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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-04-24

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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-04-24

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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-23
Railroad Prospects in Saline.

The Marshall Gazette has the subioins.i
sensible article egrrding railroad prospects
in Saline county. 1t SAYS that for two or
three years past or since the prospect for a
railroad here has become very probable, the
observer Of passing events has not failed 10
notice the large number OF improvements
made in Marshall. Now every one knows
the vast advantages that railroads give Ia
towns along their lines, and i: would be
uaeless to tel! Us that We're il certain no
railroad would he built here very soon.
one-tentb part OF these improvements would
ever have been made. So We have tie
proof ut home OF what the prospect of a
railroad will do for town. We know of a
thousand large inland cities and towns
whose people thought forty years ago Just as
many Of our people here do. Nearly all of
those places were little then, and the coun-
try around them was thinly inhabited and
the people poor, but now they TEEN with
hundreds Of thousands ST enterprisiny men,
whose vast wealth has grown TO be almost
miracle to behold, In a country like our
own, where the soil is SO rich and pro.luc-
tive, what may We not live TO see within a
very few years after it is opened up TO the
heholder Does any one come into Saline Ia
look out home, or 10 buy farm? Com.
parsaively none, is the answer. Then ii any
Of the owners of this rich country should
desire 10 sell of q farm, or piece Of land,
pray tell us how they can do Il when there
are no buyers? The buyers 60 past us,
along the railroads. and stop Ia those coun
ties where the railroads run, and there is
where the farms. or other lands and tene-
ments, are bought and sold.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-23
sNvrIIER THEORY.
THE DARLINGTON TRAGEDY
The Fatal Encounter in Which DR..
Hickey Lost His Life.

The EAzoo several DAYS ago Published a
brief announcement Of the shooting al DIR.
Hickey at Darlington. The particulars
we're then unknown. Yesterday, however,
a representative Ct the BAzoo in conversa-
ton with Mr.. IL. c. Durbin, Of Darlington,
asceriained The particulars oi the dispute
which led to the fatal encounter. Ii APP
pears that he had an old account against a
man by the Maize oil Thomas Sampson
and in attempting 10 collect it, got into
quarrel. The doctor, who Was very ex-
ritai.le man, USED hard words, which
brooked retaliation in kind. To his led to
blows, and ihc doctor,
DRAWING 4 KNIFE,
cut Sampson i'm the back-not dangerously,
however. The men were then separated,
and il WAS supposed that the affair was
over; but that night they met again, and
The quarrel WAS renewed. They were both
armed, aud drawing their pistols, fired al
the same time. Sampson Was unininred,
but DIR. Hickey rcr~ised fatal wound
ia the lett grcin. He fell Ia the
floor, aud his murderer srlinsing over
His rRcsrRArE BODY.
fled, and has not since lseen heard of. The
doctor fingered ;or several days in
great agony AMI then died. The doctor in
his i~vhood was well-known in Petiis
county. having pissed 4 great deal at hi-
time here. He has AZ nncie and still has
cousins living here, and has large and iH-
flIeniia. connection in Galloway aud Other
counties. The affair is universally rgret-
ted
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-23
NIGHT ANDpAwN.
b LENS FILLS.

The eun-gOd vas sinking 10 oceans rim.
As Diana the eastern height;
She painfully darted an arrow af ii,n,
An innocent arrow of silyery hight.
He answered the challenge. and ineriliy sent
From his chrysclite 9ur.red golden man,
But the darts they met. and shSered and taehf.
So well did the arcssers knoS their own craft
While the stars from the liili uI, la fhrong
All eager TO JOIN in the sport "fti.eir queen,
And each hurled at han while i.lting along.
bright bolt so slender AMI k-en.
And the sun gave in with n gallant grace,
And his hand to tire r..nin..ring goddess ki- @ed
Ger the waves sho"k has tr.-S-.-s. ihcn s'"f"f.'i
his face.
With deecy wreath of the RISING mist
Then Diana triumphant ascend the Non h.ii,
And the charm oi her rr'-fir'" chased 'afh,leSs
away.
As she gazrsl on the image the water revealed,
Rejecting her splendor trenlulous ray.
All night on the heavens einprean height
While tie waves lalied INTO stiffness beneath her
calm sight,
Forget the days tumult and rlacidly slept
Hut morning rose fresi, from the d"slh> OF the
nam,
And smiled gay and horefIl upon the bi.;sit
scene;
Alarmed, She searched. th-n.ii geinmci quirer-
in VAIN
And the suns golden flames yeil.-l the face OF
the queen
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-23
A ROBBERS DEATH.
A Graphic Picture OF the Closing
Incident OF q Desperade's Ca
reer.

