The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-02-26
Arguments Heard by the
Governor in Reference
to the Case of
Tom Allen.
All of the News of General
Interest at the State
Seat of Govern
ment.
Special 10 the BszoO.
JEFFERsoN CITY, Feb. 81.

Special 10 the BaZoO-
JEFEERsON CITY, Feb. 81.
The auditor has received from one hun.
dred counties OF the state statements as re-
turned by the assessors on which to base
the taxes for 1884. A clear gain of Sal :
100000 Is shown, ami only nine counties
show falling of, amounting IN the aggre-
gate TO 81 100000. The county OF Jackson
shows the largest gain in amount, but Bar
ton county shows the largest per cent. OF
gain, and the largest falling of is in Mon
roe county. Fourteen counties and the
city of St Louis have not reported yet
Governor Crittenden has granted par
don to Johnny Horricks, one-lecged news
boy of St. Louis, sentenced last October 20
one years Imprisonment in Jail for grand
larceny.
The petition for the pardon states that
Horricks ran away with boy named
Dixon, who had stolen money from his
father. The TWO went to Denver and HOr
ricks soon returned 10 st Louis. He plead
Ell guilty and was sentenced as above He
had been in Jail since last June, and the
governor deemed the punishment he had
received enough.
The board of railway commissioners are
sending out tn the various railway com
panies In the state blank forms, on which
they are to make their annual return,
which are, by the law, To- De made on or
before the first day Of April of each year.
Ire state board of equalization meets
next "Wednesday.
The following counties have failed up to
date, to furnish the state auditor with an
assessment abstract, although the time for
so doing expired yesterday Boone, Cal
lawsy, Cole, Douglas, Franklin, Living
stone Morgan, Mercer, New Madrid, Rip
ley, Ste. Genevieve, Scott, Washington, and
ST. Louis city.
Col Robert McCullOch is absent in
Cooper county on official business.
Mr.. John Meagher, of the Tribune, re-
turned from "trip To- st. Louis this morn
ing.
James Hall, of Pilot Grove, Cooper
is IN the city.
The Jefferson CITY Building and Loan
association has Effected permanent Orga-
nizstion and has been incorporated rnder
the state law. Mr.. Fred II. Bender is
president and Sheriff W. W. Wagner is
the treasurer of the assOci ttiOn.
Mr.. w. ) Broiherton, Ralph Willis and
A. NJ. Beckers, returned yesterday from
~. Louis.
Miss Georgia HOugh, returned from a
visit to friends in st. Louis yesterday.
Miss Gussie Dawson has returned from
a visit to st. Louis.
John L. Clayton of Rocheport, Mo-, is in
the city.
Governor Crittenden this morning heard
arguments by Judge Chester III Krum,
attorney for Tom Allen, as to why the lat
ter should not be turned over to Kentucky
authorities. He also listened to arguments
by Rochester Ford, attorney for the other
side. He IeOk the matter under advise.
ment.
Governor Crittenden this morning grant
ed pardon to Clarence Thorn psOn, who
was convicted before justice of the peace
in Kansas City and sentenced to thirty
days Imprisonment in the county Jail for
stealing railroad iron. He was a young
offender. being only ii years of age.
Prof. w. & Coleman. state superintend-
ent of public schools, has returned from
Kirksvi!le where he went to attend d meet
ing OF the board of regents.