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I fi KU WSW Ivjr A maHEWMBHniS3VS JrTtfi iJrp4afc g3SEBHiESr Vte i5fc ttjS JOT sv gpgwKa The Weekly Graphic Ml SwETSAM WMGlLLKdltor ruin A lropr KIRKSVILLE MISSOURI JFRIDAY JULY i88t A dispatch irom Washington spoak ingvof Gittoau the man whohotprcsi deut Garfield avs ofhuiK Heseems everywhere to have beHn re gardedas an erratic and acrackvdr per souj exhibiting tnoit aptitude nusandpliiloophica1 spccutetionsThan lor business hope theeditur of the Ik mocmit will take warning from the nbovcsiud eform his ways If wc had mot the above description without a name attained we would have at once jiiuiied to lie conclusion tliat our philosopher was tlie jurty described At St Joseph on the 4th a crowd of roughs headed by a4 cripple named Bruce attempted to put all colored people off the exposition grounds Jas Browning colored had his skull fractured a white man who interfered to protect him had his jaw broken and sustained other injuries a colored lad named Fowler was beaten into insensi bility an old colored man named Harris was struck with a chair cut with a knife and injured so badly that he died and other colored men were badly injured A little girl was run down by the city marshal and had her leg broken The military was summoned and with additional police force the riot was ouelled There is terrible excitement over the affair Mr Conkling consented to an inter view yesterday which we regret to say is not in the right vein A few words for the stricken President would have been much better than hjs extended praise of Mr Arthur We agree with Mr Conk liug that the Government is strong enough to survive the loss of any Pres ident with a little extra exertion it might even survive the loss of an ex senator We have approved Mr Conkling course so cordialy in the pasttlat we re gret to see him unequal to a great and solemn occasion like the present when one touch of nature makes the whole world except Mr Conkling Jcin Globe Democrat The Pell Mell Greenbacker which has for some time ostensibly been pub ished at Edina is now issued from botli Kirksville and Edina and printed one side at Kirksville The issue of last week contained a scurrilous an unwarranted attack upon Judge Ellison for which the Judge gave the Pell Mell editor a drubbing and made him promise to apologize through the Greenback er as well as verbally at the time The Judge gave himself up plead guilty to a disturbance of the peace and was fined 2 and costs which proves that1 such fines aie less than formerly or Jthat a Judge is a cheaper article than an editor as we had to pav S5 and costs -for teaching an editor as to the limit where forebearance ceased to be a virtue Kirksville a few years ago Macon Register There are glittering pro nects of a large tide ol i in 111 i ir a 1 1 0 11 to Missouri There is according to Horace Greoly whose far sighted penetration could not fail to discover 111 the future the resources of a nation UommI by its line lien who take their observations from the stand point of reason wlio ui com remote results lrom the indications of of the present have long seen 111 this State with its splendid position geographically its superior artificial and natural transyortatioii facilities its inexhaustible mines of useful metals of easy access and unequalej richness its diversity of soil and climate rendering it available tor the cultivation of nearly every vai iety of productions winch grow between the torrid and arctic belts a perfect empire of richness in itself The farmer who owns real estate in Missouri now- has many reasons to rejoice that his lot has been cat in suck a prolific field Homo talk FIRE AT ADEXAXDRIA During the storm of last Alonday night lightning struck a three story brick building in the front row Al evandria setting it on fire and it was but a little while till the whole block was in flames The first building consumed was occupied by Million Garrett both well known in this county and their loss foots up 10000 16000 of which is covered by insurance Bott Co lose an equal amount Others suffering from tlie conflagration are Cherry 1000 Thos Cherry 3000 ifeba mi Gredsll Dt Hagah 12800 1 Spicer 500 ioii estate 2000 Aire Harrison 200 Curtis Co 500 The whole loss amouHts to 131100 on which there is insurance ot 18900 The Warsaw fire company come to the relief and did good work in staying the destruction of property A steamer was seat from Keo kuk by special train but arrived too lale to be of service The fire is a sad blow to Alexandria The most valuable projcrty in the town is destroyed aa it is likely that it will lie rebuilt or Suflering as it has from floods 11 the pwt and now by