afia3ta8 Volume XVIJ-Xe. 138 LANCASTER, PA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1881 Price Twe Ctnte. k i gHKiyw ji lllllllllrlli ri - mm JH.ff I W J P LJJt V y 4&-r CLernixa.; JOHN WANAMAKER. DRY GOODS If you cannot visit the city, send te us by postal cani for HOUSEKEEPER'S I'ltiCK EISTand UNUEUWEAKl'KKJK LIST. We fill orders by letter from every Slate ami Territory at same prices dialed cu-toinci--wlie visit tlic store, ami allow -aine j)rivilf; efretunj. Tlie stock includes DiesstSoed--, vilks, I.uec-, Fancy Uoedn, and general outfit-'. AND FEBRUARY. Grand Depot, GREAT SLAUGHTER IN CLOTHING. GUAM) IARK DOWN AT CENTRE HALI, Will In; bold in hity .lays TEX TIIOI SANH HOJ.I.AUs WOKTII ei HEAVY WINTER CLOTHING, Without regnrd te cel. Xew is your tine money, Ueudy-iinidu or .ilailc te Order. OVERCOATS IN GKTC AT VATUETY, Fer Men. Youth-an. 1 Itoye. Men's I)res Suit-;. Men'- llu-inc---. Seil-, Youth' Suit- in every style. Bey.-' Cletliiu:;, u very Choice Variety. Sf Don't full te call J. nd secure -eme el tin- bargains. MYERS Ne. 12 EAST KIXJJ STItZH'T, & s a i vii i-.s, .; We have just placed e.i exhibition about one IiundtVi.i Oil Paintings, all hnudsoniely framed. Tliey embrace a -wide range of subjects, from the familiar Madenttas and Hely Families of the celebrated masters of painting-, te t.he illustration of hu morous scenes in real life. Our collection includes Figure Pieces, Bird and Animal Paint ings, Landscapes, Ancient and Mortem Architecture, Ancient Ruins, Character and Costume Studicri, &c.,Scc. Classical. His torical, Mythological and Ideal Subjects, &c. We have a number of very line specimens of the sculpterY; art, in beautiful vrhite marble figures, mounted en colored marble columns. We take pride in placing these jroeds before our patrons, be be lieyingr that our community must appreciate our endeavor te popularize a class of fine goods, that could net heretofore be ob tained except from abroad. H. Z. 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If you wish te find theVheape-1 and tine-d line of Krine-. Ijice. s-ilks. Satins, e te llAUOIlTOX'S. for they keep 1 lie lie.-t stock in I he eiiy : and if you i-;; te line the cheapest, finest and best lineet Enibreiderie-!. lnsei!in-aiid line White l.aei s ire te II rSUTOX'.". for they have the linest, cheapest and le.-t line in this eity. Al-e. constantly en hand, the largest stock et Itihhens in this city, in all shade-, pi ice- and U'lities : :-ilk' Handkerchief-!, Cutfs, Cellars. Fancy Uoeds and evt-rythimr kept in a lir-t-ela .Millmer. and Trinmiiiii; Stere; and il you wish te go te the ciieape-t and lie-i Millinery Stere in thi- city, t;e te M. A. HAUGHTON'S, 25 North Queen Street. BOOKS AXO STATHIXSillY. -7-Af.EXTlKESt American and Imported Valentines, In most Nevel and Heautiful Pe-ins, at L. M. FLTNN'S BOOK STORE, Se. 42 WICST KlN(i ST1SKKT. 1881 1881 VALENTINES! ELEGANT STYLES, GRTSAT VARIETY. BOX VALENTINES, UNEQUALED. Call ami sec AT BOOKSTOSU; ' JOM BAER'S SfflfS, 15 tnd 17 NORTH gUi-EN STREET, LANCASTKIi. I A. FOR JANUARY Tlii-. i- tin: particular season in which te get niKlpiepareHOUSEKEKl'IXG DRY COODs Sheeting J'illeiv Material -,Eincn.?, Napkin-, Towels, &c. Iti-al-e the season for I.adieV Underwear. The Grand !-j't contains the greatest variety of jjoedi in one establishment in the United Slate, aw! exchange or refunds money for thin;-" thul de net -suit, upon exam ination at home. Philadelphia. te eciirua tcoed Suit e! ('Ietliiu;; for very little RATHFON, !.ASCASTK!J, V il'A. t - : !: j:i,h i , ,t-.- -9 Lancaster, Pa. hTuch el l-'ine W'aieh I!ep ! i;ivesi per-enul 7A If.tJIX. A-V. ci;rM:K!:i.;'iN(: ;eens. PLINN & WILLSON would call tie- atii-ntinn of their tiieml-aiiil the pulilie 'uerally t.Mheirvery larse-toeket 'K KTOYKS, H.YMJ1X tWItLUi: STOVKS AM h'KATEIiS, whicii enlll!aestlK iine-i oed.