The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-01-14
Miscellaneous.

JUDGE DUNDY, United States Judge fol
the District Of Nev'aska, before whom the
star-route civil cases against J. W. Parker,
of Atchison, and others, were tried at To
peka at the April term, recently announced
his decision, overruling a motion made by
the Government for a new trial and ordered
final Judgment for Parker. These cases
were Brought by a special United States
Attorney from Washington to recover
about $500, 600, alleged 70 have been paid
: defendants in fraud of the Government.
PosT-oFFICE changes in Kansas during
the week ended January ., 1886: Estab
lshed. Culwick, Sedgwick County, Henry
Haskins, postmaster; Hector, Greeley
County, George l.. Chapman, postmaster;
Scott. Scott County, William W. Trelkiid
postmaster Discontinued, Ada, Republic
County. Postmasters appointed, Airing
ton, Reno County, Sylvester L. Bunch
Cope, Jackson County, Samuel B. Ran
dolph; Fulton. Bourbon County, David A.
Johnston: Randolph, Riley County, Thomas
Leach.
OK New Years day fine looking Ger
man registered at the National Hotel,
Leavenworth, as J. ". Navel, Topeka.
He had seemingly plenty Of money and
everything went along alright until several
mornings after when a servant girl went 20
the door Of his room and finding it locked
opened 1t and found the man lying in an
unconscious condition on the floor, and 2
note saying he had 10 money. was down,
could get no employment and had taken
morphine. lie proved to be a druggist,
and his recovery was doubtful.
II the United States Distr;:5 Court at
Leaven worth Judge Brewer recently ren-
dered an opinion in the case of the State
xreI Henry Bradley, who was enjoined by
the District Court at Atchison from selling
Intoxicating liquors contrary to the prohiD-
tory law. The defendant in this case filed
an application and bond for removal from
the District Court Of Atchison County 20
the United States District Court, which
was refused. He then took transcript OF
the record of that court and fled it in the
United States Circuit Court, on the ground
that the law was unconstitutional and set
up that it conficted with the amendment TO
the constitution OF the United States.
Judge Brewer held that the defendant YVES
the reason that in the injunction suit due
process of law wes had. He sustained the
motion OF the Attorney-General and re-
manded the case to the State courts for SET
Element.
THE cultivated area OF the State is esti-
mated by Secretary Sims, Of tire State
Board OF Agriculture, TO be Il So, SIS acres,
OF which winter wheat is estimated at !, SOL
isl acres; spring wheat, 90, $50: acres; corn,
!, 266. OBS acres: oats, Sos, COZ acres; rye,
.S7,473 acres; fax, l22,1G9 acres. he est
mates the acreage OF ell kinds OF tame
grasses al 1.034.-42.
SECRETARY ADAMS, of the State Histori-
csi Society, reports an increasing interest
n the qgarter-certennial, 70 be held in To-
oelsa on the 18th instant. A number o!
well known friends of Kansas in the Terri
torial days, who reside in the East, are
writing letters of congratulation to Judge
Adams on the wonderful prosperity OF the
state.
THE cracker factory of Eastman d Gran
doll. Topeka, was recently destroyed By
fire. Insurance, 81, $50. which covered the
loss.
RABBITS are numerous.
THE total amount OF money invested in
the different school funds OF the State, in
terest bearing, Is -. Csc. IS. 25. The present
Board of Schoo! Fund Commissioners have
invested since tie middle of January, 1855,
S556, S35
GEORGE c. NcCoR3. an e1-DepUty United
States Marshal. WIS arrested at k5IasEr..n
recently and taken to Topeka on charge o.
presenting fraudulent accounts white III o.
fce he was ordered by Judge Foster to
be taken to Illinois
OyE hundred thousand dollars has al
ready been collected tais season in taxes IN
Sedgwick County.
It requires permit Cor Kansans nOw 20
hunt in the Indian Territory.
THE annual meeting of the Kansas Acad-
envy of Language and Literature was held al
Topeka recently. The papers read we're
most instructive and entertaining. The
membership OF the academy includes the
names of some o. the most highly educated
people in the State. and IS SAL open 70 add
tons.
GEORGE 3ooTuE recently L led large
California wild cat on his premises in De-
catur County
PATENTS recently issued TO Kansas in
ventors: Car coupling, John c. Reed. To
peka; stack binder, AdoiphuS J. Laundray,
Clyde.
NEW milling and elevator company
has been organized at Newton with cap
ital stock of $4,000.