The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-11-10

Inc report OF the 81 LOUIS WORK,
house physician On q strange disease
the fact that only two visits
ire paid to the work-house each week
BY the doctor. and that On days when
be Is not there prisoners are compelled
70 do without medical aid Several
members of the board of public i'm
provements were surprised TO learn
hat the doctor did not call at the
at least once each day.
Poisoned by Jlmson sseds.
The s-year-old daughter Of Paul
of Sedalia, died from the eff
Of poison She was playing with
! number of children, and ate a hand
mi of jimson seeds. Three hours later
he was taken i'll. but . physician was
not called for three hours. and in the
the poison thoroughly inn
pregnated her system, making recovery
Maj. L X. Thatcher.
Maj. Lulin K. Thatcher, q prominent
Of Kansas City. died recently,
sfter a long illness
He was born at HornellsTiIle, N Y. In 1857
md settled In Kansas City during the war
lfter having served . term Of enlistment In Z
New York regiment. He re-enllsted In tho
Ninth cavalry. and served through the many
border engagements that company encOun.
cred He was prominent In local educationsI
and was . member Of the bar.
Because His wife Left Him.
John E. Pittman, aged IS. of Mober.
y, attempted to commit suicide by tax
ng poison at st. Joseph.
Pittmsn was grocer in Mobsrly several
years. His wife left him recently. and went q
he homo Of her mother in St Joseph. Pitt
nan followed her and pleaded with her 70 re-
urn with him. but she refused. He went I'M
nedistely 70 . hotel and took eight grains d
Irsenic and two ounces Of chIoroform-
Judge Gilehrist Porter.
Judge Gilchrist Porter died suddenly
1t his home in Hannibal on the 1st
Il was the seventy-sevenfh anniversary o,
his birth. and arrangements had been made 4
celebrate the event. Death was the result o.
leart disease He was . member Of congress
rom the Hannibal district Is q wing In 1854
md 1854. and was circuit Judge Of the distric,
or several wears. He was . prominent mem.
YER Of the Episcopal church
Died IT 1 Years.
James Sherlock died at the residence
# his son, NJ. J. Sherlock, 4127 Cook
avenue, St Louis. aged Ill years
he was born In Ireland. and came to America
Fhen 81 His eyesight was perfect. and be was
eidom sick He was in his usual health until
NO days before his death. when he returned
rom 4 walk. complained Of fatigue. and wen,
o bed, where he remained until claimed By
lesth.
End Of . lIlssr.
Conrad Niemeirer, q wealthy old
bachelor and miser. committed suicide
It his home in Hopkins, Nodaway
county. by shooting through the heart
lie had become temporarily insane
the loss Of . small sum Of
money.
Died In . Fishing Camp.
John r Wallace. . Pettis county
armer, Of ear Smithton, died in a
amp IN the Nianqua river, in Camden
county, where he and = party of friends
lad gone for = two weeks fishing trip.
lie was IS years old.
Found Guilty.
Dr.. C. F. Simmons was found guilty
4 St. Louis of assault to xiii on John
dcBain. and the jury assessed the pun
shnent at three years in the peniten-
iary. Simmons Is q Sunday-school
worker.
Struck His Brother.
Chas. Gallup, a blacksmith at st. Jo-
eph. fought with his brother Bert,
hrashing him. Bert soon after struck
on the head with 4 stone, in
= fatal wound
Groom. s.; Bride, ~.
Bag less Rector, aged So, and Miss
agnes Breshears, aged %. both Of New
london, Rails county, were married at
The groom Is quite wealthy.
Hissouri y. Ksnsas.
The Missouri University football
cam and the Kansas University team
vin play at Kansas City on Thanks
day. Lively times are expected.
A Big Enterprise.
A new electric railway company has
cen organized in St Louis to build
to the southwestern suburbs Of
he city. 1t win require $40. 1000 900.
Large and Costly.