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The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1884-06-05
AN ARKANSAS HANGING
Jim Tucker Execnted at Paris, Ark, for
the Murder Of Aaron Barker.


LITTLE Rock, ARK, May sO.
The Red Bench Mountain murderer
Jim Tucker, was executed at Paris to-day
in the presence Of 1000 people. The
culprit met his death boldly, declaring
from the scaffold that he was ut peace
with the world and God had forgiven his
sins He was hanged for the murder Of
a companion named Aaron Barker. The
murderer and his victim had rented
piece of land on the Red Bench Noun
tains, erected a cabn, and clearing a
small portion Of the ground, COM
menced the cultivation Of cotton;
living wholly by themselves Tucker, sus-
pectiDg that his companion had d small
amount OF money about hispersou, deter
mined to murder him. On the night OF
December "a, 1888, the planned murder
was executed. The murderer stole upon
his Victim while asleep and discharged
both loads of double-barreled gun into
his person. After robbing the muir
dered man OF the trifing sum
rations and blankets about the
cabin, he fed to more secluded part OF
the mountains and became an outlaw,
terrorizing the community and defying
the authorities. The Sheriff and deputies
Isgide several unsuccessful attempts to
dislodge him. His capture was finally
effected on February Z, 1884, by squad
OF colored men, who surrounded his
hIding-place. He made desperate
resistance, firing upon his pnrsuers
at every opportunity, but being
hotly pursued and driven 70
close quarters, he at last threw down his
arms and surrendered at the trial he
exhibited more than ordinary skill In
making defense, which occupied the at
tention OF the court for several days.
When sentence was pronounced be said
Gan right, have done all ] could % save
myself, but am now ready " de-
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1884-06-05

The press of Berlin continues to bitterly
attack England on account of the action Of
Earls Derby and Granville in ignoring
German rights in the Augra Pequand
country.
THE Pail Nal Gazette declares that
the answers of ministers in Parliament
to questions regarding the management
of Egypt were ''evasive and shufiing."
THE failure of the Penn Bank at Pitts
burgh, Pa, proves to be complete one,
and the books are in q muddled condition.
Liabilities are believed to be over $2,00O,-
000
IT is estimated by S. N. Tallmadge, of
Milwaukee, who is considered excellent
authority, that the wheat crop of the United
States for 1884 will aggregate 504,S20,00o
bushels, an increase Of 106,000000 bushels
over the average product for the past five
years.
THERE are reports of rich gold find
near Denver, Col.
ON the 205h the Union Deposit Company
at Greensburg, Pa, suspended. Liabilities
over 100000; assets half that much.
THE French Government will celebrate
the centenary commencement of the reyo-
luton OF 1898.
THE Pittsburgh stove molders have quit
work in all establishments on account of
the fifteen per cent. reduction in wages.
r. AN order has been issued restraining the
Knights Of Honor from removing the
headquarters Of the order from Louisville,
KY, to st. Louis, Mo.
HENRY WARNER, assignee of the Penn
Bank at Pittsburgh, has taken charge and
discharged the clerks. The deficiencies, it
is believed, will reach 81 ,250,000.
On the 26th foreigner, believed TO have
had intentions Of shooting the Duke of
Cambridge, was arrested at Dover, Eng.
In the Mahoning and Shenango Valleys
the iron manufacturers are willing to sign
last years scale of prices, but oppose the
new scale with proposed additions.
In the clay pigeon shooting at Chicago,
the Exeter (N. H. team won the match
with the Cleveland team second. The in
dividual championship diamond badge was
won by M. G. Stark, of Exeter.
The Nile is said to be rising rapidly,
and it is expected that General Gordon's
armed boats will be able TO drive the rebels
from the banks above and below Khar-
toum.
Work was expected to be suspended in
the Pittsburgh iron mills on the 3ist, and
that fires will not be relighted until it is
demonstrated which is stronger-the man
ufacturers or the Amalgamated Associa.
| tion.
IT is reported that negotiations are pend.
ing between France and the Vatican for
the nomination of French Cardinals at the
next Consistory.
On the night of the 2Sth heavy frosts
visited portions of Illinois, Michigan,
Wisconsin, Ohio and Pennsylvania. The
damage to growing corn in parts Of the
Northwest sreported serious. Vegetables
and fruit also suffered; and tobacco was
injured in Pennsylvania.
THE court of inquiry investigating the
conduct Of officers of the Fourth OHIO regi-
ment during the Cincinnati riots found
nearly all of them guilty, recommended
the disbanding of the regiment and that a
new one be formed with those officers not
found guilty as nucleus.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1884-06-05

