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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-11-05
A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT
Which Occurred to the Old Nan
and His Wife.

Old Mr.. and Mrs.. Jones vent TO church,
last night, and their way home lay over
one of our remarkable board sidewalks. that
are two feet vide, with resting places fifteen
feet apart, and filled in between with .
chesuur de jriise of ten penny nails. And rs
they walked lovingly along, arm in arm,
they reviewed the beauties Of the sermon
they had listened TO.
Mrs. J.-"How grand Rev. Mr.. Shoutem
was, when he said-hexvens and earth ~
And Mrs Jones' foot went through .
hole. while the balance of her sank gently
down on the sidewalk.
With some trouble che Was extricated,
and the twain proceeded.
Mr.. J. ayes. and when be spoke Of the
necessity of checking the rising of evil
impulses in our hearts wh:ch-h-ll and
higLwater! Thunder and-Ma-ri-"
And Mr.. Jones' toe had struck knot
hole, which threw him forward with such
force - to tear up six rotten pIanks and
land him on his knees. with his head be.
tween two Stats of tree box.
His wife went out in the street and got
his hat from . dust pile where it Icy. and
after pinn;ng up the two b g Sits in the
knees Of his best pantaloons, they again
proceeded.
Mr.. Jas was saying, Maria, when
Mr.. ShOuiem SAID, Get thee behind me, |
Satan, he"
R-r.r-RIP,
'Grac;ous alive I" shrieked his wife, and
then Mr. J. turned and looked behind him, |
he saw two breadths vi Mrs. Us black silk !
dress pinned back on = big spike, which |
stuck up from the sidewalk, while the bal |
ance Of her garment made narrow gauge
connection with headquarters At her waist.
After this disaster the conversation was
dropped and the pair took the middle of
the street
They were at evening prayers when We
passed their house, and We overheard him
say:
And oh, Lord, open the eyes Of the street
aud alley committee of this town, that they
NAV nee the sinfulness of the sidewalks, and
the uprising boldness of the nails therein"
To which say Amen.
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Pueblo Jail and Two Prisoners
Burned.

The Pueblo jail vas burned on Tuesday
night There were two prisoners confined
there. one Of whom had tried to kill the
other in quarrel. Both were locked up.
It is supposed that ono Of them, thisking
he had arranged for his own escape. ct Ere
TO the Jail 70 burn the other. The building
W. Consumed and both lose their liyss.
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Obituary.

OrrERvILLE, Mo-, Oct. Goth, 1873.
Died, in OttervilIe, Cooper county, No.,
on the night Of October 18th inst, Miss
len. Suggs, youngest daughter Of Mm.
Mary Suggs. Of the above place. Miss
Lena was just budding into puberty, and
was . pupil at school at the time of her
death, bidding fair to establish an enviable
reputation for scholarship. Her relatives
are all members of the Christian church, -
she Was in spirit and devotion, but was not
vet enrolled upon the church record. But
she has gone to try the realities OF that
arcana into which no human eve has ever
pierced, there to await the coming Of the
dear ones she left behind. Let her friends
offer up their tears With the fond hope that
her spirit n now wrapped In the sunshine Of
everlasting peace, in common with all the
true spirits that have gone before.
And there to meet the angel throng,
In tones Of sweet devotion;
And there repeat the heavenly song,
Apart from all cOmmotion.
On the evening following her death her
remains were carried to the Christian
church, but few steps of, and laid at the
foot Of the sacred desk surrounded BY her
friends and late school-maies, and, after =
shoa and appreciative address BY the Rev.
Mr. Phillips, che Was carried back to the
humble home Of her weeping mother, and
conveyed the next day to the family grave
yard, near Syracuse. aud laid BY the side Of
her father, Who fell victim to pneumonia
during the late rebellion,
There to remain in silent repose.'
Bidding defiance TO tempest and storm,
Or the intrigue Of trescherous foes,
And TO all that wocid do her harm.
]. BoLLNoER.
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BEHIND THE BARS.
a Mistake Made in Q Dark Cell.

