The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-08-07
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

ployc of .hc company named Charles
Dost died, and, it is alleged from the
effect Of blow from q plank admins
tered by Douglass The latter WINS ar
rested and released under SIS, 900 bonds.
Douglass declared that he never struck
the man
TIE supervisor of the Third Census
district Of NJ ssourt gives tho following
estimate Of the population Of the coun-
ties of his district: Audrain, 22970;
Boone, a. 4lG; Galloway, "a, 0GG; Camden,
ii, 1874; Co {, 10. $685. Crawford, 1j,SSG;
Dent, II, 2st; Franklin, 2s, so3; Gascon-
ade, 1859; Lincoln, 1921; Marics. S.
Dos; Miller IA, 4j3; Montgomery, 1909;
Usage, IL, $50; Phelps. l2,G74; Pike, 20
574; Pulaski, 0,372; Warren, 0.s73. The
grand total is 300, ,3l3. An increase from
go Gal in 1850.
SOME tine ago circus was stranded
at Joseph, and receiver vas appoint
ed. The receiver kept the elephant.
two camels and five r.ng horses on
one of his vacant lots, the old keeper of
the elephant being put in charge of
them until he could dispose Of tho men
agcric. He never dreamed that any one
would steal the elephant but neverthc-
less that animal, the two camcls and the
five horses were stolen one night re-
Gently, and spirited away. presumably
by one Of the former proprictors.
lT is estimated that the population of
the Sixth Census district of the State
will be 36JGi9, IN increase of over 81
900 since 1850, Tho bopulnt on by coun-
ties is as follows: Barton IS, 4s4; Bates,
W,9l0, Benton, II, j9T; Cass %, $50,
Cedar, 14,jOO: Cooper, 23,3)O; Hickory,
D,4l4! Johnson, $4,000: Lafayette, 30
$50; Mcuiteau Ii Gls; Morgan, 12,2so;
Pettis, 3O,97l: At, Clair, lGG9s; Saline,
33,2Ss; Vernon, 81, Oal.
! WHILE OBricn & Dorlcy's circus was
recently exhibiting at St Joseph,
Charles Johnson, an employe, entered
the cage Of lion while drunk and at
tempted to ''sliow off" to the ladies pres
cnt by beating the animal. The lion,
+ however, resented such Original paci'
ase" nonsense and attacked johnson
ficrccly and came near killing him be-
fore he could be rescued.
In the Fourteenth d strict Hon. Mar
tin Arnold, of Scott County has been
nominated for Congress by the Demo-
Gratis Robert =. Whtclaw, of Cape
Girardcau was nominated to fill the va
cancy caused by the death OF Hon.
James F. Walker.
/ TIE Democrats of the Fourth dis
trict have rcnom mated Hon. r, 7. G
/ Wilson for Congress.
lf In n
Kansas City, died at the Pac iic House,
in that city. the other morning in the
eighty-sccond year of his age lie
located in Kansas City in 1857 and bnilt
the Pacific Hotel at Fourth and Della
ware streets, which was the first brick
building that had been built so far up
town" on that street 1t is now far
down town"
A SECTION of the vaduct over Bell
street at Kansas City fell the other day
as two wagons, one loaded with stone
and the other with brick, were being
driven over il. Both wagons fell to the
street below, distance Of twenty feet,
instantly killing one of the teamsters
and fatally injuring the other.
TIE plant of the Missouri Car & Foun-
dry Company at St Louis was de-
stroyed by fire the other day together
with about $40, 900 feet of lumber. Loss
about $50, 900.
TIE other day Eugene Caulfeld, a
youth of seventeen years, shot and
killed his step-father Robert II. Boydcn,
tanner, at st Louis. In the morning
Boyden choked his wife (the boys
mother) severely and young Cauliicld in
cerfered Boyden left the house and re,
turned in the evening partially drunk.
! He told Caulfield to leave the house and
when he refused began beating the boy
who, as soon as he could break away
rom Boyden, drew revolver and shot
| ais step-father through the head.
At preliminary examination Johr
II. Douglass, of st. Louis, secretary o
the Knapp-Stout Lumber Company, whC
was charged with killing Charles Dost
an employe who had inadvertently
broken a board, was discharged, nothing
developing at the inquest tending t.
connect him with the mans death
How Dost received the blow which frac
tured his skull remains mystery.
TIE sum apportioned to the schools
of the State by the recent tapportionmcn
OF Superintendent Coleman was SSSG,
346 40. The number of school childrel
in the State is s56, 794, and the amour
to each child is little over one dollar
The enumeration for this year is $50
less than that of last, Superintendent
Coleman is of the opinion that the diff
ference is occasioned by the stringcn