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Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-10-28

lake Chicago. In ls66 lis municipal debt
was S5,00O,O00; in 1876. 5ls,U01,OuJ.
Take Cincinnati. In 1865 its municipal debt
was 53,0O0,0O0; in 1876, 523,OOO,OpO,
Spofford sums mp by saying that during
these years the population Of the country has
increased 33 per cent the taxation has
increased s3 per cent and the Indebtedness
200 per cent. Manufacturers, laboring men.
Republicans Democrats, take these liglires
home with you.
Take General Garficld's own state. Ohio.
From 1870 to 1850 its population has increased
~ to 33 per cent. its Indebtedness, 257 per
cent.
Is il not time to call halt? Is it not time
to supervise the conduct of these people who
are ruling you and me?
few years ago the President appointed a
commission to investigate the revenues of the
country. Senator H0ar. of that commission,
investigated and reported that 25 per cent OF
the revenues of our government never reached
her treasury. John sherman was later
appointed TO investigate the matter He
reported that 40 per cent. of the revenues OF
the whole country had been stolen before
they got into the peoples Golfers.
About seven-tonths of the revenues of this
country were received at the port of New
York. Over S72, ,000,00 Of this never reached
| the public treasury, No wonder that John
| Sherman and the present Republican Presi-
dent removed the present candidate of the
| hepuDllcan party from oihce Tor malpractlct
and wrong. NOman knew so well the deiin
| quencies of Mr.. Arthur as John Sherman and
Mr.. Hayes. / would like any other man thar
| myself to see John Sherman and RUTHERFORD
b. Hayes going TO the ballot box and voting
for the man they kicked ont OF that office.
Mr., Monaghan spoke i'll glowing terms OF
President Lincoln man sprung from tn,
people who had worked out his own destiny
and who under the necessities of the war
| only increased the number of office holder
under the general government to 10000, M
increase of about 1,0O0. But Grant, whom ht
again styled 'the worst President that evei
ruled over this country, looking to the future
as he is to-day watching for the chances oi
1884" raised the number in 1873 to $4,000
in 1875 to $4,000. and in the last year Of hi,
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-10-05
TO THE ARMS
Of Her Husband Rushed the DE-
ser'ing but Delighted Wife. end
Smeared the Old Man on
The Cob with q Kiss.

\ German, aged about toriy year. who
rs.d he lived in Independence, No, and
that his name was John Colding, .rne TO
Seda.iA this morning in search Of hi runs-
way wife.
The said female partner Of bis tS-.,in bad
left him one month ago without 6rst hav.
ing indicates to him her line Of march,
and lac had endured the LONELINESS conse-
quent on -nch caPers on the part vi the
women folk. until the late cold weather
persuaded him that something should be
done, and at once. toward bringing back
the prodisal wife and butcherins the fat
cali.
Armed with photographic his wife !she
arrived in the city ihi- morniDg and called
on Officer Csrne- TO assist him In finding
his runaway spouse. Carnes called in
Officer Turner to help ia the hunt, and,
guided BY the photograph, the various
boarding houses 10 the city were interviev-
ed. Finally she VA. found ~ Parks
boarding house On Kentucky street.
She rushed up and Rugged and kissed
her husband. and the old gris:le Of conten-
ton was chewed up in the sausage machine
of returning corjugsl affection.
They returned home on the evening
train a wiser and unitesier couple.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-10-05
Pafentl.sS Bah.