"Anything nev to-dsyr
The Asnhal vsa lsboring psinfsll
over police report, that Conner. Gosags
wenisleman. Kelly, or some Of ih"se Eel
lows had made out At three o'clock yes
ieriay morning, after the gss had gone oni
"Hum! No-yes, there is, too. There j
. woman locked up down stains. Perhap
you would like to zee her!
We gave cordial ascent. Firsi, becaua
items ere very scarce. and, second, il ism
every day that fellow can zee vomai
locked up.
Think oft! A woman locked up!
Well, Ne vent To zee her.
Kindly, softly and revereu,ially We ap
preached the door Of the c-ll, and with
tears in our eyes and our nat in one hand
re said:
"Madam, we regret to see lady confined
but hope that the sweet liberty from which
you are nov restrained may soon be yours
and the pure Of heaven. the glad sunshine,
and the singing Of birds. will all be thine
once more"
No. answer.
"Madsm, misfortunes are inseparable
from weak mortality, At morn ve star,
down town With the full flush Of bright sn-
iicipaiiOn We goeii, into the hostelrie and
hold sweet conversation with Jones and
seven-uP, the fstes are against ss and ne
have to pay for the beer. Yet We are not
overwhelmed, but think of those beautiful
lines:
Lives there . man wiih soul 50 dead,
That can xeeP DER . paltry red.
And We feel relieved"
No answer.
"Madam, there II . vomsn up town Who
boils her beefstesk in her husbsnd's old
hat; she makes mush in pigs trough, and
he is 20 everias,ingty dirty she dou'l
Know her own name"
No answer.
"Madam, have just come from Mrs.
Sorton's milliner shop, and do declare that
he fall bonness are perfectly beviichine.
The old axletrees are entirely done away
nth, and the nee mouldinss they break
round the rim, put me in mind Of storm
osaed mariner or svsy-backed mule % .
Ough road in Arkans
No answer.
We reflected.
"M.dsm. there % going to be sewing
ociable tomorrow out At Maj. Geniryis.
Ie il going 70 sew over Eve hundred thou
and acres in wheat"
No answer.
''Sprschen 81 DeutchY"
No answer.
"Psrles vous FrsncaiseT
No answer.
"Madsm, il his been my fortune TO zee
many ugly and homely women. but upon
be word Of Newspaper man. you are the
ugIiest, ill-ahaped, freckIed-"
That fetched her.
She 6ev to the door Of the cell like an
'nraeed iigress. and after general con-
cushion" Of confused drspery a. she kick
d At the top Of the cell had suhsided. ve s.v
be blackest face that nature ever put on .
wing mortal.
'G'way FUN heah. white man! G'say
nm heah, rite orr! Ef l ebber gis hole Of
er ] clar to God I'll break yer back.
lar out. Yah!-Whoo! z-z s-r.t-"
We fed.
But y0u bet We found that voman's
ongue.
She Vas in for stealing from johnson 4
Wharton, and her name is-but what IL the
So
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End Of the Arbitratlon.

The srbitratioa Of the di6eseoces existing
between Col. Maker and The city we're
abruptly terminated yesterday upoa The
receipt Of the following from Col. Marker |:
10 Ne GH Of Ssdaia. Ed. Hurley, F. A..
Sanpsos and A. B. 1Ao~~:
Notice IL hereby given that the agree.
ment catered into between myself and aaid
city. on the Goth day Of SePseobes; 1878, 70
submit 10 the arbitraoent Of said Hurley.
6ampson and Thonas. certain Si0ereoces
between ne and said city touching ny &C.
counts - city colIectUs, y b. ne, this day
revoked. and that will not longer abide
By said agreement Of subaissioo.
Witnea nv hand and seal Il Sedalia,
No, October 30sh, 1879.
(Seal] W.. J. NAHKEa,
City Collector.
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HOW 1T WAS DONE.
A Man Tells All About the Late
Council Bluffs Train Robbery.