-iin the market, and our prices an very low. In addition te our own make of Tin, Sheet Iren aad Copper Wan ? v, have an iinmen-e stock el ;oeds lieujrht at N'tjw Yerk A uci ion, and ue are -ellin"tli;-m iiiueh lielew their real value. InTalili: Cut tlerv, Spoons. Weed and Willow Ware we have always bargains. Xe one passes our Table ami Kloei-Cloth- wit heutatlinirinr them. We have the iarucsl rfeWt of Stan I Lamps, Library and chaiidi-licr.iii this city. Chiumeya in 'lit all Lamps. Parties ceiniiier.cin heu-ekeepin cenhi net le better than exainineoursteck be fore imrcha-ing. Xe ehar,-e ler looking. FLI. v & WILLSON. Mieee-ers te l-"iii:i & llicnciitni), 15-2 N. Queen Street, Lancaster, Pa. sn;x or the two lai:ge dogs. l'ltnnbin, tins l-'illimc. Tin Itoefin and Sieiitin;r a specialty. .Ml work done Uv heniiin mechanics ::asn M'i-:c:jr.ATi;jj v"J iii lare or small anion nt s. i or j-m oje Wiiic W.T. SOITLE & CO., Coiiniilssien'Mcr clianl-, l.'iii l.a Sallu street. Chicago, III., tir cit uhirs. ni-iy CLOIUIXO. OVERCOATS! Clo-injjeutnS a great reduction our liuincii-c line of Novelties in Overceating. Fur Beavers, Seal Skin, Elysiarii Mentanak, Ratina and Chinchillas. All the .Vi'r anil inn-'. Ic;rable Styles STOCK. ANETTS, IX .NEW COI.OUS AMI CHOICE STYLES Wliv net lea e vnur order a! an Elegant. hlvl'i-ii. Well M; Cut Carmen, a-low a- iS". eiiL-eand secure ulc and Atii-eie A EAi'tSE I.IXE or choice AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES, AT J.KSMALING'S, THE ARTIST TAILOR, 121 N. WEES NTKKKT, MU'.VS A RARE CHANCE! Til.! Creates', i; voei,i:.s r.irti i due! ion ever made in KIN E EN TV WEAK at u "?1 7 1 7 it. r Fine Mi Siliit A i.-.ir;;e .-.,ei tuieiit of Ccnuinc English Ocek-h&iitiij .-old ilnriui; the Kail Se.i-.tn iunu 'fillO te :iS. A Suit will lte made no te order in the ISe-t Style ti-ein !S') te fae. ilE.WI WEKIHT DOMESTIC Suiting and Overceating, UniiiCHl in Hie .-auiu jumj il ion. All oeiM warmiituil as repro-uuteil. Tlieai'eve rcdiieiifiu will ler ter the next i-i! enlv. and Tiuirr H DU4P T v-- fte. Oi Kerm Uut32 bireat. Special Annoiniceiiieiii ! Xe-.v :- j-iiiir lime, te s-eeuie 1-araia- in OLOTHmG ! Te make room I'er our lare -teelc of. Clntii itijr ler iirin;j. new heinu manul'aetr.red. we will make sweeping ledueiiens throughout our lar"e tee!; of H V I iuifinfF ni mump ff Mini ujjuimRb, ldlf i r .u:.i-.ti or- Overcoats, Suits, &c, 31KK, 1JYH AND YOUTHS. OlinSAXHEXHSer I'AXTS AMI E: . t.erniNt; ix co a-: T-. ISEI.OW COST. Call earn te -i-cuii- the ln-.t P nnnfi n, j). Hesieuer & mi 24 CENTRE SQUARE, .AXCASi'Elt. l'A. Itr'ETri. 7j:c.iii:.vr cash ficicK -hij.i. 1 1 I'Aii) rei: e.ti;a nice iAiirEi1, Carpets made te eide: it short notice and sail-tactien jriiisrauieed. Hare chancer in Carpels te ice s!eck of n rsnn ttji "n,.,.i.. & uaTDBiH, 1, h HHtl VU 'iSU k ! v'v'Mjy U.UUU llliUU JLI1UUU m UUU ZlUUli JJlUUiJUlil tiiXjUt.Ui AT AND KKLOW COST. .-.ill and -.atisly y:u:velf. A'-e, Inniin, lias d chain Carpet-inalnuKiteiidlcssvariety .:it H. S. SHIRK'S ARPBT HALL, Kj. 203 WEST ICING STREET, LAXCASTEIt l'A. t ia;;1'1.;s, co,-.: . ii n up 4.V"'TT J T -jr yvv t. ' )., MAXrKACTOUY. N... l.Vi StJlJTir WATEE S'i'i! I.A?.v.sn:i:, l'.., Mel'-known Maii'lfacturers .( ( EKT, i..vxcA.-Ti:;t (t'li ClM'M'KKrAM'S. COVEKEET.-, I'.EAXlvETS, CAIM'ET.-. CAIM'ET CHAIN, .-TOLMN(J YAKX, CI T(IM HAG CAUrriS A SPECIALTY. LAXCASTEU V VNCY DYEINGr ESTABLISHMENT. !iv.-s Ceeds I'ycii either in the piece or in ;aimen'-: al-i. Till kinds of -ilk-, llihben-, I.ineu, Cotten and Woolen Coeils lyttl. (iei: (iei: tleieen"s Ceals, !er)ai-. 1'atili-. "Ve-t. Ac.. Dvcd or ceined: :;l-e, Indii i.iue lyci will ree.:; den '. Ad er.'.ers or fronds Icit with ns pi-e.-iipt attention. cash paid rei: s!.wj:i CAiit'ET ll.M..-. COAL. GOAL. Ce:'! el She ! iiu.tlity put u e;,-prcs-lv :.n tamilv use. aim at the lowest m irket itite TICY S .--AM1M.E TtX. YAi:i l".'i ii-Mvn:l el'th watei: sTi:i:i-:'i. rilli.II SCillTM, SON A- CO mm id sw mm, Earn astrr intelligencer. THURSDAY EVENING, FEB. lO, 1881 tui: ne.MjcinAi. iS'1m;i.nce.seftiie 1VAK. A Southwestern Faiuiiy r 3Iurlerer- The ;;ie,(iilnrs:y i;illinn U.