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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-11-26
A WAn.


Y0tsFday morning. among the psssen-
GEN vhe cane up On the n. X. 4 7. from
The South. ~ little shaver clad in dirt
and rass vho osds his entry into the city
without friend or . dollar. His name ID
Johnny Cosdell. be 10 ten ysan old, an
orphan, and has story. And this il his
ssory.
He can remember that his father and
mother lived in Illinois, but hs does not
know vhers. bat that b has . grandfather
there b does know. His mother died
ak ysas ego. Four ysan ego he left
there With his father and went to Osweso,
Ksssas. Last summer his father died,
leaving him alone. After the death Of his
father hs vent to Parsons, and there made
his living By running errands and doing
odd jobs He says he worked
one day in printing Office
Day before yesterday the Marshal
pot him on the train and here he is, and
that's all be knows about il.
He VS. lucky enough to fall into the
hands Of Nm. Berger. Who keeps the Berger
House, on Main street, and there is where
BAzoo reporter found him. Mira Berger
heard his story, took look ct his face
which che thought would b the better for
WISHING. and immedisssly Master Cor.
dell. received a thorough scrubbins - q
preliminary step Of regeneration. He Was
then taken to the barber Who cut his hair.
After this Mn. Berger bought him . cap,
made him shirt, gave him all be could
eat and good bed to sleep in. She says
shs will give him home for . few days,
and we're il not that shs vas keeping .
public house she would adopt and raise
him.
He - . bright intellissnt little fellow,
and has the material in him which, il
properly developed, will make good and
useful man. Herr il . chance for the
shildleo and benevolent, for the little fel- |
|ov he's no home or friends, and deserves |
10Th. Any one Wishing or willing to give
him home, can &c him By calling 1t Mn
Be1eeFa
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Mr.. Lesueur, Of the Lexington lasei6sn-
or. has devoted considerable time and study
to the above subject He states the peni-
teniisry il not ssif-sostaining. 1t costs the
State $550.O00 . year to arrest, try, convict
and guard il criminals, and M. Lesueur
says:
The remedy which ve propose for most
Of thess evils i simple one. Il involves,
hoveves, . radical change in our criminal
laws. Let none bot thoas convicted Of the
higher grades Of crime Be sent 70 the peni-
tentisry-say those guilty Of murde,,
rapea. and sekrsvsied cases Of burglary.
robbery OF forgery; and let the ordinary
thieves and thoss guilty Of minor leloniss.
- veil . nisdeoeanon, Be kept in The
counties vhsch have the trouble and ex.
pense Of their conviction, and let their
labor b utilised upon The public rosds oil
The counties.
an order 70 decrease the costs Of convic.
tio., for such crimes - are punishabls By
sentence 70 hard labor in the counties, lei
resident judges Of come Of the courts ol
record Be given criminal Jurisdiction, and
let easss b tried By informatioa isssead d
isdietoent and let eonsinuapess b does
away With, - Tar - practicable, By asys
TEN Of adioumneoss Of cases whore jussic,
dsossds delay. In this way speedy Trial
would bssecursd, end Tie common spsessel,
Of . Jail fall Of Dss IDLY awaiting trial To-
moaths would b Q thing Of he pass."
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Thsprsseas passeoeef-rate var will recall
70 memory the long end bitter eight between
Tie Vandslis and O. and n. in Louisville
and Cincinnati in 1878. The Vand.lia
late in 1874 pot on through car to Louis
vile via the J., n. and I. This occasioned
no srovl from it, veteran competitor, the
Ohio and Mississippi. In the early part Of
1875 the Vandalis Company announced
that through sleeper would b pot on be.
tween q. Louis and Cincinnati. Then
cane fair warming from R. T. Bsydon,
then g. p. A. Of the o. aud n, to C. E.
Folless, g. p. A. Of the Vsndalia, stating
that, unlss they sbandoned the idea Of Q
through sleeper To Cineinnsti, the o. and
n. would take steps to protect their inter.
ssts. o. went the vsndalia's Cincinnati
through car, and down went The rates from
SO toss. This vss February q. and for
two weeks aftervards the Vsndalia paid
10 attention to this cut, bot. when that
time hsd elapsed, Mr.. Follett began to
think that the thing would keep mp unless
brought TO time. The rate then fell to a,
and in few days to 81, and then to 81 =.
and for two weeks longer the rate Auctuated
between - and 81. The lest Saturday Of
ths var the Vasdslia ticket Office had to
b elossd u 3 o'clock in the sfteruoou, for
svssy Conceivable eonseyascs had already
been brought into service, and al hsd been
taksoS On April n. just one month and
one day from the time the 6nt cut vss
nads, The Ohio and Mississippi decided to
become ssiGdbosly, allowing the Vandalia
10 run ID through car over the l., e. and l.,
and restoring rates to about the old stand
ard, sddiag to the fare to Louisville 50
csesa. and taking oG from the Cincinnati
fare . like amounts. Il 10 believed the
vsndalia bsos6tted By the 6sht, - it wss
eooparasively . new road at that time,
and this ~ IN excellent advertisement
IA, 73S psssons being carried at the cut rate,
Of whom bat 90 paid over 81.
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An An" Woman.