From the Kansas City Times.
Readers Of the Times are we'll acquainied
With the fact that the express car OF the
Kansas City, st. Joe 4 Council Bluffs road
was ri6ed BY train robbers . few months
ago, and that one Of the robben, Dan De-
ment. Vas killed last week out in Ksnsss,
and Mike Rourke. the leader. captured. II
the story Of Mr.. Evanda Light. Who is now
in the city. 10 true one, and there is no
reason to doubt il. then this gang 10 the one
Who robbed both the Council Bluffs train
near Winthrop. and the Santa Fe near
Kinsley. Light has resided near Bavaria
on the line of the K. p. road for some ii~e.
and states that the Council Bluffs robbery
was carried out BY Rourke. Dement, and
Tillman. THE train men all swear that
there were four men in the party) After
the train Vas stopped the night Of the rob
berry, the men crossed the river in skif
and remained in the bushes until the next
afternoon. They then walked to Atchison.
bought excurrion tickets on the Santa Fe
road 70 Sterling. and took the train the SEC
ond-day after the robbery, for that pint
They remained about Sterling and Fort
Dodge for some weeks. and made Light .
confident Of their s6ain. They told him
all about the Council Bluff robbery. not
even forgetting to tell how "Uncle Jimmy
Brown. the conductor, talked when they
pushed him from the platform into the ex.
prea car. Ii wss Dement, Who took the
money out Of the safe and Rourke the "big
man" vho stood guard over the messenger.
These men we're frequent visitors At Lights
place and he determined to effect their cap
ture. About ten days ago be came to Kan.
ga City and vas in Consolidation With
the railway officials upon the subject.
Il We while here that one Of the
gang gave his partners away 1t Book.
Geld, which resulted 10 the capture
Of Rourke. Lishs followed after De-
meut and killed him on Thompson's creek
while trying 70 escape. In the meantime
kourke vas taken to Topeka for idesti6ca-
ton. The expres eoopsnies offered large
rewards Tor the capture Of The robben. and
Light i here With regard to the matter.
He hss got to prove ecoelusively that the
oaa killed (Demeat) vas one Of The robbers
before say reward will be paid. Light
claims to know al about these rsbbesies,
bot il i strange vho the fourth man - ss
the time The bold hishwayose catered the
Couscil Bluffs car. The men vho were in
The car that night svoss there vess four ol
them, but Light says there we're only three
So0e oee - 0istakea, and psshaps Roarks
can Be indeed to oFea his mouth and
explain away the mystery Of The fourth
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Help in Acquiring knowledge.

801P IL 0CVO1H1 O8 3OOW H0060s
In acquiring knowledge Of the English
Language. and especially In learning the
meaning Of words, probably no other work.
nor many other books. altogether, can af-
ford 20 much aid - Nebster's Unabridged
Dictionary; With its 5000 Pictorial Illus
trations, iss precise and full definitions, its
careful Determinations Of Synonymous
words, and il many valuable tables. II il.
in itself, . whole library Of the language.
Let one family have . copy of this work,
and use it faithfully and another be without
1.-THE difference in the progress of the two
families in getting knowledge will be very
great. ll-5Wlt
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ENDED IN DEATH.
Sad Fate offs Young Railroad Man.

On Sunday night, q week ago. = young
man fsmiliarly known a. 'Cal" Burner, on
Conductor Browns freight train 40. 8, on
the NJ. X & T.. while attempting to couple
the engine to some cars. had his right arm
ca ught by the draw head and broken in
two places.
One of the fractures was At the wrist and
the other little higher up. but below the
elbow. DR.. Trader, the company's physi-
cian. attended the injured man and stated
that the arm could not be set until the
swelling disappeared. which would not be
tor several days. He was taken to the
Leroy Hou.e ard made IA comfortable ~
possible. His injuries were not then con-
sidered serious, and it was thought be
would recover in short time.
Last week, however, his case assumed .
more serious aspect, and purner suffered
greatly. His arm swelled TO a fearful size,
and he became de:irious. He imagined
that he was on his train, and in his rawlings
would speak to his associates, and in his
disordered mind be hard at work at his ac-
customed duties.
Modification set in and gradually spread
upward. until it resulted in his death,
which occurred at 4 O'Clock and three
minutes this morning.
Colonel. or "Cal" Burner. was young man
about twenty -one or twenty-five years Of
age. His parents we're both dead, but he
had younger brother and sister residing
at Stoutsville. His brother attended him
in bis illness and his sister was telegraphed
for yesterday.
Burner was . very steady and reliable
young man, of irreproachable character,
and greatly esteemed BY his officers and his
associates. Ills remains were sent to
Stoutsville this morning for interment.
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Ssasss L buns esal, 6hs ek pig. iasis asis q
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If you want 70 build .
house, 70 % Thomas Z Co. for
hardware, - hs II selling low.
ar than al otho9R. 4
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We learn that The resi6snce Of W. E
Miller. agent Of The C. d A. railroad. vas
burslsrissd Last Mosdsy night, Tie inmates
chloroiorued and NJ. Miller robbed Of over
500 in money. An easranes 10 The build
ing We elected b The kitchen viadov,
and - he servant girl. Who slseps in The
kiiehsa - not avakssed, il i The suppo-
sisioa that che ~ also chloroiosued.
No articles Of value we're taken other
than money. OF list most sssdful article
NJ. Miller ~ robbed Of every cenths he'd.
over 500. leaving soshiag tobay hh morn
INC marketing vish; also MA ken, Of al
shs hsd about her, ssvsa OF eight dollars.
Nm. Kerr - psspaEisG for . witt 70 s..
Louis, and had little nose Doaey about
her than usual.
Whosvss IL b1rglas and sobbes nay b,
b ~ svidensly a expert. Il i quite
cessain that Mr. Miller, Nm. Miller and
Ma Kerr were Ill ehloso6osDsd, oil s1po.
rseseiae ID e1sei o. svakeaiag IN u
aomiaG-J9sss Cis Jsw.A.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-11-05
BIG GAME.
The Police Looking for One of the
Bank Of England Forgers.

