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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-07-24
GALLEY CAB.

Correspond nee of the BazOo.
WIN. Gilmore and family, of Sedalia
have settled in our neighborhood.
Mrs Ella White had her left hand
badly scslded with hot water Saturday last
Rev. John Let's, of Sedalia, was to
have preached for us yesterday, but the
death of Mrs Let's prevented.
Preaching at Bethlehem next Sunday
at eleven o'clock, by the pastor, Rev. VIM.
Rogers. Sunday school at nine a. M.
The hail and wind storms of last week
did great damage in this vicinity. Three
miles east of here some of the haiistoues
were as large as goose eggs. Geese and
chickens were killed and MANNED, and one
man reports yearling calf killed. Some
men declare that half of their corn at least
was broken of by the force of the wind.
WHAT THE DEACON WOULD LIKE TO KNOW.
If the Pacific fireman who comes out
here has ever caught his girl at home I?
If Frank wasn't pretty anxious to see
her Saturday evening, or why did he swim
Flat creek to get there?
If certain couple hadn't better kept
from in front of the window sunday night
when they went out on the balcony to look
at the moon?
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NEWS BOILED DOWN.

The telegraph operators in New York
lett their desks and went out on a strike at
noon yesterday.
DIR. j. j. Burtis, one of the oldest hotet
keepers in the country, died last night al
Topeka, Kas.
At Glasgow, Scotland, the steamer
Daphne has been foated and ten bodies of
the victims of the disaster found in the fore
part of the steamer.
The announcement at the stock ex-
change yesterday that the telegraphers had
struck had no effect on stock speculation.
Western Union stock sold up from 77ac
to 7S3c.
The state central committee of the
Virginia republicans yesterday passed
resolutions censuring the administration
and declaring Jas. q. Blaine as their
choice for president.
Owing to the rnmOr having been put
in circulation at various places yesterday
morning, that Gen. Grant had fallen dead,
Inquiry was made at the generals Office in
Wall street, where it was found he was al
Long Branch in good health
"A dispatch from Mcpherson, Kansas,
yesterday, says the wheat crop of that
county now being threshed is turning out
on an average Of TWEEN y-five to thirty-fve
bushels per acre. some fields making forty.
The total yield of the county is 100000
bushels, the largest yield of any county in
the United States.
"A dispatch from VIM. Hy. Smith,
general manager of the Associated press,
last night, says the press is likely to be
provided for during the strike of the tele-
graphers. The Western Union intend serv.
ing the press well and satisfactorily, and
have sufficient facilities for doing so. The
operators are also said to have the kind
liest feeling for the press. and are disposed
to aid in the transmission of the press
news.
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KILLED BY A KID.
A Ten Year Old Boy Murders
a Young Man in Saline
County.
one minute.
Special to the RAZOO.
MARSHALL, Me-, July II.

Special TO the BAZ0o.
MARSHALL, Mo-, July II.
The details OF peculiarly sad homicide
reached this city to-day, and it is doubtful
whether any county in the state has ever
produced younger murderer.
Near Prairie Ridge, Saline county, on
Saturday last, young lad named George
Conger, only sixteen years old attacked a
boy named Sweden Joliffe, ten years of
age. Several days ago an older brother of
young JOlirle had chastisei Conser, who
felt quite sore, and when he met the
younger brother he proposed taking his
spite out on him. He chased the lad quite
a distance, and ON overtaking him was in
the act Of giving him beating with a
stick.
Joliffe warned Conger to desisi, tellina
him he was going to cut him if he did not
Conser paid no heed to the warn
ing, when young Joliffe pulled
out Barlow knife and cut his
ASSISTANT in three places-on his shoulder,
side and head.
Realizing his condition, Conger made
his way to the residence of a farmer named
Holmes, where his wounds were dressed
He grew worse rapidly. but fingered until
yesterday, when death claimed him.
The affair has Caused universal sorrow
IN the community where the tragedy &C.
Cured, AID on every hand sympat is ex-
pressed for the boy who felt compelled to
take the life oil fellow being in order to
save his own. Coneer was buried to-day,
and JOlitfe has been placed under arrest.
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DEAD BEAT DURAND.
How q Slick Rascal Took i'm the
Good People of Wheat
land, Mo.
special Correspondence of the BAzoo.

