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4. THE SEDALIA WEEKLY BAZOO, TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1884. si , vST 300DWIS. ZOO IM. 50 i 00 2.1 - SUBSCRIPTION fcL. icc.uding Monday, per year,. .,.20 d.iy edition, ppj year .... .. . a v -uy number per year .'-. delivered, per week, KEWS EEAi-ERS z&ps'.brrj supplied at 2, cents per copj. A'd subscriptions payable in advance, ano iscci'dnued at the end of time paid for. HOW TO SEND MONEY. iteza'.ttaiices may be made draft, money xder or registered letter, ut bur risk. Give cotofficc address in full, inc. Aiug state anrt rzutv. ar I addiesi . VK:. GOODWIN, Sedalia. Mo. WEEKLY BAZOO, do likewise, and also in Missouri, where, in order to still further aug ment their power, the greenbackers make a. prohitmiou platform ami place a whisky deiler at the head of their ticket. If there is auy moral or miy lesson iu thee things, it is that parlies are corrupt aud must go. THAT PRINTING BILL- What Mr. Heard has to Say Concercing His Action in Regard to It. The CtrarRes of Bad Faith and De ceptive Frilly Refuted. SEDALIA, Mo.. TUESDAY, AUGUS1 2G, 1SS4. AGENTS FOR THE BAZOO. P. G. May Ilughesvi'.le. Mo 10 R PRESIDENT: G ROVER CLE VEL AX D. FOR VICE-PRESIDENT: TII03IAS A. HENDRICKS. 'CHRONOLOGIC ALj. August 24, 1857 was inaugerated the great fii anical panic which will be long remembered as the most extend ed and severe ever experienced in this country business during its pre valence, l aveing been almost entirely suspended. August 24 1814. General Ross commanding the British forces at tacked and defeated General Winder aid Comodore Barney commanding the U .S forces at Biadensburg, after routing them General Ross proceeded to Washington City which captured, sacked and hurned leaving the eapitol in ashes President Madison and his cabinet barely escaping jcapture." SNKB BITES. The bureau of animal industry lately established by congress have too good a thirj or it to permit tne people to have it abolished because of its heedlessness, aud have set to wt-rk with a eal that is likely to ut terly destroy the entire meat industry of the continent alreadv thev have discovered some twenty five or thirty deaths among the immense cattle herds of the country and as it will be impossible for a brute to die here after, except at the hands of a butcher or a contageous plague these cases have been heralded to the world by the aid o lightning with a prompt ness aud zeal would be commendable but for the fact that they are pro ducing abroad a conviction that' American cattle are plague stricken and dangerous. Thus confirming and establishing a prejudice must in the end destroy all foreign demand for aud enforce a rigid quareutine against American cattle and hogs in every foreign port of the world. It is a shame and a disgrace to America that for the petty privilege of fur nishing a few petty positions for government paupers she 6hould permit one of her largest industries to be thu3 destroyed. Before Mr. St. John completes his letter of acceptance, he is called on from various quarters to tell what the country would do in case of snake bite should he be elected. The mat ter is worthy of his serious considera tion. Chronicle. As this i3 a case of emergency with our friend, the Gbronicle, and it may be some time before St. John's letter appears. We venture to state the present mode : If the yictim is well dressed and well-to-do he is generally lugged in the back parlor of the saloon, the c n tents of his pockets carefully looked after and a physician sent for who pre scribes, a narcotic and has him con veyed home where he is carefully nursed j if he recovers he repeats the experiment of wrestling with the snakes, if he dies it is stated his death was caused by apoplexy or heart disease. If it is a poor man he is hustled out of the door onto the street, as soon as possible, a policeman is sent for who chucks him into a cell in the cala boose and a crowd collect and watch his contortions, if he recovers he is fined and sent to the rock pile, if he dies everybody says they are glad of it, he was a disgrace an vhow. The utter depravity and hypocrisy of American politics is receiving the most glaring expose in the present campaign, and revealing the fact that party policy and petty place seeking are tar morejimportant considerations than patriotism, popular need or na tional well being. While we have partiesand parties contending, pro fessedlyYfor some great general prin ciple and expressing the most , bitter hostility towards all factions differing from them in regard thereto. We find them in different localities, drop ping out of sight these great principles! and making common cause "with their bitterest