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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-09-03
SWEET SPRINGS sIPPINoS.
Items OF Interest from N,asouri's
0arstoHs.

From nar siscrsI Correspondent.
Miller Buii~rd. with tvo friends
ps--~d an hour at ihe Springs an Monday
An excursion fr.m Lexington number
Ing sboui iwo hun,ised s.ul- ~on.hiv,-.i nj
t." sweet SPRING lat Sunday. They ~.r,
..".i'r the e-r- nj & Ben Rn---iI .ni en-.
s:urior Nv.t-.
--rhe delightful weather fa the pas,
i-w day hts the .h.ri 10 incrrs- ..uI s,..or
~S-sc'--. and tet-pin-. billiard, etc, here.
,''..rr neglected have hxen cisin,,n. the
attention o; many III the visitors.
Henry Am->, Peter Blow ard ". ].
;:,r".s,. hire y"unx gentlemen xsiI kn"~n
" ~. ''''i- society. arr Spending lev lays
,' the Springs. Me>-rs. Blow anil A.,e~
re- gentlemen "f extensive travel. bn;h in
;his country, Europe and South America.
Tine train an the hranrh roaI will he
held on Saturday evenin. until the Close oi
the barbecue. 80 ~ q" accommodate p.r-.'i-
an" desire h spend SATURDAY night .ni
>u".i " at the Springs. ID. w. N."rh.s-. j.
u. i;r. ..ihead, Senator C.ckrli and o,a~r
prominent I~'ii'icisn- are expected nj that
iin'-; ala. several c,uplr. 81 young people
~ho will <" out 'o attend tic hall given o.:
line ia'iie> II the Springs for the benefit ii
yellow lever sufferers. The occa-iuu will
"a" ....,,ha te erj " able, aud the p .rp"-e i"r
Sh;,i II il intended Is certainly deserving.
The price al tickets. NC understand. has
been Excl at 81 fer ladies snd gentlemen
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-09-03
Jefferson City Snake.

