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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-30
A RRnARKABI.R CAs1.


The Jefferson City T;iSs.e has istosoa-
tin, ,hat Last Tuesday, vhihs . yossg lady
Of IL sunmera VA on hes way 70 school, IN
company with her brother of IL ysan.
party Of five neiehbosing ir;snds mse them
on the road with hosea one Of The party
beine the sweetheart and engsesd lover 81
the young lady, requesae9 her slePemsst
With him for the purpose Of becoming one
the young lady heinR willing; The bsothse
Of the young la4iy made some dsnoasera-
tiona 81 resistance TO his sitter leaving With
the party; tvo stout, able men ssissd tie
Young msn and held him till I'm SISTER
mounted home and
LEFT WITH HkR LOWE.
A. soon a. they we're out Of reach OF The
brother. the party al mounted thsir hossss
and left the young man sepnding u The
road. He gave the ALARM 10 hs father asd
family - soon - possible md IL jashss
mustered his forces, and nads ehass 70 II
place where TIE party had takes hi danghr
tes. Tracking them . ahost diseanes, u
eoacluded they would eEo0 ths 0saes =
one Of the iords bsGWssn hi hoase and
Tuscumbia. for he pusposs a Esashiag
A 5uy1IcR On AU114
On the south side Of The EivsE. IL inlhea
and party came here, but could fsd a
,idises Of the sunavays. The father fled
q variant for lie arrest Of he sssssa pr.
ties engseed in tie
KIpNAPPlNo on It0RnGEsI
We do not give Tie names Of IL PaEs,a
concerned in this tragedy. until ~ 81
vhesher III. storm that % rsgetA don no(
calm down aud let the peaceful md halnJ
sun shine on the young American bloodA
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-30
MARRIED BLISS.
Brilliant Wedding in the Land Of
the Red Nan-An Incident.

Al 3 orl.rk T. u, an the 2si ins,., a,
Mu-cceee, Indian Territory, Mt the resi-.
dsnc~ IL the bril.'> father, Rev. =. W.
Marsion, Major v. 7. Sui6n l.. Mis- En-,
Mansion, Ill III M,,sccsre.
THE CEREMONY
Was performed By the brides father. nssi~t.
ed by Rev. J. C. Davidson. III S,,ialia. and
the Rev. John Quincy Adams, chaplain At
Fort Gibson.
The bridal party were attended by Mr..
J. ". Farnsxorth, 81 Muscogre, ani Miss
Dora Lamy, oi Ssdalia.
ARMY REPrE>ENrEp.
There we're assembled Yesterday, at this
wedding, brilliant party of the iricmi, IL
he bride sn.i s:,.sn,. iwr:,rii,.. quite =
nunsi~r If amy .iii,rr>. in in,l Uniiu,n,.
anl their wives
After the wedding. sp:rn,lij rvas, Was
>-rved, and a'-.ni >evrns, five l"ui''r par
i..'k nf the si,"i,- tit-hiis prepared lar til.
occasion.
Tnr1E ntrAKTrEE.
NJ .::n D. M. the bri'lsi party i@,k the
train lar ,l,c Nat u. =mJ arrived in this
city at nine "'rl.sk ii.,s us.rning. anil ,~.k
roonis nj the s;Irri-nn iI",,S,.. wh.r,. they
will remain To-day. an.l To- nigh, pr"~,.i
Eastward "n M extensive ,"ur.
An iSCIDENr.
Just lrei,.re the marriage ceremony WIS
performed yrs'cniay. two light h"rs-,"
who perform similar duties in the Nation
." 4 c"rsisL!c in the States, rode up tn the
Rev. Mars on's office, who Is Indian AGENT
al MnSc"-rc, with inii bloosl.Sl Creek In
'iian a. prisoner. lie WAS charged with
killing i've white men, anil had h'-n ar-
r--i-i AMI delivers! nj the Agency M the
I'll the chisf I'll the Crvrks.
After he ws' questioned hy the agent.
during which he displayed sioIni Iniitier-
,ns~ "a io his i,i..--so characteristic ot the
lriism-- he WI. sent d" Fort Gibson, tn hr
r.r,-i i"r nv the United States forces AMI In
Iris,i hy the United States court.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-30

