Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-08-17
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

JducS w iilaiHSs WHO picAueu Suity W luC
crime of burglary at the August term of the
Clay County Court, 1880. and was sentenced
to ten years. Imprisonment in the Peniten-
tiary. 1t has since been shown by un-
doubted evidence that, at the time OF sem
tence, the young man was under Is years OF
age, and, instead of being sent to the Peni-
Tertiary. should have been sentenced to one
years Imprisonment in the Caunty Jail.
The Governor says that while the evidence
before him shows the boy to have been iie-
gally imprisoned, he is without remedy 9TH
er than such as he can give him by the ex-
erSise of clemency in his behalf. He re-
minds the courts that under the law 1t is
their duty to ascertain the ages or young
criminals and sentence them in compliance
with the statute, thus saving and relieving
the Supreme Court and the Executive Of
much unnecessary labor and responsibility.
A full pardon is granted.
The amount of business now being
transacted at the Kansas City stock Yards,
says the Times, is something enormous, and
the officials have their hands full in taking
care of it all. During the month of July
over 70, 600 cattle were received at the yards,
while for the same length OF time St. Louis
present indications that the number of cat
tie handled at the yards during 1882 will
reach 450, 900, or about 100000 greater than
ever before. These figures amply show that
Kansas City Is the center for Texas cattle
and Texas cattlemen. During July
the Southwestern Railway Association for
warded to St. Louis aud Chicago 1900 cars
of stock, the majority going to the last
named point.
A cloud burst in Platte County raised
the branch at Weston to sufficient heighth
to carry away portion of the long trestle
bridge of the X. c., St. Joe & G. B. road
at that place the other night. A number of
freight cars standing on the bridge were
dumped into the Missouri River, and con-
siderable black walnut lumber at the saw
mill went floating down the stream.
One hundred men are widening the
narrow gauge track between Lexington and
independence.
Missouri farmers will realize har-
vest of over 10000, 900 bushels Of wheat in
1882. In 1880 the census returns gave the
crop as 24,971.727 bushels.
Ollie White and Thomas Hennessey,
two notorious confidence men, were ar
rested on charge of vagrancy in Kansas
City the other day. Hennessey had on his
person about $25 in money and diamond
ring. Both had gold watches and chains.
The mystery of the death of John
Meyers,w who was found at the Fair Grounds,
Kansas City, with bullet in his head some
nights ago, has been solved. He and
moonlight Gold" and t'Bob,'' members
81 ri t;,,o {>h of
a man, when the latter fired, killing Meyers.
Gold left town. The story was learned
from member of the gang.
The anniversary of the emancipation
of slaves in the West Indies (Aug. y IS
celebrated by the colored people of st. Jo-
seph and surrounding cities. Large dele
cations arrived early in the day from Leav-
enworth, Atchison, Richmond, Lexington
and other points to participate. A salute
was fired and general meeting held during
the day andithere was ball at night.
Philip Rice, a contractor for railroad
and bridge work, was shot and killed by a
man named McNutt, at railroad camp near
Kansas City, the other night. Rice accused
McNutt of stealing dress pattern from his
wife. A quarrel ensued, AMI Mrs. McNuts
gave her husband a revolver, with which he
shot Rice.
Two negroes quarreled in a restaur-
ant at Charleston few days ago. Henry
Christmas drew a revolver and opened fire
upon his opponent. The firing brought
Night Waterman McGhce to the place. I'm
stead of submitting to arrest Christmas
fred at McGhce, binding him by the ex-
plosion, then knocked him down and was
h
men, reused by the shooting, rushed in and
released McGhee. The negro ran through
an alley and into a wheat field, firing as he
went at his pursuers, who returned the fire.
After chase OF some forty rods Christmas
was stopped by shot in the back.
Andy Sweeny, of Kansas City, and
John Hanley, OF Denver, have entered into
an agreement to fight for $500 side on the
LIST OF September.
A Fair Association with a directory
composed of twelve substantial farmers las
been organized at Maitland, Holt County.
The association has capital stock of 5000.
Its corporate name will be the Nodaway
Valley District Fair Association.
E. E. M. Gale, well known in St. Jo-
seph, was found dead in bed at his hotel the
other morning. He was in good health when
he retired, and his sudden taking off gave
rise to stories Of foul play and suicide.
Mrs Feldman, of Kansas City, WHO
nearly died from poison few days ago, ex-
plains the matter as follows: She bought
some gum opium to destroy reaches, which
infest her room in great numbers. She care
lessly bit a small piece off the stick, and re-
members nothing further of the circum-
stances of her illness. She emphaticslly
denies any intention to commit suicide.
The wheat crop averages from twenty.
five to thirty five bushels per acre so far as
the thre@ hing has gone in the central and
northern parts of the State, and often runs
as high as fifty and sixty to the acre in
some of the southwestern counties. Scarce
ly a field heard from falls below an aver
age OF twenty bushels per acre.
The Methodists propose holding
Camp meeting Sunday school Conven-
ton at Tabor Springs, south of Otterville,
commencing August 15 and lasting several
days.
There is a general impression that