foes if thereby they believe they can overcome ' the popular will and divide the spoils of office among themselVes. In Kansas, we witness the dominant party divided: against itself, one part being int favor of' the enforcement of the statutory law and the othe'r4 against it Ancl 'we fine the democratic party, in order -ito gain power snd'office at home, placing at tne neaa.ojr. it3 dieses, s man ,wno is a leader of the law,4 defying portion of this do.minant party, and who is En gaged in ari active campaign against the democratic pational Jacket,, and amid a wild hurrah these factions join hands. In Iowa the democracy finds congenial fellowship with the Butler men. InOhio the republicans Among other signs of progress the effort to educate the masses in the old world is noteworthy. This is especi ally true in its application to England. As a nation, we have led England and other European countries in common schools. Less than forty years ago, Eogland had hardly the semblauce of a common Echool, while for two bun dred years we have devoted marked energy to their promotion. It has been said, "Providence sent the pilgrim fathers around through Hoi land to find the School House." They were apt scholars, and far outstripped their teachers. Our common school system is one of our great glories. It is now reacting with great force upon England, and will ultimately produce the greatest results The parish school under church supervision proved itself inefficient, and is giving way to the more comprehensive and general system adopted br us. The old prejudices yield slowly, but the mos3 of age will not save them, and humanity will rejoice in their demise. It has long been known that it is possible to send a telegraphic dis. patch without a wire over short dis tances, by meaus of a stream of water. Prof. Loomis i3 now in the mounlaiLS of West Virginia, engaged in making a practical demonstration of his theory, that a current of elec tricity constantly passes through the air at a certain altitude, and that tel egraphic dispatches may be sent by means of it. By employing kites which were raised to the same height, using coppei wire instead of a string, he was able to snd a message a dis tance of eleven miles. He has erect ed towers on two mountains twenty miles apart, from which iron rods are run up into the regions of the elec tric current. HiB experiments will undoubtedly produce very, interesting results. The cholera i3 reported to have found its way to London, being brought over by some stowaways secreted on board a French vessel. The report has created a great panic in that city and caused the most rigid sanitary njeastjres. The. season is, pow sd'fap advanced, it is nob .believ ed it will a reach this country but the fact that seasons of cholera in Europe are charactirijiid by 'an in crease of other epidemics and 'disease in, this , country ought Jo incite- the most careful .and- thorough -cleanliness and -rigid -sanitary conditions to be exacted bv the sanitary authori ties' rtirpugh&fc the 'country. . In anothepcolumn of this issue1 will be" found a communication irbm Hon' John.t. Heard in" t elation 1 to the 'charges trumfted ,up aaibsjL, dur ing the date congressional canvass1 id regard to his" action upon. the" jpuHlic nriritiri bill during the last session ,of the legislature; .Like his-answer to the charges with reference to his rail road votes, the document is clear, concise, dignified and explanatory, and worthy the source from which it emanates. Sedalia, Mo., August 19, 1SS4. Editor Bazoo. Dear j$ik I request the use of your col umns to present to the public a statement of facts relating to certain charges contain ed in the "Sedalia Democrat," in its issue of the loth of July, and in subsequent is sues, referring to my conduct in relation to a measure which was belore the legislature of this State in 1SS1, aud while I was a member of the senate. Said original arti cle appeared as an editorial ; but since its truth was subsequently sworn to, by John D. Russell, I shall locate the authorship with him, and treat the subject accordingly. In tbe first place, 1 wish to say, thai this .matter between Mr. Russell and myself is purely personal, and has no political feature i at ail. exctpt mat it wa published and persistently urged by the ' Democrat," while I was a candidate for the congression al nomination in this district, as a reason whv I should not be supported for that po sition. It is with great reluctance that I now refer publicly to said charge.