In allusling To the death OF Berry, the
train rubber, the Essr,siisc- .'ioai'o- TINS pic
lures the final scene in his desperate career.
Oi him il may be SAID, a. Of Dertram
Risingham:
"Feli ~ he was in act and mind,
lie left no bol,ler heart behind
Berry died ~ he had lived "A bold, rick.
lea daredevil. When informed that deaii,
was ut hand, and asked ii he Vas not sorry
:os what he had done, he sternly answered
in the negative. Shortly aiierward the
question Was repeated, anI ii annoyed by
il, he replied: "No, I'll he I'D il
ann lie spoke freely Of the two men Who
we're killed at Buffalo Station, and said
that Collins was the leader OF the band.
They we're dead. end Whatever he M ght
say could not hurt them in . tribunal Of
the other world. When il came to the liv.
ing, this man. bad n he vas, With the sh,d-
on Of . great sin lowering over him,
showed that all the heroism had not been
stamped out Of his nature. They we're his
comrades in crime, il Ia true-but they were
his comrades. They had ridden hard and
fast together. had bravesl the same pesis,
sat around the same campfire, and slept
on the same blankets. The Death Angel
came 20 Close that he felt the rush Of its
sable wings; the icy chill Wa creeping to
his heart, bat he was loyal to the end-vaa
this grim robbes. His lips closet tightly
and refused to speak the words which might
lead In the wreck OF those Who had been
his coniederates in that Wild deed shsch
cost him his own life. And 20 he passed
away, to be tried before tribunal which
judges men ~ they are and not - they seem
N BE, and "where many Of the judgments
III this world are reversed"
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-23
ANOTHER INDIAN CAPTURE.


The success oi Gen. Miles in capturing
Joseph and his band III red drslera,ioe- in
the North is not the only Indian aHsi- that
has been brought To n termination within
the recent past. Tho last numher received
oi the Santa Fe Ne~ Asyic,s brings iniOr-
nation OF the surrender oi a large num-
Der ii southern hostiies To lien. Hatch.
There Indians have been committing num-
trr.fSs depresiations in the southern Ir,r-
i,on Of New Mexico and the western
partition III Arizona for the past three
months. and have killed anal r.,bie,l a .ar.,.
number I'll white men.
They have hsen vigorously pursued bv
teen. Hatch, in command ut ihat military
district, who Compelled the Apache chiefs,
Loco AMI Victoria, with = greater par, 6;
their band, numbering Isl. tn leave the
mountains and go north To the vicinity OF
Fort Wingaie. where worn out, loo, sore,
hungry, without animals, and l-ing cl'>eiy
pursued, they surrensicro,! To- the com.nansi-
IN, oiii.~r, Capt. Jewell, OF the Fifteenth
Infantry. ON the 9Th inst, rs prisoners al
war Two Companies III cavalry have
i.~en ssnt to that port to guard and con-
duct the rri>cLeis To Ojo CIiicntr. where
they will he held subject t. further orc,r.,
In the meantime the cavalry expedition
unsirr command OF Major Wade of ;he
Ninth Cavalry, are thoroughly scouting thu
No.oilon mountains for any scattering
parties that may atiemr; ro hi,!r /; two other
companirs, D. aud T.. Ninth e. valry, arc
now scouting the Min,brc>s mountains. and
we shall soon M doubt he,r III further size
cess.
Had the Indians known of the scarcity
of ;rool~ at Fort Winsatr, they conld easily
have capsuredi,. The reduced infantry aud
cavalry regiments are entirely inadequate
To do garrison duty and active service in
the field. The recommendation wi the See
rotary oil War filing up the regiments to
the maximum, will increase the two resi-
mems in New Mexieo, under Gen. Ustcl,'>
command, about 200 men This ad.iI,i N
! Will h. great help in incre,Sin. he
cnrity oi the people against Indian out
I breaks.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-23
Fire in Marshall.

