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't I The State Journal. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 10. 1875. LOCAL NEWS.

The lint taste of winter. 'Frotpeotofsnowintho air. The brewery boyt bw a ghoit. CbM. O.

Clem, Marion; J. Key McCord, Linn, re at the City. Stock drove In the city are as thick as fiddler In eternity. Thorns J. Hicks, of L'tfiyctto county, has been appointed notary.

The hanging of the St. Louis Italians has been postponed till the 18th of February. Watches, Clocks and Jewelry sold and re. paired at Gross New Jewely Store, nigh street, opposite DeWyl's Drug Store John Collins has been commissioned Surveyor of Christian county, to fill vacancy. Hug's letter from Denison, spenks of finding Geo.

Rigelns there, a compositor in the News office. Governor Hardin is not a favorite with the politicians of the Democratic party, and the Hounds are on his track. No meeting of the Board of Aldermen Monday night in consequence of the absence of a quorum. A fine of $200 and a stay of execution until such a thing occurs again, would have a salutary effect, perhaps. Another victim under persecutions of the law.

Billy Rvder has been sentenced to two years in the penitentiary. The present grand jury is spoken of as a striking improvement on those selected in haphazard style. That response of that Baptist preacher to the temperance lecturer AVallcr tells about deserves repeating. The pinvhings of poverty are now augmented by the pinchlngs of wintry cold. Now's the time to remember the poor.

The day for sinecures in any department of the public service has gone. The Posimaslci- (JAiierfil thinks so nntl hn thinks rliFhfiv. I A llttla ntfl nimnd rt-n nninli at Wyandotte, Tuesday, breaking her nose and jaw, and tearing off one car. Injuries fatal. Steamer Maltie Belle, built at Rocbeport this fall.

Is now running to Cambridge, connecting at Boonville and Jefferson with the Mo. Tactile. Wood, per cord, is selling at from $1.50 to 91.73, and there don't appear to be a surplus of that article on the market cither. Linn Creek Htet. Hon.

K. L. Kiftg is a rigid prosecutor, and baa a tf t1m ma mm, ABAonna In fill. nui DtiO I. illll, fiUHll n.

vavui lug the trust Judge Miller so wisely reposes in him. With long experience in the principal cities of the Union, as a jeweler, Mr. Gross, of the New City Jewelry Sltrc, guarantees entiro satisfaction in his lino. A train on tho K. P.

Railroad ran into a street car full of people at West Kansas City, Tuesday. Several injnred, but only ono leg broken. Sedalia friends hare our heartfelt thanks for an invitation to the Amity Hop, at tho Ives House, Dee. 10th. Their consideration is warmly appreciated.

Adetall to obstruct the duo administration of justice and bring the officers and courts of the. land into contempt was allagcd to be the matter Tuesday. It Is reported that Gen. Jos. 0.

Shelby, Gen. and others, aro about organizing a military colony for the occupation of North-- cm Mexico. Sevouty-four Hannibal and St. Joseph renewal bonds in the sum of $1,000 each, render the act of March 29, 1871, havo been is-ued by tho Governor. Judge Chester H.

Krum has withdrawn as counsel in the cases against Clias. L. Bobb and Arthur Guenthcr, iudictcd for complicity in the recent whisky frauds at St. Louis. George Stemm, who was discharged from prison Tuesday, has the reputation of being one of tho most skilful manipulators of tho "Jim tay" In tho profession.

The steamer Nadine wiil run between Roche port and Jeff. City, connecting hero with Pacl- lto R. R. if an arrangement to that end can bo effected with tho roud. Major Lusk, Clcik of our Circuit Court, has made Cuptuln B.

F. Stewart his doputy. Ho could not havo made a better selection for this Important trust, had ho traveled tho Stato uver. I. W.

Bowlwarc, of Fulton Is in the city. Ho is principal attorney for Lack, of Franklin county, on trial for murder, there on change of Ven-lie here. The case cornea off at this term of court. J. A.

Knott, Chainolsj C. Owens, Springfield, Wm. Gardner, Springfield, Jacob Frunk, Chicago; I. W. Bowlware, B.

Ooodln nnd Ed. Dunkclburg, of Chicago, nro nt the Nichols House. The following was received per postal card by a person In this city yesterday: Dec 2, 10 p. m. A boy All well.

