Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-08-11
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

the ranks. He attributed the disgrace e
sergeant Henry, and has borne Ill will TO
ward him ever since. When the guards
the prison were changing recently. ans
Henry was sitting at the window, O'Neii
stepped up to him and placing Colts re-
voiver close to his body, deliberately fired.
The ball passed entirely through Henry's
body and ne instantly fell over dead. The
military put O'Neill under arrest
y. ID. Gregg, well known Kansas jour.
naiist OF former times, and for number OF
years past connected with the u. S. Railway
Mail Service, was drowned at Kansas City
recently. Mr.. Gregg was for some time
connected with the Lawrence Tribune, but
ieit That paper eight or ten years since.
de was known as spicy writer and had
many friends.
JUDGE ADAMS, Of Topeka, who is East
looking for the sword of John Brown, has
Deen offered the sword by Col. Boyler, who
mas 1t, for $1,000. Mr.. Adams wants it fol
the Historical Society, and proposes to raise
the amount by SUBSCRIPTION. He will ask
the President to head the list.
HE four-year- child of j. W. Sim.
mons, of Topeka, fell from porch, in the
rear OF his residence, distance of fifteen
feet and was badly hurt.
The name of the. postoffice of Gould,
Greenwood County, has been changed to
Severy. A mail messenger service has beer
established at Agricola, Coffey County,
from the flag station as often as required.
Postmasters commissioned-James G. Lit.
tier, Gillian; 7. r. Brooke, Hampton;
Henry B. Ray. Richland.
WILLIE RUsHMER, son of III. j. Rush.
mer, Of Lawrence, fell from tree and
broke his leg, while trying to get kite that
had lodged. The doctors think it NAV
make him a cripple for life.
The colored voters of Douglas County
have organized club called the Colored
Voters Political Union. Their object is to
look after their political interests.
THE local authorities of Lawrence have
commenced another war upon violators Of
The Prohibitory law. Warrants for sixteen
saloon keepers have been issued aud warm
times consequently expected.
A SON Of c. 81. Barton, County Surveyor
Of Shawnee County, while preparing to &C
hunting with a pistol, accidentally dis
charged the weapon and the ball passed
through his hand.
LETTERS have been received by the West
ern National Fair Association from two of
The rowing clubs of St. Louis, expressing
heir determination to be present to take
part in the regatta on the Kaw during the
Bismarck Fair.
A LIGHT COMPLECTED colored man ,,
went into a Topeka butcher shop and
snatched up five.dollar bill and ran out.
The proprietor thought it Joke, but the
Joke was the "light- completed {" colored
man never returned.
THE Union Pacific Railroad will take
those attending the reunion of the First
Kansas Veterans ut Leayenworth to the cell
sbration OF the anniversary of the battle OF
Wilson's Creek, August 10th, for one and
'ne-fourth fare the round trip.
JOHN SIZER, an employee at the Santa Fe
shops, at Topeka, was killed while at work
recently. He, in company with another
man, was cutting iron bars on the massive
steam shears and in endeavoring to fix them
in some way he slipped and the jaws of the
machine caught his head, crushing it and
killing him instantly.
SENATOR PLUMB has secured clerkship
% the Post Office Department for joseph
Stewart, Of Humboldt.
THERE is to be grand gathering of Phil
osophers and Liberalists of the Ingersoll
school at Arlington Springs, Atchison
County, August 6. Eminent speakers are
booked for addresses.
A YOUNG man named VIM. Dresser at.
tempted to commit suicide by iumpinp
from the bridge above the dam at Lawrence.
he was saved by parties who caught him az
ne attempted the fatal leap. The cause was
reported to be dependency and too much
whisky.
In accordance with call sent out some
lime since by Judge S. o. Thacher. some of
The surviving members of the Con-
'tltutional Convention met at Wyandotte
IN the 10Th Of July, it being the twenty
third anniversary of the meeting of that
body. The roll was called, and of the fifty
Two members who met twentv-three
Fears ago only nine answered TO their
aames. Letters of regret were received
rom several, but the great majority have
passed "beyond the river" or been lost
track OF in the changes incident to the
stirring events since 1859. Col. Martin. of
Atchison, read very interesting paper re-
viewing the history OF the Convention and
the work 1t accomplished, and Judge King
man, ex-senator E. G. Ross, Judge Thacber
and Col. Martin referred to the different men
with whose early life they were acquainted
IN words of praise and commentator. and
1t the conclusion it was decided to hold n
quarter centennial celebration at Wyandot.e
July, 1884, and Judge Kingman. OF To-
peka, was selected as the orator for that oc.
sasion.
THK shop of R. S. Maunder, a contractor
and builder Of Wyandotte, was burriarized
Of tools worth about $500. The following
day man named Maitland went to second
hand store in Kansas City and sold some of
Lhe articles, which led to his arrest.
A coLoRED boy named Ike Smith was
killed by the cars near Armstrong, recently
He had been carrying water for the section
hands working at the junction, and while
ading on fat car lost his balance. fell
under the wheels and was instantly killed
MIR. SAMPLE, farmer Of Douglas Coun.
ty, lost 300 bushels OF wheat by fire recent.
". While threshing the straw took 6rs