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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1885-12-23
Harmony.
ment.

Now that the post-office tight at
Butler has been terminated, 1t IS to
be hoped that all these little personal
anamosities, which necessarily arise
in such contests, will be thrown aside
and that all parties, victors and van
quished, alike. will go to work for
the good of the party. Most of the
local politicians of the county were
interested either upon one side or
the other, and those who chanced to
be against Col. Wade IN the contest
should read with pleasure the very
gentlemanly and concilIatory article
IN last weeks Democrat upon his
appointment. So lar as efficiency is
concerned it mattered not to Butler
which of the two aspirants was sue
cesstul.
Both had the right to ask the sp-
polntment at the hands of a demo
cratic administration, but only one
could receive it. Republicans have
been looking on thus post-off1ce en-
broyllo with great satistactlon-think-
ing that local matter would SO disturb
the party as TO give them a faint
show IN the next campaign.-but
such will not be the case. Each
faction should and will work Just as
hard for the success of the democratic
party as ever. Harmony viii be our
watchword and republicans had as
we'll note this fact night now.
! Rockville Globe.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1885-12-23

back IN the wagon and struck him
again. STAR SAID he killed one with
the hatchet and one with a smooth
ing iron, but did not tell me which
one he killed with the hatchet.
had one smoothing iron at the house,
but don't think STAR took that.
Il asked Stair how he could be so
cruel as TO kill them: and he said It
was as easv as Cutting off chickens
head.
The bone SPAWN recipt belonged
to Stair; he wrote it at + ort Scott,
and | saw 1t before the lines were
written on the bottom OF 1t, but
never saw it afterward.'
When the womsn had finished her
story, she said that Stair would kill
her for telling it If he could get a
chance, and he might be able to get
some one on the outside to kill her.
"1e came very near killing me soon
after we left Arkansas" she SAID.
''He grew jealous of me. and one
night asked ne to take a walk with
INN. We went into the woods and
he drew his revolver and told me
that he believed was gong to leave
him, and lie intended to kill me.
begged him not to do it, and, after
promising not to go away from him,
he let ME Off"
You recognized the white handled
knife when II was exhibited i'll the
court room:" the reporter asked.
Yes, that was Stairs knife. He
never told me about cutting their
thrOats.'
81 was honest IN my testimony
about the blood on my dress. | was
sick after walking out to the Marina
ton bottom
Mrs. Mulkey is a pleasant little
woman, and the long trip winch she
has made alone evidences the deep
est interest in her unfortunate sister
She will remain her several weeks,
probably until after Stairs execution.
She seems satisfied that the con-
demned man could bY his confession
acquit Nannetta, and hopes that he
will do SO before the date fixed for
the execution. Her troubles have
come close together. When she
lett Indiana her father was not ex
pected to live and she thinks he has
died since she heard from him. He
has been in ignorance OF his laugh
ter's alleged crime and imprison-
ment.
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sit up with him. | went out. though
L wondered why he would send tor
me. When | got there | asked him
about it, and he told me nc had not
sent tor me. | believe now that
Stair intended TO kill hum that night
and adopted that course to get me
out there. When he talked about
killing them he never said anything
about me helping him J." It, but
wanted me to be present.
Il could not hint any - these
things TO others; he woull have
killed me.
Wednesday evening STAR went
out to the camp OF the Sewe!s about
dark, and returned home between
ten and eleven o'clock. When he
got back he SAID, Il have made the
trade. And | asked him what trade.
Then he told me that he had bought
the teams from the Sewells | asked
him what had become OF the old
man and Mack; and he said thev
were out at the camp. Then | told
hlm he was not telling the truth, and
that | believed he had killed the
Sewells, because he had no money
to buy the teams from HIM. He said
that he had killed them, and | com
menced crying. He told me that l
had to go out there with him to get
the wagons, and | refused to do it.
He got the hatchet and, grasDing me
bv the arm, said he would chop my
head open if I did not go, and |
agreed to go.
"When we got to the camp the
lantern was st,ll burning. The
covered wagon was loaded, but there
were few things lett on the ground.
and Stair made me hold the lantern
while he put them in the old wagon.
l imagined could hear the dead
men moan in the wagon, and before
we started | commenced crying
aloud. Stair told me to hush, and
swore that he would kill me if | did
not. He got the hatchet again and
I got down on my knees and begged
HIM not to kill me.
SIT was after midnight when we
started to the Marmaton river. /
wanted to tell some one about the
murder, but we got off the road
before anyone was travelling. When
we got into the timber 1t was still
dark and I could not drive to do any
good. Once when my wagon got
tangled IN the brush, l commenced
screaming, and STAIR lett his wagon
ano came back to me. He cursed
me and said that he would kill me if
| made any more noise.
"When we got down IN the bot
tom and stopped the wagons, the
blood commenced dripping from the
bottom OF the wagon bed, and once
or twice Stair, with his foot, raked
dust and leaves over the blood. |
did not see Stair washing the hatch
ct. He made me stay at the wagons,
and it had not been afraid would
have had but little, if any. chance to
tell the men who were in the bottom.
Mr.. Sewell's dog came to the wag-
ons just as l testified IN the trial and
was licking the blood.
II was almost dead when we got
to the bottom and sat down by a
stump. STAR came to me and told
me about the killing. He said he
went out to the camp to Kill the
men. While he was there Mack
took a quilt and laid down on the
ground and went to sleep; the old
man was still sick and was lying in
the wagon. Stair gave him a dose
OF medicine, and when he laid down
again Stair stuck HIM. He put one
| hand on the old mans breast before
he struck. and he looked up and
said sDon'ti' Then Stair went owe,
to where Mack was lying and hi
him on the head. He SAID the DO,
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CARING THE TRUTH.
..aa Osborn COnfesses Il
s.srledge of the Murders
4. reody Story as Told to Her
by Stair.
r,jl Reporters Interview With
the Condemned Woman.