flames misfor iiujic seej be tlie lot of the place and jt looks as if cU once prosperous Delta City will soon be JAg oT the past -Canton Jieta it i -GLAD TIDINGS- Wafted oa the Wires to Every Towaintio Country Great Rejoicing at the Continued provcmcHt in the Presidents Condition Narrative of the Assassination We give up much of our space this week to the all absorbing story of the great crime committed at Washington on Saturday morning On our first page will be found the brief telegrams which arc printed as they came The following from a GlIwe Democrat special gives a more minute and cir cumstantial account of the events and in connection with the later dispatches form a connected history tiiu bToisv ok Tin oatiniEjcf is full of evciting interest The Presi dent was in the best of spirits this morning lie was with the of btate until about 1 oclock last night the two fitting together in the Presi dents library in the White House dis cussiug matters relating to thu Govern ment and particularly some imnort I appointment that had almost definite ly been decided upon Secretary Maine who was accompanied bv his son Walker bade th President good night a little after 1 oclock ho would see him in the morning The Secretary then drove home and the President went to bed He arose this morning about half past 7 oclock aud took his breakfast at with his oldest son tit about 9 Air JJhuno called a few minutes afterwards the Piesidenfs carriage wits announced The President and Secretary -Blaine took eats 111 the carriage aud were driven down the avenue ft was almost the irt time tiiar the Presidents new horses and carriage had een out It wad riv en by Smith the colored man who for twelve years has been the White Hoito coachman There was no footman on the box but the equipage was a very attractive cue and KXCITED GENERAL APMlIIATIOX At about 9lo oclock the carriage arrived at the Baltiinoie and Potomac station It had been arranged that the President and several members of his oilicial household should leave on the limited expiess at D30 The Presidential party was to go first to Long Branch and thencs through Xew England as previously announced When tlie President and Air Blame arrived at the station they were toid that thev had ten before the train would go andso the two friends sat in tlie carriage and conversed together for abouttive minutes Warned bv an attending policeman that little time was left they got out oftho carriage and entered the Indies waiting room of the station and arm-in-arm walked inin the1 main room through which they liad to pass to get to the tram Air Garfield expressed his regret that Mr Maine was not going along Mr Blaine replied that they would soon meet in August There was not 5 large crowd at the station Perhaps half a hundred had gone to the station from instincts of curiosity for it was known that the President and certain members of the Cabinet would LEAVK ON Till LlMITM EXPKEsS Two newspaper reporters were on hand and a score or more of uersonal friends who like Air Blaine had come to bid the president and his partv good by Secretary Windoni Post master General James and Secretary Hunt had amveu oeiore tne president Thev were accompanied by their wives anil other members of their families Col lioekwell who acts as escort Or personal aid to the President was also in advance of his chief accompanied bv his own son Hun lioekwell and by the Presidents son Harry The President and Air Blaine had traversed half the main hall of the station when Guitcau walked out deliberately with a cocked revolver He gave no warning and said not a word but presenting his 101 jic meu at tne Presidents heart Whether on account of defective aim or because uiej resident was in motion was not known but the shot instead of going into the heart went into the up- 11- iku ioi me arm a Harmless wound lhe assassin with the same devilish de liberation next tried to shoot the Piesi dent in the stomach but the first shot caused the president to turn slightly and tho second fire onlv an instant after the first STUUCK 1UJ1 IN THK SIDE or back near the back bone At this the President fell heavily Mr Blaine almost paralyze by the sudden event hesitated a moment between succoring his friend and seizing the assassin He called loud for help and the assassin was secured Tlie horrible occurrence eu the crowd to fall back at first in horror but the waiting women of the station at once went to the stricken mans assistance Few realized what had oc currred Two shots had been heard but no unusual noise had preceded or followed the event But tlie sad news spread rapidlv The President laid prone on the floor the blood flowing from Ins two wounds most copiouslv