hDtb4 <1iths4 Nihf Oh
Bruon, the Hot Springs absconding
banker, and Mrs. Steele arrived yester-
day in charge of the Hot Springs officer.
They are quartered at the Capital Hotel,
and will be taken before Commissioner
Hampstead to-day. Bruon, being asked
for a statement, saidi 81 am no embez-
zler That the bank is insolvcnt Is u
fact, but that there is a shortage | deny.
/ came here after help for the bank to
tide over. knew the bank was bound
TO 60, but could do nothing with the load
that was hanging over it. II Is ridicu-
1ous to say / came of with $4,000 The
bank did not have that much; 1t only
owes about $40, 900. and that can be easily
arranged. 1 had about 5000 with me and
got Slc0 of that from an outside friend
after leaving the bank, That trunk SO
much talked about Is Mrs, Steeles and
VIII DO brought back and searched. There
i notbinEj in Il but heF private pEopcEty.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1884-06-05
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

On the morning of the 25th Mrs. Augusta
Edmund, wife of Alexander Edmund a
railroad engineer living in st. Louis, Mo-,
cut the throats of three Of her children,
and attempted suicide by the same method.
Two Of the children are dead; the third
may recover. The woman will probably
die. She was insane.
WHILE attempting to enter the premises
Of James B. Neal, New York florist, on
the night Of the 4th, a burglar was shot
dead in the commission Of the crime.
On the 9th Benjamin johnson, jointly
indicted with Allen Ingalls, for the murder
of the Taylor family at Ayondale, o., was
found guilty Of murder in the first degree.
FIRE destroyed the Mayall Rubber Fac
tory at Reading, Mass, on the 10th; loss,
500, 900.
AT Belle Plains, Ia, on the 26th, Samuel
Dunlap shot his wife and cut his own
throat.
AT Millbury, Mass, the Briefly Cotton
Mills burned ON the 9th. Loss, $4,000.
ON the 27th the steamer Pilot Boy, a
warehouse and quantity Of cotton were
destroyed by fire at Charleston, S. G.
Loss, 100000.
AT HarrlsDurgt Ark ure Oh pho <tUh
destroyed number of business houses.
The losses are only partially covered by
insurance.
"a DARING stage-coach robbery occurred
on the 9th in Montana. No one muir
dered.
AT xenia, Ind, an attempt was made to
blow up the Journal office on the 2sth with
| dynamite.
In Southern Spain the recent floods de-
stroyed 400 dwellings and injured 5l4 per-
sons.
NEAR Maple Creek, Manitoba, Indians
raided settlement ont the 2ssh, muir.
dered one man and stampeded forty
horses.
On the 2Ssh a scatfold gave way at
Knupp's tunnel, near Ligonier, Pa, kill
ing nine men and dangerously injuring
eleven.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1884-06-05

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The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1884-06-05

