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8 THE SEDAUA WEEKLY BAZOO, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1 7, 1882. Il FALL & WINTER UNDERWEAR I Your attention is re spectfully called to this popular department. . The largest stock in the city to select from in Ladies' Misses' and Gents' Inspection solicited Wm. Curran, 119 & 121 OHIO STREET. WEEKLY BAZOO. SEDALIA, Mo. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1882. Announcements. Henry C. Levens, present incumbent, is candidate for the office of justice ot the peace, for Sedalia township, at the eleetion to be held on the 7th day of November, 1882. VOT V . We are nereoy authorized to announce the name of S. H. Chappell as a candidate jor the office of county surveyor. Elec tion, November 7, 1882. td. if ttv . we are nereoy authorized to announce the name of R. W. Barnett as a candidate for the office of constable of Sedalia town abip. Election November 7, 1882. td BAZOO BUZZ. 6. A. Wright for sewing machines. What kind of field is older than you are? That which is pasturage. Geo. Longan, the democratic candi- date for representative, is making a most vigorous canvass. The telephone line has been completed to the water works, to the perfect satis faction of the committee. Man proposes, but the gfrl keeps him "hanging around for his answer until a richer fellow comes along. Hanlan is not interested in miniug operations, notwithstanding that he has Made so much money ut of his oar. All of the various candidates seem to be improving the shining hours, and elec tioneering has now begun in dead earnest. Dr. Ed. Small still holds the medal of the Sedalia Sportsman's club, having: donned, all competitors in the glass ball shoot at the park Friday afternoon. Col. More, the late aspiraut for con gressional honors before the democrntic congressional couvention of this district, is doing valiant work for the democracy in the campaign. Deputy Sheriff J. D. Dale, of Shelby county, passed through the city last night in charge of Jerry Johnson, sentenced to the (penitentiary for a term of twelve ears, for robbery. County Collector Moses complains that tax collections this month all far behind those of the same month laslt year. Doubt less money will be more plentiful in a short time, when the farmers have disposed f their crops. Though it was the teachings of the freaf leader of the tractarian movement, )r. Pusey, recently dead, which brought many Protestant divines over to the Ro man Catholic church, he himself remained utside its pale to the last. Some years ago Cardinal Newman addressed him a very pathetic letter, appealing to him to consider the question more deeply, and many wondered why the master remained1, as it were, hovering like a meteor between the worlds, while the disciple had become one of the most fervent and devoted chil dren of the church of Rome. Dr. Iusey had been for years a kind of ecclesiasti cal enigma. Nevertheless the purity of his life and the greatness of his intellect won him a host of enthusiastic admirers. He had a special hatred of the photographic art, and never permitted a photograph of fiim to be taken. - M. & M. Stands for Messerly & Meuschke Proprietors of the NEW STORE ! Whose efforts to please have been duly appreciated by a generous pub lic, and the "boys" are flourishing. ON MONDAY MORNING We will open a large invoice of Special Drives" in Dress Goods, And the 40-inch Cashmeres, in all colors, at 25c will be-kept on sale one week more. Don't fail to see them. Our stock of Dolmans, Cloaks and Sacques Are the most perfect fitting and the most reasonable in price ot any in the city. In a few days we will have a big lot of standard Ginghams (dress styles) as good as any in the market and only 10c. Wait for them. Gos samer circular. $1.50, and the best only 2. MESSERlVT & MEUSOHE. OHIO STREET. DOWNED BY DRINK. Some of the Regular Contributors to our Oity Treasury. The reporter, in the discharge of his duties, has many unpleasant tasks to per form, gazes upon many sad sights, and sees more of total depravity than any one else, except the officers of the law. There is, ever has been, and, doubtless, ever will be, a morbid curiosity on the part of the average boy or man to see the inside of a' prison and gaze upon the scenes of human misery and degradation there presented. Whenever eur calaboose door is thrown open for the reception of some un fortunate, a curious crowd presses up to the doorway, and the officers are oft times compeiled to use forcible measures to prevent the motley crowd from overrun ning the prison. The news gatherer, in his efforts to keep the public informed of all that is transpir ing, is compelled to