-elhers and Tlicir Clinics Tlie laii!;er of tJeiny; te the Circus.. New Yerk Times. There are in the Seuth, and mere partic ularly in the border states, .where tlie war divided tlie people into enemies of the neiujltboriieod and even of the household, and iravc te their .strife the atmosphere el piivate vendetta autl individual murder, rather than of broader war, in which per sonal hatted was merged in the mass, numbers of families, whose members might take for a motto tlie beast of Jacques Frechard in "The Twe Orphans' " I come from a family that kills. "' The disregard for human life, which had been tee common anien'' the rude ami violent communities before the war, was intensified by four years of bloodshed, and hatreds, which were engendered by the cruel ties of guerrilla warfare, in which neigh bor lay in wait for neighbor in the brush, and wliesi bands of bushwhackers altern ately swept te and fro, murdering, limiting and raiding, remained te be perpetuated for years of strife and al ternating murder, and many in some cases may be continued for generations. There arc vendettas of this i-ort which are still being carried en in the wilder regions of Kentucky, Tennessee and Arkansas, and the legacy of bloedthirstness, and even a sort of emulation in homicide, inherited by the younger generation, who were chil dren when it took place, still remains. Olie of the sections that suH'ered most from guerrilla warfare was Southwest Mis souri. The red hills, the narrow valleys and thin weeds of the Ozark uplands were a thorough debatable land, easily traveled yet apt for concealment, its shut-in valleys inviting .surprises and ambuscades, the trails haul te find and harder te keep, with a scattered population, and only en rare occasions occupied by si commanding force en either .side, was nominally held by the Union forces after the defeat of the Con federates at Tea Hidge, and there weie usually garrison detatchments at bpring- ield, at Neosho, ami even as far south as licntenville, Ark. Hut they were compelled te'be en the alert for 1 cheat, and wcre swept euL of the country mere than once before an advance of '-Old Tap" Piice, Marma duke, or Shelby. When they held their places they by no means occupied the country, and there were guerrillt bands en both sides that never left it, aad who fought and ambushed each ethir con tinually, and who, by their combined de struction, swept oil' every hoof and horn. burned every house, except in the gar gar risiencii towns, and left the country at the end of the war a wilderness, where the wolves howled and which human beings had deserted. It would be difficult te re alize this iu the thriving and populous development which has come te Southwest Missouri with the opening of railroads, the development of lead mines, and the immigration, which has been attracted by the line climate and feitile soil. And in the lively tewnsand embryo cities, with alartrc clement of Northern population, their schools, churches, and all the evidences of peaceful civilization, there is little evi dence of the savagery which was created by the war, and which would mere naturally be expected te survive iu the slack waters and eddies of the stream of progress in the impenetrated regions of Kentucky and Tennessee. l)ut the cle ment, of ferocity is still there among the aboriginal inhabitants, and it was in this region that the famiiy grew up whee ex ploits arc about te be related, and which entitle it te the distinction claimed by Jacques Frechaid. The story is perhaps the mere interesting beyond its typical features because ib is connected with a tragedy in the life of a young lady who is known te a wide public as one of the ' queens of the arena."' The family, or at least the killing mem bers of- it, consisted of four brothers Jacob, lienjamin, Jasper and Themas Kil lian. The elder, Jake Killian, had served hi true el the guerrilla bands en the Union side during the war, stud, young as he was, had acquired an evil reputation for ti each cry and savagery. His courage then and always was doubtful, unless when stimu lated with whisky ; but he had been shot at se many times suid taken part in se many affrays that he had become in a sort familiarized te it, as a bully acquires con fidence through frequent listic encounters. When his ugliness was inflamed with sod corn whisky lie was betii quarrelsome and drspcrate. He