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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-23
Missouri Appointments.

A Washington dispatch says that it is
expected that batch Of appointments will
be announced next week, possibly including
. number from Missouri. Secretary Schurz
has stated in very positive terms that he
has no intention Of retiring from the Cabi-
net all reports to the contrary, and not
withstanding that several persons are very
anxious that he should.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-23
A KNIGHTS EXPERIENCE.
His Opinion Of Sedalia Mud Holes
Counting Under Difficulties.

II Oayht To bc the ambition of all to ap-
pear well IN the eyes of strangers. II is the
same way with town. People judge from
appearances. u village or city looks
glOomy ar neg!ected-,iamP. muddy and
disasrreable it IL sure to leave IN unpleas-
ant effect on the mind Of 4 stranger. II II,
however. in tire latter light that Sedslia
has been seen by the Knights. who are now
our guests. II Is possible that we couldn't
help the rain, and the gloomy aspect OF the
overhsnsing clouds hut considerable i'm
provement might have been made in the
condition of the streets, beiore the advent
ii our visitors. I;e that as il may, one "a:
then, has had
VERY SAD ENPEEIENCE
in attempting To navigate Srialis thor
oughfare after dark. IL seems he had left
his hotel last night, to visit lady acqnainr-
ance. BEING good looking youth, and de
string to make favorable impression ON
his fair friend, he had, very naturally, put
on his best bib and tucker. His polished
boots shone like glass, aud rs for his ap-
p.rel, Solomon, in all his glory, Was not
more
GORGEOl.SIY ARRaYED.
Of course the young man meant tn make an
impression. But unfortunately, he made il
where h. least intended il. and indeed,
where he least desired IT. For, in attempt
ing to cross over Sixth street, On Ohio, near
the Leroy House, he missed his footing. AMI
oh, my connirymen, what 4 fall was there,
Ills feet shot out from under him with the
force of an electric battery. aud his inter-
Of gravity hit the ground with the shock If
an earthquake. II didn't hur, him. hut the
decentralization Of his feelings and his gar
ments, was something awful to conie mplate.
He wac covered with mud from head to foot
and while recumbent upon mother earth, a
passing stranger imper,inen,ly inquired il
NE HAD FALLEN DOWN.
'Oh, no." replied the Knight. II jus,
stopped here for moment to rest"
The stranger passed on with an animated
smile, and the knight struggled sadly to
his feei. Under the circumstances, he con-
cludesl to defer his visit tn his sweetheart,
and return to his hotel. But this morning,
urged by an Unsuitable curiosity, he visited
the scene of his discontinue. There il was
with q
HOLE IN THE GROUND,
which might have been made With pile.
driver. To a representative Of the BAzoo,
who was passing at the time, he pointed on,
the hole and asked IL il looked like light
ming had struck there recently. Upon ven
turing the suggestion that it might h-ve
been occasionei by the falling Of an Cleo
trio holt, he said it was, and continued:
II propose Z" bolt this town ~ speedily
- possible. A place where man cant
even venture to visit hissweethesrt, without
heing in danger Of committing suicide, il
no town for . nice young man."
The young mans experience, however
sad, n BY ND means novel.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-23
The Doorkeepsr Of the House.

K.nas City AGal: A telegram brings
the welcome Intelligence that Col. Jno. w.
Polk, our old townsman and fellow citizen,
has been nominated for doorkeeper Of the
House Of Representatives. This is good
news and shows. that the House Of Repre-
sentatives are men Of sense and intel.i-
gence. They could have made no better
selection than Col. Polk for that position
IL they had searched from Maine to Cali
iosnia. Col. Polk Is . kind, courteous,
agreeable Geatleman, and we'll qualified
for the position to which he has been &C.
lected.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-23

Sherman's Financial Policy.
The Democrats have agreed TO Putthrough
the Heuse As early day as possible in
the session resolution Of want Of confidence
in John Sherman and his financial policy.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-23

All the world over baby governs. Yet
often dsease will overoooe the baby and
thea il j. tAst d.. Bulls Baby Syruy
psovo il worth By cooquering the disease.
Price. Is cents PER bottle.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-23

-Bab;ss esy beeasss they suffer; and
he nnas reliable Fensdy for The relief Of
thsir diaco@ioss i d.. Balrs Baby Syrup.
Only . csals Per bottle.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-23

No one can develop the grsoe Of meek.
ness BY listening to crying baby. Stop
il fretfulneas By curing the collie With Dr..
Bull's Baby Syrap. Price. Is cents.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-23

Stop that coughing; il yon do not il
will kill you. 4 bottle Of DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup only costs you p cents, and
its timely use NAV save your life.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-23
A Terrible Accident.