Some minutes elapsed before those present could get their scn cs Xobodv seemed to know what to do Air Win doni Air James aud Air Hunt came in and viewed tho prostrate figure Mr Windoni shed tears and could not control his emotion Air James wns s3btb practical Ha aud ihr ISjJjs soon secured a mattros and not long afterwards the wounded President was taken up stairs aud placed on a bed The scene at the bedside was mnsfjf fectmg The President lay on his back IliS nuuuus BLEEDING PROFUSELY His coat vest and trousers had been cut away and the half dozen surgeons no naa Dy uus time arrived pronounced theiujury of the most serious character The sudden shock had effected the presidents stomach and he vomited quite freely He did not however loose consciousness About his bed were gathered his cabinet and some of his best friends He said nothing but he recognized even- nnc with his eye At one time he put his arm around Blaine and said You wretched rfon Harry stood by the side of the bOd holding his fathers hand and crying as if his heait would break and calling aloud My poor father my poor father There were few present who did not weep Uetore long the surgeon decided that the president could lie removed to his home An army ambulance was at hand and four stalwart figures bore the bleeding president from the station and placed him in the covered vehicle Two or three trusted friends attended him in the ambulance and 5000 sympathising friends menw omen and children of all ages bank and white followed the ambulance until it nrACHrD Tim win 11 nousn Tlie wagon was driven to the south entrance and as the president was lifted out he recognized Mr Crook his financial clerk anil Mr Pruclen his private secretary and smiling saluted them widi his uninjured arm He was taken to his wifes chamber overlooking the Idtomac and disrobed He complained ofbeing fatigued and was allowed to rest Two attempts were made to find the ball one at the station and one at the white house but without avail Mr Blaine as soon as he could leave the presidents side prepared an official dispatch relating the circumstances of the horrible occurrence and sent it by cable to all the American ministers abroad The dispatch was also sent to Vice President Arthur SCENES IN THK STIlEETs About twenty minutes alter nine oclock this morning tlie people on Pennsylvania avunues were startled by the sight of a team of powerful horses driven at full speed toward the White House The first impression was thai it was a runaway but it was a War Department covered wagon and that the driver of grim and soldierly bearing sat urging his horses to a still higher speed was a puzzle to everybody Tlie avenue was thronged with vehicles and the sold ier driver thundering along a dead run waved them aside while the people on the walks closed rapidlv in behind with muttered comments and looks of astonishment The impression prevailed that the driyer was drunk but those who saw the mails grim looks knew that he was bpnt on some great purpose i on are wrong said my companion to one ol those cursing com ineutatots something great has happened or is going to happen The words were scarcely out of his month belore the President empty carriage with a driier on the bpx came bowling along at the same break neck speed the driver urging hi animals with his whip TIK BEWlLPKUKP CKOWII who had just rushed into ilic street to strain their eye uud shake their lists alter tlie rapidly vanishing wagon nowscattjred pell mell right and left to give way to this second apparition while tho populace gatheied at tlie curb and vehicles stationary on the taie siue still another carriage containing an atacne of the White House whirled bv at a rapid pace preceded by a mounted policeman at full gallop Then everybody knew that something had happened and thatthis something was to the President of tiie United States or some one of the Presidential pai ty It was generally known that they were to leave bv the morning train and as but Jew minutes before the Executive carnage and others containing thu members of the party had passed down tho avenue little time lapsed winch to indulge in speculation It could not have been more than five minutes when the intelligence spread that President Gai field had been assassinated Xo one could trace the source of this rumor It came 5n subdued whispers It seemed to conic from everywhere and SUKEAII WITH TUT MOIiXINC IUIKKZK Proprietors and clei ks rushed from their store and offices and men women and children quickly gathered on the walks and thronged the neis 111 excited groups then tlie Presidents carriage came tearing down the smooth asphaltum again towardjthe de pot In it sat Col Corbin of the