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Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1880-03-05
History of the Murder --- His
Confession and biography.

During the past year, the Walker
Kilgore murder ease has attracted
great deal of attention. 1t is now
abOnt to become one of the mOurniul
memories of the past. The law,
which demands an eye for an eye,
and a tooth .,or q tooth, will to-
morrow be eniorcrd. Tie i2end"rs
of the LEDGER~hayc read most of the
eyidenc" IN the case in our columns
| heretofore, but We give i'll this issue
a full and complete history OF the
kilgnre trial, and a brief biography OF
the unfortunate boy:
u. N. Chaniworth and J. H. Glen
denim. who were the principal wit
ucsscs in the ease, testified:
! That about II or II o'clock. Jan.
u. 1879. they found deceased on the
stilc blocks at Mr. Krunkic's house,
with right arm and chin shot fright
fully. He said he was dying, that
Walker kilgorc shot him. that the.
: were not in FIGHT, that hllgore shot
, him from tll, bush. Witnesses went
;lou.r the road east n few hundred
yards and came 10 Willingham :
. wagon stuck i'll the mud-ioadcd viii
, fodder, that they traced the blood
back IA hundred yards or sc to IL tire.
5 standing beside the north fence oi
the lane opposite the house OF Mr.
j,allev, at hicli point imam loot
> print Was seen comm" across th'
- road from the direction OF Railey
. house in the direction OF the tres
and the same track was seen owe
Il the uollh fence under the tree an'
q araiu unin. towards lsaiieN's house
tie track was thai of Il small man
. that inthc lane near the tree wcr
?. found " iilin@ham' hat and r"N"lN
,r. the latter with one barrel empt
and rust..d and with hammer %
II cock. This pietoi had not been shot
+. Also that 3uu waddiug recent
II fired was found in the lane near III
a trees ranging in IA Snuthca-terly d
II rcttion.
=. twill be remembered that kilgoi
i, came to MeNico and gave himself III
il He is about p wears old
ic The state showed that kllgorc la'
t. in wait for Wil|ingham aud shot hi
III from the tree. That after kilgoi
q. -i..I hi;n .,.lcc Willinenam drew h
,.I pistol when hiixuye shot him II
Il tally.
al The whole 'tzs..~~-...g she fuss ".
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1880-03-05

Farmers, call q @.
and get = riding
and try it.. f:i:s
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1880-03-05

JEFFERs IN CRY, March 2, ~
H. GLAsCoCK, Esq, Sir .,rNu-,.
full examination Of the case
Kilgore, nv duty compelsm me 70 ue the
cline TO set aside tse sersn'
court, Your. Res -,ttully'
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1880-03-05

Go to Brooks,
for finest lamps at b
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-01-20

THE diplomatic appointments of yester-
day had scarcely even sensational inter
est, being almost entirely transfers or
promotions of men already called from
private stations to diplomatic service.
They are possibly quite as well-itted for
their posts as any who were likely to lie
summoned from private positions, and
their selection is none the more cOmpli-
mentary to them because it was made
after dozen others had been offered and
had declined the place. OF course it will
not be claimed that they were made on
any principle of civil service promotion,
since that could have been done rs well
months ago as now; and if Minister
Lowell was to he sent to the court of st.
James, it would have been more credit
able to the administration and more graf
flying to him to have had the first ap-
pointment than to be offered the position
after half dozen smaller men had de-
clined it.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-01-20
A Level-hcatled Ruler.

For real practical promotion and dif1u-
sion of knowledge among men commend
me to Dom Pedro, emperor of Brazil.
He is Remembered in this country as a
quiet, sensible gentleman who would not
be feted, and who travelled about indefati-
gably, gathering up all sorts of hints
and helps toward improving his
own country and people. He keeps it
up. His latest movement has been
to establish, in connection with the depart
mcnt of commerce ut Rio JancirO, a "Ccn-
trail Commission of International Ex-
changes" The idea of such commissions
in all countries was broached at the geo.
graphical congress held in Paris in 1875.
The French government has already acted
upon the suggestion, and now Dom Pedro,
intelligently wide awake to tile interests
of his people, issues an imperial
decree creating commission. 1t
will be general bureau of information
and exchange for the literary and scienti-
tic world, give assistance to scientific ex-
peditions, hunt up information hidden
away in libraries and government archives,
receive and distribute publications sent
from foreign countries, appoint delegates in
all the Brazilian provinces to cooperate
with tin a word, organize the knowledge
on hand and collect more.-RamsdeWs Re-
puJlic.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-01-20
State ITEMS.

