Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-07-19

Inc MISSOURI hlVcr anu Il OTt ScOIJ hali-
road Company have recently sold out the
road running from Springfield to Ash
Grove, length of 90 miles, to the Missouri
River, Fort Scott and Gulf Railroad Com
pany. The latter company propose to ex-
tend the road from its present terminus at
Ash Grove to Fort Scott, in Kansas. The
line, when completed, will have length Of
100 miles from Springfield to Fort Scott, and
will be an important Missouri road. From
Springfield it is proposed to build the line
southwark to Jacksonport, on the White
River in Arkansas, or to some ether point
where navigation is practicable. The engi-
neers have recently been over the route of
the proposed extension southwardly from
Springfield and have returned. They pro-
nounce it a feasible route, and there Is a
good prospect that within the near future a
railroad line will be in full operation be-
tween Fort Scott in Kansas and some point
on the White River in Arkansas, and ex-
tending across the State of Missouri.
The completion of the railroad from JET
ferson City to Versailles, in Morgan Coun-
ty, seems to be a fixed fact. Only very little
remains to be subscribed of the amount re-
quired Cin addition to the $50, 900 in bonds
which the city is authorized yet to SUBJ
scribe) for the work. When it reaches Yer.
saiiles the building Of two lines, one to Fort
Scott. the other by way of Springfield. it is
thought will follow rs an lneVlLaDIe conse-
quence.
A German book-binder from st. Louis,
whose first name was Henry, was killed near
Lamonte on the Sth while attempting to steal
n ride on freight train. Sixteen cars pass
ed over him. Description: Age %, weight
16O, heavy set, dark brown mustache, black
hair, commonly dressed; had several letters
in German on his person. An inquest was
held and the remains inferred at Lamonte.
Edward James Knapp, elder brother Of
John and George Knapp of the st. Louis Re.
publican, died at st. Joseph on the sth.
A State Convention of Bankers was held
at Sweet Springs on the Sth and 9th, at
which State organization was formed to
be known as the Missouri Bankers Assoei-
alton. Col. j. L. Stephens Of Boonville,
President Of the Central National State
Bank, was elected President; Geo. Wilson,
Jr., Of Lexington, Secretary; John Nicker-
SON of the st. Louis National Bank, Treasur-
er. A number of ice-Presidents and an
Executive Committee were also chosen.
A State meeting of veterans Of the Mext-
can War was held at Boonville on the 10th.
Permanent officers were elected rs follows:
President, Col. j. L. Stephens; Secretary,
j. e. Taliaferro; Treasurer, Col. j. A. Epp-
stein. Resolutions were passed expressive
of their desire and expectation that Con-
gress will advance their pension interests.
A mass-meeting Of the Mexican veterans Of
the State was appointed for Boonville the
second Thursday in September, 1879.
William o. Smith, who made deadly as.
sault with a knife upon Mrs. Sterling Of
Lebanon, ILL.,, in st. Louis in April last, has
been sentenced to eight years. imprison-
ment in the Penitentiary.
The American Union Telegraph Com
pany (Jay Gould's new line) is at once to
erect poles and put up wire in the States Of
Kansas and Missouri, and by October 600
miles of new telegraph will be In operation
within this territory.
At st. Louis, on the 7th, VIM. G. Reeves,
aged 81, an employee in Dunham's candy
factory, shot his wife, aged II, and then at
tempted suicide. Neither will probably die.
Reeves is thought to have been temporarily
insane, as no cause is known for the deed.
A woman named Mrs. WINNER committed
suicide in Christian County on the 7th, by
hanging herself. She left q husband and
seven children.
Governor Phelps, on the 9Th, formally re-
fused to commute the punishment Of Frank
Davidson, sentenced to be hung on the sth
at Warrensburg.
Clifton Hosking, mineralogist and min
ing explorer, who had been working in the
interest Of Madison County the past year,
was drowned on the 9th. He leaves a family
which resides in Southern Illinois.