A lady dspused The charge Of her ear
mage driver ct The depos this morning jss'
after her trusk hsd bssn checked for III
sssi. vsss On ths Miaoasi Psci6c. III
driver got out - aGtaeAosnt and took hsa
trunk iron The train. vhsseupoa che paid
his bill, bot too late 10 obtain hss trunk. Il
will - ssnt to hss to-nighe O0ese Con
ssr inieriersd to quiss ths disputasts. ssd
received such . lecture from he maddss'
woman in America that Ill his hair cam
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Nr. J. C. PAslpA vho ioe soas tine In
been M. Bsssys s6eiess sassaass II ~
Usioa depot ticket o0es Asss. lsis hi
Dorning 70 aasoos IL positiea q agsas a
he Missouri Psei6e as Booavills. NJ
Phelps i . eeusssoss esatlsoaa and a in
tslligens and faithful saploys of sAs grsai
eospsessios - - s0eisasly ssrva III
RA1oo eoonaods hin - ID ftieadb i
Boooville.
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This morning MAMMAL Smith rsesivs,
the folloving letter q - o'clock:
KAxsAs CRY. No., Nov. soth, 1873.
OIy A~saa1 &daiia, No:
DEAR SIR:-There i . eolored girl nou
living in your city, her nsos b Ella
Alexsndes. She 10 living With Charity
Smith. . coloeed vomas.. This girl, Eliza,
- suspected Of comDisiiaG theft 81 so0a
jevelry from the people she lived 9th in
this city. NJ. Bell's family. The jevelry
consisted Of IN old-faahioned watch zeal
that opened On one side and hsd place
for picture; also one gold nng, ams.
thys'; also one sets Of gold glove
buttons and fastened together b. q
COLE chain; also one plain gold neck
lace. This girl left The employment Of shis
family about the first day Of July, and
went to Sedslis. This girl il very timid,
and IL she has thee articles think you can
brighten her into . eonfessioa. Mr.. Bell
does not Want this girl arrested, hs merely
wants to recover the property, the articles
being old family relics. So you can try
and &c What 5Oa Can ct out OF her. The
chances are strong that she hes the articles.
Please answer what success.
Yours truly,
THOMAS N. SPEERs.
Chief Of Police.
The Marshal detailed Oficers Gosssee
and Conner to make the search for the
gentle Eliza, and they both started to hunt
her up. They continued their investi&s-
lions until they obtained . slight clue to
her whereabouts. and followed il and her
up to Heydinsfelder's Restaurant, where
she Vas 1t work.
At 6mt she denied knowing anything
about the matter, never saw the jevelry !;
bot little judiclous coercion on the part
of the officers brought her 70 her senses.
She then confessed the theft and restored
III the missing jsvely.
Thus, in IN hour and . half from the
ire Of receiving the shove lsstsr, MAMMAL
smith had the stolen property in his
II will Be forwarded to Kan
~ City to-day.
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Don't b talked into buy.
ing anything. buta sapesioe
cook stove. 4
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LAMoNrh. Nov. is, 1873.