ur Matte Mulkey, the sister OF
.,,,,ta Osborn, reached Nevada
,,oht. and accompanied by a
], ,snorter and several others went
.se iail at an early hour this morn
The meeting between the sisters
4 deeply effecting, and those who
j no to witness it quietly slipped
~ and lett them alone. Mrs.
hRev's visit was entirely uneN-
rasd to the prisoner.
The coming of her sister had ex-
nd 4 very perceptible influence on
She seemed to realize that she
with one whom she could fully
y and the hesltency which has
,e.tofore characterized her conver-
hon entirely vanished. She told
sster of the mistake into which
had been inveigled during the
4, and expressed the greatest re-
\ ,ha. she had not told the entire
ph.
9There is something else that |
I, not told" she said, ''but | do
Il know that | will ever tell 1t. |
kw told SO many different stories
kader to keep 1t a secret that | am
Ind II would not be believed now"
MIS-. Mulkey insisted upon her
Hing the whole truth, no matter
kw deeply 1t implicated her. ~ ou
|sst tell the TRUTH" she said. Let
i people know all that you know
lit Do not keep back anything. "
For some time the prisoner hesi-
bed and asked time and again If
Ane was any hope for STAIR, and
h anxiety Indicated that fear prob
.:ls more than love, was the occasion
/ her solicitude IN regard to his
ihition.
"Stair killed those people, she
id, ..and | know it.. The words
ine out with a convulsive effort
Ihich conveyed the idea to her audl-
m that she was afraid to trust
lrself to think of the consequences
1.-THE exposure.
Iknow it," she continued, ''for
told me all about it, and threaten
I 10 kill me it l ever breathed a
'ord of II. | knew the Seawells
nd been killed when he came back
'the house, and he made me 60 out
'ere with him.
"Go back to the tlrst and tel it
u" Mrs. Mulkey interrupted.
well, Stair mentioned the matter
'me about a week or ten days be-
re the killing. He said he believed
would go out there and kill them
DO take their horses and wagons.
'nought he was joking, and told
10 that he wouldn't have the heart
90 such thing as that. After
~ ne mentioned it to me several
mes and ] told HIM he should not
It; that ii he did | would tell on
IN. He answered with an oath
~ ne would put me out OF the way
I ever limited such a thing.
The Saturday before the killing
: walked out to the Marmaton
't'om. He said that he wanted 70
02 at the timber, but when we goi
efe he told me that he wanted to
% tor place to hide the bodies.
: d'd not go down to the river.
aough he talked SO much about
a'ng them, l did not believe that
would do it. | could not bring
sseif to believe that he was IN ear,
u. he said that he would try ano
: 'he Sewells to drive down ,t
: oottom with hun Sunday, ane
sen ne got them down there hs
'Vaid Kill them and hide their bodie'
= saen come back after the othe
ason. He SAID something abou
4owing their bod,es into the river
One night while old man Sewel
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When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria,
When she was . Child, she cried for Casteria,
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria,
Whom she had Children, she gave them Castors.,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-26
SIXTY YEARS ATTHE THROTTLE
Funeral of Uncle Cad Lyman, the Oldest
of the Locomotive Engineers.
From TIE Ne'O York Sun.


