The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-07-22

New York Herald.
A "trampish" looking man, about
fifty years Of age, walked into Otto
Meyers saloon, Exchange place.
Jersey City, between Two aud three
o'clock yesterday morning. and startled
the proprietor with gruH, DO YOU
know me. bass
NO, do not, sir" stammered Mr..
Meyer. and the visitor. without
any further ceremony, introduced
himself as james w. Mackey-the
b"nanza king" In support Of this
statement he drew n number Of
documents from the pocket of his
ta,tered vest. and called for wine for
the house. For q time he spent his
money lavi>hly, and when that wss
exhausted he regretted having given
THAT fellow too much money" and
whatever else he got was obtained on
credit. The mans appearance. dilap-
iolated slouch hat. no coat and tattere,l
trousers AMI wai,tcoat aroused Mr..
Movers suspicion that he was either
crazy or q fraud but the stranger
displayed such knowledge Of
Western fnanciers. mining stocks
and transactions that his host was
credulous AMI gave him what he asked
tor. The stranger RECALLED those in
the restaurant with a history of his
career since he struck his first win
nings and how he had spent his time
and money since acquiring his great
fortune. He declared tina: his uephews
had jispleased him and he was going
to cut them off with q paltry S20,-
600 year. He also generously
offered to buy out local newspaper
for young man present and promised
to advance him $4,000 for that
purpose. He r, manned at Mr.. No yer's
place all night and left ut 8 o'clock,
promising to return and settle q wine
bill of over SOL. He did return at
noon and ordered q dinner of lamb
chops and chickens After dinner he
gave some Young fellows in the
saloon several dollars. with instruc-
tons to Ego out and have a DAVIS
sport" He left about 5 O'Clock il
the evening. still leaving his wine bill
unsettled. and up to q late hour last
night had not returned. His second
visit with plenty Of money leads
Mr.. Meyer to believe that the man is
really the ''bonanza king"
A Child Killed by Wild Beast.
New Uris ans Democrat July 3th-
A shocking tragedy is reported to
have occurred near the Forest place,
in st. Mary parish. ON Tuesday even
ing last. A little before dark on that
day. it seems. a cOlored man and
woman started to visit q neighbOr
some distance off. and a small boy Of
ten wears desired to accompany them.
On being prohibited from doing Sd.
the little fellow waited until they had
started. when he followed them ''from
affair of" The road he had to traverse
led through a dense forest, near
which is thick cane-break. When
in the road opposite the wood the boy
was heard tn utter an agonizing cry for
help, ami on the man returning q
part Of his clothing was found in the
read and q track Of blood led TO-
war,l the undergrowth. The man was
TOO frightened to enter the forest. hat
Immediately secured assistance. and.
upon entering the woods . portion Of
the skeleton of the unfortunate child
was found. bearing unmistakable signs
Of having been manglei BY the jaws
IF some powerful carniverous animal.
1t was supposed that a panther had
done this horrible work, and q number
Of the best dogs were put in the
woods to hunt it, but no intelligence
VI the chase has reached US. As il
natural to suppose. great excitement
prevailed in the neighborhOod.