visit the city bastile at fitquent intervals, and it is scarcely more than might be expected, if he becomes more or less impervious to the scenes of wretchedness and vice to which his atten tion is daily and nightly called. Of course, every city is more or less afflic ted with terrible and hopeless victims to the curse of drink and vice. Every city has its common drunkards, its petty thieves and its sluggers, thumpers and rowdies of high and low degree. Sedalia is no ex ception to the rule, as will be shown by an inspection of our police records. The writer of this article, whose duty it is to dish up the criminal news for the readers of the Bazoo, a few days since, after visiting the cooler and noting several cases of aggravated cussedness, on his re turn to the sanctum, fell into a reverie as to what should be done in the cases of several parlies who spend a por tion of nearly everj -week ot their lfres behind the bars of the city prison. While not an advocate of prohibition himself, he could not avoid thinking that it would be a' God-send to the families of some of these poor wretches and hopeless slaves to strong 'drink, if not to them individually, if everv drop of liquor could be banished from the land. Day after day, mouih after month and year after year, the long-suffering wife and children, battlingagamst all the miseries of poverty, and suffering humiliation and disgrace, the agony of which can never be known, except to those who have expe rienced it, hope Hgainst hope, feeling that they live simply because they cannot die, all of the bright ness of life for them swallowed up in their one great sorrow, vet never entirelv aban don hope or ceasing to love him who causes all their woes There are a number of men well known in this citv, wfio have estimable families and are themselves not naturally bad men, ; who devote every dollar they can earn to tiie purchase ot that which sinks them lower than the brutes and beggars their wives and children Their names appear on the police record so often that the recorder never has to inquire what the charge is He knows that it is the same old drunk and the usual fine is assessed without much formality or talk about it. An investigation would re veal the fact that these unfortunates have contributed more to the citv revenue than he wealthiest real estate owners in the corporation, while, at home, misery, de spair and poverty gaunt and terrible reign supreme. The money that should be de voted to Ihe purchase of the necessities of life, has to go to liberate the husband and father from prison. And thus the weary mouths and years roll on, bringing naught but impenetrable gloom to the heartbrokeu wile and children What the remedy is, God in his infinite wisdom, onlv knows. It would be better, far better, terrible as it mav seem and heartless as ay appear the assertion, for the families these abandoned drunkards, if thev should break their necks, be run over by a railroad train, or meet death speedy and sure in some form. Mrs. Mary Morey, of Camden, N. J., writes : ''Brown's Iron Bitters has cured me of much suffering and distress resulting from dyspepsia, urinary trouble, aud weak lungs It has made me very regular in my habits, and I feel in perfect health. .Lite is very happy to me now. 'Tis Our Nature. The Bazoo now takes the whole of the associated press reports, and otherwise rus tles things lively. Warsaw Times. Millions of Grasshoppers. A gentleman, who has been several days in the country, informed a Bazoo reporter that in the vicinity of Longwood, yester day, myriads of grasshoppers were seen in the air, and in such great number did thev appear that the sijn was almost ob scured from view. He said that his at tention was first attracted to the matter by the commotion among the fowls in the farm yard who were running hither and thither in great excitement, and that he and another gentleman stepping from the house to investigate, felt the grasshoppers falling on their hatsiike a shower of hail. Looking upward the atmosphere seemed to be white with the rapidly falling insects. Vast crowds passed over, but the greater number seemed to fall to the ground in the immediate vicinitv. TheVinita Fair. The first fair ever held in the Indian Territory, will be open for visitors and exhibitors fiext Tuesday, the 17th inst., and continue three days. This fair will, no doubt, prove a most interesting one, and one well worth visiting. It would be well for Sedalia merchants to be repre sented there, thereby establishing closer relations with that section ofthe country. Teachers' Institute. The Teacher7 institute of Pettis county will hold its regular meeting at LauiunteJndorse the sentiments of the