war department and Surgeon General Barnes This confirmed tlie theories on the street Then Dr Bliss carriage went by and by this time everybody knew that the President of the United States for the second time in the his tory of the country had been assassinated This was within ten minutes of the occurrence The excitement was intense 1 nere was ioua voices or shouts but everybody ran hither and thither without method Men forgot hat and coat and ran into the streets and wandered aimlessly about apparently anxious only to be near somebody else but shocked and bewildered About this time a disorderly character was run 111 at the Tenth street station house and evidently under the impres sion mat uus mignt be the assassin of tne president a half frantic mob rush ed in from all sides then fell rapidly away again disappointed and as soon as the public had fairly recovered its senses there was a general movement for TIIKSCKXK OFTIIK TKAOEDY the Baltimore and Potomae Depot By this time the wildest rumors were aiioat The President was killed it was saia ne was but slightly wounded he was riddled with bullets by a band of conspirators these conspirators were Chicago and St Louis Nihilists there was only one there were six of them it was only a crazy and di appointed office seeker it was the hiied tool of a conspiracy which was to r5fc Arthur Pieiidrnt This Mbr idea gained ground rapidly upon lhe reported declaration of the assassin that he killed Garfield in that political interest The popular indignation upon this subject was unmistakeable and intense Theic was an apparent desire to hold somebody else responsible for the act of a fanatical lunatic Last Xight Washington July 6 The night was a night of hope and the morning almost brings assurance The President slept as naturally as if in ordinary health His mind is clear and glorious and if he feels any pain he lets no one know it With his pulse at 100 and the temperature normal it is but natural that this day will be the most comfortable he has yet passed Surgeon-General Barnes who hxs just re- iuiiku iiuni iic situ luuiu says mat I Incf iiiJif i nc Mm linf ln loI rt wn know how I love you Blaine The enced since the shooting Iintlie Sick Room Washington1 July 6 A Very comfortable night indeed Garfield passed Ho had taken nourishment fiequtiitly not much at a time to bo sure but encouraging quantities- He talked very little until he had slept considerable Ho was cheerful as usual this morning and wanted to know whew lloekwell was Jie does not seem satisticd unless Col Swain or Iloekwell aw somewhere about Airs Garfield was with her husband a few minutes this morning and they conversed quietly together She came away with apparently increased confidence Subsequently she expressed a wish for the preservation of certain newspaper articles 011 the shooting remarking that she wanted the General to sen them- when he got well Secretary and Airs Lincoln arrived just before 10 oclock and Airs Garfield received them with a beaming countenance Feels Hungry Exkcutivi Mansion Washington iuly tijjUpm Among other favorable symptoms of tho Presidents condition to day is the fact that he is begin ning to find faulfwith his physicians because they do not give him enough to cat lie called this afternoon fora beet steak but upon Heing told that it was not thought at present to allow linn to eat such hearty food lie grumbled a little but consented and compromised upon an egg and said no more about it The egg was given him He wished also to know this afternoon whether he could not be permitted to hold a Cabinet meeting and evinced a general disposition to talk which his physicians were obliged to discourage and lesirain His symptoms at this hour JoO 111 continue to be favorable What George William Curtis Says fcpcclil lliialch to the Uolic Peniot rit New York July 5 Geoige William Curtis was asked to day To what do you attribute the attempt on the presidents life I think Mr Curtis replied that it grows out of party spirit inflamed to white heat It is not the work of any particular faction but it was lhe spirit of faction which really loaded the pistol that was fired at the president that spirit is prompted by nothing so much as by what is called the spoils system Everybody who takes part in the canvass feels that he is entitled to an office ana mat conviction win easily upset light headed and unprincipled men Assass ination is the natural consequence In the event of President Garfields death what do you think would be the policy of Vice President xrthur I persume that if Mr Arthur should become President in his ignorance and inexperience he would be compel ed tovrely on some one more capable than himself