Napoleon Campana and Chester L.
Lewis begin IS hour foot race at Brook
lyn tomorrow evening.
James Boyd, of Norristown, was elected
president of the Stony Creek railroad at
the annual meeting OF stockholders yes
terday.
Oliver Drcsher, Of lIartranft station, Oh
the Stony Greek railroad, Montgomery
county, was found dead near the insane
hospital on Sunday. Coroner Longs jury
returned verdict that Dresher was killed
by the cars. No one saw the accident,
but as both arms were broken below the
elbows and other wounds inflicted it was
thought to he certain that the unfortunate
man, who was a well-known and respected
citizen. met his death on the track.
Wilkesbarre had coincidence ycster-
day in the affairs before the court. Judge
Woodward occupied the bench, and the
case under cOnsideration-Harvey VS..
Bonham-had for attorneys, ex-Judge
Harding, whom Woodward succeeded J.;
Hubbard B. Payne, who was the judges
most active opponent for the judgeship ;
and c. B. Metzger, on the jury, who is
Judge Woodward's successor as chief en-
gineer of the Wilkesbarre fire depart
ment
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-01-20
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
Muddy Streets.

Many of the streets are in terribly bad
condition, and owing to the very open win
ter we have had, this was to have been ex-
pectcd. But we think there is no possible
excuse for the almost impossible condition
i'll which the first two squares Of North
Queen street is at present. When it
is remembered that the street commit
tee during the past season has spent
s4OO or $500 in repairing these squares,
and the street commissioner has recently
hauled away from them hundreds of cart
loads of filth, and that the street is yet almost
impossible from Centre square to the rail-
road, it must be palpable to all that there
has been gross neglect or mismanagement
somewhere. Residents in the vicinity of
North Queen and Orange streets
call their favorite thOroughfare "the
canal of the Dismal Swamp" and say
it has been opened for navigation for
the season. Storekeepers complain that
their business is greatly interfered with
and shoppers find it almost impossible to
get from one side of the street to
the other, the sO-callcd CROSSINGS
being as deeply covered with mud as the
rest OF the roadway. What are the street
committee and the street commissioner
going to do about it t.? 1t is to be hoped
they will not waste any more money by
attempting to pike it with rotten slate.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-01-20
His Sole s. Distinction"

The nominations for census supervisors
which have been made for this state lndl-
cate very commendable effort on the
part of those having this matter in hand to
keep away from politics. There are Re-
publicans and Democrats alike in the list,
and while there may be more of one party
than of the other it will be cause for gen
eral satisfaction that there is not a man
among them all who is distinguished as a
poIitician.-Ihiladelphia Times.
The last clause of the above cannot
fairly he held to be true rs it relates to the
appointee for this district. If Joseph
Samson has any distinction at all it is
as politician, and if he is not distin-
gushed as politician it is only because
he has no distinction of any kind. In
that line he has quite as much distinc-
ton as attaches to the average Hog
Ringer and Bull Ringer in this county of
unsavory political nomenclature. lie
has been persistent OtiicehOlder, always
hunting place when he was not occupy
ing it. In his capacity rs prison inspcc-
tor and school director, he has been a
constant viOlator of the law Which
forbids members of these boards
furnishing supplies to the public
institutions and, in general, he is
an adept practitioner of all the arts of the
small politician. He was ousted from
the prison direction by virtue of the
strong charges made 10y the ruling fac
ton of his own party that he had been All
active promoter of the scandalous man.
agement which has SO long prevailed in
that institution, and his last appoint
ment, to place for which he has no
special fitness and no desert reflects credit
neither on Congressman Smith who Sc
cured it nor on Mr.. Hayes who made it.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-01-20
Funeral Of Dr. White.

