Fair play., 1888-06-16

Judge Edward " illt., OF ~. Louis, dice
n few davS since of consumption. He had
been an almost constant sufferer fer orer
a wear Judge " hit" Was Il native nf Nir
riuia, and had received classical .duca.
ton. He entered the Confederate service
and soon rose Ia the rank OF Captain, 3iiG
at the close Of the war was hdlutant ot :
North Carolina regiment A. r Apo
matoN he entered the " Winchester Law
School and after admission Ia the bar was
elected circuit judge. H located IL ST
Louis in ISL.
Miss Elise Clemens, Of st. Louis, and
Miss Annie Smith. of Mary land, We're re-
ctiycd a. uovitiatcs i'll the Conyent "f tn,
Sacred Heart AT Maryville. few days age
with impressive ceremonies.
Tie name of post-office Boston. il
Christian County, has been changed tc
Aisle.
Complete official returns from Vernon
County show the Mood L"cal-DptI"I
amendment to have been defeated by
majority "t ~ votes.
Mr.. Samuel Cupples. Of ST. Louis, has
received IA letter from Paris t. the effec
that W. II. Howe, the ST Louis artist whC
is at present studying in Paris. has bccI
awarded Il gold medal by the Paris sailor
FOR his animal painting.
The customs collections in ST. Louis fol
the month of May amounted to 80 30
The amount collected this year up tt
june was S.5321o, which more thar
doubles that of the entire yea ot lsNl
The receipts OF lSS3 We're SOL, ,i6.; 1856
S62u.2SI; 1857. SG2i,s29.
A strong company of 81. Joseph capi.
talists, with Major II. b. W. Hartwig a
the head, has purchased one hundred
acres at Lake contrary with mile oi
lake fIoat. and will at once convert il int
IL pleasure resort, second TO none in the
West
John Oswald, ST. Louis merchant, at.
tempted. a few days ago. to prevent Mike
Shcely, Jack Fallon, Henry Moore auC
another boy. all lamplighters, from steal.
ing Strawberries from a tray which wa
i'll front of his establishment. The boy:
attacked him with their ladders. and on.
of the crowd plunged knife into tn.
right breast of the merchant. infiicting !
dangerous wound, as the blade penetrated
the lung. The boys Were arrested.
The commencement concert Of tht
Baptist Female College a Lexington was
II brilliant event. The award ~ medals
was as follows: For instrumental music,
Miss Hannah Lanneau, of Le xington; foI
scholarship. Miss Anna Belle Scearce, o!
Hannibal; for Latin, Miss Sussie Ian
neau, of Lexington; for THE Bible
Miss Anna Belle Scearce. of Hannibal;
for The Home" Miss Susie Brandon. %,
Carroll County.
Robert Graham. clerk, aud Henry J
Conway, an exshoe dealer, We're standing
on Main street, Kansas City, a few nights
ago, talking. when Frank Blair and .t,hn
Beatty. u plumber. passed them. Graham
called out that he could whip Sullivan. al
ludinG 10 an acquaintance. Beatty turned
back and asked him If he meant sullivan.
the plumber. Graham replied i'll the
affirmative, and then some angry words
passed between them. They finally
clinched. and while scuffling Conway
stepped close to Beatty, pulled ;'N-cali-
Der revolver and fired one shot at him.
Beatty fell and Conway and Graham ran
away Beatty is seriously but not dam
gerously wounded. Conway was captured
and locked up.
Wm. Funk was arrested at St. Joseph,
few days ago. for disturbing the peace
and lodged in the calaboos.a. On the way
10 the station he resisted the officers, and
it was found necessary 10 handle him
roughly. was fined and sent TO the
rock pile His condition was such that he
was not able TO work. and so reported 70
the guard The latter did not take his
word for il. and one OF them. James Bond.
went into the cell and began beating the
! prisoner over the head with stout club
| because he would not go to work. As "A
result conclusion of the brain set in and
| Funk may die. Bond has been suspended
/ from duty and placed under arrest.
The post-ofrice at kremlin, Butler
| County. will be discontinued June Il
after which mail will be delivered at Gam
( burg.
/ \ new pos.-oftice has been established
I at Chaplin. Howell County. " alter L. Sum
rler>, postmaster.
There was twin convention at the
residence Of Mrs. Gus Koch, in 81. Louis,
( a few evenings ago. at which seventy per
sons all born in pairs. We're present. The
idea Of holding a twin party was sug-
cested by RevS. Horace and Herbert Nor
rill. brothers. who were born on the same
day twenty wears ago. They are now
holding nightly revival services at the
Fourth Baptist Church, % which their
father was pastor fifteen years ago. There
were present sray-haired twins and in
/ tant twins. middle e-aSed twins and
/ Juvenile twins. girl twins. boy twins, and
/ one OF a kind twins present al the con
venttoD.
There were big crowds al 81. Louis.
Peter +. Q,iu. who has been stopping
At the Planters Hotel. s.. Louis. under
/ the more poetic name OF Harry Gilmore,
was arrested few days ago for forgery.
from lis late employer, c. G. Dixon, %
Allegheny City. Pa He secured >l3,cro
which he lost betting on the -acas.
W. c. Dawson. OF louisiana son o: the
late Rev. ". c. Dawson. has received his
appointment 10 the Naval Academy al
Annapolis. He. with several others. TN
derwert an examir alton al Mexico for
the position.
Dolph Gambel. wanted in Platte City
for the murder o: a cripple, las been cap
tured az Dallas, Tex