Marshall Progress: On last Wednesday
might, At about the hour of twelve O'Clock.
the large tobacco barn belonging to Mr.. A.
Newman, of this place, took ERE and was
burned up. together with this years and
last years crop of tobacco. which were in
1t. The weather being damp, the tobacco
vas being fred, and all that on the ties
Immediately above the fire had become
very dry, when Eugene Allen and Billy
Mccormick, who we're attending to it, con.
cluded to put the fire out. and quit for the
night.
Il appears that in pulling apart the
burning pieces Of wood, that the sparks oc-
c.sioned, caught the tobacco on fire. Mr.
Allen vas severely burned in the face and
on the hards. Once on fire, the destrnc-
tive element bad in almost an inconceiva.
bic length Of time involved the whole strnc-
ture in flames. The house and crop OF TO-
becco were uninsured, amounting in yalue
70 ut least two thousand dollars.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-23
THE STAGE.
At Home and Abroad.

The past week woald not have been favor
able tn dramatic representation even j! VI
had had any: bee. there has be~n nothing
in the aMn>emsnt line. There II some
talk, however. of organi1iny soeiesy :,
amateur drsmaiiCs who will holi the stage
at intervals in the absence III regular pr,-
irssioHals. We are also pron,isesi by Man.
aeer Kemiall the speedy advent OF the
Chanfran troupe. which will he hailed with
delight by ali 81 our Play-gcers. Mr.
Chairman il one al the most charming artists
on the stage, and she Is supported this sea-
son by company ri unusual excellence.
There u alSoa prospect, next week, ri the
Jane Comhs' combination, which il now
playing in the northern part OF the state
Miss Comi- has q zine company, an.i her
repertoire embraces soms plays o. great ami
absorbing interest Her advent would b.
hsiie,i with pleasure by all lovers oi the
drama.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
Miss Kate CAxton appeared at the Globe
Theatre, Boston, on the o'h.
Mis- Mary Andemon opened at the Wal
not. Philadelphia, on the Sth.
At the Memphis Theatre, John Dillon
Was the star last week. Tomorrow, ''Our
Boarding House" Company will appear.
John T. Raymond opened nj Macaulev's
Theatre, Louisville, on the Sth. To-mor-
row evening, Miss Maud Granger will sP-
pear.
The Lingarls will sppear at the GraDl
Opera House, Cincinnati, tO-mOTrOw even
ing, following Lawrence Barrett, and Edwin
Booth Ut Rob,nson's Opera House, follow.
ing the frsyDes.
Boucicault, n Coan in the ''Shaughraun,"
Wa the attraction at MeVickeris. Chicago,
last week.. This week, John T. Raymond
will occupy the stage. Tomorrow evening,
''SardanaPalus" will be produced at Hoo
leys.
Edwin Booth opened at DeBar's Opera
House, g. Louis, on the 9sh, and tomorrow
eveninR the "EvsGgl Linz" COn,binasi u will
appear at the Olympic, following "Our
House" Company.
Min 0eSevieve Rogers appeared at the
Charlessoa Academy al Mnsic on the 8sh.
This week, John McCn:lOueh holds the
boards. ApsOPoa. Mr.. Hsrkinss engage
nent Of this theatre and bic appearance -
AeSnaoyss. lie Nsvs and Courier recall:
sit il worthy Of remembsance that when
last the part Of "Metauora" was presented
npoa the Charleston boards many yean sgo
by the late Mr.. Forrest, the Indian psioaer.
kceola. vsa brought from Sullivan's Island
BY the army ol6cer to witness il, aud the
captive Seminole chief became 10 excited at
he play that he Startled the audience BY
,aising the vaF.vhoop in the theatre"
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-23
A PLUCKY WIDOW.
How q French Lady Followed UP
q Faithful.