-?; as I desire 10 avoid all appearance, even, of trying to provoke any controversy with anv man, or any newspaper in my party, or of trying to keep alive any feeling ot bitterness which crew out of said canvass: but the charac ter of said charges makes it absolutely nec essary lint they should be disproved. Aside from all feeling of duty to myself, as a man claiming to be honest, I am compelled, by he commonest duly to the public, whose support I ask and to my party, on whose endorsement I ask it to not only make an emphatic denial of said charges, but to sup- i i t port tne same by sucn evidences as win leave no room for any honest doubt, or candid criticism. In noticing in their proper order, the material statements of Mr. Rus sell, I come, first, to that relating to the printing then bemgione by a repnbli- can newspaper." w nne tuai wouia noi affect the case, at all since the printing was being done on cenlrad, by the loicest bidder. as it is to-day, still, this statement is incorrect. A small part only was being done bv a republican newspaper, the State Journal, and Mr. N. (J. Burcb. one of its proprietors at the time said printing was being done, told me last week that the part his paper then had was about one-thirtieth patt of the whole. I care nothing about this point, but men tion it simply to show Mr. Russell's inac curacy in "making up his statement He next says, when quite late in the session, " it was found that Senator Heard was paying no attention to the bill, a duplicate was niide and intro duced into the house by a practical printer. where it passed almost unanimously, and was sent to the Senate for its actiou." This statement is entirely at variance with the facts, ss shoicn by the "record. Instead of the bill being neglected in the Senate "until quite late in the session," and then a dupli cate being introduced into the house, etc., the bill was introduced into the Bouse in the very beginning of the session, on the fourteenth day thereof. (See House Jour nal, page 191), and ras looked after in that body by Mr. McHenry and others of its friends ; and nothing was attempted to be none with the subject in the Senate until said bill had passed the House. He next says : ''There it was referred to the com mittee on printing, composed of Messrs. Heard. Cottey and Heaston." This statement is also in direct conflict with the record. By reference to the Sen ate journal. pge 49 it will be seen that the committee on printing consisted, of Messrs. Heaston, "Loyd, Byrnes, Cottey and Head lee. end that 1 was not a member of it, at all. In thee other places in bis article, Mr. Russell refers to me as a member of said committee, all of which is in positive con tradiction ' of the official record, by which he. must stand corrected. He next says : "The Democrat, in common with other friend- of the inensure, was confident of a favorable report from the committee, but 7io report icos made. Tired of waiting, as ihe session w-s drawing to a c.!oe, the manager of the Democrat went to Jeffer son City," etc. This puts him in the atti tude of hAving cone to Jefferson Ciy beore a report was madt, ami to hurry it up, etc. ; when the fact , ( the committee had al ready reported otWhe bill, and it was. in piSbefci-ja of the Seuau', and hid been the subject of a caucus, culled at the instance of its friends, before he cameto Jefferson City ; and I had requested Major Edwards, the dav before Mr. Russell came, to telegraph for him. to see if he could not explain away the objections made against ine Din in s:ua caucus. I had requested the' caucus to lay U over for the purpose of sending for Mr. Bwisell, and so stated to the caucus as sev eral of the senators who were present, testi fy in their letters published herewith. Mr. Russell next says: ''The manager ot the Democrat, in his interview with Senator Heard, explained the obnox ious sections, and suggested .that, if neces sary, it coald be slridken out entirely, as it amounted, practically, lo nothixg." 1 regret being obliged to contradict Mr. Russell, but the. fact is, I don't think he made ,auy "such explanation or suggestion to me; and really, the sections ne speass of "striking out involved nothing less than the whole' subject of compen salicn for the work to be tlone under the hill. Mr. Russell's statement re garding our conversation on the subject of my calling tip the bill, etc, is f diametri cally oppdseoV to my Recollection t on the same subject. Tbe next statement 6f Mr.Russell" relates to SenatdrMcMahan's promise to" call up the bill and afterward declining to do so, because he had inform ation that 'Messrs; Heard, fieaston" and Cottey would kill "his tornado' bill 4fc' As to thVtrafh'of said statement, I will leave Messrs. Cottey at.d McMahan to 3peak, m thefr letters published herewUh. This branch of his complaint. "Mr. Russell conclude as "follows : "Of course? Mr. Mc Maban was relieved