The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, April 26, 1882, Page 1

THE STAT Day's Gone and Nothing Done- Adjourned Till Monday, ming of the Two Houses—-Or- genieation—Llection of Officers. Hill and several resolutions were in- woduced. The bill (provides for the redistricting of the state, and | was intended, so the introduger | ted, only to get the question be- | fore the Senate. After a session of ‘an hour or so the Senate adjourned | till Monday. | Inthe Hous were had and adjourned to mect to- | morrow morning at 10 o'clock, wher the speaker will likely appoint committee to which in conjunction simiiar proceeding’s late, all questions pertaining to redis- triction will be refered. NOTES. | | | It is thought the two houses will et down to eranest work the first of ithe week. Representative Dale of Cass coun- ty, did not introduce his resolution this morning as was anticipated, en- do ing the conduct of the Governor in the James-Ford matter. | Wecanassure the Democrats of Bates and Southwest, that Sen- Bradley and Representative lard, are doing their utmost to secure such a redistricting of the tate as will satisfy the largest num- and redound to the very best in: ferest of the party. And, while speaking ofthese .;ventlemen, I wish say, without any efforts toward ttery or compliment, that no two of the Missouri Legisla- ture aretheld in higher esteem or Weild a greater influence. So long Bates county and the southwest tepresented by such men the pple need have no fear as to the er delegated and the interests y are expected to guard and ‘pro- membe! ct “Jetferson City, April 20, 1882. The Senate and House forning pursuant to adjournment y day. The Democrats of the guse held a caucus at 8 o’clock to 4 on matters of organization. | it 10 o’clock each house was called erder. pIn the Senate there was a sharp | tht over the pusition of door- | ep r ot that body, resulting in telection of A. J. Shockly of | tferson City, by a majority of two tes over C. T. McFarland of | lutler, fates county. | athe Housé John Hannay, of ! organ county was promoted to | i Clerk and’ Mr. Morrison m St. Louis assistant. 3 NOTES. i ‘The Republicans held a_ se-| et caucus last might and appointed | mittee to draft a bill appor- the state into fourteen Con- | ional districts. | Democratic caucus is now in | a. i met this #* spirited time is anticipated to- | row, as it is understood that | sentative Dale, of Cass county, | mocrat. will introduce 1in_ the | euse to-morrow a resolution ap-} oving of the Governor’s action in| Jesse James matter. The dispo- | On Most gencral among Demo- | tic members is to vote any such | lution out of order upen the} ind that the proclamation calling Legislature specifically dictates Purpose of the call—the re-| mcting ot the State und appro- ig the money to defray the ex- | es of the session. Democratic State Central | ittee held a meeting this eve- md fixed the 26th of July as for the holding of the State i at Jefferson City to the State officcrs to be 1 CAPITAL, alike committee from the Sen- | : /are saidto have been wrecked and | their property destroyed. ‘one of them ‘for him THE STORM PERIOD. Disasters All Over the Country. General Whirlwind in Louisiana, special | Chicago, April 21.—A says: Thetown of Carrollton, La., | evening, A skiff in the river con- om” ; An he *riday te 5 cetatne 3 % the Senate I ¥ MOrHiNng ONE | taining three men was capsized, and Jeading thought was the predomi- none of the occupants have been «een | since. The wharf was lifted and) carried a sgjuare distant. The noise | accompanying the wind was like deep thunder. Several houses were | unroofed and property greatly dam- | aged. The German Catholic schoo was completely destroved. A num- her of persons are reported seriously hurt, but none killed outright. The damage 1s estimated at $30,000. Other neighboring towns are more or less damaged. } BLOWN OFF THE TRACK. } Baltimore, April 21.—Two cars were blown from the switch on the main track ot the Baltimore and Ohio road, sixty miles west of this erty. Thomas J. Walker, fireman of the freight, train anticipating a col- lision, jumped from the cab and was killed. Joseph Countess was thrown from his post and severely injured. A WATERSPOUT. Memphis, April 21.