obviously this person would be Mr Conkling and he would be the controliug influence of the administration Yet I should hone that Mr Arthur and Mr Conkling would see that the general policy indicated by the Garfield administration is the only policy which could be pursued with due regard to the public welfare and the interests of the republican party In any case a change in the administration must be regarded as a very great calamity and a grave rebuke of the manner in which national con ventions make their nominations In your judgement would Vice president Arthur make any changes I think he would make some important changes Tney would I suppose be made giadually and it is impossible to say how far it might go but for the President of the United States he has beei trained in a very bad school Doyou think if Vice President Arthur became president through the assassination his policy would be such as to unite the republican party If I am correct in my supposition tnat Mr uonkhng would be the con trolling influence of his administration I do not think it would tend to harmonize the republican party The President Garfield is a man of pecu lar mild and conciliator disposition Mr Conkling is not Do you apprehend that any serious effect would be produced on the country at large by President Garfields death I do not The death of President Garfield would cause profound dissap ointment as well as universal sorrow but I think we depend altogether too much on ourselves and upon our in stitutions to allow the death of any man to seriously embarrass us Of course the popular conciousness that every thing which he had begun would be continued would be very encouraging to the public mind but I think probably there is a general feeling that the new administration would see the necessity of conforming to the general purposes of Garfields administration so far as has been made known Conkling on the Crisis jNew loKK July 5 Ex Senator yoiiKiing ueiug asked his opinion of the situation and the wav some papers are disposed to treat it said lhe assault upon President Garfield is an astounding assault upon the nation lhe shotnred bv a madman i a clf all of us XO LANGUAGE CAS OVPIktitp tlie enormity of the jleed There ief fiouwpr no occasion tWpnUie iieusiou or excitement uur fathers foresaw even such possibilities and provided for them The Constitution points out iut such an emerirenev The Vice President on the death of the President instantly succeeds and the Government goes on as if no change had occurred In this case the Vice Presidentis an unricht brave able man abundantly qualified for the great trust which providence has in store for him In his hands no harm will come to ihc public interests He is thoroughly patriotic To strive to array hostility or uistrust against mm at such an hour is unspeakably wicked and treasonable ro patriot whatever his polities can do anything now until the shadow passe by but bear up the hands of the Vice President This the Constitution and law abiding people of the country will all unite in doing He will have the prayers 0 all good men and women Assassination whether Iir THK PI8TOI OIS NKWbPAPKIIS will be stamped out by American people with righteous mid indignant accord There Iteiiig no President of the Senate and no Speaker of the House the Viie President the ono safeguard and reliance of tlie country against uncertainty chaosand lost ind to wisdom and mrrey must the American lie who would increase thu danger or perturbation lit such a time Sad and deplorable us the crime i it is the glory and the safety of our free institutions thatthe madmans act can not reach beyond the individual at whom he aim The Government belongs to the people and will go on peacefully even in a trial like liis Grief and horror must pervade all hearts meanwhile As when death strikes the head of a family the survivors must manfully proceed so when the head of the Government falls coiupoMirc and duty still remain to the nation and to all its citizens Mourning as we till do each maa has his part of fortitude and firmness anu thu same sense and wisdom which have led this people TIIIIOCOII OISEATEi IEKILS will not be wanting now Instead of bitterness and treasonable calumny this is the tune for tlie American people to cultivate peace and good will and strengthen and brighten the links which bind them together Civilization will not halt or stumble because Providence has demented one poor creature nor because a ferocious and atrocious falsehood has for a time attempted to bewilder public cnse Ex Senator Conkling remained in his room all morning and a few minutes heforo 12 oclock left the hotel and walked rapidly up Broadway alone No one could