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Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1882-03-31
GREENTOP GRAPHICS.

Ldsl uuiSQdy q llldu Cdlne 10 Jleen
top to take the train and when he
came to pay for his ticket, hs
found that his pocket bool
and contents - $4o.oo-and some
papers, were gone. He offered a re
ward Of $40. to anyone that found it
1t was found by Newton Hatfield in a
day or two and returned, but Hatfield
would not accept the reward.
| Saturday the wind blew a perfect
hurricane. 1t took two cars that were
on the switch and started them to Of
tumwa, but the switch not being open
they left the track and it was so mud.
dy they could not make the trip on
land.
G. G. Owens bought Al Hamilton's
house Friday night, and moved It on his
own lots Friday and moved INTO it the
same day.
Mr.. Harris, of Kirksville, was in
town Saturday putting up patent fence
for Esq. Lewis.
The small pox scare at Wilmaths
vile, proved to be a genuine case of
measels. The physician attending it
as small pox case, came to the house
and saw the patient, pronounced it
small pox, and then lacked off and
treated it from outside the yard. On
going home he changed his clothes
out side the house, and washed his
hands and face in carbolic acid, as a
disinfectant, which took off the skin.
How is that for an NJ. D.?
The sale of the store house and
goods of Lind & Bro. to w. S. Gatlin,
fell through for some cause. and they
have made another sale to F. J. Tice,
and d. H. Roberts. 1t is no Peter Funk
this time they say.
Some of the sick are improving. O.
NJ. Stanton's little girl is better. DR..
Shirley's little daughter is gwen up;
Mrs. Cleton is improving; Mr.. Cleton
not any better. A family from Ken
lucky named Mulikins moved on to
the speer's house some two.months.ago
and last week moved to Scotland Co..
and left the following inscription on
the door with some others: "Best
democrats ever lived in a republic
house! This it my principle, JeffDavis
and Southern Confederacy! W. L. NJ"
Much JOY to Scotland county. We
have enough Of such democrats in
Schuyler.
Monday the up freight drove two
colts on Saltriver bridge and stopped
while the train hands pulled them out.
They are pretty badly skinned up,
but no bones broken.
M. H. Lewis has 20 or 80 bushels
Of Mammoth Pearl Potatoes, an excel.
ant variety and great yielders; also 1a
or IS bushels Of Beauty of Hebron
extra early and good potatoe; ripens
'head of the bugs. For sale at $500
Der bushel. REc,11.p
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rounding PuIitzer.

T.Louls, March 24.-Joseph Pulitzer
editor of the Post-Dispatch, was at
tackled on the street to-day by a burly
workman, who struck him once. Mr.
Pulitzer seized the assallant by the
shroat End hurled HIM against a show
window, breaking the glass. The fel
low took to his heels, dropping a COW
hide as he ran. Mr.. Pulitzer thinks the
man was hired to attack him.
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LOngfellOW Dead.

BosroN, Mar. 24.-Lonefellow, the
poet, died to-day. He was taken sud-
denly Ill Saturday, and was confined to
his room, growing rapidly worse on
Monday. During Thursday he seemed
a great deal better. Later on he be-
came partly unconscious but this morn
ing revived, though his talk was some
what incoherent. He became uncon-
scious, and died at little past three
o'clock. He was in his seventy-fifth
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1882-03-31
THE ORGANS SATISFIED.
Now that the Governor has Ordered
the Extra Session.

JEFFERSON CRY, March 28.-His
Excellency late yesterday afternoon
concluded to fix the day Of the meet
ing of the extra session of the Legisla-
ture on Wednesday, April 10, at 2
O'Clock p. m. The Tribune, of this
city, on redistricting this morning says:
"Solitary and alone we put the ball in
motion. We knew the Democrats
wanted the State redistricted, and we
said so. We were the first to speak
on the subject. The Tribune does
not often make mistake in regard to
the sentiment of the Democracy Of the
State. Whenever it makes up its
mind on any question affecting the in
terest of the Democracy, its opinion is
generally about right In this instance
our judgment has been fully vindi-
Gated"
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Huntsville Herald: Nathan Haines.
son of Mr.. Gid Haines, who left Ran
dolph last fall year ago to take pos
session OF handsome estate in Ken
lucky, is on visit to his old Randolph
friends, and it is intimated that he con-
templates taking back one of Ran
dolph's fairest jewels with him.
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There is a giant measuring SIX
feet eight inches In height and weighing
234 pounds among the working pop
ulatlon of Garfield, Md. He is colored
youth only 16 years old, and has grown
up under diet consisting principally
OF sweet potatoes. His shoes are sixteen
inches long.
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Passed.