from hi obligation, arid th"e printingf biir was 8mpthcrcd in com mittee by Metres. Heard, Rtatlon and Cottey " Considering, as before Mated, that the Sen ate Journal shows, first, that I did not belong to the committee; and second, that the committee had already reported said bill several dtys before Mr. Russell got to Jefferson City, this last statement of his is out of joint in two important particu lars. row, Mr. Editor, I will present this case briefly, and conscientiously; and then submit some evidence in support of mv statement. The bill uader discussion was introduced in the House in the beginning of the session. It passed that body, came to the benate, was referred to the committee on printing of which I was not a member and after being dulv consiaerea dv SHin commuiee, was on me 19th day of March, reported to the Senate. baid bill was not "smothered in commit tee," but was reported fatorably, but with certain amaxdmenls, which the committee thought were necessary to protect the state from excessive charges, which, they thought the bill would permit. As soon as the bill was so reported, I was applied to by its friends to assist in getting action on the same. But the friends of the bill de sired to defeat the amendments recommend ed by the committee, alleging that the adop tion thereof would defeat the bill, by rea son of the delay it would oejasion in the House In view of the fact that said bill provided for the election of a public print er by the legislature, which was largely democratic, it was well understood that the republicans in the Seuate would oppose its JiassHge; and for the further reason that the lemocratic party, having full power in the premises, would properly be held 'responsi ble for the character of our legislation, it was deemi-d the most prudent thing to have a caucus of the democratic members of the Senate to consider said bill in connection with the views of the committee on print ing, by which it had been examined and reported on. In said caucus, the commit tee on printing presented their views fully, and insisted upon the adoption of the amendments reported bv them to the Sen ate, and at least two others, one affecting the provision relating to the printing of blank books, blank forms, etc, and the other, reducing the rate of compensation provided for some classes of work.Whcn the committee had been heard, it was evident to my mind that a large majority of those present were opposed .to the bill as it came irom the House; and in the interest of its friends, I requested that it be permitted to lie over, not to be called up in the Senate, by anybody, until we had further opportu nity for considering it in caucus: and stated that I desired to send for Mr. Rut- sell, who as a practical printer would probably be able to explain away the ob jections which had been mide to the bill; and stated lurther, that if he could not, I would neither ask the caucus to support the bill, or support it myself. The next morning I sent for Major Edwards and explained the nature of the objections of fered; and requested him to send for Mr. Russell. The next day Mr. Russell came, and after being advised of the situation of affairs,my recollection is very distinct that he insisted on trving to force a vote on the original bill. I explained to him the nature of the agreement under which the subject had been laid over in caucus, at my request, aud in his interest; and that therefore, I could not call up the bill at that time; bat that I would try to gets caucus called for that night, which I tried to do, but failed. That same evening, as I was advised Mr. Russell went home ; and the next day Major Edwards advised me to try to ge; the caucus called together, and accept the amendments of the committee, it they were thought necessary to protect the interests of the state. I tried to get the caucus to gether agaiu ; but the "Jefferson City Tribune" then edited by McHenry, who was a friend of the bill had begun abus ing the printing committee and me. about our supposed conspiracy to defeat said measure, and we could never thereafter get the senalois together, to consider it fur ther. Now, a few words as to why I supported the bill. During that session (and it has been the rule lor several years), that, for want of press facilities, the public printer was, frequently lico ueeks behind, in the priutiug of our bills, and business was thereby seriously delayed, to the g.eat damage of the state's interests. It was con tended, with much force, by ihe friends of the public printer system, that if the work was all done by one party, who knew he would have it all to do. it would jusufy him in investing in sufficient material and machinery. to enable the