be found who could say definitely where he had gone It was aid he had gone to Albany but the clerk at the desk said he did not think Conkling had taken his departure from tho city as he had not given up his room tiriscons Condition Chicago July 6 Griscom celebrat ed the fortieth day of his fast this morn ing by a ten mile ride on the lake on an excursion boat His weight at noon was 153 pounds a loss of 1 pound the past 24 hours Pulse 52 respiration 13 temperature 97 1 2 Three Prominent Politicians Indict ed by the Grand Jury Aliuxv June 30 The Grand Jury brought in an indictment against A I Barber this morning in paying It Phelps 12500 for the purpose of bribing State officers and he was admitted fo bail in 10O0 after pleading not guilty 1 was also arraigned 011 a similar charge and admitted to bail in 3000 He also plead not guilty Chas A Edwards was also indicted for receiving from Jos Dickson 7000 for the purpose of bribing State officers All the casta were held over till the next term of Court Garfields Private Secretary London June 30 In the com mons it was announced the Government has no information relative to the mission to Ireland which it is reported the Private Secretary of President Garfield recently undertook for the pur pose of obtaining information as to the Irish American element of that country So Coalition Washington June 30 Register Bruce of the Treasury to day received a telegram from Mississippi stating that the Republicans and Greenbackers of that State had failed to make a coali tion and would not put tickets in the field but will let the election go by de fault Kansas City June 30 At 1130 last night a terrible wind storm accompanied by slight ram struck the city coming from the north west The upper walls of Carlats livery stable adjoining the Coliseum theater were blown down striking the theater and causing a panic among the audience and actors Men jumped from the windows and rushed from the exits in the wildest confusion and actors jumped from tlm stage into the audience adding to the panic While several legs were bio ken no lives were lost I he shed at the Kansas Cilv works was blown down and Pat Keely sleeping there was killed In other parts of the city much damara in graph and other property Ls reported hut no further loss of property Russia Paris July 1 A sensational tele gram to the Intransigeante announces that the Kremlin is in flames The fire is said to have broken out in three places simultaneously and the barracks are already destroyed Rocheforts pa per adds Placards announcing the destruction of the whole of Moscow have been posted on the walls of the city for several days past The Russian authorities are said to be trying to hush up the news of the disaster The Financial Situation 2f ir Yoke- Jnu rc sr 1 HffiiKSlJllIiifl wo MiM marced improvement in the general feeling at the Stock Exchange and in financial rirnfM viki partly due to the encouraging tenor of auutra rcpinenrincr rim iacinf condition in part ths manner in which the news had been received in Enmn and in part to the demonstration of strength by speculative capitalists who are interested in stinmrtinn nnnan Before business closed yesterday it was apparent to intelligent observers that an aanger 01 a Dame at the Stock Exchange had pased To day it begins to look as if affairs in the stock market would revert to the cnniUHnn thavifom in before the attempted assassination of tne rresiuent A French engineer after a series of experiments with a Innf nf Wail by a Vassar College girl now announces that the project of tunneling Mont blanc is entirely practicable -T 1 jf 1 1 Suv A STARTLING ST0BY1 Tho Tlfeott Boyi Confess to Having SiUid Aiir Fattier Mahwille iI July 5 The follow ing confession was made to day by Charles Talbott sentenced to be hung in this city July 22 for the murder oftheir father lir PHTiilbott CIUBLES COXFESSlOJf I have concluded to tell all about the killing of Dr Perry Talbott on the night of the 18th of September last I fired the fatal shot that sent him to his death 1 did it under the following circumstances Dr Talbott returned from the fair at JIaryville about dusk on the evening of the 18th of September 1880 lib tame in a carriage with the ehildien Mrs Talbott my mother came lo Arkoc on the train which is near our home I have heard that Dr Talbott and Mrs Talbott had a quarrel 011 the fair grounds before starting but of this I know nothing personally When the Doctor arrived at home there was a call for him to go to Leightys to attend a sick child He ordered the hoys as he called us to put up his team and brine out his saddle mule This we did and he rode away About 9 oclock as they say he returned I and Henry