The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-10-21
WIRE BREYlTIES.
News Gathered for BaZ0O Readers
from All Points of the
Compass.
LUTHERAN SYNOD.

| LUTHERAN SYNOD.
Dixon, ILL.,, Oct. 16.-At the an
inual synod of the Lutheran church
asst mbled in this city, Rev. Il. M.
Hei man, of Chicago, delivered the
opening address.
MORRILL, REFLECTED.
Montpelier, VT, October 16.-In
the legislative joint assembly yester-
day Justin s. Morrill, was formally
electe United States senator for SIX
years, from March 4 next.
A CHILD's FATE.
Hazeltire, Iowa. Oct. 16. Flora
Mallov, tho SIX year-old daughter of
John Malloy, who h been missing
from her fathers heust since last
Wednesday, was found yesterday in a
swamp near here, sunk to her neck in
The slime and life nearly extinct. She
died after bling brought home.
DISCHARGED FROM CUSTODY.
Psducah, KY, Oct. l6.-James
Whitlege, jtiled here yesterday,
charged with criminally assaulting the
five year old daughter of George
Styers, was discharged to-day. The
child proved too young to recount the
assault and there was no other evi-
dence against the accused.
| RIpCHAJ, KEEPS A DIARY.
Woodstock, Ont, October Is
Birchsll has started to keep a diary,
and each day he counts the remaining
days he has to spend in the jail. He
continues cheerful and is more TAXA
tive, and while there appears to be no
reason for it, he has not given up
hope. He thinks there is chance
for his life aud will not be convinced
to the contrary. He was much inter.
iested in the Day trial at Welland and
criticised the verdict. founded as il
wss OH the evidence of a woman OF
uusavory reput to-. He will write
to Day, congra,ulating him upon the
change in his sentence, which gives
him a long.r lease of life, and trust
ing that upon thu reserve points Day
N y lie acquitted.
YOUNG CoLoRED FoIGER.
Galve-ton. Tex, Oct ,ber ID
Thornton Bowers, colored, ID years
old. was formerly en- loyei at the
he was before JUICE SpaDn on a
charge of forgery. He is accused OF
presenting a check amounting to SIS,
drawn on the First National bank,
containing the signature of his EN-.
ployer. When the teller of the bank
declared The signature a forgery.
Bowers skipped by The light of the
sun, but the latter spprehended.
Circumstances indicating that Bowers
forged the check, he was bound over
to the criminal district court in the
SUM Of $3.50.
killed BY A BURGLAR.
Helena. Ark October, 15.-Joe
Peters, Of Holly Grove, NJ nrOe
county, forgot a memorandum when
he left his shop yesterday. About 10
O'Clock last night be returned to his
shop to get it. He found the door
open snd a burglar inside. 1t is
thought that he recognized the in.
trud r, and that the burglar, to pre-
vent Identification, fired two shots at
him, enc bullet taking effect in his
chest and the other in the abdomen.
Peters ran about 100 feet toward bis
home and fell dead. A negro, known
only as Andy, who seems to know q
goodedeal about the killing, was sr.
rested. Peters left a widow and sew
eral children.
MYsTERIoUsLY MISSING.
Little Rock, Ark, October 49,
The sudden disappearance of Sheriff
w. H. Briggs of Howard county is
still a deep mystery. He came to
Little Rock several days ago for the
purpose Of making a settlement with
the state treasurer, having In MS pos
session $500 of Howard county's
funds. He was met at the depot by
several friends, all of whom say he
was in the best of spirits. Nothing
h As been seen or heard of him since he
arrived up town. Treasurer Wood
ruff says he has not yet put in an ap-
pearance at his office. Grave fears
are entertained of his safety, and it is
generally supposed that be has been
foully dealt with. The missing sher-
if is worth about 100000 and, if he
fails to turn up, his bondsmen will
suffer no financial loss. The police
authorities are diligently searching
the city, but up to late hour to-
night, without success.