The name Of J. NJ. Green was called
and the Judicial Committee specially
appointed to consider the charges pre.
ferred against him made report. ac.
quitting him from the charges. and his
quitting him from the charges and his
character passed.-[ChilIlcothe Tribune
24th.
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Macon RebNblIran We heard it re.
marked on the street yesterday, ga poor
half starved devil stole few pounds oi
buckwheat flour, and lie was sent to
jail, but the fellows that got away with
one, two or three hundred thousand dol
lars of the peoples money, are out en-
joying themselves" That's about the
way it goes. Strange world this, and
justice is strangely administered.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1882-03-31

DIR Marion Sims has now the abil-
ity to wear upon his manly chest the
order ofCharles the Third, the King
OF Spain having conferred that decora.
ton upon him in recognition of his
surgical career.
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Fire.

About O'Clock this morning fire
n1 broke out in a shed on the premises OF
Ihos. COrcOran near Third and Oak
The loss was small and No l and the
Chemical force prevented the fire from
spreading.-Qmincy Nems, 23d.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1882-03-31

A Minnesota preacher tainted
away after marrying a couple and had
had to be worked over two hours
before he was restored to conscious.
ness, if it acts that way on the preach
ers just thick of the poor bridegroom.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1882-03-31

An American named Maxwell has a
ranch in New Mexico containing l.,
100000 acres of land, and yet he
growls when a vigilance committee
asks for fence corner tc bury horse
thief in.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1882-03-31

An Ohio Journalist fired twenty-six
bullets at a stuffed alligator lying on a
sand-bank, and then paid boy two
shillings to tell him whether he was
cross-eyed or stone-blind.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1882-03-31

A member of the New York
Legislature has returned his passes.
Hold on don't applaud. They were
made out in the name Of his brother,
and he returned them to be corrected
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1882-03-31

Where one woman scans the horizon
tor signs OF the dawn of brighter era.
ten are scouting, among their nelghoors
trying to borrow saluratus.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1882-03-31

The real Christian is like solid silver,
out tho more professor is like plated
ware, which, latter you have rubbed 1t a
little, shows the baser metal.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1882-03-31

At Hannibal yesterday the foot ola
Ia years old boy named John Raines
was amputated. He fell between the
cars
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1882-03-31

The only difference between the cow
boy OF Arizona and the hostile Indians is
that the cowboy doesn't care to load
himself down with scalps.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1882-03-31
Wreck.

Yesterday freight train on the O.
NJ. & P. met with an accident near Edi.
ma, several cars being thrown from the
track and badly damaged. No one was
injured.-Quincy NeMs, 23d.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1882-03-31

Representative R. T. VanHorn has
|. been elected member ofthe Repub.
lican Congressional Campaign Com.
mittee for Missouri.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1882-03-31

A woman may not be able to sharp
en- a pencil or throw stone at a hen,
but she can pack more articles into
trunk than a man can In one-horse
wagon.
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1t is now stated positively that Gen.
Grant has lost no money in speculation.
Perhaps drawn poker is not considered
speculation in Yark-Post Dispatch.
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THE BLUE CUT GANG.
How Jesse James Made a CatS-PaW
Of Them.
Trial Of the Train RObberS-One OF
the Gang Turns States Eyi-
denCe.