About the 6r-t o; May last. man and
woman cane To the ho'.sr ui farmer .iv-
ing near S,dAiia. They had with III. IN u
sprighiiy inf. shout two m"nths Old
They iuld the farmers xiir that ~ the
weatarr WA vr:y hos they DID bO; wish To-
take the child xitt, ,hen, and that ~ the
man va 4 travelling doctor, 1T was neces-
ssry fur oh. m tn psHes~d On their road.
They offered 20 pay :! no pr day to a..
farmer IT, Keep the ca,!d asd p.i,! him
$40 % down. promising To call in due time
fOr the child. Eat WA the last ever seen
or heard 81 ihem. Some weeks ago, The
farmer, who has! family oi bis Own and
Who wss poor, removed to Bates county.
On his road he stopped. so says the War
rensburs Journal Democrat, ut the house o.
Mr.. John Fowler. in Rose Hill tawn.hip.
near warren.buIg. Mr.. +. had no young
children and his wife wanted the babe. II
VA left with her and che now has il. Mr..
F. says il IL q 6ne healthy little girl, abou,
s months old. I, is laughing and crying,
growing and growing, to the great delight
Of his vile. The unnatural parents should
Be in states prison for the rest Of their
lives.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-10-05
FOR TIE LADIES.

The .yeropese surcoa,' has taken the place
Of the "Jer-ey.
This style Of -ur"st has only an opening on
The shoulders.
Il, is predicted that the mode. f"g this and
next season will surpa-- IN elegance All rrl"r
fashions.
-"Tea.yown>" are very handsome, they are
made OF the r.ciles, material, and beautifully
adorned.
Silver and gold will figure a very generous
degree in every department "f stree; ana psri"r
,oiIets.
and great EXHIBIT Of dazzling efiec;- IN AL grades
Of personal sdornng> for the autumn and winter
seasons.
Bright hines will prevail throughout the -.s-
son; there are several pronounced dives that Will
hold considerable SWAY IN the ~orlc ~ hr-f-rss--
dressing
The task aud ,.oonsise present a nUmter Of
changes that tend to add a new grace, and stsiue
fieci these models. that greatly enhances Their
shapeiy value
Rich dressing vi III rule sni the cheap goods
are well manufactured and 30 correctly pres-n,
copies of the frstciass designs, that much praise
is due to their beauty.
-tspe of the very odd innovation IN caioring -
the presentation OF copies from old pottery; these
shades are dull. but well outlined by threads
that Of brilliant dyes the effect i cheerful, aud
Pieasingiy attractive
-Rroca.l4i silks come IA Oriental designs :;
some OF these mosaic patterns are outlined .ith
threads Of silver and gold this fashion gives
prominence to the overta>que figures. and you!l
detect at once that there ~ a scuiptnred-tl" rx-
preston ia these yarlou. patterns
Among the early fall ifpportstloEs, shoppers
will siud that ratins and .,rocsies give MANY
IDEAS. and particularly m the beauty of their dyes
and then there are numerous lovely transitions ia
the combination goods, that will re 20 find
warm welcome 10y the admirers Of artistic effects.
A lovely dress of blu-h-green satin, has three
rufies Of old gold satin placed close together near
the edge. The "teronese surcoat' a netting OF
gold, the garment comes well down over the hirs.
and Is worn over green satin basque that fis tine
form without q wrinkle; here and there beetles of
gold skrlifuliy woven IN the netting; green and
gold cord with large beetles attached. adorDs the
sides This costume Is rich with glowing shades,
and gives you hIgh-toned expression II ehfen-
IL dressing
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-10-05

There WA little scene in the Court OF
Criminal Correction in ~. Louis yesterday
which varied the monotony of the dull
routine. The case Of William Solder and
Adolph Norff, charged With asrsult and
battery, ia. on trial, and = witness named
Henry Hugo Va. ,sstifyiug on the par; OF
the state. The witness forgot that he was
In court room, aud in On enthusiastic
bur-, said by God" to make his remarks
more emphatic aud binding. Judge Csdv
rebuked him for his profanity. but he bad
nc, spoken twenty words before, in sn>wsr
to question by Governor Johnson, one Of
the counsel in the case, Hugo replied,
"'The fight commenced 80 Odd quick
that couldn't say what time il really did
begin"
After the case hsd been disposed Of
Judge Cody called Hago to the bar.
"Have you ever been in court room be-
fore to-day he asked.
'Oh, yes" replied Hugo, 'I've been in
court several times
Then will 6ne you Eve dollar. for
your conduct here to-day"
Hugo was ss,onished somewhat but when
he found that he would have to 90 to ISL
OF pay. he vent down in his pocket, 6.hed
oot 6se-dollar gold coin and dropped il
into Phil. Z.Pp's contribution box. He
didn't utter . syllable till he got out on
the sidewalk. and then he made the air
blue and the cobble stones rattle with .
few pointed remarks which welIed up from
his troubled breast.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-10-05
Death of q Lone Star Poet.