state's work to be done well, and promptly ; while under the present system no one knowing for what amount of work his bid would be accepted could afford to keep on hand, the slock of printing presses, material, etc, neces sary to the pro in pi execution of the work which he might get a contract to do. Then, bring assured, repeatedly, by the trieuds of said bill, that, under Its "provisions, ihe cost of the printing vouldnot be increased to ihe state, I felt favorable to tne measure. Beyoni this, Mr. RuBsell, Mr. McHenry, Major Edwards and others all of whom were then personal friends of mine felt an interest in the matter , and I was desirous of serving them, so fnr as -I could with proper regard fomy official duly. I did for them, all that I could properly do, to secure for the bill favorable consideration ; and it its chprhcler was such that it was not acceptable to the. committee, or the Senate, it was no fault of mine, i , In 'support of the. truth of my tate meuts, ,1 herewith submit the letters of Senators Heaston, Cot'ey and McMa han, , and Major John - N. Edwards (then ' editor of the Sedalia- Dem ocrat). Again expressing my sincere re- .grets that 1 should be obliged to make this publication ; nut appealing to the, sense oi justice of every honest man, to sustaip me in the position that it is clearly my right, and plainly my duty (o do so, 1 submit the matter 'to the impartial judgment of the .public Very Respectfully, , , ' vJo.THeaed. beins uived that it -was a democratic measure, and that tbe democratic senai'r-j should decide upon it ana upon consultation, a caucus ox uemocrauc sen ators was agreed upon; and upon a lairand liee discussion ot the merits ana aenaienta of the meas ure, a majority of the caucus opposed the bill. Before thecaucus I suggested to you, and others friendly to the bill, tiiat I would be willing to recommend ine measure h me scneuuie ot prices were piaceu ai me rates me siaie was tneu paying; but the mends of the measure would not agree to tnat, wmch was strong evidence to uiy mind that the bill shout be defeated. There were what I considered vital objections to the bill, in th shape that it passed the house, tt showed that under the bill,as it passed the House the supreme court reports would cost the state and the profeijion double what they then coat, and they now cost double what they should. In Iowa, under the contr ct system, the supreme court re ports, in as good style as our o n, are furnished to the state and the prfes ion, in that state, at nine ty cents per volume. Missouri had a public printer from 1SC5 to 1S72, when the otSw was abolished and the contract system established. It was developed in the d's cussion that the printing cost the state under the public printer law, more than double what it does under the contract system. When these facts werefuiiy shown, my recollection is that you and others who had previous! v been friend! v to the measure, and had urged it, agreed that you would no further urge the ineasurc unless hist amended and it should be to uetermiued by the caucus. I congratulate you mf-n your nomination for congress, aud hope to sec you triumphantly elect ed. You are at liberty to make such use of this letter a3 you may wish. lours very truly, I. J. IIEASTON. 3 ' a t i Bethakt, Jib.1, Aug. 1st, 13S4. .Hon. John T. Herd, SedaJia, Mo. , Dexe SKATbR. Tour letter of 30th ult u re celred, conUinibg the1 article from, the Sedalia Bemocrat, and I cheerfully icowply -with yobr re quest ta make a statement in reference .to tbeMPub lic Printer Bill of lS&T." ' ' TJHringJtheTlilry-FirstSs-don of tbe General AsBerabi? otMiseotiriJ Itwas chaliaan ef ike-Sen L ate coBimitiee an, stAte printing. Amour, the list, of the comtsittees. i tUat session you will find the follbwipg in tbe'SeteUe Journal at page 49. "Com raitteeon state printing r Senators Heaston, Lloyd, Byrnesr Cottey aad Headley." An act to ereste the office of state printer and to provide for bis election and cooiptens&tioa,, passed the House aad cane to the stnate aad stja referred to oar 'com mittee. Upon as examination of the bill tbe com mittee came to the conclusion that its effect would be to greatly increase the cost ef public printing and agreed to recommend against lis pasaage unless amended. You were faTorable to the passage of tbe bill in tbe begianing. and appeared to regret that tbs committee bad agrea to recommead againit 1L I pointed out so yoa, a&d other frteads of the raaaaare, the ebjectioa to the hill. Itwaa Edina.. Mo., August 4, l&S-i. Hon. John T. Hoard, Sedulia, Mo. Dear Sin. I am in receipt of vour favor of the 1st inst. enclosing editorial cliDtuiiir from tbe Sedalia Democrat entitled "Mr. Heard's Perfidy," in