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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-04-03
CHAPMAN'S CUNNING.
He Sends a Delegation of Wild
ows and Orphans to
This City,
But He Will Find Them All Right
Side Up in Winds-r This
Morning.

A forlorn looking delegation. consisting
of three women and four children, all
scaniily attired and flying light SO far as
baggage was concerned, arrived in this civ
yesterday morning, by the K d. L. train
from the south. Their first act after arriv.
ing i'm the ladies' waiting room of the de-
pot was to appoint a committee TO wait on
Mayor MISERY and inform him officially
of their presence in our midst and that
they had come to stay and help deplete the
charity fund and supplies. the commit
tee further stated that the delegation hailed
from the neighDoring town If Windsor,
where they had been guests of that munich
pality, and that they were furnished with
transportation to Sedalia by LAWYER of
Windsor, named Chapman. There was
not SO much as a nickel in the whole del
egaiion.
Mayor Messserly saw through Mr.. Chap
mans scheme at once, as Il lacks The merit
of originality, having been prActiced for
years by the snail towns surrounding us
Windsor found ii an expns We luxury
supporting the thr,e women who claim to
be widows, and their four children and
concluded to ship the whole cabc Odle oSe
dalia, SD tickets were purchased, and they
were placed on board The cars, arriving here
as stated.
As the mayor contemplated the heart.
lessness and meanness of the act, ne waxed
wroth at the perpetrators of the outrage,
but treated The women kindly, ordering that
dinner and supper be furnished them.
Then he indited letter to Mr.. Chapman.
the consignor of the delegation, giving him
Il
informing him that his distinguished guests
would be returned to him by first train,
and 10 love and cherish them. and never
attempt to palm them off on Sedalia again,
as we have plenty Of our own poor to
look after and provide for.
When the women were informed that
they would be sent back to Windsor BY the
first train, they demurr.d, saying they
would a. soon be cent to jail as to have to
return. They had tried Windsor hospital
ity, and found it wanting, and would prefer
trying some other locality. But it was all Of
no avail, as tickets were purchased and
they were placed on the cars by officer
Kelly, who wished them God-speed, last
night. The names of the women were Mrs.
" God. Mrs. Carrie Jennings and Mrs.
Caroline Thompson. Three of the chill
dren are those of Mrs. Wood.
Now a word to Mr.. Chapman and the
authorities of Windsor: When you find
you are unable to take care of your pau
pers, send them to the county poOr-farm,
not TO Sedalia, where they have no claims
upon us. If You send them here they riil
be returned, and it will only be question
as to which place can raise the most money
to paw railroad fare. Sedaiia takes care of
her own poor, and it is all she can do, and
it is all she should be expected to do. Es.
tablish Working Woman's Hcme and
that will help you out some, but don't cast
your poor out on the cold charity of the
world.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-04-03
PACKERS PECULIARITIES.
A Bazoo Correspondent Takes q
Look at the Colorado
Man-Eater.
LARAMIE. WYOMING. March q.

EDrron BAZoo The readers of the
BAzOO of course have heard of Al Packer,
the man-eating murderer; low several
years ago he killed five men and subsistsd
on their flesh for DAYS.
Well, / had the pleasure of meeting Mr.
Packer here few days since.
Al. remained with US one day and night !,
while We we're procuring requisitien for
him from the governor Of Colorado.
While here he was guest of the county
Jail. had long had an idea of how
cannibal looked and how he ate his desert,
but never had any friends or relatives who
were of that religious belief So here was
my long wished for opportunity to stand
face to face With genuine, simon-pure,
bona q .e csnnibal.
Aiming myself to the teeth made NY
way N the cell occupied by Packer.
As AL. had had nothing to eat for day
or two, and looked ravenously hungry,
concluded it best not to be too familiar 10
short acquaintance, so did not embrace
him. But stood ready to
embrace an opportunity to flee on short
notice.
Albert did not look to be q person who
was in the habit of having q man for
breakfast every morning, but Pm naturally
. timid man and did not care to give him
IN opportunity to try his accomplishment On
me. / object 70 be eaten raw and without
salt and pepper. but if must sacrifice ny
self to make Roman holiday for one of
those cannabalistic 6ends, / want to Be
done brown, with oyster dressing.
Packer acknowledged he killed one Of
his Ave compani,ns but said that he did
it in self-defeuse. He says the other four
men were dead when he returned t.
csmp-that they were killed BY the man
whom he slew.
Packer also admitted that he subsisted
for several days on the flesh Of these muir
dered men; and that just before resuminx
his journey he cut large slices from their
bodies, which he cooked and took with
him had he not done this, he says, 10
would have certainly starved.
Very Respectfully,
Ed. WALSH.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-04-03
A Lucky Merchant IN Louisville,

