The State Times from Jefferson City, Missouri • Page 7

J' Local News. "Phikles" is still tu pickle. The "burning bush" In bloom. Beautiful -the weather, we mean. Maries County warrants voted at par.

Trl-weekly moil to Tuscumbia. Advertisement for school election elsewhere. Secretary of State McGrath took bis St. Patrick's atSedalla. The enrollment in the public schools of Joplln lumbers 019.

The Pacific mills are not in operation any longer, we bear. Henergetio 'ens will devote themselves to the preparation of Easter eggs. i. Six Directors of the School Board to be elected in this city the first Tuesday in April. Jefferson City is sporting some quite handsome turnouts in the buggy and carriage line.

Vernal frosts are the death of fruit growers. Two of small magnitude thus far In this locality. Geo. Meyers, county jailer, has eighteen boarders, thirteen ol whom are on account of .1 The teachers of the publle school express great interest in the approaching school election. Four hundred and sixteen people stopjied us inquire who "Interested Leader" is, and hat it all means.

J. H. Cnpebart has been arrested in Maries County, and taken back to OsageCounty, to answer an Indictment for bigamy. The State Treasurer's check has no Tirtnes other or superior to those of ibe check of any ordinary individual. Vernal zephyrs now breathe their balmy sighs in evening's ear, and every one Is happy save tbe ambitious and undeserving candidate.

Parties desiring to hear Mr. Henry Ward Beecher's lecture at Sedalia next Friday night, can obtain tickets there and back at $3 45. The Ferry, "Fischer," will make excursion trips every Sunday in tbe future, leaving this side at 9J a. m. and 3 p.

at ten cents round trips. Private Secretary Yost is superintend ine the tree planting; about the Governor's grounds. He is quit a hor well, you know what we mean. A laree number of immigrants have settled in Pemiscot county the past winter, and they continue to come almost every packet bring- ng cne or more. Wheat was 65 to 85 cents a bushel at Versailles last week.

At New York it was $1.32 to bushel. Whit's the hodds as long as you'r 'appyT The Chillicothe, Itilssouri, City Council has repudiated the bonds of the city to the Saint Louis, Brunswick Chillicothe Railroad, on the ground that they were obtained illegally. A rousing good old-time party came off at the residence ol Joe Glutz, in the country, night. The xucsts lrom the city returned about 9 the following mornitu. It turns out that Minnie Wilson, the reported wife of Green, who was executed a few days ago in Kansas City, was not taut man's wife, and in fact never heard of him until after be was sentenced to be hanged.

Tbreti and five sears, six and eight per cent, notes on improved real estate seenrity, in St. Louis, takes readily at par, we learn. Is it worth any more to loan money at low rates in St. Louis than it is any where else, we woudei Geo. W.

Best, the young man of Scotland County, who was sentenced six months ago to one year In the penitentiary for passing counterfeit money, has been pardoned by the President. Died. At Gallaber, Johnson County, Missouri, on March 19, 1378, Luia Jobe, daughter of James M. and Lizzie Jobe, aged five months and sixteen days. The remains will be Interred In this city.

There was a runaway at Barkersvllle, Mon- day. A team of horses, hitched to a wagon, took fright and dashed into the river. It was the last that was seen of horses or wagon. We did not learn to whom they belonged. The people of Bates county are in an uproar of indignation at the turn taken in the case of Dm bin.

They bad set their hearts on a hanging, and are stung to madness by their disappointment. W. H. Allen. A.

O. Peacock, for horse stealing, and Bill Hornby, for Brand larceny, from Lexington, were delivered to the penitentiary Monday, to serve a term of ten years each. i The remains of times M. Jole's little child, Lulu, were brought from Gallaber Wednesday, and will be laid away in the grave in the city cemetery this morning. Funeral service at the residence of Mrs.