which the writer criticises vour ac tions in relatiou to a bill entitled "An act to Provide for the Public Printing and to elect a ubiic Printer." This was substitute for House bill Xo. 2S2 in tbe 31st general assembly of thi3 state. You ask me to state mj recollection of the history of this bill in tbeSenate, and of your action in re lation to the same I have made it a rule all mv life to trv to avoid controversies of this kind even to the ex tent of permitting erroneous statements as to my own public acts to go uncontra dicted but when 1 am called upon by another to make a statement of facts touching tbe mib lic conduct, acts, and character of a man whom I know to be above reproach, I do not feel at liberty to deny the request. To begin with. I know nothing of what may have been said by jou to tbe editor and publisher of the Sedalia Democrat. The writer of the article is in error when he says "When quite late in the session itwas found that Sen ator Heard was paying no attention to the bill, a duplicate was made and introduced into the bouse ic." This bill, Xo. U&i, wa3 introduced into the House on the ltth dew of the nation. See House Journal, page 101, which instead of being "quite late in the sessioit" was on the contrary, quite early in tlie savm. Agaiu the writer is mistaken when he says, "Itv,the above billl was referred to the com mittee on printing, composed of Messrs. Heard, Cottey ami Heaston. Tbe senate com mittee on printing for that session was Messrs. Heaston, Lloyd, Byrnes, Cottey and Headley. See Senate Journal, page 49. The bill was re ferred to the above named committee on print ing, but you were not a member of the same, nor did you in any way seek to influence the. action or report of the comniittee in said bill, while It was in their charge and being consid ered by them as a committee. Senator Heaston, an old editor and practical printer, was chuir nian of the committee. After the bill had been referred in the senate, the committee took the xmne under advisement, and as I now distinctly remember, carefully and deliberately consid ered its various provisions section by section, in the light of all the Information on that sub ject attainable by the committee. After the tullest investigation, it was tne unanimous voice of the committee that the bill as it came from the House ought not to become a law, lor tbe reason, that its provisions, if enacted, would vervlareelv Increase the cost of uublic printing to the state. While the committee was well satis lied, after its investigation, that the bill was ex travagant and bad, and should not in its present form oecome a law, still they were not disposed to act hastily in the matter, and as the friends of the bill claimed some party significance for it, a caucus ot Democratic Senators was cauea to consider its provisions. Senator Heaston made a report or statement to the caucus of the principal provisions of the bill, with the objections of tbe committee. and after the subject of the bill bad been dis cussed by the caucus at great lengtn, it was tne almost unanimous opinion of the caucus las I now rcmemberj that the bill ought not 10 pass. I do know, however, that you ielt an interest in the passsage of some bill creating the office ot public printer, and at your suggestion in tne caucus it was ugreed that this bill should lie over and not be colled up by anyone for a vote in the Senate, until its provisions should be further considered in caucus ; and I further re immhor that vousaid voir would send for Mr. Russell, of Sedalia. who was a practical primer and who you thought would be able to explain away the objectionable features of the bill, or suggest amendments which would make the bill acceptable to the Senate. The friends ot" the hill would not consent to any material amendments being made to it they did not su'est anv. 'f tie writer of the article above referred to, says "One of the gentlemen present took from his pocket a Senate roll and showed that enough Senators were pledged to the bill to pass it." Now if that was true,- why did not those pledged Senators take up the bill and pass It? The bill had been reported to, .and was in the poscssion of the Senate at the very time of which he speaks. (See Senate journal, page 511.1 The truth of the matter was, as you know, and I know, and all the democratic- senators, that after the provisions of that bill was fully under stood, that It never would have received the vote of a single democratic senator the caucus was to a man against it, as it stood. For mvself I can positively state that I never threatened to kilt Senator McMahon's cyclone bill if he called up the printing bill. I never thought of saying any such thing, nor