The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-03-13
Attest: Chair
WRIT w. WALTON, Secretary.
miscellaneous.

miscellaneous.
SUNDAY, the 1st, about four o'clock, the
Gulf House at Columbus, was discovered to
be on fire. Those who first reached the
building pronounced it the act of an incen-
diary, as the smell of coal oil was very dis
tinct and the location of the fire with refer
ence to the main building is very circum-
stantial to the view of incendiarism. In
the southwest part of the building and in
the second story, supposed to be room No.
6, when the building fell were discovered
the remains of person which at this writ
ing is supposed to be those of Joe Miller, of
Baxter Springs. He took supper at the
Gulf House, and did not retire at the usual
hour and is missing. The loss of David
Paddleford, proprietor of the Gulf House,
viii reach probably $4,000; insurance, 81
0OO
AT New Castle, recently, very serious
cutting ARRAY occurred. Carson Hicks, in
spirit of fun, placed or hung buffalo
robe in the hallway of the building in
which jolly crowd were dancing. Some
young ladies going to the door, saw the
robe, but not knowing what it was, were
badly scared. Dugan Jasper then said he
cClld whip the man who placed the robe
i'll the hall. Nothing more was then said
until the dance had closed, when young
Hicks went up to Jasper and said: "Did
you say you could whip the man who
placed that robe there?" Jasper replied:
81 believe | said So" Hicks drew a knife
and cut Jasper, who then turned to run, and
was stabbed twice more in the back. Jas
per is dangerously hurt. After the cut
ting, Hicks disappeared, but was captured
and in default of bail, has gone to Jail.
SEDGwICK COUNTY sends train load of
corn to the Ohio flood sufferers.
CORRIGAN'S application for an injunction
to restrain the Elevated Railroad building
through Kansas City, Kas., was refused
Ey Judge Foster at Topeka.
THE jury rendered their verdict in the
Foster case, at Topeka, in favor of the
State. Their verdict suspends Foster from
his office as County Attorney. Judge Pres
colt, of the District Court, will appoint
under the law an attorney for the unex-
pired term. The principal charge as
proved against Foster was corruptly re-
fusing to prosecute liquor sellers when in
formation had been made and witnesses
names furnished. According to the
ruling of the Chief Justice there are no
grounds left for an appeal to the United
States Supreme Court, and the present &C.
ton is final.
AT the Inter Ocean Mills, in North To-
peka, Jake Kizer, young man Of twenty
one, was caught on shaft in the lower
part of the mill, and was badly beaten
against the side of a wheat bin. He had
80 of hal nd in,
wav was caught by his waist on the shaft.
When discovered he was senseless, his
feet beaten to shapeless mass, three ribs
were broken and his bowels were injured.
He was carried to the house of the head
miller. where he soon died.
SPRING is backward.
PETER BLooDsoL and George Blackman,
two colored men, were shot the other night
by Isaiah McClary, also colored, in his own
house, just west of North Topeka. Black
man died in fifteen minutes. Two bullets
were sent through his head. He ran hun
dred yards and fell. Bloodsol was shot
through the left portion of the liver, and
will die. McClary started after doing the
shooting to give himself up, but at a late
hour had not made his appearance, and a
gang OF ponce nave SIdTJeu ScdTCu re
trouble arose over McClary's wife, who
has been rather thick with Blackman for
the past six months.
DANIEL REED, passenger, was run over
by the cars on the Missouri Pacific at Otta-
wa recently. His life is despaired of.
THE officers of the United States Land
Office, at Topeka, are advertising and will
sell on the 4th of April twelve hundred
acres of land belonging to the Kickapoo In
dian Reservation. The sale will take place
at the Old Mission farm in Atchison
County, near Muscotah, where the lands
are situated.
J. J. THOMAS, a passenger brakeman on
the Santa Fe. was killed at Wskarusa,
by the incoming emigrant train OF
the Santa Fe. At the time of the accident
he was setting mp brake, when the chain
broke, throwing him beneath the wheels.
Ex-GovERNoR ST. JoSs delivered lee
ture in Atchisoa one night recently.