Rates Obsnty Record: A frightful accldent
occurred to little eieht-year-old son OF
Mr.. Bradley, living near Coalville, on Sat-
uraay last. He was playing around cane
mill, which vas in operation, and in some
way unknown. got his head caught between
the beam and the frame of the mill, cruch-
Ing his skull. He expired in a lev hours.
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We all have our preference; but no
one prefers to hear crying baby when the
fact is Sd vel; known that DR.. Bulls Baby
Syrup would at once quiet it. 25 cents.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-23
A Tram Railway.

Some business men Of NosboFne, Carroll
county, are talking mp the building OF
tram railway from Norborne to the Mis-
sour, river, distance Of only four and o"sr
quarter miles in q direct line. The lsad y
ing almost on level, With gradual d.
scent towards the river, the building Of .
ro.d.bed would cost bat comparatively lit
lie.
No wonder the people have confidence,
when the hest physicians are prescribing
Dr.. Bulls Cough Syrup in all cases Of
cough, cold, etc.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-23


Enterprise 1ionito-: Can any contempo-
rary explain Why next Sunday has been
selected as the election day in France? II
it customary in that country to hold elec-
tions only on Sundays?
The law fixing the holding Of elections
in France on Sunday, was an ordinance Of
Napoleon Ill. and vas promulgated to
answer the needs Of his first pie6iscite, in or
der, as was alleged, ITO accommodate the
working men Of Paris" In all Freach
cities, Sunday Ii the great holiday. not OBJ
served as day Of rest. but Of rejoicing and
pleasure. The theaters and places of
amusement are that day throssed with
merry-makers. The ideG il, posibly. .
relict Of the Reign Of Terror, when the In
fidel sentiment Of France held full sway,
and which is now no uncomfortable factor
in French politics. Unlike the Bourbons,
the BOnapartists have always adopted the
idea, but not the spirit, Of the Commune.
This apparent concession, which, in fact,
was only delusion, contributed largely to
the success Of the Third Napoleon, who
pretended that his expire was founded on
the will Of the people. The custom has
been preserved in the Republic. - an indi-
cation Of antiphathy to the influence OF the
church, which the Bourbons have always
represented.
1T must be good. for everybody recon-
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-23
ATTEMPTED ROBBERY.
A Thief Attempts to Enter q Farm.
er's House and il Shot at.

About II o'clock Saturday night, some
unknown person attempted 20 force an en-
trance to the house If Mr.. Henry Fowler
living ten or twelve miles southeast 81 Se-
dalia. Mr.. Fowler, who always sleeps m =
rear room on the ground floor, was awakened
by some one attempting to cautiously raiss,
the window. Knowing that no one had a
right to he there at that time Of night, he
got mp and
TOOK HIs REVOLVER
from the bureau drawer, and as the noise
continued, fred at the sound. There was
a sudden cessation and the sound Of foot.
steps running rapidly away. Before Mr.
Fowler, however, got out of the house. the
thief had disappeared. The next morning
an old piece Of iron was found under the
window, with which the thief had en,leav.
ored Ia
PRIZE CP THE SASH.
1t is hardly probable that the shot
took effect, as no blood could IN
found anywhere. The probable theory !,
that the attempt was the work Of tramp
who had applied at the house for dinner
that day, and Who wandered about III.
yard an hour or two, Before going away. H,
is not likely to try his experiment owe
agsin.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-23
MARRIED IN JAIL.
True Love Bursts Forth Under D
Cloud.

