The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-03-08
MISSOURI CULLINGS.

| Theodore L. Priest has been made
postmaster at Moherly.
James W. Ragsdnle, mayor OF Mobcr'
ly, has been impcached.
Frank r. Mcriwcther is the new
postmaster Of LOL isiana.
The Clay City post Office was bur-
glarizcd the other night,
The national bank Mt clinton has
been reorgunized asa state bank
Lin Watson, of Nashville, buchanan
county, aged -, committed suicide by
poison.
A union meeting ut the NJ. L. church,
south, at Browning resulted in lUo con
versions.
Fire at Spickardsville, Grundy coun'
ty, destroyed the Reed hotel and sew
eral stores.
Mrs. Jacob u ,aln~ Of st. Louis was
badly injured b hg thrown from
her buggy,
The general b, &c o Morris Il Pur'
cell, at High lIi'l Montgomery county,
was destroyed by fire.
Mrs. Carolina Adams wife of +. b.
Adams. Of ST. Charlie, county, died
few days ago, aged Gj.
Washington Wells, of Ru'hvilIc, has
been appointed chief deputy by United
States Marshal Shelby.
Three men fell through coal shaft
near Salisbury, 50 feet. Peter il"lIey'
colorcd, was badly hurt.
During the past four months Kansas
city packed $500 hogs, St Joseph,
III 900 and ST. Louis 24O,OOl
u I,,- r1p
the other night of $50 in cash and $50
in stamps. The safe was blown OPEN
Ex-Shcrif Harrison of Shelby coun-
t. has instituted suit for $4,000 dam
ages against VIM. Winetroub, charg'
ing slandcr.
, DR.. Arthur DnCstrow, murderer OF
his wife and child, attempted to com
nj, suicide in the st. Louis jail by
hanging. Jail guards cut him down.
The Taxpayers of bethany have
voted IN favor Of issuing bonds TO the
, amount of $50. OlJ for the erection OF
: an clrctrc-Iirht plant and water
= works.
The pSt Office at Forrest City was
.. rphhed # Sl34 the other night. The
= robbor, wrecked The safe. 1t is be-
: lirycd the job was performed by 1t.
l. jo.cph crooks,
Chapman Lightncr, II pioneer and
= wealthy farmer Of Lynn county, died,
y aged y, lie could neither read nor
i write. but he managed to accumulate
o large fortune.
d AT Carthage d. NJ Symond's rcstau-
S rant. Jos. Burrott's news stand, Louis
i strauss cigar factory and Robert
Sharp's butcher shop We're destroyed
j by ire loss. 10000.
3 Agent Mcdaniel of the Missouri Pa
cilc at Kuobnoster was held up and
c robbed by four drunken tramps. The
y tramps boarded an east-bound train
o. and one of them fell of and was
y killed.
" a large barn, owned by Il. p. Finicg
rs near WuudSon. Saline county, burned
to the other night \ stallion that ha'
C. been sold for 81 900, to be dclivere'
id March 20. and four other valua blt
" horses persisted.
'| Rcvivali,l Hammond was mistaken
II for II burglar and shot at in st. Louis ;
t' few nights ago. IIcwHs stopping with
81 a friend. and returning to his room late
y at night, got into house that 'lookc'
Just like the other"
VI A large Newfoundland dog belonging
~ to j. c. Harris, 10 miles northeast o
-. Sedalia, was seized with rabies and hi
= valuable horse and four dogs. Th'
-. doc and bitten animals were killed
10 The dog al.o tore two dogs bclongn!
ar to Il nrjghhor to pieces.
n The 4-ycar-old child Of Mrs Nanni
lit WILSON, colorcd, who resides in Mort
lie Scdalia, was nearly devuurcd alive h
ii- rats the other night. The mother WA
re helpless from sickness and could no
m. 90 to the help of the child. The rt
cl, dents bit the child's face, arms an
di- hands, and ate all the llosh off Of tn
toes. The police found the mother i
is almost a starving condition.
le- The executive committee of the ger
ok rral boar,lof fthcFarmingtonl l;aptistco
in lcge will hold meeting at Farmingto'
In March -, when propositions will l
izc received from towns in southwest Mi
* souri, for the location of the collcg
IN the buildings % which We're recent
,ur burned. The e. of Farmingto
ga, have suh>cribr 800, and promise
nd more if the col.,iH Buildings We're L
Ter built at once.
raj A Young man and his sister, who ha
'ht not met for twenty years, We're +
ler united at baptist prayer meeting
ire Kansas City. During the meeting
md to1I hi. s,nrv and n.lied tor inform
al tion if anyone could give it. No soon
had the service closed than n yonr
q woman pushed hastily through Il
md crowd and rushed up to the your
de- man. 1t was the long-lost sister, al
'r"- the demonstrations of the next fc
IL minutes made them the center of i
'N" terest for the entire congregation.
Gus james +. Burch and Miss Sarah
''S' Bundrcn were in Macon the other dj
-, ,"' and secured II marriage license al
~ took the 2:2S Burlington passcng
I,oS @ train west. They reside at Calli
'.to When they boarded the train they d
H"t covered Rev. A. c. Browning, of I'll
'ot town, among the passengers The cC
ny pie requested Mr.. browning to mar
'eh- them on the train, which he did,
'"ue tween Bevier and Callao, while
- vi train was moving at 30 miles an no,
o,, John c. Bender, well-known pc
ush- SION n''o' I''9 ~, . ~ ="
son. L" t"c "'"v'
the Receiving n'e iee y, -o'
by w. \. Spangler, the United sta
shot pension examiner, who is making
, ~ hcaduuarters in st. Joseph, 1t
yoat charged that Bender charged NJ
ar. Llvina Cook S25, the limit by law,
the obtaining for her pension, and tn
tnod demanded $40 additional The
rest was made by Deputy Unit
con- States Marshal Marshall, and Benz