latter, next aiuraav. xne programme win os ii a rni Till as follows : Civil government discussed by Prof. Triplet, of Lamonte school ; Arithmetic, Prof. Fisher; the school organ, Prof. F. Potteef,of the Knobnoster school ; Historv, Mrs Wood: Orthography. L. W. Bell; Mental arithmetic, M. S. Huffman ; Bead ing, Miss Kuth Stevens. i6rExplicit direction for every use are, given wiin Diamond Uyes. or dyeme I to Mosses, Grasses, Eggs, Ivory, Hair, &c. J A SANCTUM SHOT. Col. A. W. Slayback Slain by the Editor of the Post Dispatch. A Terrible Tragedy- in Louis, Late Friday Afternbon. St. Personal and Vindictive Journalism' the Cause of the Trouble. Intense Excitement Prevails and Threats of Lynching1 Freely Made. Whether fiable the Killing or Not, Known. Was Juati- is Not The news of the killing of Col. A. W. Slav back, one of the most prominent law yers and citizens of Missouri, in the ed itorial room of the Post-Dispatch, in Sr. Louis, Friday evening at 5:3o o'clock, sent a shudder throughout the length and breadth of the state. THE HIGH STANDING of the two men, their position in the legal and newspaper world, as well as their social standing seemed like a barrier against a personal rencontre, which would result so fearfully. The man who was the victim of the fatal shot has long been recognized as one of the most brilliant members of the bar, and an orator of peculiar force and grace. At the time of his death he was the law partner of Hon. James O. Broad head, and in the happy enjoyment of a lucrative practice, honored name, and surrounded by the de light of one of earthy happiest homes. - The man who shot down Col. Slayback, is none other than John A. Cockerill, the brilliant managing editor of the Post Dispatch. Mr. Cockerill has become to be acknowledged the most pungent para graphist in the west, and his brilliant work on the Post-dispatch has made that paper a reputation of the most enviable character. .THE DIFFICULTY. On the afternoon of the tragedy, the Post Dispatch of the current day contained the following in its editorial columns : "Mr. Alonzo W. Slayback, an individual whose chief claim to distinction rests upon the fact that he is the law partner of Col. James O. Broad head, rose in a meeting of democratic ward politicians in this city last night, and without personal provoca tion, proceeded to apply a string of vile and virulent epithets to the Post-Dispatch and its conductors, making charges which he knew to be false This is the same A. W. Slayback of and concerning whom the following card was written and publisher in this city by John M. Glover, Esq , on the lltu dav ot November, 1851. Mr. Glover recentlv ran as a democratic candi date fur congress in the Ninth district, and received a hearty indorsement from the democratic voters of character. Mr. Glover is alive yet :" Following this was the card which JMr. Glover had inserted in that paper. GLOVER AND SLAYBACK. St. Louis, November 11. To the Editor oi the Post-Dispatch : In your account of yesterday's proceed ings, in a trial now pending, you quoted oertain language used of inysrlf by Col. Alonzo W. Slayback, to-wit: That I was 'an impertinent young puppy," coupled with a statement on the colonel's own authority, that he had pocketed a great many insults from me the day before; also, that the presence of the court and the ladies in attendance had alone induced him to pocket said insults. The colonel also assured the court that he was a brave man. Now in simple justice to the colonel it must be stated that he d;d not use the language quoted until I had told the court several times that I had no respect for him, and as he correctcly says, had in duced him to discontinue a certain line of remarks, by telling him that I would slap his face at any lime and place he might appoiut, except that court room. That he declined this invitation and pocketed those "lusults, as he misnames these expressions oi abstract truth, he ill be able to prove, as he says, by every one in that court-room. and candor compels me to make the same admission. But when he says that the presence of the court and the ladies restrained his valor, perfect frank- . . -i . ness requires me 10 say mat, on tne con trary, they account for it. In fact, so far from bfing a brave man, the colonel, not withstanding his military title,is a coward. He dare not be brave except in a court room or a church, and he will beg or cringe out of any difficulty into which his vaporing humor mav- have gotten him. Any one who remembers the published correspondence a year or two since between him and a gentleman whom he called ' creaturd" before the citv council, win see to what extremities cowardice may go after a vaporing ins