The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-07-31
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

by taking morphine. lie was for years
the right hand man Off. H. McCullagh,
editor of tho Democrat, having
occupied nearly every position on that
paper.
lloN. JAMES T.. WALKER member of
Congress from the Fourteenth district,
died rather suddenly at Dexter on the
10Th from apoplexy, caused by over
exertion in his canvass for renomi-
nation during the heated term. lie
was only thirty-nine years of age.
c. +. ARTHUR was recently arrcstedat
Eugene, Ore, for forgery committnd in
Harrison County, this State, and by
some means securing a revolver he com
pcllcd the guard at the Jail to drive him
several miles into the country, whore
he took TO the brush.
In a quar- el Mt Cedar Ciey recently he-
tween Reuben j. Lester and a young
man named Gordon, Lester struck Cor
don over the head with the handle OF
pitchfork, and inflicted probable fatal
injuries. Lester was arrested at st.
Louis.
Young ANDERSON, who was recently
tried at Lebanon for the murder of his
father in Wright County in 1856 was
acquitted by the jury. The alleged con-
fession of the prisoner was admitted in
evidence against him, but tho jury
seems to have given it but lttlc credit.
THE population of the Seventh Census
district by counties is as follows: An
drew County 15,o44 Atchson, l5, Al;
Caldwell, IL, Carroll, %, 5,09+ Clinton,
! 17061: Daviess 20, 464; DcKalb, 14,200;
Gentry, 1856; Grundy, II S4l: Harrison,
20,0lb: Holt, II 39l: Livingston, 20, 53i;
Mercer, ll,4t9 Nodaway, 30,34T; Ray,
APP: Worth, S, SOS. The total popula"
on of 1890 is 2o4, SOS, and the total in
1850 was 277, 236, total gain in the six
teen counties Of 1882 or Gii per cent
A. w. MARTIN, aged twenty-five years,
was drowned the other day while swim
ming in the Blue river. near Kansas
City. Martin was reparter on the
Negro World, of Kansas City, and was
an exceptionally bright young colored
man.
Mrs JOHN O'MEARA the wife of a
we'll known contractor of St Joseph,
and woman weighing 100 pounds, arose
'ui'J ohp othtl hloi hiiiS, dht tahiiiS hci
twin daughters OF about three months
from their cradle, placed them IN bed
beside herself. After playing with them
awhile she fell asleep. On awakening
she was Mortified to find both babies
crushed and dead, she having rolled
over on them while asleep Her grief
was so terrible that in her desperation
she sprang to her dressing case and
graS ping an ornamental dagger plunged
it into her bosom inflictng serious
and perhaps 1atal wound
WILLIAM NOTION aged ninety-one
years. recently dlea at oedalia IN inc
house he had lived IN for nifty years
WILLIAM kERRIGAN' who was general
superintendent OF the Missouri racine
system from lsoo until shortly atter the
death OF Vice-Presldent HoXtc' died at
the Laciede Hotel in st. Louis recently
after brief but severe attack OF lux,
Drought on py inc not weather.
lT is stated that St Lou Will nave
no census recount.
C. Ii. JONES, editor OF the st. Louis
Republic was recently married In New
York to Mrs. Parsons recently clerk
in the Census ON ,e at Washington.
The parties met wiiile tho editor was IN
Washington last winter endeavoring to
secure the Worlds Fair for st, Louis
Four of Conductor w. E. Miller's
freight crew, on the west end Of the
Missouri Pacific, were recently po soned,
presumably by eating something in the
| ice they used in the cooler in the
| cabOose. All were taken with severe