Speclal correspond nee OF the BAZOO.
WHEATLAND, Mo-, July ii.
Setting that the BAZOO is sound on show
ing up dead beats, Wheatland has a case tc
lay before you.
Some time last January a 6ce-haired
gent giving his name as Frank Nj. Durand
made bis appearance in our town, selling
"Harlan's medicated bath tub" and took
up his abode at the Davidson house, where
he was treated to the best room and the
best fare this market affords. After time
the bath tub business failed TO be pro.
ductive, and the fly young man announced
that lie VS. Professor" Frank Nj. Du-
rand. He gave concert, and convince d
the citizens that he understood music, and
Immediately org .nized a vocal class i'm
that art. Thus far everything was strai tight
IN the professors transactions. About this
time, hpwevsr, he c. included that our town
ne' ded a.br;ss band, and some of our citi-
zens went 20 work and in connection with
the professor succeeded in raising the
funds. and the instruments were ordered i'm
Durands name, by express g. o. d, and
were received and paid for by the band.
There were two alto horns not of the
kind ordered sent by Wurlitzer Bros, of
Cincinnati, to be used until they could
send the horns ordered, then the other ir-
struments were to be returned. The two
trombone altos came as agreed, and Pro-.
Durand took possession of the other two
horns. The band worked along and paid
the professor $500 for twenty-four les
sons.
On Friday, the 5th day of July, Durand
concluded that he had done we'll here, had
won the confidence of some of our citizens,
especially the female portion), as he was a
perfect dude in appearance, and had made
some good strikes, having bought buggy
from Sam Dent on tick and horse from
w. T. Dougherty, for which he paid part
cash.
On the 9th of July the snide professor
started out for HumansvilIe in his buggy
to organize class in music, and leaving
word that he would be back in a few DAYS
and would continue to instruct the band
until the first OF August, when he would
make new contract Loading his trunk
in the buggy the musical genius took his
departure.
On the day following, Mr.. Shafer, who
travels for d. H. Smith, of your city, met
the gentleman in Osceola, and our boys
began to look round, thinking that all was
not right, and q Teutonic citizen remarked:
"Oh, he will pc pack; he owes me fourteen
tollars." But he came not, all the same.
He left his board bill unpaid, collected
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A BREAK ON THE BRANCH.
A Culvert Washed Out and Three
Coaches Ditched Yesterday
Morning.

The rain of Wednesday night was heavy
In Sedaiia, but it was drop i'm the bucket
compared 10 that which fell west OF here
along the line of the Lexington branch
railway, where two washouts occurred
within a mile of each other, the frs: being
about one and one-half miles the other side
of Hughesville, or between thirteen and
fourteen miles from Sedalia.
At that point there was culvert about
twenty feet deep and twenty-five feet in
length, The foundation being built of mon
ster squares of stone which il would re-
quire derrick TO handle. the space
which the culvert spans is generally dry,
but Wednesday night it was filled with
nearly twenty feet of water, and the result
was the foundation was considerably un-
dermined, which, of course, could not be
II, ticed from the track.
Yesterday morning the Lexington
branch train pulled out on time, with Cen
ductor Andy Scow in charge and Pat
O'Connell at the throttle, on engine No.
The run to Hughesville, twelve miles, was
made as usual, and the train speeded on its
journey until the undermined culvert, a
mile and one-half distant, was reached.
The engine passed over safely, but moi so
with the remainder of the train. The first
car was the baggage, followed by COM
bined mail and smoking car, and then
came the ladies' coach. The culvert gave
way just as the engine crossed, and an in
slant later all three cars we're ditched,
making an ugly wreck, as two of the cars
careened over on their sides.
Instantly all was confusion, and an eve
witness says it would be impossible to de-
scribe the scene. As soon as the passengers
were enabled to emerge from the wreck, an
was made to see If anyone
had been seriously hurt, and it was found
that all had escaped injury except the mail
agent and brakeman-the former having
received cut on the head by being pitched
forward in his car, while the latter was
bruised slightly.
A telegram was Immediately sent to Sc
dalia, and little after o'clock the wreck
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OSCEOLA MATTERS.
One of the Five Counterfeiters
Arrested Last Week Play
ing the Insanity Game.
Other Matters of Moment From
the Great Capital of St.
Clair County.
Special Correspondence Of the Bszoo.