Mrs.. Deborah Chase, IN old lady, bowed
down with age, arrived in Sedalia. lass
night, On her way 70 Leaven~orth to visit
her sons-Chase Bsos., boot and shoe mes-
chanss-who reside At that place.
When she took the Missouri Pacific
train At 81. Louis, yesterday morning. she
got into the through Texas car, and on her
arrival At Sedalis, last night did not
change car, a she should have done. and
Tie Consequence WA. she vent to Texas. AT
Wiadsor she VS. told Of her mistake, and
kindly anissed to The waiting room OF she
railroad company. The next train brought
her to Sedalis, and this morning she vent
on the right train. and ere this ID read, viii
| BE- With her friends-her som, who should
not allow their mother to travel alone. Sh,
is IS yean old.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-30
A Singular Accident.

The Carthage l:dsia Iec"r.ls = painful
accident tina, t.efel! !..y named Joseph +.
Dixon. Who lives I've miles north ii that
rlace. He Was milking COW that was
r~stIess. AMI % keep her still he tied her Ia
the f-~ce with rope. When he finished
milking he vent 10 her head AMI took The
rope al her horns. As the rolsr came I'D
the coz gave her head io.~, and her hor,,
striking the hoy in the face. tore the under
lip clean "a. except a smali rieor "f akin
and Aeah n the left corner Of the mouth. Ii
wAa sewn up. but il n thcught the boy will
he frichtfully acarreui i0r :if..
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-30
An Old Jail Bird.

John Able~ has been in the Carthage jail
about three years. He wss tried eighteen
months ago on q charge of numbering man
in Mcdonald county, and convicted. He
took an appeal 10 the Supreme Court and
hia case Vas reversed, and he WAS tried Al
the recent term Of the circuit court, md
again convicted Of murder in the frst de-
gree. He haa not vet been sentenced.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-30

Il comes pretty near making IA weep 70
zee what powerful hard time the MOberly
Esserp~iss- Xcniier. Sedaiia RAzoO sud Cha
moss Leader are having. trying to pull John
A. Hsckad.y through the eyes Of . needle.
~. Louis Journal
The dilkculty consists in dignifying q
very small Islander, and giving il sufficient
coaaidesatioa 70 BE- entitled to . defence.
Tn friends Of Gen. Hockaday would prob
ably have doae ~ veil to initiate his exam
pie and treat The malice Of his p.liiical en-
enies With silent contempt. He knew per-
hapa, better than hia friends, that time
would work out hin complete vindication.
L = no voa1er thst hi defaaen are howl.
ing nov With baAled rage. Slander like
death always sseks shiaiag marx.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-30

The L~hsnon R~s;e il responsible for the
story that the Sheriff Of McDonsld county
started tn the peniientiary with convicted
person. The Sheriff went to sleep, IL is
thought through the influence Of whiskey,
anil at Phillirsburg, the convict made his
escape AMI left the Sheriff tn take care Of
himself. The prisoner vas manscled, bat
doubtless found means to relieve himself 81
this incnmbrance prett. anon. Tha. Sheriff
must feel that he has been guilty Of = sad
derelietion Of duty.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-30
Reported Death Of . Famous
Printer.

81. Joe HscJd: A report has reached
this city hat Peter B. Lee, tramp printer,
Who. during his career On the road, surveyed
the stands in almost every printing oa6ce in
this country, h,s been killed near Hunts
willie. Alabama. Depise hia tramping pro-
clivitiea. Peter b. had . big and generous
heart under his iatsered garments. Many
will read this iasellisence With regret.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-30

