The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, October 13, 1886, Page 2

a ne Ne <ULI : Prony OF AS Came in Pos- lic. How the Elder Be session of the Re oeeee most precious relics. It was a nice clean skull, and lighted up splend idly at mght in the graveyard scene. “One time at a hotel it was put on a shelt in the wardrobe, and I (VENDMENT TO. THE CONSTITCTIOV' STATE OF MISSOURI PROPOSED BY THE A Curious Gift From a River Pirate— | mounted it with a Macbeth wig and Thirty-Third General As- Saved by the Chief ot a Lawless Gang. Vi Sacred Servant Girls. it to a Conviet— — One Sunday night in Louisville a number of people called on Edwin Booth, and among them a doctor who had considerable local celebrity. He wanted to see Mr. Booth because he had known the tragedian’s father, that and he sent word (o our room he wished to place in his hands a valuable relic that belonged to the elder Booth. He was shown up stairs by a little darkey, who carried something wrapped in a newspaper. lt proved to be a well preserved skull, thoroughly cleaned and the parts joined by springs and hooks. On seeing it the nigger lad’s eyes stuck out with fright and he hasten- ed away, declaring, foh God, sah, he’d nebber touched dat ting ef he'd a knowed tt was a dead un’s head. Then the doctor related the history of the skull, and it proved mighty interesting and romantc. “Years before, Junius Booth played an engagement in Brutus Natchez. Atter the closing per- formance he was taken down ina cart with his trunk to the river land- ing, to wait for the upcoming steam- boat. He found in the saloon at the wharf a rough-looking set of men, whom, by their talk, he concluded were thieves and desperadoes. There were lawless gangs along the big river in those days. Booth had $1,000 in money in a belt, and trom motives of policy be invited the ruffans to take several drinks. As this only served to increase their peculiar looks in his direction, he make lite fuere was no hep near and escape would be better uf thought ir to losing his ay Was Cut oi the question—he would probally have been followed and murdered. Selecting the roughest, toughest, ughest looking man in the crowd, Booth called him outside to say a lew he, ‘my name words. *Look here,’ said Booth. I have Is am oan actor; you may heard of me. I've got $1,000 in here in a belt and {ni afraid of being robbed. 1 w ant you to take it and keep it safe tor until boat The tellow looked earrestly me the comes along.’ at the old man and then reached out for the belt. Booth never expected to seea dollar of the money again, but be was glad to secure his personal safety. He sleptona table in the saloon. Next morning he was awakened by the custodian of ‘his treasure. ‘Get up,’ said he; ‘the boat's in sight. Here’s your money !” Booth was thoroughly surprised, but of course delighted, ‘What's your name?’ he asked; ‘I always like to remember an honest man’s name.’ The tellow hesitated, lowered his voice and answered: ‘It’s Morrill, Folks hereabout call me the chief of the nmver pirates. You trusted me, and I appreciatea the trust.’ IN REMEMBRANCE. “A year later Morrill was sen- enced to the penitentiary tor life. I beheve Ned Buntline wrote a highly colored history of his crimes tor one ot the story papers. When old Booth returned to Natchez he visited the convict, took him money and deli cacies. A strange friendship sprang up between these singularly different amen, and every time the actor went to Natchez he repeated his visits to -the prison. On the last he found Morrill dying of consumptions ‘Booth,’ said he, ‘I’ve not long to hve. I should die happy it I had something to leave you to remember me by. You have been good to me andI can repay you not at all. 1! have nothing.” ‘Cheer up, old chap,’ answered Booth. ‘It you're set on leaving me a legacy let it be your head.’ He spoke in jest, ot course, but the pirate tookg it in earnest, and on his death shortly after it was found that he had willed the tragedian his skull. Booth gave to the doctor in Louisville to put m order, but dymg himselt soon | after the request was forgotten until j the physician brought it to Edwin. | We used it for Yorick’s skull in ‘Hamlet,’ and it was one of our | | big bejeweled, gilt gown. Some | prying servant girls happened to see it. A couple ot ’em fainted, and the rest were frightened most to | death. Mormll’s skull didn’t remain | long in Edwin’s possession, though. One time he went home to yisit his mother, who lived on High street, i Baltimore. Unpacking his trun« | while he was out,she came upon that skull. Not knowing what it was used tor or the history attached to it, she | decided to get rid of it along with some other rubbish. So when Edwin came in she told him how she had | thrown that nasty skull out of the | | window, and that a coal cart passing | by had a minute later crushed it into | a hundred pieces.””—New York Star | | | ination. Cowardly As Wheeling, W. Va., Oct. 3.