Miaa Lydia R"sk, a young lady residing
at Judge RonciIs in Jeff.rson City. wsr
bitten by = snsks If the coiton-m mouth spe-
cirs "n the 22nd. While picking up come
wood for the kitchen ERE she felt that abe
had received a scratch on the fore6mger OF
her right hand. During the morning she
frequently b.ihed the wounded finger and
applied some simple household remedie-
Tor such pains. Some twO l.pus after she
had received the supp~ed SCRATCH" snoih
er Of tie family vent for more wood and
made the discovery that serpent vas lurk.
ing there. The csmse Of the wounds Was
summariIy sIain. Every sttention Vas nos
given the unfortunate Lazy. On . more
particular examination il was found that
two scratches or punches hsd been made an
inch and half apart, one on each eide Of
the middle knuckie Of the finger. The
usual sniidotes were administered and ev-
esything done to counieract the dreadful
pOisou.
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MAR Ne Mills. MIxv Aug. 2i.-Think
ing the reader. oi yuur paper throughout
sur State .ud -l-e~ here w.uId iik, To- h.a,
Z ~.'.l "r tu. ai,.u' the
''yoCNGrR noY>,"
| ." s--rss.,n .. make them vi-i, the
.'..r isy. T:-v ,r~ incsrc-rat.d in the
Nirr.--'.,s STATE I.-ni'-ntisrv at >iiliSsi,r.
= thrifty iawn e"nr aiming ,b~.uI .lpn in-
hsb.i mt. i.'c,'.s. "r the birk- II tie 81
t'r"ix river. 'rsnty miles ir,m -. Pull
Tier. .r. nur.-r"gi- --au n,,ii-
>~hui-:,hi,rx n ii,-cki-r. whl,h turns
"a' lb.'s,J .s'i al iumh = DIV. The -m-
pl,,.> a. the w.i'! -r~ nearly all Sw.,.... and
"nu'I--r m'n. hundred. ] w. f"siun,ie
in L.r": acrum.'aIi.d "n NV viii &, ,he
Pea s.y y rrrIa;nsI; ciiix. u. - J;.I.uyh
hi i'h"-"r,' sni a.Yr.aini "a. ,.hip wi,b ,h~
~Hr';,'',. "e .t,Hiu,,i IN ui-n -.-an,- t.. all
Il'- apartments. The Ini-- ~, very i,.id,
no rr''"n-r b-nx permitted ." i.- painted
OFT, there .-tc.iaiiS ih~ Younger boy-."
all" sr- uH.!-r u special guard dag md
night hut tL- rni.- ~.r~ .-t aside. ia, ..nr
c..-.. sni the warden. ja-i I-,nrr rnr.rins
III. -i.,r'm-u, in which tie nYi..Ii.,,- .i---
p-r.i.s- s<r. working. iv-srii.-i tI-,u q.
u-. sn,i the ~"ss !. ~iicI, tl.-y ~-t- en-
sss~,i. =" that IL wss ma easy ", tier iur u-
u Distinguish them ir..rn IT.. rel 1T the
Ci.'n entering the r.-.n, ~ -aw
rS" ORDINARY LsnKINs. 1ES.
cad in the usual -lr,u-d pr,-.,,. UNIFORM, me
i.eing i,i. a,,i -i.-nsie-. anil the other >t,u,
AMI h-irw n,-.iium height. There "a.
n.,hiny unusual ~ their p,..c.,.......:
except 'hri 6ah had ssc.s iinsiy sharp
piercing ever. rh.y yer. working On
-i-ves. irr the Nian--rts Chief
ih'e>hin: Machine. which, ;. manu:ac-
'nr~'i then-. W. -.~ Jim and Bob
S"nnyes, Cole. Tia. eldest, D, ing NON ct.
W,,-n tee warden VA is,s rr.,s ,t.d CONCERN
lag the w:wrs sb.m:- al Cole, he gsv. III the
rva-'v~ answer. Ah- dii.t knr~." J. is
lac >nE,--i'i'.n ~ a great m.ny ysopIe,
that k- = either Lead at .-cap-.i. The
more I.nIuisr smo.g the knowing ones /.
hat be- h.- e>ca.sd, i"r whv shouid the
prison su,i"ri',-- b. s"s creiive about him
d i'e has lied 81 lis w"u,,.i. or has ixen
.hoi while escaping! bob has p,"f---ed /
and Is a regular attendant npo,
iivi"e service. Many donbi the sincerity
Il hts I's"i-> tons. and think il I'll a ru.x
Ir purpre. The wound received At the !
lime at their capture sre not di.cerniLl~. |
The people Of Minnesota regard then, =.
Wild animals. aud bust great deal over
lac fart al thcIr being captured in their (,
II ale
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Shoot the Preacher.

Rev. Dr.. Eiw.rd Waters h his name
and PAnteeo. n. c., il his station. He l.
. religious squirt Of the Free.wiIl sap,i-,
denomination. He hasn't .educed any 81
the members os his Ao.k this time, but he
has got himself into hot water for brutally
asssolt,ne and heating . highly respected
Young lady Of that place.
Mr.. Waters. the reverend doctor's wife.
81 .ndered Mi~ Fannie Woodland 10 young
minister. This coming to her ear. the
Young dsdy went to Mra. Waten' home
and demanded retraciion. Mn. Waters
decoyed the yonnG lady into the hnuae and
commenced 70 beat ssd abu-e her unmer.
cifally. The p.rson. catering the hou.e
dasiax this time, also took hand in the
Traces, and inflicted on the girl terrible
beatinx. Her injuries are such th.t she
will probably not recover. Strung talk ol
lynchiaG vas iodalesd In By The vouns
ne" # The town. The young lady -.
very bsautifsl and highly essssmed BY the
people Of the Plsca Her lover imms3iste.
y ae"t The preacher . challenge. Bot
the beats Who would thus maltreat q Iady
b TOO cowardly 70 6sht . duel. When he
rsfoses 10 6sht he will reesi,e the punish.
Deat which be % richly merits. h;.. p;ev
shs haan'e got . bug brothsr Who own I
shot gun. fl- So -
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-09-03
National Temperance Camp Meet

Big preparations are heing made for the
grand National Temperance Camp Meeting
tn Commence next Friday a Bi.marck
Grove, near k,ns.s City. The building
are being rapidly completed. There are
four large dining halle. capable Of feeding
snv numter of people. and It il anticipated
that there will const .nily he in attend amer
= large multitude ~ people. There will BIZ
q printing Office on the ground. and bras
bands from Abilene, Lesvenworth, juno
iion City, Ellis, be-ides the celebrates;
rwentv.ihird Infantry Band. The ST.
Louis roads have reduced the fare, and all
the eastern roads which have heeu insisting
On established rates vill no doubt succumb
20 the pressure.
There are now over 800 ear loads IL peo
pie made up At different points in KansAs.
and the projectors Of the affair think the,
il will be the :.rye-s popular gathering Of
people ever held in the Missouri Valley.
Some of the railroads have pat down the
fare to one cent per mile either vay. 80
every budy can attend.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-09-03
An Old Landmark Gone.