W.G. K'd." The lrtends wild understand will be pleased reading it. Pardons have been Issued under three-fourths rule to James Anderson, John Fuchs, and Geo. Stemm, alias II. Morris, St.

Louis county, and Thomas Murphy, Mississippi couuty. Sentenced two years each for grand larceny. An exchange proposes that the government reform the jury system to as" to provide that three of every seven juror shall be lawyers, No doubt there are plenty of lawyer to catty out the plan, but we fear the lawyers would all be retained before a verdict wo reached. Miss Jane Serey, young lady of some 13 year, in attempting to eros the Irailroad traok In front of an approaching engine at a little station near Mobcrlr, on the E. A had her clothing eaught in the machinery In some way and was dragged to death.

No blame attached to engineer, however. A pur accident. The following notaries public have been commissioned T. 8. Dunnlca.

Cooper county; Jo. W. Car son, Audrain county; Henry F. Baker, Nodaway county W. R.

McDanlcl, Dunklin county Fred. A. Johan, St. Louis county. Louis Lohman gives the dimensions of snags removed Irom the Missouri River.

Taken out in 1868 bv Steamer R. K. DcRussav, tho lamest being 84 feet long, 31 feet inches round at the butt and 11 feet around at tho top. The other 173 fret long, 17 feet around at butt and 3 feot around at lop. The deputy sheriff of Phelps couuty arrived here Monday wldh two of the prisoners who escaped on the 21th Instant, Robert Norton and F.

M. Teters, an account of which we gave. Joe. Fore, who escaped with them. Is still at large.

They wcro rowgnlzod nnd eaught at Rolla. Gen. C'rnfton, and his son John t. are in the city to answer to the charges that may be brought against them by ihe Grand Jury, eon-cfrnlna their aeN while conducting tbc business of the office of Adjutant General. Governor Woodson, a witness in the rase.

Is expected this morning, U.S. Attorney J. S. Botsfordon Wednesday filed suit against Charles It. Wilkinson.

Horatio N. Turner. Alexander C. V. McNeil.

Jefferson Chandler. Simon Adler, and Abraham Furst, on the bond of C. B. Wilkinson, as Collector of the revenue. The bond Is dated May 0th.

1873, pennllv 50,000. Amount sned for recovery. Alfred Ada.ns. tho guard detailed by Sheriff Owens, of Greene county, to search for the prisoner Jushua Buss, who escaped while en route to the penitentiary under his charge last Moaday afternoon, near Herman, camo up by the evening train, and reported that he could liud no trace of him. He had disappeared in the woods and away over the hills, linking safe the distanco between himself and his pursuers.

Louis Moore, had quite a surprise party at his house Sunday morning. Ho had been anticipating tho arrival of an but when his wife sent him In pair of boys, ho seized tho "last" in perfect bewilderment, and if it hud not been for Frank, who lived next door, ho illicit havo pitched it through the window, brt on reflection, ho considered "awls well that ends well," and waxed eloquent over the handsome pair so well made. We regret that illness made it impossible for us to witness the entertainment given by tho Cosmopolitan Club, Inst Tuesday night, at their hall. Wo understand from thoso who were In attendance that wo missed rare treat. The impersonations of Mr.

Sum Englotou and Miss Ophelia Obennuyer arc spoken of in terms of the warmest praise, After tho play there was an elegant social dance, which all enjoyed most hugely. We hope to be in better luck the next occasion of the kind. The sheriff of Greene county, Mr. C. 11.

Owens, arrived in the city Monday with pight prisoners. Ha started from homo with nine, but ono of 'them, Joshua fltiss, alias Alex. Preston, an old oftender, succeeded ill getting away from him somewhere near Hermann, by lumping through the ear window while the train was In motion. As soon as possible after tho prisoner made tho leap, the train was backed up to tho spot where tho leap was made, but tho prisoner could not ba found' Two of tho guard were detailed to make search for him. and tho sheriff, with Ms deputy, proceeded on tho way with the balance of the party.

Tun NcnsKliV. We nro in receipt of the December number of this beautiful magazine. It Is designed expressly for children, and is a treasuro which should bo in every family whore children lire. Each number has numerous illustrations, and the pieces are all well written and of such a character as to both profit and please. The numbers are in a convenient form and each volume will, if bound, niako a book worth preserving for fttturo generations.

