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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-09-06
Railway Accidents.

During the month OF July there were
lO2 railroad accidents, OF which forty -one
were i'm the nature of collisions, fifty-siX
oi derailment, two of boiler explosions,
two Of broken connecting rods, and one was
due to broken wheel Of the collisions
twenty-three were from the rear, seventeen
from in front and one from the side. The
aerailments were due to q variety Ofcauses.
Three were from broken rails, three were
from broken wheels, three from broken
axles, two from broken trestles, two from
broken bridges, one from spreading rails,
three from accidental obstruction, eight
from cattle on the track, four from wash
outs, one from landslide, two from mis-
placed switches, and one each from run
away, flying switch, malicious obstruction,
rail purposely misplaced, while nineteen
are mnaccounted for Of the collisions, as
far ~ explained, eight came about by
trains breaking in two. four by mistakes
or neglect to obey orders, three by mis-
placed switches and one by fog. The
record for the year shows that the greatest
number Of accidents occurred in January
and the smallest in April. The average of
deaths by accident was one and One-fourth
daily
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-09-06
An Outlet for Sedalia.

The Marshall Progress says: There -
another break oi light in the horizon oi
Sedalia. The Laclede Il Fort Scott rail
way company evidently mean business.
They have issued twelve millions OF dol
lars in bonds, bearing six per cent, and
have given deed OF trust Oh the rOadbed
to secure the bonds. This road will ex-
tend from point on the main line at or
near Bolivar, in Polk county, through the
counties of Hickory and Benton to Soda
liza, in Pettis county thence to Marshall,
in Saline county. Mr.. Jay Gould has gob-
BLEED up the narrow guage, which would
have been convenient Tor. the Laclede h
Fort Scott, but he can't keep them from
building road Of their own. Sedalia
will never rest until she has a means Of
escape from the clutches Of the railway
king"
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-09-06
Gone Insane.

The business men Of Sedalia will readily
remember j. VI. Easton, the energetic
clever, hardworking gentleman who estab.
iished the pioneer 80 cent store on Ohio
street. He sold out here last September
and returned to st. Joe, Mo-, where hi
formerly did business. He there put in u
large stock Of goods and worked with his
well known tact and vim. A short time
ago he lost his mind and went stark crazy.
His friends went to St. Joe and took him
to the Utica, n. u, insane asylum, where
he now is. The losing Of his reason is
attributed TO overwork and overtaxing
his mental capacities. He was formerly
from Prescott, Canada.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-09-06
A NICE OUTFIT.
The Potter Family Have Left
Sedalia and Located
at Lamonte.
The Marshal Aware of Their
Character and will Make
it Interesting.

On Friday evening las, Mrs. Potter. AZ.
companied by her daughter Annie, of Wcs,
Main street, visited Lamonre, for the pur.
pOse Of renting house and removing hei
family t" that point. She found some diff.
ficultv in finding one inside the corporate
limits, SD rented u one-story frame from
Daniel McNair, out of town, and paid 81
to bind the contract. remarking that she
would take possession the first oi this
week.
She returned Ia town. and there learned
that Mr.. John Patton had place in the
village that he was dc>iruus oi renting.
Mrs. Potter visited him, representing her.
sell rs Mrs. Drake, a dressmakcr. and
contaminated arrangements for occupying
the house. She gave Mr.. Patton IN order
On Mr.. McNair for the s; she had ALREADY
paid, and returned 10 Scdalia To make
arrangements for her removal To La
monte.
When Mr.. Patton met Mr.lNair he pre-
scented the order from Mrs. Potter. alias
Drake. and the s. was At once turned over.
Mr.. McNair rcmarking that he was glad
she had concluded no, To take his house.
- her reputation was not If the best This
opened Mr.. Patton's eyes, and on inquiry
he learned that Mrs. Potter and her
daughter had been driven from the depot
on Friday evening last, and compelled to
go to hotel by the marshal Of the place.
Their conduct was such is 10 attract uni
versal attention, and the marshal put a
dampcr upon them At the start.
Mrs. Potter and family arrived in La
monte last night and will reside there in
future. The marshal SAYS As long As they
behave themselves all will be we'll, hut II
they attempt to carry ON a house Of pros
titution, as they did while in Sedalia, they
will find they have struck the wrong town.
The BAzoo expects to hear from this out.
fit again.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-09-06
Will Bring Him Back.