LAxoNrA. Nov. is, 1873.
From our Regular Correspondent
Daniel McNair is feeding cattle 1t the
Chew coal shaft. MI. Triplett At the West
lake and v. Terry on Muddy creek.
Jack Denniscn l. finking q coal shaft
on Samuel Gregory's land, one mile east Of
thw place. having bored down to the coal.
twenty three feet below the surface.
Tho Missouri Pacific railroad has
pulled down the old tank. at this place, and
removed Il to Greenwood. They will erect
large new one before long on the POUNDS.
ton already laid At this place.
M. Sullivan. our lightning rod man, has
entered into the chain pump boainess, at
which he il reaping . rich harvest, owing
To the scarcity Of water, and all the stock
having to he watered from wells, in which
water can be easily obtained BY digging
from fifteen 70 twenty feet.
On lest Sunday evening one Of the sec-
ton hands was walking on the track, east
OF this place, when he was met BY two
tramps Who knocked him down, but he re-
gained his feet and had scufle with them.
One of them drew knife and attempted 70
use il, bat only succeeded in cutting his
clothing, when he made his escape.
On Monday evening lot Of passengers
for Lamonte we're boarding train No. 1, NJ
OBsunon had his pocketbook removed from
his pocket, bot nothing but papers being
car, where passenger saw it and enquIrine
whom il Vas restored, he not having dis
covered his loss until be saw it in the pas
senger's hands.
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T., X. & z. Texas Items.
From the Denison News.
The n, X. 4 T. pay car ID expected to
arrive in Denison Thursday evening.
"A Zimmsrman, Of McAlister, /. T.,
superintendent Of bridges, N. X. 4 T., is
registered as The Alamo.
An unknovn tramp fell through the
railway bridge Ut Atoks tank, Aooday
mosnisg at 4 O'Clock, and broke both his
ARM and injured his spine. Dr.. Folconbs
rendsssd lie poor man the necessary sur
giesl rslisi and be then sppl,sd TO road
sasses Murphy for . paas TO Denisoo. Mr..
Murphy gave The tramp . ssop-over tie
pen, and b started los Texas With one
side Disconnected, one Aat Wheel, and fat
poekstbook. At Let secounts be Wa seen
nakias . Ayiag switch for the boarding
houes q DusasI Although the man fell .
distance Of twenty-five feet, sliGhtinG on
IL rochs in Big Besgy creek, his appetite
ssasinsd uninpsirsd and 10 never missed
Q neal.
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At the residence Of the brides father,
near Lincoln, Benton county, on Tuesdsy
afternoon. Nov. 18th, 1873. BY Rev. Thoa.
Briggs, of Leesville, Mr.. r. W. Campbell,
Of War.aw, 70 Mia Anna Wallace, daugh.
ter Of William G. Wallace.
Another bright light Of Wsnss's bache-
lor-hood has been extinguished and removed
to the bright 6rmament of matrimonial
bliss. Mr.. Campbell il ayoung end tai.
ented lawyer. Of Bentoa, and gives
great promise of IN honorable and dissia-
eaished career. His fair bride 10 beauti.
full and accomplished young lady, possessing
all those virtues of true vomanhood that
sdorn the domestic and social circle, and
light the pathway Of man through life.
TheBA1oo wishes them Joy aud hsppioesa,
may the rich blessings Of life attend them
in their journey together, and pssee and
prosperity dwell With them in their hose
hold.
A reception will be rendered NJ. and
Mrs. Campbell 1t Warsav, tonight By
their friends, after which they will depart
on their wedding tour for St Louis. Chies.
60 and the east.
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If you want 70 build q
house, 20 to Thomas & Co. toE
hardware, - be II selling low
|er than al othors. Il
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Mr.. I. F. McCamau1 Of the Csrthagl
(Ao.l Bana0, sesds ~ one Of The nosl
novel and issesious pieces Of work N
have sssa for many day. Il = . nsv
showing Tie consseeiossl districts il III
State, and nsds Of bsass rule With typ
lettering, and in tvo color, black and ssd.
With it, many angles. triaaslss. OBJ
long. squares and psrallelosrans. the joh
must have taxed his patienes and skill "a
the utmost, and il speaks we'll ios his orig
inalisy - typo.
Mr.. AcCaoane Started printing olkcs
q Dresden so0e ssses o. eight yean ego.
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An Old Couple Who Know the
Ropes.