Terms, 1 CO per annum for singlo subscriber. For club rates, send 10 cents for sample copy to John Shorey, publisher, 30 Broom-field street, Boston. Mass. The following certiffeates of corporate existence have been issued by tho Secretary of State: St. Louis and Southwestern Land und Colonization Company.

Capital. 3,000,000. Allen P. Richardson, Stephen Fisko nud others, Incorporators. "The Owyhco Silver Mining and Tunnelling Louis.

Capital 100,000. This latter company Is tho first one organized under the provisions of tho new constitution requiring a tax to be paid on all capital of or loss, and $3 for every additional 10,000. Tho tax in this case amounts to $75. Osceola has suffered a severe loss, by the re-moval of Mrs. W.

H. Scobcy to Appleton C'ltyJ whero she has gone to tako charge of tho Appleton Hotel. Mrs. Scobcy was of the old time residents of this place; and ono of our most active Christians and Sunday school workers. Always ready with her energy nnd Intelligence to assist In any chiirltahlo cause which was inaugurated, she will be greatly missed by her co-workers.

Wo congratulate tho citizens of our neighboring city upon tho accession of this accomplished lady to their social circles, and also upon securing so efficient a landlady for their principal hotel. Osceola Sentinel. Mrs. S. here spoken of is the mother-in-law of W.

D. Graham, many of our rcadcrj know. ON 'A ft liilfilij Biiiiiii! i I it s.fou a I 3 JIO Piox "3 oa sr 0 ie it wi PUOX Si "ft i 0 (xxteaDsjiss'-Sr s.toii S3 fj rn at si.ll!) i to i -J. tlufiKr.ii'i'i l.i!i us mm tmox Xo jiit ss Ji Crt 't-'lf ttx 2 7- ft if- 5. 2 s.tou 5 SIMM i ft rt'uox 9 SAOll T.

3: Is .1 J- j. i. 4. CO -I ft SAOU S.i!() c3 PUOX is scnoi.Aitsiiu. Xo.

1 Sophy Asel, 9.05. Xo. 2 Henry Faust, 0.70. Xo. 3 Kimna Wells, 0.8.

Xo. 4 Tillio Tanner, 0.5. No. 5 Mary Gregg, 8.1. Xo.

0. Horace Crain, 0.0. Xo. 7 Km ma McAdow, 9.75. High School Emma Swift, 0.1.

Colored School Josephine Ramsey. SKATS OK IIONOU. Xo, 1 John Fickonscher, Sophy Asel. No. 2 Mich.

Popp. Julia Audrae. Xo. 8 Louis t'onnuh, Thekla langerhans. Xo.

4 Ed. Koclititsky, Tillio Tanner. Xo. 5 Fred. Jentz, Mary Gregg.

Xo. Horace Crain, Kosa Klages. Xo. 7 Alfred Lay, Alico Bradbury nnd Mel. Shoup.

High Class II. Adams, Sarah Obermaycr. Colored School Abe Price, Joscphitio say. stau r.oi.i.. (Dr.roriT.MKXT 10.) High School Adulu Allen, Dora Bradbury, Sarah Obermayer, Emma Swift.

X'o. 7 Alico Bradbury, Janet Ewing, Fanny Corwin, Minna ShueUly. Laura Rhodes, Ida Hibbard, Maud Burch, Hattio Obermayer, Mel. Shoup, Emilia Itabsiihl, Freda DuWyl, Tillio Pittroff, Alfred Lay, B. Winston.

No. 0 Horace Crain, James O'Brian, Eugeno Harding, Henry Polil, Virginia Alcorn, Louisa Xitchy. MaryTuckly, Ettic Collagen, Verona Uersch, Lucy Xewbill, Alico Pattison. X'o. 4 Maggie Popp, Kate Bitter, Lucy Scbultz, Tillio Tanner, Stella Kiddoi, Lena Sehott, Chas, Crump, Jennio Fowler, Bertha Langcrhans, Plir.

Schwartz, Tony Buck, Amanda Ueed, Mary Tellman. X'o. 3 Thekla Langcrhans, No. 2 Midi. Popp, Louis Tanner, Henry Faust, Geo.

Gordon, Henry Langcrhans, May Curry, Lotta ICalo Horssh, Tome Mor-lock, Amolla Stnats. Julia Audrae, Ella Mathews, Mat. Nuylor, Grace Ithndes. Xo. 1 Geo.

