The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-10-02
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

the population OF the fourth supervis-
or's district which includes nineteen
counties In the southwestern part Of the
State. All the counties show an in.
crease, the total being $3.50, ,645. In 1880
the population was 246, 55s and the gain
Ia 122, 0s7 or 40 92 per cent
A BAD wreck occurred the other even
ing on the Wabash road at Forsytbe.
six miles from St Louis, by collision
between suburban train and train on
the St Louis, Keokuk & North western
road. Engineer Charles w. Howard, Of
the Northwestern, living at Hannibal,
was instantly killed. Twenty-Five per-
sons wero more or less injured, and the
engine, baggage car and two coaches Of
the suburban train we're entirely de-
molished.
Two voting men, Nat Zieger and Tom
Moran, were squirrel-hunting the other
| afternoon one milo south Of Pacific ond,
while both were chasing a squirrel,
Zieger's gun was accidentally dis
charged, the contents entering the right
thigh OF young Moran. He died soon
after.
SEVERAL weeks ago Thomas Brennon
deserted his wife and three small chill
dren at St Louis, and not long after the
woman deserted the little ones, two
boys and d girl aged three, five and
nine years.
DRs CtfAMBEf,s, OF Lexington, Will
liams. OF Odessa, and Brackline, Of Hig-
| ginsville, have been appo ntcd board
OF medical pens on examiners for Lafsy-
cite County.
Two young men, aged about nineteen,
named Ira Tanning and Marion Pa'ge,
were recently arrested at the homes OF
their parents in the nc ghborhood Of
Worcester, Audrain County, charged
with highway robbery. They held up
and forcibly compelled an old man
named Isaac James to hand over AL the
money he had. They secured about
$40. They were masked, but the man
recognized them.
THE Park Bank at St Joseph was en-
tered by burglars the other night and
hole cut through the vault large enough
to admit the bodies OF the burglars, who
drilled two holes into the safe. They
then tried to blow open the inner lining
OF the safe, but it could not be pene-
trated, and nothing OF valuo was So
cured.
WHILE James r, Howell, OF Monroe
County, was recently hitching a team to
d wagon his fve-year-old daughter
climbed into the vch cle-a and sat in the
spring scat The horses got frigh tened
and sprang forward, throwing the child
out One wheel of tho wagon passed
over her neck, breaking it and causing
instant death. She was Mr.. IIowell's s
OILY child.
A ST. JosErH grocer recently pared
a corn so close that it bled, and resulted
in blood poisoning, which necessitated
the amputation OF portion Of the foot,
Was -thUhgnt ny poAfru not roe:- ne1vIt
his other leg in an accident several
years ago.
Two children, aged seventeen and
thirteen years, were recently married
by Justice of the peace at Columbia,
the parents attending and giving their
consent.
SEVERAL. weeks ago Nat sutherline
mysteriously disappeared from his
boarding house in Marshall, and has moi
been seen nor heard from since. He
left in his room at the hotel his valisc
a fine overcoat and othor articles q
clothing. One OF the boarders of the
house stated that he was with Suther
line in his room day or two before h'
disappeared, and saw him count out sew
eral hundred dollars in bills. Foul pla,
Is suspected.
~ Il nrly on Ia n n or
tric light plant near Joplin, fell into thu
creek and was drowned.
THE Governor has pardoned Jerry r
McCarty on condition that he leave thu
State Immediately and never voluntaril
return. McCarty was sentenced from
Wayne County in 1870 to ninety-nin
years Imprisonment for murder in tn
second degree, and was one of the oldes
prisoners in point of service in tn
prison. Pardon was granted on accoun
OF serious sickness and insanity. Th
Governor has also pardoned Louis RED
mond (colored) on account Of sickness
Redmond was serving two years fc
grand larceny.
THE large farm implement house G
w. E. Berghouser & Co., at Fulton, wa
recently destroyed by fire, togethe
with contents Loss, $1,000; insurance
e3,700.
The burglar recently killed by an o
ficer at Joplin has been identified 6
Van b. Embree, who was born an
raised in Howard County. He has tw
brothers, one grocer OF Carthage an
the other farmer in Cherokee Count.
Kan, both Of whom are highly respec
ed citizens
IT is said that Amos Whitley, til
great reaper manufacturer of Sprinl
field, O., will establish a branch reapt
and mower works in Kansas City, to en-
ploy from 700 to 1, 900 men at the star
The reason for this move is the In
mense demand for machines west of tt
Mississippi and the high freights fro
Springfield.
AN unknown man was struck ar
killed by Wabash train at RandolI
the other night He was about five fe
eight inches in height, with heavy SAINT
mustache, dark hair and about thirt
two years old.
JAMES Brown and William Hyme
tramps, the latter said to be collel
graduate, were lately sent to the per
tentiary from Chillicothe for five yea
each for robbing another tramp
THE new Odd Fellows Hall in S
Louis has library containing 5000 VI
umes. 1t is supported by the grand al
subordinate lodges; the former contri
utes $500 annually, while the subort
nate lodges donate fifty cents for eve
member initiated. Brothers who Wis