4 special from Denton Texas of the
2S,h inst. says: Judge Thomas E.
Ilogg. one Of the best known men in
Texas died ut his home i'm this citv
about I o'clock this morning Of typhoid
pneumonia. He was about forty years
oi age, and had been county Judge OF
Denton county. Judge Hogg was an
able lawyer. and Of superior literary
talent. He had attained considerable
state celebrity rs an author, his best
productions bling in verse, among
which is''The Fate Of Marvin" At the
time Of his death he was an attorney
fer the Texas and Pacific Railroad
company. lie was a native of Texas.
His father was q member Of the con-
stituiional convention in 1745, and q
briga1ier general in the confederate
army, Judge Hogs death is sincerely
regretted. as he was in the MERIDIAN
Of life. well known, and man Of gres,
promise.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-10-05
A bad Hurn.

Mrs. Reioer, Who resides on Moniteau
street, between Third and Fourth. while
stirring down clothes recently scalded her
hand severely. She wrapped cloths satu-
rated With kerosene oil and some other
fluid ahou, it, and tie hand Was gradually
improving until yesterday forenoon, while
singing = chicken, the IRE ignited the
cloths about her hand. She screamed for
help. The cloths uere fastened securely to
her hand and not gotten to BE- loose readily,
the pain vas intense. Her young daughter
came rushing TO her assistance with buck.
ct foil Of water. Seeing her mothers hand
vrsps in flames she became so excited tbs,
she threw the water at her and missed her
entirely. Others hearing her screams cane
cod extinsuished the blaze, but not unit,
her hand and arm we're terribly burned.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-10-05
LEAPING FOR LIBERTY.
How Q Runaway Couple Was
Caught by the Fair Ones
Father.

Tie Latest incident IL sensational Ia
lure, is one in which Topeka, Kan, fur
ni.hes the actor and Meriden, little town
ten miles north Of the Atchi-on, Topeka a
Santa Fe road, the sc,res-. occurred At =
very early hour Las, Saturday morning in
the quiet city Of Valley FALL.
The circumstances nj the affair are a.
follows:
On Friday one Of Meriden'- rosy checked
society -'darlings" mys,eriou.ly lef, her
home, boarded the first train that came
along ''going up" and took little run
over Valley FAlIs. which Is situated on the
Grs--boPper river. The young lady had a
veil planned. though wicked scheme on
hand, which had been previously concocted
calling her to 60 to ihst place. A peach
colored, and .oyyy built young man, Of
whom she Was enamored lived in Topeka.
They were to meet this night II GER
tain hotel in the Aforesaid city and play
man and wife. He Was on the coveted
grounds SION after she arrived, and they se-
cured quarters for The night at the Valley
Fall. house, the principal End tony hotel
Of the town. The story runs that "every
thing wss lovely and the goose swung
high" but nothing wss known Of wha, &C.
Cured until daylight the next morning
Then the irste and infuriated old father Of
the romantic young lady put in m appear
ance in q thunderstorm of wrath. He w.-
shown tn the room in which the guilty
pair were locked, and proceeded to hammer
vigorously on the door.
Just A. so old Spanish rooster sang out
on the morning air that II wss time to
arise, the old man could have been heard
two blocks away believing, "Lix.ie, you
awful girl. you have broken your old
mothers heart" and again he pounded on
the door. Just then man dropped on the
sidewalk from second story window,
icaped four and half foot pSiing fence
and rushed for the timber along the river
at speed almost incredible to relate Of a
human.
The old man got his erring daughter and
marched her buck home instsnter, where
she can nov reflect upon having wrought
disgrace upon herse!: and grief to her pa
rents.
She hadn't calculated on the old man
heing 90 spry. T.e course 81 true love
slwsvs make. great many bad breaks,
when coming in on the home
stretch.
But We can't see bat tina: the above
mentioned couple were Married To all in
tent. and pnrpo-es.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-10-05
Itching Piles