Meadow at 10 o'clock. Frank Miller, associated with Richard Green in tbe rourder'ot Henry H. Hughes, the dep. try marshal of Jackson county, whose trial recently terminated at. Lexington, has bjen sentenced to be hung on Wednesday, the of May.

wn i i Vc or me very aiisiauiory smieiueui um bond and Interest acceunt of the city, published i la Tuesday's Daily, we are indebted to Alder xnin W. ti. McCarty It will be a surpriso to many ci our omzeus to una inai in me ihih uu years they hnve paid Interest to tbe amount of $51,011.05. Adolph Eisner returned from a trip up tbe Oiage last Monday moruing, by the "Phil E. nhamu.il His trln was a successful one.

we are glad to say, and is the introduction of a iiAim uiiniuii nrnanerons business Intercourse with bouse or Dsllmeyer Co. and people Jhe Valley. Under the terms of tbe act granting author Ity to erect a Government building In this city, the people of the city must give the site. by wouldn't the grounds on tbe north side ol Main Street, corner of Adams, be a suitable and sightly location for the building? Pleniy of room, and, commanding a fine view, it wculd no doubt be acceptable. One of the young gentlemen connected with the Transfer Company was somewhat embarrassed with the load he had to deliver yesterday.

Nothing Is more amusing than to see an Inexperienced young! gentleman carrying a baby on one of the most popular thoroughfares in day time. In answering; numerous questions, as to the proprietorship of the baby, he never blushes. Oh, no! From Adolph Eisner we learn that there is an immense amount ol produce accumulating on the banks of the Osage river, and awaiting shipment under contract with the Chappell. Tbe danger is tbe river will (all and navigation become Impossible before that produce Is a brought out. A sight at the immense resources of this valley, ar.d.acqttatntanoe with the thrifty and substantia people who inhabit it, is convincing of the importance of permanently Improving the navigation of their only channel of trade and.

communication with the outside world their river U.S Marshal Allen is sorely perplexed. If be knows bimself, and he thinks he does, his name is Charles 0. Allen, he is TJ. S. Marshal of tbe Western District of Missouri, and his residence is Carthage, but while he thinks he is cognizant of these facts be has no knowledge of any circular Issued in his name offering a reward of $4,000 for the capture of of'Edward Connor," charged with robbing; the express 'between St.

Louis and Kansas City, ef $30,000 of the unsigned currency notes of the First National Bank of Kansas City. "Such a circular, It seems was issued last winter, a copy of It sent to Dve's Counterfeit Detector and published. Of the circular or of the alleged circumstances of its issue.sigrned though It is by Charles C. Allen, U. S.

Marshal for the Western Dis-trict of Missouri, at St. Joseph, Mr. Allen knows nothing. Neither Is it exactly apparent wbat tbe motive for uttering such a circular can be. Financial Statement of Cole County.

COUNTY INDEBTEDNESS JANUARY 1, 1M77. Riilroad bonds $131,000 00 Railroad scrip 1,020 70 Funding bonds 25,000 00 Outstanding warrants before Jan. 1, 1877 8 274 00 Jail bonds 10 501 00 $170,794 70 COUNTY CREDITS, 1877. Redeemed funding $3,900 00 Warrants redeemed, issued before 1877 2.814 20 Railroad scrip 1,020 70 6,834 90 TREASUhY STATEMENT. In treasury, Jan.

1. 1877.. $11,872 07 Received in treasury from Jan. 1.1877, to Jan. 1, '78 39.154 12 51,027 09 Credits by county treasurer up to Jan.