—A_ water-| spout flooded Garner, Miss., 87 miles below here, Tuesday afternoon at 4.0’clock. Rain fell in torrents for twenty minutes and cattle were carried by the rushing waters down underneath the railroad bridge. Several persons were prostrated by the power of the wa- ter and washed into gullies. No lives were fost. WIND IN IOWA. Bloomfield, lowa, April 21.—A devastating cyclone swept through this county, which, however, By good chance, did not strike any town. The damage was confined to farms, fences and _ isolated buildings. No deaths are reported, but three persons injured. STUDYING A CYCLONE. Kalamazoo, Mich., Aptil 21.— John P. Finley, representative of the U. S. meteorological service, is | here to make a careful study of the track of the recent Michigan cy-| clone. ee Continued Persecution of. the Jews | ~in Russia, i | { St. Petersburg, April 18.—The | Golos publishes accounts confirming | the reports of anti-Jewish riots in the district of Kherson. A Jew was | killed at Dubassi. The troops at Navaja Praja had to be _re-eniorced by local levies from Elizabethgrad. Oddessa, April 18.—Jews are flocking here from Balta and the vi- | cinity of that town. All their houses The num- ; ber of families that have been ruined | is very large- Vienna, April 18.—T wo hundred Jewish retugees passed through | Lemberg on Sunday on their way to America. Tso -hun-} dred more were expected to arrive | there on Mond: y from Brody. | Stealing Enough Goods to Start a Store- Boston, Apml 21.—George H. Dickson has stolena whole hardware | store, and was intending to begin/| business in Water street this week. He has been at work during the past | year for three hardware firms: Wil liam H. Martin, E. B. Stoddard and | A. J. Wilkinson & Co. At each} of these places he took away goods | small parcels, which he carried to | his home in Woburn, and secreted | in the shed and barn. Some one} who knew himsent 2 series of anony- ; mous le‘ters te Wilkmson & Co.. ing that Dickson had enough to rta store with, and! when the firm learned incidentally | that he was about to begin business ; if in Water street, they ob- | tained a search warrent and found nearly $1.000 worth of their proper- | itv. Dickson was afterward arrested. | | He had an elaborate price Hist with | ae pie ee oo ae 'O. Lefker was the leader ard **Gou’s | | figures considerably below those of | ‘other dealers. The purest, finest, is Happy Thought tehacco. t4-tm Butler Week! BUTLER, MISSOURI, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26 1882. YESTERDAY 8 WORSHIP The Services of the Children of the Lori inthe Fields of Good. NAVTIST CHUMCH, ines. NO. 21 M. 8. COWLES & CO. Rey. Brown, the pastor, preached | in the morning from words found in| | was struck by a whirlwind Tuesday | the second chapter of Matthew. es-| cribing the flight inte Egypt. His nance of the Lord, even from his in- fancy. Inthe evening he preached trom the parable of the prodigal son. In this discourse he divided the sig- nificance ot the parable into two branches-——the literal and In illustration of the first he pictured out a young man of the present day as undergoing the same results of his youthful tolly. Of the spiritual as- pect ot ths parable he spoke of its | | two interpretations—that of its ap- | plying to the Jews and Gentiles and that of its reffering to the children of | God—inclining to the latter. He spoke of us all as being prod- igals and said that God was calling for us to come home. The church was filled at both seryices. Sunday school numbered 125. THE OHIO ST. M E. CHURCH had interesting services, conducted by the pastor, Rev. Alexander. The morning sermon was based upon the scripture tound in Mathew, 5:13- 16—‘*Ye are the salt of the earth,”’ etc. The evening service was based upon Ephesians, 5 :1—‘‘Be ye there- fore followers ot God.’ - In this text the pastor defined the word *‘fol- lowers’? as meaning ‘‘imitators.’” The audiences were good, con- sidering the inclemency of the weath- er. Snnday_ school attendance 52. THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH had good services both morning and evening. Rev. Newton’s morning discourse was upon the first words of the Lord’s prayer: ‘Our Father which art in Heaven.””? He spoke of four lines of thought originated by these words: ist, the brotherhood of man—our Father. 