He vas little old man.
And she wss . little old woman.
When that couple slowly and CAREFUL!
deseeoded from the platform Of . car o.
the u. <. 4 7. train from the South, yesser
day morning. they looked like Two repre-
sentstivss Of by-gons ages suddenly mskinl
their sppearsocs upon the earth.
II w. impossible to approximate the e,
Of either Of them. but if wrinkles are any
criterion, the old man could Be grand
father 70 Nethuaaleh. His keen blsci
eyes. his little cap mounted upon shock
Of gray hair, q long old-fsahioned coat that
reached nearly 10 feet encased In lark. car
pet clipper, presented q strange picture, in
the background Of which was his odd little
better hall.
They wandered slowly about the plat
form. - il searching for something they did
not expect TO find. They were Poor-oh,
yes, very poor. having neither money nor
friesda They were from Texas and trying
10 ct back to Canada, where they had
grown children Who would take care Of
them. Would not some one help them I!
Mr.. Rose, of the Pacific House. gave them
food and shelter yesterday and last night
This morning they wished to resume
their journey, and Of coure went to the
Mayor. Everybody goes to the Mayor when
they want anything. They told their story
and avoke the Mayors sympathy. He
told them he would see What he could do,
and went to Mr.. Berry, the ticket agent, to
get him to telegraph to the headquarters Of
both the Missouri Pacific and n. X. 4 T.
roads, state the condition Of thee people,
and inquire the lowest rate. for their trans
portaiion to Hannibal or St. Louis.
Mr.. Berry asked him il he referred 10 the
little old man. The Mayor replied be did.
VI. Berry then told the Mayor that the
little old man vas playing 1t 6ne on him.
lor be had money-tventy dollars that be
Vas certain Of. The agent said that yesser.
day the little old man came TO him and |
,sked h,n the price Of transportation to
Canada. He vss informed that il would !.
Nat forty dollan. The old mans face
twisted up like ball Of fishing worms. bot
inally offered Mr.. Berry $50. OF course he
RS refused, and the ]. o. n. vent avav dis
.oosolaie.
When the Mayor heard this, he vent to
he little old man and asked him to explain
L The latter gave evaaive replies to HE
and denied having any money.
'atis6ed that he vas being imposed on,
he Mayor told the sharp little old man
be best thing be could Go vas to hoard
he train and travel - far - his money
sould take him before be applied for a.
Seeing there vas no hope Of
making . raise here, the misery old couple
,oarded The Hannibal train and recon-
senced their journey. For aught anybody
Inovs to the contrary, the old couple may
y veil oG.
Almost daily the Mayor is besiesed BY
applicants for charity, and 1t il hard to
distinguish between the deserving and the
mposion Who are always on the 60; bot
here il no fund provided for this purpose,
md the almost daily arrival Of panpen
'ere IL becoming serious nuisance.
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Wedding poPtie0


Mr.. and Nm. r. W. Campbell nee Assa
Wallace. accompanied By NJ. and Mn. A
C. Barry, arrived In the city last evening
and ensconeed shemsslves at Sichsrs'
During the evening iev friends called AID
eo.,gratulated the bride and groom aud
wished them that future hsppinss and pros.
perisy that they 20 richly deserve.
This morning the party took The train
for Jefferson City. where they will remain
to-day, and then proceed on their tour "a
ST. Louis.
Col. Barry and vile will 90 10 Chicago,
and b abeent from home some weeks.
Al the Gsrrisop, Mr.. and Mn c. D.
French, nee Mis Katie Owens, seeoups-
MED BY Mr.. and Mn. Wysn Nelson, Of
Cooper county, arrived from Brownsville On
the owl train and took rooms ct the Gsrr,-
son.
To them their msny friends in Central
Missouri. including the BAsoo, tenderl
heartfelt congratulations and hope their
lives will b full Of cloudlso pleasures and
undimmed happinsH.
They, too, took the morning train east
They vent to Bunceton RIA Upton. vhers
they will spend some days visiting iriends.
Two bridal parties on one train, and in
one car, With Conductor jim Hooses "a
punch their tickets. VS. all thst human
nature could bear, and il i reported the,
jim shed team Of sorrow and joy eoosbised
- bic train palled through East Sedalis.
and be unable 70 stop and take on anothsa
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The Peoria = the finest Ill
cast Heating Stove made Sec
T.
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ROYAL R R6WpEs
Absolutely Pure.
Absolutely Pure.


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Subscription lists are beng circulated
among our eitisens today to procure the
nsees.asy means to enable the Sedalia
Band means TO purchase new iastrunenta,
which ard badly needed. This Band has
bow achisvsd s.Fepuiatioa which i IN
honor to he city. and they should receive
shs eseouraesnest and support to which
their eAors and merits entitls them. A
god band IL source Of public pride, and
for the credit Of The city We hope 10 80 Q
liberal respooss made to their appeal.
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A grand celebration took plscs 1t Hig-
sinsvi:le yesterday On the occasion Of the
eomplesion Of the C. 4 A. extensioa to that
place. The train bearing the o6csss Of the
road did not arrive until 40 p. .. Pre-
vious to that speeches had been made bv
Col. Child, Messn. Lssueur and Shevalsss.
Alter the train arrived President Mitchell,
Of the G. 4 A., msds spsech.
There b no water on the rosd between
the Missouri river and Himinssille. and
there we're two dead engines at Msnhall.
For the preseat they will have to haul
Vster from the river.
A big dinner vas had in honor Of the
event. and . general good tine enjoyed b
the large crowd that participated.
Gen Joe Shelby had been working With
his force night and day for three days to
6niah his contract, which be did In inst
clas style.
Mr.. Mitchell stated the rosd will b en-
ished to Kansas City within forty days.
The road d being buils with steel rsils and
everything connected with the enterprise i
substantial and 6ss-clso.
The lasoren we're paid % at Higsins-
Vile yesterday, and that town va alive
With busine9.
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Report Of the Grand Jury.
The Grand jury made q repoet at three