Kansas City Times: Yesterday there was
grief and lamentation in the Criminal
court room, when Judge White passed SEN
tence to a party OF four girls with soiled
characters. The penalties were light, but
yet they we're severe when applied to the
frail females in the prisoners docket. They
had been indicted and found guilty Of
keeping house with lewd associations, in
the cambridge block, near the junction"
Major d. l. Woo,ison appeared for the de-
PENDANTS, and made hard fight for them.
Some went to Jail for ten, some for thirty
days, and one. bright-eyed girl, got oil
with one day in the county Jail.
Then there came forth . young man AMI
made confession. lie SAID IL any person
should be punished il was he. He had led
the girl from home, and had taken her into
bad company. lie demanded her liberty.
The Judge informed him that his girl must
stay in Jail twenty-iour hours, according to
the sentence pronounced BY the court.
The girl vas brought to Kansas City last
night, and the grief-stricken youth kept
her company. 1t mattered nothing to him
that the evidence in the trial showed his
chosen bride to he wanton and iow-lived
woman, he Kept by her side.
On arriving in Kansas City and after his
loved one had been placed in Jail, he sP-
pealed to Judge White to perform the mar
riage ceremony. After some reluctance,
the Judge, who had pronounced sentence
during the day. pronounced the marriage
blessing at night. 1t is hardly necessary to
say that the Judge was 30 generous - to
remit the few hours OF confinement yet un.
served by the woman. The bride and
bridegroom went out of Jail hand in hand,
man and vile. An effort was made later in
the evening to secure the liberation Of one
Of the other women ON the same plea. A
young man offered himself to marry one Of
the dcbased women to get her out Of Jail.
Judge White declined the offer, and three
bad women will work for the county thirty
OF sixty days.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-23

1T must be good, for everybody recon-
mends it, and the Doctorsprescribe it. We
mean DR.. Bull's Cough Syrup. Prizes, 8
cents.
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IN Unsuccessful Attempt
Suicide.

The Neosho 1s~es says that young man
named Judd, from: Carthage, attempted to
commit suicide, ut that place, one day last
week, BY shooting himself through the head.
He Wa not successful.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-09-03
Collision ON the Central Ohio

COLUMBUS, September Ia railrosd
accident occurred to-day on the Baltimore
Il Ohio mile west OF Newark, which is
the most remarkable on record. The
west and east bound express trains pass
at siding a mile west OF Newark, the
west bound train taking the siding. In
case this train ia not clear Of the main
track the east bound train ia to wait five
minutes to give the west bound train
ample time TO clear the main track.
Your correspondent interviewed one OF
the passengers on the west bound train,
who was badly bruised. He claims the
west bound train was pulling into the
siding on time, when the east bound train
came laundering down on them before
they had cleared the main track, the Ell.
gine striking the front end OF the hind
coach with such force as 10 tear the
whole end out of the coach to which il
was attached, and turning the road coach
on its side. It passed by with lightning
speed, badly tearing the side OF the coach
and throwing the passengers all in q pile
on the other side Of the car. aStrange to
say, after the whole east bound train
rubbed past and partly under it, the car
fell back on the track, and no one
was seriously injured, but several were
badly bruised.
The coach was very much crowded,
some gentlemen standing up to make
room for ladies and children. It was
miracle that great many lives were not
lost. The passengers say the suspense and
alarm in which they were placed while
the train was passing is indescribable.
The cast-bound engine was badly dam.
aged, but the rest Of the train escaped. 1t
is said the east. bound train was running
at least S5 miles an hour. The switch.
man deserves great credit for the presence
Of mind which he exhibited by not desert.
ing the switch, he turning it Just in time
for the east bound train 10 pass over in
safety. Had il not been for his courage
and faithiuIness the whole train would
have been precipitated into the canal,
which was few yards distant. The air
brakes IN the east.bound train refused to
act,
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PHILADELPHIA, September 1.-SherifI
Coffin, Of Springfield, O., arrived tonight
accompanied BY Mr.. Perry Bechtel, hay.
ing in charge little Gus Levering, who
resembles the long-lost Charley Ross
The boy will be taken to Mr.. Ross resi-
dence in Germantown tomorrow. Mr.,
Ross has received a picture OF the boy
and has pronounced Il not that Of his losi
son. Mr.. RosS has not yet been notified
of the boys arrival.
THE hoy NOT IDENTIFIED ALTHOUGH
STRONGLY REsEMBLINa THE RosG
FAMILY.
This afternoon Sheriff Coffin, OF Clark
county, Ohio, and Perry Bechtel, who
found the boy known as Gus Levering
whom he claims TO be the lost Charley
Ross arrived in GermRntown. Crowds
assembled at the depot and in German
town. People came In from the country
in all directions. The child was taker
into the presence Of Mrs. Ross and hel
children, all Of whom failed to recognize
him. Mrs. Ross said he Is not her boy
although he resembles Charley. Tht
little fellow was very much vexed b.
such curious attention Of the crowd anc
became stubborn. The Sheriff wa
Obliged 10 carry him away and pleat
With him for nearly an hour before hI
would move. Numbers who knew Char
lie say that he resembles him, and somt
even express the opinion that he is Char
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Dispatch from George Alfred
EOHnNend.

