The colored patriot., 1882-06-08
KANSAS STATE NEWS


requested that he be allowed to try his hand.
lhey let him take pistol with three loads
IN IL. lie shot two OF them at a mark. Then
De proposed to buy the pistol at two dollars
ana bargain was made. Without tender
ing the money or saying another word, he
put the pistol to the side of his head, fired
ana fell down dead. A note was found in
MS pocket stating that he had been released
from the county Jail at Topeka.
AN engineer corps of the Union Pacific
railway has surveyed the route of the road
through Vermont street, Lawrence, and To-
Gated the grand new depot and new iron
railway bridge across the Kansas River.
Inc bridge is promised to be ready for car
rylng passengers to and from the heart Of
the city, and TO Bismarck Grove during the
Western National Fair.
MAN calling himself L. r. Cameron is
gong about the State soliciting subscrip-
lions for the Industrial World. The nub-
IlshcFs pronounce him a fraud and the pub
TIC are warned not to pay him any money on
their account.
GENTLEMAN from Pottawatomie Conn
ty has purchased 800 acres of land in tho
hills east Of Alma, and wishes to purchase
l,oUO acres more in the same locality. He
has established a ranch on which he intends
to keep 5000 sheep.
THERE are two hundred and ninety-eiqht
Touring mills in Kansas with capital of
S2,9J3,G61. So say the statistics. Five of
the best Of these mills are in Lawrence. with
capital Of between a quarter and half A
million of dollars.
SPECIAL from Atchison May 9th. saws.
On The evening of the 18th Hiram Sweet. a
1ewcler OF this city, disappeared, leaving a
note saying that when it was received he
would be under the water. 1t was not be-
lleVed, however, that he had drowned him
self, and since that time several REPORTS
have been circulated that he had been seen
in St. Joseph and other places. This even
ing blOated body was found in the river
just above the bridge, and fully identified
as that OF Sweet. 1t is now thought that
after writing the note referred to he went to
the river and plunged in. 1t is difficult to
account for his suicide, except on the theo.
ry that he was deranged. He was doing n
fair business, was not financially embar-
rassed, and was a man of excellent habits.
He leaves wife.
JOHN BROWN, n citizen Of Parkdale adj.
ditlOn, Topeka, was waylaid at late hour
by two villains and robbed of all the money
be had, but is not certain as to the amount
taken. lie vert out to his stable. and
while there the parties came up. One of
them drew knife and stabbed Brown in
the breast. Fortunately a memorandum
book in his side pocket prevented the blade
of,. ..fS &b
serious wound, though the blow was suf1l-
cient to knock the victim down and cause
him to faint. He lay in that condition about
two hours before being discovered.
THIS is said be the year for seventeen
year locusts, and an off year on grass
hoppers.
CHARLES HUNTNER, the man who owns
and conducts bottle beer and soda water
establishment in North Topeka, attempted
to end his life recently by taking poison.
The dose swallowed, however, was too large
to produce instant death, so with the aid of
stomach pump the poison was extracted
and suicide prevented Huntner was ar
rested about four months ago for defraud-
ing the revenue, and since then he has been
down hearted, despondent and all broken
up.
BOY twelve years old, named John Coll
lins. was tried before Judge Harvey at To-
peka and adjudged insaner At the age Of
four years he had spell of brain fever and
never got over it.
TIE ministers from Kansas CITY and Kan
sas have decided TO consult at Bismarck
Grove in reference to holding a National
Religious Congress there next September
A srECIAL from lola SAYS: As Mr.. ID. r.
Beatty and a st. Louis wool buyer were try
ing TO cross Deer Greek. three miles north
Of here, the current carried them of the
ford and drowned the team. and they barely
got out with their own lives. The team
was livery one, hired OF ;. + Ellis.
THE Democratic State Central Committee
held a meeting at Topeka June Isl. The
members present were John Martin Of To-
peka, Chairman; II. Miles Moore. OF Leav-
enNolth, Secretary; Z. B. Morris, Atchi-
son; W. ID. PettIeton, Dodge City; Eli.
Carroll. Leavenworth; W. II. Eesbit. Dom
iphan; Marshall Gaphart, jefferson County;
Ely Moore, Lawrence; II. F. Norton, In
poria; W. {. Parry. Forj Scott; r. Akers.
Allen County; A. c. >chnel, june ion Cilv;
George w. Clark. Sterling; J. +. Burre,-.
Olathc; Frank Dule, Wichita; JOAN Foster,
Top Ia; Or. Il. A. 1rumb5e. Larned.
After thorough discussion O; he political
situation. it was decided TO hold a state
Convention At Emporia. to nominate
full Stale ticket and four C0ngressmen a.
Large. The time for holding said conyen-
tion was left with the Executive Committee.
The basis Of representation for the election
OF delegates to the convention shall be one
delegate and one alternate for every -
votes cast for Governor in ISs0 AMI one del
egate for ever fraction thereof - lL-9 or
more, prov Zach county shall be ea-
titled 10 :. -- cEe de.eg ate, such delegates
and Alternate. 10 Dc elected Is each county
committee may determine. The committee
adjourned 10 meet At Emporia on The dAy q
the State Convention.
FOUR colorrd cowboys entered the store
Of r. : Davis, 81 Atchison, and requested
to lie shown reyolyeTs. chose four bulldogs,
hal them loaded by the clerE, wh-u the
quartet lrvelrd their arms sn1 held the man
in aaviaiy. >iowly retrea.ing. each gained
Il ar. siFing farewell shot. and escsp-
sa asrht up The AtcAison & NebrasAa
E+.hoJI. They have sot been captured
-ui -4r lAAloNn.