Mra. Jane Long il having the rear por
tion Of her residencr, near the Third ward
school house, in Lexington. torn down, add
viii have . frame addition erected in it,
place. The part being torn away is If logs.
and vas erected ab'ut the year 1875 BY
Gen. McV.y. Who used is % On oficr. he
being receiver al public monevs. With ihe
exception Of one other this j. the oldes,
house in the city. The frame house in Old
Town. nov occupied BY Mr.. Gan. K. Smith,
vss erected in 1873 BY Maj Bryant SAun.
den. ~ old army o6cer. He 10 The came
Mi. Bsysas Ssasdem vho coaus.ded the
exposition asai".s the Ossee lsdisa., .hich
resulted. With tri6iag loss Of life. 10 eseab.
lashisg perDsneas peace With ihea.
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Postal Items.

Revenue STAMPS will NOT prepay poet.
'ge.
liquids "r glass are not allowed Ia BE-
.ent by mail
Letters addressed To initials OF box
numbers are mot deliverable.
The weight Of n package az maiiable
matter ]. limited Ia four pounds.
Circular incIosed with Newspapers sub
Jet the whole package to letter p,~tage.
Writing 81 acy description. other than
the address. on mail matter passing At Is~-
than letter rate "f po~tsee, subjects all such
matter tn letter p.-isse.
A business card printed or impressed
upon the wrapper Il printed matter il al.
icwahte; but in csse. where such cards are
written. letter postage IL charged.
-Pnsimssters are required to examine all
printed matter TO preven, fraud and to rate
viih letter Poassse all package that cannot
be examined ui,hout destroying the wrap
pers.
-P"-imss,ers are not required tn receive
muiilsiei no,ss in payment Tor p-,..see
s,amP-; n"r are they required to receive
noie~ 90 much sof,ened OF defaced tina,
their gtnuinenes~ can not he clearly a.cer.
tanned.
"A letter once having reached its desti.
nation and been deliveries according tn i,s
sddrrs.. can not be re mailed and for.
wsrded without an additional portage
charge of three cents for each half ounce.
OF fraction thereof. prepaid nj the mailing
ofhce.
-frsnied matter esnaoi BE- sent in s..led
envelopes. viih clipped or no,cI,<d end., .,
the transient iiwo cents) rate Of postage.
The Ps"per way to mail .uch matter ~ cir.
culara il to leave the 6sp Of the envelope
unsesled.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-09-03
Troubles Of q Family Man.