23 Balance 18.426 86 51.027 09 EXPENSES OF COUNTY FOR YEAR 1877. Lunatic asylum 1.058 12 County farm 826 24 Paupers 594 85 Jail expenses, building included 420 00 County court justices 1,95 00 Court of equalization 270 00 County clerk, stationery and records 545 08 County Treasurer 682 60 County clerk, fees 53 Circuit clerk, fee 79 80 Sheriff, fees 88 20 Prosecuting attorney 525 06 Assessor 895 19 Court house janitor 843 00 Coroner's Inquests 75 08 Attorney's fee, railroad opinion 155 00 Court house expenses 214 06 Roads 6 8 20 Printing and advertising 297 45 Bridges 247 92 Cole county fair 150 00 Gas and fixtures, court house 56(0 Criminal costs 510 18 Grand jurors 432 84 Petit jurors 1.440 C9 Grand jury witnesses 296 32 Interest on $106,500 of bonded debt. 16.650 00 $39664 05 COUNTY RESOURCES. Amount back taxes back to 1865 $25,494 60 Land and personal delinquent list.1870 6.654 50 Land and personal tax book, 1877.. 81,571 35 $03,720 45 The Chicago and Railroad Company bad a force of men at work on tbe Cedar City dyke all day Sunday, and threw in about twenty car loads of rock at the end of the switch, just back of W.

Samuel's house and Mr. Hodges' blacksmith shop. Tbe convicts worked on the dyke Saturday and went out on the train again Monday. They load tbe cars through tbe day now and run them down by hand before night. Col.

Warner, wife and two daughters, took their departure from this city, for Lexington, Kentucky, Monday morning, via the Chicago and Alton road, Ray Farmer writts back from Hot that turkeys are worth six dollars a pair In that city, and that boarding at tbe two remaining hotels is from $40 to $50 per month. A tax on prolans language would raise more revenue than the Moffett drink register, and the more a man was taxed the more he would eweur. County Affair. The statement showing the financial condition of Cole County on the first day of January last, published In the Journal ol Tuesday, this week show that, aside from Interest.the expenses of the county were $13,013.95. which the resources of tbe county, aside from a sum sufficient to meet Interest, (back taxes and taxes of 1877,) $17,070.45, besides merchant's and dram shop licences, the amount of which is not reported.

Certainly, the county court Is In a fix to t'o something in the way ol buifdlng wagon roads and bridges over the county. Tbe excess of treasury receipts. Including balance on band January 1,1877, over expenditures, Including outstanding warrants and bonds paid, during the year 1877, was 089.04. On the 1st of January, 1878, tbe county debt was $163,500. It has been since reduced to $141,500, viz: Compromised railroad bonds, 6 per cent $131,000 00 Jail bond, 10 per cent 10,500 00 The interest bill of the county for the year 1878 will be of $16,650, as heretofore.

On the whole, this Is quite a good showing so far It goes. But why don't our county judges report the condition of the school funds of the county? Wbat Is the amount of it, and In whiit is it invested? Samuel H. Owens. From a private letter to us from Jefferson City, we take the liberty of making the following extract. While it was net intended for publication, we give it as tbe expression of one who never speaks unadvisedly: "Jefferson City Is now enjoying the annual excitement of a city election, though thus far in tbe eanvass politics has been ignored, and tbe rival candidates for mayor are both Democratic.

It is a mere question of, personal popularity between Davison and Carter, and no ill-feeling is likely to be stirred up. Ashley W. Ewlng is a candidate for re-election to the House, and is hard at work. There is no knowing who will be his opponent. A strong effort will be made to induce to run but I ratber think Ms refusal is imperative.

There is a eood deal of quiet talk about the next Congressman', and along with this talk much more of determination than I have ever seen tbe Democrats of Cole exhibit at so early a stage. Should Lay be a candidate.he will ot course, eel tbe delegation from this county, but many of bis friends are anxious that be keep quiet for the present, as a third defeat for tbe nomination would put bim on tbeshelf for all time. If Lay does not run, the Democrats will give their strength to some man from this end of tbe district who will recollect wjien he goes to Washington that there is such town In as Jefferson City. This place ought to have a United States (building here, and everybody here is convinced that one can be secured with energetic effort. So if Lay declines to go into the nominating convention, (and that is the general impresssion now,) Sam Owens will be tbe man for first choice.