Way had retired to bed in an up stairs room Shortly we heard mother call for help and we ran down and entered the room where they were The sight that I then beheld appalled me Mother was lying on the floor and father was kicking her How they got down I cannot tell but when Hen ry Wayt and I entered the room father called for his revolver which was lying on the bureau near by and I grabbed the shot gun and SHOT HIM IN THE HACK Just after firing the shot my brother Albert came in from the barn where he had been as they say to put away the mule and he assisted him to the bed Dr Talbott then called us to the bed and told us that the shot was fatal and that he must soon die that he wanted to forgive and be forgiven He briefly recounted the family troubles and told us that we must deny all He wanted the public to trunk that the national banks and public corporations had hired an ass assin to kill him because of his denunciation of them in some of his speeches He urged us to obey his instruction and to keep suspicion off the family This course we have pursued till death star ed us in die face He uraed us to deny all and stand upon our denial assuring us that it vouId carry us through that to make our defense sure he would make his will and make us equal distributees of his property and make mother the executrix of his will Father was at times very cruel to moth er and to nis children He was a man of desperate temper with whom no one could reason I have withheld this statement willing to undergo any punishment rather than expose the FAULTS Or MY FATHER or let the world know that 1 killed him to protect my mother Suspicion soon centered upon the family and we were arrested upon the oath of Brighton Much has been saia and the censure of the public was terrible What my brother and I have said has been magnified and construed against lis Mitchell and Brighton have falsified from the beginning If I must go to my grave by the bauds of the executioner I shall die declaring that both of them have committed penury lleniy tiru fi 1 1 jan nas su iiigui ueu uy ueiug arrested that he knew not what to do and swore 1 suppose to what his attor ney told mm He is weak minded and not responsible Sherman ger told the truth He was at our house when Albert and 1 were moulding slugs of lead mail augur hole and saw us shoot one of them at a tree This however was a common occurrence Fathers house had been and was for years an arsenal We had been taught to snoot trom early childhood aud learned how to mould slugs of lead for that purpose The fence posts and boards about the house place are perforated with lead which is the result of us and father shooting at times at a mark I did not hear father tell Albert to take the gun and run out of the house and shoot as though he saw some one running away out Albert has always told me lie did I have now told all I know abcut this sad homicide which has blighted tlie future of the children of Dr Talbott and brought ruin and disgrace upon me and if what I did is murder I am guilty Signed Chas Talbott coxfiumed ur aldeht I have carefully examined the statement of confession of my brother Chas Edward Talbott as to what occurred in the house on the night of the 18th of September during my absence I of course do not know only as Edward has told I do not know however what father said He wanted suspicion kept trom the family and he told me after I had assisted him to the bed to take the un and run out and shoot at any one 1 could see about the premises and to shoot any way 1 obeyed his order He then talked over the family troubles and told us to deny any knowledge of how he was shot by an assassin through the window I have denied everything for my brother Edwards sake anil even swore before the Coroners inquest and the committing magistrate to that which I knew to be false 1 was xt Hg JS SU aajHttBif fc Usm and wilting to cen uie with him as long as he preferred to keep the secret out he has concluded to confess and all that part of his stateaient of which I have pergonal knowledge is true The window glass where it las been claimed the shot came through vas knocked out by me with the breeeh cf the shot gun in the presence of father ind by his di rection bigned AlbkktP Talbott o5pUTblicn City Neb 31st 1880 I tried your Kencalls Spavin Cure and it had the desired effect It curea rue spavin which ther treat men3 falIcdt0 do- ldid rat use quite me wiue 01 your liniment After the spavin was removed I drov the horse and his mate over 500 uules from Linn Co IowatoHarlin Co Xebiaskawith a load of 2000 pounds and made the trip in four weeks Piease senl me vour xreutise on me riorse lrice25 cents Yours truly James Yellenic L2 0 