The Fort Scott Mosiss~ records circum-
ssasce. which, 70 Say The Ieass i seaaska.
BIZ. Il aays that one morning. shout .
week ago, . naa rode into Osweso. covered
With blood. He stated that - - -
driving along Tie road, he - fred upon
By man concealed in Tie hedge. The
penon va . tramp, and utterly anksova
to him. He can aaign 10 reasoa for the
attempted saaaninatioa. unlea il vas for
the purpose Of getting possession Of hid
team. and robbery. That sseh terrible
crime should be coassoPlassd tor such q
psrpose, seeos ineredibse. Yet - III
BA1oo he's frequeatly urged, he eouaesy
= full of released coasicss iron Tie peai-
seasiasy. whose raiaed lives ase indssaaed
10 tie most appalling esiosA A. log q
thsy sse su0essd 70 roam as will, jsss saca
ineideaas vill heof fEsqusas oeeaEseaee.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-30

Bates County Rsosrd: Every day stran-
esn ase IN town hunting locations to aet-
Tie, asd lie demand foe real estate = sseadi-
u iacseaaiag. Nov = To tine for parties
desiri,g b purchase l..d cieaP, for wien
Il i defaissly settled that The railroad = Q
certainty, Tie price Of land viii increase II
least s pr cent. tbeseeose, partisf pur'
cAaaiag nov, will reap Tie beee6t Of ths
inesease II psies.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-30

Fsoa psssuss vhe vese n The city today,
iron LAomaA the RA1oo learns that r g.
Yocoa. vAo v0 - daaeesomly cut On
Fsiaay nishA laa. y w. Baker, ~ no
bsss~ se-day. aad hi LIE ! ds.psissd d
b IL at1eodiag phyBiaiAm,
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-30

"A word to Tie viss. II yoa ass tsoahIsd
With cough o. cold. psoeuvs . bsttls of
d.. Bulls Cough Syrup q oasa II -
may save you iron severe siek.@ Yoaf
druuist tesps it. . esaaA
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-30
An Editors Difficulty.

Dr.. John Ray, editor Of the Cassville
DI~neruf. had shooting acrspe last week,
With Wm. J. Mason. Of that place. on &C.
count Of an old srvdee that raskled in the
bnsom Of the latter, growing ost Of IN al
ledeeti indigni,y rsoessed from the former.
Macon fred several shots Ut Ray With re-
,olves, without hitting hin. and Ray blased
away 1t Mason With . shot-gus, vish similar
effect. Owing to the fact that both were
bad shots, no blood "a shed; consequently
q erse-clam item Va nipped in the bod.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-30

Oct. p, in Seslalia, nj the residence Of c
W. Tarnhan, by Rev. VanWagner, Mr.
Thns GARY, TO Mise Sallie Riddle.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-30

The psopsller, City Of Toledo. with .
cargo Of WHEAT and Aour, i reported sunk
nine miles below Alexandria DAY. Tug
and lighter have goae 70 her asistsnce.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-30

st. Joe Herald: Love n . strange thing,
and yean often elapse before matrimony
results. InlS72 young man, nov engaged
in the boiler shops Of the Denver rosd, was
engaged to . charming brunette, but =
quarrel easned and the match vss broken
or She since has been out West, where
fortune smiled upon her, and day before
yesterday she returned with . vell-filled
bag Of gold. The old love which she had
for the young man revived, and she sent him
note to call. He did %, renewed his sf.
iecsioaa, and IN engagement vas the result.
The wedding will take place next month.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-30

No eAiA q. slssp soasdly Will ~.
fussisg viaA oelic a iron sssGhiag. Re-
nese ~ ssss b nliag d. Ballb Baby
Ieyrup. Only 3 cesss pa hoatle.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-30
A BLOODY AFPRAY.
Savage Work Of . Butcher Knife

Last Tuesday evening Henry Hicks and
his brother, Jas. Hicks, two Wyand"tie In
dams, we're in Baxter Springs. and while re.
turning 10 the Nation. when near tho
line, got into quarrel, which resuliei in
Henry rtabbing James with buicher-knife
in the LEFT Misunderstanding e~en the han.
die of the knife into the 6esh. lie next
struck him On the left temple Nth hame,
crushing the skull. which il supposed to Be
the cause Of his death, ~ the knife wound
did not penetrate any vital parts. Hicks
vas arrested, and = preliminary examine.
tion held hefore Squire Hodgkina, of Bax.
ter SPRING., and IL nov confined in the
county Jail awaiting trial.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-30