Governor Crittenden has issued requi-
sitiOn npon the governor oi the state Of
Virginia for the return 10 Jasper county,
i'm this state, Of J. b. Klingman. alias the
notorious Gen. Norton" whose career n
a bigamis,, forger and swindler is now
we'll known to the public.
The particular crime for which the state
Of Missouri wishes to have him returned
is forgery. On July 5. 1879, he forged a
draft for $1,000, signing the name thereto
cashier Of the Alton National bank, Of
Alton, ILL.,, the draft being directed 10 the
Third National bank Of ST. Louis. The
draft was cashed by the Joplin bank, and
the discovery Of the forgery led 10 Nor
tons arrest.
Through smooth talking he induced a
prominent attorney to go On his bond for
$1,000, but when the June term of the
Jasper circuit court came round, at which
he was to appear for trial, he had skipped.
Since then be has married and deserted
no less than three women, but had his ca.
reer cut short by arrest short time since
At Lyon, Mass, and taken to Richmond.
Va. nbrought back he will adorn by his
presence the secluded section of Je6erson
City presided over By Warden Willis.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-09-06
The Orouth.

Gen. Waddy Thompson.oi Warrensburg
is reported in the Missouri Republican as
saying that farmers in johnson county
have begnn feeding their stock, as grass
has been completely dried up by the
drOuth. Bran has advanced in price from
forty to eighty cents per hundred. Miller>
are paving seventy-iive cents busl,el for
corn to make meal for local use. The
corn crop is dried up and all that is left
is being cut up for fodder. He adds that
the drouth also affects potatoes, tnrnip>,
tomatoes, and from his observation the
drouth prevails in Johnson. Pettis, Bates.
Jackson, Henry and the western tier of
counties generally.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-09-06
A BURNED BRIDGE
Was the Cause of q Disas-
trous Accident on the
Pacific Yesterday.
Fifteen Freight Cars Demolished
Three Miles This Side of
Washington.

An ugly wreck occurred on the Pacifi,
road, between three and four o'clock YES
tersiay afternoon, at a point three mile,
this side of Washington, Mo-, or about
sixty miles west of st. Louis.
The west-bOund local freight train. con.
sisting OF large number Of cars. wa.
crossing bridge at the point designated
when the structure gave way. and fifteen
cars were ditched in style that could no,
have been improved upon. The bridge
had caught fire from the sparks of pass.
ing locomotive. aud some Of the timbers
wer. burned t. such an extent that the
structure was greatly weakened. The en-
CINE and a portion of the cars crossed in
safety, but when the center OF the train
WAS upon the bridge. il gave way Some
Of the cars went down shor, distance
into the creek below, while 4 number oil
Others were piled up in Promiscuou>
heap down the embankment. Fortunately
none of the train men wcrc injured
Passenger train No. =, which lett here
for st. Louis ri 1890 yesterday morning,
ran as lar east rs the scene Oi the wreck,
where passengers were transferred Ia train
No. 3, and were :akcn through
TO 81. Louis. Those on No. :; were trans
ierrcd to the No. , Of yesterday and came
through on what Was No. IS time, arriv-
ing here al 40 this morning. or three
hours late.
The bridge consisted Of bu, one span,
and the loss from that source is light. The
damage To cars is considerable. The
wreck was cleared this morning and trains
arr now running through a. usual.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-09-06
Trouble Between Women.

Mrs. Potter, who rooms on West Main
street and has an unenviable reputation.
made complaint this morning to Officer
Gossage that Otto Mass had taken couple
Of smoothing irons belonging to her and
turned them over to his mistress. Mabel
Miller. She said that last week she went
away from home for a couple oi days and
left her children. a boy and girl. in
Mabel's charge. paving her $50 for look
ing after and boarding them. This MORN
ing she was packing up. intending to leave
the city, when Mass came into her room
and took the Hat irons. claiming that she
had not paid Mabel according to contract.
She wanted her property recovered and
wa> referred Ia Constable Collins.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-09-06
Seeing the Country.

