?
The play OF the winds and the prey OF the cold
Cheeks that are shrunken.
Eyes that sunken,
Lips that were never O'erbold.
Only woman, forsaken and poor,
Asking for aims at the bronze church door.
Hark to the organ roll upon roll
The waves OF its music go over her soul!
Silks rustic past her
Thicker and faster;
The great bell ceases It's toll.
Fain would she enter. but not for the poor
Swingeth wide open the bronze church door.
Only n woman-waiting alone,
Lefty cold on ice-cold throne.
What do they care for her:
Mumbling prayer for her,
Giving not bread but a stone.
Under old laces their naughty hearts beat,
Mocking the woes of their kin in the street.
Only a womani In the old days
Hope caroled 10 her her happiest lays;
Somebody missed her,
Somebody kissed her,
Somebody crowned her with D aise;
Somebody laced up the battles oflife
Strong for her sake who was mother, or wife,
Somebody lies with treSs of Der hair
Light on his heart where the death-shadows are
somebody waits for her,
Opening the gates for her.
Giving delight for despair.
Only n wOman-nevermOre poor
Dead in the snow at the bronze church door,
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-03-23
FOUR MILES PER SECOND.
PNEUMATIC MAILS IN vIENNA-ANoTHl
STEP OF PROGRESS.

PNEUMATIC MAILS IN vIENNA-ANoTHRR
STEP OF PROGRESS.
On Sunday, February %, the pneumatic
mail system was opened for public use In
the city OF Vienna, and for the few days OF
it's working, it appears to have been emf
nently satisfactory. By this method, letters
and packages, not exceeding two ounces in
weight, can be sent from one end OF the city
to another-a distances of about eight miles
in something less tban two seconds,
so that, adding to this the time
necessary fer making up packages, as
sorting and delivering them, the whole
Is just about one hour. But this only
covers extreme distances, and the
managers of this system in Vienna say that
in a short tiuse the time between the receipt
and delivery will be greatly reduced. In
fact, between stations only two or three
miles distance from each other, such pack
ages are even now delivered within twenty
minutes alter being deposited. Any post
master in this city, or postmaster general,
who would in augurs g such a reform in the
local mail arrangements of the metropolis,
might achieve immortal Iame. AS the
general postoffice in Vienna is also
in the building of the general tele-
graph office, powerful steam engines
are cons antly at work COMPRISING
atmos pheric air in mammoth reservoir,
from " hich the double system of cast on
pipes, laid IL Q feet unCer the surface OF the
stIeet-, are fed. One system of pipes serves
Tor GER y ing packages, and the other sfor
pushing them ahead in the other direction.
At the seven principal stations, marvellous
parts of the city, similar engines are kept at
work day and night drawing the air from the
pipes and creating vacuum In front OF the
packages which are thus more rapidly
pressed forward by the expansive force of
the compressed air behind them. The sixty
sub-stations are connected not only with
the two central offices, but also with each
OF her by this double system of pipes. The
dispatch of each package is announced by
telegraph to the Offices to advise the latter
not TO stop it on its way. The pipes are six
inches in diameter, with a perfectly smooth
polished inner surface, and the packages are
made upon india rubber cylinders of
various lengths. The postage on mail mat |
t.r must be prepaid at the rate of two
kreutZsrs, one cent. for each half ounce or
fraction. which is evidently much cheaper |
than the two cent postage for city letters in |
this country. This is the first instance of a
large city-Vienna has about 100000 inhabi- |
thanksgiving its people such facilities of
at moderate cost.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-03-23
sIsrE vIAroR.
AUGUSTA WEBSTER.