2d, the prin- ciples upon which God governs men ; as a FATHER he will reward obedi- ence and punish disobedience. 3d, the precious ‘truth in respect to heav- en that itis nome. 4th, a fact in re- spect to the nature of future ‘ punish- ment; it is the cxclusion of the in- corrible child from home. In the evening service the pastor preached upon the words: ‘Give attention to reading.’”” He spoke especially the danger arising trom that class of literature which glorified the pistol, robbery and murder; condemned such books as the lives of the James boys and Youngers and the details of their crimes as published in some dailies; gave facts to show the _in- jurious effects ot this kind of reading | and closed with a series of rules to guide in the selections of books and general reading. Congregations large. DAKOTA ST. M. E. CHURCH. Rev. Wood preached an interest- ing sermon in the morning upon Sunday schools, taking his text trom Deut., 7:6-7. His topic in the eve- ning was ‘“I'he Heavenly home,’ and text Rev.. 7:9. The congre- gations were good. The singing at | this church is improving and is now | an important and _ attractive feature ot the services. The Sunday school | had 60 scholars present and and ad- ded several schelars to the roll. THE CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Rev. Henderson preached morning | and evening to good congregations | The Sunday school had 35 in atten- dance, among whom were quite a} This Sun- number of new scholars. day School is rapidly gaining in | strength andinterest. Atthe CHRISTIAN CHURCH there was a good Sunday school. In the morning the members held a short social worship, but no services were held in the evening owing tothe fact that the stove had heen while the church was being repaired and was not yet set up again. THE Y. P..C. A heid their meeting yesterday at the Dakota St. M. E. church. Fred care of bis children’’ the subject. Good interest was manifested and notwithstanding the inclement weath- et THE ATTENDANCE WAS GOOD. spiritual. | removed | GARRY THE LARGEST STOGK or Clothing. Gents Furnishing Goods, Hats, Caps, Boots and Shoes, on In the County, where all the latest novelties and best goods. at the lowest prices will be found. GAND RECEPTION AT CHRISTOPHER'S Cash Dry Goods House. We desire to intorm the people ot Butier, and Bates county, that our IMMENSE stock of Spring and Summer Goods have arrived and’ are now on exhibition. We shall hold our grand informal reception each day in the week, (Sunday excepted), trom 7 a. m. to 8 p. m., and would be pleased to haye every man, woman and child in the county to call and inspect our goods. _IN OUR DRESS GOODS DEPARTMENT. will be tound all the novelties of the season. embracing New Check Silks, N New Bengalines, New Cold Moires, New Summer Silks. w Buntings. w Albacross, New Wool Plaids. New Cashmeres, New Check Moires, New Checked Worsteds, New Trimmings to match any shade, Ladies need not hesitate to come and look at these goods, we are glad to show them. OUR BLACK GOODS DEPARTMENT. We guarantee prices in every instance. We are showing the most complete line ever offerea in the market. Moire Silks, Black Alpacos, Mervelleux, Nuns Veilings, Moire Satins, Bombazines, Rhadames, French Bayonaise, Black Cashmeres, Gros Grains, Henriettas, French Buntings, French Bengaline. s Special attention paid to selections, can show more novelties in this department than any~other house in the city. ; WHITE DRESS GOODS A SPECIALITY. White Dotted Mull, Cream Dotted Mull, White Phiid Muslin, Cream Plaid Muslin, White Checked Lawn. Cream Checked Lawn, Persian Lawn, ~ India Lawn. Plain mull in all shades, tinted figured and dotted Swiss, very stiiish. FANCY GOODS DEPARTMENT. Tremendous assortment of ‘ Lace Collars. Mull Fickus, Mull Ties, Embroidered Scarfs. sh Scarts, Hamburg edges, Torchan laces, Spanish laces, sere Laces, and a great variety of other laces chedp. 2 X MERGHANT TAILORING DEPARTMENT. ablic tu our tailoring department. We have secered the services of 9 do work in this lincin the most approved style. im fact we We desire to call the attention of the p | the best workman in the west, aml are pre | guarantee all work that leaves the shop. W i vicinity call and <xamine our splendid Tine of p? guaranteed. : ece good, and Ictostake dn order for a emit. weuld he pleased to have*every gentleman so Butler and’