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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-06-01

The Life and Character Of the
Statesman and Soldier.

There wss not . very large ssdience
present 1t the court room hall last evening
Although quite number Of tickets had
met With sale, the iaclement weather and
muddy streets prevented many from At
tending Who had been purchaser OF seatr,
aud those Who were present were not ex-
actly crowded.
Mayor Evans introduced the lecturer Of
the evening, Major Wright in few fitting
words.
A. . preface to his lecture, the major
said:
l veil remember having long ago heard
sung song whose refrain ran, Beautiful
Venice, bride Of the sea-" think that
some Inspired bard Of the future may With
all appropriateness sing beautiful Sedalia
pride Of the prairie" She il beautiful.
Il is case Of love At frst sight with me. I
had not seen the city for twelve year. I
need not tell you that the village Of then
and the city of to-day are not the same.
In further very complimentary terms
the major continued for few sentences TO
speak OF Sedslla and then take up the sub
ject matter for his discourse. II j. no pen.
pose of this brief notice to attempt 70 follow
the eloquent outline Of General Shields
character drawn BY Msior Wright - the
words flowed out in his musical voice, orns.
mented with all the grsces Of rhetoric and
imagination, . picture of the old hero
whose memory will Be always green in
Missouri, seem to rise before the audience
and stand bright hued upon the mental
canvas. He depicted the life and services.
the deeds and the death. Of the statesman
and soldier Of whom be spoke, With an ar
dor and tenderness, beam of love and sd-
miration, and held his hearers rapt listen
en to the close.
1t was an eloquent Grafton upon . noble
theme. and the BAzoo sincerely regrets that
there we're not more Who experinced the
pleasure of hearing it.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-06-01
RAILROAD RACKET.

"A new time table on the Paci6c
to-day.
-Genersl Rosdmaster Ridg..y, of the
N, K. 4 I. is in the city.-Denison Ne,ns
Eighty seven passenger trains arrive
and depart daily from the union depot, In.
dianapolis.
The Missouri. Kansss 4 Texas traffic
for the second week of May wss $3.50,
sn increase of $l7, 655.
George Mor6ti. 40 old Pacific engineer
whose family reside in sedalia. IL nov run.
ming between Kansas City and Atchison.
The Grand Trunk people propose to
make the RI between Chicago and Mon
treai 10 twenty i've hous. Distance $50
mile.
Il. W. Towne will assume the duties Of
general superintendent of the K. C. Fl.
Scott 4 Gulf and l.. G, L. 4 s. roads on
June LIST.
After several month. Of del,b.r.,ion
the Union Pacific folks have decided to
locate their extensive new shops at Sidney,
Nebraska.
Last Friday the Indiauap,lis rolling
mill company purchased one thousand
tons Of old rails 1t $2900 PER ton. . decline
OF over $2O ton from prices obtained
lev mooths since.
The Indianapolis rolling mill compa.
ny has contracted 10 furnish one thousand
tons Of rails, thirty-6ve pounds TO the
yard, to the DsnvilIe, Olney and Ohio riv-
er narrow gauge road.
General Manager Mitchell and Chief
Engineer Kimberly arrived from Sedalia
yesterday in their special car. They leave
this morning for the front Of the d. & 6. E.
extensioo.-D1isOn Meas.
A Tennessee railroad company has
elected lady treasurer Of the rosd. The
president of the road 10 . vidover, owns
. large per cent. Of the stock of the rosd,
and il IN earnest defender Of Woman's
rights.
Peter Ryan. recently employed on the
Choctaw division Of the NJ. K. 4 T., a .
freight brakeman, died 1t Burlington, II.
on the 2Sd inst, of dropsy Of the heart.
Pete waa . railroad man Of the old school,
fsithful, industrious and open hearted.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-06-01
Moved IN the Might.