do 1 think any man will say he ever heard me make anv such statement. ' , , For myself I do not claim to- be a "practical printer." still I was a member of the com mittee on printing in the 29th, 30th 'and 31st general lassemblies of this state1, and I know enough to knowthat if this bill hadbecosiea law, the man elected public printer under its E revisions, could have made a fortune out of Is office In five years time. While-the defeat of this bill may have been a sore disappointment to some individ uals, still its defeat was in the direction of economy, and was surely a benefit and & hless ing to the state. - "The welfare of the people is the supreme law" is the motto 6f our state. Yours very truly, 1 L. F Cottsy. vented me from answering your tetter in regard to what was known as the public printer bill and your action thereon. My knowledge upon the subject is perfect, and to the eflect that you worked faithfully for the pas sage of the bill ; aud that there nerer was a time 1!i1fv'-,?ft1rhavln-ljeencaWed upon to aid with said bill, that you did not bestir yourself to make its form acceptable, and to remove the objections that were pointed out to you. In short, I found you at all time3. and under all circumstances, jirat auch a man as one could rely upon imnHrrtlT t r;n,t wnen sucu service could be uerfnn tiously by you, actine in vour acter, and who could always be depended upon for capacity, fidelity and truth. i our friend, JNO.K. EDWARDS; HAP AND MISHAPS. Down a Bank. Worcester, Mass.. Au2U3t 23. A train- on the South Bridge branch of the New York and New England road ran off the track near tjuinebarg this morninc. One passenger cars aud the smoker went down the bank twenty feet but only fell over on their sides and the fall was gradual. About thirty passengers were on board, most of whom were bruised up. The physicians from South Bridge and "Woodstock ten dered their assistance. Cosway, Mo., August 2ndlSS4. Hon- Jpo. X. Heard, Sedalia, Mo. . Dear $ir : In response to your application for a statement of my recollection about my connec tion with the bill proposing to establish .the ofiice of publicpi inter, which was before, the state senate, in 1SS1, I would say that near the end of the ses sion,! was applied to by James McHenry, of the Tribune iPublis.hiog company, to call up ald. bill to put it on its passage, and I pronuVd to do sot but I afterwards ascertained that In a caucus of the democratic members of the senate, at which I was not present, said bill had been under, consid eration, and had, by general consent and agree ment of all present, been laid over not to be called up by anybody uitil the caacus had opportunity fnn.fnrtiipr mnslderififf fit. whereupon 1 BOtined ' McHenry that I cquMnc45 call it P 43 promised and for the reason", that, whflti fhad not been in the caucus when sakL agreement: was maae, yet x felt that I should respectit You ask if I assigned as a reason for not calling up. said bllL the fact that I had information that Cbttey, Heaston and you iroiddkill Hiy4,cyelotee" bill if I called up the said printer's.bill. I aid not, but acted from thet rea son riven above. In fact, I had no such informa- Jtien or-threat'from any quarter; and if I had I should not hT been wnuencca Dy ir, Because i knew how ypoail stood with reference to my bill. Cotfey was oopWd to it openl r Heaston did not til. wh le I knew that you not only would support-it te the sedate, hut bad already leeri aid ing me wuaiSiin-ww uouse iu,-uaviBgiutu a the senate caucus wben "aid "printer'a'blll was cobsiaered, I knew but little about its provisiocs, enlvi&'k.treneral way, and I do bot Tebofcmber now Lthe character oi the objections presented to it by the committee on printing, but understood mat va report was adverse to the bill as h came f.om the house. I am, dear sir, wito mpect, Tour friend, JOHN F. McMAHAN. Too Much Water in Their Whisky. St. Joseph, Mo., August 23.rSpecial.l- SamJl Lilly and Wm. Haskius, married men, and Chas. W. Nation, single, were drowned in Lake Contrary, tu miles south of this city last night. All three were in toxicated and were rowing in a skiff. Jos. kelson, another occupant was rescued.. All three of the bod its were recovered and an inquest will be held Monday. A Queer Cyclone. Galveston, Texas, August 23. A News, Dallas special says: A small cyclone struck the end of Lamar street this "after noon, tearing a deep hole, and rising again with great velocity, it carried a Column of snnd two feet in diameter to a height oi 500 feet. A valuable dog was carried up eighty feet and fell to the ground lifeless. The cyclone moved northwesterly, where it is believed some damage resulted. The storm continued only a few moments