had but one eye, the ether having been shot out during a game of cards i:i which, a dispute having arisen, there was a prompt appeal te navy revol vers across the the table, and Jake lest his eye and his opponent his life. His appearance was impressed en me in a vivid manner by being hailed by him en the sltunblin; beard sidewalk of the town of Neosho one sum mer afternoon, and having te face the ter rors of his ugly eye when he was looking for a quarrel. If one desires te test him self in a sudden call en the nerve, 1 de net knew of any mere trying occasion than te have te meet the eye of a human tiger of this sort without even a jack-knife for a weapon, and shift oft the' perilous immi nence of attack without being cowed or inflamed into provoking the shot ; and I am free te say that 1 don't knew that I should have steed it but that! saw out of fbe corner of try cyte, through the open deer of the wooden bank building, the cashier, with along pistol that was ready te his hand, cover Jacob from across the counter, and stand ready for the first move ment of his hand toward his hip. Possibly Jake saw it, tee, for he turned past and went, his way with a curse. It was but an instant, but the vivid ness of the negative that was taken oil my mind has never faded, and I can sec the savage, lieardlesi countenance, the baleful eye, the hideous scar where the ether was wanting : the tall, gaunt." and muscular figure, clad in blue jeans of a somewhat dandy fashion, with black vel vet cellar and cuffs, the slouched hat and tall beets, and the unpaved and gullied street, the row of frontier stores, the horses and mules hitched te tlie pests, the prairie schooner turning the corner, and all the features of the scene as though it were before me. I can hear the ring of the bells en his spurs as he stepped awsiy, and experience the sense of relief te the sudden and sharp tension. It was but a few months before that Jake Killian had pet formed the exploit of killing the pro prietor of a circus in the middle of his own tent and getting away uuhatmed. He was then en bail for the murder, and in one of the stages of the law's delay, which made a travesty of jusl ice in his case, and Ids hemic'dal reputation was at its high "St pitch. The affair had taken place in the ncigh ncigh lieiing town efGrauby, te which the lead mines aid acted the worst sort of the pop ulation. It is net easy te imagine any- thing mere desperately forbidding than such a place. The town of rude cabins lies scattered ever barren .lint hills, with out the slightest pretense te regularity, or even anyways for travel except for "feet paths. There are a few stores en the sin gle street, and saloons that leek positively deadly iu their dark and grimy doorways. The tall chimney of the smelting furnace pours out a cloud of poisonous leaden smoke that, swept by the prevailing wind against the opposite "hillside, has intensi fied its barrenness by a blue deposit. The stream in the valley runs thick ami turbid with the washings of the red soil. Iu ever; direction hillocks are surmounted by rude windlasses by which men are lifting tubs of ere, or which are hollowed by the shafts of exhausted mines. The population i mostly of the aboriginal inhabitants for the sinking of a shaft for a pocket of lead requires neither skill nor capital, and the corporation owning the tract prefers te make its profit from smelting and natur ally of of the rudest, most violent, and reckless. They mined with pistols in their belts, and at night gambled and drank in the dens Unit afforded their only amuse ments. Meney was plenty, and it was an attractive place for the circuses, of which one or two in a year would ptss through the ceuntiy, although there was almost the certainty of a row. On a night in May tlie dingy and weath er stained tent of the circus of William Lake was set up in an epsin space in tin; town. It Wits clear and calm, and the bright moon of tlie southwest east a soft ening glow en even the barren hills and rude cabins. The flaring kcroecne torch sent up its smoky llamcs at the entrance t the tent, whose dingy walls were flow ing