| Special Correspondence of tie Bazoo
OscEoLA, July 10.
-Hydrophobia is very bad in the sUu,h
ern part OF the County.
Mrs T. NJ. Gardner, Of Clinton, is Wis
itipg friends in O,ceola this week.
Mrs. Z. J. Deming, of Bolivar, is Wis.
iting relatives few miles south of town.
Mrs. Bell, of Se,laIia. mother of DIR
w. r. Bell, is Cow visiting her son and
friends here
Prof. Fisk, the aronaut, will make one
of his balloon ascensions here on Thurs
day, July 10Th.
ID. l.. Byler, a life insurance agent
from Appleton City, Was one Of our talk.
ers Thursday.
Mrs. A. H. Graham, who has been
visiting friends in Cas-. county, returned
home Saturday.
w. Ii. Carpenter, of Clinton, was in
town Tuesday looking after his interests in
the Farmers lumber yard.
$. &. Mace, editor OF, the Clinton Adj
vocate, commented upon the appearance OF
our little village on Tuesday.
The Eclipse mill caught fire Tuesday
on the roof from spark, but was exlin-
guished without much damage.
"A severe storm passed south of o.
cola Thursday night which blew down
fences. oulbuildings, and greatly damaged
many orchards,
The correspondent would like TO know
il j. II. Lucas anu j. b. Ferguson enter
tain antagonistic views of woman suffrage
TO The philosopher?
Al. Beardsley and family, who went to
Oregon In the early spring, re'urned home
ias; week, saying that poor old Mis-
souri, is good enough.
Mr.. Lee .. Shrewsbury, of the Henry
County Democrat, arrived here Saturday,
and will take the position as manager Of
the Sun under its new proprietorship.
john Shook, of Waco, Texas, on his
way 10 81. Louis to attend college. stopped
OFT on Thursday and Friday to visit his old
schoolmates, High and Ben Deckard.
MIR. II. 7. Lamey, the gentlemanly
special agent OF The Niagara Insurance
company, was in town Tuesday and
Wednesday, and placed an agency of his
company in charge OF Q. L. Mcneil, the
Insurance man.
--Uf the five persons arrested Monday
for cOunterfeiting. Andrew Miller and
Sherman Bohon were discharged, Davis
and John Duvall, colored, are in jail Bud
Perrin, who gave bond for his appearance
Saturday, was absent when the case was
called aud a forfeiture was taken. Jailer
Morgan says Duvall sings and prsys al
most constantly and gives it as his opinion
that Duvall will try to play crazy.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-07-24
A Panicky Atmosphere

n E6u1CKy Atmosphere.
From the Texas Siftings.
1.-The country. sir?" said man on
Austin avenue, "the country" What
country are you talking about? This
country won't last six months longer"
"How do you know this country
won't last six months ?" inquired BY
stander.
How do know 1T" Its in the
air. The promonitory symptoms are
all around thicker than public ants.
Coming events cast their shadows be-
fore. Yes, sir, We are on the verge of
a financial panic which will rattle US
from center to circumference
"Do you notice any peculiar signs
of panic?"
"Lcts of 'em. Lots of EN-. sir.
There is financial stringency in the
money market which, I dare say,
might be appreciated by even you.
Haven't you noticed itY
"Not particularly"
"Not particularly. bah! Let me
tell you, sir, i can Drlng this TACT
home to you forcibly-forcibly. sir, or
else a I'm a mistaken individual. can
prove it to you before the whole
crowd"
"Well shoot ahesd and prove it."
Every well, sir. Didn't you loan
me dollar q couple of months agoY'
"Yes"
"Can you let me have another to-
day p
II would
THAT'S it! That's it! You are
going to refuse, and right here, before
all these bystanders, you tacitly admit
that financial stingency prevents me
one loan, or even negotiating another.
If the state of the financial atmos-
phere isn't panicky, l don't know
what it is.
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Il had severe attacks of gravel and kid.
ney trouble; was unable to get a medicine
or doctor to cure me until used Hop Bit
tiers, and they cured me in q short time
A distinguished lawyer of Wayne county,
New York.
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a.

every cent that was due him. and left ow-
ing about $4,000 and taking those two
horns belonging to the Cincinnati firm and
one E-fat cornet belonging to the band.
Give him a boost.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-07-24

<.*"Men often mistake notoriety for
fame, but they never mistake Kidney Wort
for any quack medicine. Kidney-Wort is
universally recognized as q standard RENE
dy for all diseases of the liver, bowels
and kidneys.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-07-24

A specific, and the only one too for all
forms aud types of skin disease, is known
the world over as DR.. B.nson's Skin Cure
1t is not patent medicine, but reliable,
certain remedy. Druggists.
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Catarrh of the Bladder.