v- fY ayf Tlie Fourth at Urasliear We learn from our correspondent thatthecelcbrationit lirasnear was a marked success A large assemblage werepresent and seemed to enjoy the occasion The exercises consisted of speeches vocal and instrumental music etc The affair closed with a handsome display of fire works in the evening When the people of Brashear take anything ir hand they generally make a success of it Irahear Uriels Brashearhasa new dray with Cordcr as chief engineer Miss Mattie Cleveland returned Wednesday from a visit to Chilicothc A Harris and wife arc visiting friends in Macon City A Bald IIeadeil itlan Ruyimj Drugs There are two mad men in Milwaukee One is a bald headed nnn and tlie other is a druggist The bald man told a doctor that his hair was falling out and asked him if he didnt know something that would stop it The doctor said he would fix him so he wrote out a prescription which was as follows Chloride of sodium one ounce aqua pu ra eight ounces Shake well and rub on the scalp even- morning The bald man went to a drugiri and had the prescription put up paying for it He asked the druirirfct if he wasnt a little high but felt a bamed when the drugaist asked him if he knew how much aqua pura cost a gallon He said he didnt tut supposed it came high The druggist told him aqua pura was one of the most penetrating drugs 111 the store and as for chloride of odinm there nothing like it and the war in Pern had sent it up kiting He said if the trouble in Chili kept 011 there was no knowing how high it would be The bald man used the medicine and feltas though it was oing him good His wife noticed little new hairs coming out he felt good so when the stuff was gone he took the bottle to the store and had it filled again The chap who rilled it tin- time another chap and when the bald-headed man threw down a dollar the druggist said Oh ieer mind wo wont charge you anything for tint The bald man aked how that when the druggist said Win it- only -alt and water anyway The saltu onlv two cent- a pound ami the water i pretty cheap this year The bald man gave one gasp and said I paid 1 for iiiiiug mat Dome Oeiore and 1 want my money back Its a bald headed swindle I thought that Peruvian story didntlook plausible The druggist gave tne man a uov ot cigars to keep still about it Milwaukee Sun Unfair Advantage An Irishman finding his cash at low ebb resolved to adopt the road as a professional means of refreshing the exchequer and having provided himself with a huge horse pistolprocecded forth with to the conventional com mon and lay in wait The no less conventional farmer returning from market with a bag of money of course soon appeared to whom enter Pat with the regulation highwayman offer nf choice -your money or your life a remark fortified by the simultaneous exhibition of the fire arm in the usual way The farmer who was a Quaker essayed to temporize I would not have thec stain thy soul with sin friend and didst thou rob me of my gold it would be theft and didst thou kill me it would be murder But hold A bargain is no sin but a commerce between two honest men I will give thee this bag ot gold for the pistol which thou holdest at my ear The unsuspecting amateur Machcath yielding perhaps to the Quakers Ioic and solicitude for his spiritual welfare made the exchange without a moments hesitation Novfieindcried the wily Ephraim leveling the weapon give me back my gold or Ill blow thy brains out Blaze away thindarlintsays Pat Sure theres niveradropofpoivtherm it The result was a sold Quaker A Xcv Way to catch a Husband A little affair occurred last week which as strangely demonstrated of feminine ingenuity It appears that John Scanlan had been in the employ of Mrs Chapman a widow lady in the township of Convis and that she was so well satisfied with his services that she did not pay him This may seem like irony but sequel shows that it was really true John did not tlus widow wanted to pay him more than ordinary LarceU Jn su paw piyr so he came to Battle Creek and sued her but she escaped service by dodging the constable until an attachment was gotten out and served which brought matters to a terminus- After they had talked the matter over a little while she disclosed the only piece ot property she was willing to dispose of and John accepted as he had use for just such an article so they went off to Marshall last Wednesday where the legal part of the conveyance was consu raated and returned to this city as man and wife settled up their law- suit and returned home happy She is worth about 10000 which is now half his But young men go slow that Dlau may not always work The next widow that rftfiin5 r1 uumay oniy no llirt ling Commoner.