From the Kansas City Times.
The police of this city have been on the
look out during the past two days for .
mysterious man with dark hair and aide
whiskers. slightly locked-marked, and .
woman abs,ut "a years of age, with round
face, decidedly handsome and with very I'D
hair. Chief Speers received . telegram
from Detective Jimmy" Cumming. Of the
New York police force. asking that be
would lookout for the couple. Cumming
is nov in ST. Louis, where the Aforesaid
dark haired man and red headed woman
were stopping last week. The man ia none
other than Flasswell, atias EDMOND, the no
iorious Bank Of England forger. He came
10 St. Louis with the red-headed woman,
and penuaded her to marry him, under the
idea that he Was an English lord. Immedi-
ately after the wedding the English lord
and his wife with auburn locks skipped out
and il was thought they came this way.
The hotel registers have been over.
hauled, but nothing has been found
of them. Flasswell. alias Edmond, Vas ar
rested in New York about month ago for
committing forgeries to the amount of S30.-
600. While in Jail Esmond's statement
was that he had received the notes from .
man in saloon. but the detectives conclud-
ed that he Was simply the agent of the real
forger, who wac supposd to be hlgh-toned
German criminal known to have been a~o-
ciated with Bidwell and Mac Donald in their
late forgeries upon the Bank Of England.
The detectives also recollected that the
chief operations of New York gang Of for
ges, Who had done some pretty work in
New York Central and Erie bonds, had
istterly been doing the Paris Exposition
and had very recently returned. Then It
didn't take great while to discover that .
large number a forged Letters Of credit on
the Union Bank and other banks had been
presented and paid in different Canadian
cities. in Philadelphia, Boston. Baltimore
and New York. Esmsnd was captured
with $6,ON' worth Of them on his person,
but escaped through some technically. The
amour. Of forged circular notes in existence
issued BY this gang Vas, Of eourse, not
known, but calculations and careful com.
parison Of notes soon led TO the conclusion
that there were considerably more than
100000 worth of them on the market.
From the above it can be seen that the
police are after big game.
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Star Tobacco.
For Liesett 4 Myers celebrated new
style, star tobacco call q
Jno L Hall 4 Cos,
Wholesale 0roeesy,
6-0-du 3o0 Wot Main 0espet.
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Guns, pistols and amuni-
ton Of kinds ct W.11hom-
% Z Co. #
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Murder in tho Indian Territory.