Of course it is not kuown whether Sara will make the race or not, but be has many friends here, and they all think be will not only represent the whole district, but remember the corner as well." California. Democrat. CALLAWAY DEVILTRY. What a Butcher-knife had to with Corn SEeal and Bacon. Sunday evening about six o'clock, at a negro shanty a half mile southeast of Cedar City, another tragical affair occurred, which Is not without its usual interest, and will bear relating.

It appears that a few days ago Millie Brings, colored, who lived at Mathias Wagoners, announced her intention to help herself some night soon to Mr. Wagoner's corn meal and bacon, importing the above fact to Laura utile, a well known colored "demirep," of Jefferson City, who, at present, is stopping at Will. Watters, a colored gentleman living near the doomed tragical city. Laura Tuttle was seized with a sudden impulse, rarely, if ever, met with among the people of her race, and betrayed Hattie's confidence, by informing Mrs. Wagoner of Hattie's proposed intentions.

As soon as the latter found this out, she, too, was seized with a sudden impulse, though actuated by a spirit of revenge. So she procured a butcher-knife and proceeded to the domicile where Laura "bangs up" when on that side of the river, well prepared to do bloody work. On meeting her betrayer, she made a sudden, wicked thrust at Laura's heart, but fortunately the glittering steel struck a rib and glauced off, only inflicting a slight flesh wound. Timely interference prevented further trouble. No arrest up to writing.

The post office at Ash Grove, Greene county, was robbed last week, says the Springfield Daily Patriot, "of two or three registered letters, supposed to contain about $800. The discovery of the theft was made on Wednesday, and a man b7 tbe name of Johnson was arrested on suspicion, and Is now held in that place for a preliminary investigation. The letters were In the pustofflce money drawer, and tbe building was entered through a back window, evidently by some ene who was acquainted with the premises. One of the letters was from New York, and was addressed to a man by the name of Moore, and another to a Mr. Buckner.

Tho first was expecting a remittance of $500, the latter one of Tbe stolen letters are believed to have contained the expected remittances," More work for Major Crowell. Postal Service Change. Pursuant to direc' ions from tbe post office department, the mall service between this point and Tuscumbia hereafter will be trl-woekly as follows Leave Tuscumbia Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, of each week. Returnjng, leave Jefferson City Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday of each week. Everything growing, but his pro pnets for in election.

Two car loads of convicts went up to tl mines yesterday. Two car loads of colored emigrants fo Kansas passed up on the Pacific road yesterday. The next parly given by the Imperial Club will be a calico party, Friday, April 19. after lent. The Jefferson House property Is to be sold at public sale to-morrow.

See the advertise ment. Bargain In it for some one. The light house steamer "Alice" passed up the river yesterday, feeling the channel and setting lights. Fred. Rommel, the popular Hieb Street bookseller, Is the first of our citizens to receive a specimen of the new dollar of tbe daddies.

Clean faced and bright. The Colonnade nolcl, rblladelrhia, exhibits the secret of its great popularity and success by wisely maintaining its old standard of excellence since its reduction of rales. To an already well established reputation, are constantly added the warmest praises of travelers who have enjoyed the hospitalities the Grand Central Hotel, New York. We call attention to Ssovern and Wagner's card. Hydra, pointing to tbe few lines which tell the story of their vast stores of goods, of the best, for tbe million, is suggestive.

County Col lector Hunt is making his settlement with the County Court this week. It shows that the amount of back taxes collected is $5,803 65, and the interest on the same is $2,544 06, making $28,317 70 tbe total amount ol back taxes collected. Warrensburg Standard. Mr. J.

Grinishaw, who has so many years and so faithfully stood at his post here as the agent ol the U. S. Express Company, will take a respite from the dutics.of bis office the coming summer, and spend a few months in Europe. His accomplished daughter, Miss Su 1-lie, will accompany him. The tickets for their trip arrived yesterday.

At no election for mayor in the history of the city have the issues involved been quite as sharply defined and as lucidly presented, as at the present. Never were voters so terribly in earnest respecting these issues, never so thoroughly awakened to their Importance as now, Fortunately they are issues which are capable of being tersely stated. Which is the best man for the position, Carter or Davison? T. B. Robinson left for home yesterday, tak ing with bim Mr.