1t il probable that Mr.. John Schlap-
Ter, Newark dry goods dealer Of
considerably means never read the
elder Weller's advice to his son ''Sam-
ivcl" to .'bevare Of the yitl.lers." IL he
did he has not needed it, and suffers
accordingly. Some time ago, a. the
story goes, john became acquainted
with Mime. Eliza Parret, = stout,
comely French widow. She was poa-
sessed of q handsome fortune. The
pair became engaged. and on the
strength Of the coming marriage John
borrowed from the widow at various
times sums amounting in all to about
$4,000. As security she was induced
to accept mortgages that were subse-
qucntly found to be worth much
less than the sums which they pur-
ported to represent, and as time passed
and neither prOmise to marry or
pledges to repay her were redeemed by
Schlapfer, she appealed to he law for
redress. A suit vas commenced in
the New Jersey Court o: Chancery to
recovera large amount Of property
which Schlapfer. it WAS alleged. had
conveyed to his brother un.awfully;
another was instituted for breach Of
promise to marry, and complaint was
made before the Essex County grand
jury against the defendant for alleged
fraud. In the meantime Schlapfer
but it was learned by his
counsel that he was in New York, and
BY pardonable ruse he was one day
induced to visit Newark, where he
was arrested and put under several
thousand dollars bail. Finally the
grand jury found a bill Of Indictment
against him, and what with the breach
ofpromise suit, the foreclosure suits
instituted by Mrs. Parrets coun-
eel. and the prosecution Of criminal
Charge. Schlapfer found himself so
completely hemmed in that he finally
made oyertures for settlement, and
b,s nov placed in the hands Of the
v;.low,s counsel such securities for the
Ultimate payment Of his Indebtedness
hat ahe consented to discontinue the
civil suits which had been commenced
md L u thought that the Indictment
|or fraud will possibly b nolls prose-
pulled.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-23
TEXAS BORDER SENTIMENT.
The Prospect Of q War and Duty Of
! Congress.
Austin Tex Gazette. OF

Austin tTex.j Gazette. O~t.. :.
Congress meets next Monday week,
and il il expected that the President
will send in special message on the
subject Of our disturbed relations with
Mexico. Governor Hubba.d and
General Ord will place President
Hayes in possession Of full information
Of the facts connected with recent out
RACES ON the Texas frontier. 1t will
appear in the sequel that while Presi.
dent Diax fully recognizes the Obliga-
tions Of his Government to extradite
the criminals demanded By Governor
Hubbard, he is totally unable tn ac-
complish his purpose. The Mexica"
population oq the Rio Grande borders
have been SD long accustomed to re-
gard the spoliation Of our people as a
legitimate pursuit. that they resist
with indignation the order to refrain
from these raids, and would rebel
against the Central Government rather
than submit to it. Diaz already in
voked a storm threatening revO-
luton, in the effort to keep these
bandits from depretiating on Texas soil.
There is no prospect Of the surren-
der Of the bandits demanded BY Gov
ernor Hubbard, had no mode Of e.
cape from the abandonment Of the
protection due to American citizens
short Of . declaration Of Congress
authorizing the armed occupation Of
that country. What Congress
may do is impossible to
tn tell, but We have . right to expect
from Democratic Representatives in
that body full justice to our people.
The country between the Rio Grande
and Mexico must be abandoned unless
stern measures are taken for the pro-
lection Of the people. In consequence
Of its i0vastions and robberies large
interest have been removed. and there
are no new settlements made. In ex-
tent Of territory il 10 larger than New
York, and Is capable Of snbsisting
millions Of inhahitants. We shall
look for early and decisive action BY
he President and Congress in this
question.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-23
X. K. K.


Pennington 7r,ses: For month or
more the people Of Carter AMI Ripley
counties have been alarmed by the presence
of an armed band Of marauden in their
mid.t, and from recent incidents, it appears
that st. Francois soil has been encroschesi
upon by parties whose ways are dark and
trick arr vain. The ku-k.ux in Carter aud
adjoining counties have iecn pursued by
United States authorities. and several at
them arrested of late, and il j. ve,y rcs-
sonable tn suppose that some al their nnm-
ler have meandrrd into this section, from
late discoveries. Last week severed vslua.
bic horses were stolen from residents living
along the line between this aud Ste uene-
We've coaniy. As soon ~ the fact Was as
certainet, parties FASTENED in all directions
in hopes Of overtaking the robbers. Tele-
grams were sen, 10 various places. bat I'M
der cover al the darkness and rain, the
thieves escaPed.
Sabbath last Henry Trauernicnt, August
smith and two companions were out in the
neck al woods beyond l.. u. Walkers
farm, and while there they suddenly came
IN contact with a body of twelve or fifteen
horsenen, Who approached them and pro
pounded varioiis Undergraduates. The bows
returned Ia Pennington and gave 4 descrip-
lion Of the gentry they had met. The
hors-men we're heavily armed, carving
guns and having pistols strapped TO their
saddles. They had discarded their Goats
and had them suspended Ia she rear Of
their sa.liies. l'p"n hearing thu story IL
the bovs, several citizens repaired Ia the
piaoe of the meeting. among them ThoS.
Williams. Mr. Williams informs us that
ind:ing from the trails there must have
been at least ten or Twelve in the psntv, aud
that the hoof tracks indicated that the
band was monntod upon r,lgh shod animals
and that the trail ssii"ward Frederickiown.
SUNDAY night = rum!e:: cf our citizens ar
gan;zed themselves in battle array and
guarded the yariou> stores throughout
town. ~ twelve o'clock four suspicious
looking characters, *, IL "a reported io Us.
were seen in the ne:rhbori,oOd ii Falk 4
Hosen,hal-. An alarm was given and the
auar:ette h.stened out the So. Joe road.
No Hood WAS ,pilled and Monday morning
Pennington ani her citizens looked rs
natural Is ever Sunday and Monday the
principal toa;c al conversation was 1.-THE ku-
klux."
ANOTHER THEORY.
Saturday evening Mr. Jasper Horn met
man searching tor Il lost mule IN the vi.
ciniiy where the boys reported meeting th.
"ho.tiles." and il is pnsrible that Sunday :
party was headed by the individual Who
lost his mule.
In all probability somebody has rerpe-
irated a scare. We know not, hardly,
what "a think al the matter.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-23
False Pretesncs.