int. in tact, 1 have so olten seen the calf drubbed out of that lion's skin that the process would lack both nov elty and originality. Now the ''colonel's" title, I believe, is "Colonel AIouzo W. Slayback " The word Alonzo is of Etrusan origin and means "coward," the name is never printed in full as having the same signification, and the title "colonel" is never applied except in derisiou, aud orig inated in the gallant manner in which the "colonel" once marshaled a female sewing society. John M. Glover. The publication of this editorial com- mem ana tne cara, tue iormer seeming to and making them those of the editor, enraged i a m . m ColoneWSlayback, and he DETERMINED TO SEEK REPARATION. With this end in view he, with W. H. Clopton as his companion for the occasion, sought the editorial room of the paper. Vhat took place there can be briefly told in tticoo wnrHc .Tntirt A Pnnln.!ll 1111. ..1 in these words : John A. Cockerill killed A. W. Slavback. What transDired before the tragedy was enacted, and what led up it, after Colonel Slavback had entpn-ri the room, is difficult to determine, so con flicting are the statements of eye witnesses. THE FACTS OF THE TRAGEDY. John M. McGuffin. and Victor T. Cole, at a late hour to-night made a statement as to what occurred in the room where the shooting took place. They are in sub. stance, that Slayback, on entering the room, threw hh coat back and drew a re volver, and advancing, said : "Well, I'm here, sir." Then observing a weapon on Cockerill's desk, he asked: "Is that for me ?" to which Cockerill replied : "No, it's for use only to defend myself." Slayback then said : 'You are prepared to draw, then draw," and Cockerill answered : "I don't have to draw. I don't want to draw. Go away from here. I don't want to have anything to do with you " Slayback and Clopton meanwhile pressed forward and crowded Cockerill against the wall. Then they all got into a sort of tussle, each having hold of the other, Cockerill being the most crowded. The latter asked McGuffin to take Slay back's pistol from him, and while he was attempting to do so a weapon was dis charged and Slayback staggered aud in a moment sank to the floor m'guffin's statement. McGuffin says he did not see Clopton have a pistol, but thought that he was at tempting in his struggle with Cockerill to turn the tatter's weapon in such a wav that he would shoot himself. McGuffiu ob tained Slayback's pistol and now has it in his possession. W. H. Clopton. who accompanied Slav- back to the Post-d iapatch, makes the fol lowing statement : I was at the office of the deceased on business. When startinc away Col. Slav- back called mv attention to an article in to-day's Post-Dispatch. Ha snoke of the remarks he had made at a meeting last night, and referred to an article in a former edition of the paper, which he said justi- hed him in his remarks. He asked me to go with him to 0 e office of the paper, and I assented On the way to the office he said an apology for the editorial would not satisfy him ; that he would slap the editors iace ana demand an apology afterwards. Arriving at the office Slayback passed rapidly to the editorial room, jdosincr the door after him. m This checked I atTJnce entered the room and saw Col. Slayback in the act of removing his coal. and, while the coat was on his arm, heard mm sav : "Don't you draw that pistol ou me." Simultaneously with the remark Cock erill fired. Col. Slayback closed with Cockerill and I caught hold of Cockerill at once, forcing his right arm against the window to prevent his shooting again. I could not reach the pistol, but caught wriim LrcmvTCM me eiuovr anti tne wrist and held him so until I saw that Slayback had been shot, when I released Cockerill arid gave my attention to Col. Slayback. I eased him to the Hoor. he rested his head on my knee, and I held hiin so until he died. Col. Slayback did not assault Cockerill until after he was shot and mortally wounded. .Col. Slayback showed no pis tol, and, so far as I "know, was not armed. cockerui had been in conference with his counsel most of the night, and at lat est advices it was arranged that he should surrender himself to the authorities at 1 o'clock. Whether this was actunlly done is not known, but if he hasn't he will give himself up early in the morning Col. Slayback was one of the best known men in the city. He was the law partner of James C. Broadhead, who was a candi date for congress in the Ninth district, and was once a candidate in the same district himself against Erastns Wells. He was a warm-hearted, impulsive man, and in the heat of political discussion, a very free talker, which was real ly the cause of to day's sad event. The