"A friend in need il . friend indeed :,
Such friend u d.. Bulls Cough Syrup.
which should be in every family; il only
costs Is cents bottle and may save many
q doctor bill.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-30

Jusi in from St. Louie, and was going 10
we'll, he did not know where. He looked
wan. Said he had rode IN painted cam all
the vay-too tony 70 walk-that u, be had
that air about him.
He snelled Of gin, and asked Il thess
would be any objections to his sleepins ia
the BA2oo oasce, last night.
Was told that 6ichers', Garrisoa House
Ilsen Rouse. and several other place, KEEP
.ccomnodations for travelen-pone 1t thil
Office.
A he pased nut the door he MT The ap
preatice hoy and asted hin IL he would le
him hsve fifteen cents IN bay aosse--bsesd
His nose was pointed towards Kaaas,
City, when lass sees, and, % dosbs, he /
giving the boys sp Ne rosd game Of talk
- be can't ride il painted esss any noe
until his excaeqser h repIeaiahed.
Dear reader; hat man ~ . typograph
ical tourist
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-30
rooR PErsncurEp wnErCHES.

Medical men often puzzle themselves
over the large sale that Dr. Bulls BABY
Syrup enjoys. its grrat popularity is due
Only tn the excellent qualities Po-ses.e,i ny
this household medicine. y cents.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-30
TRAGEDY AND COMEDY.
A Fatal Stabbing ARRAY IN . Va
rieties Theatre.

The BAzOO is advised that serious stab
bling ARRAY occurred in the saloon of tn,
Vaudeville theatre. in Joplin, last FRIDAY
morning. II SCENE that . drunken MAJ
named w. &. o Bannon, formerly resident
of Pettis county. entered the place in ques
ton, and while in state Of intOxicatios
knocked over and commenced smashing TN
furniture and refused to pay the damages
THIS LED no AN ALTERATION
with the bar-keeper, Frank Kesrney, who
seized hold Of % Bannon 10 prevent his de
psIture until the arrival Of the police. But
the latter drew long, keen bladed knit,
and stabbed the young man through TIN
lungs and then breaking away fed down the
street. He was shortly afterwards arrested
however, and is nov in jail. He claims
that the stat.bing was accidental and that he
had
NO MALICIOUS INTENT.
His previous conduct, however, gives ths
lie TO this statement. His victim Is young
man just from Ohio and has only been il
the state lew weeks. VBannon, ON ths
contrary, is a desperate and ahandones
character.
There il Joy in the Household.
The Sesialia Belle has lsecn heard from
Yesterday the wife Of Capt. Mike Carroll
commander Of the fast sailing clipper
'.Sedalia Eelle." which plougts the water
Of the Lexington Branch, gave birth 10 :
GIL nj one r. m., yesterday who's
av"ir,lnlois is fourteen pounds. There i
j,v under that roof, Tor the little treasnr
looks just like papa. A new man took tn
"I:elle" out this morning, who had her dec
Grated with aag- and evergreens IN honor q
| the occasion. The Marshall Ilm"cfm AM
Boonville Ad~stiSr please copy one linn
AMI send send hill To NJ. &. Nichols, car
/ Pacific railroad, S-slalia.
! Lon Stephens, who Is at Lexington. Va
! IL expected L. send a silver dollar for I'll
yoHng lady 3" cut teeth on.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-30
4 Correction.