Frank Mable, a Bohemian, who is Indicted in tbe Miller Circuit Court for tbe murder of bis step-child. He baa been in the jail of this county for safe keeping until this time. His trial for the crime commences next week, at Tuscumbia. He is charged with having killed tbe child by maltreatment. Mr.

Belch will defend him. Election contest getting red hot. We heard of one heavy bet yesterday. "Tip" bet with a clerk in Lohman's store. Captain Eaton was stake holder.

Each put up $10, "Tip on James and tbe clerk on William. But Louie heard of the transaction indeed, it is suspected he put it up, and feeling an interest in Tip's $10, had it garnlsheed in the Captain's hands. Now. however, Tip claims he was banking on Nick's capital. We don't know who is ahead.

WHATEVER name or designation is given to cause of Fever and Ague, or other intermittent disease, it is always malaria. Eliminate that from the system, and a sure cure is tbe immediate result. The safest, surest, most effectual and, at the same time, perfectly harmless preparation for producing this happy effect, is Clifford's Febrifuge. It represents, in their utmost purity and free from all irritating properties, the remedial principles of the East India Cinchona bark, as grown on tbe Neil-gherry hills. It is the most powerful antidote malaria known, and yet as harmless as water.

J. Richardson, Prop'r, For sale by all drugging. St. Luh. Bird Notes from the Capitol Grounds.

The Legislature having appropriated only $500 for keeping the Capitol and grounds in order for two years. Charley Glenn got a elf iff and went up the river for evergreens. He brought as many as be could stow In the craft, and is planting them at no expense to the state. Sheriff McLeod, of Marion, aud Mayor Benton Coonz.of Hannibal, brought four prisoners to the pen. One for horse stealing and three for larceny, on Wednesday.

The Jefferson City correspondent of the St. Louis Times is kuown to the department clerks as "John Sherman No. 2." Mins Emma MuFIenry, absent for some days on account of sickness, is again at ber post in the Register of Land's office. James II Cordeli has taken the place of J. Christy Watson in tbe Auditor's office.

Mr. Cordeli is an old clerk and was some time In tbe Secretary of State's office. Mr. Cbas. Glenn is putting tbe Capitol grounds in order.

The appearance of it for the past year bas been that of neglect. A department clerk earned bis salary yesterday afternoon by gallanting a young lady through the Armory and Capitol grounds, detailing himxell for tbe purpose. He marched with ease and baited at intervals. A Good Six In Hand. We take the liberty of Suggesting for School Directors, to be chosen at tbe ensuing election, tbe following named gentlemen: (Joseph Stampflt, M.

J. Learning, A. M. Lay, Fred Binder, Tennle Mathews, and Henry itchy. We think tbey would make a School Board that would loon after and manage ibe public school affairs of the city, to the satisfaction of the las-payers, patrons of tbe school and all concerned.

Lets unite aud make tbe selection unanimous. un utll.NAL State Superintendent of FublU A dozen or more of our citizens atti meeting advertised by Prof. Clark, candidate for tbe ofllco named. Tho sp commenced his address by eulogizing the for the lavlshness with which it had provided for public schools, and followed up asserting that the schools, especially in the rural districts, weie In a terriblo condition, and receiving but little beueflt from the money so liberally expended. He spoke of the State having centralized its educational interest mainly in High and Normal schools and tho StUe University, at the expense of the rural schools.

There was an evident and badly attempted disguise to antagonize the various school interests, which could have but one purpose, and that the making available the prejudice thus sought to be created for personal benefit. Tbe normal schools came in for a large share of small talk, and when the speaker referred to tbe teaeffers of these schools living at ease ou ibe fat of the land, and ruminating at the sea shores during vacation, be exposed the demagogue, which, by the by, was but thinly covered in tbe whole of the address. Most of the speech would have him In place before a teachers' institute of by-gone days. The speaker's protestation against modern teaching showed that whatever in time past he heard of the science, was prior to the State assuming obligations regarding public instruction. He would have teachers educated as lawyers and doctors, at their own expense, but how he would secure the same grade of professional pay, be omitted to tell.