From the Nelo York Sun.
The funeral of Uncle Cad Lyman, the
veteran locomotive engineer, took place
from his late residence at l34th street and
Alexander avenue yesterday, which was
also the seventy.fifth anniversary of his
birth. Several hundred members of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers of
Lodge 105 were present, and, with many
friends OF the family, offered sympathy TO
the aged widow and her three daughters.
Brother Oakley, chaplain of the lodge,
read the burial service. The remains
were taken to Woodlawn Cemetery for
interment.
Uncle Cad, it is asserted by his brother
engineers, was the oldest locomotive en-
gineer, not only in the United States, but
in the world. The oldest now is a blind
engineer, who lives in this city on PEN
sion from the German GovernmeIp.
Uncle Cad was born in Charlotte, VI,
and was the youngest Of seven children.
His father and mother died in the same
year, when he was an infant, and Cad
was left to the mercy of the neighbOrs.
When boy he played in shipyard at
Charlotte, and at the age of II years was
employed rs fireman on the Phmnix, a
Lake Champlain steamer. During the
cholera epidemic of that year his Captain,
Dan Lyon, was stricken with the disease,
and Cad was employed TO handle the
throttle in his stead. lie did it so we'll
that he was permanently employed by the
company. From that time since, period
OF sixty years, his entire time has been
devoted to engineering. While on the
lake he was the chief engineer of the
steamers Phoenix, Franklin, and Gen.
Green. He moved to BordentOwn, N. j.,
and was chief engineer Of boat plying
between there and Philadelphia. His
first handling of the throttle on lOcOmo-
tive engine was in 1882 on the Camden
and AmbOy Railroad. lie was employed
by the Rogers Locomotive Works at
Paterson, n. j., TO take out engines. At
the opening OF the ROAD to Binghamt0n he
ran the special train which took Presi-
dent Fillmore and his Cabinet to Wash
ington. He worked on the Erie road for
seven years, and left it to run an express
train on the New York Central. At the
commencement Of the civil war
he was appointed first assistant engineer
on the gunboat Neptune, and in August,
1865, received an honorable discharge. lie
was next employed on the New York and
Harlem Railroad, where he had been ever
since.
Two years ago, in consideration of his
long and faithful service, he was assigned
to the Port Morris branch for life, to do
as he pleased. In all his experience of
sixty years of engineering he had never
had an accident, and was laid up by sick
ness only three weeks. He was a MEM
Der of the Brotherhood Of Engineers from
its conception, and up TO his death was
the chaplain of his lodge, 100.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-26
The DaYs of staging.
From he Athens Runner gatcAmaH.

=
Uncle Dick SaulteT, one Of the oldest
stage drivers In the South, has had re-
markable luck during his many years Of
coaching over the mountains. He says
he never had a runaway, a turn over. or
had the road agents 30 attack him. Uncle
Dick had lines running from Athens 10
Cha rkesville, and 10 Greenville, 5. c., and
as far north as Asheyille, n. c., and south
~ Madison, EatOntOn and MiledgeYille.
Uncle Dick has carried over his different
lines the best men I'm Georgia.
Mrs. Nashe's was one Of the stop
ping places for the stage on the road TO
Clarkesvllle. II was just IA miles from
Athens, and IL was the best way station
on one Of the lines. Many Of the old
Southern Georgians remember with de-
light the fine farm, the beautiful flower
yard and the well at the nome OF Mrs.
Nash. The house was kept by two old
ladies, who fiattered themselves on
supplying their guests with the
best the market could afford. Uncle
Dick Saulter always kept fine
horses and generally drove six 10 each
coach, and TO see him driving headlong,
like life and death depended on his move
ment, Is now talked about by those living
along the line. But the good old days OF
stage coaching are over aud will never
come again. Uncle Dick Saulter, like
Othello, has lost his occupation, since
every little town In the country that had
q few dollars has got railroad.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-26