ANubI. u DYER ana Il. w. Williams, OF
Tennessee, have been disbarred from prac-
tice as pension attorneys before the In
terror Department.
EARL GRANVILLE will, tits reported. re.
sign as Secretary Of State for Foreign At
fairs. Failing health and deafness are the
reasons given.
JAMES D. FISH says he did not mean to
intimate that General Grant had any guilty
knowledge Of fraud in Goverpment con-
tracts.
THE individual schedules in the assign
ments of Fred. d. and jesse r. Grant
show liabilities of $2,2l5,066; assets nom
inally worth 81 1,990,013
GENERAL GIANTS attorney, ex-senator
conkling, thinks that the letters chat passed
between Fish and Grant, and given to the
public, furnish oil that need be said to vim
dicate the ex-President.
MINISTER SARGENT has returned TO Ber-
lin.
UN the 2sth the Greenback National Con-
yention organized at indianapolis with
ueneral Weaver, of Iowa, as permanent
chairman
The will Of Charles O'Conor bequeaths
valuable legal works and money to the
New York Law Institute.
GENERAL MITE and Millie Edwards, the
nldgets, were married ON the 2Sth at Man
chester, England, standing ON law office
table.
In the contested election case Of Chal-
mefs VS.. Manning, Mississippi, the House
committees win report in favor Of Chal.
mers; also in favor Of John S. Wise over
Massey Of Virginia.
oNthe Goth Bank Examiner Gateman, OF
81 Louis, Mo-. left TO take charge OF the
collapsed Hot Springs National Bank.
The Republicans Of the First Maine Dis
.rice have nominated Mr., Reed as candi-
; osIe for reelection to Congress.
FOR publishing Treacy's card rejecting
1n Judge Morton, Henry 7. Duncan, OF the
lexington (Ky.) Press, was fined 1900.
oN the 2Ssh the Arthur mass -meotine
committees Of one hundred New Yorkers,
recently appointed, left for Chicago.
fIAcARQs have been posted reminding
'oe Gar OF Russia that unless he grants
constitutional amnesty TO political offend
sfs be can not hope to avert his fathers
oN the 2Ssh the Wisconsin State Demo
cratic Convention met at Madison. The
usiegates to Chicago are all for Tilden; nc
second choice mentioned.
1HE Democrats Of Kansas selected dele
ka.es TO Chicago on the 2Sth uninstructed,
ou0 adopted strong resolutions favorine
we ''old ticket" and tariff reform.
DENIAL is published by DR.. Miller, ol
pe Omaha Herald, Of the assertion that
slc Nebraska delegation to the National
pemocratie Convention favor radical tafisl
seelara'ions, as has been reported. They
e1s 'og conservative actiou at Chicago.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-06-10
FORCE OF HABIT.
A Strange, Weired Scene at the
Forenoon Session Of the Bust
ling Police Court.

"Will the marshal please open court ?'
said Recorder Rauck at o'clock yesterday
morning.
"Your honor, there is nothing on the
docket" replied Mr.. Barneiti
Nothing on the docket That's funny"
"Its tact, though" chimed in Jim
Gosssge, who sat with his feet on one OF the
desks.
ayes, your honor, true as STEEL" said
Tom Prentiss.
''I'll have court called anyhow" COM
manded the judge.
Court was called.
The marshal sat with his chin on his
vest front George Fifer leaned against the
railing; Lum Parker chewed the end of a
'twofer" cigar, and Jim Gossage toyed
with borrowed watch chain be was wear
ing.
City Attorney Sangree was almost asleep,
and Charlie Wentzelrnan had begun TO
snore.
The room was so quiet that the dropping
OF postage stamp would have made q
noise.
The audience of one man hung as If by a
single thread to the back of q chair.
Guilty or not guilty?" Numbered the
Judge.
''Of what?" asked the marshal.
"You have been charged with trespass,
drunkenness, carrying concealed weapons,
vasrancy and thief" was the reply.
But, your honor, there is no prisoner be-
fore you; the bench whereon half hun.
dred sat yesterday is empty; the officers are
idle; no one has been arrested" put in the
marshal, stunned at the conduct of the
recorder.
"Silence in court, or I'll fine you for
contempt Don't you see am doing this
from force Of habit,-just to keep my hand
IMP"
The defendant pleads guilty to the
charge and is fined IS. Adjourn the
court"
All was hustle and confusion again, and
the faces of the officerse, erstwhile with
that look of stony death, beamed with rich
glow of animation and returned vitality.
Court adjourned,
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-06-10
Police Court.

For the want of offenders there was no
morning session of the first district court,
but q short afternoon session was held to
make disposition of three cases.
II. A. Adams and his wife Matt, living
on the north side of the railroad, were ar.
rested yesterday morning for fighting. A
quarrel arose between them, which was
followed by blows, and lively little
trough and tumble" caused their arrest.
They pleaded guilty to disturbing the
peace, and were fined 81 each. Adams paid
bis fine and left his wife to pay hers.
Mrs. P. Shea, daughter of the Green
Isles, living in East Sedalia, was arrested
for disturbing the peace of one of her
neighbors, and her case was continued un-
til Monday morning at 8 o'clock.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-06-10
v. 5. MACKEY'S
RETAIL
Shoe and Hat Housed.
2oe OHIO STREET.
Nine hundred and fifty samples on sale at
discount of 40 per cent. These goods
have been carried as samples by our trav-
cling men. We place them on sale this
morning, June 9Th.
COME AND SEE THEM.
M ACKEY s.
COME AND SEE THEM.
Tried to Escape.