The BAzo0 has been visited BY M. John
r. Yankee, one Of the parties allusied tn in
the abatement Of Baker in lsss Sundays
BAzoo, Who Desires to state that 20 much
of Bakers statement a charges him With
being ''full," o. in any wise intoxicated, on
The oeeasioa Of their tsip hone from the
sKnohs," = untrue. NJ. Yankee knows
nothing IL Tie di0eulty between Baker and
Yoco9. and dos not wiah to be implicated
In the matter q all.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-30

"A bleniag 70 humanity b what Dr..
Bulls Coagh Syrup can we'll Be Termed
for Il be- done more good alrsady thaa my
other medicine.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-30

-When yos zee bright baby pleased
With itself and everybody elae, BE- sure that
Dr.. Bulls Baby Syrup hss been used. Only
. ceals pea bostle.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-30

Essepisc-N Ositor: We learn that the
widow Of jim Berry. the train rubber, has
iastitnsed suis against Sheriff Glaascuck for
$4,000. The sait ~ bsoaght By L w.
Boulware. Of Fulton. attorney. and ID based
o. the theory that 0lasscnck had 10 right,
under the law, n kill Berry.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-30

Large sales indicate The merits Of all
rood articles. Dsuesists sell more Of Dr..
Bull's Baby Syrup thas Of all osher rene
dies for Tie cure Of BABY disorders. p
eens . bottle.
-Iho AYkaanas Sea1o Far opened -
psday nes.i.e, - Lisals Reek, under very
iavoeahls auspices. Wesshse delightful.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-30
WOLVES AND LAMBS.
A Brutal Outrage Upon the Unfor.
tunate and Eelpless.

Yesterday lss'r cripple, walking With
extreme difficulty. with the aid of two
cane-. came Ia this city, accompanied by
his girl wife Neither IL them, apparently.
werr over twenty, and the girl. IN par
iicular, is wonderfully fragile and delicate.
They sought assistance from various per-
sons, to carry them on their way East, and
in almost every instance, this appeal wa
generously responded TO. il was seen at =
glance that they we're honest and nnforsn-
nate. Indeed. the mans physical condition
utterly psecludes the idea Of manual labor.
But towards nightfall . dispaich Was re-
ceive,i from warpnsbury.
ORDERING THEIR AERESr.
Il Was not known III what crime they we're
accused, but Marshal Kelly, with eviden,
reluctance, complied with the request,
Taken Ia the lookup. they told y Piteons
tale 81 cruelty aud wrong which had be-
fallen them in Warrnsburg. through the
instrument, .lit,es III Judge J. A. Goodrich
Who, attracted by the girls delicate beauty
contemplated Tor her the fouis~, Outrage
Il Was al his request the arrest had beer
made. Those accustomed tn the
looks and conduct al criminals
are rarely deceived in the aspect Of the
lawless swl deprsve,l, aud the officers soou
arrived Al the conclusion that there were
rgIsga.CrEp PEOPLE.
This impression WAS made into certainty
, when the train from the vest brought down
Mr. Bray, ri the Wsrrensburs Nsrs who
va familiar with the occurrences il
that city aud eharac,erizes them
. a. t,easily in the extreme. Thu
rutiians Who had the young people in thei'
clutches meant for the l,oor girl fate worse
than death, and their disappointed maIic,
, insiigaie,l the dispatch to this city, which
canss. their arrest. They were we'll takes
care Of By Marshal Kelly aWd his oaicers
last night. which won the earnest graiii'L],
Of the
POOR PROSECUTED wGErCHES.
t;oHdrich has not rni in an appearance 4
claim his victims, anil he would nat h
likely Z" get them ii he did In the meal
time. il i. interesting tn know what War
rensburg proposes 10 d" wiih man vl" ]
capable Of the outrage which was practicr'
upon these nnfortnWsses.
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-10-06
ILLINOIS GRAND LODGE.
Election and Installation of Office