Singing irritation inflammation, all Kid
ney and Urinary complaints cured by
"Buchu- paiba." 81.
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SHILOH'S VITALIZER is what you need
for Consumption, Loss of Appetite, Dizzi-
ness and all symptoms of Dyspepsia. Price
10 and as cents per bottle. For sale by
Bard & Miller.
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The London sgent of Jem Mace denies
the story that the English pusilist was re-
Gently worsted in a set-to with a distin-
guished naval officer.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-07-24
APPLETON CITY LETTER.

Correspondence Of the Bazoo.
APPLETON CITY, July IL.
1t is rumored there is considerable
stealing going on in Hickory county.
"A. Luchsinger will start on an tx.
tended visit to Wisconsin about August l.
The Adventists are talking of buyine
the old Methodist church and n fitting it
Major Grantley will soon put down an
excellent pavement in front of his new
block.
Elder Warren, of Osceola, passed
through town yesterday, on his way home
from Rich Hill.
Elder Claypool is at Fort Scott at
tending course of lectures by McGarvey,
OF Lexington, Ky.
We learn that the stockholders of the
Merchants have increased their capital
stock to $4,000.
The Cumberland Presbyterian church
people are thinking of erecting house OF
worship at this point
Henry Bab;er returned from Edo
RADIO last week and has been very sick. He
is some better at present.
MIR. Francisco and Miss Crume, of
Butler, we're in town last week. looking
after positions in our public schools.
+. s. Cartwright is spending a few
days at EIdorado. He has been afflicted
with the rheumatism for some time.
j. c. McFarlane reports himself very
we'll pleased with Florida, and thinks of
spending next winter there with his family.
Miss Matte Nichols, one of Apple
toms most estimable young ladies, has re-.
Gently returned from visit to her parents
Joe Wells has sold his marble shop to
j. p. Hermann and gone on q visit to
BoOnville. 1t is rumored that he has
skipped and left quite number "hold-
ing the sack"
DIR. Mason and Judge Shield made
visit to Rich Hill and Walnut City last
week. They report everything booming,
and more than that, saw live senator's, a
governor and congressman.
ID. L. Byler took a trip through the
southern part of St. Clair and northern
part Of Polk counties las, week in TIE in
terest vi his fruit evaporation. He reports
apples not more than one fourth of a crop.
APPLETON CITY, July Is.
b Last night an enthusiastic railroad meet
ing was held ut Durley hail. Squire Hold
kin was elected temporary chairman and
+. III. Miller, secretary.
Speeches were made BY Col. John 2.
Hopkins, Judge g. Whitlaw Shield, John
Mayor Mason, Mai Harry w.
and Hon WIldo p. johnson. of
81. Louis, on The prospect of securing one
OF the several east and west lines in con-
temptation and the proper course to
pursue.
All seemed to agree that the time had
come to act Systematically and energetic
ally, and it was decided 10 organize perma-
nently. Harry w. Grantley was elected
chairman, j. b. Egger secretary, and Phil
Klein treasurer.
A committee OF seven, consisting of Hen
~ Tschudy, W o. CT ,rk, A. F. Wykoff.
+. Mason, q. w. Shield, JAS Hodkins and
A. Luchsinger, was appointed to make
map, develop resources and procure the
right of way along the proposed line. The
town is fully awake to its interests, as it
has been more fully ascertained recently
that We have one of the richest sections in
coal and stone In the state. Appleton
City and the whole surrounding country is
nnderlaid with strata of coal from three to
i've feet in thickness. Rich Hill and
are heartily cooperating with
Us in our efforts.
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WILL YOU SUFFER with Dyspepsia
and Liver Complaint? Shilow's Vitalizer
is guaranteed to cure you. For sale by
Bard e. Miller.
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Horsford's Acid Phosphate, Indi-
gestiOn from Overwork.

DIR. DANIEL T. NELSON, Chicago,
says: Il find it a pleasant and valuable
remedy in indigestion, particularly in
overworked men,"
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from Eminent Wilmer Brinton,
n. D., Baltimore.