Charles Ames, who was convicted day
or two ago in the police court, of trespass
aud fined So. was yesterday at work with
the chain gang on Broadway, and Officer
Trips attention being called away for a
minute or two, Ames started and run south
on Ohio street toward Flat creek. His alb
sence was soon discovered and the officer
started in hot pursuit. Not, however, un-
til he Il ri borrowed horse from q gentle
man who was riding by at the time, and q
lively chase Of several hundred yards, was
the fugitive overtaken. He was taken
back to the police station and put to guard
ing an iron ball and employing his spare
time in breaking stone for the use of the
city.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-06-10
DANGER SIGNAL.
John Buckley, the Watchman at
the Fifth Street Crossing, Ac-
cidentally Poisons
himself.

Persons who have frequented the Fifth
street crossing of the K. Il T. railroad are
familiar with the face of John Buckley,
the fsgman there for the last Eve years.
He has been there day after day with his
red flag, warning teams and pedestrians of
the approach OF death beneath the wheels
Of the mighty engines, hardly missing a
day during the Eve long years. For sew
eral days be has been complaining of feel.
ing unwell, and yesterday afternoon at s
o'clock be went from his work to the hos
pitai where the physicians in charge pre-
scribed for his ailment, giving him two
trials, both plainly marked, one for extsr-
nal and the other for internal use. Re-
turning home he ate his supper and enjoy.
ed his pipe until o'clock, when he went
to his room to try the medicine be had re-
ceived. After bathing his arm, as he sup
posed, with liniment, he took q dose obthe
ether. By mistake, the dose taken inter.
nslly was from the bottle for external use,
and in twenty minutes he died in great
pain.
He bad been employed by the railroad
company, in various capacities, for fifteen
years, and for FIVE had been the watch
man at the Fifth street crossing, doing
his duty to the entire satisfaction
of the company rs his retention for so long
a time would imply. He was a widower,
aged So years, and lived with his son in
law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Dolan,
on the southeast corner of Fourth and Mar
vim streets. He has q son, John Buckley,
employed in the Pacific shops, who also
lived with his sister. No blame for his
death can be attached to any one. as both
bottles of medicine were plainly marked.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-06-10
A Bad Road.

People who have to use the road from Sc.
dalia to Marshall are complaining terribly
of very bad place in said road, about four
miles from town, and near the farm of Bob
Riley. The ground is low and marshy and
there is no way to avoid this mud hole.
Yesterday lady had her horse and buggy
mired down, and had not help speedily
come she would have been in q sad plight
indeed. Almost every. day some mans
team comes to grief by reason of the mud,
and has to get assistance. A man and
team with one days work, could easily
remedy this evil.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-06-10
PERSONAL.

Miss Eleanor Doss and Vine Shobe, OF
Clinton, Mo-, are guests at the Garrison
house.
Col. A. NJ. Geer, an attorney of War
rensburg, was in the city yesterday, on
legal business.
Will Bard arrived in the city yester.
day from Columbia where he has been at.
tending school.
Joel B Gentry and w. T. Chessteam,
of Hughesville, are discussing the Chicago
nominations on our streets to-day.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ. Brady, who have
been visiting friends in Hannibal for the
last ten days, returned home yesterd ay.
Tom Crittenden, jr., who has been at.
tending the state university at Columbia,
passed through Sedalia yesterday, en- route
to his home at Jefferson City.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-06-10
THE VINE CLAD.
City on the Big Muddy's
Banks.