Murder in tho Indian Territory.
Intelligence Vas received in the city Sun
day, that murder had been committed in
the Indian Territory, . short distance from
Colberts station. From what vecan learn,
it appea" that party Of three, coosissins
of two Mexicans and Texan, Who were r.
turning to Texas from Kansss. where they
had disposed Of . large herd Of cattle, be.
come involved in 4 quarrel, and one Of tie
Mexicans was shot and killed. A man
named Tom Frank vas arrested Ncoday
afternoon about 5 o'clock b. olkcer Spence,
- one Of the supposed parties. and carried
to the county Jail. 10 the evening MarshaI
Hardwick and O6csr Hall arrested 9
Mexican named Bolton Golden o. suspi
cion Of being accessory = tie csima. -Dn;
sos Ne1.
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Sleeping Car Rates 1eduood Over
the 7. =. ct.
The ", K. 4 I. train leaving tie Gar.
risoa House depot q a1S p. u. every night
bee sleeping ear 10 Hsnnibal and Quincy
Rate for double bssth fro0 6edalia 70 Han
nibsl and Quincy only 81 50. Clos con-
neetiou 1t Haanibal With trains 81 Tie C.,
B. b 9. and Wabash railways for oil points
sase For through tickets 10 Chicago and
The sasA 1t The very lowest Iats and
further iniormat,oa call On II.
L Berry, ticket agent ct The Garrison
Hooss. or T. ". Tsssdsls, II general Office
n, K. q I. R'y., 9s6alis, M.
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Au 00G1y OSs ASO010 0800t4Oos
Mr.. Richard Bowling. veil known - one
of the Oldest citizens of 81. Louis, but kern
in the possession of all his faculties, gives
an interesting account of the manner in
which elections were held in st. Louis over
half century ago. Then the people from
the country came into town, there Vas but
one voting place for the whole region, and
there were no ballots, the voting being all
done riru roce The voting of IN election
81 yean ago is still fresh in the mind Of
The veteran. Il vss done in the old court
house on the west side of Third street, BE-.
tween Spruce and Almond. The military
stationed at the cantonment Of Belleton-
taine, on the Missouri river, took q, active
part for congressman, the candidate being
John Scott and Rufus Easton, the only
candidates in the whole territory. - only
two delegates were to Be elected. The
military were around With life and drum,
and hence the year became known q the
military election of 1877" The election
Was held on the first Monday in Auguat
and lasted three days. Growing out Of
this election in 1917 Vas the duel between
Benton and Lucas, the latter having chal.
leneed his vote. The duel was fought on the
3lst Of August Of that years.. Losis r
psblicaa.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-07-13
Wit and HumOr.

MOFFETT's punch makes moro money
than the London Punch. It has more
spirited contributors.
HOLLAND discounts the American Con.
gress. 1t has ten thousand windmills.-
Cincinnati BrsaA5ast Table.
The editor who was told that his last
article was as clear as mud, quite prompt
ly replied, "Well, that covers the
ground"
THERE 10 bare suspicion going around
that Mrs. Hayes would like to run the
hite House a. q frst-clsss Watering.
4 be. Bottom Poa.
"HAvR you eve. read Tho tale of q
Rumble Beef" asked George of Sarah
Jane. "No," said she, 10 she turned the
color Of red paint; "but I've felt EN-"
TnE best thing ever said of ghosts was
osid by Coleridge, whom asked BY lady
Il he believed In them. mo, madame; l
nave seen too many Of them to believe in
them"
PADDY's description Of . fiddle: II
Vas the shape Of . turkey, and the size
OF goose; be turned Il over on its back
AID rubbed its belly With Q stick, and
ochl st. Patrick hoe Il did sqasle.
PRoIxnsua-"what vss the state OF
Preach sGAin ct fhis timei" x (rapidly)
The oejasify ruled the oisogity, ssd
cozseqsenfiy The ninorify wss ruled By
tie msi.sity, % ], sere.- Processes
sseraiyl: sit down. sirs-r~,< Rr
I'D.
HaE> Mr.. 6lsAsfsse %. in lrssssi.
fssz<s uisA vhs.@ be vs di<rn~ssg
"a s&s3@ed-@sd-sessas sssstiss SAID
s@@s LID lseisra SO "a ss3 be. ssd
~@eni - kssw iw~z sbs< iscx go.
ssaL sAy Unnt he skss flea OA@a
NJ GAs1~anue. -wa~ss s~vsyk~ay .
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@s~ s.s.w sisk . gs-ss sasA< II Ass
fsxxx sss Odd s.esr .~@~a sssss-
@S s~pc - k~sk ssi~rsex 81 $500.
- As e@zxaf 81 ka~ tssss4ss Ga rns hs~s,<-
49, ~~~ass IA 90 vsssw srEsswzszA
@~ss-s- uuw< - . sSn<r eary
- k<s-A. wne -. ~Ts<zs ssm.
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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-07-13

THE fences in the United States are
estimated to have cost 81 200, 0O0, 900, OF
more than half the national debt, and to
be worth twO-thirds that enormous sum,
or $500, 1000, 900. The yearly expense to
keep them in good order and cattle proof
is about $1,000 900, or $3.50 to every
man, woman and child-white, black and
red-in the country. This is the result Of
the unjust system Of fencing every mans
stock out, instead Of compelling every
man who owns stock to keep it fenced
in, so it cannot trespass on any Of his
neighbors. Every owner Of cattle should
care for them himself, instead of COM
polling his neighbour who probaly owns
none, to do 90. This is the law in al
European civilized regions, and also in
Kansas, Colorado and Nebraska.