The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-30
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

will be held in Topeka, October 18th and
18th. The Secretary urges all churches,
Sunday Schools, organizations and indi-
viduals to note the date and make no ar
rangement that will prevent a large at
tendance.
KANSAS postmasters lately appointed:
R. W. Hill, at Jewell; A. S. Judy, at Burr
Oak; W. B. Mead, at Oberlin; James P.
Alcorn, at Kinsley; Ira Steinberger, at
Erie; A. L. Gossett, at Bristow; Mrs jose
phine <. Morgan, at Parkersville; Leon
idas T. Reese, at Smith Center; John Pos
ton, at New Kiva; Patrick Sheeran, at
Chapman; George w. Sain, at Nickerson !;
George II. Shive, at Benton; George II.
Htcomb, at Waterville; John s. Wolga-
muth, at Hartford; Michael Cook, at Der
by; o. L Kinsey, at Delphos; Charles
Buckhafter, at Armourdale; Edward Mil
Plaine, and E. T. Campbell, at Farming
ton.
SAMUEL C. AILIFF and William Hoff-
man were recently arrested at Smith
Center upon a requisition from the Gov
ernor of Iowa, charged with the murder of
a man at Red Cloud, Iowa, eighteen years
ago. Both parties have been to Red Cloud
once or twice since the affair, and no ar
rests were made, but the other day an off,
Ger went to Smith Center with a requisi-
ton and took both men in charge, and they
were taken to Iowa to answer the charges
against them.
W. S. STRETCH, prominent newspaper
man of Falls City, Neb., was overcome by
the heat in Atchison the other day while
returning to his hotel, and died some hours
later.
THE post-office at East Salem was
burned the other night with all its con-
tents. The sureties of the postmaster tele-
graphed that there were suspicious circum-
stances connected with the fire, and an in
vestigation will be made.
R. E. LAWRENCE, of Wichita, and H. G.
Lindsay, of Topeka, have been appointed
by Governor Martin as delegates to the
Cattle and Stock Growers Association of
the United States, which meets at st. Louis
November % to %.
AMOS HOFFMAN,, a Topeka tailor, recently
disappeared and it was feared he had
drowned himself.
In letter to Governor Martin General
Sheridan declared his belief that there
was no danger of an Indian raid, and that
the people of Southwestern Kansas may
gather their crops and sleep peacefully at
night.
A YOUTHFUL cyclone recently visited
Russell, partly unroofng the Russell mills,
totally unroofng two or three barns and
demoliShing several lighter buildings and
sheds. 1t carried the roof of one barn
about three hundred feet.
MRS. j. Nj. ANDERSON, wife of a we'll
known contractor at Emporia, was found
dead upon her bed the othe other evening.
The expression of the features and cramped
and shrunken condition of tire body indi-
Gated death by poisoning. A CorOner's
jury after a post norton examination rem
dered a verdict of death by suicidal pois-
oning. She had frequently expressed the
OF committing suicide. The I'M
fortunate woman was addicted to the in
temperate use of liquor, which led to her
death.
THE bridge across the Missouri River at
LeavenwOrth, owned by the Holland bond
holders, has defaulted for the second time
On its taxes. which at this time amount to
80, 900, and the certificates have been
bought for $4,000. The bridge company
claims that the assessment is Illegal and
the holder of the certificates is likely to
have trouble.
\ SPECIAL session of the Executive
the death of General Grant, at which it was
ordered that the State House be draped in
for period of thirty days;
that the executive Offices of the State be
closed on the day Of the funeral; that the /
heads OF all departments wear the usual
badge of mourning for thirty days. A
committee, consisting of Auditor McCabe, .
Lawhead, and Attorney
General Bradford was appointed to con- /
Ter with Lincoln Post, G. A. R., and the /
county and city officials as to proper OBJ /
servance of the day of the funeral.
THE last timber claim in Cheyenne /
County was taken on the 10th inst.
Two hundred dollars has been raised in .
Atchison for the benefit of the baseball .
hub OF that town.
THE other afternoon Cady Vaughn, of |
went home drunk and be-
5an abusing his wife, and the neighbors
sent for the police. Before they arrived he
knocked several of his wife's teeth out and
peat her in a shameful manner. He then
ook his little baby by the feet and dashed
t against the ground, where its head
striking a brick it was knocked insensible,
md was thought for time to be dead.
BY this time a policeman arrived, and
Vaughn seeing him pulled a razor and
lnife and made some ugly passes at the
,fFicer. Finally the officer drew revolver
ind struck the fellow across the nose, max
ng the blood fly in every direction. He
hen gave up and submitted quietly to ar
est.
Tue State Board of Charities recently
awarded contracts for the new buildings
o he erected at the State Insane Asylum
It Topeka-a hall building and a ward
to c. j. Rosen, Of To-
,eka, for S13,9I5; carpentering, paanting
md glazing to Henry Bennett, of Topeka,
or $500; roofing and metal work to Il. L.
cook & Co., Topeka, for S,111.02; the
clustering to Robert Hallahan, Topeka, for
), 337; total, Sl32, 062.05. The contract for
he Reform School work was awarded to
3 S. W. Drought, of Wyandotte, at 49,
AZ.
JOHN MURPHY was recently sentenced at
Topeka to seven years in the Penitentiary
or robbing Santa Fe freight car of a roll
# leather valued at so. He has hereto
ore served in several other Penitentiaries.
No POLAR wave in sight.
The Wichita Brick Company recently
lied its charter with the Secretary of State.
he purpose is to manufacture and sell
ricks, fire clay, tiles and pipe.