IoNa BRANCH, n. j., September lit
is now definitely and positively known
that Roscoe Conkling will pronounce
against the Administration at the New
York State Convention at Rochester. he
will control two.thirds or three.fourths oI
the delegates, and will die fighting or live
Influential. His private talk il moi
against Hayes, but against Evarts and
Schurz. He says he is too old a Republi'
can to help play his party into the hands
Of Democrats and rebels, and that Hayes
policy, il successful to his hearts content
can have no other fulfllment.
The New York resolutions will de.
nounce Hayes Civil Service order as
exta.constitutional, and may possibly
proclaim against his abandonment
Of the South. Conkling says he
has received over one thousand letters
imploriUg him 10 protest against Mr..
Hayes suicidal and Democratic policy,
He is in good health, and satisfied
that Schurz, Evarts and the New
York Times, Post, Nation, &C., means his
ruin, and therefore he quits his tent and
assumes the aggressive. This undeniable
news put the President and Cabinet in the
first critical situation before the Repub-
lican party they have had. The Repub.
lican politicians Of New York are gener-
ally with Conkling, and the Democrats
prefer him to any other Republican. He
listens to no counsel Of conciliation, and
has accepted the war so long meanly and
clandestinely waged against him. 1 have
been talking with people who have Just
lett Conkling and am assured that this
dispatch only partly describes his spirit
Of antagonism.
GEoR1E ALFRED TowNsEND.
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A Tornado at MaysyiIlc. Ken.
tuckY,

LOUISVILLE, September Ia Courier.
journal special Gays tornado Of terrific
violence but short duration passed over
Maysville this morning damaging proper
ty TO considerable extent. Four large
brick warehouses on Wall street, belong
Ing TO the Pickett and Maddox estates
were unrooted. The gable end Of brick
dwelling, belonging to the cotton mill
was entirely blown out.
A flying window.frame struck Mrs
Rice, one Of the occupants, in the back
injuring her severely. The large stable
OF Mr.. Yarncey, on Market street, was
partially unrooied, taking the rafters and
all the woodwork from large part oil
the building.
Seven loaded coal barges at the river
snapped their lines and drifted against
the steamer Wildwood, smashing her port
guards and carrying her away from the
landing across the river to the Ohio
shore. She is damaged to the extent oI
several hundred dollars. The smoke
stacks OF the planing.mill and ferry.boSI
Cleaner were also blown down. The dam
age to shade trees, chimneys and out
buildings is considerable.
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HON. y. y. BURDETr.
Ills Return 10 His Friends, After
Two Years Absence.