A woe h~xone ppesrsnce that individual
had yesterday Who sccos,ed - IN oul
rossds after i'eas. He vss in deep trouble
He pulled us By the lapel, accompanying
the tug vi.h the remark: sS.e here
stranger. . lev months ago wss happy
man. To-day I am . miserable wretch"
"Well," savs the reporter.
swell, I am hound to talk. I know l
oushter keep .till. but darn il all, I can,
10 il. Mister"
we'll, talk away, stranger, I'll listen ia
your racket short time" rrjcinel the ~
porter.
"One day seed . gal, and she TUX nv
eve. From the time sot syes on her, b.,
jsminv. I lived her wore than . child
loves la.es. She belonged to large family,
and had rel..huns by the dozens. got nc
qusin,ed with the whole compooile. and
kind a enj,yed il. They all treated me ~
nice. ! ~uz 'spPy. and so wus my girl,
aud all related and concerned. WAL, :o
cut q long story short, We we're spliced, and
I wa. happy ~gin. Bimeby l didn', know
whether ] married the girl. or the hui
family, cuz they are thick At my house.
They cum aud s,sys three or fur days. aud
! have ,~w scratch tn act . decent table.
What ap.e;i,ss thay il GOT. tew he shure."
"why didn't YOU look before You lesped. >
said the r-parter.
"Snux. l iidn't think they would do that
u Wv th,ut they wuz t"o toney. but sou,-
hos they h.I lost their tone, aud y the
wy, they hav gn, me toned dawn, bet yer
life In fac., Mister, ! Was pc. ssaded Ia
IN 'rry."
"Oi,. pshsw, IL You will xrieve over snciS
affairs ~ III IT," says the re-
yp,r,~-, "you are M man. an.l lack the Gle
'nentsry principles cumps Sing such."
"Wrli. bu, that amt alt. You krow
h ~ wimmin 10 They cant open their
vi,,is traps widont aiss'-'ns their n-ybur-.
anil making sport of people. Such pru-
r~~,iing. a. ina, I haze ir'm INV i"n~rm'~,
huzam. cuz il gifts me into trouble. n.ke-
me I'LL "ut wi,h INV may burr of a similar
.ex- My W fe's mouth can't keep closed.
we my life"
"Nms~nss, stranger, Won are no man.
the repo'ter. "P,y no attention
10 their xabble. aud learn hos to whistle
Give me- back nv fifteen cen,s"
YES" retor,eti the stranger, Il wish yon
SUI married once, and you'd talk Just the
'tier way"
No I wouldn't" retorted the reporter.
The stranger heaveI long and heavy
Ugh, and after takin. q scOrnful look at the
eporier, ''mO-ied" off
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The grand Democe.iic picnic and bar.
becue which 10 10 take place ut ,ientry's
GrOve NEAR Sedslia, next Saturday. the 3ls,,
will no doubs be The most extensive thing Of
the kind seen in this section for many
yesn. The besl orator. from dissan, staten
have siE"i6ea their desire to be presrns, and
they'll be here too or brake . ham siriae
trying. Il Won't he any Of your ::snide'
Attain. bat grand r'uaing hurrnh: The
Democracy Of old Peiiis 10 doing thi.
thing" and that Is sufficient guarantee that
il will b. perfectly immense. Everybody
IL invited without distinction. The Ke.
publican and Greeob.ck brethren, the Tad.
pole bows. the in6stsonista and Contraction
irts. the Conservatives and the Rsd,cals. the
Temperance end the snti-tempersoce. the
bloated bondholden and the voskinemen.
the high tariff iellovs snd The '.free trade
and sailom rights men" The Ad,ensisss and
the P"esbyterians. the Bap,isas and the
Meshcaists. the Catholics and the Luther.
sns, the Episcopali.ns and the Csmpbelli,e.
i" fact al the boys are going to be there
and viIl have . regular bully old time.
The bitches have been dug. the cooks al
engaged. Tie wool hauled. The ssock v,li be
slsaghsessd Friday evening. the stands aud
plastosos and seaas have been built and
every pssParstioa made ior The most nag.
ni6eens Saahesiag Of yeooansy and ch,v.
airy, saiisatsy end be.s,y that vas ever
visseased 10 any coestry. From The I'd.
joiaiag county ssd iron all psrss ~ hear
Of PeoP:e Who are eooise. The os.asrra
have just Turned shsoaelses looae, and
there ~ill - PIesty of oueic, plenty Of
eaeabsa. plesiy TO dsisk and fua enough %
iast life sios. fhs train win Be held
over ill after ~ 6asbscse Soe all pes.oo.
desiring to visit Ssess spnap soe Sunday
asd ssssed ~ scasd ban a Sasurd.v
sight
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-09-03