il one Of the most annoying diseases
in the world, and yet al can find
sure relief by the use of DR..
SwAYNE's OINTMENT. 1t has been
tested IN thOusands of instances and
invariably makes . sure cure.
The symptoms are moisture like
rerpirstion, intense itching, in
creased BY scratching, very dis
tre~ine. particularly At night, rs
IL pin. worms we're crawling ia and
about the rectum the private parts
are sometimes effected. Procure
this ointment. Reader, If you are
suffering from THE distressing com.
plant, letter. itch, scald head, ring
worm, bsrber's itch, any crusty.
ecAly skin eruptions, use DR..
Swayne's Ointment and he cured.
sold BY all prominent druggists.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-10-05

A Couple Who Refuse to Give
Their Names are Married on
the North Bound II. T.,
& +. Tram To-day.

This morning n the north bound NJ h.
Il T. PISS. niger. Conductor Fuller, pulled
into Clayton, good looking and elegantly
dressed young lsdy vent aboard. When
the train arrived al Ellie, . gentlemsn Who
il a minister Of the Go-pel. and who rode
on Q hsif fsre perm il boarded the train.
Al Nevada another preacher Vi the Word
20, aboard the train and paid his fare with
a half fare ticket. The trio econ drew to-
geiher and tegsn couversIng. and when =
short distance this eide Of Nevada, minister
No. 1, ihst is the fret TO get on the train,
and the young lady we're married by min
lister No >. There Wa considerable fear
manifested BY the couple before marriage,
lest IN irate relative about the size Ut a
father should loom up before the words
were said. They rested easier after the
preacher got his mouth 10 60 Cd, and pro-
noun~e them one. All the parties left the
tram 1t Higbee.
A Dispatch from Clayton informs the
BAzoo that the above mentioned bride is n
Mire Wyant, Of Clayton.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-10-05

To an actor the world Is all syug talking
sbou, the stage. ms'king iis latest aces
sions, their iriump,.- AMI failure. and lie
voting it, leisure moments tn mild II risIi
jrsmsti. c,itici-ui, while the politician i.
lieve- the world u -iitin. cn Ia bunker.
resting II sioo~- ON Its knew. uni-T the
caves oi ilsr stump, while some prominent
politician crates snd grun,my out ocea-
sionsily -ign- OF satisfaction by saying.
"Bv JIMMY. amt he Il good speaker
But THE IL a good sizei hunk oi world
that H. buxxing around under W., and il lie
s.tri,ie q! neither the above named pas-
timer. The amusement season iOes not
sppesY to be -eriou-ly affected any where by
the poliiic,l canvass, th,ush occasionally
. great mss meeting or torch iigh, pro-
crssion CAUSES empty Theatres The un-
prvce,ient-diy Numerous travelling conf
psnie- are generally doing vel. financially,
but there are too many Of them, md the
weakest are hound to be crowded "u.. The
only important disbandusn; ,has lar, how.
ever, Is thst Of Jsrrett's Music,i Phalanx
Inlernsl di-cord has Cause. several changes
such n the severance Of Neil Burgess and
Col. Hsverly in The Widow B-,io,;' en-
terpri-e, Burgess continuing by himself in
. new play; the withdrawal oi William.
Scslian from Minnie Palmer. "Bosrding
School," and the division OF the Criterion
Comedy Company in two separate organi-
cations.
Aside from the above the season thus far
has been IN exceptionally good one ior
dramatic companies. The mere fac, tina,
IN the midst of a red-hot presidential cam.
psigr. while uscrupulous demsgogue, who
have nothing to lose aud everything to gain,
will appeal to the base-t passions Of men. OF
their political complexion, that the great
noble-hearted. level headed mas of Amrri
can citizens will divide their time between
the wild excitrmen, of politics and the se-
daiive smu-emeni Of the thester betoken
good healthy state Of the public mind
Wholesome laughter never was partner
Of crime. No. only il the world no, asi,a,-
Ell by both stsge and stump affairs, bu, I'M
der the little side-show tent called United
States. besides the ROOM occupied By the
stump ard it's hooter. and the stage snd it,
grimsces and legs and iootlighi-, there's
still considerable room in which several
peanut and '.Iemo" stands could be- erected,
or other platforms erected like unto the
stump and stage, on which other curiositie-
and mons,ro-ities could he put on exhibit
bition--for con.id. ration.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-10-05