INDEPENDENCE, Mo-, March Is
The trial of John Bugler for the Blue
Cut train robbery is creating quite a
sensation. The jury was selected at
10 o'clock, but a perfect furore of ex-
citement was occasloned by States At
torney Wallace filing motion to dis
miss the jury on account Of the panel
not having been summoned from the
body of the county, as required by
law, but on the contrary twenty-five
out of the thirty-three were summoned
from the township in which the crime
was committed. This gave rise to the
wrong presumption that the panel had
been packed for the benefit of the de-
fense, and Mr.. Wallace's action was
death-blow to the defense. The court
at once dismissed the jury and took
the motion under adlisement until 2 p.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1882-03-31

The Zuni Indians visited Harvard
college last Saturday. 1t looks as
though the Zunls were in search of
some new war whoops.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1882-03-31

Out OF tweny-sght men in Nebraska
crowd not one OF them knew how to
wind up thermometer. Man is natur-
ally an Ignorant animal.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1882-03-31

The English edition of Frederick
Douglass autobiography is to have a
preface written by John Bright.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1882-03-31

A large number Of dwellings are 60
ing up at Hannibal to supply the de-
mand for house room.
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A NEW INDICTMENT


against the whole gang has been re
turned by the SPECIAL grand jury, ant
the trial will proceed upon that thl
afternoon. Jno. Land, one of the in
dicted train robbers, has turned State:
evidence and made a full confession tt
the special grand jury now IN session
in which he gives the names of :hs
parties implicated in the Blue Cut rob
berry and the part each took in th'
affray. The Evening S,ar of Kansa
City will publish this evening an inter
view with him, in which the story i:
told as much as follows: He say
that his first information OF the attemp
to rob the train and invitation to JON
the gang was presented on the 9TH da!
of September last, the morning of
THE DAY UPON WHICH THE ROBBERY
WAS COMMITTED.
John Bugler and Creed Chapman, two
of the men now on trial, came to him
where he was working and pressed the
scheme. He finally agreed to thei1
proposition and agreed to meet them
in Glendale that afternoon. He did
so and was introduced to man said to
be Jesse James. He was then told Of
the purpose to rob the train that night
and received Instructions to meet the
Dartv at the Rlue C,1t
When he arrived there were twelve
persons present, seven young men
from the neighborhood and five of the
old James gang. He says that these
five, headed by Jesse himself, entered
the express Car and afterwards the pas
senger coaches, while the other seven
kept up the racket outside. When
the train had been sacked they all COL
lected in the WOODS a short distance
from the track, where the leader ap-
peared with a large sack containing
the booty. He said there was no .imc
TO DIVIDE THE sPoILs
then, as the train people would be af-
ter them at once, but told the hoys to
NEE: him on the east fork of the blue
river one week from that night when
the divvy would be made. They then
separated the boys gong to their homes
and the five men riding off with the
swag. None of the seven have ever
cent of the fruits of their
'ascality, as all except two were jailed
before the time to meet. Land says he
links it was Il put up job to get them
nto trouble and turn public attention
rom the movements of the James
gang, and to get the profits. At the
'ame time he says all those from the
leighborhood who were implicated
ire now under arrest except two who
led the country and joined the James
,ang few days after the robbery.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1882-03-31

Another disastrous fire occurred at
Trenton last Sunday night, resulting in
the destruction of the residence
of Mr.. Berry, Circuit Clerk. The
fire originated about IL O'Clock,
supposed from lighted cigar carlessly
thrown away. The entire building was
destroyed, together with all of the fur
niture. occasioning a loss approaching
$4,000. There was partial insurance
on the residence only. This makes
the fourth big fire that has occurred
in Trenton in the past SIX months, the
others beng the destruction of the
Rock Island depot, the burning of sev-
eral business houses, and the Elmore
hotel disaster.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1882-03-31

The Democratic central committee
met last week and decided to RECON-
mend the governor to call special ses-
sion OF the legislature 70 redistrict the
state. 1t is merely a political move
and is in M other sense a necessity.
This being the case, the democracy
alone will be responsible for the expen-
Sc of such session. 1t is to the credit
of many leading democrats that they
oppose the scheme. but the "bourbcns"
evidently haye the upper hand. and are
determined on if possible tocut off from
all congressional representation, the
100000 republican voters Of the state,
If any system of distrlcting can accom-
plish that end.
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In Luck.