Virginia City New Chronicle.
Thomas Edison. the great inventor,
Is still in the city. Last night he
spent most Of his time in the office of
the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany. Enking over the inner works If
the establishment. Graphy had him
in charge. and when he was ushered
in anu introduced there was commo-
ton Among the operators, who crowd
Ell around to greet the king Of electri-
clans and the inventor Of en- many in
strumen,s used BY them daily.
Edison ut once began To look over
the arrangements If the office and test
the workings Of the instruments,
every now and then correcting some
trifii"g error or calling the attention
Of ,hnse about him to the fact that
this or that change might be made to
advantage.
There was no mir Of superiority
observable in Ellison. From the
moment Of his arrival e was with the
operators rs one 1T themselves. chatting
pleasantly. cracking j'kes and moving
about a. IL he had worked in the
office for years. He WIS the worst
dressed man in the rom nv all odds.
An oil black hat. cheap shirt with
the stu.ih"les in the ls,s.,,n nn"ccupied.
a twn-bit necktie several months old,
coarse pants am.l vest AMI u mouse.
c'.l"red linen buster Completed his
attire.
l. One of the office bows asked him to
put his name in an autograph album.
IL wrnte u line that knke,l like print.
AMI 6xe'i his name ut the bo,,",n.
Everyb~lv admired the marvel"ns
Ienn'snst.iP. which Was empha,icnlIv
Il new style. TIE letters were avk-
war,lly made. taken sin.ly, hut Wien
grouped in i line all ks'k-d exactly
alike. rs il engraved "n c"pperpla,e.
'Y"u couldn't take thirty words a
minute aud print like that" sail "ne.
II can take f'r "" WAS the reply.
..Haycpu any objections to doing
"Not the slightest"
The fastest operator present took
one end Of wire. AMI Edison, sitting
ut the receiver. picked up a sheet Of
paper and said. LET the message
come" The clicks began to pcur in
as thick and fist as rain patters ON u
roof. and Ellison began to write. He
sat there three minutes and took 1870
words with apparent ease. d"ing
better than he had promised. The
dispatch was written in the Eaultless
hand that graced the autograph
The paper was fled away
among the cherished curiosities.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-09-03
BOLD BANK ROBBERY.

Concordls Savings Bank Entered
in Broad Daylight by Thrse
Neutrality-suspicious. Of ESQ.,
Pursuera and Pursued Fighting
on Blackwster- Great Excite
ment-Probab,lity Of Their Cap
ture-sS. 900 Stolen.
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The Old Mans Story.

A very old gentleman giving his anne ~
c. &. Snediker made his appearance on toe
streets this morning and told piiiinl tale
lie was poorly clad and his hands shook
like m arl'e" and his voice lremhlesi with
emotion. He said that he bad walked ail
the way from Aulsville, near Lexington.
No., where he has . married daughter
living. BY the name Of Mrs. J. r. Downing.
child Iivins-the daughter above referrr.i
to. His wife has been dead for q great
many years. Hes said that when he vent to
his son -in.law's some time ago, he had a bag
full Of clothes and six hundred and forty
dollars in the Tag, aud whether he left the
bag so,ne place and forgot where. or whether
1t w~. stolen he cannot tell, hut it il gone.
mone., clothing and eli. He remained At
hi- on-in-iaw's house for time, until he
could stand it NO longer, and is nov going
back 70 Kentucky, afo"t il he must
There seems 10 he conflict Of religion he
tween him and hrs s"n in-l.w, which
culmin.ied in his leaving wiih the Consent
Of his son-in law. Tie has been a member
Of the Methodist Church for forty yexra.
but Mr.. Downing Is reformes and objected
70 hi- creed. He was born snd rai-ed in
Bath cou"ty, Kentucky. near Osensville
On Slate Creek, bat has live long time in
Fleming cs'nnty. His son in Ixw lived with
him Ten yesm after the marriage with his
daughter. and haa uow farm Of three hum
drrd acres, near Lexington. upon which is a
fine brick residence. II the old mans Story
q true, and there il no reason 10 believe
hat . man a old ~ he would lie, M.
Downing deserves the seserest ceaaure. The
old man il without home, friends and
money, and considering the Relationship ex-
iating between the par ie~ il would have
been the leaat that Mr.. Downing could have
done to have kept the old man. and given
him home for HE few remaining dsy-. The
old man snys that he thought he could walk
buck to Kentucky, but after walking a
couple Of dsys hia feet began to give out,
though comparatively strong otherwise in
body. He will never get 10 Kentucky on
foot. We m.y expect to hear OF some "old
man, name unknown, found dead By the
roadside"
When he Is shaken,
Alone and fnrsaken.
What can nm old nan do but die!
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Fallen by the Wayside.

