Iron County register., 1882-07-20
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.


August Is is the date fixed for thu
commencement of the reunion Of the Con
federate soldiers of Missouri at Sedalia
Arrangements have been made for the &C.
commodation OF from ten to fifteen thousand
persons, and fully that number are expect.
ed to be present. Sichers' Park, contain.
ing an area of thirty mine and half acres,
will be used as the encampment ground.
Tents for the accommodation OF all are to be
borrowed from the Government. Gen.John
s. Marmaduke, Maj. John N. Edwards
Col. Robert Mccullough. Capt. A. A. LIE.
sueur. and other prominent ex- -Confeder'
ates of the State are at the head Of the
movement. The remnants of the brigades
Of Joe Shelby, Price and Marmaduke viii
probably make up the greater portion OF the
gathering Distinguished eX-Confederates
from other States have been invited and
many of them will be in attendance. Many
speeches will be made and personal recol.
lections of the war recounted, and correct
records, as far as may be, preserved Of the
war. The sole object of the reunion is given
out to be one of sociability, good feeling. and
the establishment of fund for the reiief oi
disabled ex-Confederate soldiers.
Considerable excitement was created
at the Central Police Station, Kansas City.
the other morning by the arrival in a hack
of young woman who persistently refused
to disclose her name, residence or destina-
tion, but who was accused by the lack driv-
er, Wilson Smith, Of an attempt at suicide
by poison. She walked upon crutches, one
foot being lower than the other. She at first
stated that the foot had been scalded, but
afterward admitted that the occasion OF it
was former attempt she had made to
poison herself. Smith had driven her about
the city for several hours, and finally, at
her request purchased 30 cents worth OF
morphine. After leaving the drug store she
ordered the hack to the big bridge, where
she attempted to take the poison but could
not remove the cork from the bottle. She
handed it up to the driver with the request
that he would take out the cork, and told
him that he could have her pocketbook. He
then saw through her intentions and drove
her to the station.
Governor Crittenden, upon receipt of
the following letter from Warden Willis, of
the Penitentiary, issued the necessary pa
pers and the men were liberated: t'Be-
lieving that the exercise of executive Glenn
ency on our semi-annual holidays to one or
more weil-behaved conyicts is conducive to
good discipline and government, I beg to
recommend to your favorable consideration
James Fahey, John Hunter, colored, and
Edward Dougherty. They are without out
side friends to aid them; two of them have
not received a single friendly letter since
their Incarceration. FaheY and Hunter
have served a greater length of time
in prison than any one has ever served
since the opening of the institution
in 1886. The other prison officers
join me in this recommendation James
Fahey was convicted of murder in the
second degree, October term, 1868, of the ST.
Louis Criminal Court, and sentenced for
life; time of punishment, nearly ID years.
He was 80 years old when convicted. Ed
ward Dougherty was convicted, November
term, 1873, of the Jasper Circuit Court, of
murder in the second degree, and sentenced
for Is years; term under the three fourths
rule would expire February, 1885; age
when convicted, 35 years; time of imprison-
ment, nearly nine years. John Hunter was
September term, 1868, of the st.
Louis Criminal Court, on plea OF guilty of
murder in the second degree, to 20 years.
rule would expire October, 1888; age when
% years; time Of Imprisonment,
IA years.
Poplar Bluff has just had a little sem
sation in the train-robber line. A man
named Brown entered the town and sur
rendered to the Sheriff, saying he was one
IF five who had entered into a conspiracy to
rob train at Hendrickson. A special train
Ook officers to Hendrickson, but the gang
'ailed 10 appear. They were heard from the
next morning at Sheffield's mill, about six
niles north, and Sheriff Turner was imme-
lately dispatched on special train and re-
urned about II O'Clock with two we'll armed
'obbers. The other two managed to escape,
,ut number of men went in pursuit.
Boonville is virtually without a police
orce. Jones who was convicted Of assump-
ion of office, was reinstated by the coun-
.ilmen, July 4, who passed an ordinance
aking the appointing power from the May
'r and vesting it in themselves, and has
,een again arrested on the same charge.
The other policeman was notified by the
Mayor that the Council would not pay him
serving under his authority, and il he
erved under that of the Council he would
'e arrested. He consequently resigned.
The Southwestern Missouri Teachers
Association will meet at De Soto, August Is,
md continue for three days.
Two jefferson City families were re-
entity made very i'll by drinking water from |
n old cistern in which were lot of dead |
ats.
In Mississippi County dewberries
rought ST per bucket. One man made $40 |
q q week.
An attempt to rob the Missouri Pacific
reight depot at Sedalia, the other night, |
7as frustrated by the watchman.
Two cars containing $500 live chick
MS left Kansas City for New York few
ays ago.
Allen Reed, young carpenter en-
loyed in Kansas City, was drowned while
athing in the Kaw, the other day.
The third annual session of the Cooper
ounty Teachers Normal Institute will
egin in Boonville, July "a. and continue
lree weeks.
The Sedalia Exposition will be held