A prize wss offered At the L. Porte. Ind,
fair for the mother pss-eniing the largest
number Of children. Mrs. John Line took
the premium with nine, the ninth being
born on the ground few hours before tine
a. ard Wss nade.-Parsons Sun.
Well, that wss unfair to ring IN cherubs
Who bad been horn after the entries should
have heen closed. Besides in all occur
Fences Of that kind about one years notice
should have been given 80 that all the
neighhors could have competed for the
Prize. 1, would rq,ire shou, a year, you
know, Tor ne~' o; in.t description to be-
come thoroughly circulated among those
Who would be likely to be exhibitors.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-10-05

Peter Smoker, Who resides one mile
east of the Catholic church, near Aim~lo,
has the right kind Of grit for this ,unlry.
His wheat being so short tia, il could no,
BE- Graded, he harvested three acres hy
cutting il with a butcher knlfe.-NortOn
County (kap.l People.
Ye-, and IL they have lev more drou;h-
out in X ,nsas, in harvesting their wheat
they will have to Use pair vi nipp~rs IL
pull it out and hold it by, and pair Of
SCISSOR To GU, il OF with.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-10-05
81. Louis and the Missouri Pacific.

Sse >~S ~s~~ ess~ -~o~ss - ~~sse~'
The ~. Louis Chronicle OF last evening
aye: The situation NJ the work at Jvfier-
son avenue Is unchanged to-day. The men
we're digging away between the north tracks
and meeting With no interference. The
police were scattered about in Q lazy sort
Of way for want of something to excite
them. On the streets there vere . number
Of alarming rumon Of what Jay Gould IN
tended to do, intended to scare somebody
or to bluff the city officials. Among the
rumora vas o0e that Gould had ielegraphed
TO the general superintendent to stop the
trains at KirkVood and directing the pur-
Chase Of 1000 wagons and coaches 70 trans
port freight and passengers TO ST. Louis
until he could build road around the city.
There were some Who actually believed
that Mr.. Gould could alter the charter oil
his rosd without the consent Of the leRis.
lsiere and run il where he pleased. There
seems to be no doubt that Gould haa sent
some petulsnt dispatches to the officials,
bat their exact purport could not be
learned. Gen. Superintendent Talmsee
"a sb-ent from the city, having gone up
the road. He assistant vas also ahseni.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-10-05

The solid and enterprising business men
Of Sedalis have organized a board Of trade
which. from the capital and intellect and
energy it represents. will at once take a
foremost place among the similar orgsniza-
tiou- OF other cities. We consider this q
good, long step in the right direction, and
il affords another substantial reason Why
prosperous and enterprising Sed.lia should
be the capital Of our Stste-Kansas City
Times.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-10-05
Died from eating "Jlmson Weed.