with the light within. Horses and mules were hitched about, and the audi ence were dropping out of the doorway, noisy and talkative. Suddenly there crowded out a tall man, with a smoking pistol in his hand, who ran te Ids mule, unhitched it from the scrub, bounded into the siiddie, and dashed away with si whoop and a flourish of his pistol, recklessly rid ing among the open shafts and in a mo ment gaining the open prairie, across which lie galloped for the timber. There was no pursuit, althuugh se-ne tumult and excitement, and the murderer was was gene. Within, the audience hastened down from the benches and gathered around a burly man, iu hi.s shit t sleeves, who was lying en the ground and nainftilly struggling with his breath, and e: whose 1 .L ..:.. -i- ii .. . i i it ureasii .i .Muni ei itie.nt was mari:ctt. no was taken up by the performers and help ers, and borne into the dressing room, where Ids wife, iu the costume of an equestrienne, took his head in iu r lap. an i a young girl ;u the sp.ingle-j and mii.diu of a ring fairy steed by in tears and terror. The wound was a fat,al one, and in a few minutes the powerful man's in eat h was choked, and he straggled convulsively in giving up his life. William Lake, the murdered man, w.i -; well known as a circus proprietor in the W:.it. lie had kppt a iiealing show en the Mississippi in the later peiied of the war, and al'tei ward traveled a circuit in the Southwest. lie was bold and rough, as he hail need te be in his profession, but net without kindly qualities. Mrs. Lake was an aecemplishe rider and a woman of equal euraire and spirit. She after v.;. id married Wiili.im llickeek. known throughout, the. West a.-; Wild Uill, ale: vilie net long since was treacherously shot at Deadv.oed. The young girl, who had this baptism of bleed in her profession, was llinnia Lake, new known as one of the most accomplished in the manege of the equestriennes of the arena. .Urs, IjuIce eficred a large reward for the capture of the mur derer, which was also suppl-mcided by small amounts by the state and county. Killian remained tiic " bush " for st'veial months, fed and sheltered by his kindled and friends, and when the excitement and indignation had subsided, was delivered up by his flier.-.!---, who claimed and ic ceived apoitieu of the reward, which it was .supposed was used in the payment of his legal expenses. He was admitted te bail en an indictment for murder in the second degree, provocation having been claimed, as he shot Lake because the lat ter h..d eidi.red him out in consequence of a refusal te supply himself with a ticket for the second part of the performance. The case dragged aleag in the courts en motions for changes of venue and variem delays, and came te an impotent conclu sion, Killian being as unrestrained and dangerous :ts ever, and en one occasion, while he was still under indictment, visit ing the circus, which was continued for some time by the widow of his victim. The second netsibie exploit te enhance the reputation of the family wns perform ed by the thud son, Jasper Killian. It was a mere cowardly and mercenary murder, and ullitnatcA- fatal te the assassin. One coal, February day a farmer came riding into Xeoshe, having iu his hand a blaci: velvet cap, which he had picked up by tiic sisnrs el si camp itre near the creek. It Was recognized as being like one worn by :. young man named Frank Wright, el radter recdess sind dissolute character, ; who made his living by smuggling whisky ,,.', ,u. itMjwiuiu .iiui.tu .., mull. -l-ily 11,., 1 been about town the day previous, had bought a barrel of whisky, and in the evening had started out with it in a team belonging te and in company with Jasper Killian. Suspicion of foul play was arous ed, and parties rode out te the dead camp tire. There was some stains of bleed en the frozen ground, but net; mere than might have accompanied the cooking of fresh meat. A close search, however, resulted in the finding of a piece of be-ie, whicii si doctor declared te have belonged te a skull i" ;t man. With all the promptness of the Southwest par lies were organized for