This crop was sowed very thin, only about
peck TO the acre. Cullen Murphy on
his pet patch Of about Az acres saved 100
bushels, there being perhaps 20 bushels
or more, as Mr.. Murphy thought, blown
down 80 that It could not be saved. This
patch has made something over $50
bushels.
J, s. Davis, of Albany, representing the
Melon Growers Association of Southwest
Georgia, has arrived at Atlanta and taken
an office on Pryor street, where he will
remain during the melon season. All
shipments OF melons by members of the
association will be made to Mr.. Davis,
who will give them the proper direction.
ARRANGEMENTS have been made with deal
ers In the West and North covering a
large territory who will handle hundred
ear loads daily at prices which, it is
hoped, will be remunerative to shippers.
MIR. Davis expects to handle tive or six
hundred car loads, but not as many as
last season. This is his second season in
this work. Since his arrival twelve or
nfteen car loads have been shipped him
by the association, which he has promptly
forwarded.
FLORIDA.
f. B. Bailey brought to Monticello the
hrst melon of the season. 1t weighed "a
pounds.
In the past two weeks $4,000 pounds of
wool have been shipped from Lake dc
Funiak.
Bee trees are plentiful in Manatee
county. Last week 200 pounds of honey
We're obtained from three trees.
The first carload of watermelons from
Jefferson county the present season was
shipped by w. NJ. Girardeau Tuesday.
Miss Mollie Hull, of Pine Level, has a
fine bunch of roses. There are So OF them
on branch less than eight inches long.
Many complaints are heard at Eustis
OF the injury done TO shade trees and
shrubbery by stray horses and cattle.
They also ruin the Bermuda grass, which
many have taken much trouble in plant
ing.
Corn crops around Welborn are general
ly good. Cotton is grassy, and that section
Is having good deal of rain, it will te
hard to clean. Unless it stops raining
soon good many farmers will lay their
cotton by in the grass.
The feasibility of raising grass to be cut
for hay on high pine land has been proved
by j. T. Wofford, living near Eustis. He
has 4-acre meadow of Bermuda grass
which, it is said, will cut over ton to the
acre, and he expects to NOW it several
times during the year.
A gentleman of Monticello, from one
acre Of ground planted in February, has
gathered and shipped the present season
SO barrels of potatoes, 55 barrels classed
as fancy, every potato weighing fully
one pound; 80 barrels classed as prime,
and only three as seconds.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-26
FLORIDA NOTES.
Interesting Facts About the CrOps-A
Movement in the Direction of "A New
Court House and Jail.

Interesting Facts About the CrOps-A
Movement in the Direction of "A New
Court House and Jail.
LAFAYETTE COUNTY, FLA, June 25.-
Farmers in this county anticipate finer
crops this season than for many years.
Corn has grown wonderfully lately. Some
of it is fifteen feet high on the hummocks,
and is caring out splendidly. Many
farmers state they will have from 40 to so
bushels per acre. This, at 81 to 81 % per
bushel, beats cotton when the difference
of time to mature and labor required is
taken into consideration. But the cotton
prospect Is also far better than usual,
and the acreage is quite large. Stock
raisers of Lafayette are doing well this
year. Their cattle, hogs and sheep are IN
splendid condition. Those in the neigh
borhOod of Cooks hummock have some Of
the finest looking stock in the State, and
there are some very large and fine
herds. Taken altogether, the farm
ers of Lafayette are pros
porous to an unusual degree this year,
and are well satisfied with the outlook.
WITH VIEW OF KIDDING
this county of one of its Objectionable fea-
lures, the grand juries and peace officers
are "after'@ criminals of all kinds at a
healthy rate. Some eight or ten indict-
ments were found at last court, and al
ready our faithful Sheriff has made six or
eight arrests. The "bulldOzing" game
has been practlced to too great an
extent In this county by criminals,
but that dodge is fast playing out, as the
determined officers won't stand 1t. and in
their renewed and determined efforts to
bring the guilty to justice they are meet
ing with the hearty cooperation and APP
probation Of all law-abiding citizens, who
realize that lawlessness and prosperity to
community do not go hand in
hand, and that If a State, county
or township expects to thrive and grow
in wealth and population, lawlessness and
crime in every form must promptly be
put down.
THE GOOD PEOPLE OF LAFAYETTE SEE
THIS
and are acting accordingly. They desire
to encourage immigration TO this
splendid agricultural and stOck-rais
ing section, and fully realize that
to favorably impress the new
conner il must be made apparent that law
and order prevails. IL is limited that the
attention or Gov. Perry will be called to
that portion of the grand jury's recent
presentment in this county referring to
the urgent needs of finer court house
and more substantial and comfortable
jail. II is expected that these things will
secure bis Endorsement. A number Of
new settlers in the South are looking
favOrably at land IN this county, and IL is
to be hoped the day Is not too far distant
when the sound Of the locomotive and
roar of trains will be heard through
Lafayette. 1t IL entitled 10 an "iron
highway" and would support one.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-26
Farm Facts.
GEORGIA.