From the Crownhill Magazinel
What is 1t that is dead?
Somewhere there is grave, and something
Cold in the ground. and stirs not for my signs.
Nor songs that 1 can make, nor smiles from
something there was has hushed and viii
not be.
Did 1t go yesterday,
Or did Il wane away with the old years?
There bath not been farewell, nor watchers
Nor hopes, nor vain reprieves, nor strife with
death,
Nor lingering in a me'ed-out delay;
None closed the eyes, nor felt the latest
breath.
Bat, be there joyous skies,
III Is not in their sunshine; in the night
1t is not in the silence, and the light
OF all the silver s'ars; the flowers asleep
Dream no more of ii, nor their morning eyes
Betrey the secrets 1t hiss biddsn them keep.
Birds that go singing now
Forget IL aud leave sweetness meaningless;
The fitful nightingale. that feigns distress
To sing il all away, flows on by rote;
The seeking lark. in very Heaven trow,
Shall find no memory to inform her note.
The voices of the shore
Chime not with il for burden; in the wood,
Where it was soul OF the vast solitude,
IL hath fJrsook the stiffness; dawn and day
Aud the dsep-thoaghIed dusk know 1t nc
1t is no more TIE freshnessof the May.
Joy hath IL not for heart;
Nor music for Its second subtler tongue,
Sounding what musics self hath never surg;
Nor very sorrow needs IL help her weep.
Vanished from everywhere what was part
or all and everywhere! lost into sleep.
What was it ere IL went?
Whence had 1t birth? What is its name tC
call,
That gone unmissed has left want in all?
OR shRll cry on Youth, in June-iime still?
Or cry on Hope. who long since am contente
Or love, who held him ready al my will:.
What Is this that is dead?
Breath OF a fiowe7? sea-freshness on a wind?
Oh. dearest, what is that that we should find,
Ii you and / at length could win IL back?
What have We lost, and know not 1t hath He'd
Heart OF heart, could il be love we lack?
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-03-23
THE FOLLOWER
R. III. sroDDARD.
lHanarlS w

THaper's Magazine for April
We have a youngster In the mousse
A little man of ten,
VINO dearest TO his mother Is
OfalI Gods little men.
Indoors and out he clings 70 her'
He follows mp and dowr:
He steals his slender hand in hers.
He plucks her oy the gown.
"Why do you cling 10 me so childY
You track me everywhere;
You never let me alone.
And he with serious air
Answered. as closer still he drew,
ssNy feet were made to follow you.
Two years before the boy was born
Another child, Of seven,
Whom Heaven had lent To Us q while,
Went back again to Heaven.
he came to fiil his brothers place.
And bless our failing years;
Tie good God sent him down in love
To dry our useless tears
/ think so, mother, for hear
In what the child has said
A meaning that he knows rot OF.
message from the dead
He answered W ser than ne kncW,
s4My feet were made 10 follow you.
Come here. my child, and sit with me,
YOur head upon my DTeSSt,
You ere the last OF AL my sons,
And YOU must be the best
LOW luNtn iONG lONtf AHe-s
When grown man, IKE me,
You sit as / am sitting now,
Your child upon your knee.
Think Of me then, and what SAID
tAnd practiced when could)
{" IT'S something II be wise anu great
Ills netfer TO DE good.
Oh, say TO all things good and true.
INV feet were made To- follow you
Come here my wife and SIT by rue,
!. In, M
(And yours, my child: while have you
Ills wicked 10 replne.
We've had our share Of sorrows. love;
We've had our graves TO nil:
But thank the good God overhead.
We have each other sui!
We've nothing In tee world besldes'
FOR we are only three:
Mother and child, my wife aBd chl-u'
How dear you are TO me!
know-indeed, always knew,
Afy feet were made TO follow you!
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-03-23