opinion seems to largely prevail that he was the aggressor in this case, but many attribute the tragedy quite as much to the strong personal journalism of the Post- Dispatch. after the killing there wae the most intense excitement, and tne news -new over the city, a jrreat crowd of people assembled in front of the Post-Dispatch building, many of whom made threats of summary vengeance on the editor. There was an attempt on the partof the police to disperse the crowd and it was well there was none made, for it would have proven futile and, perhaps. cost many lives During the excitement Cockerill left the tilding, in companv with Masuifin. the business manager, and seenring a hack, rapidly drove to the Lindell hotel, where he changed his BLOOD-SMEARED CLOTHES for a clean suit and then drove to the home of Joseph G. Lodge where he re mained until 1 o'clock Saturday morning, when he was taken in charge by Chief of Police Campbell and locked up in the Four courts. The only persons with the prisoner at Mr. Lodge's house, were Charles P. John son, Mr. Joy and Mr. Maguflin. Messrs. Johnson, Lodge and Joy will defend Cock erill. WHAT PULITZER SAY3. New York, Oct. 14.Joseph Pulitzer, proprietor of the Post-Dispatch, was found at the Fifth Avenue hotel. He was in the company of several physicians who are in attendance upon one of his children, who is severely ill. He said he had just received the news of the tragedy in the Post Dispatch office, and was too much shocked, amated and afflicted to say any thing He was at a loss to understand how the affair occurred. He knew of no ill-feeling between the two men. So far as he knew, their relations had been most amiable. Both were members of the same club, the Elk Club. Of Mr Cockerel 1, he spoke in the highest terms. describing him as possessed of a ieaceable : disposition, in m NO SENSE A FIGHTING MAN. Sober, popular, gentle, modest and of excellent Irabits, he never had a quarrel with any one and was never known to car ry arms. Mr. Pulitzer said he was quite convinced of what he knew of Mr. Cock erel!, that he had acted in self-defense He continued that he was deenlv sorrv for Mr. Slayback and for his family in the terrible calamity that had befallen them. He had always held Mr. Slayback in es teem; their peronsal relations were pleasant and he had entertained him at his houee. CONFUSION WORSE CONFOUNDED. For once the St. Louis papers have met an event which has baffled the skill of their expert reporters to clearly relate The Republican devotes two full pages to the story of this tragedy, and while there is a dramatic grouping of every incident and scene, there is a painful lack of definilenes about the whole which bewilders the reader. This is true of the Globe-Democrat, also. But it is no fault of the reporters that this is so. for there was nothing but con fusion and conflict of statement on both sides, and all that conld be done was simply to write every detail and word. Some of the more interesting portion of these reports are given: IN FRONT OF THE POST-DISPATCH OFFICE. A few minutes after the fatal shot was fired a crowd of nearly 2,000 gathered around the Post-Dispatch office. "Take him out and hang him," cried a number of voices in the throng "He ain't up there," said another, "I guess he has gone to give himself up." "It's just what I've been expecting for some time," said a burly man addressing the crowd. "This is the result of obtaining news without capital aud by abusing peo ple,instead of by legitimate channel." Thus the crowd gave vent to their feelings. Not one word was said in defense of Cockerill's action; public opinion being entirely the other way, The mob besieged the doors leading to the editorial rooms, and swarmed into the business office "He ought to hang," said John Davis, "and you bet he will." "There will be $50,000 raised by his friends to defend him," said Ben Daven port. "Yes," cried a voice, "and there will be $100,000 raised to bang him." FAVORS MOB LAW. "When I entered the Post-DisDatch office," said Mr. Baiu, "immediately after the occurrence, a reporter, or some person connected with the paper, said in a loud voice : 'When any man comes in here with a uittiui iu ins iiaua, ne ouzni to Know what to expect.' That was the first I had heard about his having a pistol, and as soon as I saw a policenjan I called him in and had him search the room in which the body waslyincj. He did so while I searched the body. We turned the body over, we looked in every place for a pistol, but found none. There was no pistol there. All that we found on the body was a pocket-book and a bunch of kevs." As Mr. Bain ceased talking Col. Broad head and a medio I gentleman were heard discussing