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Bttfkr in ii ii hi in hi ! 1 BUTLER, MISSOURI, WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 30. 1885. NO i4 M A BRUTAL MURDER. , jjiourlan Fractures His Step Daughter's Skull. Hermann. Mo., Sept. 2.-Joseph faui, iiviiiji cai 't " apartot Gasconade county, mar 'tit young widow, witn a uaugmer year old in last April. From heverv beginning he showed great jtersonto the little innocent, and antinually maltreated it. lour ffeks ago the child took sick with js3!s and fever. One evening, when iediild was unusually restless, the vsrent tore it from its mother, held 4unler its leit arm, struck it .i num- teol heavy blows with his open iandand fist on the risdit side of the aead,and then hurled it back to its mother in a lifeless condition. The child suffered terribly, and lingered In an unconscious condition with al most continual convulsions, until two Jtjs later, when death came to its tbef. On the nth inst it was bur- rd, snd though the step-father show- id considerable nervousness at the funeral no suspicions were aroused. He had circulated a report that the child had fallen trom the bed, and under threats of violence had pre vented his wile from stating the real cause of death. Not until several Jajs after the funeral, when Finn tent to '.vork in the neighborhood, had he permitted his wife to be out of his presence since the evening lie ilruck the child. So soon as reliev ed .from her husband's presence, Mrs. Finn at once fled to the house of her parents and told the terrible tory. Finn was immediately ar rested and Prosecuting attorney no naged toattend the preliminary exam ination before bquire llometedt. Upon his arrival yesterday, however, He found the prisoner, bystrategem, liad succeeded in making his escape. Upon hearing the above facts, Mr. Clark at once had a coroner's jurv amnioned, the body disinterred and to inquest held- A post-mortem examination disclosed a fracture of the skull about two inches in length, just behind the right ear. In accord tnce with the testimony, the jury Tendered a veidict that the child (true to its death from injuries in Ikted by Joseph Finn. Strenuous efforts will be made to capture the murderer. Finn is about 25 years of age, teighes about 150 or 160 pounds, is rather spare built, has dark hair, blue tyes, a brown, small mustache and s of fair complexion. The second finger of his right hand is off just We the nail, and the remainder of the finder is slightly crooked. His npperfrent teeth protrude forward making it difficult to cover them up with the lip. His bps are continu ally parted, giving his mouth the ap pearance of being somewhat 'wound' A slight lisp may be detected when be speaks. When he escaped he ore a comparitively new pair of hoots or shoes, across the toe of one f which was a cut about an inch nd a half m length, THE DEAD QUEEN. Trenton, September 2. CJold Miiith Maid, who once held the proud title of ''Queen of the Turf," .lied t the Fashion Stud Farm near this Qty, Wednesday afternoon. She as ill only a few hours, but it was I Perceived by her keeper that her I trouble was a serious one, and he at once telegraphed tor Hestor Brad Shaw, the most competent veterinari an in this part of the State. The hit j kr's skill availed nothing, the mare ; tying shortly after his arrival. Apo mortem examination made to-day b the veterinary surgeon Ur. W. W L. Philips, showed that the Maid offered from tatty degeneration a:)d enlargement of the heart. She wa- Years o!d last May, and for seven years has been living in retirement at fashion stud farm, where she enjoy- 1 the remainder of her ! 1 Ot many horses once famous. 1 turf and now at Fashion F.ir n -!:- .v s the most popui.il a:i t'.cre : l im ing when she passe1 1 :i -v .' rng the people at the turn. ILr death removes a city attraction iNo. Visi tors to Trenton were new 1 allowed to depart without t sight o; she mare that lowered the nutting record to 2:14. Her first race ot note was at Newburg, June 6, 1S67, when she made a record of 2:241 4. That was not lowered until October 7, iS 6S, when she trotted at Mastic Park, Boston, m 2:21 1-2. At Buffalo, on j August 12, 1S69, she m.ide2:io. 1-2 ' and 2:19 on the s:tme course on August II, 1S71. Siie lowered her record two seconds at Milwaukee on September 17, 1SS1. Btidd Djbk was then her ower, having bought her for $20,000 in :S6S. On the lowering ot her retold Henry Ne smith bought her for .$3,000. I It r record became 2:16 at Springfield. August 19, 1S74, and her best time, 2:14, was made in the same season, September 21, 1S74 , at the Mastic course. She was then 17 years old. After that she trotted at 2:14 at Bel mont Park, Philadelphia, on June 23, 1876. She made three heats at Buffalo, August 3, 1S76. in 2 :i6, 2 : 151-43111! 2:15, -anti tiotted in 2:14 12 at Beimont Park on November 4, 1S76. Her last appearance on the turf was at Toledo, on September 37, 1877, when she tried to beat 2:14 and made 2 ; 23 1-2, 2 :2i 1-2 and 2 :22. As she was then 20 years old her owner thought she had earned. She had trotted in 232 races, ot which she won 6j Her earnings were nearly $249,000. Desperate Duel iu Missouri. St. Louis, Sept, 27. In the vil lage of Cottonwood Point, in this state, on Friday night last, two in toxicated strangers got into a des pute and then had a rough and turn- j ble fight over the weight of a bale ot j cotton, but they were separated by the bystanders. Shortly afterwards, however, the men renewed their fight and mutually' agreed, in order that neither should have an advant j age over the other that they should i clasp their left hands together and ! right only with their right hands. Thus arranged each man with a ! tevolvcr in iiis right hand began the i bloody work. Seven shots were ex ! changed and one of the men fell I dead with tour bullets in ills head 4 I and breast, while the other sank to ! the ground