Yesterday, Mr. Crittenden T. Ceilings,
teller of the Second National bank, who
collected il, admitted that we'll known
and highly respected Wholesale merchant
on Main street had been the lucky man,
and that the money had been paid over to
him, he having held one-6fth of ticket
81 .Ol2, the 6rst capital prize of SIS, 5000, in
the February 18th drawing of the Lou:si-
ana State Lottery, at New Orleans. The
merchant prohibited Mr.. Ceilings from al
lowing the use of his name for publication,
not desiring for reasons Of his own TO have
any notoriety on the subject Louisville
(Ky.) Commercial, March /.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-04-03
OSCEOLA.

j. r. Hopkins was the only man from
Appleton City on Tuesday.
The ladies aid society will meet at L.
A. Menizer's to-morl ow night.
X B. Waucott will remove to town
and re-occnpy his residence on Third
street.
II. A. Amriae has ordered full stock
of furniture, and will open up his store in
about two week.
Waller Dorm made flying visit to
Appleton CITY on business, the first two
days of the week.
Mr.. Poreder, of Henry county, has
taken charge OF the Monegaw Springs for
the ensuing year.
MFR. John Hall came down Monday
from Appleton City. Mr.. Han returned
Tuesday, leaving Mrs. Hall here to visit
her parents.
AT our coming city election. there u
but one candidate for mayor with six for
marshal, among them the present incum.
bent Calvird, and Attorney General
Cresthwsit
IS. g. Stukey, of Nevada, special agent
Of the Southwest Mutual Benefit Associa-
ton. of Sedslia, was in town the first dsy
of the week, looking after the interest Of
the association.
"A farmer crossing the river at the
Grow Island ford, got into the water
too deep and Aoated his wagon bed of and
the wagon becoming uncoupled, the hind
wheels were lost.
The Easter exercises of the Brick
IL
ant affair; the children done we'll in the
rendition Of the parts assigned them and
all deserve credit for the part they per-
formed.
The race for county school commits
siouer has narrowed down to Thos. NJ.
johnson, editor Of the Platonist. and John
S. Smith, editor Of the Voice. There are
seven candidates in the field.
Rev. f. j. Hout, who has been in
charge of the NJ. e. church at this place
for the past two years, left Tuesday for
Marshal, where he will act as pastor for
the coming year. Rev. Corkhill will have
charge Of the church at this place.
Marshal Calvird ran in a bad man
from Kansas about midnight Tuesday
night and early Wednesday morning His
honor saw him for six dollars worth which
his brother paid for him and at this writ
ing is trying to make up for the time lost
from midnight to daylight
The special election, ordered by the
board of trustees for our town to vote upon
the proposition to organize Osceola as a
city of the fourth class, passed off quietly
yesterday, with only two dissenting votes.
The board will meet in ten days and divide
the city into two. wards We think the
division will be Pine street, running east
and west The voting place of the first
ward will be Prof Samuel's barber shop,
and for the second ward, city hall.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-04-03

Yesterday Mr.. Sam Rosse, who has
charge of the rock quarry on Mr.. j. r.
Barrett's place, in the northeastern suburbs
of the city, while engaged in stripping the
earth :rom ledge Of rock, found four feet
from the surface on the rock, q twelve
pound spherical case bombshell, which
was probably lodged there in 1853, when
jeff Thompson shelled the city. The
she'll vas undoubtedly projected from a
gur located at point near the cemetry, q
distance of mile and half or two miles
from where the she'll was found buried
four feet in the earth. There is no telling
how much deeper it would have gone had
il not encountered solid rock.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-04-03
COUNTY COURT.
A Called Session held Yester-
day to Determine on a
Courtroom.
An Interesting Injunction Case
and some Routine Business
Disposed of.