Election and Installation of Officers.
The following is list of the officers Of
the masonic grand lodge of Illinois, elected,
appointed, and installed on Friday, at Chi
cago:
Joseph Robbins, grand master, Quincy;
VIM. j. A. Delaney, deputy grand master,
Centralia Henry E. Hamilton, senior
grand warden, Chicago; w. Ii. Scott,
Junior grand warden, Troy; Archibald A.
Glenn, treasurer, Mount Sterling; John
F. Burrill, secretary, Spring6eld; Geo.
w. Martin, chaplain, Streator; A. Sample,
orator, Paxton; Frank Hudson, assistant
secretary, Springfield; John p Norvell,
pursuivant, DauvIlle; John A. Ladd, mar
shall, Sterling; John r. Thomas, standard
bearer, Metropolis; r. !. Mckinley
sword bearer, Paris; J. n. Pearson, senior
deacon, Godfrey; Henry G., Cleveland
Junior deacon, Rock Island; Geo. Rawsou
Troy, Chas. NJ Grammer, Beverley
Adolph Shire, Chicago, and Henry R
Davidson, Springfield, stewards; John ?
Ferns, tyler
The newly Installed officers were full
J instructed Of the duties incumbent upo
them during their term of office, atte
which Grand Master Robbins thanked tn
representatives present for their attend
aDce. aud pronounced the thirty eight
session Of the grand ledge closed.
The committee on finance returned thei
report for the past year. showing balanc'
j clear of demands, IN the hands of tn
i grand treasurer at the present date, (
. $35, o39.75, against $50, l75.49 at the ia
annual meeting.
The next annual meeting will CONVEX
in Chicago on the first Tuesday in Octobe
y 1879
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-10-06
It Can't be Possible.

The way the Union frets and fumes
about the county superintendent, and the
way Sturgeon cusses and threatens would
lead almost anyone to believe his admins
tration of the duties Of that office baYe
been crooked. Yet it cannot be posi-
bic that he has ever been bribed by money
or votes to give certificates to incompetent
teachers, however much the course of the
Union may lead the public to believe such
to be the case. The Union is authority
for saying that money has been offered to
him, which was certainly news to THE
ARGUS. It is very sad to think the
parties Offering it should have had SO poor
an opinion of Mr. Sturgeon as to have
even offered it to him. But they probably
supposed they knew their man. 1t is
barely possible they may have put it OIL
the ;grourd that it was proper to tender
Sturgeon, the lawyer, money to have him
use his influence with Sturgeon the schoo
superintendent. But for the premature
discharges" of the Union no one would
ever have known anything about his being
offered money. For the Union to give
color to any such base SANDER and
malicious lie upon an Innocent and well
meaning, though perhaps weak minded,
and negligent officer. is very reprehensible
and this young mans friends Eshould in
duce that paper to desist.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-10-06
IFATAL ACCIDENT ar REYNOLDS,
An Old Citizen Thrown from a wagon
and Instantly Killed.

An accident occurred at Reynolds, on
the Mercer county road, about four o'clock
yesterday afternoon. which resulted in the
instant death of Mr.. John Johnston. com.
monty called "Huntley John, and one of
the oldest settlers in this vicinity. His
son, I. H. Johnston, was in the city this
afternoon and he gives the following de-
tails of the accident; His father had been
to Reynolds to get new tongne and other
repairs to his wagon, and was just start
ing for his home one mile and
half from Pre- emption, in Mercer county
when his horses became frightened at
train Of cars and commenced to run. They
had not proceeded far before the wagon
ran into a ditch and Mr.. Johnston was
thrown out upon his head-and almost in
stantIy killed. Persons who witnessed the
runaway Immediately gathered at the
scene-when it was found that there was
an ugly hole in his head just behind his
right ear. his lower jaw was broken 10 two
places, and the left side Of his face and
head was badly bruised. DIR. Steward was
called, but he could render no assistance.
Deceased was 81 years of age, had lived in
this vicinity since 1874, has a wife and SIX
children iving-four dead-and was well
and favorably known in Mercer county and
tbs south part of this county.
The wagon was badly broken, and one
of the horses was severely injured during
the runaway.
AS the accident occurred on the dividing
line between this and Mercer county it wa
l question as to which county should holt
the inquest. To settle this point Justice J
P. Johnston, Of this county, and Jus
; tice David A. Clark, Of Merce
, county, summoned jury and held an in
n quest iu conjunction. The official verde
J; has not been received, but is probably j
!, accordance with the above facts.
The funeral will take place tomorrow
Sunday-forenoon at 10 o'clock, from hi
late residence. and then proceed to s
y Johns tEpiscopall church-of which b
was member-two miles west of Pr
euption, where the funeral sermon will /
>. preached.