pursuit, and men. "geed willt their hand," departed iu tiic welcome excitement of a man-hunt. It w;is supposed that the murderer would have made hi.3 way into the Indian Terji terv, the reaitv refuge of the villains . I and fugitives of the border, but this proved te be an erter, and was the occi ecci occi sien of several days respite for thea.ss.is.sm. Rstmniiig disappointed, the read was taken te the home of the Kdlisms. near Grauby,thcn only inhabited by the old man and old woman and the youngest son, si half-imbicilc boy. The wagon was found beuring marks of bleed p utially washed out. and it was ascertained that the dav previous Jasper had been endeavoring te sell a watch like Wright's in Granby. Ne signs were found of the lir.nderer or the body about the house. The track of the wagon jas followed back te the meulh of a deserted shaft, a'av-- solitary en the priarie.and it was dc'.eraii'icd te search this. It was a wild scene as we rode up. Tlie sky was dull and leaden, and the cold wind that swept across the barren prairie, covered with si thin crust of snow like the frosting of a cake, was penetratingly damp and chill. A savage crowd was grouped about. They had built a fire of boughs that smoked and steamed i.jMjer than gave warmth, and physical discomfort added te the vimlictivcncss of ill-temper. They has brought eat the old man and'ex haustcd threats in the endeavor te make him reveal the whereabouts of his seu, of which he w.ia undoubtedly ignorant. Thcie he steed by the fire, 'dwarfish, ig norant, and degraded, in ragged and grimy garments, an old slouch hit pulled down ever his uneasy, ferret eyes, nerv ously chewing tobacco, but otherwise ap parently inipsissive te any feeling or lcar. lie never once looked toward the shaft, en whose mound men were at work with ropes and grapling irons. Several boughs of trees were drawh up, and then there was a cry, "He's get him !' A vigorous young man, who had been handling the irons, was drawn up with his face pale and his hands, and garments stained and wet and then a chill 'Celdertlun tlie rmle and ruffian air " stirred through the crowd as slowly ap- pearcu a naiietl corpse, with the hook caught at the knee, and dripping and mud dy from its foul sepulchre. There was a gaping, purple wound in the forehead, where an axe had done its work, and it was apparent that the murderer had brained his victim at the cainptirc, strip jicd the body and placed it in a wagon, and driven te the mouth of the shaft and cast it in. It was a dangerous sort of crowd when the body was drawn up, and for a moment or two it was a question vrhether the old man would net have his firmness or knowledge tiied by the question of a rope. I!iit he was obviously ignorant, and finally the crowd trooped oil te town, leav ing him te make his way home. Parties were organized for the pursuit, and the country was hunted ever in every direc tion for a circuit of mere than a hundred miles. Twe of the most detcmincd struck the trail of the murderer, and followed it te tue town of Matalield, 100 miles. They found that a man resembling Killian hall purchased cartridges for his pistol, and traced him te the cabin of a pariah woman, snth as infest occasionally the hamlets of the West and Seuth. Just at dusk they burst in the deer and found him sitting by the smeuldering fire with his head iu the lap of his Delilah. He sprang up, and had his pistol half drawn when a bullet crashed into his brain. The events by whicii the ether two sons vindicated, the fame of the family may be teid mere briefly. Hen's exploit was al most an exact imitation of that of hi.s eld- csi, iiretuer. lie get into a dispute wit a a negre at a circus in Granby, and there was :i prompt appeal t pistols. Neither, un f.trtuuutcly. was killed, but the bullet struck one of the innocent spectators, a rc.spsciab!.! storekeeper, who tumbled from his scat, a victim te the danger of attend ing a circus in Granby, siliuest as perilous as witnessing a battle. Il was evident from the position of the combatant.',-, the bullet must have come from ilcn Killian s pistol, but he also escaped the penalty of the