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unb I'm Gauylfia Safen. $3.50, 100 40
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Five copies. one year, separately addressed.
Eight Dollars.
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SEND YOUR MONEY
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fur BITE foleenben
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OF PHILADELPHIA,
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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-30

The Argument OF the Henry County
Court OF the United States.

II is probably known 10 great many
rca6ers 81 the BAzco. that the celebrated
case of NichoIay against Henry county
Missouri, IL now on trisl before the
Supreme Court Of the United States. II IL.
valves the bonds given by Henry, Cas- and
jackson counties to the Clinton and Mem.
phis Branch railroad about which 20 much
has lren said in the past, and which is looked
upon As a matter Of the very first i'm
postance ia Central Missouri. The counties
interested, and which are the defendants in
the present suit. refused TO pay the bonds Tor
reasons familiar 10 the public. Suit Was
hr,ight in the United States Court of this
state, and then appealed 10 the Supreme
Court at Washington. On the decision to
b- rendered depends seven hundred and
fifiy thousand dollars. The Case was argued
Friday hy the Hen. John +. Philips, Of
This cii:. for the defence, in an argument At
".ce allie and brilliant. Mr.. Phllips
is very justly REGARDED rs one
al the ablest il not the very ablest lawyer in
Mi-tou,i. and the BAzoo is not surprised TO
Team that in this great case. he has taken
first rank among the ableat lawyen in the
nation. The time i, perhaps. not distant
when ic will he given conspicuous recog-
milton by Missouri as the very ablest man
Within her b;rden.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-30
THE KNIFE.
One Man Cuts Another to Pieces
-Tae Murderer Arrested and
Placed in Iron.

4 correspondent of the BAzoo writing
from Mnsks gee. !. T., under date Of Oct
elsf. says:
Yesterday, Mnskoeee was the scene Of one
.f the mot horrible buicheriea ever WIT.
messed. At horse race two men, named
Holt and Rasan, became involved in .
quarrel about the horses, hut were separated
.,.fore any violence was done. Later in the
lay they met. and Bssam, with q knife, liz.
orally gu: Holt
Fill. or HOLES.
Scarcely pace On his body Int what had
been cut. A cash across his breast showed
the heart and lungs, and one acros the ab-
domen allowed his iniestines 10 all fall out.
Strange as il may seem, Holt lived in un-
tod agonies till 6 o'clock this evening,
WHEN HE DIED.
Easam was promptly arrested BY our efici-
enl Deputy U. s. Manhall, George Nc
Intosh. and put in irons. He will have .
good ,how for the penitentiary If not the
halter.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-30
A BUILDING TUMBLEs.


About 10 O'Clock this morning the old
engine house, which stood on the corner oi
Second and Kentucky streets, fell down
with . terrible crash. II was . wooden
building, and had once occupied the place
where the market house now stands, but
wss removed. to give way to that more i'm.
posing structure. II has been used Of Lac
.. place Of shelter for
BREAKING STONE
in wet weather. Il was determined, how.
ever, 70 take il down, and for several days
preceding the advent Of vet weather, work
men had bren engaged in taking of tbs
siding. This, Of course, had weakened the
supports oi the very heavy roof, which
had grown more heavy with the water with
which the rains had completely saturaie.
il. This lnre down the slender supports
which upheld It, and il came down in tls
way stated. Although the
MERE SKELETON
of . houss., no one thought there was an,
danger of It's falling, and the collapse wa
q"ite surprise 10 everyhsrly. Fortu"aiel.
here Was no one near Il al the Time, other
wise il might have i.een the occasion oi .
retioMs accident.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-30
ALMOST CRUSHED.
A Man Pals Under the Wheels az
Q Wagon A Drunken MANS
LUCK.