SEDALIA, Mo, September 1.-The Sc.
dalia Democrat, tomorrow morning, will
contain the following: y"
"The public will remember in MAY,
1876. Hon. s. s. Burdett, United States
Commissioner Of the General Land on.
Ce, suddenly disappeared, and nolwith.
standing the most thorough search was
made, nothing OF his whereabouts could
be learned, The last that was seen Of him
was in the Astor House, in New York,
where he had considerable money and
jewels on his person. Various rumors
were aAOat throughout the United States
concerning him. His books and accounts
were examined and found all right. It
was supposed he had committed suicide,
and the body Of a man found near Ber.
gen Point, New Jersey, was supposed 10
be Burdett, but on examination proved
TO be some one else. HIS family have
been unremitting in their efforts 10 dis.
cover his whereabouts, II living, or his
his fate il dead, but 10 NO avail.
Yesterday a well-lressed, distinguish.
ed looking man, with wan
and care-worn face, WIS observed
pacing up and down on Fourth street,
acting strangely and watching the build.
ingS closely. Finally he entered the
house Of Lawyer E. ]. Smith, and ap.
preaching Mrs. Smith, inquired. ADO
you know who I ami" She replied in the
negative. He then said, III am s. s.
Burdett," and so he proved TO be. He
appeared 10 be deranged, and in reply to
the question as TO where he had been,
said he did not know. HIS intellect was
evidently clouded, and his mind wander.
ed. He appeared Indifferent upon the
subject ot his family when the name oil
his wife was mentioned. Mr.. Smith, at
whose house he stopped, was his former
law partner. He left last night Tor APP
pleton, No., where he would be met by
his family, who reside in O1ceola. It
appears his family had discovered his
whereabouts, and sent him funds to re-
turn. And thus ends the story OF the
sudden disappearance Of Hons. S. Bur-
dett, who has been missing nearly two
years. 1t is thought the presence Of bis
family and proper treatment will restore
his reason"
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EDUCATIONAL NorEs.-State Superin.
'endent Pendletonis is highly complimented
by the recent Normal Institute in Poca-
hontas county as an table and efficient
officer"
Prot. Loos, Of Bethany College, who is
FrancO'German (Alsatian), took strong
ground at the recent meeting Of the West
Virginia Educational Association at Mar.
tInsbnrg against German in the public
schools.
The address Of the venerable and ac-
complished ChAs, J. Faulkner before tn,
association ia spoken ola most finished
Snd thorough production.
ii. contained vast amount Of valua.
bic information condensed into u small
space, the result Of varied study and Vrea
research. The address was entirely prac
teal, and showed on the part Of its authoI
clear and thorough knowledge OF tn,
aubicct Of Popular Education"
Prof. snowden, principal OF the Fourtl
Ward School in this city, held Norma
Institute, lasting twelve days, in Fayett,
county, W. Va. At the close Of the ses
sion the members OF the Institute passe,
the following resolution: THAT in tn,
selection Of Prof. snOwden to conduc. thi
Institute the State Superintendent OF Ere,
Schools has made a wise selection an,
conferred favor upon every teacher il
attendance"
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Attempted Suicide.

BARNEsvtLLE, September IA mar
named Solomon SusSn, a resident Of Mon
roe county, made four desperate attempts
at suicide on the 9th ult. He first shot
himselfi in the head, Just above the right
eye. The second time he shot himself II
the lower part Of the stomach. The third
time he threw himself in creek; but
owing to shallow water, he again failed
Then he procured astrap, and went TO hi'
barn and threw one end Of the strap oveI
beam 20 he could reach it, and then
fastening the other end around his neck
pulled himself up. After being suspended
some time, he became exhausted and lei
60 the strap in his hand and fell to the
floor, where he was found next morning
Medical aid was promptly summoned
The doctors pronounce his case as in nj
way serious.
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The Last Hours Of Il. l., Davcn.
DOrt.

PHILADELPHIA, September lie. L.
Davenport, the tragedian, died ut five
minutes before twelve o'clock this morn.
ing, at his summer residence, Canton,
near Minnequa Springs, Pennsylvania.
HIS daughters, Fanny and Lily, were
constant in their ministrations at his bed.
side. The complaint from which Mr..
Davenport died was gout, which finally
attacked his heart. On Thursday even.
ing the physician reported that the heart
symptoms had nearly subsided, and strong
hopes were entertained Of his recovery,
He passed an easy night, and yesterday
morning his prospects appeared to be
even more hopeful. Last evening he ap.
peared 10 be stronger and was resting
easy, but later he grew worse, and, &C
cording TO our dispatches, passed night
Of sgony, which dissipated all hope Of
recovery. All the members OF his family
were at his bedside during the last days Of
his life, except two OF his youngest daugh,
tiers, Blanche and May. The former o.
these is residing permanently abroad
but the latter was expected to reach home
from Europe this week.
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MINOR TELEGRAMS.


Secretary Thompson proposes to
visit his home in Louisville, KY, also
Senator Morton, during his trip west.
The Turkish Minister Of Foreign at.
fairs still alleges horrid .batbarity on tho
part Of the Russians towards captured
Musselmen.
Wells Chapman, NightwatchmSn in
the Connecticut State prison, was shot
dead last night by Henry Hamlln and
William Allen, prisoners, who were at.
tempting to escape.
AT a meeting Of the Protective
Labor Party Of Philadelphia Saturday
afternoon, it was resolved to effect
combination with the United Labor
Party.