Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-11-27
WEEKLY NEWS SUMMARY
MISSOURI JYE1A


,,,,red nj the Matte coal shalt, IN Ma
-, county, Wednesday morning. The
.on = rearly 400 feet deep, John Prill and
.h,,,t twenty other men were at work, all
-, I;shted lamps on their heads. Prl!i
~ ~ IN The lead, and while he wns at work
tsstruck n vein OF sulphur that became ig-
a. and Prill was caught in the hame.
NJ 80 reached nearly burned To death and
ny, Iiv ,'rohably die. he has family. The
"sfrce Of explosive sulphur WAS not
known to the miners
,,knowu half.breed Indian boy: about
oa - old died on the early Wabash
~ "wednesday morning on his way nome
.W,sLo Logee. |. T., between Lcthheld and
1s,onG ~ By authority Of the coroner OF
.':'sso,tv who wss on the train, the body
-. pst s,ff lt Ih.chfie-d and an inquest
keld's The boy had two companions a'so
halI.breeds, ,Jut they refused TO s'oP W, W
testify. yne evidence was tha' tnc ppy
had diSd OF consumption, ana Il Norui0' ""0
rendsr red accordingly.
WEDNESDAY afternoon NJ VI. hIs,ley,
vellto-do grOceryman ana LD',,;,,..
citizen OF ST. Joseph, WINE o"'
el.le ,,t 80 cnmnanjons north OF the city,
- ,he water.works. accidentally dis-
AL'.,ad bis GUN while it was resting WIN
~ bnt,. end ON the ground. His leit hand,
Ir,1t' ~ ,,os over the end Of the barrels, was
80, 90 ,ieces with duck-shot. lie walked
- n mile 10 a farmers house and was
driven home in buggy, being conscious al
a., t;na The wounded member was ampu-
tated above the wrist. kistler Is ~ years
old and has q wife and two small children
n, prx H,RRIsox. OF Crawford County,
~ IN ~
T,jherty Township, at IA depth ol thirty
Sonr reet twenty-six inches thick and Of
sunerior quality. This adds another to
,he many wonderful mineral discoveries OF
that county. So far MS prospected, the
deposit seems to be large and valuable
one.
T1r most remarkable case of stubborn
ness on record terminated at the PcttiS
County Poor House Wednesday with death.
Nine years ago 10 cOlored woman named
Susan Anderson became almost crazed
with anger at the keeper OF the Poor Farm,
and so wild was she in her rage that she
was locked in her room alone, ana lclt To
mediate until the following morning. At
that time the keeper Of the place entered
her apartment and found her in bed. She
was not ILL., bu. refused to arise. Days.
weeks and months passed, but never once
did the woman leave her couch unless
dragged therefrom. The medical fraternity
visited her. and without exception they
pronounced her perfectly well, but not
wjthstanding this fact she remained bed
fast. Months we're followed by years with
out change, but last spring the woman was
IN reality taken i'll. She fingered until
Wednesday, when death claimed her, but
not until she had made record OF re-
naming in bed for nine consecutive years
because OF fit OF anger.
Hnx. JAMES IT, WALKER, formerly OF
Cooper county Missouri. and for two
terms state senator from the fourteenth
district OF that state, was recently elected
to the legislature OF New Mexico. - which
territory he removed about two years ago
Mr.. Walker was wealthy and prosperous
hrmer and served some years as Judge of
the Cooper county. court. His brother,
John Walker, married sister OF Mrs.
Senator coekrell.
CHAs. E. Stokes, editor OF the Enter
prise Messenger at Dexter, published the
following card respecting his defeat for rep
reeentatiye from Stoldard county: The
/, people in their wisdom have seen Fit TO
leave US at home again, and we abide their
datision with as much grace as defeated
candidate well can. And as we don't have
81 be Knocked down more than two or
three times before taking a hint we have
about concluded that the people don't
( want US and decided to retire from poll
ties."
Tue announcement of the probable can
didaey OF Col. j. II. Claiborne Of st. Louis
Tor nomination rs governor has attracted
considerable interest. Col. Claiborne re-
ctnty served in the state senate and has
Irst been reelected prosecuting attorney OF
the court OF criminal correction. Ie is the
president OF ftheex-CoRiederate Association
oil Missouri, having served through the war
~ the Army OF Northern virginia. under
Tens. J. l.. b. Stuart and William T.. Jones.
satufiay night Col. Claiborne was unani-
nously reelected to the presidency OF the
Thos. A. Hendricks club and in his speech
81 iacreptanee he virtually announced that
nc would shortly enter the arena of state
politics as candidate for governor.
ADA CARR, OF Holden. a prepossessing
young lady OF II years, and Leo Garrison,
o. Warrensburg aged %, were arrested at
cedaiia Friday night just as they were
ABOUT to board an NJ. X. and T. train for
hansas. The girl arrived there Thursday
night and stopped at the City Hotel. Next
morning she telegraphed her lover that she
was there and he joined her later in the
uay. IL was their intention to be welded
on their arrival In Kansas. but a telegram
rom the girls iather asking that she be
detained knoeked their arrangements silly
The couple have only been ACQUAINTED
Three weeks, they having first met at n
party In Holden.
u-wAshiSefoN WTyGFiELD, son OF ]. s.
minghsid, OF Salem, late candidate for Col.
.ec.or, was iound dead in his room Friday
sh,; ne was found lying in the middle OF
hr ny noor with the whole top of his head
ssa ssh on oy pistol shot, and fragments
vs oone ana brain scattered in all dircc-
pas. ~ deceased was but II years old, OF
'sne happy mood. with no care that
s on, Knew oi. His death was first dis
psered ny his mother when she entered
,ooin 10 make up her sons bed.
,,on 'ne iarm of VIM. Clouts. situated ON
~" .an ,reek. IN Crawford county, an ap-
po uee OF the Early June variety has horne
s.s. c.ops oi apples this season. After the
,hs l'pened The tree bloomed in July. and
,rns, % secona crop nearly matured before
,.,l.s ,la.ies Hudson, the incestuous colored
strss ,ss, az Sedalia, who tempted snicide by
,,ulaing .,ag his clothing with oil, and then IN
p msns nghted match. fingered in great AZ
,ss pn,ii o'clock Friday morning, wher
ss ciaimed him. An INQUEST was hell
: verdict rendered in accordance.
-. r,.>onsiderable alarm Is felt AT sedali,
S;sz.tne tne prsvalence OF scarlet fever an,
bs-s busssfia' and an effort will be made I,
psveS sas public schools closed for a shor
St Ias;ss as srana lodge OF Odd Fellows met i
- -ouls last TnesI... - - ~