the affair. "The ball," said the doctor, who had just examined the body, "must have been tired from the rear. It passed through the auricles of the heart, evidently." Col. Broadheau agreed with his friend, and as proof of the assertion pointed to the fact that the wound was in that part of the left side which is generally covered by the arm, so that if the shot had been fired at Col. Slayback from the front it would have struck his arm. He thought it must have been fired from the rear. "It was AN ASS AS I NATION," said he. "They ought to go to the Four courts building, drag that man out and hang him to a lamp post," said Frank D. Turner. "Hush, hush, hush," said George Bpin. "I am in favor of mob law in this case," said Mr. Turner. MB. COCKERILL'S STORY. "Did Mr. Cockerill give any account of the shooting r "He said that he was in consultation with McGuffiu and Cole ;about some theat rical advertisement, when Col. Slayback and Mr. Clopton walked in. Slayback had a pistol in his hand, and said, 'I am here.' Cockerill said, turuinz to the bust ness manager, 'Mac, don't let him shoot' Slayback advanced on Cockerill with pistol levelled. McGuffin endeavored to stop Slayback, and caught hold of the pistol. Cockerill then blazed away with his revolver, and Slayback fell." "What did Cockerill gay about the death of Slayback?" "He said he was very sorry he killed him particularly so because of the colo nel's family. He said he would rather have killed himself than Slayback." "What was said about the conduct of the case in court ?" "Mr. Cockerill expressed the desire that he should remain in jail, and that no bail shouldbe'procured for him. He request ed that the case should take itscourse, and (hat he should be treated like anybody else." LOCKED UP. At half past twelve o'clock, John Mc Guffin, Victor Cole and a number of other witnesses arrived in the building. Five minutes later the chief entered the door at the west end of the building, and following a few feet behind him was John Cockerill. The latter was very .pale though calm and composed. He was dressed elegantly and looked neither to the right nor to the left as he passed through the building The crowd parted before the chief, who made his way steadily towards the stairs that leads to the "hold over." Cockerill followed with downcast eves, and upon reaching the head of the stairs hurried down after the chief. Necks were craned to get a glance at the prisoner as he passed. HE REGRETS THE DEED. Dr. Frederick Kol ben never, an intimate friend of Joseph Pulitzer and a constant visitor at the Post-Dispatch editorial rooms, was seen after the shooting occurred. He had Ulked with Mr. Cockerill, and quoted him as saying, with considerable feeling : "Geutlemen, 1 'killed this man in sell-defense, but if I had to go through with it again, I should certaiuly shoot myself. I am alone in the world acd this man has a family, and I would rather have killed myself than have been the cause of producing so much sorrow." BIOORAPHICAL. Alonzo W. Slayback was born in Plum G oe, Marion county, Mo., July 4, 1838, and was", therefore, at the time of his death, in his 45th year. His father was Alexander A. Slayback, a lawyer of con ceded ability, and his grandfather was Dr. Abel Slayback, of Cincinnati, one of the leading physicians of his time. His great-grandfather, Solomon Slayback, served with Gen. Washington in the revo lutionary war, and was at Valley Frge with Washington. When but a small boy the mother of Alonzo a good christian woman, who survives him, and resides with her son, Charles E. Slaybabk, began to pay attention to her son's education, and her careful, christian training incul- cated ideas of the purest and most laud able nature into his young mind. When he was but ten years of age he was sent to the Masonic college at Lexing ton, Mo. He remained there eight years taking all the courses of a collegiate educa tion, and graduated with the first honors, in 1856. As a boy he was very ambitions, and having made up his mind to adopt the profession of his father, he commenced the study of law, in the meantime teach ing school in order to earn a livelihood. He was admitted to the St. Joseph bar in September, 1857, where he continued to practise until the breaking out of the war in 1861. He was agallantsoldier under Price,in '61, and after that in the Confederate arm v. At Corinth and Farmington he distinguished himself for bravery. He was sent back, after these battles, to this side of the Mis sissippi river, where he raised another reg iment and joined Shelby's brigade, with which he remained until the close of the war. In 1859 he married Miss Alice H. Wad dell, daughter of the late Wm. B. Waddell, of Lexington He leaves this wife and the following children : Miss Susie, 21 years of age; his other children are Minnette, 14 : Katie. 