County Court met yesterday, pursuant to
adjournm mt. Present judges VIM. Gentry,
j. w. Perdue and +. B Taylor.
Frank Hutchinson was appointed over
seer of district 81, township 43, range d.
vice E. ]. Grip: en-.
Talbot Shipley, was appo inted road
overseer of district ], township 4S, range
%. vice NJ. Winston, resigned.
A warrant for SIS, was issued to John
Adams, for assistance to paupers; war
rant for $50, was issued to H. Y. Field,
money advanced to SzmI Field for work
done ON county Offices
Ordered that the license of circuses be
fixed ~ follows each circus 500; for each
side show with same, SOS, for each day
exhibition.
The committee appointed to select .
suitable room in which to hold session of
the Criminal and Circuit courts, re-
ported favorably on Germans hall,
on Ohio street, the place at wich
court his been held since Riley's Hall
was deserted, and the court made an order,
renting the same for two months, at $50
per month.
An unusual and interesting injunction
case was heard by the county court at its
session yesterday. John w. Walker, the
colored sspirant for county judge, on the
republican ticket at the last general cleo
ton, petitioned that his white tenant,
Thos. j. Harrison, be enjoined from
breaking up a certain piece of grass
land On the tract rented, and from cutting
wood for fire purposes on the same.
Sangree 4 Lamm appeared for plaintiff,
and Geo. =. b. Jackson for defendant.
After hearing the case the court refused to
grant the injunction.
Court adjourned to first Monday in
April.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-04-03
WHO EVER SAW?
BY JOE P, JR.

Who ever saw q candidate
Who wasn't sure of being elected,
Or a jealous, ardent lover
Who acknowledged being rejected?
Who ever saw a Sedalia girl
That didn't love to firt,
Or . granger twist mules tail
And escape getting hurt?
Who ever saw lawyer
That wouldn't accept fee,
Or bloated whiskey drinker
Who wouldn't mayor be?
Who ever saw a baby
That wasn't just too 6ne,"
Or temperance lecturer refuse
A glass Of sherry wine?
Who ever saw . printer
That never took . drink,
Or the editor of the BAzOO
When he wasn't " too busy to think !"
Who ever saw brakeman
In this enlightened land,
Who called out the different stations
So the passengers could understand
Who ever saw . greepbacker
That didn't admire the "stumpw
Or an enlightened milkman
Who could tell q COW from . pump
Who ever saw . policeman
Show up during fight?
Or = Sedalia blood who isn't full
Almost every night?
Who ever saw q saloon
That was closed at one o'clock?
Or fellow that can beat our Gill
A humping limestone rock2
Who ever saw q snide detective
Who wasn't Away in a "muss?"
Or Second ward political meeting
That didn't end in fuss?
Who ever saw person
That walked our streets at night
Who didn't wish that Landes
Would hurry up his electric light?
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-04-03
IDAIIA WEEKLY BAZOO TUESDAY, APRIL &, 1883.

Kansas they always select a Missourian as
a martyr, and Mr.. Glass will probably be
put to the expense Of carrying this case up
to the United States supreme court. WHERE
it will undoubtedly be declared unconstitu-
tional.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-04-03

-Indulgent parents who allow their
children to eat heartily of high-seasoned
food. rich pies, cake, &c, will have to use
Hop Bitters to prevent indigestion, sleep
less nights, sickness. pain, and, perhaps.
death. No family is safe without them in
the house.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-04-03
"HACKMETACK," lasting and fra.
grant perfume. Price 25 and 50 cents.
For sale BY Bard & Miller.
Honors to the Dead.

The death of Postmaster General Howe.
at Kenosha, Wis, Monday. was the occA-
sion of the national flag being run up at
half mast on the post Office staff yesterday
To-day the Sedslia post Office, like that of
every Office in the United States, will be
closed from 2 to 5 p. NJ, while tine funeral
services are being performed at Kenosha,
the following being the official order Is
sued by the post Office department:
ORDER 525.
1t is nv painful duty To announce to the
officers and employees of this department
the death Of Hon. Timothy O. Howe, which
occurred at KenOsha, Wis, OH the 25th inst,
about p. m. By his death the department
loses chief of eminent ability, whose su-
perior fitness for the important position
was recognized by every subordinate with
whom he came in contact. T. o. Howe
was a man with whom and under whom it
was pleasure as we'll as an honor to serve.
BY his death the country loses an able and
honest statesman, whose private life was
spotless and whose public career was
marked BY clear judgment, faithful service,
justice to all and an ability which COM
manded the admiration of his fellov-men
The loss of such q man is the country's
loss. In obedience to an executive order,
the flags of this department will be dis
played at half mast for thirty days. The
department will be closed the 18th inst, the
day appointed for the funeral.
As = further mark of respect it is hereby
ordered that the department be draped in
mourning for period Of thirty days.
1t is further ordered that on the 18th
inst. the post Offices throughout the country
be closed between the hours of p IN. and
5 p m.
lSigned FRANK HArToN.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-04-03