Yesterday evening about dusk,
man was driving out Ohio street
under circumstances which caused those
Who saw him 70 look for serious accident.
He Was on . spring seat elevated o. .
high bed, and Wa Keeling to and fro. = 3
way that threatened to lose his balanoaat
every step. 1t was plain
THE NAN WAS DRUNK.
Just O. he got opposite Mr.. Sanpsoa' resi-
dence the wagon run into . rut and the
man fell forward under the wheels and the
wagon passed over him. The fore wheel
rolled clear Of him in il passage, but tie
horses stopped as the hind wheel had got
on his back. There be VA, pinned 10 Tie
ground BY the full force Of the wagon
crushing
ACROSS HES LOINsI
Mr.. Sloan, Of Browns book store, happened
to he passing at the time, and ran 10 The
mans assistance. To the inquiry II b ~
hurt, the man made no reply, but in sullen
silence climbed to his seat on the Waeoa
again. and drove al. Mr.. Sloan eoasidsn
IL almost miracle that his
BACK WAS NOT BROKEN.
In the momentary interval in which The
full weight 81 the wagon vas resting on
his loins, he was supporting . weight
which would have snapped ~ hschboas
Of a sober man in two. There's nothing
like liquor for luck.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-30

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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-30
A SUICIDE.
Solution cfs Mysterious Disappear.
anca at Lexington.

About ten days ago Conrad Wisc. saloon
keeper At Lexington, disappeared under cir
cumsiance< which led In the belief that hs
had either committed suicide or had been
ioully dealt With. II seems that the former
supposition vas tho correct one. A corp<
pond. MT 81 tie BAzoO writes that his body
vas found, last Saturday.
INA DESERTED c,AL SHAFT,
. few miles from town. A bullet hole vas
in the head and the siif1ened fingers graspes
. revolver, with which The deadly deed had
been done. The body vas lying Un the
back, the eyes vide open and staring, and
right in the center Of the forehead was the
little round hole made BY the fatal missile
The deed was. no doubt, committed in = 81
Of temporary insanity, since for several days
before leaving home he had been greatly
DEPRESSED II MIND.
and acted in singular way. His condition,
however, MAS ascril'e,l to pecuniary cmbar.
rassmeni and no thought 81 the rash act h.
subsequently committed ever occurred "a
Lis family. The jury Of the inquest rcn'
dered verdict in sccordancr with the facts
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-30

Columbia Journal: Wm. A. Bedford
and WIN. Wright, while fishing in Perche
esrek. a the Rocheposs road, cauxhs With
. hook, Sept. II, . tursIe. cut OF its head,
left The head On the shore and threw The
turtle hack into the creek. after hsving
made . hole in iis hack and kept il On the
line Tor tvensy-toar houuI Thirty-tour
days sftesvards Bedford va fishing in the
zane place, saw the same turtles body
esavl up the baak, caught it and took IL
hone. He nov has Tie turtle q his house.
several miles north Of tovn, alive and veil,
bas hssalsn. the wound Effected By cutting
ID lsa1 Il haviag hsalsd ovsr. Il i nov
thissysix day. anoe ii hea1 ~ cut q.
bot ~ aninal = apPassaaly - Lively q
oehee turtles.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-30
SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
A Bridge Over the Harmiton River
Gives Way. Fatally InjurinR
Many Workmen.'

A deplorable accident occurred Monday
to come bridge builders who were construct.
ing an iron bridge over Marmison river, on
the line III the Fort Scott Il Gull rail-
road. The particulars ~ far scan h. asrer-
tanned are n follows: The iron structure
was l,eins huilt over the old wooden bridge
AMI, while the s,ringer< were Icing adjusted,
gave way, precipitaiing the workingmen,
eighteen in nnml'er, together with the
wo@ien fragments, i"," the rushing tile. NJ
feet below, the crash resembling, in its
destructive hurry, the breaking mp al an i'm
asen~e ice-sorge, or the upheaving 81 some
volcanic formation. Many al the workmen
wer~ sasio,,sly wounded, ami 1t ~ feared
they canaoA survive. The passenger train,
nearly dns. MAJ signalsd in time tn proven,
. ,louil. csta~tr"pke. The citizens are in a
state ii will exci,emsnt. and heart rendina
u.ale,lic,ions are uitesed by relations 81 the
..,or, unfortunate men against the managers
oi the road ior not having the ginlers n,"ss
prop~rlv secured. Communication y
necessarily shut oil from Kansas City n,
.nme days. which "a ." le regrriteA. .. ."'~i'
and passengers will have ." come by uay 81
Joplin and the -. louis and San Francisss
Railway through St. Louis.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-30
A KNoBNosTER WEDDING.
A Brilliant Society Belle Quietly
Aarries the Man or Her Choice.