Several yesrs ago the late Rev. E. +.
Brown decided two vacant lots. ON or neas
Broadvsy, TO . relative. A few yeas af-
iervard the Washington school vas made
quase to the demands Of the public, and "a
that end Mr.. Brown bull: two buildinea On
the lots mentioned persou Who va the
lawful owner not being . resident of the
city, and not being in possession-for the
accommodation of the schools, and rented
them to the school board for three years,
the lease expiring in September next
Of late il has been threatened. or il Wa
supposed that the person owning the lots
would take possession of them and the
houses on them. To thvart that, Thure-
day night, - soon a the school year had
closed, between shutdown and sunrise, the
houses were moved from the lots, in order
toprevent any further trouble in the matter.
Yesterday, Mr.. Bryson Brown. to make
the school hoard whole, inssmuch - be
had been paid rent 10 advance, paid into
the treasury of the school board 5000.
NJ. Brown, - administrator of his
fathers estate, did right, and his action
il endorsed BY the school board and every.
body else Who IL covenant with the cir.
cumstsnces.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-06-01

There is hardly paper in the Missouri
valley that hasn't had iis little say about
the utter vorthleesDesa and carelesspess of
anne of the parties connected With the
Associated Press 1t St. Louie, until At last
forbearsnce he's ceased to be virtue. The
following paragraph from the ST. Joe Nexs
hits The nail squarely on the head:
"If somebody would sit down ON some
six or eight associated prem reporter end
stay then till they sobered up sui6ciently
10 20 after the news and write il up intslli.
gently. perhaps then the pspen of the
Missouri valley Who have long been i'm
po-ed upon By that gigantic fraud would
contain something beyood brnf rehash Of
public sfain. . lev market reports and
two columns Of foreign news which bot few
care for and not one out of ten ever reads.
The associated pres kilograms that are
now sent out and especially those from 81.
LOUIS are about the 6imsiest things that
could we'll Be raked up TO occupy valuable
space and consume tine"
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-06-01
A QUIET WEDDING.
The Marriage Of DR.. Charles SChil-
ling and Miss johanna
Har4eler.

A wedding wss sOlemniz~d 1t Kajser 3
psrlorH, yesterday morning. the contracting
Partiee to which had not seen each other
for more than year. until the brides n
rivs: in Sedslia on nos. yesterday. Some
fourteen months ago, DR.. Charles Schilling
left his home 10 Germany and came to
America to seek his fortune. He left BE-
bind in his native place . bright.eyed
maiden Who made solemn vow that she
loved none other, and that she would re-
main true until such time a be saw proper
to send for her. when she would Join him
in the "land of the free" and become his
bride.
The doctor, after looking around consid.
erably, located in Clinton, No., and has
since resided in that thriving little city.
That he prospered IL evinced BY the fact
that few weeks ago he wrote to his sf6-
snced, saying that be bad prepared home
for her, and on Der arrival they would be
made man and wife.
No sooner was the message received than
the bride expectant hastily made every
arrangement. and. IN company with the
doctors sister, started for America. The
pssase across the briny was pleasant, and
three days ago they arrived in New York
and Immediately took passage for Sedalia,
where the doctor wss 70 meet them, which
be did, and . most afiectionase meeting
took place At the depot yesterday morning.
The case was briefly stated to Mr.. Kaiser,
and Rev. Charles Kraft, Of the German
Lutheran church, Was called, and IN the
presence of Miss Schilling and Henry
W. Aueschke and Mr.. Kaiser, the reverend
gentleman pronounced the words that
made DR.. Schilling and Mia Johanna
Marzeler one.
Al the eonclusion of the ceremony, and
after congratulations had been extended
the champagne vas called out and the
quiet little party passed half 40 hour or %
most pleasantly. The doctor and HE bride
accompanied By Miss Schilling took the
evening train for their home at Clinton,
where, let u hope. they will enjoy . most
happy future.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-06-01