DIR. Benson's Celery and Chamomile
Pills contain no opium, quinine, or other
harmful drugs, and are highly recon-.
mended for h. adache, neuralgia and nerv-
business SO cents at druggists.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-04-03

THE REV. GEO. H. THAYER, Of
Bourbon, Ind, says: "Both myself and
wife owe our lives to SHILOH'S CON-
SUMPTION CURE" For sale by Bard
& Miller.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-04-03

FOR DYSPEPSIA and Liver Com
plant, you have q printed guarantee on
every bottle of Shilohs Vitalizer. 1t
never fails to cure. For sale by Bard &
Miller.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-04-03

"a Dresses, cloaks, coats. stockings and
all garments can be colored successfully
with the Diamond Dyes. Fashionable col
ors only 1Oc,
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-04-03

WHY WILL YOU cough when Shi-
loh's Cure will give immediate relief.
Price 10 cents, 40 cents and 81. For sale
by Bard & Miller.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-04-03

A NASAL INJECTOR free with each
bottle of Shiloh's Catarrh Remedy. Price
so cents. For sale by Barb & Miller.
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Died.

At two O'Clock p. m, March Y, Mary,
daughter of Rudolph and Mary Stosberg,
aged about two years. The funeral will
take place al two O'Clock this afternoon.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-11-29
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

| A HONG KONG dispatch stated that three
| thousand Chinese attacked Haid Zuong the
| 18th. The French garrison, supported by
gunboats, maintained its position. The
engagement lasted from nine in the morn
J ing until four in the afternoon. The Chinese
retreated. The loss of the French land
| force was twelve killed and wounded.
SECRETARY FRELINGHUYsEN has cabled
the commander of the Asiatic feet instruc-
tions about the course to be pursued for the
protection of American interests in the
case of war between France and China.
/ A. j. LEO, a member of the Texas Legis-
lature, died recently at Hidalgo from the
effects of a poisonous hy-bite in the face.
ONE hundred members of the Chicago
Commercial Club joined in giving BAN
quet to General Sheridan, the other even
ing, at the Calumet Club room in Chicago.
WHILE Charles Keuflle and his clerk,
who kept country store in Lee County,
Tex, were recently preparing to leave the
store, q man entered, caught Keuffie by the
shoulders and demanded money. Keuffie
went to the drawer and was unlocking it
when the robber shot him through the head,
killing him instantly. The robber told the
clerk to pull the drawer out. As the clerk
was complying he received bullet in the
brain and dropped dead. The drawer con-
tanned only fifteen dollars. Mrs. Keuffie
and five children remained in the building
till morning, too terrified to give an alarm.
ABOUT four o'clock on the afternoon of
the oath as the east-bound Southern Pacific
passenger train was about four miles east
of Gage Station and thirteen miles west of
Deming, N. NJ, it was stopped by party of
seven cow boys, who opened fire on the
train. About twenty shots were fired, and
Webster, the engineer killed. The robbers
took out plate and spread the rails,
throwing the engine, mail car, one coach
and the front end of the sleeper off. After
the wreck the robbers secured about seven
hundred dollars from the express car and
escaped.
The post-of1ce at Pottsville, Pa, was re-
Gently entered by robbers, who blew open
the safe and stole five thousand dollars.
Rev. j. WILDER (colored), of Pittsburgh,
has prepared papers in a suit for conspiracy
and defamation of character against Revs.
Drs. Willigan, Sloan and Wilson, ministers
of the Reformed Presbyterian Church, ask
Sl5O,OOO damages and alleging that the de-
PENDANTS, by conspiring, declared him a
monomaniac and injured his reputation so
that he could not pursue his profession and
gain living.
REV. WILLIAM MITCHELL, newly-installed
pastor of the Westboro Mass.) Congrega-
tional Church, was arrested the other
morning on the charge of stealing books.
1t is stated that when he was arrested he
offered one thousand dollars to keep the
matter quiet.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-11-29
Execution of a Wife Murderer.