Married. Monday evening, in kn"l'nsss-
ter, n, the residence IL J. u. Spar, Esq..
father 81 the bride, NJ. {. Maxwell, for
merly of ST. L"uis, Ia Miss Annie Sparr.
The marriage ceremony was performed by
Rev. y. NJ. kagslani, ii Clinton.
The wedding Was very quiet afiair.n"ne
hut the immediate relatives aud friends Of
the parties Icing present.
The bride MAS noted socieiv belle, both
IN 50. l. .uis AMI Central Missouri, and the
event will lie the occasion ri almost innu-
merab,e Fluctuations. II would oi course
he gratifying tn the lady readers of the
Bnzoo To know how the bride was dressed,
and all the particulars incident to the
occasion. Il is only possible, however, to
state that the bridal dress vas delicate
plumb silk, trimmed wilh creamy Duchess
lace, and ~ bewitchins to the feminine eye,
A. to the fair bride herself.
The attendants vere Miss Emma Max
we'll, Of Keokuk, and Mr.. Eugene Wolf, Of
st Louis; Miss Fannie Spar and Mr.. o.
tie Hall. society editor Of the Globe Demo.
e,af; Miss Ida Ritter and Mr.. Dave Max
we'll. After the ceremony, an elegant sup
per was served, and the bridal party then
took the train to Se,lalia. They propose t.
&, hence tn Sherman, Tex, their future
home.
Mr.. Maxwell il distinguished young
attorney, formerly the Law partner Of Lu
X. Seaton, Assistant U. s. Attorney, :nd
will no doubt enter upon brilliant career
in the Lone Star State. The BAzOO ten
ders its hearty congratulations, and hopes
that "their lines may be always cast il
pleasant places
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-30
A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.
A Lady Burned Almost to Death
by Her Clothes Catching Fire.

About four o'clock yesterday evening.
Mn. Lucas, a respectable widow lady, liv-
ing four miles from Dresden, in this coun.
", met With q terrible accident, which Is
likely TO prove fatal. She waa engaged IN
lo,ling kettle 81 soap in the back yani,
when by some means, the skirt of her dress
igniiesl FROM the glowing Goals. and before
she was aware al il, her entire rrrson Vas
ENvEIorEp IN FLAMES.
With admirable presence Of mind, she
seized an old quilt, which MAS lying On the
ground near her, and tried 10 wrap il
around her: bnt the sitting flames deprived
her of r~ason. Her screams had, however
alarmed the family, and her daughter an.l
som rushed In her assistance. by this time
the Foor woman was frantic siih pain. and
il va With extreme difficulty that ils
children succeeded in su,oihesing the lire
Nor did they until her lower ext~mi:ie.
we're
BURNED ALMOST To CRISP.
The hire waa hnaIly Put 0ut, AMI the umS"r
sunase lady carried into the hou.e. Ii "a,
fonr miles 70 the Dearest physirian, ans
while her son went for doctor. the young
daughter did everything Ia relieve he'
n,osher's sufierings. She covered her lod!
With cotton, saturated in grease and -four
which, under the circumstance. vas tn
best thing possible to do. Mn. Lucas j
very frail and delicate, and the shuck q
her nervous sy.tem l. very great. The in
juries By the Gre. hosever, are not necesa
rily fatal.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-30
sRDALLA DoHDa
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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-30

A Texas Cow Boy Left Q Pauper in
0o0alia With Not Even Money
Rcough TO "Buy Q Drink"