Boonyille. June 6.-[Correspondence.l-
Col. Robert McCulloch, state register OF
lands, is in. town to-day.
Sam Acton is in Jefferson City this
week.
Mrs. J. B. Kinney has returned from
the south.
james E Hszell, of California, was in
town to-day.
Miss May Wormsld is visiting in
Kansas City.
Miss Alma Windsor is visiting rela-
tiyes in Clark's Fork.
Miss Mollie Holman returned yester-
day from Columbia.
The young folks of the Catholic church
enjoyed picnic this week.
Miss Minnie Heuckleham, of Lamine,
was visiting in Boonville recently.
MIR. and Mrs. c. G. Newman, of Kan
sas City, are visiting in this place.
Miss Hulda Horned, of Bunceton,
was visiting in Boonville this week.
The Holiday festival of the Baptist
church will be held on the 18th of June.
-Aleck Stephens has returned from Sc
dalis, where he has been attending school.
Mrs. NJ. Kluber, formerly of Sedalia,
has opened German school in this place.
Capt. J. M. Barron, of Boone county, .
prominent politician, was in town this
morning.
Prof. d. r Gully, of Sedalia, is in
Boonville. The professor is an old-tims
Cooperite.
Misses Jennie and Annie Mitchell are
visiting the family of Mr.. s. B. Sturtevant,
in Sedalis.
The closing exercises of the Parrish
collegiate institute at Bunceton take
place next week.
Capt Henry Mcpherson has sold the
hull of the Bright Light to Huse, Loomis
x Co., at a very good profit.
Moore & Elliott have . contract to
erect 81, 900 monument in Boone county
over the grave of n. 7. Mitchell.
"A Baptist social at Mrs. Blakey's last
night was q success in every way. These
entertainments are getting very popular.
ID. w. Hunt has returned from Co
lumois where he has been attending the
state university, and was in town to-day.
Rev. w. D. Mahan has returned
from ST. Louis. He expects his book to be
ready for circulation by the 18th of July
at the latest.
Frederick Num-, one of our best far.
mers, died recently at the age of 20 years.
He leaves eight children and wife to Ia
ment his death.
Mr.. Jesse Homan's new paper, the Tip
ton Record, reached Boonviile last night.
The publisher is a relative of VIM. 10.
man of this city.
Col. E. c. More, the Boone county
candidate for congress, is in town to-day.
He has many warm friends here and Coop
er county may 60 for him after Cosgrove.
1t is suggested that gravel can be
shipped from Southwest Missouri and
placed on roads and streets here cheaper
than rock. This plan will perhaps be
tried.
The annual report of the directors of
The Walnut Grove Cemetery association
shows thirty -four burial permits issued du-
ring the year, and fourteen lots sold. Five
eighths of an acre has been added to the
with many Improvements. ST.
282.20 was expended during the year, leav-
ing a balance of 1878. Is on hand.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-06-10
The AID Valorem Duty.

Officer Wentzelman was engaged yester-
day in making out a list of the business
irms.liable to the city for ad valoren duty
and merchants license for the current year.
Heretofore the collection of these revenues
has been very much neglected, and much
blame has been attached to the city officials
in consequence. Mayor Hickman says he
now intends to give the matter his personal
attention, and thinks the collection for the
current year will be larger than for several
years past.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-06-10
GOOD TEMPLARS.
They Pledge Themselvee on the
Question Of the Submission Of
the ProhibItory Law.

A delegate convention Of the Nineteenth
district, composed OF the counties OF Pettis,
Henry, Benton and q part of Sc. Clair, Of
the Independent Order of Good Templars,
convened at the lodge room on the corner
of Seventh and Ohio streets. The follow
ing is Inst of the officers:
Rev. Dewitt, of Clinton, district deputy,
presiding.
Pine Shelton, P. w. T.
Miss Ida CARRIER, w. o. L.
Mr.. Wharton, w. G.
c. Hanne6eld, Financial Secretary.
Miss Wharton, /. g.
N. B. Koyle, w. Marshal
Miss Ruby, Deputy Marshal.
A fair delegation, representing q number
of the subordinate lodges of the districts,
was present, and the session though brief
was harmonious, and resulted In mucn
good work for the order. A large amount
of routine business was transacted, and
Mr.. A. ID. Fisher presented the following
resolutions, which were unanimously adopt
ed {:
Whereas, Such is the state of the tenn
perance question, and the issue is being SO
made that every person must of necessity
define his or her position, not only from q
moral, but a political standpoint there
fore be il
Resolved, That it is the duty Of every
Good Templsr % give their influence and
suffrage for position TO such persons only
as are known to be temperance men.
Resolved, That we will not vote for any
person for the State legislature who will
not openly and publicly ayow himself in
favor of submitting to vote of the people
what is popularity known as the prohibi.
ton constitutional amendment.
The session was to have continued until
evening, but the indication of rain hurried
many OF the members to their homes, and
a secret session of Sedalia lodge was held
instead.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-06-10
A Sedalia Bows LauraIs.

Willis P. King, jr., has been awarded the
first prize in the state university Latin con-
test at Columbia, Mo-, which will be good
news to his parents and friends 10 this City.
Willis is one of the most rising and pop
ular of Sedalia's young generation, and bids
fair in future TO years to even outstrip his
father in popularity. He is, in addition to
his collegiate studies, engaged on the staff
of the Columbia Herald during the tempo
rary absence of its editor.