Six families from Vermillion county.
ILL.,. passed through the city this morning
for Lynn county. Kas. /, is not their
purpose to locate there. but merely ,o
visit a colony from the Sucker state now
residing near PlenSanton, Mas. They
chose the overland route. As it would better
enable them To SEE the country through
which they passed. and ii they are pleased
with any particular portion ii i, they vii!
probably purchase land and make i, their
home. They were all we'll provided for,
and looked as though they were we'll axed
~ regards earthly possessions.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-09-06
Killed bY the Cars.

Train No. 152 on the X. Il T.. Jack Pat
tersOn conductor and Ben Nichols engineer.
ran over . man named James Mcbride. q,
Montrose, yesterday morning, injuring
him SO that he has since died Of his in
juries. He was standing looking at the
train as it approached, and when it was 4
few feet from him he stepped on the track
and was struck by the engine and
Knocked down. His left leg was cut OF
below the knee and his right foot at the
instep. lie was picked up and Drs
Shirk, Watkins and hurry looked after
his injuries, bat death came to his relief
The deceased was a man about sixtv
wears of age and kept hotel in the
vicinity OF the depot. No blame could
possibly be attached to the train employees.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-09-06
Death of Prof. johnson.

II is with deep regret that the BAzoo
learns that Prof. Charles \. Johnson. prin-
cipal Of Pilot Grove collegiate institute.
died Saturday night, after painful i'll
ness Of over two weeks duration. The
deceased was native If Kentucky. a
graduate of several educational il>titu-
tons OF high grade, including. among
Others. Westminster and Chicago school vi
elOcutiOn. He was twenty-six years old.
and had l'een president oi Pilot Grove
collegiate institute for the past two years.
Notwithstanding his youth, he was regard
ed rs one Of the best general instructors i'm
central Missouri, and rs teacher al
music, was without rival.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-09-06
They Run Him In.

This mornings Kansas City Times SAYS
George f. Turner, who says he OWNS the
finest building in Sedalia, was arrested
Yesterday by Officer Welsh on a charge oil
destroying personal property and drunk
cnness. George hired buggy from the
Corrigan's livery stables, and soon bOwlesl
up to such an extent that he turned it over
and brought it back wreck. At the barn
one oi the proprie'ors made him put mp
his watch to secure the damages done. and
in the turmoil the Se'ia!ia man was run
in rs stated
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-09-06
They SneeZed.

Some fiend, without the fear Of God.
man or devil, scattered Cayenne pepper
throughout the crowd ut the depot this
morning, and i'm short time men, women
and children were sneezing Is though SUI
iering with 4 terrible cold. 4 bevy of
y"ung ladies, who were standing on the
platform, caught the larger portion Of it
and soon made thcmselvesscarce. Howard
Parke is looking for the wretch who per-
petraied the trick. and in case he discovers
him the BAD,O looks for funeral. for
which Parke will furnish the corpse.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-09-06
A Fine Train.

George NJ. Pullman has arranged ior the
running OF an exclusively Pullman
train between London and Brighton, Eng
land. The train will be made up entirely
OF Pullman cars, including a dining Car,
which latter will contain a news and book
stand. The train will make four runs
daily from the metropolis to its charming
suburb, and London fashiOnables NAV
take real comiOr, in their pleasure jaun,s
Our baggage-checking system will be given
Il trial in connection with this train.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-09-06
A Telegraph Operators Out
rageous Conduct at
CentertoWn.
He Attempts a Nameless
Crime Upon a Respect
able Young Lady,
After Which He Jumps the
Country and Cannot Now
be Found.