An irste landlady from an East Sedalis
boarding house vas msking things lively
1t the depot yesterday morning just before
the departure of the northern bound NJ. *.
4 +. train. Her story is thusly: Two
weeks ago man named Thomss Morgan,
laborer, came to her house and engaged
board. leaving his valise - security. Last
Saturday night week was pay day. but
Thomas put up his finger and stood 'em
of for another week. Last night would
have been pay day for the second time, and
no doubt Morgan Was aware of the feet,
for Friday night be slipped his valise from
h,s room and failed TO show up at the
breakfast hour. A most thorough search
failed to give any clue to the missing men
but the landlady thinks be vent to Moberly,
"a be gave 1t out he lived IN the Magic
City when he 6rst came to Sedsiia. Evil
IDENTIFY be 10 bad crowd.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-06-01

Mexiso beat Sedalia, which town vac
after the next annual state medical meet.
ing. which will be in this city.-Merioo
Ledger.
That's where You are 'oG your eggs,"
Robert. Sedalis didn't even ak for the
honor, - the physicians Who we're in A.
tendance from this city inform the BAzoo.
Mexico had her hands full getting away
with Mscoa's baggage, much lea tsckline
Sedalis.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-06-01

AZ tbousands caa testify, there 10 moth.
ing % much 70 be desired - perfecs sight,
and perfect sight can only Be obtaissd By
using perfect speetsclss. c. q. Taylor. ous
home opticisn, exercises great skill and
patience io fitting those needing spectacle,
with ease and comfort to the vsares. dti
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-06-01

prise, and retreated toward the door.
Before she cosld utter . vesd !
adroitiy stepped between her and the
d'nr. and fixing my eyes upon hers,
enid
Madame, my name is johnson
am member Of the detective force
Of New York" Her cheek paled.
aud she seemed agi,ated. DO YOU
know THE ,rinket ?" l continued.
displaying the glitteriny opal ear
ring.
On seeing it she uttered a piercing
scream end dropped senseless to the
AOr. The old coachman heard her
cries and rushed into the room. He
stopped when he saw me. and demand
ed my business. ] told him was q
detective. and drawing the old knife
from my vest pocket said sternly:
flames Baker. this il your knife,
and with it Henry Delevan was muir
dered in New York"
He uttered low curse, and, his
eyes blazing like fury. he drew a long
bowie- knife and rushed toward me.
WAS prepared.
"Not so fast" said I. and the six
ewes Of nv revolver looked into his
face. Another step toward me AMI
you are . dead man. Drop that
knife"
He hesitated q moment. and then.
seeing that I was in earnest. he
dropped the knife aud said, IL did
not do it,"
/ walked to the window, still covor-
ing him With my revolver. and
sprang the watchman's rattle. II was
answered by the entrance Of two
policemen. ] ordered them to secure
the man, aud then turned nv atten-
'im to the young lady. who was
just recovering from her swoon. She
MAS burning Sith fever and her eyes
had an unmistakeable lOok Of
delirium. The intense excitement
had caused an attack Of brain fever.
From the coachman's confession anil
other circumstances the following facts
leaked out: Some time previous to
the tragedy Henry Delevsn had
made a somewhat lengthy visit to
Chicago. where he frequently met
Miss DAlembert. Being man Of
elegant personal appearance and
agreeable manners, the impulsive
young lady became desperately
enamOred Of him, hut "a he was en-.
gagged ." an eslimable Young lady in
New York. the passion was not
reciprocatesl. She discovered the
fact Of his engagement. and with an
inconsistency characteristic Of her
French blUd. hated lin more in
tensely then she had ever loved him.
She determined to revenge herself.
and endeavOred 20 bride the old
coachman to murder him. He would
not agree to this. hut in view Of y
reward he promised to help her.
They to"k the evening train for New
York, and she. knowing which way
he would pass in going home from the
house Of his betrothed. they bid in an
alley running across one Of the
principal streets. Baker had the
knife open in his hand, hut when
about midnight they heard his steps,
and she Recognized him in the dim
moonlight. the old man dropped the
knife and recOiled. She seized it, and
- he advanced rushed upon him and
struck the fatal blow. The death
stricken man did not even utter q
grOan. but clenchesl wildly at the air,
and his Fingers closed upon one of
her ear rings. and in his fall tore it
from her ear. They fed precipitately,
and took the next train for Chicago.
The young lady 10 sill living, .
raviDg maniac in the insane asylum.
and the ancient c0achmau u serving
his life term in the state prison.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-06-01