bleeding boy was examined by Dr. j. J.
OBrien, of Central township, who happened
TO be In the marshal's Office. Then DR.. Rob-
lnson, OF the city dispe0ssry arrived with a
mattrass, on which the boy was placs ID. The
wound was found to be a slashing cut.
nearly seven inches long, which left the in
testines protruding from the gap. The
physicians could not replace them, as in
nammation Immediately began. To do this
the wound must be enlarged. The danger
nes In peritopitis resulting from the in
nammation. This is often caused by a
mere scratch of the intestines. The bows
CONDITION Is extremely critical. After the
stabbing the knife was shown by the clerk
OF tne court, Mr. Clabby, who kept il in his
possession. The blade was nearly foot
long, and had evidently been ground very
recently, for there was an edge on both
sides as
KEEN AS A RAZOR
The point was slightly bent by striking a
button on the colored boys vest, and there
were blood stains along the blade. The
handle was of wood, fastened like that of a
bread or butcher knife. No,ches had been
cut ali along the sides, and on one side are
the Initials 81. B." Mr.. Boa.wright. ST..
said that be had never seen the knife he
fore, nor had he heard his son threaten to
take Woodson's life. The officer who took
| the lawleSS boy to his cell saws that on the
way cartwright told him that when his
brother Oscar lay on his death bed, ne as
sured him that he should be avenged. 81
said to him, Il will kill him who killed
YOU. Soon after BoatwrIght's arrest a
Democrat reporter saw him i'm cell, where
he was confined with four other bows. He
! evidently expected questioning, and
assumed bravado air. His GOODNESS, how
ever, was lot real, for at one moment be
laughs with well simulated glee when
| he refused to answer any questions, and then
he Immediately scowled and frowned as
though angry. That be was yet excited was
apparent, for he laid down on the narrow
shelf, then rose and walked, and then sat
down again. His face is full of cunning.
When the reporter moved away, he broke
out info Il shrill laugh which, contagious as
laughter is, failed to move the risibles of
even the hardened criminals beside him.
| The three boys-Robert, Oscar and
Frank-haye been uDruly from child
hood up. Two years ago Mr.. Boatwright
requested that this son should be sent to
the House of Refuge, for he was uncontrol-
liable. He would have been held until he
was legally a man. but his father, believing
his protestatioDs that he would reform, had
him released. Mr.. Bostwright said yester-
day, alter the stabbing: ave one boy in
the work house, one in Jail for this desper-
ate act, and one was killed last year; wish
all were dead" He was almost beside him.
self with anguish.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-03-23

The Chicago Tribune asserts that the
praise of Irving's Hamlet is designed TO
pave his way Tor the American stage, and
that his Interpretation is really vulgar,
melo-dramstic and ridiculous" But as the
play has run one hundred nights in Lon
don, isn't this kind of coaching" slightly
expensive,
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-06-04
Almost Another HOlyOke Disaster.

A FIRE broke out on the altar Of the Cath
olio church Of st. Leonard at Port Maurice,
l.. J., Sunday, in almost exactly the same
manner as that which consumed the French
Catholic church at Holyoke, Mass, few
days ago, and the congregation had very
narrow escape from second Holyoke dis
aster. Tho celebrant, Rev. Father Miller, in
turning around toward the altar, accidentally
knocked over a lighted candle, and the fame
caught the light and inAammable trimmings
of the wooden framework, which in anoth CT
moment, was in bright blaze. Before
any panic could ensue among the people,
Father Raber, the pastor of the church, with
marked presence Of mind ordered all of the
windows and doors closed, to prevent a
draught, and then, quietly turning to the
blazing altar, speedily extinguished the flames
The building was deBsely crowded, and, had
the fire got good Roadway, the consequences
would have been terrible.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-06-04
A Dis abled Vessel Navigated by q
Woman.

The bark Rebecca Crowell, which left
New York, March 9th, for Buenos Ayres, be-
came disabled during severe gale three
days after leaving New York. Several Of
the spars and sails were carried away, and
the captain and first mate were injured to
such an extent that they were confined To
their births throughout the rest Of their
voyage, and rendered incapable of managing
the vessel. There was no other person on
board, except the captains wife, who under
stood navigation, and she undertook the task
of conducting the bark to its point of destina-
ton. The second mate was a young man,
twenty years old, able to take the helm, but
ignorant of the process Of making obsorva-
tions. The woman then assumed command Of
the vessel, boxed the compass, took observa-
tions, ascertained the latitude and longitude,
maintained her place upon the bridge and
directed tae course Of the vessel After ex-
ercising control for fifty-eight days, during
which the vessel encountered violent gales
and shipped heavy seas, the captains wife,
worn out and exhausted with her labors, con.
Quoted the vessel, with its valuable cargo,
safely iuto the port of Buenos Ayres. A
purse was made up for her on her arrival.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-06-04
A Kidnapping Case at Rutland.