and came without any warning. St. JosiPtf, Mo., August 12, 1884. My Dear Senator: AbMQM from hone ad otksr caaaes, have ?rt Will Exhume Henry. New York, August 23. An official affi davit from Dora Buck, reqesting Coro ner Kobinson, of Long Island City to ex bume the body of her brother, Private Henry, of the Greely expedition and hold an autopsy and iuvestigate the manner and cause of his death was received and Robinson after obtaining permission from the war department will do so next week. Whisky and Water. St. Louis, August 23 A dispatch from St. Joe, Mo, says: Samuel Lille, John Askis and Chas. Nation, with a jug of whisky, .went out skiff riding on Lake Con trary, six miles south of that city, last night, and 20t into a fight and upset the boat and all the men were drowned. The bodies were recovered to-day. A Destructive Blaze. Deluth, Minn,, August 23 About 6:30 this evening the large saw mill of Little & Peck caught fiie and was totally destroyed. A large lumber yard also caught and was consumed, and at this hour, 10:30, the fire is spreading. The loss already is estimated at about $100,000. Hartcet toiHansr. . , Cincinnati, 0., August ' 23. Patrick . Hartnet for killing his wife the 31st of January, 1833, was sentenced to be hanged. December 17 th, next. He confessed the crime and said he ought to have been hanged a year and a half ago. " Boonesboro Burned. Boone, Iowa, August 23. Etrly yester day a fire broke out at Boonesboro, Iowa, and destroyed eight business buildings and a large canning factory. Loss $25,000 ; in surance $6,000. All the Bodies Recovered. Shamokin, Pa., August 23. All the . bodies were recovered from the burning, mine at Buckridge. Efforts are now direct-. ed toward extinguishing the fire. 9 Gheeriul Conversation is one of ihe pleasantest amenities oi life But a flueut talker whose ugeuis thought' drop from lips which disclose yellow teeth,, going to rack and ruin, makes iess impres sion than he or she otherwise would. Bear this in mind, conversationalists, and lend, added force to your utterances by keeping, yourteeth white and pure withSOODONTk wbolesomest and most thorough of tooth preparations, which removes'taftar, renders th cMims bealthv and nurifies the breath.-., TRUSTEE' SALE. ' Wherriis. Man?' H.Stewartand Jno R. Stewart, her husband, by their certain deed of trust, dated the lTthday of January, 1881, and recorded the recorder's office of Pettis county, at trust, deed an l mortgage book No. 19, pages 213 to 215, con veyed to the undersigned, B G. Will eson,' all their right, title, interest'and estate in and to the following described real estate situated m thecounty df Pettii. state ol Missouri, viz: Lot nine (9) in block thirty-nine (39) in the tity of Sedalia, which said conveyance was made In. trust to secure the payment of a certain promissory note, in said deed described, and whereas said note has become due and is unpaid ; now, therefore, in accordance with the provisions of said deed of .trust and at . the request oi the legal holder of. sai nqte, Lshall proceed to sell the above described real estate, at the court housed door, in the city of Sedalia; in' th oanniv tu Pettis, atate. aforesaid, to ih highest. bldder.'for.casb, afc public auction, qa , WEDNESDAY,. THE 17th DAT OF SEPTEM ' BER, 1384, betweed the hours 6 nine in the forenoon and ft V in the afternoon of that day, to satisfy said notej toghter with the, cost and "pens of executing, th is. saawtt Trustee. ' ... . i t i L Ji Jon R S-ewart, by their certain ueea oixrusi,. dated the mfi-W of August, 1881, aad recdrded ia the recorder's office of Pattis county, ,at ded.ot, trust book 12, pages 48 to 52, conveyed to the un dersigned Jamei C. Tbomp&m, 'aU 4heir right tide, interest and es ia and v to the tomng: described real estate situated in the county of fittESd Btatft- bf Missouri, iz .CO and eight, (8)Jn block thirty- mine, (39 in.-tbe city - of Sedalia. as the same is shown, onwsogg plat thereof, now oh file In the record office in. .itf1 AAnnfv wMH Mid eonvevs acuu. .uuuj x - . . . trust to secure the pay mnt ot tnew iw . certain, promissory, notes. .hx said ,deed described, and ".. ' ' . f are unpaid, now tnereiore, u mwiuauw wim w provisions of said d ed of trusted at the request f vo ippbI holder of said'notos, I sha 1 proceed to -.11 Krwv .rinanrinan rem UMULCir Limtuuii house door, in the city of Sedalia, in thecounty of , ' PettLf state af ores dd, to the highest bidier for cash, at public aucuon, on WEDNESDAY, THE 1TTH DAY OF SEPTEM BER, 1884, between the hours of nine in the forenoon and five intheaiternoonoithatday, to satisfy said note, together wiui tne "r,MSUUU6 this trust. 8-2$ w4t. JAJiES C. THOMPSON, Trastee. ,JL .... 1