Elston, n. Weathcrby, LI Wol-ferman, Lll. Audrae, Faunlo Burdlek, Amalia Wolf. Amelia Schmidt, Sophy Asel, Carl Boebm, Elsio Schneider, EfTIo Xitchy, Mat. Hackney, Lucy Holladay, Carl Deeg, John Flckenscber, Cha.

Msbrey, W. Schwenk, Cbr. Asel, W. Langcrhans, Myrtle Rlddler, Rosa Stelnert, Cora Scruggs, Anna Faust, Vio. De- Wyl, Georgia Botsford, Louis Sachs, Henry Bragg, nenry Roesen, Bessie Gundclflnger, Gus.

Neef, Vlrg. Crump, Jennh Ilolberg, Til He Bauer, Lizzie Sandor, Louisa Langcrhans, Nettle Langcrhans, Nov Watson, KCMDRIt OP VISITORS. Officers. All others. No.l 12.

No. 2 1 4. Xo.3 1 2. No.l 11. No.

5 3. No. 6 1 4. No. 7 0.

German. 2. Colored 1 33. Superintendent 1 17. Total 5 1)7.

F. A. Xitchy, Sup't. Court House Sketches. Gentlo reader, (or if thou art as wild and untamed as Mazeppa's horse.it matters not) wast ever at court, as Touchstone said to the shepherd? If not, then indeed art thou to be pilled; and thou hadst better give ear to ono upon whom tho court divinities havo seized and forced into the presence of the elephant, to the.

cud that thou mayst learn wisdom and cease to grovel In Ignorance. Wherefore, Oil. gentle reader, perpend I Tlio proper way to go to court is to step boldly in at the front door. The gurgousncss of tho reiic that suddenly bursts upon tho vision then, is enough to nppiil tho stoutest heart. The trembling neophyte Is sorely put to It to convince himself that some one has not suddenly placed one of Allndin's palaces on the outside of him.

It is nn actual fact that every window is gari'ished with itcurialn, thoroughly seasoned, and considerably mellowed by age. Court-house curtains are like wine and cheese, they improve by nge; or they are like blooded trotting horses, they improve un'il thev die. (Thou seest, reader, that my stmilles urc both urban and rural. Take thy choice). In the mellow sunlight that Is sifted through these strips of ancient calico, the lawyers walk in beauty like the night ol cloudless climes and starry skies.

They are all superbly handsome men, hence the curtains; for it Is easy to see that one shade the more, one ray the less, had half impaired their lovliness. (Original) Thev flit to and fro in the dim legal licht, like blushes of love over the checks of innocence, which accounts for the innocence of lawyers as a class. Put of this, more anon. Xext to the curtains the must efl'cctivo deco. ration of this splendid palace, is the crotchet work of tobacco juice which covers everything gives to everything the effect of a niagnili cent mosaic, wuicli mut be seen to ha appre ciated.

High upon a throne of whito pine, witli his face to the east, like the Magi at sun rise, sits the judge, the monarch of all the cowhide boots which he happens to survt His subjects tire fearfully in awe of him, and their manner is subdued in his presence. Many of them are conscious ol rough-hrwu cjids (or means) and they know not what shape the court-house divinity may give them. The judge has somehow managed to acquire the sum total of human knowledge, and the horizon of his thoughts is as boundless ti the universe. He "Sage erndit Terribly arched and acrjuiliue his nose." As niy friend Goldsmith once observed: "The wonder was and still the wonder grow, That one small head could carrv all he knew Hut now the judge's brow is darkened. Ho lias captured lSlosels whom ho is doctoring for graiidjurynien, ami it is no easy task he has un dertaken; hut he succeeds, for it is much easier to impress on a sinner the duty of punishing the sins of others, than to bring him up to tho point of chastiziii'; his own.

The judgo pru dently directs their attention to foreign motes. and says nothing about domestic beams, and manages to get away with tlio problem. Then an unexpected difficulty presents itself. As Dickens savs by tho bee In the mutter of In dustry, tho judgo overdoes it. Ho gets too much grandjurv, and it happens in this wise.