law by the tough swearing of Ids fi sends. ISea was lame, but from the num ber of hi- lighif; and sheeting affrays was censideift the most dangerous of the family. Tins fourth son, Tem, who was net full wilted and net of age when he committed his minder, did se with the avowed purpose of imitating hi.s btetbers iu killing his man. He. procured a pistol and went te the cabin of a neighboring farmer who lived alone. He found him sitting en the steep reading the county newspaper. He walked up te him, delib erately produced his pistol and shot him through the head. After taking his watch and ransacking the house he went as de Isberatuly home again. There was no diffi culty in discovering the murderer, and this time justice was strong enough te se cure a verdict of imprisonment for life, and a short time age the last of the Kil lian family was consigned te the Missouri penitentiary. The story is a painful one, and in no degsce above the level of a reeeul of de grading and brutal ferocity, but it is net exceptional in its type, although extraer dinary, and the observer who studies the result of the war should net emit the .ex amples of this sort of recklessness and savagery among :i rude and pi hnitavc peo ple which were engendered by it. The ease of the Killian family might very likely be mere than paralleled in the border slates, hut. it is the only one I knew iu which every male member of si faiuilv was SI lilt! tferer. and as .such il has been set ,! n iu an ctual record of facts. Amitsc-ntnl Notes. isiteiestii!!; Ucmi About tlie flayers. J-jselbakci's troupe is in Baltimore. The Rankius will have a new play next season. 'i',..... n. ...:.... is already sidvertising for talent for next season. I lie llariisens jump from here le Pitts- burgh. Rebert MrWadu is in Portland. Oie- gen. The H, ;iyseiis will take "Photes" te Sin Franei.-ce, where thev are great favor itch. "Uncus" Reb Ifoelcy, of Chicago, lias a:, itii.ei-e.--u in the IJig '-'our minstrels new in California. i:i Kuexville, Tcnn.. the sale of scats te Teny Denier s pantomime was the largest ever known there. Johnny Clark, the prize lighter, is liauc- in , hl ,...,.;,,;., lie tires an.! i.;'. ,. ., i said te be a i canny Delane is resting, as her three J I months old child requires all of her alien- f 1 lien. ''rank MeXish, the Leland sisters; ai.d Lester ic Allen will travel with Teny i'sss i'sss tei's summer troupe. Temmy Mack will have a big house and I c intends giving a geed show He will sing s':vcral entirely new songs. W. B. Curtis, new a well-known suder, who is traveling in the "Samuel of Posen" company, was once once a call boy sit Mc Viclser's theatre, Chicago. M. B. Leavitt denies that his burlesque troupe has disbanded. Se much tiie wer.se for the country through which it liavels. Miss Minnie Palmer has engaged Jehn it. Rogers teaetsis her manager ler five jear:;. He will organize a .strong com pany .snd they wiil visit i-higiaud. Jehn V.. Owens, who has been in Cali Cali i'ersit.t for some lime, will return Mast shortly ami will produce "That Man from Catteraugus.,' W. J. Ohapclle, a well known agent, new v, ith Gilmere it Renten, gees iu ad vance of Shelby, Pullman it Hamilton's circus. Charles H. King, the banjoist, who has often been here, had hi.s shoulder broken at the burning of the Bijou theatre iu Fert Wayne, Intl. The " Little Four, " ed bv Harry .Miner. wlie wereadvftiti--wete net Keen en Tiic-day night. Was the house tee lit- tie ? Augusta Oidey, the juggler, and Little All Right, both of whom were here with Suclbaker, will travel with the Rarnum Londen circus. .Mr. J. S. Clarke's reappearance as Dec ter Horless and Toedle, two very differ ent roles, at the Walnut, Philadelphia, iu whicii lie is without a. rival, will be the dramatic event of next week. Recently Harlow, Wilsen, Primrose & West's minstrels performed iu Salem, Mass. The heti.se comfortably held 1 100 people, but they crowded in 1S00 and the police then compelled them te step selling tickets. Smith A- Mestajcr, msi.i.tgeis os 'Hie Tourists, will put a troupe en the read headed by Emersen Clark ami the Daly Brethers They