A Mother and Three Children
Footing It 70 Gin
Oinnati.
After Camping Out for Ten DGys
IN the Vicinity Of &C.
dalia. They 60
RoOt.

A BAzOo reporter sac . young man Of
eighteen, . Woman Of probably forty. aed
tvo little girls Of about eight and ten years
respectively, walking esst On the Paci6e
track, yesterday roeniog. Who attracted
the atientioo Of Ill about the depot. The
woman vs. the mother Of the three chill
dren, and they were On their gay 70 Cincia.
natl. All were clothed in the 6lihiest ol
raga, and each me carried sone part Of the
camping outfit Of which they we're p~
sessed.
The reporter accosted the young man
and aakea him from whence they hailed,
and learned the following in regard to Ihs
vretched family, = portion Of which il
vouched for By MAMMAL Smith.
They arrived here aooe Ten days ago
having walked oil the way from Lawrence
Ksnaas. Most Of the time they sers en-
tirely destitute. and dspendent upon III,
charity Of the public for vhst they ate. A.
night they would camp out in the mos,
suitable place they could God. and 10 til.
morning resume their journey.
On arriving in Sedslis hesecursd employ.
neat 10 Pohls brick yard. vest Of town
and his mother aud sisters eanped out ia
The vicinity Of where b 80 vorking. He
stated that they had relatives in Cincinnati
and vhes they reached that city they
vould be provided for.
The entire party were osseiooisd. and
the clothes they wore would not hsve cold
for twenty Eve CENTS in sny hsnd-me-dows
estsblishmeat.
The vomans face vs. horribly deformed
her right eye being drawn half way dovr
her cheek, having been caused By sickness
some yean since.
MAMMAL Smith informed the reporte,
: that he paid the fsmily visit fev day,
aimee. end the poverty and vreschedneo be
ssv on that occasion will not soon BE- for
gotten. He says they we're truly objects o.
charity.
The young man refu~ed 10 stop. bot
talked ~ be walked along. sayiog b
wanted 70 get through ~ soon - p.,ssihIe
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-06-01

Ths Riaasas;a, Ailvsssss. Win, s6ds ID
asssiooey asd ssys: "Ths ssls a. War;
serb Hsis KidssY md Liver Csss, les
BsisAss Dissass aad esAss smiesioes Of
Kidasys ed Lsss. - vell - Wss,sTs
osSs Diahsso Cass.los dissaso a saas
saoA, = siDply ioososa."
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-06-01

A girl to work in bookbindssy. Apply
1t the BAzoo counting room. Also .
smart, acsiys boy willing to sork - IN ap-
prentice to the bookbssdiag busipeas. Al.
ply 1t once - shove. S-3ldtf
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-06-01
TIE CONVENTION:

The National Republican Convention
co nvenes in Chicago on Wednesday next
The news from the convention will be ex.
citing and looked for with unusual
anxiety.
The BAzoo of Wednesday evening and
every evening following I'll contain full
reports from the convention giving the 10.
test news obtainable from the great Grant
convention.
For sale At the counting room. 200 Ohio
street, IT news stands and By newsboys and
newsdesIers every where.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-06-01
TO NEwsDEALERS :

Send your orders for extra papers not
later than Tuesday, for Wednesday and
Thurrdsys with full particular of the
ChicsRo convention.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-06-01
u Your Hair Falling or Turning
0foyP