Many aret the cases that appeal 10 the hu.
mane feelings fpr charity, aud great man,
Of these are without the least merit,-peopla
Who study how they may deceive and i'm
poe upon the benevoieoce Of the charitably
dispo~ed. People are therefore on the keen
Io,kou: for such people. and it is right that
they should be, becsuse there are enough
ii the honert needy Who suffer for even the
mont common oecesssries of life. and Who
ere barred BY the prevalence Of 40 much
imposition.
There 10 q new Gaze in the city about
which there is no imposition. A Gaze thxi
10 worthy Of confederation. A couple OF
gentlemen, for they .re nothing else. though
in Strengthened circumss .nces. were At the
police headquarters this morning. having
no other pisc. to g.. Their ages ore about
thirty.two and thirty. They are carpenter,
but lost everything they had in = contract
lately taken. - the expenses. by some an.
fore~een circumstance. were greater
than they anticipated. They then
set out for the Nation where they have
friends and are certain of work -
they are both master workmen. But the
younger Of them became sick on Saturday,
and could 70 NO further when they reached
this city. lie w.s taken with fever If the
typhus type. Hi- brother managed to ct
hi~ to the police station, last night, and
the sick man laid on chs hard Goo, in the
ball al through the night. watch. d over By
faithful brother, ~ho could not leave him
moment to lOox for aid.
They had not taken food for more than |
thirty six hour, and for some days their |
food wns very acanty. The fact ia the sick |
man il starving to death. and the fever D.
no doubt consequent thereon. A reporte-
OF the BAz00 saw them this morning at the |
station. aud being s"neihing of a judge Of
human nature failed to see n the coan,en.
xnce Of either anything that denoted an-
worthiness. Tears filled the eyes Of the
older ~ he related their misfortune "a he
fear. that his people would hear Of their
hard fate. being unable to assist them.
M. c. G. Hurd, ex-ciiy attorney. sho
saw the situation Of the parties act about At
once on . mission in their behalf. The
sick man VAS provided room n the Lin.
dell and the brother detailed to nurse him.
Some gentlemen standing BY promptly gave (
Mr.. Hurd money Tor their u.e and Mr. i
Hurd opened subscription for . little
more. and whe" We saw him, good citizens
we're responding in liberal manner. DR..
Trader visited the aick man and gave him
zone medicine.
W. hope that those upon whom Mr.. Hurd !.
:alis, will hand over promptly whatever !.
hey can afford, no matter il il il not more
han a dime. Many would not miss
quarter or even dollar, and We know that
Shower gives for . csse like the pre.- ;
mt one. is amply rewarded in conscience =
When . wor,hy person Is dying by slow de- :
,re-s from want. there is no time for daily.
ny.
The sick man is receiving every attention
1 the hands Of the proprietor Of the Lin.
|ell, which is very commendabie.
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I'm the 18th int. the dwelling and barn
Of John r Slip. Of Ja'per township, Rails
county, with their contents vers totally
destroyed By 6rs. in the absence Of ths faa.
lily at Haanibal. Lon not seaaed.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-09-03

On the 10Th inss., Ut 8 O'Clock p. M. an
al~oss unprecedented rain. nnpsnied by
terrific thunder and lightning. set in 1t
Rolls. Pheips county. and continued With
little Interruption until next morning.
Damages to bridges. eulverts, corn. fences
and other property we're very heavy. and
the streams vere repreerted - booming.
The Republic.n State Convention, n
Topska, up to twelve o'clock lsss night va
. dissrscrful mob. What moss could Be
expected when il ID known th.s 1t il con-
irolled By Thieves, desdbeass. snd eosviesed
r.seala The telegraph ssys that The scenes
st the capitol and II shs Te6s House ven
sinply esisagsoua
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-09-03

The esse sg.i"., J. Osiello Farris, prr-
Sesred By J. Nilsoa TUNES. has been dis
"'-sed tor want Of prosecution. Turner
did not pat in IN appearance until all v.s
over. Verify de soa do move" but rather
slovly.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-09-03
At Smlthton.

The boys ~ this n-uslIy qnies vi:lsee
ere having high old time IL would seem,
now that the campmesti"x IL in bloom.
Night before lat lot Of country buys
vent To the village and made the night
hideous ui,h yells and discharsi"g Of pis-
tolls and other bois,erus conduct. Seven
Of them vere arrested and I've fined for dis.
,urbinx the peace. Last night the country
bcys joined forces with the village chaps
and the scene was reproduced. Several
fellow. we're badly beaten and msltrea,esl.
Warrants for the arres, Of the di.,urbers Of
the peace are Issued.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-09-03

There vsre several cases Of sunstrokes
in 81. Joseph on the 10th inst, none Of
vhich were fatal. howevss. bat men in eoms
shops had IN tesiss from vNsk On account
al he heat, fDs The 6sse tire th,s season.
The day vss The holtess Of the suamer.