Dooly's apple crop is very promising at
present.
It is said that hogs fed on collards will
never have cholera.
A bail storm has Just damaged the crops
in Oglethorpe county.
Wheat is being harvested in Gwinnett
county. and the general report is not more
than half crop. On some farms IT is
nearly a complete failure.
In Irwin county oats have been har-
vested, aud the crop turned out much
better than was even hoped Tor.
The plum crop was complete failure.
Large fields Of grain were injured by
last weeks rain and wind storm in Lau-
reps county. Plums and blackberries
are plentiful, and the quality OF these
fruits Is fair.
Mr.. Lyle, Of Jackson county, says he
never saw such prospect for fine crop
M nj present. The farmers have about
harvested their wheat, and II Is splendid.
The oat crop Is a little Short.
James IA. Pittman, who IL now travel
ing through Washington county with
tbreeher. SAYS that the wheat crop y turn
ing out very well, aud II considerably
over an average. Geo. W. Bateman from
about bushels sown made u bushels.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-26
THE MAD ACrows VIOLENCE.
John Mccullough Condition Becoming
CritieaI-His Family Alarmed.
From The PhjiddeJDAid Record.

From, the PhjlddeJDh{d Record.
The mental condition of John McCul-
Tough is growing more critical daily, and
Mrs. Mccullough, who resides in this
city, was summoned to New York sud-
denly yesterday to look after the unfor-
tunate actor. On Sunday afternoon he
attempted violence upon one of the clerks
of the Sturteyant House while under IA
hallucinatlon that a $4,000 note belong
ing to him was in the hotel safe. Horace
Leland, proprietor Of the house, telegraph
ed at once for Mrs. Mccullough to go on TO
New York and relieve him OF the care Of
her husband. She went TO New York as
requested, but could do nothing with the
actor, and returned home without him.
"rhere Is no doubt that his condition is
becoming worse" she said yesterday.
ut can't help becoming 80, living as he
does, with everything TO encourage the
development Of his complaint. But what
can do? Nothing that will avail any
thing. IL could have my way he would
now be at home and constantly under
watchful eyes. But he will not come.
He prefers a wandering life without any
restrictions. Whenever he does come
home he will not stay. just when I think
that he is settled, off he goes. SO long as
ne Ieudlnb III new lOfk, MT. OOuONer,
who was 80 long with him, looks after
him. OF course this is a great consola-
ton to me, but 1t does not entirely relieve
my mind. l am constantly in dread of
hearing of something happening him. Per-
s0nally, ] have no hope OF being able TO do
anything with him. II he becomes violent
or obstreperOus in New York / suppose
his friends there will see that be is con-
fined. l believe that II he led a quieter
life and subjected himself 10 regular habits
and the discipline Of hometlife his mind
would speedily improve. But there is no
convincing him that his mind Is other
than right. There Ia the whole trouble"
William +. johnson, Of this city, who is
the actors attorney, states that Mr.. Nc
CullOugh is suffering from progressive
paralysis, which appears TO be making
rapid Roadway. Mr.. McCullough's estate
amounts to about 500, 900, and is so invest
ed that il cannot be converted into money
just at any moment. II he is arrested in
New York his friends here will demand
his custody, and place him In some insti-
tuition in the vicinity OF Philadelphia.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-26
RENTENBERy
ABRAHAMO & BIRNBAUMS
PGrGnDtOry Sale
Will Only be Continued to July |,

A S the building will then be torn down ana
"A replaced by an elegant structure. or
course you understand our summer trade Is
rnterfered WITH hence we must sell our stock
10 any price. We are making immense sacri-
fees, and 90 give you an IDEA that we mean it
we will quote a few prices:
$50 Alpaca Goats at 81 to So so, the best; for
mer price 81 30 10 IS.
$50 ONCE Coats at 85c.
200 Fast Colore, Genuine Seersucker Suits,
at SO 70.
All Wool Cashmere Suits at S., that cost 81.
and were sold at $40.
All Wool Cashmere Suits at SO, that cost
$40, and were sold at SIP.
All Wool Cashmere Suits at 81 50, that cost
SIP, and were sold at SIS.
All Wool Cashmere Suits at $40, that cost
SIG, and were sold at $40.
Button Corkscrew Suits at SIS, that cost
$2l, and sold at S25.
The above quotations are an idea OF our
anxiety 10 close out our stock, and the public
viii lind everything as advertised, as we
positively mean what we say. We are selling
goods very rapidly, hence 10 avoid disappoinf-
ment in Sizes and otherwise, do not delay, but
call at once at