Everybody about tho court-houc having resolved to vote for the new constitution long before It was made, had never taken the trouhlo to read it after it camo into being. But It so happened that soimc one who had studied it strayed in mid hinted that a grandjurv, according to that Instrument, consists only ol twelve men. Tho Judgo got a copy of the constitution and gazed upon its wonderful provisions for the first time, and behold, there was the Asserted curtailment. He pondered deeply 'over many a volume of long forgotten and concluded that for ono term of court IS grandjiirors inluht count only as twelve men. He wus doubtless Clinking of the common law concerning tuilors.

A still more thorough investigation convinced iiim thai his grandjury was running under too great a head of steam" and he ordered it to back up nnd take a fresh start. Ho directed his chief of staff to select ix of tlio best looking and return them to so eiety, and let the remaining twelve endeavor to count as twelve men, if such a tiling bo possible. Thus did the judgo perform tlio Herculean labor of forming a grand Jury, and what is wonderful to relate, it only took him two days to do it. It would havo been excellent work it ho had been a week at it. Tho idea that a man who hud never read the new constitution should master so much of it in so short a time is almost Incredible.

Verily there are giants In ticsedavs. Tom. Eighty sacks ol Harper's Monthly, for December, wero miio.1' Iho pieces of matter which went through to San Francisco, on a Union Paclllo cur, last Wednesday. Another baud ol Monnonites. from Russia, numbering, including tho children, about 170, havo just settled in tho Arkansas valley, on tlio Atehijou, Topcka tind Santa Fo" railroad, IIAKDIX AGIN.

lie Attempts to Assassinate Hon. W. II. Phftlps. Tlio Lrtttor Severely, but not Dangerously, Wounded.

Special to the Globe-Democrat. Cartiiac.k. Mo December T. Yesterday at 1 p. a scene was enacted at the courthouse, In this city, the like of which has never before occurred in this part of the State, and it Is to be hoped may never occur again.

At the hour nan.ed, and while Judge Cravens, the offi cers, attorneys, and Tothrr parties who are In attendance upon the circuit court, now In ses sion in this city, were sitting in the court-room awaiting the opening of tho court. Mil. J. V. IIARDIV attempted to tako tho 1 if of Hon.

W. If. rhclps, in a most desperate manner. Hardin was sitting near the stove conversing with Mr L. P.

Cunningham, when Mr. Phelps came into the room by tho front door. As Phelps came in, Hardin rose from his seat and walked tow ard the door as if intending to past ou). Meet ing Mr. rhclps in the aisle, he DltKW A COCKKD ItF.VOI.VKIl from his pocket and fired at him, while the gen tlemen begged him not io shoot.

Mr. Phelps then spang at Hardin, who fired attain. By this time both fell to tho floor, when the City Marshal jumped upon Hardin und succeeded, after a desperate struggle, in wresting the pistol from him. Hardin was about to fire the third shot, which would have taken effect In Phelps temple. Hardin was then lodged In jail, and Phelps was carried to his residence, where medical attendance was at hand.

AT TUB 1-1I1ST the ball struck the edne of Phelps' watch, en tered the ahdonien on the left side, passed around in front, and lodged In the right side beneath the cuticle. The second shot entered the point ol the nose and lodged In the neck. nei.r tho angle of the right lower jaw. This ball has not yet been extracted. The pistol used was the bulldog pattern, caliber 3S.

Al though Mr. rhclps wounds are very painful-they are not considered dangerous. IXDIONATION against the perpetrator of this deed runs exceedingly high. The affair is regarded here us tlio result of a personal quarrel between the two gentlemen which l.as existed several months, and it i feared by many that the end is not reached. A BitiKK Chat with Youxti FuiKsnsi, thk You havo got us this time.

When wo commenced the publication of the names of nil those M'hohirs, who were neither tardy, nor lost half a day, wo expected, a marked benefit from our work. Wo hoped that every scholar would strive to have his or her name published in that list. We think a great deal of rhiid. regular punctuality in everything; we believe it is the foundation of success in anything which you may undertake. And now let us compare notes.

The number of the punctual was: In the first month, 100 or ill per cent. In the second mouth, 210 or U5 per cent. In the third month, 2IV) or 37 percent. Steadily it has increased. Now, do not stop there.

It should conic up to or 00 per cent. Boom Xo. 7 has already reached per let the others do likwise. You will also not fall to notice, that the colored school shows only IS per cent, of Ti.c cause for this low figure is easily discovered. It is poverty, lack of clothing in the cold, stormy weather, and tho necessities ol the poor, which compel them to work for their scanty daily bread.

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