The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-28
miscellaneous.

GOVERNOR CLICK has issued a prOclama
ton offering reward of one hundred dol
! lars for the capture and conviction of Glen
Barefoot, Tom May, Oscar Halsel and Jacl
Anderson. They were the deSperadOeS who
attempted last week to kill Hamilton Raw
ner, Marshal of Hunnewell, and Ed Scot
! ten.
! AT AtchiSOn recently, CaliSta Ellen Hays
| daughter of quarryman, attempted to i'm
prove the kitchen fire by pouring on coal
! oil from can which stood near with the
usual result. The can exploded with fright
full effect, Saturating the girls clothing with
burning oil and scattering the blazing fitlid
| about the room also. The wretched girl
ran screaming into the yard and attempted
to eXtinguiSh the flames by rolling among
the weeds but without success. The poor
girl was horribly burned. Her corsetS pro
tected part of her body but her limbs aud
face were reduced to a crisp. DR.. Camp
bell happened to pass the house at the time
and rendered all assistance possible, but the
girl was fatally injured. She was about
twenty years old.
On Tuesday night, the 18th inst. gam
bier named Woodbridge. accompanying the
Orion circus, was shot by man named
Oliver w. KeSSinger at Wichita 1t is sup
posed that KeSSinger went North, either to
Northern Kansas or to Nebraska. He rode
away on a fine black mare. The Sheriff of
SedgWick County offers one hundred dollars
for his arrest.
TIE funeral of Hon. b. C. Clark, PreSi-
dent of the LeavenwOrth City Council. was
one of the largest ever seen in the city. be
ing composed of the Fire Department. 20
lice force i'll uniform, the City Council. a
large body of Knights of Honor. and large
line OF citizens. Mr. Clark died suddenly
in New York few days ago. He was one
of the most extensive wholesale dealers and
importers of crOckery i'll the West.
Rev. JAMES CHEW, formerly OF Ottawa,
but now pastor Of large church at Swim
don, Wiltshire, England, has accepted call
from the Congregational Church of Atchi-
son, to succeed Rev. +. T. Ingalls,, resigned,
and will arrive some time i'll September. I,
DANIEL MURPHY, Missouri Pacific Yard
Master at AtchiSOn, was caught between
two lumber cars recently while making
coupling, and the projecting timberS crushed
in his breast and otherwise injured him. He
was thought to be fatally injured.
4 BOHEMIAN arrived at AtchiSOn the
other morning, purchasing ticket for CLYDE.
near which is Il settlement of his country
men. He acted very strangely, making
several attempts to throw himself before
passing trains, and when demonstrated with
drew a large pocket knife on John McAlIis-
ter, depot-master. He seemed much dis
treSsed and agitated. Soon after he
was seen to enter an Enclosure
made by the storm doors to the
ladies' entrance, and Immediately
to walk out upon the street with blood gusll-
ing from his throat. He was taken to the
police station and medical aid summoned.
With his pocket-knife he had severed the
windpipe, it hanging by thread of muscle,
stabbed himself several inches deep below
the navel and beneath the left lower ribs.
Letters upon him gave his address as
Joseph Fretchreck, No. 427 Eighteenth
street, Chicago. He was supposed fatally
injured.
AT the request of Governor Click. DR.. A.
A. Holcome left Topeka for Illinois to in
vestigate into the pleuro-pneumonia now
raging so fatally among cattle in certain !
portions of that State. The Doctor will re- |
port to Governor Hamilton, and learn be |
fore going out all that he knows about the !
cOntagiOn. .t.-|" |
PRAIRIES covered with Sunflowers.
PoST-oFFICE changes in Kansas during |
the week ending August 10, 1884: EStab-
WOOGSOn County; Daniel H. I
Burt, Postmaster Change name and site
Mark, POttawatOmie County, to Victoria.
POStmaSteIs appointed-BlanchaId. King
nan County, George \. Johnson; Harper,
Douglas County, Joseph Clark.
THE engine of the incoming freight on
he Kansas Central jumped the frog of a
switch at the Chicago, Rock Island & Pa
life Junction, LeayenwOrth. recently, ditch
ne the engine. Tie passenger train. No ).
coming in soon after, could not pass the
wreck. The passengers were brought to the
.ity in bus. No one was hurt.
DIRECTOR LOWELL of the Government
Survey, will soon establish a permanent sta
ion at Parsons.
THE Board of Railroad Commissioners
AVE sent copy of their annual report to
aeh County Clerk in the State for use in
aid county. Copies are also sent to each
district Court Judge, each member of the
legislature and every newspaper in the
tate.
The total amount of permanent school
unds invested in bonds up to date is little
yer IS. 100000
PRIVATE Roy, of the Twenty-SecOnd In
lntry. Won the silver medal in the shoot
~ contest at Fort LeavenwOrth, making
ne hundred and thilty-tive points in pos
bic one hundred and eighty-fye.
THE ne1 packing house at Arnourdale
III be an immense affair.