"Londoo Hair Color Ratorsr," The
most cleanly and delightful article ever in
troduoed 70 Tie Americas Psople. II i
totally Different iron Ill osises, not sticky
or gu@ny. and ire froo oil impure ingr
dienss that render many Other psspesaaions
obooIious. Il thictsns this hais, rsssosss
gray hair, give Il ses LIE, ears dasdru6.
causing The hair 70 grow where il be- fallen
OF OF become thin, don sot coil o. Stain
anything. and i % perfectly sad elegantly
prepared - to make it lasting hair drsss-
ing and toilet luxury. Loodoo Hair Color
Rsssossr i sold b. al dsuegsss q . essh
. bostle. o. six bottles for q. Enseipal
Depot for United 6saasa - North Sixth
trset, PhiladelpAis.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-06-01

SEDALIA. Mo-, Nay 9th, lSSO.
May MYRILE:-To-dsy chance threw iu
ny Wsy your csussic communicstion in the
Democrat Of the 10th inst. addressed ITO
the Thief Who Stole GraDdoa Kullmer's
FIowen." May, really nos, have you not
given vastly too much importance to this
csae? Have you not nasni6ed . knot On
your eyelssh ill you thought il va coon
10 . treetopi Did love for moral recti.
tude and desire 70 reform the esring die.
ia,e your communication 10 this unfortu.
nate? Nov. since the excitement that
called il forth he's passed, pleaae read yonr
communication carefully, and il you do
not discover Pharasaical ring to il, then
I am At fault We are told that charity
covereth multitude Of aims: may ok IL
May Myrtle ever made . mis- ssep! II
yes, should the prudes Of society dee At her
approach - fnsm . murderer? Dost re-
call the ans yer that Christ gave the Jews
who desired to know what punishment
should be meted out TO the woman Who had
offended against the Law? He had no con-
demnstion for fses. Grandma Kulimer
had no condemnation for the person Who
took her plsnts; like . true woman, she
knew that person whose love for 6owes
was 20 strong thss he or abe would rick
reputation and liberty, that he might pos
ess them, could not possibly be Q very bad
person, for the really vicious have no love
for 6oven. Christ when an huneered, en-
tered 6eId Of corn and plueked the esr
and satis6ed his hunger. He asked no
questions - to whose corn il wss. He
was without script and needed food; there
va plenty before Him and He helped him.
self. The cultured, puse-proud May
Myrtles Of those dsys condemned the oct,
but those Who valssd humanity shove dol.
.as and cents discovered: nothing in the
oct TO condemn. Nay, doss remember
What IL written that the Nassrene ss,d 10
the thief on the cross! In view Of the sys.
tenn Of robbery that u sancsiooed By lsw.
BY which the legal robber surrouods him.
self With every luxury known 70 civilisa-
ton. while his robbery condemns . thou
sand Of his1ielIovmen to excessive toll and
squad poverty, barring them from every
luxury and many Of the plain comforts Of
life. We should Be sdooishsd to deal gently
and chsritably toward the apparent fail
ures Of the overburdened and poverty
stricken lsbores. whose fate seems 70 Be to
sOv that Others may reap. HE or she
Who II without sin. let him or her cast the
6rst stone" n. T. r.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-06-01

III you sss trooblsd With lever and
seue. duass ssus. biiiious lever. jsusdics.
dyspspsis, OF any di~ssss Of The live, blood
o. stomach, ssd vish 10 90 veil, tsy IL
ssv remedy. Prol. 0ailossss's Fssseh
Liver Ped. Ash yosr drsegisss ios h. ssd
take % oshss. ssd u b be- Dot got % sssd
$50 u . letter % ~ Fssoch Psd Co. To.
lido. o. ssd ssesivs oss b ssssss oail.
For sals b Asg. FIsiseAossa. dsuegiss
corner a 0ooood I'D Ohio oerooea.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-06-01