will produce Mestaycr's play entitled '-Pour Peudre Cenge: or'See er'See ing Switzerland." Baird's Minstrels did well iu Bosten last week, although Haverly's "mekes" were in the city also. Thev have Billv McCal listcr, R. G. Allen, liiplcv & Heed and several ether well known people. Teny Paster is playing " The Pirates or Pen it Vann." The police are represented by the following well known cemedians: Fergusen, Mack. Reynolds and IXtn Coll Cell yer. It is said that J. W. Cellier,of the Bank er's Daughter, company, recently had a quarrel with Lizzie Hudsen, an actress in his company, at Richmond. lie struck her a blew iu the face and she left the troupe. Ilavcrly's Firth Avenue theatre. New Yerk, is nightly tilled te overflowing, and "Olivette" has become the pronounced sensation of the day. ."diss Catharine Lewis has -sidded te her laurels in t he piece. Leuis James, new with Lawrence Bar ret, and J. N. Golthe'.l, of "The Galley Slave" combinatiesi.are spoken of as like'., te head a company te star iu a no v.- play by I'artley Campbell, te be produced next season. 3fi.ss Ella Maye, the young vocstli.st.whe died at her home iu New Yerk last week, was a great faverit? in the profession. She was seen te have been married te Teny Hart, of Harrig-.:u A: Hast. She was but I'l years of age. Jti-s Rosewald, of the Abbett troupe, is te siiig the soprano sol:.-, m Handel'.-. "I'Al!egre," which i; let,.-brought out by Dr. Damrosch's eher.il .vu-ic.ty in New Yerk this mouth. Thi.. be.iiiliiitl work is scarcely known in Ame.ic.t. "Ward i'c Webb's mn.siieuuciu iu Read ing en Tuesday night. The treupu includes Geerge II. Edward.-. IVtiii. & hite and ethers. One of the linn of Ivttit A White was reported dead ever .: ear;ige. but the manager of I his Iteupe probably never heard of il. One day last week Rufi'.tte I'iii was. invited te an entei -taiumcul given iu his honor by the directors of the New Yerk Catholic protectery. A large number of guests were present who partook of a substantial dinner. Before hi.s departure Rutf.ile Rill presented the institution with 200. Mr. Jehn T. Raymond has brought out at the Park Theatre, in Xew Yerk, a new play, written for bins ! Mr. Gitnter. fl is called "Fresh the American," anil is de scribed as a fatitastie comedy. It appears te be altogether ne:isensi.::al and bolster eusly, funny, and if net tee thin may make a temporary success. Frank Murlha. manager of the WimUur theatre, Xew Yerk, engaged an Italian and a monkey for sh.- court scene, in " Under the Gas Light. He contracted te pay tin Italian twenty live Ci-ntsa night, and te give the monkey a pint of beer. One night the menkev revolted. :uid would net go en until fheyga him us be or iu a tomato can. Themas W. Kc-ene was a member of the wonderful stock company sit Use Califor nia in 1S77. Ne less than .seven persons who were member:; of thai company are new stars. They are Jehn MeOollengh, Tims. W. Keene. C. R. Uishep, Win. Mes tyer, Alice Harrison, Leuis Harrison and Elbe Wilten. In such a school talent, wa-, an essential before a pupil could stand well up in the cists--. Fanny Davenport h-sviug shelved "An American Girl," has bequeathed the grand wardrobe used for Anna Dickinsen.-, Isitcsl failure, te her new role of f'ii:i!l'r and JfiiM lieufrcir in " Pique." In the "Lady of Lyens."' the l-.ve'.y Davenport dresses in the ehatsictciis'.ie eeslumcs of the iltivflnitr. of which the St. Leuis press, speak in the highest terms, ilis:; Davenport has grown se stout that instead efher C'liuil'y d. ir.- with consumption malicious prisons say she iie- of dropsy. When :l man i- sei ! niily ill i- -"hntild c.ill en lift doctoral ener; ion when Iti-i tieiible i eiii.-.-a cough orasei-o tiirnui Sic need only iu vest , ceiilrt in a bottle et Ir. IS. ill's Ceiejh Symp. l'A ri:i: a.: .: ist::, w i!.'iV!-;.ius-refi-:sK!i a ini-;i.ink MoiiiFeiiiifMewlal m IK' Entirely i, -. in a vaii'!-. ,., Celers goeiti Pi all Hie ncv.c-t sli .! and nil style ei -.Miide-.vi. . Al-e plain widtli-i, ler SCOTCH HOLLANDS, in lliewn. ( i.rdinal, lent Cieen and V. hite. 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