The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1883-05-03

PERSONS AND TNasos.
Hon. Eugene r. Ware hes returned
from Arizona, and h confident Char
lie McComas II still alive and will be
recovered from the Indians.
A man Who fought with Nelson In
the British navy seventy yean ego
has just died In st. Louis. His name
was Hugh Lackey, and he came to
this country over nfty yean ego.
Col. Jack" Hays, the once noted
Texas ranger, has Just died In Califor-
mia. He served In the var for Texas
independence, and subsequently, won
great fame In the Mexican war
The sawmills Of the United States
cut into boards 800. OOO, 900 feet anuu-
ally. The new invention Of making
boards from straw VS. discovered none
tho soon. The growing timber cannot
all the demand many yean.
SANFRANcIsCO, A prfl 8-Ri6eman,
the celebrated stallion, died 1t Red
Bluff last night, aged . years. He II
reputed to be the oldest stallion In
America His pedigree I'm the posses
sion Of his owners Is traced back to
the year 400.
Boston Corbett, who killed Wilkes
Booth, has become . religious enthu-
siast, and in . letter to . friend in
Camden, n. J., says that he has been
directed by God To infiict daily corpo-
raj punishment upon himself a. q
Penance for having taken human life.
Sir Anthony and Lady Musxrave
daughter of David Dudley Field ar
rived at New York Saturday morning
and are guests Of Cyrus W. Field. Sir
Anthony has been appointed Governor
Of Queensland. and will sail for Aus
tralia, via England. some time in May.
Four skeletons Of soldiers were
plowed up by q farmer on Mission
Ridge the other day. One of the skulls
had q bullet hole through II, while
bullets were found inbedded in the
bones Of the other skeletons. They
were placed In one neat coffin and
inferred in the union cemetery.
Miss Gabrielle NJ. Greeley. the only
surviving daughter of the late Horace
Greeley. ha. commenced a sujt in a
New York court apainst Nicholas
smith. the husband of the LATE Lila
Greeley. 10 have a trustee apDoipted
to take charge of and sell the Chan.
paoua estate and divide the ,,roceeds
among the legal heirs.
X. ID. Srepbens. has inst been elec,p,,
TO succeed her husband y. prr.i,ient az
the First National Bank. of Marion,
Iowa. and is sajd 10 be the I, rst wen,,I'
ever occupyiny the po.ition. She j.
reouted TO be "A woman of tborouvb
business habits and good ou.lifi,s
tjoDs. as well as energetic and nonular
mares Dickens Is reported to have
assisted; al = s.anee once, and re,
iindlev Nurrav No Mss snpn IN
formed that the spirit awaited his
iiudley Murray pr asked the GREAT
author. II are.u r.uIied the incor-
poraI visitor. Mr.. Dick.n, MAS i'm
niediately convinced.
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Is estih,a,eu that the decrease In the
puomc ueo. 'or tne inonsn OF april
amounts 10 about ss,aoV,Vo. The
son will the aver,ye monthiv redmc.
ton for the wear mast. il accounted for
by the fact that $40 OOO WO have been
paid out during the month. on account
of peusjons.
Iaiiiofhia Iettei says nealthy
tendency III agriculture IN that Stale
Is shown by the movement to split up
vast mexican ranches In the southern
part OF Inc state ana parcel them out
70 small farmers. a lev days ago the
almost royal domain OF Ex-Governor
from an old Spanish grant was soiJ
for SEQ 600. and will he divided into
small ranches.
elxty,nve varieties OF wheat were
grown last year ON the agricultural
college iarn al Mammalian. VI these
seventeen that seemed most valuable
ior Kansas were s0wn last fall with
the design OF more fully testing their
merits; Blue stem, FlnIay, Fiuke,
lieu Chaii, Michigan Amber, Rust
Proof, and Walker were severely in
lured oy the winter. Inc Early May.
have suffered yerv little
In addressing his mock last Friday
hight MI. Iaiilage look occasion 10
say ttne passage OF scripture on
whicn ne was commenting not given
that seated In some unpretending
law once, or some guOernatOrlal