The Globe-republican., 1890-07-16
Miscellaneous.

CHARLES LAGRANGE, who was recent
~ arrested at Hutchinson for bigamy,
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to the
penitentiary for three years. 1t is said
that he served term in the Arkansas
penitentiary fora similar offense.
JUDGE HUMPHREY and Ex-Governor
Anthony, of the Board of Railroad Com
missioners, recently went to Washing
ton to represent the State before the
Interstate Commerce Commission in
the matter of the reduction of grain
rates in accordance with the findings of
that Commission as embodied in its re-
cent report made under resolution of
the United States Senate.
The livery stable of George Warren
at Topeka was burned by the incendi-
ary's torch the other night and ten val
liable horses persisted. This made the
fourteenth stable destroyed in the city
since March 81, all attributed to incendi-
airy origin.
JOHN MCPHAIL, lawyer and news
paper writer, whose home was at Linds-
borg, died in Kansas City (Mo.) saloon
the other day from the heat and excess
i've drinking.
Mrs. WEIGH, living about four miles
north of Lawrence, had occasion to use
some carbolic acid the other day, and
left the bottle in reach Of her two-year-
old child. The little one overturned
the bottle. Splitting the contents over
her face and body. She died in a short
time.
FOURTEEN families of colored people
recently returned from Oklahoma to
Topeka. They said that every thing
was burning up down there, and that
the settlers are leaving as fast as they
can get away.
A PETITION signed by John Dunnell,
of Providence. Kan, asking for a PEN
sion, was laid before the United States.
Senate the other day. Dunnell says he
is eighty-five years old, and applies for
a pension on the ground that he is the
orphan of Revolutionary soldier. He
Will take his pension in the shape of
land in the Indian Territory or any
other compensation Congress may see fit
to allow him.
The two-year-old son Of BENJAMIN
Spriul, of Arkansas City, was burned to
death recently in fire which destroyed
his fathers barn. Children playing
with matches are supposed to have
started the Are.
THE burglar who was shot recently
while entering the residence of S. B.
Pattee, at Usage City, died without re-
vealing his identity. His partner, who
was shot at the same time, has not been
captured.
THE Douglas County Farmers ALI
ance will hold big meeting at Bis
marck Grove August IL. Prominent
speakers from distance have been en-
gagged.
JOSEPH TREBLE was arrested 1T Wa
thena July s for the murder Of Jerry
Kincaid near there in September, 1861
The murder was the outgrowth of diff
ference of opinion ON the slavery ques-
ton
PROF. s. E. Hsrker. late principal Of
the Columbus public schools, suicided
by taking morphine. He was
to have been insane at the
time, as diary left showed that insanity
was hereditary in the family. One Of
his sisters several years ago cut of her
babes head under the delusion that she
was killing . chicken.
Ar Girard the other day woman
whose husband had been ON q prOtracted
spree went into the original package
house and began demolishing packages
right and left She was elected by tho
proprietor and fined one dollar and costs
in the police court which was promptly
paid By the sreetstora