CentertOwn Is small station on tn,
main line OF the Missouri Pacific road,
fOrty-nine miles east OF here and fifteen
miles west Of Jefferson City. Yesterday
the people Of the place were considerably
worked up over crime that WAS attempt
ed Saturday night. and had the culpri,
been caught he would probably have been
roughly dealt with.
Employed Is night operator at that poin,
was young man named Fowler, whose
reputation heretofore has been considered
fair. Saturday night he was at his post of
duty, when west-bOund frcigh, train LEI,
lady passenger named Mis- Hacker at
the depot. She is the daughter of u
prosperous farmer living south Of Center
town, and was returning home from visit
Sne came rs far IL Jefferson CITY ON pas
senger train No. 5, which stops there. and
then took the freight for Center.own, ex-
pecting thus to set home early Yesterday
morning.
IL was late 1t night when she entered
the depot, and there was no one in the build
ing but Fowler. Miss Hacker, who is
described as An accomplished lady, asked
him ii he would direct her to hotel
where she could spend the night. He re-
piled in the affirmative. and said he would
accompany her. The night Was dark, and
NO one Wis to be seen i'm the vicinity.
They had proceeded but short distance
when Fowler made All indecent proposal
to Miss Hacker, which was treated ~ il
should have been. She bnrs, into tears and
cried aloud, hut to M purpose, and
he was about to commit horrible crime,
when her screams attracted attention and
the brute desisted.
She LETT him as quickly rs possible and
made her way to a hotel, when she related
her experience with the 6endish operator,
and universal sympathy Was enlisted in
her behalf.
Yesterday the affair became generally
known, and il was the intention TO have
Fowler arrested for attempted rape, but
the Justice was absent from the city and
the matter was deferred until to-day.
Last evening it was intimared to FOw Ter
that he would be made TO answer for his
conduct, so he concluded tn seek pastures
new and skipped the town some time
during the night, and nothing can be
ascertained regarding his whereabouts.
1t is undoubtedly lucky Tor him
that he did leave, a> the incensed citizens had
made up their minds to prosecute him To
the full extern, of the law.
Miss Hacker is of good family, and her
treatment by Fowler has aroused the peo-
pie of CentertOwn tn fever heat. II he
knows when he is we'll off he will steer
clear of that section of country for all
time To- come.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-09-06

At Nevada City. Mo-. is one Of the finest
hotels in the southwest. The house is
new, very neatly furnished with new
furniture, carpeted with the latest patterns
OF carpet. Its rooms are large and the
beds soft and clean. The third story is
supplied with FIRE escapes. The parlors
are splendid. The guests are quietly,
quickly and plentifully supplied with
those things that is requisite As we'll for
the body - for the soul. Mine host, Mr..
Davis, Is growing popular with the travel.
ing public.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-09-06
No Water.

Jefferson City has indefinitely postponed
her fair on account vi the scarcity Of water.
The city has none excep, what is
hauled in barrels from the river and a
ci>tern belonging to the state. Poor peo-
pie who are not able to pay for hauling
from the river are given tickets for it
from the state cistern, where man
is stationed, at the states expense, to keep
those who have not tickets from getting the
water. Truly the town has not enough
money or enterprise to dig a we'll.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-09-06
A Spectral Cat.

At Bonne Terre, Mo-, the other day, Mr.
Browns little boy caught cat, rubbed IL
all over with phosphorus, and turned i,
loose at night. The specter occasioned =
affrighted neighbor cats out Of hearing.
was itself pursued by the townspeople as
something unear,hly and was finally
killed in hay NOV, which was thought
to be on fire. The little boy is good ons,
and his father knows it.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-09-06
Scarcity of Water at the Capital.


The papers of Jefferson City have had
not 4 little To say about the scarcity 81
water in Sedalia OF late, but when the
facts are brought To- the surface it dawnS
upon the public that Sedalia is not hall
50 badly OF in this respect n arr the dem
liens Of Sleepy Hollow. Water has never
been sold in Sedalia, which is more than
Jefferson City can say. Ex-Attorney Gen
eral Smith informed BAzOo representa-
tive, yesterday, that he had, only that
forenoon, paid one dollar to have tub OF
water hauled to his house, while many vi
his neighbors had done likewise No
water can be procured except it be hauled
from the river, and many Second-rate
boarding houses have discharged their
bOarders Oh account oil the scaraity oi the
greatly needed article. The papers vi
jefferson will have their hands full ii
they look alter their own town.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-09-06
BURNETT'S COCAINE.
A Lady's Hair Saved by It's Use.

BURNETT'S COCAINE will keep
the hair in strong and heal,hiul condi-
ton BY STIMULATING THE ROOTS or THE
HAIR AND RESTORING THE NATURAL AC-
TON UPON WHICH IT'S GROWTH DEPENDS.
Twenty wears ago n single bottle saved a
lady's hair in Il desperate case where every
early sncccss thousands of cases Of Bald
ness, Dandrnf, Loss of Hair and Irrita-
ton Of the Scalp have yielded to this rem
edv. go.
The superiority of BrRNETT's FLAVOR
ING EXTRACTS consists in their perfect
purity and great strength.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-09-06

In the cure Of consumption there is
probably no known medicine equal to the
Syrup OF HypophOsphites prepared BY Mr..
James |. Fellows, chemist, St. Johns, n.
B. A number of cases have come under
our notice the past year where the results
which have followed its use have been -.
tonishing. We advise the a@icted 70 try
it, EDITOR COLONIAL farmer.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-09-06
Farm for Sale or Rent.