NEWARK, N. j., Nov. %.
John Chisholm, for the murder of his
wife, was hanged in the Essex County Jail
at lO:l6 o'clock this morning. When the
Sheriff announced in his cell that the hour
OF execution had come, Chisholm declined
to hear the death-warrant read, stating that
all he wanted was to be prayed for. He
walked firmly to the gallows, holding a
crucifix, and attended by Fathers Toomey
and Connolly. At 10:16 the trap was
sprung, and at 1882 Chisholm was pro-
nounced dead from strangulation. Only
thirty six persons were present. The body
was delivered to his relatives, who gave
bond that the funeral should be private.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-11-29

COMMANDER WILDEs, of the Yantic,
testified before the Court of Inquiry on
the 18th that aside from the wooden sheath
ing the Yantic was equipped for polar
voyage the same as she would have been
for a trip to the West Indies. The failure
of the expedition witness thought due to
the following causes: Manning the Pro-
teus with an inefficient captain and crew Of
+'beach combers" and ''long shoremen" and
neglect of those by whose orders the expe-
dition was fitted out to acquaint themselves
with the business in hand before dispatch
ing the vessels north. His ship had been
cruising in the West Indian waters and he
only received orders to go north three days
before sailing.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-11-29

THE storm on the 21st was exceeding
ly severe over wide area of country.
Railroad washouts were numerous and teIe-
graph service was impeded. At Piedmont,
No., two women and three children were
drowned and much property destroyed.
At Fredericktown, No., the freshet was the
highest known in seventy years. Serious
damage is reported from many towns. At
indianapolis it is estimated at $250,O00,
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-11-29
THE Province of Yum Nan. China.


organizing a force for home defense.
THE Haytien sted Ter Dessalmes has
destroyed a war-ship of the revolutionists
THE London police arrested Social
ist on the 23d and found two internal ma
chimes in his house.
Boston bank Presidents have held g
meeting and decided that they want 6
bankrupt law passed.
The Crown Prince of Germany ar
rived in Madrid on the 23d and was given
an exceedingly cordial reception by all
classes of the populace. The city was in
holiday attire, the buildings, both public
and private, being profusely decorated
with Spanish and German flags and flow.
ers.
A FRENCHMAN named Soulier is said
to have organized the forces of the False
Prophet in the SOudan.
j. PHIPPs, a condemned murderer,
escaped on the sd from the jail at Sand
wich, Canada.
The British Mediterranean squadron
has been ordered to support Egyptian in
terests on the Red Sea.
ANOTHER Liverpool cotton firm has
succumbed in consequence of the Morris
Ranger failure.
The Egyptian Government wants to
send a strong force to open communica-
tion with Khartoum.
A MAN and his wife were found muir
dered in bed at Hickman, KY, ON the
morning of the 23d. Robbery was the mo-
tive.
NINE Salvation Army constables have
been sworn in at Kingston, Canada, to pre-
serve order at the army meetings.
A NUMBER of inmates of the Indian
apolis Blind Asylum were slightly poi
soned recently by some unwholesome
food.
THE Chinese Ambassador at Paris has
informed the British Foreign Secretary
that war between France and China is un-
aYoidable.
POLITICAL prisoners in Siberia are
represented as going mad and committing
suicide on account of the treatment they
receive.
THE business failures for the seven
days ending the 23d throughout the United
l,d
23J for the previous week.
AT Philadelphia, an express train on
the Pennsylvania Railroad on the night of
the 23d struck a wagon, killed Mrs. Christi
ana Frey, aged fifty-two years, her son
William, aged twenty-four, and fatally in
jured William Frey, Sr.
A HUNDRED sacks of mail was report
ed undistributed at Portland Ore, on the
23d. There is complaint of mismanage-
ment in the postal service over the North.
ern Pacific.
A. B. JOHNSON, the Utica On. "
for $300,0 900, to the Mcdonnell estate of
Rochester, n. Y, of which he had entire
charge.
ANDY TAYLOR was hanged on the 23d
at Loudon, Tenn. 1t was the first private
execution in the State, the gallows being
hidden by screens.
THE recent massacre in the Soudan
has the Immediate effect to call in question
the propriety of the proposed withdrawal
of British troops from Egypt.
THERE were 262 National Banks or
ganized in the year ended Nov. l.; the total
number in operation, 1922. Charters of
$40 banks expire in the next two years.
ALL members of the Canadian Civil
Service have been called upon to take the
oath of allegiance, the attention of the Gov
ernment having been drawn to the fact that
several members had recorded their nation
ality as that of the United States, while in
other cases they have reason to believe an
element hostile to British interests is being
in some of the recent appoint
ments.