The question asked him how much tbe State contributed per head toward defraying school expenses annually, he answered by saying he did not know and when asked bow he stood upon the constitutional poll-tax question, he evaded by saying he forget about it. Upon the whole, the address must have left an Impression upon the audienco that Prof. Clark is not the man we want at the head of an educational system. The playing off of a supposed anti'onistiu interest of one class against that of another, in educational matters especially, should bo discountenanced by the friends of education. Iferrors have been committed, they must be remedied in that spirit of toleration and forbearance which harmonizes, rat her than antagonizes.

OBSERVER. List Wednesday morning two convicts made their escape from tbe penitentiary farm, opposite, in Callaway. But ihey bad not gone far, when, Thursday morning they were discovered by Jesse Gibson, an ex-convict, who effected their capture with a jak knife, and brought them to Cedar, with the assistance of a moke, where he made a bargain with David Kenney to deliver them to the Warden, collect the reward, and receive $5 for his services, it being understood that $25 for each prisoner was the amount to bu collected. There were some speculations as to possiblo profits arising from an excess of this sum as the reward, in the mind of Mr. Kinney, and perhaps another.

But it was all dissipated by tho prompt refusal of the Warden to go beyond $60, although authorized to go as high as a hundred. Itiot id Toronto Toronto. March 18 O'Donovan Rossa came here this morning at 11 o'clock. Orange mobs awaited his arrival at Yonge Street Station, but he slipped off the cars at the Brock street crossing and was spirited away in a cab. lie kept dark all day.

At 7 o'clock this evening five companies ot the Queen's Own and four ot the Tenth Royals mustered quietly in a drill-shed a hundred yards lrom St. Patrick's Hall, where the lecture was delivered. One hundred police guarded the hall. A mob of seven thousand blocked the corner of King and Jarvis streets, and filled East Market square. Rossa got up stairs into the hall without being recognized and began to speak at 8 o'clock.

One hundred and filty people, mostly young Irishmen and Hibernians, weie present. The moment the gas was turned on in the hail the mob outside opened fire with stones, and a perfect shower was rained on the windows until the lecture closed 'at 9 :30. Not a pane ot glass was left. Rossa stopped several times, and one ot the audience1 proposed that they should charge down stairs and out. This was overruled, however, and the audience wailed in darkness tor the mob to disperse.

At 10:30 Rossa stole quietly out on to King street, and passed unobserved into the crowd, and the audience got out in twos and threes alter him. Touonto, Marcli 19. Shortly after midnight, the mob advanced up Queen street, and attacked (Josgrove's Tavern. The crowd inside answered with revolvers and the rioters returned tie fire. Hue dreds of shots were exchanged, and stones were poured into the hotel uutil window- sashes and furniture were demolished.

The police scattered the mob witli their batons, rourmon were shot here one. a young Protestant, James Clegg. it is teared iatally. Meantime, another mob, numbering a thousand, attacked Collins' Tavern, further up Queen street, wbtre O'Donovan Rossa was believed tu be, but the police cleared the stteet. Rossa was driven out ot town at 11.

Policeman Worth was knocked senseless with a cobble stone, and his comrades were a'l more or less injured. Probably 150 rioters were wouuded. Aijout Ki9SiN. An old 'rounder' says, regaining kissing: 'Now, there's what they call kissing under the mistletoe. Who wants to kiss a girl if fcd knows she's got to let him in, and knows he's got to do it, and everybody's looking on to see lair play No, sir! that takes all life out ol it.

The way to do it is to catch ker oil' hand and take the gathers out ol her dress and pull her ribbons to piuces and knock her back hair down," and hear her say: all to yourself, and then go away to a quiet place and think it if.