The funeral of the late Samuel S.
White, the well-known manufacturer of
dental Instruments, of Philadelphia, who
died in Paris on the 3Oth ult, took place
yesterday afternoon, from his late resi-
dence, No. 1922 Arch street. The re-
mains, which had been embalmed in
France, were attired in suit of black
cloth and reposed in a metallic casket.
During the day the residence was visited
by large crowds of people. After relig-
ious service at the house the cortege pro-
ceeded to Woodland cemetery for inter-
ment in the family vault. BY strange
coincidence, just as the funeral occurred,
the quarter sessions court was being occu-
pied with the trial of Thos. McGuirk for
numbering the colored porter at DIR.
Whites establishment some fifteen years
ago.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-01-20
CONWAY On IRELAND.
He Thinks the Distress Ought to be Ale
waited by the Sale of Churches
and CAthedr8lS.


and Cathedrals.
In Ireland, says NJ. D. Conway, the out
look grows glOOmier every day.
There are considerable districts, chiefly in
the western part of the island, where the
people have neither food nor clothing, and
no work. Crime is following, as usual,
close on despair. 1t is stated that, in the
whole district, from Leenane round
the coast to Tully, Streamstown,
Omay, Clifden, Roundstone, Carne and Gal
way, the kelp industry is gone there is
no work, and private charity is utterly
unequal to cope with the distress. A
dreadful famine is impending. The
Duchess of Marlborough's appeal for a
voluntary fund to deal with pressing
necessities is meeting with good re-
sponse. A relief committee has been
formed at Dublin, and others will probably
be organized in England. There is a
probability that the government will
undertake the long proposed work of i'm
proving the Shannon, if only to provide
employment for those who now
have none. l need hardly say that,
in the presence of such for
midable prospect, the government
will hardly venture to press its prosecu-
tions for wild political agitation and speech
very far. 1t would certainly fail if it did.
But it may be added that none here hold
the government at all responsible for the
distress in Ireland. They will only be as
sailed if they do not energetically grapplc
with it. 1t is curious thing, however,
to see all the English theatres crowded
with spectators, witnessing in the panto-
mines of the season good fairies conquer
ing wicked ones, and fabulous knights
overcoming story book ogres and dragons,
while the real ogre of hunger and dragon
of famine are devouring thousands
in another part of the kingdom,
and no hero starts up with strength suffi-
cient to slay them. The only thing re-
quired in Ireland is for all the churches,
Catholic and Protestant, to make up their
minds that Almighty God can exist and be
happy without their attentions and costly
services. If he be as kindly a God as they
say in their services, He would surely be
happy to see thousand churches and
cathedrals sold at auction for the purpose
of relieving the distress of his miserable
worshipers.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-01-20
COnkIing's Candidacy.

The decadence of the third term boom
brings forward prominently as presi-
Dental candidate Roscoe COnkling, who
has heretofore been held to have been
Grants right hand man. The New York
Herald, in double loaded Washington
correspondence, as well rs edit0rially, in
itiates an effort to draw Conkling out
from the shadow of the increasingly un-
popular third term movement, and to
present him as the candidate who could
most surely carry New York on the pop
ular vote. But what ground for this as
surance the Herald has it does not
state, and the foundation for it
is not obvious. Mr.. COnkling, while
he controls his own party in New
York, is not generally popular man and
would have no reason to expect more
than his party vote, nor even that, since
he has bitter enemies in his own fold. Ad-
miratiOn for his talents does not extend
to his character, which is very far from
being beyond reproach. 1t may be that
with the new scheme in his hand
to have the electors chosen by
the people he would he the man
to carry his state, but the Herald's
idea strangely is that this movement,
made in the house of Mr. Conkling's ap-
parent friends, is really made against
him. That can hardly he. If Mr.. Conk-
ling is the strongest Republican presiden-
tial candidate in New York, it is only
because Of his power to control
the political machinery of the party
there, and certainly not because
of his hold upon the people. We should
welcome the opportunity of meeting him
on that field with the Democratic candi-
date, even with Tilden, who is alike
without personal popularity; and with
Horatio Seymour as the candidate there
would be no doubt at all of the state.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-01-20
LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.