Died from eating "Jimson Weed"
A special from Chicago Of the 18th
inst. SAYS: Two children named Mar.
cissa Rosinky, aged five. and George
NJ. Ryan, ) years old, living with
their parents at % and 81 West
Division street. were poisoned last
evening by eating the seeds of a we'll
known weed by the name Of Thorn
apple" and "Jimson weed. Physicians
were called in, but found that the poi
sinous stramonium contained in the
seeds mad entered fully into the system
and they could do very little toward
saving their lives. The girl died to-day
at I'D o'clock, and the boy is not ex-
cpected to live much longer. The
deadly weed by which they were
poisoned grows in great abundance
IN the vicinity where they lived.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-10-05

The weary sufferer Who il patiently en-
during the hoi weather and longing for re-
lief. gladly halls anything that will Danish
monotony or lessen pain. Warmers Safe
Kidney and Liver Cure does both, and II
j. the true Friend in need to suffering
humanity. For the Kidneys, liver OF uri.
nary organs il il infsllible.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-10-05

FL Dorado Springs are located in the
northwestern portion vi Arkansas, Benton
county, on the Western slope OF the Ozark
mountains, thirty hve miles from Ninits,
eight miles from the south line of Missouri,
and three miles from the east line of the
beautiful Indian territory and in latitude
which climatic charts place in a belt OF
country that has a most genial climate.
The wonderful curative properties Ut the
I'll Dorado Mineral Springs were FRS, dis
covered in November, 1879, and since the
heaiih-gising powers Of these waters have
been noised abroad, hundreds have visited
these springs and found relic! from disease
That had Resisted all other kinds Of treatment
The waters Of FL Dorado Springs have
,ctuslly cured persons affected with paraly.
80, kidney diseases, scrofuis, rheumatism,
sore eyes, erysipela-, and many o: her mala-
HES have been permanently ersdicated
from the system Of hosts Of people who
have visited these springs, which proves
beyond doubt that they pos-ess remarkable
healing properties.
There are i've springs, each having
been named the FL Dorado Springs
sNSSu"c pC>sSSr many VI TUG
tues attributed to that fsbl-d foun-
tain o: youth which Ponce DeLeon and
DeSo,o searched for in vain. S,sges run
between FL Dorado.Springs and vinits, CON-
Meeting at NInirs with the NJ, X. h T.
railway, the only railway running through
the Beautiful Indian Territory. When the
virtues possessed by the waters Of FL Dora
10 SPRING. become widely known, and that
the springs are located In a beautiful
country If stresms and mountains, Ell Do
RADIO Springs will becom e the greatest heal
ing resort Of the country. To the sffilc-
ted. who contemplate visiting medical
springs where the waters are abundant and
free. and to the invalids Of the north, vino
wish To avoid the long cold winters and
visit where STOW and ice Is rarely seen We ad-
wise trip to these truly wonderful springs.
For statements Of persons cured at these
springs, description of the country sur
rounding, coat of reaching the springs and
the beat route, address L. W.. Tessdsle,
Seaialis, Mo-, or J. ID. Brown, log North
Fourth street, 81. Louis, Mo.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-10-05
A Physicians Testimony.

! hereby certify that I have been prsc-
ticing physician for twenty --even year.. and
for many chronic cs-~s in my practice do
recommend Warmers Safe Kidney and
Liver Cure. IL Wa upon INV advice that
q. W. S,amm, editor Of the Industrial
Era. obtained this valuable remedy.
A. A. RAMSAY, NJ. II.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-10-05

Yesterdays Republican says that
Mrs. Hannah Dumars, wife of Col.
Jas. Dumars, receiver of the U. s.
land Office at Hannibal. met with her
death yesterday by falling into a eel
lar-way at her residence. The injuries
were OF SD serious a nature that she
lived only few hours after the &C.
cident. Mrs. Dumsrs was q most ex.
cellent lady, beloved and esteemed in
every circle which she moved, and her
sudden and sad death has cost a gloom
over the community.