The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-02-06
Miscellaneous.

Miscellaneous.
IN o late match at Chicago between
Kansas City and Chicago sportsmen
Kansas City bore off all the honors as
we'll as prizes.
THE other night at asylum No. 2, in
st. Joseph, Adolphus Musscr, who at
tempted to kill himself in Kansas City .
four months ago by throwing himself ,
under cable car, tried to sever his Jug /
ular vein with piece of steel spring ,
but did not succeed. He is siXty-four
years of age, and n brother of the late
Colonel Musser, of the Confederate army.
For some time past he has been addicted
to the use of morphine and this is the
cause of his presence in the asylum.
fHE other morning q Government de-
tective went to the post-olllcc at Partlow
and arrested Mrs. Henry Boganz, post
mistress and her son Charles upon the
charge of rifing the mails.
C. L. GIBSON has filed in the Supreme
Court petition for a writ Of mandamus
to compel Secretary Of State Icsucur TO
incorporate the "Lafaycttc Park Ilub'
of st. Louis. The suit is of II friendly
character to determine the powers and
| duties of the circuit courts and the
rights of the Secretary of State in rcla-
| ton to the incorporation of benevolent,
! religious, scientific, educational and mis-
| cellaneous associations
DIR. j. o. DAY, one of the most promi-
nent physicians of Kansas City, died re-
gently after suffering several months
from stomach disorder. He was fifty
two years old.
THE Touring mill at Centralia, owned
by C. w. Pelsue & Co., was burned the
other morning. Loss, 10000; lnsur'
ance, 81, 900. 1t was the only mill in the
place.
GOVERNOR FRANCIS, acting upon the
advice of Attorncy-Gencral Wood, mas
commenced suit against the st. Louis "
San Francisco railroad for the recovery
of $500, 900 with interest from 1873.
Miss PuHBE COUSINS, of st. Louis, has
been appointed special agent for the
collection of statistics of recorded in
debtedness for the city of st. Louis for
the census report.
A NOTABLE wedding occurred at Kan
sas City the other evening, Joseph IL.
Acklen, ex-Congrcssman OF Tennessee,
being married to Miss Jeannettc Tillot-
son, a young lady of wealth.
C. w. +. HEAToN, the young conii-
dence man and forgcr who recently
pleaded guilty to passing two forged
checks upon the Midland National Bank
at Kansas City, was sentenced to ten
years in the penitcntiary.
TIE report of Labor Commissioner
Meriwether gives special attention t.
the subject of mining, and to statistics
showing the average wages, cost OF Nv
ing and the manner in which the miners
receive their pay from tho companies
The report shows that the general prac
tice among employers is only to pay thu
miners about once month, and in this
. manner the miner is kept constantly II
. debt. Careful estimates show tina
thirteen per cent. of the miners OF TN
State receive for their work less than 4
, cents a day. Seventy-four per cent.
, them receive less than Sl.5 day, an'
2 only six men received more than So
day.
/ A LATE fire destroyed t., plant of tn
, Kansas City Packing Company, Loss
: 100000. The property had only bee
sold the week previous to Boston capi
I talists.
a Il. G. RICHARDS, of Louisiana, Mo
! died suddenly the other morning Will
q sitting in a chair in barber shop, at ~
Louis. He had reached the city only
few hours before and stopped in tn
n shop to be shaved. The barber had Jus
:. applied the lather and was strapping tn
A razor when he saw the customers hea
- drop on his breast. He was carried ou
a side for air and physician summoned
n but Richards was dead when he arrived
\ The deceased was fifty years OF age.
A AIATE fire at Chillicothe partially d'
stroyed the Browning Hotel. The built
ing was valued at $4,000 and was il
:. sured for half that amount Landloi
= Blackburn's loss on furniture and III
,r lures is $1,000; insurance, $1,000. X.
"a Seay's hardware stock was damaged /
> water about $4,000; insured for $500
a. Hirsh & Sherman, gYocers, had the
Il stock ruined by water; loss, $4,000; i
=. surance, $4,000. The fire was clear
the work of an incendiary.
/ GOVERNOR FRANCIS recently pardont
= r. NJ. Chadwick, who was sentenced
!, the September term, 1885, of the Bartc
q County circuit court to twenty-five yea
= in the penitentiary for murder in Il
- second degree. The only ground
y pardon is that Chadwick is dying wi
~ u, consumption, and his release was re
"a "a commended by tho prison physician al
" inspectors.
TX FRANK SULLIVAN, aged flrteen yeal
fatally shot Thomas Jcnner, aged t.
d. years, at st. Joseph the other afternoo
Dix Jenner claimed that Sullivan did t
re shooting deliberately and with intent
10 kill. Sullivan said it was an accideI
Tho coroner's jury exonerated sulliSa