Our friend r. Sheckles, who supplies
tickets to all parts. of the world at low
rates, is unusually happy to-day. A
grizzly bearded stranger came IN last
evening and noticing his name on the
sign, made some inquiries as 10 his fam
lily and informed Dick he vas heir to a
large tract OF valuable land in Knox
county, Mo. Mr.. S. had never heard of
it before, but has satisfied himself that
the st anger's statement is fact, and
he leaves in a day or two TO look after
the property.-QMncp Nevs.
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PAUPER FUND.
$s,2a5 II
BOARD AND BRIDGE FUND.

Pay of road overseers nA
Appropriation to road districts S9 90
Material for road district 81 05
Road tools SaSO
repair on same - 50
Building bridges 81 Is
Repairing bridges lO4S7
Lumber for bridges 296 90
damages paid In road case - so
Taxing bolts from Sharr 8 mill bridge l6 50
Sign boards 600
Securing lumber from washing away 200
Sl,4S Al
CAPITAL SCHOOL FUND.
Loans 2lq s3a "a
Expense selling land, etc So
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The HOME TREASURE for March
is decidedly the best number, both
in Literary merit, and mechanical
appearance yet issued. A new story,
entitled, "VIcToR HERMAN; or, The
Mystery Of Iverbridge," is commenced
in this number. The continuation OF
Mariana" grows in interest, and is
highly appreciated by lovers of western
adventures. These two stories and a
short hunting sketch are illustrated.
The household, editorial and poetical
features of the "Home Treasure" are
kept to their usual high standard.
SwFrNAM & MusIcK, Publishers, Kinks
vile, Mo.
The SCHOOL VISITOR for March
presents a fine table of contents, suit
able for Its special field, Every fam
ly in which there are children to be
educated, should have copy of this
valuable auxiliary to the common
school. N. L. Page, editor, Kirksville
Mo.
ST. NICHOLAS for April is before US.
1t is the crowned king of all the iuye-
nile periodicals. In letter press and H.
lustrations we know no equal to St.
Nicholas. The "Hoositr School Boy"
a characteristic story by Eggleston, and
"Recollections of a Drummer boy"
with the army of the Potomac are both
concluded in this issue. "Stories Of
Northern Myths" Brigham, the Cave
Dog and half a score OF other sketches
and stones are handsomely illustrated.
Price $500 per year. Published by
the Century Co., New York.
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EXPENDITURES OF ADAlR COUNTY

Abstract of expenditures of Adair
county, Mo-, for the fiscal year begin
ming February 1st, 1881 and ending
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January 3Ist, 1882:
Pay nf county clerk Sl,sSs 63
Pay of county court 4OS IS
Pay Of cUunty::treasury 66S y
Pay of county school commissioner IS 20
Pay Of county surveyor l34 so
Pay of county assessor 436 IS
Paw of county attorney $50 W
Pay of sheriff l,lSS IS
Pay of circuit clerk IS IS
Pay of road overseers 672 6S
Rent Of county Offices SO ~
Blanks, blank books and stationery H5 IS
Cost In criminal cases 4N IS
Safes, freight and drayage same 379 SO
Fuel and cutting wood l2l "a
Guarding jail 81 IS
ReparingJ Jail $3.50
Expense of board Of equalization 9270l
Printing and advertising aS SO
Postage and expresssge 4O45
Stoves and repair on same, etc 80 |
Blankets and mattresses for Jail 1850
FURNITURE 8 81
Shingles 81 81
Surveying road and road jurors 2S 50 |
Expense moving county Offices IL IS |
Expense taking blind to asylum Is 90 |
Tax refunded 6A
Wolf scalp premiums 6O |
Sundries le3 IS |
GTand jury script S5l 20 |
Petit jury scrti l,lS5 2u |
Script to grand jury witnesses 26l e5
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CAPITAL SCHOOL FUND
MORROW MATTERS.

Loans 81
Expense selling land, etc
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-07-05
A CURIOUS WAY OF COURTING.