hieedbig and dying from I two or three desperate wounds. A Crank's Queer Letter. Washmgion. D. L, Sept. 24 A rather curious letter has been receved by the president. It called upon , him to resign by October 3. The : writer signs himsell "Henry N i Kerp. president elect of the United 1 States, Phil. Dr. M.D., profesor of i mihtarv civil jurisprudence ot Na ; tional miliary home, Virginia." He : adressed he president as "G rover i Cleveland, acting president," and j says: "Your functions are no long j er required and all acts made by you : after October will be null and void." ' He attaenes to the letters orders nuni ', bered from 2262 to 2270 to each o! ; the cabinet office, adressmg eacii as acting secretary." To Secretary Bavard the writer tenders his thanks for the faithful preformance ot his datv, but cautions him "not to pav too much attention to these scribbling newspaper reporters." H. requests "he stcer-!v will have no direct dip lomatic intercourse with anv British subject nor their Spanish or Russian allies. He cabs upon General Black to resign Se'.embe- !'-. and closes, -Diciurn;oiid:o;t." ! eu as jjoou treatment as it ..us pos j sible to extend an mimal. The stud j farm is owned bv II. X. S ult'n, a t millionaire stock broker of New I York. He purchased ( ldsmuh ; Maid, it is said, niter her c sn-ei on ! the turt was finished, a 1 ! 1." her 1 luxurious quarters in whlci ' piss Veterans in Line St. Joseph Mo., Sept. 24. To day was the big day of the soldier's reunion, the attendance being fully 40,000. The muster roll of veterans alone exceeded 10,000. The parade in the morning was a monster affair, between 7,000 and S.ooo veterans being in the ranks, together with a full turnout ot every civil society in the city, the hue being fully seven miles in length. It required nearly two hours to pass a given point. The city presented a holiday ap pearance with the stores closed and the day dedicated to the boys in blue and grev. Camp Grant in rhe afternoon pre sented a lively appearance, fully 60,000 people being in the inclosure. Senator Cockrell delivered a short address, followed by General Carr of Iowa with a few well timed re marks. The ladies' ilag corps of Bedford, la., gave an exhibition drill that was exceptionally tine. This was fol lowed by a dress parade and a review of the troops by Colonel Chantry of Iowa, adjutant general of the state There was a grand camp fire at the grounds to-night. Up town there was an open air reception at Smith's park and a complimentary baii at , Mamnerchor hall. i Shot the Father and Son Portland, Ore., Sept. 24. There is great excitement at Whatcome, W. T., over a double assassination near that place. Early yesterday evening, A. E. Mayrield, a well known and highly respected merchant in the little town ot Ferndale, was shot dead, and his little son, Wesley, was tatallv wounded. Just after dark some unknown person rode up in front of the store and called Mavfield out. He and the boy answered the summons. When they appeared the lather was shot and instantly killed, and the son shot through the lungs. The assassin fled and has not been captured. The motive prompting the bloody deed and who is the mur derer is not known. The boy was alive at last accounts. Every effort will be made to capture the assassin, and if caught he will be shot down or hanged without ceremony. Poisoned by His Wife. Clyde, Kas., Sept. 25. John Nut ting, a farmer living near the village of Aimes, died suddenly on the 13th inst. From information since given by a servant girl in the family, there is a suspicion that he was poisoned by his wife, a young French woman, it appears that Nutting wa jealous of his wife's relations with a hired man. and thete had been some quar relling on Sunday morning, the 13th. He commented on the queer taste ot the coffee at breakfast and was tak en ill and died a few nours later. The wife's conduct gave rise to suspicion ami to-day the body was exhumed for examination. Mrs. Nutting has not been arrested. et. Did you Sup- pose Mustang Liniment only good for horses? ' It is for inflamma tion of all flesh. D n't Forget That you can save from 1 to 4 per cent, by norrowmg money from Jar vis, Conklin & Co.. north side square. Butler. Mo. U . L. Powell, M an ager Farm f?r" Sale. I will seil my tarm, situated in section 1. in summit township, 1 hundred seres. Divided 111 lot to su:t pr.rcl Terms easy. A. Hamilton-. t - - - " i I ' 1 MEW f 1 1 s GOOB -o- Now Ready for Inspection in Every Department at -o- mm m s BiSu And Most Complete stoek of 8 P. 1 fci f'i &s i! K Ufa r BOOTS AND SHOES, ILL1NERY, CARPETS, Every Shown in Butler. q Hons! .1-1 W V V u SAM'L Below all Competition. LEVY & GO Praine Fires Still Kaging. Fargo, Dak., hept. 24. Praine fires near Kirby, yesterday, destroy ed 2,600 bushels of wheat belonging to Harvey Williams, and all of H. J Lot'eland's crop and his house and bain. Mrs. Loveland narrowly escaped bv running to Coolie with her baby in her srms. West of Tower City, Dr. Howard lost 600 bushels ot wheat, and John Charles litty acres of barley. The town itself was neatly reached by the fire. A Clear Skin is only a part of beauty; but it is a part. Every lady may have it ; at least, what looks like it. Magnolia Balm both freshens and beautifies. Burglars Rampant at Sedalia. Sedalta, Mo., Sept. 24. The grocery store of James E. McCoi mick was burglaiized last night and $20 in cash and several boxes of cigars carried away. James Larkin hail a valuable horse stolen last night by on-? ot the gang ot horse thieves that have been en gaged in running off horses and mules from the farmers in this and adjoining counties for the pa.t month. J. A. Paulson discoveied a bur glar in his store to-night and attacked him with an axe. The burglar drew a revolver, drove Paulson from the store and escaped before the police could be summoned. 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