—At dusk last eyening Joseph Baxter, aged 38, a well-to-do tarmer residing | about two miles back trom the Ohio | river in Wetzel county, opened the } front door of his residence and stood | for a moment on the step while his wife went to the spring house for some milk. When Mrs. Baxter had | reached a point twenty feet from the open door an assassin, who stood in the shadow of a large tree fifty teet | from the house, fired two shots at | the husband with a rifle, The first | shot missed its mark, but the second struck Baxter just at the base of the neck, cutting his windpipe, fractur- ing the spinal column, and passing | out at the back of the neck. Baxter | fell almost upon his son, who had | tollowed his parents to the door, and | The | sprang upon the back ot a horse and expived in a moment. wile galloped a mile through the darkness to the house ot a constable, who, when found, was too cowardly to go the while to the scene of murder, her little son remamed alone with his dead tather, rang the alarm bell for two hours before aid was attracted. All the evidence points to John Newman,a cousin of Baxter, as the murderer, there having beea a feud between the two, fomilies for the past fifteen years. Newman, who lived but half a m Baxter, was arrested and sé w Martinsville under a estrong guard, asa precaution against pos sible lynet Like Baxter, man is a well-to-do farmer trom the tree from w were fired led almost to. his The excitement is intense. Chasing a Shadow. From t8e Omaha Bee As the engineer of engine 15,2775 on the Wabash, pulled out ot Given, low » en route for Ottumwa one evening, recently, he noticed what appeared to be a small animal hop- ping along the track just ahead of the pilot. Gradually he increased the speed of the locomotive, but the little quadruped seemed also to have ‘dropped another notch,’ and despite the tremendous gait of ” tained its position. 77 easily re- Disgusted be- yond expression the engineer began heaving chunks of coal at it, but all jin vain. It seemed to bea ted a charm and successfully baffled all life | endeavors of the engineers and fire- ; man to check its wild career For twenty: one miles the engmmeer chased | that delusive object, and thoroughly disgusted he gave up the race at Ottumwa and stopped. The object With his pick in hand the engineer made a sneak on the } animal, harmless, but possessed of such anomalous migratory powers. With quick precision he brought the pick down tull upon the ammmal’s back, but a ‘sickening thud’ was the only sound he heard, and witha wild laugh he arose, henceforth to be a raving maniac. For a full hour he had been making desperate efforts to run over the shadow of a leaf adher- ing to the headlight, and the discov- ery and reaction was too much for his already shattered nerves. stopped also. aS eae a Dr. Weathers, of San Antonio, Tex. Says: From the formula of Tonga line I observe it as a combination of such agents as my experience suggests to be yery val- uble in rheumatism, neuralgia and ner. vous headache. The Canadian Pacific railroad claims to haye the highest bridge in | the world. It is 248 teet above the | ground, | | to be a full, true and comple sembly, to be Voted on at the General Elec- tion of 1886. = comee — CONSTITUTIONAL SMENDMENT. +2 current resolution sudmitiing to the qualified voters of the State of Miss uri an amendment to the constitution thereof concerning Revenue and [axati -eme- Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring thereil That at the general election to be held on | | the Tuesday next following the first Monday | ) in November, A the following | amendment to the constitution of the State of | Missouri, concerning revenue and taxation, | shall be submitted to the qualitied voters of said state, to-wit: SEction 1. In addition to the taxes to be levied for county and 3, under and by virtue of section (11) eleven of article (10) ‘ten of the constitution of this state, the county vurts of the several counties of thi ate are uthorized to levy, for road and bridge pur- | poses, an additional tax, not to exceed (15) | fifteen cents on the one hundred dollars valu- ation, and the city of St. Louis is authorized to levy for street purposes an additional tax, not to exceed (15) fifteen cents on each one hundred dollars of valuation. The rate herein allowed is to be levied and collected the same as other taxes for county and city purposes, and subject to all existing constitutional restrictions as to valuation of property. ISS6, ‘StaTE or Missouri—ss. I, Michael K. MeGrath, of the State of Missouri, certi Secretary of State the foregoing ‘opy of a Teso- Thirty-third General Missouri, entitled lution passed by the Assembly of the state of **Concurrent resolution submitting to the qualified voters of the State of M ouri an amendment to the constitution thereof, con- cerning revenue and taxation.’’ In testimony whereof, 1 have hereunto set my hand and afixed the Great Seal Lissocri. ~— ofthe State of ) ; f (sEAL,) Done at the City of Jefferson this -——~ first day of October D. eighteen hundred and eighty-six. MICH’L K. McGRATH, Secretary of State CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS—HOW SUBMITTED AND MADE KNOWN. | endments proposed to the | of Missouri by the » published with the which they are proy 1 some newspaper, if such th rh county in the State for four cc weeks next preceding the general election then next ensuing, and two or more copies of such amendments, printed in great primer poster type, shall be posted at each voting place for the informat n copies shall be furnished b of state to the who shall have ne duly posted at each voting place in punty on the morning of the election day on whi damendments are to be voted.— Laws Iss av Ske. 2. The Secretary of State shall desig- nate in What newspaper in each county said ts skall be published publisher of such news n and the costs of pu mendments by » certified by th Stato Auditor, Who ol ton the State Treasurer therefor, of any money in the treasury not saws ISS, p. ds ver any General Assembly more than one constitutional endments shall be num- ‘tary of State in the order in i, as ‘* First Constitutional iConstituti mend- al, p. & proposed constitu- taken by ballot, designated on numbers. If proposed, each ted thereon the ’ but if on proposed, or printed proposed amend r i wendment has be t shall have written or } words ‘*Constitutional Ame more than one amendment b: then each ballot shall have wri thereon, the words ‘‘First Constitutional Amendment,’’ ‘‘Second Constituti 1 Amend ment,’’ and soon, designating, in numerical order, each amendment. Ail those voting in favor of any amendment shall have written or printed on their ballots,after such amendment, the word ‘*Yesg’’ and all those voting against any amendment sh ir hall have written or printed ballots, after such amendment, the word **No ?’—Laws Issl, p. 89. Sec. 5. The election on such proposed con- stitutional amendments shall be conducted, and the returns thereof made to the several county clerks and by them certified to the Secretary of State, as provided by law in the case of election of State oficers.—Laws Is81, p. $9. Sec If, upon such returns so made to the Secretary of State, it is found that there is a majority of the qualified voters of the State voting for and against any one of said amend- ments, in favor of such amendments, the same shall be deemed and taken to have been ratified by the people, and the Secretary of State shall certify the result of such vote to the Governor, who shall thereupon, without unnecessary delay, issue his proclamation declaring such am: i a majority of the quali- i , and valid and binding ses as @ part of the of Missouri.—Laws on th “NOTICE To Submit the Question of Township Orcanization to the Qualified Voters of Bates County. | — CERTIFIED COPY OF ORDER August adjourned term, 1586, of the County Court of Bates county, Mo. STATE OF MISSOURI, } i P88. County or Bates, 5 In the County,Court of said county, on the 4th day of October, 188s, the following, among other proceedings, were had, viz: id Now or this, the 4th day of October, 1886 comes M. L. Dillon and more than one hundred other legal voters of Bates count Missouri, and file their petition praying the County Court to resubmit the question of ‘ownship Organi- ape to the Rinse of Bates county, Missouri, at the next general election, to be holden on the 2d day of November, 1836. a And the court, after examining said doth find that the same is signed by and is the { petition of more than one hundred legal voters of Bates county, Missouri. It is therefore or- dered by the court that the question of Town- ship Organization be — submitted to the Voters of Bates county, Missouri, at the next & ueral election, to be holden on the 2d day of November, A.D. 1886. And it is farther or- dered that the ballot shall be written or printed as oe | ‘or Township Organization.’’ Against Township Organization,’’ { { i j tition, STATE OF MISSOURI, ) County of Bates, 4 I, R. J. Starke, clerk of the county conrt, in and for said county, hereby certify the above and foregoing to bea true copy of the proceed- ings of our said county court, on the Bey and year above written, as the same ars of Tecord in my office. : agi In testimony whereof I have hereunto set =—, my, hand and affixed the seal of (SEat) said court, at office in city of Butler —— ‘this the 5th Say ot Ccleeers 1886. . J. STARKE 6 Clerk of County Court The Mirror | is no flatterer. Would you make it tell a sweeter tale? Magnolia Balmisthecharm- | er that almost cheats the | lont:- -olass | | | | SR NE | | (Continued from last week.) | How Watch Cases are Made. | as | In buying a silver watch case great care should be ito secure one that is solid silver throughout, The cap of most cheap silver cases is made of a composition known as albata, which@js a very poor substitute for silver, 2s it 3 black in a short time. 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