II HAVE used Colden's Lilo.
|uid Beef Tonic in my practice, and have
been much gratified with the result. As a
ionic in all cases Of debility, weakness, anemia,
Ehlorosis, ETC., it cannot be surpassed, ,;
Take no other.) Of druggists.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-07-24

Gen. Sherman might make q good
president, but Donald Padman says the
country could hardly depend on him dur
ing commencement week.
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To DANISH contagion from garments and
linen, disinfect with Glenn's Sulphur
Soap"
Pixies Toothache Drops cure in
one minute,
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Nearly one hundred lady teachers in
Philadelphia enter the matrimonial state
this summer.
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That Husband OF Mine
Is three times the man he was before he
began using "Wells' Health Remover" 81.
Druggists.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-07-14
IN FLAMES OFF FLORIDA,
THE PASSENGERS SAVED AMI
THE STEAMER GROUNDED.

Cool Headed Captain Baker and His
Crew Avert Terrible Disaster-The
Steamer Commander Heaves in Sight
just in Time to Take the Niaeara's :
Passengers on to Havana.
HAVANA, July 13.-An English steamer
has just arrived outside this harboar with
the intelligence that the steamship Mia
CARA, of the New York and Cuba Mail
Steamship Company, which left New
York on the 7th inst, for this bort. has
been burned off the coast of Florida. Her
passengers were all saved. and brought
here by the above mentioned English
steamer. The cOnsjgnees here of the
Niagara have sept a tug boat to the
steamer to take off the rescued passen-
gers and bring them to the city.
At O'Clock on the morning of the 10Th
INST. the passengers on the Niagara were
aroused because fire had been discOv-
cred In the second hold forward. The
steamer was then between the FOWey
rocks and the Carysfort reef, off the South
efn coast of Florida. Strenuous efforts
were made to eXtinguish the fire, but thev
proved of no avail, and smoke continued
to pour from the ventilatOrs. At $50
O'Clock in the morning a brigantine
| hove IN sight. The Niagara hOisted a
signal of distress and made for the vessel
Captain Baker, of the Niagara. soon
deserted steamer toward the South.
lie then made for the steamer which
proved to be the Commander, Captain
Newton, from Liverpool to Vera Cruz.
AT O'Clock the Niagara's passengers and
mails were put aboard the Commander
BOth steamers remained together and the
Niagara went ahead until about 4:3O
O'Clock in the afternoon, when she stopped
10 send the purser, stewards and safe
aboard the Commander. Captain Baker,
then turned the Niagara toward the
Florida coast, and ran her ashore. in I6
Ieet OF water, near the Alligator Reef
light house off Indian Key. The purser
was instructed to charter at Havana n
number of steam tugs with pumps 40
assist in raising the steamer, and when
released she would proceed to Havana.
The Niagara had on board TWENTY-FIVE
passengers, one of when was a lady.
There was no panic when the fire was an
nOunced. The passengers highly praise
the behavior of Captain Baker and the
crew OF the Niagara and the kindness of
Captain Newton, of the Commander.
The fire is supposed to have been caused
by the ignition of petrolina creosine or
some other acid stored near the engine
rooms.
Some of the passengers had noticed a
smell OF smoke at O'clock in the morn
ing, but thought it came from material
burning on shore.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-07-14
TORN BY A TEMPEST.
Small Streams Made Mighty by Torrents
and Lightning Dealing Death

'"i'AA oUi0ahs mdue mighty by Torrents
and Lightning Dealing Death.
BURLINGTON, VT, July 13.-During a
heavy thunder storm at Underhill this
afternoon school house was struck bv
lightning and badly shattered. All the
children were more or less injured, some
remaining unconscious for several min
utes, but none were killed.
At Nashua, n. H., during heavy storm
this evening lightning struck the bonsa
OF George w. Mutt, killing Susie Marsh
Mrs. Mutt and her child were cOverad
with broken furniture and plastering. bnt
not seriously hurt. The house was badly
wrecked. In other places in the vicinity
considerable damage to buildings was
done by lightning, and serious but not
fatal injuries were suffered by several
people.
HARRIsONBURG, Va, July 13.-The
place last night. At about s O'Clock angry
clouds met just north of the town. and
ram poured down in torrents. Blacks
run, small rivulet running through the
town, became mighty river the water
spreading over some of the principal
streets. Shocks ofwheat from the neigh
boring fields, hogs, chickens, fences,
small houses, and endless drift came
pouring through the main thoroughfares.
Many private houses were flooded and
greatly damaged. An Irishman, while
attempting to save some hogs in pen,
was swept down the stream, and came
near losing his life. The pavements. side
walks and foot bridges were swept away.
and the streets greatly damaged. The
WhOle population was out ON the streets
until after midnight.