The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-01-09

The heading factory of II. Alfrey
& Son at Poplar Bluff, was destroyed
by FIRE.
Lafayette county has decided to
spend $12, 900 in improving the court
house at Lexington.
Boswell g. strawn, dry goods mer-
chants at Colum bia, failed. Liabil-
tiles $4,000 assets, $4,000.
James F. Me dow an old citizen
os-bnisaS' my,
died suddenly in bis business ONCE.
He was 7s years old.
Mad dogs have made their appear
ance near Tif1,n, in St. Clair county,
biting several head OF stock and ere :
ating CO siderable excitement.
MAJ. A. J. Connolly has resigned
his position as chief clerk in the
ad utant generals Office and will go
into the life insurance business in
Jefferson City.
Warden Pace has been finding
spurious half dollars In the state
prison. They are made of babbit
metal, and it is thought they were
coined in the prison.
No more turkey, grouse, prairie
chicken or quail can be legally killed
in Missouri until November 1, 1896,
the season having closed with the
end of the year. Wild duck shoot
ing is prohibited between April 1 and
October /.
Lawrence, 16-year- r-old son OF
Judge MacFarlane OF the state su-
preme court, died of appendicitis at
jefferson City. He was taken sick
Christmas eve. DR.. Carson of st.
Louis assisted by DR.. Young and
others of Jefferson City performed
an operation before he died.
Plattsburg spent s125,0O0 in new
buildings during the year Just past,
and expects to make even better
showing in 1895. A new hotel, an
additional school building and a
suitable opera house are counted on
as among the certainties during the
coming season, and local telephone
system is to be provided.
AS a result of a spirited member
ship contest between two sections of
the Springfield y. NJ. C.. A., the list
of names on the roll of that organi-
cation has been swelled to the es-
tent Of 335 during the past three
months, one side having added 1893,
and the other 142. The losers IN
the contest will banquet the winners
January 80.
A commotion was created in soci-
ETY. circles at Springfield when it be-
came known that William McCul-
Tough go years old, travelling sales
man for a st. Louis iron company,
was quietly married December 10,
to Miss Minnie Miller, at Rolla.
Relatives of Mr.. Mccullough are
leaders in society. Miss NJ Her has
been employ ed as a servant.
Judge Eldridge Burden, Lafayette
county's oldest white male citizens,
celebrated his 93d birthday at his
home in Lexington, December 2S.
The Judge was the first mayor of
Lexington, the first president of the
first bank in that city, and for fifteen
years was president of the state
horticultural society. Notwithstand-
ing his advanced age, his general
health is good, and his conversation
Is fluent and interesting.
Miss Amanda Strife, popular post
mistress at Eve, Vernon county, has
resigned to marry prominent young
farmer Of Richland township. She
was postmistress under Cleveland ; 8
two administrations. Upon Cleve-
lands re election her friends, while
she was resting in the west, got up q
large petition for her reappointment,
which she secured over two strong
opponents. Mrs. F. Glasscock has
been appointed to ill the vacancy
caused by Miss Strite's resignation.
State Treasurer Stephens fur
nishes this report of Missouri
finances: Balance on hand Jan ary
1, 1895, $719, 725, ,43; receipts in 1895,
s9,761 ,s69.29; total, si,4s1, ,594.72.
The disbursements during 1895 were
a, 147, ,580.57, leaving a balance at
close of business, December 81, 1895,
OF 1884 ,014.15. During the year
the receipts into the revenue fund
were sl,447, 104.42; receipts into
the interest fund, s744, ,s39.S2; re-
ceipts into the insurance departm emit
fund, $2s, s,9S6.69; receipts from the
Missouri penitentiary, sl7S, 1890.
The state 6-per cent debt was re-
duced during the past year s527, 600
In other words the state treasurer
paid of 1928, 900 more OF bonds than
was required by the constitution
with money which accumulated in
the sinking funi. On January,
1896, 500, 900 additional 6-per cent
bonds were redeemed by the state.
The bonded debt OF the state is now
but $6,424, 900, OF which sum only
eSis,oo0 draws 9 per cent, the re-
manning debt being 3Is per cent.
During the year SO per cent Of the
entire appropriations made by the
last legislature for two years were