The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-17
KANSAS STATE NEWS.


General of Kansas, died at his residence in
Topeka on Monday the 9TH, aged forty-nine
years. He had been in ill health for some
time, and several weeks previous to his
death his family took him to the Pacific
Coast, but getting worse he was brought
bacJ. to Topeka, and in two hours after be-
ing taken home he died. The immediate
cause of his death was congestion of the
brain.
HoN. H. c. SLUss, Judge of the Eight
eenth Judicial District, recently rendered
his resignation, which was accepted. and
Governor Martin has appointed T. B. Wall,
of Wichita, to fill the vacancy.
THE Protestant Episcopal Diocesan Con-
vention was held in Grace Cathedral, To-
peka, recently, and was presided over by
Bishop Thomas H. Vail The following
were elected as deputies to the General
Convention to be held in Chicago in May,
1856: Clergy-Rev. DR.. Charles Reynolds,
Rev. DR.. A Beatty, Rev. DR.. a. Leonard,
Rev DR.. R. Ellerby. Laymen-Hon. \. G.
Otis. and D. P. Blish, of Atchison, Hon. j.
jay Buck and W. B. Clarke, of Emporia.
The following were elected members of the
standing committee: Clergy-Rev. DR..
Charles Reynolds, Rev. DR.. A. Beatty, Rev.
r. Ellerby, and Rev. DR.. a. Leonard. Lay
men-Mr W. B. Clarke, Mr.. D. P. Blish,
Mr.. F. E. Stimson and Mr.. J. W. Farms
worth. The Bishop was authorized to con-
vene special convention May 4, 1856, to
elect an Assistant Bishop.
IT is stated that Labor Commissioner
Betton is very busy in preparing his first
annual report. He has visited all the in
| Iu al popoePpc in ha of anu oon-
sequence and from every manufactory he
has received reliable statistics as to the
condition of labor. The report will be fur
nished some time in January and it will
contain many practical suggestion in re-
gard to the workingmen, their employers
and employment
SOME time since farmer in Cheyenne
/ County lost a horse which he hauled out on
| the prairie, opened and filled with poison.
/ The next day he found twenty-five coyotes
dead that had partaken of the flesh. How
| many more met with the same fate he
could not tell.
! TIE whisky injunction cases commenced
| by Attorney General Bradford against five
prominent saloons of Atchison October 9
were taken up by Judge David Martin the
other day. Attorney General Bradford
represented the State and the defendants
| appeared by three leading attorneys of the
Atchison bar. The five cases occupied the
entire day, but at the close Judge Martin
promptly granted the restraining orders
asked for. Other suits will be commenced
forthwith unless the saloon men agree to
close up.
IL the District Court at AtchisOn Judge
or.fiy ca6 ba f,,V.
trial i'll the case of Baldwin, convicted of
the murder of his sister. The prisoner I'M
der the sentence of death goes to the PEN
itentiary, where, under the laws of the
State, he will stay one year. after which
the Governor may sign his death warrant.
The case will be taken to the Supreme
Court for new trial
CHARTERS lately filed with the Secretary
of State: The Lakin, Syracuse q Frisco
Stage Company, of Lakin and Syracuse,
Finney County; the Topeka & Denver Air
Line Railroad Company. Place OF bust
ness, Topeka. Route, from Topeka in a
northwesterly direction through the coun-
ties of Shawnee, Wabaunsee, Davis, Jack
son, Pottawatomie, Riley, Dickinson, Clay,
Ottawa, Lincoln, Mitchell, Thomas and
Sherman to point on the west boundary
of the State. The Colony, Neosho Falls &
Western Railroad Company. Place of busi-
ness, Colony, Woodson County. Route,
from Colony through Anderson, Allen,
Wilson, WoOdson, Greenwood, Elk and
Chautauqua Counties to the south line of
the State.
SECRETARY ADAMS, of the Committee on
Arrangements for the Quarter Centennial
Celebration of Kansas, to be held in Topeka
January 29th, reports gratifying success in
the preparations for that occasion. Gov
ernOr Robinson, in his address, will deal
with the Territorial history of Kansas;
Governor Martin will give glimpse of the
material growth and development of tie
State, and General Blair will briefly t.
view the war period. Other speakers will
also he present and entertain the assembly.
THE Shorthoru breeders recently held an
interesting meeting at Topeka. y resolu-
ton was passed as the sense of the aSSocia-
ton that the law providing for State
Live Stock Sanitary Commission and Vet
erinarian should be continued in force and
receive generous support from the Legisia-
ture. The following officers were chosen:
President, W A. Harris, of Linwood Vice
President, j. B. McAffee, of Topeka Secre-
tary and Treasurer, E. W. Shelton, of
Manhattan. Executive Committee George /
W Click, of Atchisou e. L. Burnham, of !
Manhattan; and S. T. Bennett, of Stafford. !
Topeka was selected US the place of the |
next meeting, which will be held on the |
second Tuesday in December, 1856.
THE State Grange Patrons of Hushandry |
recently met at Topeka. From reports on |
the growth of the order the past year it ap- /
pears that the order is in u good condition |
in the State. The cooperative enterprises |
that have been undertaken have been en-
tireiy successful, and growing interest is
reported as being manifested among tho
farmers for 4 more extended trial of CO.
operative plans and measures. Mutual
protection, life insurance and other Coop
erative schemes We're thoroughly discussed.
A resolution was adopted reciting that
much'of what is now attempted to be taught
i'll our common schools should be omitted
from the course of study, and that i'll place
Of the same, there should be employed kin
dergarten methods, object lessons and in
structiOn in those subjects on natural and
domestic science which have relation to
agriculture, horticulture, household econ
Omy and the various industries which en-
ploy the people, and the Normal School
should have for its special object the quail
flying of teachers to make the needed re-
form. and that the Agricultural College
and University should have attached nor
NAL departments for aiike object.
NUMEROUS prairie fires lately.
KANSAS postmasters lately appointed At
Haysville, l.. \. Dodsman; at CrestlIne,
William L. Hamlet; at Alameda, William
NJ Patterson; at Rice, Hugh Russell: at