Rohrer, the defaulting Louisville cashier,
has been sent to Jail.
The jury in the Young murder trial, at
Petersburg, Va, are still out.
The printers ON the morning papers OF
Kansas City, Mo-, are all on strike.
The bark Continental, which left WASH
ington, d. c., November IA for st. Jagc
de Cuba, is supposed to be lost, with all
on board, including Captain Larrabee, wife
and child.
A stable belonging to A. J. Wilson, a
dry goods merchant, at Chatham, Ont,
was burned on Sunday. Two of Mrs.
Wilson's children, who had been playing
with matches in the stable, were burned
to death.
Burr Robbins, circus proprietor, was
fatally injured ON Sunday evening at
GAINESVILLE, Wis, by his head coming in
contact with bridge while he was run
ming his little steamer rapidly on Rock
river.
Eleven obstinate jurOrs-The Hayden
jury disagree and arc discharged by the
court-Murder in the first degree never ell
tertained in their deliberations-One hold
ing out for murder in the second degree,
the other eleven for acquittal.
The negro Jordan, who ran off with a
white girl from Fauquier, Virginia, some
time ago, and was arrested in Maryland
and brought to WaTenton on Wednesday
last, was taken from the Jail at that place
about 2 o'clock yesterday morning and
hanged.
A tragic shooting affair occurred at
Lancaster, Peoria county, Illinois, Oh
Saturday evening, Al. Barnes shooting his
inamorata, Matte fFord, wounding her
perhaps fatally, and then sending a bullet
into his own brain. The woman had been
leading him on in his suit, which she
finally refused.
On Friday morning Patrick Reddcn was
found lying at the foot of the stairs in Cur
tiss hall, Bridgeport, Conn.,, where he had
attended dance the night before, suffering
from concussiOn of the brain, which result
ed fatally OH the same day. 1t was sup
supposed he had fallen accidentally, but
the police have obtained evidence which
shows that the fall was occasioned by an
unprovoked blow from John McQuielan,
who was going up stairs as Redden was
passing down. McQuielan, who is 10
years old, together with William McMul-
len, who was with him at the time, is under
arrest.
John Richmond, an eccentric old man
offs years living near Lynn, Susquehanna
county, has been annoyed good deal of
late by two brothers, George and Eugene
Pawley, who would go to Richmond's
house and abuse him and his son in-law
and demand: and obtain provisions Rich
mond grew tired of this, and warned them
last week not to come again. On Sunday
Richmond's and were driven from the
house. Eugene returned armed with all
iron bar and threatened to kill Richmond,
when the latter took took down his gun
and shot him dead. An inquest was held,
but no arrest made.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-01-20
THE GREAT EDITORS.
WatuersGn Chaffs Cincinnati's Field
Marshal.

Murat Halstead preserves a sense of how
it feels to be misrepresented, and writes
thus to the Louisville Courier-Journal ::
The following appears in the Courier-Jour-
nal, and / speak of it because it has
become bore: Murat Halstead
of the Cincinnati Commercial said to report
er in Washington city, the other day,
that he prays night and morning that Grant
may not be nominated" 1 did not say
anything of the kind. 1 did express re-
gret that Grant was a candidate for the
presidency and hope that the Republicans
would not nominate him. l am opposed to
the third term. In my judgment, no citi-
zen ever will be, or ought to be, under any
circumstances, president of the United
States for more than eight years. In the
same connection it is said that told a
story of "a nigger" and "a darkcy
preacher" etc. l did refer to the desper-
ate resolve of the colored brother at a
campmeetinG to take to the woods if all
roads led to the bad, but l do not use the
terms ''nigger" and "darkey.' 1t is
perhaps absurd to attempt to correct this
sort of thing, but it becomes a WEAKNESS
to see quoted as your exact language
that which you didn't, couldn't and
wouldn't say. Mr.. Watterson, evil
IDENTIFY realizing the enormity of the
offence in this case, thus closes his apol-
ogy: "With our hand upon our heart we
do declare that we have never seen Mr..
Halstead pray. Neither have we ever
heard him say 'nigger' or 'darkey'
Though not devotional person, he has
always, at least in our presence, referred
to those who emanate from previous con-
dition of servitude as 'our esteemed
neighbor Of the colored persuasion or
speaking of individual examples, alluded
to our unfortunate friend, Othetlo,'
Or our sportive acquaintance, Tous-
saint L'Ouverture,' varying, at times
these picturesque sobriquets and in a
mood quickened, with Another thimbleful
of soda-water, Bismarck, and 4 say, Won
Moltke IA sprinkle of nutmeg, if you
please And thus ever hath it been the
humor of this good man to while away the
weary hours with harmless jests and tune
full lays. And still he is not happy. But
his own statement is sufficiently luminous
and copious, and we leave it to tell it's sad
yet instructive story, regretting the circum-
stance which made us: unwittingly, the
innocent cause thereof
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-01-20
Aa1lcaster f1ltellige,lcer.
TUESDAY EVENING, JAN. 20, 1880
The Electric Light.