The 1000 Choctaws still living in their
ancestral homes in Mississippi retain in
their pristine vigor many Of the usages of
their ancestors. Among these are the
methods employed in conducting a court
ship and the marriage ceremony. When
young Choctaw, of Kemper or Neshoba
County, sees a maiden who pleases his
fancy, he watches his opportunity until
he finds her alone. He then approaches
within few yards of her, and gently
casts a pebble toward her, so that it may
fail at her feet. He may have to do this
three or four times before he attracts the
maiden's attention If this pebble throw
ing is agreeable, she soon makes it mani
fest; il otherwise, scornful look and a
decided ''ekwah'' indicate that his suit is
in vain
When marriage is agreed upon the
lovers appoint time and place for the
ceremony. On the marriage day the
friends and relatives Of the prospective
couple meet at their respective houses or
villages, and thence march towards each
other. When they arrive towards the
marriage graund-generally intermediate
space between the two villages-they halt
within about a hundred yards of each
other. The brothers of the woman then
go across tc the opposite party and bring
forward the man and set him down on a
blanket s"ead upon the marriage ground.
The mans sisters do likewise by going
over and bringing forward the woman
and seating her by the side of the man.
Sometimes to furnish little merriment
for the occasion, the woman is expected
to break loose and run. Of course she is
pursued, captured and brought back.
All parties assemble around the expect
ant couple A Gag of bread is brought
forward By the woman's relatives and de-
posted near her. In like manner the
mans relatives bring forward bag of
meat and deposit it near him. The mans
friends and relatives now begin to throw
presents On the head and shoulders OF the
woman. These presents are OF any kind
that The donors wish to give, as articles
OF clothing, money, trinkets, ribbons, etc.
AS soon as thrown they are quickly
snatched off by the wonlan's relatives
and distributed among themselves Dur
ing all this tine the couple SIT very quiet
ly and demurely, not a word spoken by
either. When all the presents have been
thrown and distributed the couple, now
man and wife, arise, the provisions from
the bags are spread and, just as in civiliz-
ed life, the ceremony is rounded off with
a festival. The festival over, Il e com
pany disperse and the gallant groom con-
duets lis bride to his home, where they
enter upon the tolls and responsibilities
Of the future -Natchez Democrat.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-07-05
CYCLONES IN INDIA.

The cyclone is the terror of India. A
portentuous calm whispers the warning,
and then, as sudden as the leap of the IL
ger, the terrible whirlwind bursts upon
sea and land. All the winds. of heaven
seem furious to join the rotary storm.
The sun is hidden at midday, and at
night the darkness may be felt The
whirling eddies raise up columns OF water
which fall as cataracts. The lashed bill
lows swelling with rage into one huge
wave, rush past the coast and, sweeping
far inland, dash over forests and villages.
Men, women and children seek a refuge
from the angry waters on roofs and in
trees Thousands sometimes perish amid
the floating wrecks of their homes. Many
that the food spares fall by the pestilence
bred from rotting carcasses and decaying
vegetation At such times it seems as
though second deluge threatened the
earth, with no bow of mercy spanning
the Hack heavens.
One of these rotary hurricanes whirled
some years ago over the Bay of Bengal.
Catching full-freighted Indiaman of ], :
500 tons, it bore her on the crest of a
storm-wave for long distance across the
country. She finally brought up against
rising ground, where she laid for months,
a marvel to every beholder.
A Scotchman had charge of a gang Of
natives who were clearing the jungle on
Sanger Island, long, lone, muddy fiat
near the mouth Of the Hooghly For
several weeks large tiger, nan-eater,
annoyed them every night. 1t had car
ried away some Of their animals and two
or three men. A cyclone drove the water
over the island. AS many natives as
could swim went to the Scotchman's s
bungalow At last he noticed the dread
ed tiger swimming for the house. Reach
ing it, the frightened animal leaped on
the veranda, and trembling went through
the mass Of natives to the farthest corner,
where it lay down quivering with fear.
The Scotchman, thinking that when the
storm abated the natural ferocity of the
beast would assert itself, seized his dou-
BILE barreled gun. Pointing it at the IL
gers heart, he fired, and the brute rolled
over dead