Report Of the Grand Jury.
The Grand Jury msde report At three
o'clock, to the Criminal court, % follows:
To tie Hon. Criminal C0st, Pitts Cbxasy,
Missouri:
The Grand Jury empanneled for the No
vember term Of said court, examined into
the condition Of the County Treasury, and
20 far a. their time would permit aud infor-
nation received from the Treasurer, We
end the hooks are kept in good condition
and The funds Of the county properly cared
for. We had no time to compare the
Treasurer books With the books Of the
County Clerk. but No far ~ ve examined
We fonnd them correct. Respectfully sub
mitted, etc.
They present ffty.three Indictments.
thirty Of them being for violation Of the
liquor Law.
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Mr.. Coriey, the e@eient Chief dag.
gagenasser Of the n. K. 4 T., ~ lie re.
cipisst Of . present from he south this
oos.ing. Il = IN soosDoas hon, and
caa b heard iron oae eod Of - rood 10
~ oshse. Big 0sosss tsisd to blow Il
tAis nosaiag. bit aeeidsatslly fell into IL
aesth-pises and he'd 70 b heisssd cot b
J d01jek.
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Married.

Near Ssdalia, No, Tuesday evening Nov.
l9sh, 1878, By Elder n. n. Ragland. Mr..
Willard p. Elliot and Min Sallis A. Mid
dIesos, daughter Of W. E AiddIssos. E.q.
Atteodants-Nr. Samuel Aiddleton and
Mia Belle Fesgusoo.
IL Seaalia, Tossdsy evening. Nov. l9sh.
By Justics CLARK. Augustus Schrsnkler to
Ni0 Rose Hitler.
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A New Democratic Paper.

At . late hosr last night . reporter ran
across III. John Hodnett ., old nevsPa-
per man, Who for the past Eve months has
been Disconnected With journalism. Having
known Mr. Hodnett ever since he started
the Ti~ea - 'ihe only simon-pure Demo
cratic paper in ST. Louis," the reporter
took the liberty Of asking his opinion Of
The absorption Of his old ban.ling ~ q
Journal that claimed to b the only Re
publican paper in St. LOUIS" Mr.. Hod-
nets's reply vas couched in terms Of intense
Disgust and modification. He said the
csty vas nov left without . Democratic
paper, for the RPsb,ioaa, once IN in6uen-
tial organ Of the Wing party, never vas.
and never claimed to be . Democratic
paper. The Tssses vas the only organ Of
the Democracy in the city. and nov that it
he'd been swallowed By the Radical Josssai,
the Democrats were without mouthpiece.
He had been solicited to start Democratic
paper, and had declined m,ny favorable
o6sr,, bot meeting With Mr.. John McGufi..
the former business manager Of the Ti~es
and bsing strongly urged, had consented to
embark in Journalism once more. Having
made up his mind, he had Lost no time in
psrsecsing his srraneeuents. In connec-
ton With Mr.. McGu6in. he will ct once
commence the publication Of IN evening
Democratic paper. Ample means have
been secured, and within . period Of ten
days he will issue the 6nt number Of the
new Journal Of Democracy. He Gill start
With new preases. new type, 6rst-clas edi-
son. aud . corps Of experienced reporsers.
The paper will Be the expooent Of pure and
ussdultesated Democracy. and vill b de-
voted to the interests Of the party, regard.
Len Of individusls and cliques. Mr.. Hod-
nett entertaisa no shadow Of doubt in re.
gard to The success Of the enterprise With
Tie sxperienee be has had in the feld Of
Journalism. and the 'bscking" secured. be
believes ihst be can ut once place HE paper
on . paying basis. The prospectus Of The
nev paper vill b issued in day or two
q I<>~ss v,wv>r
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Economy il wealth. Save
money BY buying the Economy
Stove. It