The Edison electric light is not the
assured thing that its inventor proclaim
ed it to be after he found his paper horse
shoes working SO nicely in their air-ex-
hausted glass cells. The mean glass
would not expand equally with the metal
that penetrated it because it is not its
nature to do SO. and the inventor finds
himself reduced to the necessity of dis
covering a glass of a different nature
and which therefore will not be glass
before the electric light is success. We
sympathiZe with Mr.. Edison in this slip
that has come between his lip and the cup
Just as he seemed about ready to drain its
rich draught, and we sympathize as much
with the owners of the Edison stock,
which was reported to have bounded up
ward in value from few dollars share
to thousands. 1t was very provoking :;
and the reporters vino got their shares
for the trouble they took to blow the
electric light trumpet in the ears OF the
public to its great delight, all except gas
stock owners, need consolation in the
sudden subsidence of the fortunes
they thought they already grasped.
Perhaps they will yet come to them; but
not before some easier problem remains
to he solved than one which demands the
equal expansion of glass and platinum.
With the reputation Mr.. Edison has es-
tablished as All untiring investigator
we are ready to believe in the possl-
bility of his light still shining among
men though now that he has suffered
this check envious people are saying ugly
things about him and intimating that his
discoveries have all been made years ago
by others and been exploded Oh their
practical test, and that the present
excitement is nothing but stock-Job'
bing scheme to make money by trading
in gas company stock. Such intima'
tions probably have no foundation but
malice, and are mean attempts to dis
parge man whose undOubted achieve
ments give him the highest plane among
the men of the time for inventive genius
We trust that his labOrS will be rewarded
with the success he merits, and quite pos
sibly they will be. There surely can b'
no physical impossibility in cheapl!
drawing the electric light from its cN
hauStleSS reservoir.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-01-20
LANCASTER DAILY INTElL1GENoER TUEsDA

gotten through with very we'll then the
choir struck the first piece of smooth ice
the organ stopped just as the second verse
was being commenced it did not stop
dead but sent up a low plaintive vail, as if
it had eaten something that did not agree
with it. The choir was now slowly sliding
out on the smooth ice T; it stood for a min
ute, when slowly its feet came out from
under it and it sit down with a very red
face. The small boys in the front seat gig
gled, laughed roared. The organist pump
ed, worked and played, still the small
voice of the old organ kept up its constant
"wah " At last the tenor singer came to
the rescue. He took the obstinate old
waher," gave it good shake, and, much
to the regret of every twelve-yearolder in
the room, it stopped-we hope never to go
again.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-01-20
We've Heard Them Before,

SunDury DAILY.
The Presbyterian Sunday-school has a
choir, and very proud it is of it, too. If it
isn't it ought to be, for it is quite good
looking one. The organ used is after the
pattern of the one Noah and his family
used in the ark. Perhaps it is the same
one. On Sunday afternoon that organ
played for the choir in way they despised.
They were standing up, looking their pref
test, not knowing that there was a piece
of smooth ice in front of them; they
beamed on the school in their own peculiar
way. The first verse of "Yield not to
temptation" " was sung by the school and
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-01-20
T,r xx-orl1 box,o l,oop ., h.,l cp.n - l,,-

IT would have been bad snap to have
convicted the best workers in the
ward'' on the eve of a municipal elec-
tion. The acquittal of Mike Snyder on
the plea Of aaare .fois ocquit can be traced
none the less directly to the proper source
because the previous acquittal was ac-
complished by legal jugglery and for a
corrupt consideration.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-01-20
Surety of the Peace.

On complaint of Joseph Stark, Of the 9Th
ward, Abraham Speidel was held by Alder
man McConomy to answer at court for
surety of the peace-complainant swear
ing that in consequence of threats made
by defendant he believes his life to be in
danger.