The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-02-11

son, assisted by his mother. The two-sOn
and mother-entered the school-room at
about noon, while Mr.. Price was seated In
the midst OF his scholars, engaged in pleas
ant conversation, and in total ignorance Of
the danger which threatened his life. After
the passage of a few angry words, Hudson,
who is quite an effeminate- looking
young man, secretly drew a knife,
which was concealed In his coat
sleeve, and made a thrust O. the teacher rs
he was In the act Of rising from his seat,
the blade penetrating the left breast about
half an inch below and to the right of the
left nipple, inficting a crescentric wound
over two inches in length, opening the chest
and gashing the lung severely. At last ac-
counts, the wounded man was sinking
rapidly. Hudson made an effort to escape,
but was overhauled after being chased some
ten or twelve miles, and is now safely lodged
In jail. His mother is also In custody, having
been arrested as accessory to the crime.
The nominal cause for the attack, it appears,
was that some member OF the Hudson family
had become affected with a cutaneous affec-
ton, which y physician pronounced the
''itch,' and a general invitation was given
some time ago to any finding themselves az
flicted with any such infectious disease,
TO absent themselves from the school for a
time, till cured. no person being named;
but, Of course, tho gull arties Qludsons)
took it to themselves.
AyOung named Twcodalp w9' caught by a
circular saw, while wor.in- ia II saw-mill
near New Castle. Gentry County, Jan. &c,
and split in two from head downward. He
Mas killed instantly.
Henry County.
The elegant farm residence OF DIR. j. W.
~Bronough, five miles from Calhoun, was
totally destroyed by fire on Sunday night,
Dec. 30. The amount OF loss could not be
ascertained. No insurance.
Jackson Csuety.
AT Kansas City, on the 31st ult. two boys,
named ~Polwousky and Rooney, broke
through the ice on a pond, and, but for the
aid rendered by Officer Haines, would have
lost their lives. One Of them had sunk and
taken in some water, but he revived soon
after being taken out.
The livery-stable at the corner OF Grand
Avenue and Thirteenth Street, Kansas
City, was destroyed by fire the night Of the
fire. Loss about 81 800.
At Hell's Corner, near Rock Creek, the
night Of the Sd, q disturbance arose among
a party gathering ice, in which two or three
men were stabbed and a school-teacher,
named Stevens, badly dubbed and other
wise seriously injured.
Jasper County.
Mr.. James +. Hardin, an attorney at law,
Of Carthage, was shot down on the street,
on the Sd, by some party concealed in q va
Gated blacksmith shop. Two shots were
fired, doubtless, from a shotgun, as Har-
din's left breast was filled with buckshot
Death was instantaneous. No clew to the
perpetrators.
miller County.
James Haines left Miller County Saturday
for sedalia, and, on arriving at Mt. Pleas.
ant. took several drinks. About Q O'Clock
at night he left Mt. Pleasant for home, but
is supposed to have fallen of his horse
Next morning he was found in q fence-cor.
ner dead. Haines leaves a wife and five
children.
Mississippi County.
VIM. King, who wa under sentence OF
death for the murder Of Samuel Grace, and
in whose behalf Judge Napton and the Su-
preme Court granted a stay OF execution
until his case could be heard, died on the
I'd Of scrofula. 9
Newton County.
This county, for 1875, is assessed as fol-
lows: Horses, 5.343, valued at $1G5, 1876
mules, 1893, $50, 024; cattle, 2,451, $685.
3s5; sheep, 9,249, S9,SOI; hogs, l., 914, $27,-
sos; money and notes, $50, $40; all other per-
sonal property, $2i3, 172-total, 1851, 740.
Land, as per last assessment, 81, 2iS, 0S9;
town lots, $l65, 3S4-total, 81 ,095, 2l3. Rail-
road property: n. and p, $721 900; NJ. c.
and n. W., $50, OO0-total valuation, 81
100, 213.
Pettts County.
1t is stated that Il. ID. Winslow, the Bos-
ton forger, was n resident Of Sedalia in 1868,
and for W years conducted a successful
a half interest to Messrs. Porter Bros, and
they subsequently became entire owners.
He occupied the pulpit two or three times
during his stay there.
Mike Bradley, a young man residing near
Beaman Station, went!to Sedalia on the Goth
ult., wearing a pistol in his boot. AS he
walked up Indiana Street after dark the pis-
tol slipped down and hurt his foot. Brad
ley took it out and as he attempted to put
it in his right pants pocket it was accident
ally discharged, the ball entering his leg
near the groin. The ball has not yet been
extracted.
The trial of the two boys, Mills and Hoag,
! charged with the killing Of Major Charles