The Globe-republican., 1890-04-02
Miscellaneous.

THE farm house OF Jerry Glathart,
about two miles from Lawrence, was de-
stroyed by fire the other night The
loss was about $1,000, on which there
was $500 insurance.
Hon. E. n. MORRILL,, member OF Con-
gress from the First district has been
appointed to the position on the board
of directors of the the National Soldiers
Homes made vacant by the death of the
late Governor Martin.
w. j. Roth, who while at work on the
capitol building at Topeka some mont tbs
ago fell to the basement and was per-
manently disabled, has sued George H.
Evans & Co., the contractors, for $50, 200
damages.
THE farmers of Scott County have Or
ganized a branch of the Farmers AL
lance.
A CALL has been issued for the annual
meeting of the Kansas State Volunteer
Firemen's Association, to be held in
Hutchinson Tuesday, May Is.
Two boys the other day found the
mutilated remains of a woman about
fifty years of age on the river bank near
Leavenworth. The body had been
quartered with knife and disem-
bowled, and there were also several
bullet holes in the head and breast.
The body was supposed to be that of
Mrs. Mettman, who disappeared few
days before, and she was thought to
have been murdered and robbed and cut
up with the view to throwing the pieces
in the river.
THE west-bound passenger train on the
Union Pacific railroad was ditched
the other morning at Terra Gotta
Springs junction, about five miles
west of Rockville. A broken rail
was the cause. An engine, five
passenger coaches and one sleeper
were thrown down small embankment
The coaches were badly broken and
about a dozen passengers bruised, but
no one was killed.
FULLY 5000 people attended the G. A.
r. camp fire at Concordia on the oath,
the occasion being reception rendered
Commander-in-Chief Russell A. Alger.
The city was gaily decorated. A great
procession was one of the features OF
the occasion.
Tom MURPHY. who broke into r. P.
Murdock's residence at Wichita some
weeks since, was recently tried and sen.
fenced to the penitentiary for twenty
six years. Wright and Lebrandt who
were with him were each given twenty
four years.
BURGLARS recently entered the Union
Pacific Depot at Bennington and blew
off the outside door of the safe, but got
nothing.
THE department commander of the G.
A R. has appointed T. J. Anderson,
Lyman U. Humphrey, Ben. Pagan, Eu-
gene F. Ware, George Trout E. C. Culr
and B. c. Cook a committee to secure
the National EncamprAent of 1892 at
Topeka.
THE other morning the house occupied
by L. B. Root. at Medicine Lodge. burned,
and three children aged six. four and
two years were cremate'l. The father
was away from home aad the mother
was milking when the house caught fire.
The mother was severely burned in try.
ing to rescue the children
THE Kansas Clty, Nyanootte ~ North.
western road has been placed in the
hands of receiver.
ALATE prairie fire fifteen miles north.
east of Wichita covered eight miles
square and burned ten dwelling houses
with outbuildings- The loss Of property
was placed at 500. 900.
WILLIAM A. CARPENTER, farmer liv.
ing in the suburbs OF Lawrence, com.
mitted suicide the other evening by
cutting his throat with razor. He was
sixry-six years old and had lived near
Lawrence for eleven years
A LATE Washington dipatch says:
ssThere is no question but that the Kan.
sas delegation in Congress have united
on Dr.. E. b. Allen, of Wichita, ex-Sec
rotary of State, for Governor Of Okla
homa.'