12 : Mabel. 0 (iraee. 7. and AIouzo W., Jr., 3. THE LATEST. St. Louis, Mo , Oct. 14, 5 p. ra. Noth ing of special uote occurred vet to-day, re gardiag the deplorable death'of Col. Slav back, at the hands of Col. Cockerill, last evening. The latter was in, consultation with his counsel, Ex-Lieutenant Gov. Charles P. Johnson, Joseph Lodge and Charles F". Joy, until after midnight, at the house of Mr. Lodge, when word was sent to the chief of police that MK. COCKERILL WOULD himself about 1 o'cloek. SURRENDER At that hour Col. Campbell, chief of police, appeared at the designated place and took Col. Cocker ill in his buggy and drove to the Four Courts and assigned him to a cell Col. Cockerill has made no statement, further than that he acted in self-defense, and had he not shot Col. Slayback he would have been shot himself. Preparations were made to commence the inquest at 1 o'clock this afternoon, and testimony is now being taken. Opinion is much divided in regard to the matter, and, probably, will remain so until all the facts in the case are made public. Col. Slayback will be buried to-day, For increasing the physical and merr tal strength, and augmenting the faculty of endurance, nothing acts so like a charm, as Brown's Iron Bitters. A DESTRUCTIVE FIRK The O. Immense Planing' Mill of Hixon, & Co , at Hannibal Burned to the Ground. The immense planing mill, Hixon & Co., at Hannibal, Mo., lv known as "Pettebone's mill" of G. C. en- tirely consumed by fire, Friday night. The mill cost about $100,000 and was rebuilt less than a year ago. The total amount of insurance on the mill and machinery was but $15,000, leav ing a net loss of $85,000 In addition to this is the loss to the proprietors by the stoppage of work, which will be no incon siderable sum About two hundred and fifty men are thrown out of employment. No satisfactory explanation of the origin of the fire has been made. The mill shut down as usual, at 5:30 p. in., and all of the hands went home. The two night watchmen were in the mill when the fire broke out, one of them being np stairs. The latter heard a dull sort of sound like a smothered explosion from near the gangway, and turning to look, sw the flames shoot up in the center of the mill floor. He snouted to his com panignfor help, and the two men tried to extinguish the flames by bringing to bear the hose provided to protect the mill against fire, but their efforts were of little avail, and the mill was soon enveloped, in flames. The fire departmenttarrived on the scene in good time, and by prompt and efficient work prevented the flames from spreading into the lumber yards adjacent to the mill. It is understood that the mill will be 're built immediately. When the skin is parched and freckled by strong northwest winds and the faee be comes dry and scaly, it can be restored to smoothness and good eclat by Dr. Benson's Skin Cure. A perfect remedy for trouble some itching and vexatious pimples. With Honors. The funeral of Mr. H. 31. Farmer, was conducted by th Masonic fraternity, at Smithton, yesterday afternoon, Mr. B. H. Ingram ac'ing as' grand master, Rev. Dr. Jackson of the Ohio street M. E. church,, and grand chaplain ef the grand lodge ot the stale, assisting. Mr. Farmer is a native of Tennessee, but had resided in Missouri for many years. He died at Smithton, October 12th, of typhoid fever, after a brief illness. He leaves a wife and five children, four sons and a daughter. He had been a member of the Masonic fraternity for over seventeen years, and was much respected, not only by the brethren of the "Mystic tie," but also by the entire community in which he lived. Returned to Pettis. Prof. A. A. Neal, an old time educator of Pettis county, has removed from his farm, in Benton county, to Sedalia in or der to be nearer civilization during the winter months. He will occupy the house of Mentor Thompson, in the suburbs, and will employ his time this fall and winter in teaching his own children ; also a lim ited number of others, if they desire to avail themselves of the long aud success ful experience of Prof. Neal. He will oc cupy the school house of the Thompson district. He will probably, if his health permits, remain a number of years. A Difficult Problem Solved. The desire for stimulants is becoming a monstrous evil, and how to overcome it is a serious question with reformers. Parker's Ginger Tonic fairly solves the difficult problem. It invigorates body and mind without intoxicating, and has brought health and happiness to many desolate homes. Enquirer. See other column.