A farm Of forty acres, six miles south
east of Sedalia, we'll improved, will be
sold for $500 cash, or will rent it one
wear for 500 cash. 1t is supplied with
good buildings, an excellent living we'll OF
water in the dryest season, and u good
range handy for stock. No richer land
can be found in this country. Come and
see or write. Address,
JOHN WlNsLow,
s-l5v3ms Sedalia, Mo.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-09-06
Domestic Felicity.

There was small-sized war i'm board
ing house not more than mile from the
Pacific freight depo, yesterday about noon.
One of the boarders came home rather
unexpectedly and found another
boarier in bed with his wife.
lie Immediately undertook to thumP the
destroyer of his peace and happiness, but
in this ne found rather large job, as he
got the worst Of the tight. 1t is said the
end is not yet.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-09-06
THE POODLE DOGS WALL.

am q little poodle dog
| am just six years old;
I'm very smart and know my place
I'm pretty, I've been told.
] haven't got the cash to buy
4 license tag, you see;
And that's the reason Marshal Shy
Is prosecuting me.
Policeman. big policeman,
With your coat Of navy blue,
Pray tell me, ii you please. man.
What have ] done 10 YOU?
] am an orphan poodle
Have pity on nv plight;
] never prowl on fences.
! never scratch or bite.
But oh, policeman. ii you must,
This hide OF snow-white shoot.
Take care yon hit me on the hea..
And put a bullet through't.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-09-06
Taking Him Back.

Sheriff Fisher. Of Vernon county, and
deputy Sheriff Jackson. If Barton county,
arrived i'm the city at 4:3O o'clock this
morning, having in charge, heavily ironed,
a young man charged with murder. whom
they had arrested i'm north Missouri. They
LEI, On the X. Il 7. train for Nevada. with
their prisoner. al 7:l5 a. m. The prisoner :
name or that III his victim was not learned
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-09-06
With q Big, Big ].
Washington Republican.

A young friend of mine went to an
evening party recently where most Of the
guests were OF the aesthetic order. In the
crush which always occurs on the way to
the supper room the young lady whom
this young man had ON his arm said: ut
is really quite too awfully crowded, is it
nOt?" yes" said the young man, 1T is
too utterly damned utter"
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-09-06
SHIlOH'S CATARRH REMEDY.

marvellous cure for Catarrh, Diphtheria,
Canker month and Head Ache. With
each bottle there is an ingenious usual
Injector for the more successful treatment
Of these complaints without extra charge.
Price SOC. Sold by your druggist.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-09-06

Howe Scales are guaranteed, in every
particular to be the best made. Borden,
Selleck ( Co., general agents, Chicago, III.
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the animal hitched to it running away.
4 number of boys were practicing ball,
when the sphere struck the top of the
buggy, causing the horse to become scared,
when he ran away and overturned the We
hicle, with the result stated.
A knObnOsterite. whose carcass was
towering close on the outside of something
less than a barrel of mean whisky, raised
quite disturbance OH Conductor Fitzger-
AIDS train at the union depot last evening.
A couple Of policemen were called and the
rural rooster was given his choice between
keeping still or going to the cooler He
rhose the former.
j. A. Rasbach, an old time telegraph
operator at the NJ. X. & T. depot at Par
sons. and who has been filling the position
Of train-dispatcher on the San Juan d.
vision of the Denver l. Rio Grande road,
with headquarters at AntOnito, Col, re-
turned to Parsons, Tuesday afternoon, ac-
companied by his wife, and We learn will
again act as assistant train-dispatcher OF
the Pacific at that point.
Captain Todhunter's young blOOded
stallion, Allegro, which was pronounced
dying at Higginsville last Saturday has re-
covered. Some interest attaches to this
horse for the reason that he is one of the
only two Ethan Aliens left in the country.
He is only five years old and has given
promise Of wonderful speed. The service
Of the great Ethan Allen, the sire of ALE
gro, cost Captain Todhunter 500.