Cougha. Cold, Asthma and other pol.
mooasy s6ectioos should b looked
to and promptly treated 10 tine,
and thus all serious results may Be- avoided,
and for this purpose ve know Of NJ better
Remedy than "DA SwAYHE,s CoMrouxD
SYRuP o. WILD CnkRaY." The 6rss dose
Givs relief, and il = sure 70 euss'she vosss
Cold or Cough 10 . very shoss tins. Tc
. q cent bottle and Be eosvioosd, and you
vill thus ssoid Doctors bill, ssd noss
likely . serious spell Of sickseA Ps,os 8
eenss and 500 pr bottle. o. six bottles
$500. Ths lsrss siss i Tie .sose scosoo-
iesl. Prepared osly b. d.. svsyss 4 eos
80 North Sixth strssa Philadelphia. Sold,
b ill Psooisess drpegissa
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-06-01

A vell-knovo correspondent has this to
say Of Leadville: '-Stste street, lined on
either lido BY basrooos. dance halls, gam
bling dena, variety shows. and frequenied
BY hardened sinners from every country, 10
the most promisens thoeoughfars in Lead.
vile. In the gambling dens. on esch side
of the room, stand tables devoted princi-
Pally 10 faro. and 1t every turn Of the
cards are heard boistssous cures end the
vilest blsspheniss. II II not a uncommon
sight 70 aee men Who hsve sesked and lost
their lest cent commit suicide By poi.on or
Pistoi, and drop 10 their seats or tracks
around the boards. In such caaes the
games cootinue With thsir usual clockvork
the dead bodies being summsri-
" hustled Cd the scsoe By the vell-srmed
stat OF the sstsblishoeot. 0snbliag 10
the leading smuse0eot Of the town, which
Il Increasing one hundred and City sestlen
per day."
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-06-01

In the cslaboose at Atchison 10 coo6ned
. dirty negro vho il daily Waited By .
white girl. Not . meal pssaes that she
does not bring him siciuals and What dsin-
ties she can procure. They ere married
and hsve BEEN living together some six
months in that city. A gentleman Who has
known the girl for years says she 10 very
respectsbly connected in Nebraska, where
her family resides. This ID but another
evidence Of the depth . woman will reach
when she once starts on the d0vnvard road,
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-06-01
Cheap Real Estate.

SoOOP 1S0oS -SoSO.
!. n. Baker and Charlie Allen we're in
Je6enson City Friday. attending sales Of
real estsie made BY the sheriff Of Cole
county. Baker bought three lois With four
houses on them. for too bits each. Suhae-
quently, rather than pay for recording the
deeds Of the Iots. he gave al three Of then
and The spPurteoances thereto for HE
suPper.
Charlie Allen bought several houses and
loas for 500 esch, and thea did not con-
ss6.e q q vsrv sn.r.A Asvs. nah
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-06-01

Change Of Time.
The following are the corrected figures Of
he %" ,ise-ea'd which sos INTO eject To-
day On The
MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1880-11-04
VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS.

The Galveston News says: There is
one subject about which the Galveston
darky is we'll posted, and that is about
politics. Old Uncle Moses is particular
ly we'll posted. Night before last he was
coming down Galveston avenue, at late
hour, when he was halted by burly
negro with large club and demand for
his money or his life.
"What does all dis heah mean?" asked
the astonished old darky.
'It jess means eff you don't run yer
han in yer pocket an han out yer money
you is gwine to pass in yer checks" " and,
splitting on his hands, the would-be rob-
Der took a tighter grip on his bludgeon
and drew back to strike.
"Ef yer had tole me you was out COL
lectin' voluntary contributions fur the
legitimate campaign 'spenses, / would
have hunted yer up long ago to pay in
my 'sessmerts. and he solemnly handed
over three car tickets, an old Barlow
knife and several other articles of brio a
brac