Rutland is agitated over a Charlie Ross
case in the KIDNAPPING in broad daylight, last
week, of John Hines, ten years old, while
on his way to school, when he was invited to
ride by man who asked to be shown the
way to certain point. He accordingly got
into the wagon, when the man placed his
hand over his mouth and told him to make
no noise or he would kill him. They rode
all that day, but where the boy does not
know, being unacquainted with the road, and
at night slept in the wagon beside the road,
the boy not daring to attempt to escape. In
the morning the man got up to feed the
horse, when the boy silently got out of the
wagon and ran for dear life, and reaching a
railroad, followed it up till he came to Head
vile, where he told his story to the station.
master and was put on the cars for Rutland,
getting home in the evening
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-06-04
Terrible Explosion in Boston.

A most terrific and fatal explosion oc-
Cured in Boston, on Wednesday evening of
last week, by which number of persons
lost their lives, and many more were serious
ly injured. The scene Of the disaster was
the iour-story brick block on the southwest
corner of Washington and Lagrange Streets,
fronting thirty feet on Washington with a
depth Of seventy feet on Lagrange, and oc.
cupied principally by j. ID. BOWS drug
store. The disaster occurred at twenty min
utes to seven o'clock. just when the streets
we're crowded with people fastening home TO
supper. The first intimation Of the explo-
sion was deep, rumbling sound similar to
the report Of an earthquake, and almost SIM
pltanepusly the walls Of the building burst
outward in every direction, and falling in
one confused mass presented 4 scene Of wreck
seldom before witnessed; more complete
than that of any Of the buildings blown down
by gunpowder during the great fire. The
force Of the explosion was almost beyond de-
scriptioB, and the flooring and other imflam-
mable materials, which at once caught fire,
made such an undertaking for the 6remen as
they are seldom called upon TO face, while
the fact that numbers of human beings were
known to be buried in the burning ruins Gre
ated the widest scene, thousands rushing to
the point from every direction.
just how many were in the building at
the time of the explosion is not yet known,
but there must have been twenty or more.
The second floor was occupied by s. Fra
zier, merchant tailor, who with workman,
were taken out slightly injured. The next
room back was occupied by Mrs. Lizzie Fra.
zier and little daughter. The latter died
soon after being taken out. Mrs Frazier
received severe injuries, but not necessarily
fatal. The next room was occupied by a
gentleman as lodging room, who was out
at the time Of the explosion; another room
was occupied by james Nj. Frawley, agent
for the Bible Publishing Company. His
dead body was recovered among the ruins.
The third floor was occupied by DIR. Rich
ardson, corn doctor, who is not accounted for.
Another room was occupied by Madame
Lille, clairv0yant, and her husband, both
of whom we're saved, but a brother of the
husband is not yet accounted for. The fourth
floor was occupied by widow lady, who had
a number Of shop girls as dodgers, none Of
whom were accounted for at last accounts
save the widow, Annie CrOmptOn, who was
taken out dead. In addition to these ten
others have been taken out badly wounded
No detailed estimate of the losses has ye
been made, but they will not fall much be
: low 100000, including $4,000 on tn
: building property. The adjoining building
; we're badly shaken and much damaged b,
: the explosion, which was plainly heard IN al
l parts Of the city and for miles beyond the lin
its, The cause Of the explosion is not de6nite
!. known. Three in all were killed and TWEEN
. ty.two injured,