The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-04-19
MISSOURI CULLlNGS.


list, died at Sedalia.
James NJ. Daughcrty is the new post.
master at Cartervllr.
Tie Mobcrly fair will begin August
u this year and continue five days.
Mrs. y. II. Williams, an cstimable
woman Of Hannibal, died recently.
The Kansas City Commercial club,
100 strong, recently visited Brunswick.
Thomas Incl, n wealthy citizen of
st. Joseph, was seriously injured by a
foot-pad
Slick, the fifth town in size in Lin
coin county, asks to have its charter
annulcd.
julius Marchidowslti, of St Louis
had his son arrested for stealing II suit
of his clothes.
The business men of st. Charles are
cndcavoring to secure the location of
shoe factory there.
The primary convocation of the
Epii cOpal archdeacuus Of the north
and midwest was held in Kansas city.
John T. Davis. of Samuel e. Davis &
Co, wholesale dry goods, St LoniS, the
richest man in Missouri, died ON the
18th.
The st. Louis Presbyterian mission
AIRY convention was held at Carondclet
Presbyterian church, beginning the
10th.
Rev. J.. VI. Fishburn, Of Illinois, has
been engaged by the Christian de-
nomination 10 do slum work in st.
Louis.
Money has been raised to improve
stephens college, Columbia, and Rev.
5. +. Taylor has accepted the prcsi-
dency.
Charles Wisdom, colurcd, n murderer,
was hanged in ST. Louis on the 18th.
lie cursed the sheriff on the way To the
gallows
James Walton. aged lG, confessed to
having committed II burglary in st.
Joseph. His mother is almost insane
from grief.
Edward Pratt was recently arrested
at La Plata ON the charge of stealing
two horses from n widow at Bucl<ln,
Linn county.
Gov. W. J. Stone, having gone to Hot
Springs for rest, Licut.-tiov. j. Il.
O'Mcara has been in charge Of the
executive Office.
The Kansas City cable companies
have consolidated under the name OF
the Kansas City Cable Hallway Go. with
IL capital stock of $4,000, O00.
The pcttis county grand jury recon-
incndrd that a proposition he submit
ted at the fall election to build new
jail, at Il cost not to exceed S!j,OOn.
At La Plata the prisoners in the
county Jail placed an iron rod in the
stove, and heating it red hot, set fire
to the Jail and broke out through the
flames.
Louis Nchring, Is years old, died at
the St Louis city hospital from the
effects of II fractured skull, sustained
at the hands of his elder brother,
George.
Rev. $. T. Rufrncr, pastor of the
Pennington Presbyterian church, was
elected a delegate to the general as
scmbly, which meets at Nashville,
Tenn, in May.
Edwin liarbaugh and Albert Lind.
say were arrested ut st. Joseph charged
wih being members of gang that had
stolen >, 600 chickens during the past
three months
John Amick, aged So years, died at
his home near Faycttc. Mr.. Amick
was one of the first settles of the Boon's
Lick country and spent his whole life
in the same neighborhood.
Joseph Rhoadcs, notorious safe
blower, has been arrested in St Louis,
where he is said to have been selling
postage stamps, II fact which will direct
Uncle Sans attention to him.
Rev. George u. Watson, the famous
southern evangelist. is assisting in
revival services ut the First NJ. f.
church. south, in st. Louis, The meet
ingS will continue through April.
William Slsrainlu, II prominent con.
tractor for public works, died in St
Louis, after short illness, of Brights
disease. aged 70 years He was Il native
of Austria. His remains were crematcd.
A great sensation has been caused at
Platt City by the grand jury returning
indictments against forty of the lead
ing ladies and gentlemen for playing
progressive euchrc. 1t is declared to
be gambling.
Death relieved the suifcringS of John
W. Lewis. of st. Louis, who was found
at the Union depot, Cleveland, o., the
other day, arrested as n tramp and
afterward sent to the infirmary hoSpi.
pital with pneumonia.
House committee on war claims has
1 =. ,I.,, 81 L.,
mendations of Secretary llolle Smith
to report bill authorizing the pay,
ment to Representative Heard, Of Mis-
souri, $4,000 for services rendered the
old settlers or western Cherokee In.
dians in their claim against the United
States.
The worl<mcn employed at the ship.
ping depot of the Klausman Brewing
| Co., st. Louis, were much surprised the
other morning ON opening II sealed re-
frigcrator ear which contained empty
kegs to discover three trampS in the
car. The men had been locked in with
out food for sixty hours and We're near
ly famished. They got into the car a
DeSoto, thinking that as it contained
nothing but empty kegs ut would no
be sealed. But it was sidc-trackcd fol
two days before baing delivered to the
brewery people. The poor fellows
were nearly famishcd.
One of the principal objects of the
council of officers of the Salvation
Army, held in St Louis several weeks
ago, was to arrange for a slum crusade
in the city. Plans were laid, which
are now being worked out Gen. Bal
lington Booth, at the head of the Sal
vation Army, and his wife will be il
st. Louis May and 2, with STAFF o
high officers. Their coming will mari
the inauguration of the crusade. TIL,
organization, which will scour the pur
lieus of st. Louis, will be called {
"Slum post" the members of whicl
are Salvationists who have laborcd il
the novels and brothels of London ant
New y ork.
Before final adjournment the Petit.