Neadd Ledger: J. 7. Swartz, of Os,ge
township, this county. was committed to
Jail here on Saturday Last, on failure 10 file
. bond, on charge Of obtaining money un-
der false pretenses. He will have an ex-
animation on Saturday next, the 10Th,
which will probably develop the strength
or weakness of the evidence on the part Of
the prosecution. The charges as alleged
are serious ones and II proven irue, will
mske il crime of magnitude. We will
wait and hear the whole story.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-23
Dcath of Gen. Lee.

Six years ago las; Friday, G-n L. t. Lee
died. No one who wa- in Lexington, Nv,
it the time ca1 ever Jorge, the effect oi the
unexpected event upon the people ct that
little valley town. Tine who was p:eseE,
at the last moments, ran To the Episcopal
church, few PAGES I'd, and began tolliEs
the knell Of the great life that had just
gone out. Wherever the solemn sound
was borne, every soui was prophetic oi the
great sorrow that was come. The merchant
ceased his barter; books dropped from a
Thousand electrified students han.l>: anil
even the stolid negro field hands iorsook
the plow AMI rushed into the town with
anxious look, to learn the worst,
Had il b+en the last tramp that sOuniel !,
il could noi have brought the bG- ines
affairs OF that community Ia q more sud-
den and complete siandsiill. IL Was We'd
nesslay, and on the following Saturday the
remains we're borne To their last rr-tin <
place in vault in the basement o! he
memorial chapel. During those four DAYS
the writer did not sec smile TIN any lace
among the thousands eongrerga;ed i.ie.e,
vet they we're but lev the worll was i'm
mourning. The several nights preceding
the death Of Gen. Lee we're remarkable ior
the unusual b.illisncy ot the northern
lights, which, after the event naturally
suggested the stanzs from Avtonn- 'Elpi-
den Fields"
"Ail night long the northern s'reamrr
Shot acro-s the trembling sky
Fearful light that never glimm-rs.
Save when kings and heroes die"
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-23
armura ;s again much worn for CLOAK,

-Armure is again much worn for clcaks
and the upper parts Of handsome suits. I,
Is entirely Of silk, a. = Lyons make, re.
vers;ble, soi, aud piiable, and brocades and
hroca,elles 60 to make up the long list @!
elegant and ricl, goods for dress wear.
Theee are, of course, combined With the
handsome drea trimmings which they have
called into the market. and gimbs. passe.
menteries, fringes and embroideries eiisten
with beads in prismaiic hnes, or are rich
with chenille and velvet designs, shaded By
a careful admixture Of different tones Of
black.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-23

A little son Of Mr.. r. ". Young, city
MAMMAL Of Trentoa, vss kicked in the
ioseAesd By korss lsst Saturday, frsetu.
ring ths skall - badly that hin recovery n
dosbsinl A piecs Of he skull 2; iaehes
loae and one iseh wide, exteadia& across
hi tosshead, vas taken out He Il 6oiae
fully - yell - could b expected, bat II in
Q verv critical coaditioa.