Yesterday evening the attention "f .
BAzOO reporter vas called ID youth ia
shirt-sleeveS, his blonde hair covered with
broad -brimmed Texas hat, With the Gus
tOmary SNAKE" around il. lie MAS standing
ut the corner of Smiths wine hall, on
Main street, relating his sad experience Z"
. few sympaihizing hy>tsnders. most at
whom seemed 10 belong to the tramp sfs--
cies, occasionally int-rlariins his woe
full tale with = complimentary term or
tvo, intended far the authors If his sad mis-
fortune. The young man says he lives
mar G"iiad, Texas, and that ais.it two
weeks ago he wss hired ut Austin. Texas,
10 take herd Of cattle Ia this place
Tie parties who hirrL him we're the same
wh.~r transactions upon their arrival at
this place, caused - much legal warfar,
winch threatened Ia rnd in
EsaxIrsmrD. AND pf~rEtrrInN
If quite q "nn,i,rr ri our legal lnminar,e~.
The reader will rr,,,r:nisr the facts la the
ca.e referred 10. a. the. t-a'rsi'irr.i only a
few lsys as". 4 nna,'%r ri cattle snd ',"r
~. wore fran.l"I~niiy Disposed 81 i.y ""r ui
the partners al firm which had the stock
shipped fnr this place. The animals
were attached, r~l.l-vi.sl, re-aiiac!,ed, re-
replevied, and 30 on, until at "ue time cf
the transactions even some "f our is-t al
tOrneys were unable io say
Which MAS WHICH,
Or who waa al the time in legal possession
Of the animals. The css.. was settled in
acme way Z" the Satisfaction 81 the pariieS
cs.nrrrne.i. tsut, alas, mot ." the satisfaction
ri our yon"g Texan. who claims that
the parties swed him near eighty dollars
ut the time the cattle arrived at this place.
and that he has nj nreivcd cent in paw
meni al his clam. IL SEEMS that the stock
Ia question is still kept in this neiyi,Inr-
hoHsi. A. the y""th repeatedly asked "nc "f
the bystamsiers. whom he seemed a. take
for =
I.E3AL GENTLEMAN IN DISGUISE.
whether il would not he advisable for him |
to take out an attachment on the stock, "a i
force the "wners thereof 10 settlement.
az cour.c. the young man being stranger
in these parts, would end il extremely diff
cult t. furnish an attachment bond, and he
will have 10 resort to other than legal
means To recover the money due him. The
young Texan had the heartis~i sympathies
o: the surrounding crowd, and felt NO much
comforsed by their eondoling remarks, tina.
he felt the necessity arise upon himself to
treat, anil which he said he would gladly
DO, IL he had
MONEY ENOUGH TO BUY THE DRINKS.
When the reporter lett the Young man
vas earnestly consulting with his friends m
10 the best and cheapest method to get !
hack to Texas, upon which matter, We have
DO doubt, he received some very valuable 1
advice from the experienced assemblage
which surrounded him.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-30
SHOOTING ArFRAY.
Two Irate Farmers Kxchanee
0hoeD, but do no Damaxe-The
Trouble Of Two Tenants.

Yesterday evening the western part Of
this county was the scene Of blOosile@
afiray, in which two tenant farmers, named
John Ward and II. b. Steens, acted con-
spicuons pats. They are joint tenants Of
| the old Campbell farm and had falling
out regarding division fence. Il seenaa
that Ward wanted tn rebuild il, and Seeem
swore that he shouldn't touch it, Ward,
however, armed with
A SHOTGUN,
went to the field 70 carry his purpose into
execution. Just "A he was in the act OF
taking rail from the fence, Steers appeared
and fired ut him. Warl seized his own
gun and returned the compliment.
Neither shot took effect, hut the result waa
just the same As ii they hal, since both
men were nearly frightened out Of their
wi,s, AMI dropping their guns. they both
rum like quarter horses. A they both
lived in the same house, they reached the
SHELTER Of ITS ROOF
about the same time, and both imagining
they were shot all to pieces, rushed int0 the
presence Of their wives. crying at the Top
OF their voices that they we're murdered.
Of course this announcement produced
terrible commotmn among the women, and
ior time IT seemed n II the blooslless
quarrel OF the husbands would BE- taken
up and carried to = sangninary conclu.
sion by the
EXCITED FEMALEs.
Fortunately, however, Squire Yantis
was present, and offered his
mild p~rsnasions in behalf Of peace
ami order. The Squire u .
spacious man, and. withal, noted for his
snccess with the women. He readily per-
ceivesi that his object could be heat accom-
piisled by pouring oil on the angry pas
sions Of the incenaesi wives. and he succeeded
in this purpose 40 admirably that in very
short time they became N gentle
As SUCKING DOES.
1t Was no difficult matter to bring the men
around, once the affair had been adjusted
to the satisfaction Of the ladies, and before
the Squire lett the household which had
been 80 lately convulsed With revolution.
"the white winged angel Of peace was how
erinx over il with radiant pinions." The
Squire il satisfied now that his mission in
the world has been, all along. n,isuniler-
stood. He was horn to bring peace on
earth to quarreling men, and accomplished
that most difficult Of all human undertak-
iDgs, quiet
AN ANGRY WOMAN.
He has not only done that but he has Quoted
two. leM which no man ever thought Of
undertaking before. II 10 TO Be hoped that the
'Squ,re's peaceful mediations will b per-
manent for good, and that his services may
be always brought into requisition when
there are angry passions to alloy.
ALMOST CRUSHED.